Chapter 113: Chapter 113
Eru and Long entered the basement, and they found that the basement was quite big. They walked forward before candles lit up everywhere. “Welcome, we’ve been expecting you”, Lan Di said while sitting in the centre. Behind him was the Village Chief holding a spear in his hand. “So, it’s you”, Eru squinted. “I expected that you die inside the Forest of Death, but it turns out you’re still alive”, Lan Di said while rubbing his hands. “Ah, so you set this up”, Long said; he pointed his staff at Lan Di, “So what exactly was inside the Forest of Death?”
“I’ll tell you”, Lan Di stood up. “Over your dead body!” Lan Di rushed towards Eru and Long. “Get ready!” Long barked, he and Eru took up their stance. Long held his staff upfront while Eru brandished his sword. “Hahaha, die!” Lan Di took out claws from out of nowhere before trying to scratch Long. The reason that Lan Di went for Long instead of Eru was that Lan Di sensed mana coming from Long. ‘I’ll get rid of the Mage first. Then we can gang up on the Aura Master’ Lan Di thoughts. But little did Lan Di know Long was a unique kind of Mage that combined spell with close-quarter combat.
Long easily sidestepped Lan Di’s linear attack, and he launched Lan Di backwards with the hit of his staff. The Village Chief caught Lan Di midair before flipping and landing smoothly. When he landed, The Village Chief immediately put Lan Di down before he, too, attacked with his spear. The Village Chief may look old, but his agility and dexterity were amazing. He attacked both Eru and Long skillfully; even with Eru’s superior numbers, the Village Chief was able to push Eru and Long back. “Be careful, brother Eru. The Village Chief is strong”, Long warned while fending off the Village Chief’s attacks.
“Yeah, no shit. This guy is really skilful”, Eru retorted; he was sent flying back by one of the VIllage Chief’s spear thrust. Then, what Eru and Long did not expect was coming right straight at them. Lan Di gathered his aura in his hands before launching it forward by throwing it. Lan Di’s dark blue coloured aura split in midair, each targetting Eru and Long, respectively. Caught off guard, Eru and Long were hit by Lan Di’s attack. But it did not just stop there; the Village Chief followed up Lan Di’s aura strike by sweeping his spear.
The Village Chief managed to cut both Eru and Long slightly in their torso. Eru and Long stepped back; they distanced themselves from the Village Chief and Lan Di, collecting their breath. “They’re a bother together. Let’s split them up”, Eru said to Long. Long nodded in agreement as they both flared up their mana and aura. Eru rushed in first. The Village Chief tried to intercept Eru, but Long stopped him. “Let’s go somewhere else”, Eru clashed with Lan Di, launching Lan Di away from the basement. The Village Chief was about to pursue Eru and Lan Di, but Long cast a fireball, blocking the Village Chief’s path. “You’re going nowhere”, Long said; he brandished his staff upright. The Village Chief frowned, directing his killing intent at Long.
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“Let us fight here”, Eru said while sending Lan Di towards the nearby plains. Lan Di looked around his surroundings before letting out a creepy laugh. “Hehehe, you just had to separate me from my slave. That companion of yours, Long, was it? He’s finished,” Lan Di stated. “What do you mean?” Eru squinted. “Without me near him, my slave will not be able to control himself. He will go all out, and your friend is going to suffer”, Lan Di said with a twisted expression.
“Really?” Eru smirked, “From where I see it, the Village Chief is the one that is going to suffer.” Lan Di scoffed, “We’ll see,” Lan Di said as he rushed in towards Eru. Eru deflected Lan Di’s claws, but he flipped around, his kick landed on Eru’s chest. Eru responded by trying to slash Lan Di. But, Lan Di used the momentum from his kick to jump back, avoiding Eru’s slash. Eru was only slightly pushed back. He immediately ran forward, flaring up his aura; he sent an energy blade towards Lan Di.
Lan Di chuckled; he coated his claws with his aura before swiping away Eru’s energy blade. Then, Lan Di saw that Eru was already right before him. “Die!” Eru slashed horizontally with his aura-coated sword. Lan Di’s expression turned ugly. He blasted an energy blast to the ground. The energy blast poppled Lan Di’s up, dodging Eru’s horizontal slash. Then, two energy balls gathered in Lan Di hands. He blasted it upwards, sending him down towards Eru.
Eru nimbly dodged Lan Di, but the latter surprised Eru by blasting two energy blasts to the side. Lan Di’s energy blasts caused him to avoid crashing to the ground. Instead, it propelled him towards Eru with his claws pointing forward. “Hahahaha! Die, bastard!” Lan Di shouted with a sinister smile on his face. “Not today”, Eru jumped up, spinning, barely avoiding Lan Di. Then, he stuck out his foot, landing right at Lan Di’s back, sending him to the ground.
“Ahack!” Lan Di spat out blood as he got pinned down by Eru. “For all your talk, you’re quite weak”, Eru said while pointing his sword downward. Eru was about to stab down, but Lan Di suddenly flared up his dark blue coloured aura. By flaring up his aura, Lan Di managed to catch Eru off guard. Lan Di exploded his dark blue aura, throwing Eru off guard, thus giving him the chance to escape from Eru. Eru rubbed the blood from his mouth, “Eh, not bad. For someone so weak, to be able to injure me is an achievement”, he taunted.
“You!” Lan Di trembled in rage; he glared at Eru hatefully. “A member of Dark Heavens cannot be humiliated; I’m going to kill you!” Lan Di shouted. Dark blue Aura gathered around Lan Di. The skin on his face crumbled, revealing an ugly, scarred face inside, “I’ll kill you”, smoke came out from Lan Di’s mouth as his power rose to an even greater height. “His aura is still rising”, Eru frowned, “4th Grade Aura Master?” After a second, Lan Di aura stabilized, “Ha!” he shouted. Lan Di laughed, “What do you think of my true power?” Lan Di spoke with arrogance, “Be grateful. Not many could force me to reveal my true power!”
Then, Lan Di punched out, sending an energy blast towards Eru. Eru quickly sidestepped, but Lan Di was already in front of him.
BANG
Lan Di kicked Eru, sending Eru flying towards the distance. Eru crashed through a nearby rock, creating rubbles everywhere. “Is that all you’ve got?” Lan Di mocked, “If so, how did you kill one of the guardian wolves? Is it luck? It must be”, he mumbled. Eru climbed through the rubble. He cracked his neck, “Not a bad attack” Eru said, “But, if this is all you had, then I’m disappointed.” Lan Di glared at Eru, “What did you just say?” he stared at Eru full of killing intent. Then, Lan Di coated his body with his dark blue aura before launching himself at Eru.
Lan Di launched a barrage of attack, which Eru managed to parry them all. Then, upon seeing an opening, Eru gathered his aura on his palm before sending an energy blast towards Lan Di. Lan Di was sent flying back by Eru’s energy blast, but the former stabilized himself in midair before landing safely on the ground. “How? How is this possible? I’m a 4th Grade Aura Master. Why am I being handled so easily by a brat who’s barely a 3rd Grade Aura Master?” Lan Di asked to himself with resignation.
Eru pointed his sword at Lan Di; he smirked, “You’re wondering why I can face you right now, right? It’s simple. It’s because you’re weak. Now, tell me why you set us up and maybe I’ll let you live”, Eru taunted. Lan Di’s veins popped up on his forehead as he fumed with anger. “You!” he shouted, “You insolent brat! The Dark Heavens shall not and can not be defeated and humiliated!” Lan Di’s dark blue aura burst out, his eyes turned red from anger, and his veins nearly burst out from his body. “You’re dead!”
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While Eru was fighting Lan Di, the Village Chief was stuck inside the basemen. Long kept him there for a while. They clashed and clashed, but Long was seemingly coming on top. Long put his staff on the Village Chief’s head, “Give up and surrender yourself.” The Village Chief shook his head; he laughed maniacally, “Hahaha, I felt it. I felt my master released his seal on me. This means that I could do what I want, I could go all out!” the Village Chief’s old face transformed into a younger face as his aura rose up. Long got sent flying back as the Village Chief’s power rose. From 3rd Grade Aura Master to 4th Grade Aura Master and eventually reaching 5th Grade Aura Master. “Now, the real fight will begin!”
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