79 Success or Failure?

Focusing on the rock in front of him which was full of inscriptions, Leo was trying to examine it one last time just to find a single area around it that had a weak spot.

Though he was unable to see one in a single breath of time, Leo began channeling his wind element around his body as the warriors behind him were concentrating on his movements.

Once Leo gave them the signal, they would all unleash their techniques together and target Leo's sword with there energy. However, Leo did not draw his sword immediately as he unleashed a technique of his own.

A small whirlpool of wind started to form around the rock, almost as if it was trying to lift the rock into the air above the ground, where it sat unshaken.

The only warrior present who did not show a confused look on his face, was the Chieftain. Leo already told the Chieftain his strategy in the most amount of detail privately. This was so that the Chieftain would be prepared to act if a situation occurred where he would need to without hesitation.

The rock still remained on the ground as if Leo's technique had no effect on it. The warriors started to feel that something was off, but still remained vigilant and ready to assist Leo at any time now.

Drawing his sword, Leo's eyes started to glow with a faint light as if he was slowly becoming one with the wind as he started to make several small steps as if there was an invisible staircase in front of him.

With each step he took, Leo's energy started to become stronger and stronger, as if he was powering up to slaughter an army of monsters. This frightened the warriors present, because they have yet to become strong enough to defeat Leo themselves in a battle.

Lifting his sword above his head, Leo's signal was finally given to the warriors who were beginning to channel their energy. One by one, each warrior started to unleash their techniques and simply fed their energy to Leo, so he could do as he pleased with it.

After several breaths of time, Leo started to feel his body shake from some of the strain, using so much wind energy. However, Leo decided to keep up this momentum and to keep his mind clear and tranquil.

A single minute later, the warriors who were feeding Leo their energy started to collapse one by one from the strain on their bodies and strength. This was something that Leo was expecting, as he now started to pour every ounce of strength into his sword.

Seeing the way Leo was now acting, the warriors who were still standing and feeding Leo their energy, stopped immediately before sitting down cross legged to prevent themselves from fainting.

With his sword now filled with more energy than he could ever hope to produce himself, Leo finally decided to make his move. One would assume that Leo would simply slash his sword onto the rock, however, Leo chose to stab the rock instead!

Crack!

As his sword stabbed the rock, leaving a very large indentation within it, the inscriptions around the rock started to come undone. What happened after his attack, shocked everyone who was still observing the situation.

In a mere moment, Leo's sword fell from his hands as his body dove towards the ground. Using so much energy in a single strike, caused Leo to suffer some backlash and caused him to faint from pure exhaustion.

"Hmph." Instead of catching Leo before he fell face first onto the ground, the Chieftain decided to instead, use his full power to unleash a powerful lightning filled punch onto the rock.

With this, the Chieftain was able to finish the job, and the rock was now completely broken in many pieces, while a folded up large piece of paper was flying away from the aftermath of the impact.

Quickly grabbing the piece of paper, the Chieftain had a very large grin on his face before observing those around him. With Leo and several other warriors knocked out from using so much power, the Chieftain ordered everyone else present to help bring them to the village's infirmary before heading back to his residence.