Child of Destiny

Chapter 2007: Failure

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Boom!

Bang! Bang!

During the exchanges, Shin was able to somewhat suppress the three in the beginning despite them working together.

He showcased his combat prowess that reached an extremely high level for someone of their level. He might not be as overwhelming as his Uno in terms of overall might and his mastery over his skills and techniques, but the complexity of his battle style and combat techniques covered such gaps to a certain degree.

Adding that Rowan and Prabal were somewhat restricted from showcasing their full powers, Shin was able to take advantage of their weaknesses to gain the upper hand in the battle.

However, such advantages were steadily dwindling the more the battle progressed.

If the three of them were to continue being suppressed by Shin throughout the battle, then they would be unworthy of their titles of being the monstrous geniuses of the Black Serpent Mafia.

After adjusting to the battle style that their opponent was showcasing throughout the battle, the three were able to quickly adapt to their situations and found their respective means to deal with Shin’s troublesome style.

Rowan Blade, as a genius when learning swordsmanship and sword principles, was not only able to quickly adapt to his current restrictions but also got inspired by Shin’s current style.

Instead of relying on too many swords to maintain his style, he put a limit on himself. He was planning to use four swords of different types while focusing all his attention on them.

He had also further reinforced their durability with his special abilities and Internal Qi, which he transformed into a Natural Force with a high-level metal element.

With a smaller number of swords, he was able to swiftly switch between each of them and instantly change the sword techniques that fitted them.

Adding the insights that he had gotten from fighting Shin, Rowan was also able to reorganize his special techniques and unique battle forms, creating a whole other style during the battle.

Shing! Shing! Shing!

With all these, his offensive prowess had increased severalfold alongside the growing intensity of his attacks. His attacks and combinations had become much fiercer despite the limited number of swords.

He had now gotten a whole different understanding of his special abilities. He could still use his previous style, but the current style that he was using perfectly fit their current situation, where he had to constantly coordinate with Zhou Ci and Prabal Bal.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

Blocking all the sword strikes that Rowan managed to sneak through the gaps of his movements, Shin could not help but retreat a little.

He was starting to feel more pressure from the three from the last few exchanges.

“They have adapted quite well,” mumbled Shin during his retreat.

With a brief pause, he swiftly swung and swung his swords alongside it, sending a storm of blazing strikes in every direction.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The blazing crescents that came out from his swords cut through the surrounding shadows that were creeping out of the ground and trying to catch him.

Whoosh!

Prabal forcefully broke through the firestorm with his extremely tough body, ignoring the burns that he suffered from it.

He then suddenly swung his fist forward, striking Shin with a powerful punch that seemed to be capable of destroying the latter.

Swoosh!

Shin swiftly responded.

Borrowing the centrifugal force that he had generated during his spin, he struck with both of his swords, which were currently carrying the powers of fire and metal elements.

These two attributes melded with one another, forming a bright, liquified metal. This molten metal flowed through the swords and traced a bright path with the blazing splashes that they had left behind.

‘Myriad Transformation Swordsmanship: Molten Metal – Crimson Slash’

Boom!

The collision caused a massive eruption, which forced Shin and Prabal away from each other.

“This guy’s physique and tenacity sure are terrifying,” commented Shin after realizing that Prabal was steadily regaining his strength.

From his observation throughout the battle, Prabal was forcibly containing the chaos that Uno’s dual Qi was causing within his body.

He was enduring the wracking pain that the two energies were dealing within his body, relying on his extremely strong vitality to recover from those internal injuries while using his powerful physique to forcefully move his body and execute all the advanced techniques he used throughout the battle.

Shin must admit that this guy was a true monster when it came to physical prowess.

Adding his ability to control the shadows and travel through them, his combat powers were among those that Shin found very troublesome.

The forceful and constant charges that Prabal was aggressively making throughout the battle, Shin’s rhythm was slowly decreasing and rapidly getting out of control.

With Rowan and Prabal working together, they were able to regain their footing in the battle and force Shin to give up his overwhelming advantage earlier.

However, they were not the ones that gave Shin the biggest headache in this battle.

It was Zhou Ci, and his variety of bugs were the ones that were giving Shin the greatest trouble.

Zhou Ci was constantly gathering information about Shin’s battle style and mentalism techniques, steadily updating the data that they had about the latter.

With all the data that he had collected, he was able to create certain strategies to deal with the latter during the battle.

He was also throwing a couple of sneak attacks, which complemented the coordination that Rowan and Prabal had built, giving Shin more problems to deal with.

Aside from that, he was also able to summon more bugs that could deal with the different abilities that Shin possessed.

Some of them were immune to fire, others were capable of withstanding lightning, a few were able to devour earth and metal, while the rest could swim through water and break through ice and frozen state.

These bugs were meant to counter all the innate capabilities that Shin wielded.

Aside from the others that were meant to deal with his lightning abilities, which were still being killed by his Five Elemental Lightning in an instant, the rest were able to fully counter most of his elemental abilities.

There were also those other strange bugs with a variety of abilities and different uses, which sneaked into his defenses from time to time.

If not for his special physique and the natural vessel that he had built up to complement it, the Five Cycle Embryo, then he would have most likely been influenced by their strange venoms after getting bitten by them.

He could just ignore most of these venomous bugs so long as they were from regular species. His physique was special enough to ignore and purify their venoms.

However, Shin would have to be wary of them if they were special or artificially bred bugs. These guys were more troublesome to deal with, especially after undergoing those mutations.

Cling! Claing!

“Tsk! What’s more, there are also those sneaky mental attacks that he threw at me randomly,” said Shin after hearing a series of gentle and rhythmic rings of a bell.

These bell rings carried a special sound that could deal mental attacks to those who had heard them and were targeted by the wielder.

Fortunately, Shin was a mentalist who had a monstrous willpower, so the effects of these sound attacks were not as effective as they were supposed to be.

However, he still had to keep his guard at all times since Zhou Ci had a very strong grasp of timing, skillfully targeting him with such attacks during crucial times to disrupt his concentration.

Even the tiniest of mistakes could lead to a dangerous situation for him, so he could not afford to lower his guard even for a single moment.

Bang! Bang!

Forcing the Rowan and Prabal in retreat, Shin quickly disengaged from the battle and swiftly distanced himself from them.

The situation was already getting dangerous, so he had to break the rhythm that they had already gotten used to.

He had also summoned a twisting storm of fire and ice that swept through the surroundings, clearing the bugs that were trying to chase after him.

Prabal was about to charge again when he suddenly felt an intense pain coming from his chest. Despite his extremely high tolerance to pain, this one that suddenly assaulted him broke past that limit.

He was forced to halt his tracks and focus on what was happening inside his body.

Cough! Cough!

A moment later, he could not help but spit out some blood to expel some of the contamination that he had within his body. There was also a residual energy that the two types of power were wreaking havoc within his body.

He did not know how ‘Shin’ had done it, but those chaotic powers were able to invade his body with such a single exchange earlier.

He managed to expel most of them throughout the battle, but the damage that he had suffered during the process was still something that he could not ignore.

Moreover, these injuries were slowly getting worse the more he fought, further aggravating his situation.

“This is getting annoying,” he mumbled while glaring fiercely at Shin.

He knew that if he let this situation continue, then it could possibly cause him a more serious consequence in the future, such as permanent damage to his foundation.

He had to stop for a while and focus on dealing with these ‘troublemakers’ within his body before more problems arose.

Unfortunately, he did not have that luxury since their opponent was equally troublesome.

Rowan, who was about to coordinate with Prabal once again, could not help but halt his tracks as well after seeing the latter’s action.

He immediately realized the problem with just a single look at his current partner. Understanding their current situation, he could not help but look at Zhou Ci, who was observing them from a distance.

Knowing what Rowan was trying to tell him, Zhou Ci could not sigh in helplessness. He knew that this operation was a failure right after seeing Prabal’s actions.

He could not help but give Shin a meaningful look due to this, knowing that Shin had purposely pushed Prabal into this situation.

During their exchanges, Shin was constantly targeting Prabal, challenging the latter in intense clashes after another. This further worsened Prabal’s injuries, which led them to the current situation.

With yet another sigh, Zhou Ci signaled the two to retreat. It was a pity that they could still not capture Shin or deal with him permanently, but they managed to gather enough data about him, which they could use in the future.

He looked at Shin for a while before saying. “We will meet again, ‘Uno.’ At that time, I will be more prepared.”

Right after saying those ‘parting’ words, the trio was suddenly covered with shadows, swallowing their bodies.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Not long after, their figures disappeared alongside those shadows, leaving Shin behind.

Shin did not immediately lower his guard after seeing this. He repeatedly scanned the surroundings with his sharp eyes, which were augmented by his True Sight, making sure that the trio had truly left.

He then started sprinting away from this place as fast as he could, afraid that those people would send more powerful people to deal with him.

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