—Asher Frostblade's perspective.
Panting, I looked at Sebastian, who was quite injured. Not only him, but also Dik and I were pretty battered, but the fight was close to being over.
Moving as fast as I could, I arrived right in front of Sebastian and filled my palm with mana, hitting him in the abdomen with all my might.
"Burst!"
At that moment, Dik approached me with a badly injured arm; he could no longer use it to fight. Still, he stood his ground. After all, he already had things under control.
With this new fighting technique, I far outclassed Sebastian, but that also resulted in my whole body being badly injured. My muscles were starting to ache as if they were slowly twisting. It was a great pain, but I endured it. First I must finish with Sebastian.
"We're at our limit," Dik said.
"Can you distract him for a second? I think I can finish him if I hit him in the heart," I replied.
If the mana explodes in his heart, the fight will be my ultimate victory. But Sebastian is so good at defending himself that I find it hard to hit him. Despite being quite wounded and close to death, he was still standing.
"Coff... Hahaha, I can't believe it.... Coff... Looks like if I don't use that, I'll die!"
What the hell is this guy saying?
At that moment, Sebastian stood up with both arms drooping as blood came out of his mouth. His gaze landed on me and Dik. Smiling, Sebastian spoke.
"I don't know what the hell you're wearing, whatever you're doing to me, you're exploding me inside.... Coff... It's annoying."
Sebastian stood up straight, looked up and looked up at the night sky.
"Hahaha... Even if I use it, I'll die, and if I don't use it, I'll die.... Then I'll give it all and take one of you two."
Is he really so sure he can beat us? Dik can even kill a third circle mage, and I can compare myself to a third circle mage. This guy still thinks he can beat us. At first, Sebastian was a complete monster, but ever since I used this mana palm technique that explodes inside his body with every hit, if it wasn't for that, he would be losing.
Of course, I still have magic left. I don't use it yet, but I have five holes of darkness that are continuously sucking up mana. It will be a great show when I use that darkness hole ability.
"Coff.... I have very little time left.... I didn't think I would lose, but..." Without finishing speaking, something happened.
The mana around him began to enter his body uncontrollably. Slowly, his muscles swelled, growing larger and larger with every second. His gaze turned white; before, his dark eyes were now completely white. The veins all over his body thickened and then his whole body exuded a vapor.
The atmosphere became tense. His transformation was a terrifying sight, and with each passing second, Sebastian became more and more monstrous.
At that moment, Sebastian spoke a few words:
"This is called... Power Explosion."
What the hell was he referring to?
Without being able to think, Sebastian's fist landed on Dik's abdomen. In an instant, that guy appeared at a great speed.
"Burst!"
Dik flew out and ended up knocking down some trees in his path. Then, Sebastian's blank stare was fixed on me. Gritting my teeth, I covered myself with both my arms, and Sebastian's fist collided with my forearm.
"Starburst!"
I was pushed far away, my eyes widened, blood spurted from my mouth, my arms bled, and I felt the bones in my back break from the impact. Of course, the bones in my forearms also felt like they were breaking into pieces.
Unable to finish, Sebastian propelled himself and a rain of blows fell all over my body. My face turned pale and I opened my eyes wide as blood splattered everywhere.
Spreading myself open with both my arms, I felt like I didn't have them at that moment. Sebastian's uncontrolled blows continued.
I was slowly losing consciousness, but I held my ground.
The blows coming at my body like rain continued for the next few seconds.
Then, at that moment, Sebastian was pushed hard. Dik, using his leg, kicked him so hard that Sebastian hit a tree. At that moment I couldn't move.
"Damn... Get up fast, here he comes."
I opened my eyes, as I gasped and blood was coming out everywhere. I got up with all I could, the bones in my arms felt broken, but if it wasn't for the Aura of Darkness, they would really be in pieces.
"Coff... Shit...!" Damn it, I looked up.
In fact, the blows started to get lighter as I was being beaten uncontrollably. It was as if they were slowly getting weaker.
"We won't be able to kill him," Dik said at that point.
He was completely shattered, but he was still standing. Looking at Sebastian, who was on the ground after Dik's attack, I thought:
"I must use the holes of darkness." Of course, I remembered that ability I had hidden in the shadows at the beginning of this fight.
"Dik... Try to distract it and keep it from moving too much."
"What do you mean?"
"I have something in mind... Coff... but it mustn't move within a ten meter radius."
Clicking his tongue, Dik nodded.
"Shit..." Dik cursed.
At that moment, Sebastian's white gaze glanced at us and he quickly pounced.
I quickly scrambled to my feet. Dik went running against him at that moment.
[Hole of Darkness]
Then, from the shadows, five spheres with an oversized white glow appeared just above where Sebastian was standing.
Dik, at that moment, was hit hard and arrived at my side.
"Starburst!"
Looking at him at that moment, Dik closed his eyes.
"Shit... He's passed out."
Well, never mind that, it was enough time for Sebastian to be within ten meters. Then, with a wave of my finger, all five spheres fell on top of Sebastian.
"Boom!!!"
A huge explosion resounded. A dark fire with purple lightning scattered all over the place. Debris of earth jumped up and fell everywhere.
Then I fell to the ground, very exhausted and extremely injured.
"Coff... I guess it's just the others left..."
I fell right next to Dik. Turning my gaze, I looked in the direction of the inn that was several meters away and that's when I saw someone watching the whole scene, exactly a girl.
"Who... is it?" were my last words as I slumped down and closed my eyes. At that moment, I moved the mana to the moon-shaped tattoo.
***
—Scene change.
—Clara's perspective.
Holding the big axe of the psychopathic guy with tentacles coming out of a green colored sphere, Clara was badly hurt. Not only her, but also the guy with the axe, Pedro.
At that moment, the ground bubbled and the axe fell there.
"Fucking bitch!" Pedro shouted.
Of course, Clara was quite hurt, but after seeing that Alicia and Asher had just finished, it was an impulse for her to use the last thing she had left.
At that moment, thick chains appeared from the ground, holding both of Pedro's arms.
Then, a golem appeared. The golem ran in Peter's direction, the golem's fist reached Peter and then flew off a great distance.
Without stopping, Clara made a storm of acid appear and hit Peter.
"Holy shit... Hahahahaha," he shouted, as the skin on his body was slowly melting.
At that moment, Pedro glared furiously at Clara as the flesh on his face melted. He ran towards Clara, and with such a strong blow, Clara was unable to protect herself. The sphere and golem from before disappeared, as did the acid storm from before.
Falling to the ground, Clara spilled blood from her mouth. Her arm was badly bruised. Using a spell, the ground shook and then chains came out in that instant, holding Peter.
"Damn..." He cursed as the chains began to stretch his arms from each end.
Clara didn't stop there. Purple strands appeared from her hands and made their way to Peter's feet. At that moment, with a wave of Clara's hand, both of Peter's legs fell to the floor.
Of course, Pedro screamed in agony from the pain. Clara, continuing, made a spear with green-colored thorns appear from the ground. The spear moved in Peter's direction and then....
"Dripping... Dripping..."
The spear pierced Peter's chest. At that moment, Pedro's head looked down at the ground. That's when Clara knew it was all over.
"Coff... The others... they're done too!"
Falling backwards, Clara looked up at the moon with a smile.
"I made it... advanced to the fourth circle..." With that thought, Clara raised her hand towards the sky.
Smiling not only for her victory, but also for her advancement to the fourth circle, meaning that she can use stronger spells than she currently has. It's a pretty amazing thing, but Clara can't enjoy it at the moment.
Turning her head, she looked at the others. Alice was on the ground, and Dik and Asher were like that as well.
Then, a curtain of dark mana appeared next to Asher. At that moment, that man she had already seen appeared right in front of Asher, with his purple eyes and black hair. His face, devoid of any emotion, and his voice echoed.
"You should have asked me for help...you idiot."
Was the last she heard of the man's words. At that moment, she fainted, closing her eyes.
Finally, Clara reached the fourth circle. Not only that, she also managed to survive this night.
She knew she would soon say goodbye to her companions, as she had to return to her family. It had been a while since she hadn't visited them, but other than that? Clara doesn't know when she will see her companions again.
On the other hand, Jessica is in a city where Alicia will be spending time with Clara, and that will be the last day they will see each other.
Then, Clara completely closed her eyes.
***
—Scene change.
—Emilia Merwin's perspective.
Emilia could not believe what had just happened.
"They are strong," was her thought.
Emilia was speechless, especially for that silver-haired boy she thinks is royalty. Of course, Emilia kept her gaze fixed on that boy. His fighting style and everything else were amazing, so much so that she admired him.
She admitted that this kid is stronger than her. He even faced Sebastian in a close fight, and she knew well how Sebastian fought after all, because Sebastian kidnapped her.
On the other hand, the two women were amazing. One of them showed incredible mana that gave her great power and incredible speed, and the other one, using some curse spells, was also incredible, but...
"She is very cruel."
Emilia watched as the subject was torn to pieces with that woman's spells. Emilia knew that woman didn't mind killing her enemies in any way.
Of course, it is a survival instinct to kill your opponents in any way possible if you want to live, but she went a step further.
Returning her gaze to the child, Emilia opened her eyes wide as a man with black hair and purple eyes stood in front of the child. At that moment, the man spoke.
"Why didn't you ask me for help...you idiot?"
At that moment, the man looked at her. She blinked and then the man disappeared from her sight. Quickly, Emilia stepped back, falling backwards, and that's when purple eyes, an emotionless face, and a sense of fear came over her as she saw the man from before right behind her.
"Mmm... I think if I left you here, that idiot would notice and annoy me."
Emilia was confused at the man's words.
Then, the man held out his hand to her.
"Come on, it looks like you were with those three guys, right? Let's go somewhere else, I have to take those four downstairs too."
The man pointed to the two women and the two men who were on the ground passed out.
"No... Will you kill me?"
"Of course not, I'm not like those guys."
Swallowing saliva, Emilia shook the man's hand.
Of course, she still didn't trust him. She didn't even know who he was, but seeing that he was helping all the injured people and was carrying them inside the inn, she understood that he wasn't bad.
That night was very noisy. Three men died, but they deserved it. The four people who killed those three men were rescued by that man who Emilia considered someone good. Then, two days passed...