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Chapter 135 Rosa, Just Commit Suicide (Part 2)

On a high platform in the city square.

"Who, who shot the arrow!"

Once he realized what was happening, Erkus immediately flew into a rage.

Although he had two shields on his body that could protect him from unlawful attacks and should be able to stop deadly arrows, the feeling of brushing past death was still unpleasant.

Especially since he's always the one who ambushes others, but today he was the one who got ambushed first!
The crowd looked in the direction from which the arrows had come, and saw a brown-haired boy standing on the back of the hand of a huge bronze statue of crimson fire, holding a bow.

His expression was cold and stern; although he had the face of a young man, he already possessed an imposing aura.

What is most striking about him is undoubtedly his pair of hawk-like eyes, which gleam with a metallic cold light in the sunlight, giving people a strong penetrating power. Being stared at by them can even give people a feeling of being locked on by a raptor.

"Those eyes...could they belong to a hunter?" Raphael's expression instantly became wary.

As is well known, hunters are renowned for their strong individual combat capabilities.

Judging from the impact of the arrow that was just shot, the opponent is very likely to have advanced to the Morning Star rank of Hunting Master.

Thinking of this, the blond youth's heart sank, and the sense of security he had felt because of Ekus's ascension to the new moon vanished instantly.

Tapping.

Berg put away his bow and arrows, and with a few quick movements, he leaped from the back of the Crimson Fire statue's hand onto the high platform below, bow on his back.

"My lord, I apologize for being late."

The boy stared directly at the enemy, not daring to look away, but apologized to the young man behind him who had sworn to protect him to the death.

"Congratulations on your promotion. I'm so glad to see you standing in front of me again," Xia Mingyu said softly with a smile.

Although Berg, who was standing in front of him, was not as tall as him, he was the most reliable person in his eyes.

Even though he was in a perilous situation where he could die at any moment, when he saw his companions who had survived the trial of death, an indescribable joy rose in his heart.

That's good, he's not alone.
“One merchant lord, one mage, and two warriors. Lady Rosa and I will assist you with magic. Please proceed with the attack. The target is Ekus,” Xia Mingyu said quickly.

Every second, one soldier trying to stop the bewitched people may run out of strength; they must kill Ekus as soon as possible to break the control over the crowd.

“As you command, my lord,” Berg said calmly.

Brownish-brown magic power erupted continuously from his body, and at the same time, a line of deep purple text appeared above his head—Hunting Master.

"Cat Shadow," Berg muttered as he drew his sword from his waist.

The next moment, he transformed into a streak of brown light and charged toward Ekus with a terrifying speed that was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

At the same time, a large flock of white doves that Xia Mingyu had summoned earlier flapped their wings and swarmed towards Ekus and his group.

"Stop them!" Erkus cried out in a panic.

Raphael and Lorne, enveloped in crimson magic, met the brown streak of light together.

However, the bald, burly man wielding the heavy hammer was immediately targeted by Xia Mingyu and Rosa, two Morning Star mages, as soon as he set off. A flock of white doves and various spells swept over him, forcing him to dodge in a sorry state and unable to fight back.

Thus, the focus of the fight shifted to the conflict between Berg and Raphael.

Dangdang Dangdang!
Accompanied by a series of rapid sounds like raindrops pattering on banana leaves, two streaks of light, one brown and one red, collided at high speed on the high platform, making it impossible for onlookers to see the specifics of the battle.

"This guy's swordsmanship is incredibly fierce!"

After barely managing to block Berg's attack once again, Raphael was secretly alarmed.

The boy in front of me looked to be no more than eighteen years old, but his swordsmanship was as fierce and ruthless as that of a tiger or wolf.

Every sword strike was aimed precisely at his heart, eyes, groin, and other vulnerable points, and it was a fight to the death.

Even with Raphael's exquisite swordsmanship honed over twenty years, he was still completely suppressed by the opponent's swordsmanship and could not find an opportunity to counterattack.

"This guy is much weaker than I imagined." At the same time, Berg was also analyzing in his mind.

After being promoted to Hunting Master, he gained a total of three abilities.

These are "Cat Shadow," which increases speed and agility; "Snake Strike," which increases explosive power; and "Bear Skin," which increases defense.

The three abilities are either passively permanent or can be enhanced by consuming magic.

Facing Raphael, a warrior of the Morning Star rank, he originally planned to cautiously activate all three abilities at the same time, but when the fight actually started, he found that the Cat Shadow ability alone was enough to allow him to easily suppress his enemy.

Is this guy really Morning Star?
Or am I just too strong?

Or perhaps it's the ability to travel with the king that's at work.

Whatever the reason, let's go all out and cut off the enemy's head to celebrate for our lord!

“Snake-like movement,” Berg murmured.

The next moment, Raphael was horrified to discover that the boy's swordsmanship, which was already as swift as wind and thunder, had suddenly accelerated even further!

Clang clang!
He barely managed to parry several powerful slashes, and his face grazed the opponent's sharp blade several times, giving Raphael the illusion that his head had already been chopped off.

"No, if this continues, we'll surely die."

Realizing he could no longer continue the fight, Raphael immediately sought an opportunity to disengage.

Swish!
The sword flashed across the blond youth's chest like a silver lightning bolt. In that instant, the air seemed to be torn apart, and bright red blood stained the floor.

After suffering a long, gruesome sword wound to his chest, Raphael finally clutched his bleeding chest and staggered away from his sword fight with Berg.

the other side.

"Boiling, my blood!"

Faced with the flock of white doves swarming in from the sky, the vampire girl easily controlled them by using her innate magic. One by one, the white doves fell from the sky, landing on the ground and turning into wisps of white smoke that disappeared.

Although her magic is useless against enemies of the same level, it is perfect as an area-of-effect spell against lower-level enemies, which is why Lord Simon sent her.

"Ekus, attack with your power!"

Then, after seeing her brother injured, Radith, who had been watching the fight, shook Ekus's shoulder and called out.

In this emergency, Erkus didn't care about the other party's rudeness. He quickly took out a silver sol from the warehouse and threw it at Berg with the ability of currency weaponry.

Berg, who had already observed the opponent's move with his eagle eyes, quickly adopted a defensive and dodging stance, after all, this was a strike from a Crescent Moon rank!

Even Xia Mingyu and Rosa, who were being guarded by the extraordinary knights behind them, showed worried expressions.

Under the tense gaze of everyone, the gleaming silver coin vanished in mid-air as a speck of light, and nothing else happened afterward.

After a moment of silence, the two sides looked at each other, both of them somewhat bewildered.

"Lord Ekus, did your ability fail to activate?" Radis asked in confusion.

“No, I gained a one-thousandth power boost,” Erkus said, his mouth twitching.

Giving him a merchant buff is basically asking him to go into melee combat! That little bit of buff is totally insufficient!

Sigh, I should have kept it; that was a silver sol!

"Lord Ekus, use King Sol! Don't worry about the cost at a time like this!"

Seeing that Berg was about to charge again with his sword, Radith, who did not want to die, hurriedly urged him on.

With a heavy heart, Erkus retrieved a gleaming golden coin from the aura beside him and tossed it at Berg again. Under the tense gazes of the crowd, the gold coin vanished in mid-air, turning into a speck of light, and nothing else happened.

"I have gained a one percent strength boost."

Before Ladis could ask, Ekus said it himself.

At this moment, a look of utter despair appeared on his gloomy face, which was topped with a hooked nose.

Everyone was silent.

This is really too unlucky!

One gold sol is equal to forty silver sols, enough to pay taxes for two villages in the southern region for a whole year. However, due to Ekus's monetary military capabilities, it was like a pebble falling into a pond without causing any ripples.

“My lord, this guy seems to be all show and no substance,” even Berg couldn’t help but sigh.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a weak Crescent Moon rank.

Before he could finish speaking, Berg instinctively felt a sense of crisis rising from behind him. He immediately activated his ability "Bear Skin" and dodged to the side.

Swish!
The pool of blood on the floor behind him, left by Raphael's wound, suddenly transformed into a thin, bloody blade that slashed toward Berg's neck.

Clang Clang Clang.

The moment the blood-stained blade made contact with the boy's neck, it produced a metallic scraping sound before turning into specks of light and disappearing.

Berg reached up and touched his neck. There was a faint bloodstain on his palm; it was his own blood.

If he hadn't activated "Bear Skin" in time, he probably would have lost half of his neck by now.

"I am Berg Chu, what is your name?"

Berg, who had nearly died, looked at the blond youth opposite him who was no longer clutching his bleeding chest and pretending to be in a sorry state, but instead had a calm expression and asked.

“Fira,” Raphael said calmly.

“Very well, I will remember this name and cut off your head to present to my lord.” Berg’s eyes suddenly turned as cold as a blade.

He almost killed His Highness in front of him. Although he was not afraid of dying in battle, how heartbroken His Highness would be if he really died like that!

To wash away this humiliation, he was determined to kill this guy with his own hands.

"This is bad."

Looking at the brown-haired boy in front of him, who was filled with murderous intent, Raphael secretly groaned in his heart.

That blood blade was an ability he gained after transforming into a vampire, allowing him to transform his own blood into a sharp blade for attack.

However, the blood will disappear after the attack, which is a move that hurts the enemy a thousand but also hurts the vampire eight hundred.

He had deliberately injured himself and left bloodstains so that he could launch a Blood Blade attack on the hunter while Erkus was using his currency-based weaponry.

God above, heaven knows why Ekus was so unlucky!

I failed to trigger the attack twice, only receiving some buffs that were almost useless in the merchant's battle. Is this guy cursed by the gods?
Raphael's facial muscles twitched involuntarily; he suddenly realized that the current battle situation was very bad.

Lorne, the strongest fighter, was badly beaten by two Morning Star mages and could only rely on regeneration to heal his injuries, but his magic wouldn't last much longer.

Having already revealed his trump card, he was no match for the hunter named Berg, whose strength was probably close to the peak of the Morning Star level.

The remaining Radis can only be used to clear the field and cannot deal with opponents of the same level. As for Ekus, who was originally a divine soldier, it seems that he can hardly exert normal Crescent-level combat power, let alone the combat power of Morning Star!

"Perhaps it's time to run away." Raphael couldn't help but have second thoughts. He quietly retreated, preparing to take his sister with him and escape.

"Hahahaha!" Just then, Erkus suddenly burst into laughter.

He had come up with a brilliant idea.

Crash.

Facing Berg charging at him with his sword, Ekus suddenly threw out a handful of coins, some silver and some gold, which turned into specks of light in mid-air and disappeared.

"Strength increased by one percent."

"Speed ​​gain of one-thousandth."

"Defense boost of one percent."

"Rockfall Technique".

After triggering a bunch of buffs with little effect, it finally summoned several hard, yellowish-brown rocks and hurled them at Berg.

Boom boom boom!
The rocks crashed onto the platform with a tremendous impact. Although Berg skillfully dodged the attack, he was temporarily slowed down.

"Rosa, Lord of the Southern Realm, and Xia Mingyu, the Sage, order your servants to cease their attack. Let's make a deal!" Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ekus shouted at them.

“I don’t make deals with dead men,” Rosa said coldly, while simultaneously casting a spell to quickly eliminate the bald, burly man with His Highness.

With the current situation looking very favorable, we should naturally press on and end the battle in one fell swoop.

"It's still uncertain who will die!" Erkus said with a ferocious expression.

"All those who are immersed in illusions, if you want even more dazzling illusions, then use all your strength to beat up the people around you!"

Deep green magic erupted from Ekus, and his seductive voice instantly spread throughout the entire square.

The next moment, the eyes of countless people in the square were once again stunned, and then they raised their fists at the people around them without hesitation.

In an instant, the square descended into chaos, with the dull thuds of fists hitting cheekbones and the cries of people falling to the ground filling the air.

"Xia Mingyu, tell your servants to step back, or I will incite them to kill each other. In just a few seconds, everyone in the square will be completely wiped out. You know I have this ability," Erkus roared.

"Your Highness, let's hear what he has to say first," Rosa said, unable to bear the sight of the horrific scene before her.

These are all her people!

"Berg, stop for a moment." Left with no other choice, Xia Mingyu had to speak up.

"Wait for the moment to activate the death of all things," he whispered to himself using his telepathic ability.

Upon hearing his lord's command, the boy halted his advance, but his hawk-like eyes remained fixed on Ekus. He silently removed the Wind Whisper Bow from his back, awaiting his opportunity.

"Erkus, make my people stop harming each other before you talk about a deal!" Rosa shouted sternly.

“I, Ekus Clay, swear by the great Creator that if Rosa Martha, the Queen of the South, is willing to commit suicide, I will break the spell on everyone in Dusk City and leave the South immediately, never to return!”

Ignoring Rosa's words, Ekus swore to himself.

“Rosa, this is the deal I’m making with you. You should know that although we Clay people do not worship gods, the Creator who created the world is our most devout faith, and therefore we will never break the oath we swore to the Creator.”

“Right now, your people are being injured or even killed every moment. As the most benevolent and kind lord in all of Sosia, you should be willing to give up your life, which doesn’t have much time left, for them, right?”

Erkus's lips curled slightly, a sinister smile flashing across his face.

This was the brilliant idea he had come up with. Instead of hoping to use those who had been bewitched to cause destruction and slaughter in Twilight City, he simply used these more than 100,000 people as hostages to force Rosa to die!

As long as Rosa, the Lord of the Southern Territory, dies, he will have completed the task left to him by Lord Simon. Although he cannot become a bishop by completely destroying Twilight City, he has already advanced to the Crescent Moon rank, and as long as he is alive, he still has a chance.

"Rosa Martha, just die already! Your husband is waiting for you in the underworld!"

Seeing the struggle on the old woman's weathered face, Erkus's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

(End of this chapter)