Dark Owl, a hitman organization that will kill anyone, be it humans, animals or even a village. The number of people they mobilize according to the payment they receive.
This time the number of people from Dark Owl who came was three. This meant that Ragnar was confident that he only needed three people from Dark Owl to force Julia to come to him.
But now that his opponent was an orc, Ragnar wasn't sure if three Dark Owls were enough to take down an orc.
One of the dark owls moved quickly and attacked Gorr with a dagger, Gorr was surprised by the quick attack from the dark owl member, as a result he suffered a scratch on his hand.
Gorr tried to strike back at his enemy by swinging his arm, but the Dark Owl managed to dodge, returning to his original position.
"Good thing I hit him, it's only a matter of time until that big creature is unconscious"
Gorr felt something strange in his body, he suddenly felt dizzy. Gorr shook his head several times to keep him focused on the fight. Seeing Gorr who never fainted, the dark owls talked to each other.
"Strange. He should have fainted by now."
"Orcs have an incredible resistance to poison, even the strongest anesthetic like the one you used didn't knock him out right away"
"Looks like we'll have to have a direct fight, huh"
One of them drew his sword, a thin blade made for fighters who rely on their speed.
With his remaining consciousness, Gorr smashed his head against a rock, shocking the villagers and Dark Owl. After doing so, Gorr again challenged Dark Owl to come forward.
Seeing the danger Patrick walked towards Ragnar, he stood beside his master in case things got out of hand.
"You did a good job, at least that damn orc is now fighting injured"
"Thank you, but I have a feeling that he won't go down easily"
Ragnar remained silent at Patrick's words. On the other hand, a Dark Owl attacked Gorr using his sword, either because of fatigue or because his opponent was very fast Gorr was hit by consecutive cuts in this battle.
When he saw that Gorr was limp, the dark owl sent his sword to Gorr's neck. Seeing his partner about to kill Gorr, a Dark Owl who had been silent shouted out
"DON'T KILL HIM YOU IDIOT!!!"
"CRAAKKK!!!"
Gorr's blood dripped from the dark owl's sword, everyone was shocked by what they saw at this moment. Gorr managed to hold the sword that was about to behead him with one hand.
Gorr smiled amidst the blood that soaked his entire body. He looked into the eyes of the Dark Owl who attacked him, a look that was very horrible in the eyes of the Dark Owl.
"Gotcha, you damn bug"
Gorr shouted, he used SCREAM OF PAIN. unlike before, the Scream of pain that Gorr released this time had a stronger effect. The people around there covered their ears because the sound Gorr released was so strong.
The dark owl in front of Gorr was really unlucky, he didn't have time to dodge or cover his ears. As a result, he suffered severe bleeding in his ears, and the power of Gorr's shout sent him flying far away.
The other Dark owls managed to cover their ears with mana that managed to block the effects of Gorr's Scream of Pain.
"What an amazing attack"
'It's a good thing we used mana in time, but..."
The two of them faced their friend who was thrown away due to the impact of Scream Of pain, it seemed that the man was already lying unconscious.
"Looks like it's my turn now."
The man who had been silent was about to start attacking Gorr, but a voice stopped him.
"WAIT!!!"
The voice came from Dark Owl who had been blown away by Gorr, the man got up with his ears dripping blood.
"I can still fight, I'll cut you bastard down"
"That's enough, come back here so you can get treatment."
"But..."
"I said come!!!"
The man did not dare to argue with the Dark Owl, it could be concluded that the Dark Owl who had not attacked earlier was the leader of the squad.
Seeing that there was only one Dark Owl he was fighting, Gorr mocked them.
"So that leaves you, will defeating you make you leave?"
"Pftttt, beat me? I'm advancing not that you've defeated them, but we don't want to waste any more time"
As he replied to Gorr's taunts, the Dark Owl member pointed his palm towards Gorr. A Magic Circle formed and soon
"Lighting Strike"
A lightning bolt shot out of the magic circle towards Gorr and struck him. A strong strike and caused Gorr's body to emit smoke due to burning.
Gorr stood on his knees, the magic attack caused Gorr to be unable to stand. Despite having strong regeneration and defense, the back-to-back battles that Gorr went through had made Gorr reach his limit.
Seeing that Gorr was about to collapse, the mage Dark Owl prepared to unleash his final ability. Once again the magic circle formed in front of him, not letting it go, Gorr attacked him using his Power Slash.
The use of Magic was canceled because Gorr managed to disturb the concentration of the spell user. Upset because the Spell failed the Mage ordered his colleagues to attack Gorr together.
"Damn it, how dare you cancel the Spell I used. You two attack him"
The two partners moved towards Gorr, seeing this Gorr could only remain silent. In Gorr's mind, he only thought that he would fight until the end.
"HYAAAAAAHH"
The two Dark Owls attacked Gorr with their weapons, when the distance between Dark Owl and Gorr got closer suddenly a whirlwind hit them both.
"Elemental Sword: Wind style, Lesus"
Seeing his two comrades fly away, the mage looked for the source of the attack, how surprised he was to see a red-haired warrior complete with armor and sword standing on a tree.
"Damn, it turns out you're here too. Lucas Franzta."
Lucas walked towards Gorr, he looked around exploring the events that were happening. Knowing there was another Human who came near him Gorr asked him.
"Who are you? What do you want?"
"Right now it's not important, but we have the same opponent."
Knowing that the rising swordsman Lucas Franzta was here, the Mage Dark Owl asked him.
"What is your purpose here, Lucas?"
"I took a mission to escort a merchant, so if you destroy the village that will be dealing with him. Where will he pay me from?"
Hearing the answer from Lucas, the Dark Owl looked annoyed. The rest of the Dark Owl members got up from Lucas' attack, angrily shouting
"Who the hell attack us?"
Their anger faded instantly when they saw Lucas standing in front of them, the situation was now tense between the two parties. A rising swordsman going up against a mercenary group known for its strength.
Dark Owl attacked first as someone wielding a poisoned dagger ran at Lucas. A battle of speed ensued between the two, Lucas managed to dodge and parry all the attacks launched by the Dark owl.
Not staying silent, the other Dark Owl members also attacked Lucas. With a little gap Lucas managed to counterattack them which resulted in both of them retreating with sword cuts on their bodies.
Seeing an opportunity, Ragnar ordered Patrick to take Julia away, but when he almost arrived at Juli's place, Lucas looked at him very sharply. The gaze seemed to say
"Go or you too will die"
Because he realized his ability, Patrick chose to retreat.
The Mage Dark Owl did not remain silent, when his two friends were attacking Lucas it turned out that he had prepared a spell that was quite strong.
"Take this Lucas Franzta"
"Lighting Gun"
Mage Dark Owl fired lightning bolts repeatedly from his Magic Circle. He fired so many lightning bolts that Lucas was overwhelmed to avoid them.
The two Dark Owl members didn't want to waste the opportunity given by their partner. They both attacked Lucas simultaneously. Seeing the person who helped him in the bayaha Gorr punched the ground which caused a gumi earthquake around them.
"Did you do this?"
"Just to help you, you're our only hope right now."
"Hhmpph. Do I look that weak in your eyes?"
Lucas jumped, a leap so high that it looked like he was flying. While he was in the air, a magic circle formed in front of Lucas' body.
"Elemental Sword: Wind Style, Falcon Move"
In an instant Lucas disappeared from sight. A strong wind blew here and there, "SLASH" "SLASH" Suddenly a slash attacked the two Dark Owl members. The attack knocked them unconscious.
Seeing his two comrades defeated in an instant the mage was panicked by what was happening.
"What's going on? Come out you damn Lucas."
"Of course, here I am."
Lucas suddenly appeared behind the man, sending the man into a panic. Lucas coldly executed the man.The fight was over Lucas ended the dark owl's attack quickly.
Amidst the stable conditions, a sound was heard from the tree that Gorr was using to block the road. The tree was destroyed and thick smoke came out from that direction,
Amidst the smoke, a shadow walked towards them, a human figure slowly emerged from the smoke. And from within the fog he said.
"Hello everyone, The Great Arubus has arrived."
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