Chapter 12: Twilight
"You aren't of this world are you?" Abruptly Ye Xiong said bringing Tai Xin out of his thoughts.
'Wait what?'
It took a second for him to realize what Ye Xiong was saying.
Anotiguse on the other hand also seemed a little stunned before his small lips widened.
"No wonder, this is why you are marked by 'Him'. Sigh!"
'Huh, what do you mean by 'Him', who are you talking about?'
"You're too weak to know his name."
'Huh?'
"But he also has a few titles. The people in this world call him 'Twilight'. 'He' is the end of everything, 'He' is a god, a true deity."
Even though Tai Xin didn't know about this person he felt chills. Chills that seemed to have directly affected his soul threatening him.
Goose pimples appeared all over his skin as a result. God, this was a word that was spoken with either respect or fear. When he was playing calamity online, Tai Xin took part in a mass event. The hunt for the 'Ancient Sword God'
It was merely one of the doppelgangers of 'Ancient Sword God' who possessed less than a quarter of the original body's strength. However, the battle didn't even last for ten minutes.
1,000 Level 300 players, 10,000 Level 250 players, 500,000 Level 200 players, 500,000,000 Level 100 players.
All of them had rushed towards 'Ancient Sword God' only to not even last for ten minutes.
Twenty cities, or more than half of the country present in the continent had completely disappeared. 'Ancient Sword God' had truly shown, why there was 'God' present in his title.
"This was the reason we appeared before you, thinking that there was something unique within yourself that could help us. Looks like you truly are one of your kind. How did you appear here?
Did you wander through the starry sky with the help of 'His' blessing or did 'He' teleport you directly."
'The latter.' Tai Xin said. Though many thoughts were going through his mind.
One would think that these two were able to listen to his thoughts and view through his memories, but they couldn't. Only if Tai Xin willed for it to happen they could, as he had a natural affinity for the soul.
"So why are you so weak, even after being his blessed?" Anotiguse questioned, his voice filled with curiosity.
Tai Xin started to deliberate over it. Should I say the truth? Or should I simply lie?
I guess I should just bullshit over the matter. It would give me the upper hand, and make them hesitant to show any ill intent towards me.
'Because...'
"Because you're not his blessed." Ye Xiong said, stopping Tai Xin in the middle.
"Anotiguse, though you're already so dumb, I feel like your intelligence is slowly fading even further. Isn't it obvious that this boy is not 'His' blessed? If he was, then why would he ask 'His' name or who 'He' was?"
"Cough! Cough!" Anotiguse quickly coughed and then pretended as if nothing happened.
"Well..." Ye Xiong continued. "If you're not his blessed then who exactly are you? One of the unfortunate souls, who became a part of his experiment?"
Tai Xin didn't speak further. For some reason, he wanted to keep all the details hidden.
"Not gonna speak are you?"
'No.'
"Do you think we don't have any method to forcefully check your memories? Well, we do!" Anotigues exclaimed.
'Good for you.'
"You!"
"Hahaha~, good job irritating him. Truly, our strength has regressed so we can't forcefully check your memories."
"Ye Xiong! What are you doing? Giving our weakness to him?!"
"I'm innocent. It's all your fault."
"What?! How?!"
"This boy would have doubts in his heart, but you just cleared them by confirming it."
"Argh, you bastard stop trying to shift the blame or else I will butcher you! You know I can do it!"
"Good for you."
'Well, now can I have my lips and eyes back?'
"No!"
"No."
After giving him an answer with a single word both of them once again started to quarrel with each other.
Tai Xin was completely helpless. He just picked up the sword and wore the armor with the symbol of the kingdom to which this battleship belonged. The Dawn Kingdom with Ellasko as its king.
Tai Xin quickly dashed while looking around the battleship. Tai Xin decided to will mana towards his eyes, but then once again realized that they were no longer in his control.
Thankfully he could still see as even if his eyes were being used by others, they still had a connection with Tai Xin enabling him to see.
Though Ye Xiong and Anotiguse could sever the connection that was present, fortunately, they didn't.
*Twhev! usgsne ujweh suksbsvahs kajshs ajajvs kiaja ghebs? Shauwshna hwusjsb hsuhss hsuhs shsjsjsj!* ("Hey! What are you doing here? All the soldiers have been called to assist in the battle!")
Tai Xin quickly stopped. Turning around he saw another soldier who seemed taller than himself. No this soldier was practically half-giant.
Tai Xin looked a little smaller than him, making this scene not too intimidating. Yes, he 'looked' a little smaller than him all thanks to the armor he was wearing.
Although it was uncomfortable and would hinder him during intense battles, he had to wear it so that Tai Xin would successfully camouflage himself.
"Whatssg sjwre yueu dongi heri the gene NC rhsgs has tshw cldedd?* ("What are you doing here then if all the soldiers were called?") Suddenly a voice came, originating from Tai Xin, more specifically from Ye Xiong.
*I'm year whe hayeb ustegw favwft tweet to the yjwjauw hahe sjus* ("I'm here to darg soldiers like you who forgot to do their duty properly.")
He exclaimed grabbing Tai Xin's arm and dragging him toward the direction he came from.
'Spell, show his level.'
Ding!
[Level: 13]
'Judging from the strength he's applying to my arm and the way he's moving as if he had trained movement arts so much that it's integrated into him, he specializes in the speed factor.'
Swish!
Suddenly Tai Xin unleashed his sword quickly launching a slash towards this soldier.
He wasn't able to use the Terror Lightning style because his posture wasn't right and he didn't have enough percentage of mastery over it.
*Whts memeyso sis tajahs?!* ("What are you doing!")
*Youaef wgsos taians gasusj? Usowhs faga atoer aushdbs! Syeje oqtee taiebr tagsbs uqhefs uaish!* ("You Know what? You really are a bad actor! Even I could guess that you were just acting!") Anotiguse said in a hysterical tone.
The soldier was confused listening as, a different voice was heard this time, as if two different people had spoken each time.
Tai Xin on the other hand inwardly laughed. When the soldier dragged him, Tai Xin immediately realized that he had been caught.
First of all, I was aimlessly running. On top of that, my movements were extremely clumsy.
Even if the soldier was dumb enough to not observe all of that there were bound to be some intelligent fellows. In front of them, my cover would be blown quickly.
And well, this soldier was really dumb. There was a hint of excitement and wariness present in his voice. How can someone even mess up so badly?
How pathetic. Are other soldiers also this pathetic? Huh, wait the dammed mask is affecting me again!
While Tai Xin was having his own internal conflict Ye Xiong and Anotiguse were speaking with the soldier.
"Enough!" The soldier exclaimed as he took a stance that suggested he was about to battle Tai Xin.
He quickly dashed towards Tai Xin, while throwing a punch simultaneously.
Tai Xin who had already taken a stance and had shifted his sword to the dominant arm launched the incomplete first form of the Terror Lightning style.
Sparks were generated as the tip of the sword and the soldier's arm came in contact with each other. The soldier's eyes widened!
Tai Xin's slashing speed was fast, really fast for someone at level 6.
Quickly twisting his body to gain more momentum the half-giant soldier launched another punch.
Bang!
Argh!
Not able to react in time, Tai Xin's body was propelled into the air. Just as he was about to come in contact with the ground, the half-giant soldier once again appeared on the spot throwing a punch.
Tai Xin quickly placed the flat side of the sword in front of him.
Bang!
Tai Xin's body spun in midair as a result showing openings.
This gave the soldier a chance to attack Unfortunately or fortunately, Tai Xin possessed mana and some initial external mana control.
Though his external mana control was very weak, it was more than enough to push him away from the range of attacks and fasten his descent.
The soldier's brows furrowed as he understood that Tai Xin would be a pain in the ass to deal with.
"There's an intruder!"
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