Anime Crossover: I, the Shadow King, slaughter my way through DanMachi!

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"Rescue!"

Ying Ping instantly activated Shadow Step and rushed forward, his lightning sword leaving a dazzling trail in the darkness.

"Pfft!!"

Before the three shadow warriors could react, they were cut in half at the waist, and the remaining two were forced back by Kokkoro's Holy Light Arrow.

“Thank you…”

"We're saved..."

"We are from the Kashi Familia..."

The two surviving adventurers, a man and a woman, collapsed to the ground, their expressions showing relief at having survived the ordeal, their voices extremely weak.

"Kokkoro, quickly cast healing magic on everyone!"

Seeing that the three-man squad was all seriously injured and on the verge of death, Ying Ping immediately gave the order.

One of the male adventurers was covered in blood, his stomach had been cut open, and he lay on the ground seemingly lifeless.

The other two, while not as seriously injured, were still in pretty bad shape.

If Kokkoro's healing magic isn't used now, when is?

After all, I've never used Cocoa before, so this is a good opportunity to see how it works.

"Yes, Master!"

Kokkoro immediately knelt beside the seriously injured person, her hands glowing with a soft green light: "Holy Light, please heal the person before you!"

"Healing Light!"

As the magic took effect, the three injured people's bodies improved at a visible speed, and the bleeding stopped completely.

"This...this is healing magic!?"

"And it's such a short chant!"

The two adventurers, male and female, were both shocked.

The adventurer lying on the ground had recovered from his injuries, but showed no signs of waking up.

"Sir, please wake up! Get a grip on yourself!"

Your companions are all waiting for you!

Kokoro shook the adventurer's body anxiously.

The adventurer's head was shaken to the side, but he still didn't wake up.

"Shalan, Shalan!"

"Please, please wake up soon!"

The two adventurers, male and female, also noticed that something was wrong with their companion, so they went forward and called out.

"Oh no, Shalan has stopped breathing and her heart has stopped beating!"

The male adventurer checked on his companion's condition and said, his face ashen.

"W-what! No, we can't give up!"

"Holy Light—"

Kokkoro cast her healing magic again, but unfortunately, the miracle still didn't happen.

"Kokoro, stop! He's already dead."

Yingping frowned and immediately pulled Cocoa back into his arms.

"How...how could this be—"

"Even though the injuries have already healed..."

Tears welled up in Kokoro's clear, red eyes, revealing a heartbroken expression of disbelief.

This was the first time that the innocent and kind-hearted girl had witnessed someone die before her very eyes.

"Keep an eye on my companions."

Ying Ping turned back and gave instructions to the two men and women, then stood guard at the entrance of the passage and killed the Zhan Ying who came after hearing the noise.

[Slay the Shadow Warrior (23/50)]

Ying Ping's lightning sword became the most conspicuous target in the darkness, constantly attracting the shadowy warriors to rush towards it.

But these monsters, which are deadly to low-level adventurers, are nothing more than moving experience packs in front of LV4 Yingping.

[Slay the Shadow Warrior (45/50)]

When the number of kills reaches 50, Yingping also gains a new skill!

【mission completed】

[Slay the Shadow Warrior (50/50)]

[Reward Obtained: Skill - Blade Storm]

[Effect: Automatically releases small wind blades around the user to attack enemies; can be enchanted, lasts 5 seconds]

[Consumes 1 mana point every 5 seconds]

Before Yingping could even fully appreciate the sensation, the surrounding passageway suddenly began to shake violently.

"Click."

A massive battle shadow, two meters tall, emerged from the rock wall, emanating a chillingly powerful killing intent.

Its arms evolved into four sharp bone blades, the edges of which glowed with an eerie purple light.

A scarlet core was embedded in his chest, and he was even wearing a cloak!

This thing looks like an elite monster!

[Encountered the Heretical Shadow Lord, Level 3+]

【Special Features: Shadow Movement, Summon Battle Shadows, Multiple Slashes, Poisoning】

"Heh, Heretic Shadow Lord, what a resounding name."

"Then let's see who's stronger, me, the future Shadow King!"

Yingping gripped his lightning sword tightly. "Kokkoro, there's no time to mourn for others, quickly buff me!"

"Yes, Master!"

"A hymn to courage! The aurora blooms!"

Kokoro wiped away her tears, and her staff-spear shone brightly as two buff spells were cast simultaneously.

Shadow Step!

"Charge a powerful attack!"

"Crippling blow!"

Yingping felt his power surge and charged towards the boss without hesitation.

“戾—”

The Shadow Lord let out a piercing shriek, and four bone blades came flying in ashes!

The moment the two sides made contact, the War Shadow Lord suffered a huge loss!

Its two arms were cut off by Ying Ping, and its head was also cracked.

However, it couldn't be defeated instantly. The wounded Shadow Lord seemed to go berserk, and its movements became even faster!

"His speed and strength are far superior to those of ordinary battle shadows!"

"Is this thing really strong enough to appear on the sixth level!?"

"Luckily I'm a level 4, otherwise even a seasoned level 3 adventurer might have met their end on the spot!"

Ying Ping nimbly dodged, and the lightning sword clashed fiercely with the bone blade, sparks flying everywhere.

At that moment, he failed to consider a serious problem.

It is precisely because he is here that such an extremely rare super elite monster as the Shadow Lord has appeared, and is so much stronger!

After a hard-fought battle, Yingping's skill cooldown was ready again.

"Crippling blow!"

Taking advantage of a gap in the monster's attack, Yingping unleashed a lightning-fast slash with his longsword at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

The Shadow Lord seemed to be used to Ying Ping's wide-ranging and powerful attack moves.

Upon seeing the skill effect, it cleverly and decisively retreated, choosing to temporarily avoid the attack.

"Heh, as expected of a heretic, quite clever indeed?"

Ying Ping grinned, his fighting spirit rising, and then deliberately created an opening.

Seeing that Ying Ping's crippling strike missed, the War Shadow Lord let out a piercing roar and instantly transformed into a black line that attacked.

Ying Ping neither dodged nor evaded; just as the hook was about to touch his body—

"Blade Storm!"

Countless spinning wind blades suddenly appeared around his entire body!

"call-"

When the lightning enchanted on the longsword came into contact with the wind blade, it instantly transformed into a terrifying lightning tornado!

"Hiss hiss hiss—"

The Shadow Lord's claws were shredded by the lightning tornado, and then his entire body was swept into the storm.

"boom!"

Five seconds later, when the storm subsided, the Shadow Lord was riddled with holes.

Its torso was completely severed, and cracks appeared in the red core on its chest. It let out a resentful roar, and at this point, it had lost its ability to fight.

"You're still alive? I admit you're a formidable opponent!"

Winning gave them no chance to breathe, delivering a final, powerful strike straight to the heart of the matter—

"boom!"

Finally, the War Shadow Lord exploded into countless black fragments, and a huge magic stone fell to the ground.

[Slay the Shadow Lord]

[Obtained: War Shadow Core x1]

[Obtained: Negative Polarity Cloak x1]

[Gained 300 experience points]

[Experience points full, level increased to LV5]

At the same time, a familiar warm current swept over my whole body once again.

Yingping closed his eyes, feeling the transformation of his power, and then allocated points to his strength and agility once again.

[Shadow King Upgrade System]