Death… And Me

Chapter 247 - Life And Death Situation

Rean and Roan passed through the two guyʼs defense faster than they could react and immediately attacked.

ʼDeath Style, Third Form, Three Claws of the Dragon!ʼ

Three Swords made of Light and Dark Light appeared, aiming for the critical points on their bodies. However, those guys were still geniuses of their own powers. Even if they werenʼt a match with their Initial and Middle Stage cultivation, they wouldnʼt die that easily, especially the one Roan was attacking. After all, Doren attacked Roan, giving him too little time to properly aim the Three Claws of the Dragon.

Rean hit two of his three claws but failed to land a killing blow. Of course, those two hits were still bad news for his opponent. As for Roanʼs opponent, he blocked one of the semi-real swords while Doren blocked another. In the end, Roan only landed one hit that was not at a vital part.

In the first exchange, no deaths appeared. Still, that was enough for Dorenʼs group to understand what was going to happen. This will turn into a battle where no side will leave unharmed... or so they thought.

However, Doren had a foreboding feeling as he looked at Roanʼs face. There, he could swear that he saw a faint smile appearing. His Heavenly Wind Slasher connected, but it wasnʼt a clean hit. Roan had used that explosion of speed not only to attack but to also dodge Dorenʼs attack.

Roan wasnʼt the only one. Rean also had an expression of ridicule aimed at the guy who dodged his fatal strike just a split second ago.

Their plan worked better than they thought. During that moment where they used the First Form of the Life Style, their enemies were so shocked that their full attention was focused on Rean and Roan. They only had enough time to hear the Spiritual Sense Message from Malaka and Kentuckyʼs opponent.

ʼBehind!ʼ

Unfortunately, they were too late. What Rean and Roan had used from the very start was the Fifth Form of the Death Style, Mirage Assault. However, they did not summon the clones until the very last second.

Two Reans and Roans appeared behind those Initial and Middle Stage Core Formation Realm cultivators just as they retreated to escape the real Rean and Roanʼs attacks.

ʼDeath Style, Third Form, Three Claws of the Dragon!ʼ

In that split second, another six dark and white swords of energy aimed at the back of each of them.

*Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!*

Their Spiritual Energy was useless against all six swords. Although the semi-real Rean and Roans only had 70% of the real onesʼ powers, their attacks werenʼt something that could be stopped with oneʼs body alone. Heart, head, neck, if it was a critical point, the mirages hit it! However, Rean and Roan only aimed at those two guys, leaving Doren and Malakaʼs opponent out. Doren was at the Late Stage of the Core Formation Realm, so he might have reacted in time to avoid the blows, which wouldnʼt change the battle proportions. As for Malakaʼs opponent, he was the second Initial Stage of this group, so it wouldnʼt be too risky if he survived.

In the very first strike, the Initial and Middle Stage Core Formation Realm cultivators already perished. Only Doren and Malaka and Kentuckyʼs opponent remained.

”Yo-you!”

Roan snorted as he recovered his equilibrium after dodging Dorenʼs attacks. Roan had to pay quite a wealthy price to make the distraction plan work. After all, it was not like the clones could disappear from oneʼs Spiritual Sense. Because of that, Dorenʼs Heavenly Wind Slasher left a deep cut on his shoulder where the Wind Element was causing havoc. Still, Roan quickly controlled his Dark Element to destroy it. He also used Rean and White Starʼs Light Elements to heal his injury with the Life Style Second Form. Itʼs just that the healing part would take some time due to the lack of Light Element in this place.

”Regretting now? Too late!”

They were the ones trying to extort their groupʼs Spirit Stones using their higher cultivation. Indeed, Doren was the last person with the right to complain about the outcome of their actions.

Roan didnʼt even wait for his injuries to heal as he dashed at Doren. Rean, who had also killed his opponent, did the same thing. Of course, the four clones of the Mirage Assault also changed their target and pounced at Doren.

Meanwhile, on Malakaʼs side, her opponent was shocked by what happened to his two companions. Seeing his companions dying made him go crazy, increasing his pressure against Malaka and Kentucky even more.

”Die!”

He stomped his feet on the ground, releasing an enormous amount of Earth Element that made the ground under Malaka and Kentucky give in. Malaka tried to keep her equilibrium as Kentucky immediately opened his wings to take flight. However, that guy was waiting for that exact moment! Kentuckyʼs movement was instinctual, so it gave the guy a small window to attack Malaka alone! He immediately used an Earth Movement Skill that allowed him to travel in the middle of the flying rubbles in a flash!

”You first, brat!”

Earth Element gathered around his spear as he unleashed his attack.

ʼMyriad Earth Spears!ʼ

Not only did his own spear attack Malaka from the front, but three additional spears that were almost identical also came from under her as she tried to regain her balance.

ʼDeath Water Style, First Form, Flowing Dragon!ʼ

Without any other choice, Malaka could only use her attack in that situation. She could feel that although the spears coming from the ground had similar strength to the one in her enemyʼs hand, they werenʼt as dangerous. Those earth spears were firm, but they were there basically to distract Malaka with their higher number while her enemy landed the main attack.

Kentucky immediately noticed Malakaʼs situation as his body exploded with Black and White Flames. Kentucky then flapped his wings, disappearing from his position in a flash! Still, that wasnʼt fast enough to stop Malakaʼs opponentʼs attack.

Rean and Roan also noticed that, but they were surrounding Doren, trying to prevent him from escaping. Even if they gave up the attack right now, they would take even longer than Kentucky to arrive there.

In the end, Malakaʼs decision to block the spear head-on was right. The Dragonʼs Head of the Flowing Dragon Skill parried that enemyʼs attack. Malaka also did her best to use the opponentʼs force to rotate her body as much as possible, giving up the counter-attack that she could use with the Flowing Dragon. Thanks to that, the three additional spears still hit and passed through her body, but fortunately missed the critical points. Of course, Malaka was immediately severely injured because of that.

”Malaka!”

Rean was just about to move to help Malaka, but Roan immediately stopped him with a message through their Soul Connection.

ʼStop! Itʼs not over yet.ʼ

Malakaʼs opponent didnʼt expect her to survive in that situation. After all, not only was she taken by surprise, her cultivation was also a lot lower than his own. Still, her injuries were not light, so he immediately turned around to give the final blow.

However, he didnʼt have time for it. Malakaʼs last desperate struggle bought Kentucky enough time to arrive!

*Creeeeeeeeee!*

The amount of Black and White Flames coming from his body made the cultivator immediately give up attacking Malaka at that moment. Instead, he decided that he might as well use the inertia to attack Kentucky as well!

”Dumb bird! You dare to attack head-on against a spear user with your Stage Two level?! Die for me!”

Earth Element and Spiritual Energy gathered once more around his spear as he used another one of his skills.

ʼEarth God Spear!ʼ

As a single target attack, this one was even stronger than the spears that attacked Malaka!

*Boom!*

The spear and Kentuckyʼs beak smashed against each other. Light, Dark, and Earth Elements exploded on both sides. Still, neither side was victorious in the exchange.

”What?!”

The energy of the attacks sent both Kentucky and the enemy cultivator flying backward. Sure enough, Kentuckyʼs beak was as strong as ever! Even with the difference in cultivation, Kentucky was still able to bring his strength up to par with his opponent.

However, it wasnʼt over there. Right behind the guy, Malaka stood up once more! Fountains of blood came out of the three holes on her body, but she gritted her teeth and bore with the pain.

”Roanʼs punishments hurt much more!”

ʼDeath Water Style, Second Form, Spinning Dragon Tails!ʼ

The man was taken aback once more after seeing that. Because of the explosion of Spiritual Energy and the Elements, he was knocked with his back turned in Malakaʼs direction. All he could do was try to spin his body to defend Malakaʼs incoming attack. Unfortunately, he was in mid-air without any contact with the ground. He had just finished a powerful exchange with Kentucky, so he couldnʼt redirect his Spiritual Energy to bring out the Myriad Earth Spears that fast either.

*Bang, bang!*

Surprisingly, even in that condition, he was still able to defend against two of the strikes. However, he saw one thing that he couldnʼt believe. His spear... shattered after that! Reanʼs High-Level Equipment showed its prowess at this moment, more powerful than what Malakaʼs opponents had. Besides, Kentuckyʼs attack just a moment ago didnʼt help with the situation either. In the end, the spear simply couldnʼt resist the pressure.

Malaka didnʼt try to be merciful this time. Her conditions simply didnʼt allow her to do so. Kentucky was sent flying away because of the previous strike. Rean and Roan were even further at the moment. If she didnʼt make sure to finish him here, she would definitely die since she couldnʼt do anything after that anymore.

*Bang, Crack, Crash!*

The first strike caved inside the manʼs heart. The second broke his neck, and the third crashed his head! It was instant death!

Malaka couldnʼt celebrate after that, though. That was because she passed out before the manʼs body could even hit the ground. The two fell on the floor together right after—one girl with severe injuries and one dead body.