Four in front, eight behind—this situation is definitely spelling death for in a complicated way.
The four rushed towards , swords in hand, and aid straight for my vital parts: Head, neck, heart, and jewels. Wait, scratch the last one. He changed it to aim for my midrib.
Although I could see their actions, I couldn't evade them at all; after all, I was mid-jump. There's no way to maneuver in the air and dodge. Just as I thought, "Ah, I'm dead," four pairs of daggers flew, blocking the incoming swords.
"...!"
Taking the chance, I used [Shadow Movent], stepping on one of the four's shadows by kicking him in the chest. Wait, scratch that; based on the sensation, it was a girl, not a dude.
After getting inside the shadow dinsion, I quickly dashed to a nearby alley and popped out. After all, running on foot is much faster than traveling through the shadows for right now.
*Clang!* *Clang!*
As soon as I popped out of the shadow, a blade brushed past my face, followed by two spinning daggers. Looking closely, one of the four was standing before , and judging from the footprint on her robe, she was the one that I kicked before.
"..."
Behind , there are two of the eight from before, glaring at the girl up front. Looking back, the others were engaged in a chaotic brawl, not sure if it was staged to distract the guards or just plain them being from two different factions. The air around started to get prickly and cold, filled with killing intent.
I quickly turned around and ran toward the pair. As I did, the girl behind my back rushed with her sword once more and slashed at my open back.
*Shiing!*
And as I expected, one of the two parried the sword for , while the other tried to attack with a dagger in hand. At that mont, I revved up my Lifeblood to the maximum output, giving speed and power matching a God tar for a brief mont.
I pulled the assailant's hand, tugged hard, and threw him over my shoulder, slamming his body toward the lone attacker. I could feel his body stiffen, not expecting a sudden counterattack, further delaying his reaction.
As soon as I threw him, I saw the female assailant raise her sword to slash at the one I sent flying toward her. The other robed figure quickly attacked, interrupting the blade and saving his comrade.
I, on the other hand, took the chance to dash as far as possible from the ensuing chaos. With just three steps, I was already out of sight. As soon as I confird that they were far enough, I reverted Lifeblood to normal levels and heaved a deep sigh, wiping the cold sweat off my forehead.
"That was too close for comfort."
Warily, I turned another corner and headed toward the place I was aiming for. After all, sooner or later, the spies would sniff out my location. However, after reaching the end of the alley, I realized that I made a mistake.
"... I ran towards the wrong direction..."
two choices. One: pass through them, taking advantage of the chaos, or two: go around them, but risk them intercepting The place I was aiming for was now beyond those who were fighting chaotically up in the air and on the ground. Now, I have two choices. One: pass through them, taking advantage of the chaos, or two: go around them, but risk them intercepting halfway.
"Well, no need to think, I guess. It's the sa either way."
I'll just blast through in one go!
I turned back, activated Lifeblood at the maximum output, and dashed. The buildings flew past, making for a dizzying route. However, it was much safer than going over the rooftops where I would be completely visible.
Soon, I was finally in range to hear their battle sounds again.
"...!"
But as expected, it wouldn't go as I wished. As soon as I was within the range of their detection skills, all twelve of them turned toward and rushed. What's worse, the four from before stopped holding back. Large waves of skills ca flying, making sure that I wouldn't have anywhere to hide, they even locked the space around to prevent from moving to the Shadow dinsion.
"Guys, chill out!"
I scread in horror, finding that I have no other places to run to. The eight from before seed to have given up on protecting too, for so reason. Maybe they thought that interrupting such large skills would not be worth their trouble.
"Damn!"
Having no other choice, I took out the gun and changed its form to a pair of pistols. Then, I sharpened my sight as I stared ahead, loading a special case of bullets that was made specifically to defend myself.
There were three large balls of various colorful energies headed for and one that was spread wide like a wave. The latter would be almost unstoppable for , but the other three could be used to my advantage and stop it.
I aid the pistols at the parts where most of the energy was concentrated and pulled the trigger.
*BANG!* *BANG!*
Two bullets flew with extre precision, weaving through the air and leaving a black line of energy behind. When it touched the outer part of the energy balls, the bullet's case started corroding. However, the speed wasn't enough to turn it into dust before reaching the skill's core part.
The bullet, loaded with Dark and Shadow Energies, passed through the core and left a trail of their energy to disrupt the precise construction of the skill. Imdiately, the energy balls imploded, taking out the nearby wave and the last energy ball too.
"Kuh!"
However, due to proximity, I was sent flying by the blast. My back slamd into one of the buildings around and smashed a hole in it. Although it hurts and I feel like so of my bones have broken, I have no ti to lie around and wait.
I jumped to my feet and quickly rushed ahead, bypassing the spy-turned-assassins who were similarly sent flying by the explosion. Since their energy signatures were larger than the rest, it was easy to find them and steer away.
"... I did it!"
Finally, after a few seconds of running, I managed to reach my destination. It was none other than the training center. Now that we're this close, the gods could surely detect my presence.
I quickly turned off Lifeblood, which I kept running a little bit too long, and rushed inside the place. Sorry to the other civilians, but they should be left alone unless they blocked the assailant's path.
I ignored the welco of the attendant at the desk and ran through the long hallway. However, before I even reached the place I was aiming for, I saw the door was already open.
"..."
I've got a bad feeling about this.
Just as I reached the entrance and peeked inside, my hunch was proved correct.
"Will! Go to your girls now!"
God Zeshion quickly shouted as he saw from the entrance. His face was stern and full of anger. He was holding off about a hundred or so demigod tars alone. The only bad thing was...
"Sh*t!"
Those demigods were stuck near the entrance, which happened to be closer to than Zeshion was. Hundreds of pairs of eyes glared toward , and without missing a beat, they sent attacks as fast as lightning.
I couldn't activate Lifeblood in ti and could only watch as the myriads of weapons and skills flew towards , overflowing with killing intent.
*Snap!*
A snappy sound echoed, and my vision turned upside down. Before I realized what happened, I fell to the bed and got buried in a soft embrace.
"Leader, you were alright?!"
"Master! I'm so glad I made it in ti!"
I tried unburying my face from the soft mountains sandwiching and realized that I was being hugged by Ember and Fang from both sides.
"Everyone... What...?"
I was just outside the door earlier, and now I'm here. Did Ember teleport ? Looking around, we were all inside the master's bedroom, the largest room inside the villa. They were all gathered around, without a single one missing, with Igni watching the doors warily and ready to attack at any mont.
"Right! God Zeshion!"
He was still out there, fighting hundreds of demigods. Even with his power, it should be difficult to handle their numbers without causing damage to the surroundings.
He could basically blow everything away, but the deaths and damages that would ensue would be greater than what the Demon Tars did in their two previous attacks combined.
"..."
However, providing backup would be difficult too. As the enemies were demigods, we couldn't fight them head-on. At most, I guess I can use my sniper rifle to thin their numbers, but I fear them splitting their large group and delaying Zeshion while others aim for us.
"Where's Goddess Zeta?"
I asked since I haven't seen her outside with Zeshion. Given her personality, she should've cleared these tars in a snap, but her not being present gives so uneasiness.
"..."
The girls' faces turned grim upon hearing my question. Ember's face turned serious, and as the last one who should've been together with her, she answered.
"Goddess Zeta... Was gravely injured and is currently being treated by Goddess Eta."
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