Chapter 87 - Buying Time Part 6

[Draw slash]

It was an instant skill that happened in split second. Streaks of light were emitted and passed through the enemies' bodies. Making them touch their bodies in a halt while perceiving what just happened. Joan slashed multiple enemies in an instant and he didn't take a blink while doing so.

Still, he didn't just stop there. He continued his slashes to more enemies and his sword just passed through them. Thinking that his skill was still active, he used its best features to eliminate the enemies. Albeit his damage was late.

He danced while flicking his sword left and right without wasting a movement. No excessive strength was made and was just right. Making him prioritise speed than power. While slashing ten enemies in an instant, his slash continued forth until it was twenty then went to forty and so on..

All enemies were dumbfounded as they were slashed but no damage was made on their skin. Not a stinging pain was felt but they all grinned in the process after realizing that they were alive.

Still, it was all expected by Joan duplicate. Making him silently close his eyes and breathed deep. Steamy air went out of his mouth after exerting his greatest speeds without the help of [Acceleration]. For him, it was his limit even without his skill.

'Still, not enough, I should make original have greater training in the future. It was barely enough.'

"Hey! What is that? Is your blade broken? It didn't damage us in the very least!" Shouted one of the lesser devils.

Joan who was just silently observing them opened his eyes and saw that he has cut down numerous enemies already. Making him have a scowling stare while grinning.

"Oh really? Let's see!" Eyes staring at them like a beast.

Upon seeing that his approaching enemies were all slashed, he slowly unsheathed his sword. Making the sword produce a clicking sound after sheathing it. Immediately, the enemy's blood splattered and bleeding effects were triggered.

All were in chaos after him sheathing the sword. Blood sprayed all over the place and was making the cur down enemies wail as their blood left them.

Upon looking at his enemies being in torment, life was about to end. He then used the opportunity to disrupt his enemy. Making him dash towards the Demon Lord who was still dealing with the seal.

More enemies were arriving and all were in chaos. Joan duplicate then slashed the barrier which made the Demon smirk. Making Joan duplicate to bit his lips.

Bang! bang! bing!

All his slashes were not penetrating the barrier.

"Hahaha! You think you can easily break my barrier! I reinforced them with my aura!" The Demon Lord shouted at him.

It was a rather unsatisfying truth for Joan duplicate. Making his predicaments gone worst in a huge turn. Not wanting for his efforts to gone to waste. He was left with no choice and it only made him use his skill [Accelerate].

Still, enemies arrived at the place. Throwing him with void missiles so he went to block the void missiles first with his katana. It soon was all thrown and propelled forcefully by his side. Making chips on his sword in the process.

Upon realizing that his enemies will have greater prowess in distanced fights, he covered their gaps in an instant. Dashing towards them while [Accelerate] was still active. While stamina was expended on the process of exerting speed, he still didn't waste excessive energy and was conserving every bit of it.

With enemies were close enough, he prepared to use his skill [Multi slash]. A slash that was terrifyingly fast for naked eyes to follow.

Gathering strength for the skill, he inhaled deeply and then turned serious. A grin was on his mouth and ducked like a crouching tiger, ready to pounce anytime.

[Multi slash]

His great speed of [Accelerate] was once again boosted by the active skill [Multi slash]. It seemed like in a flash, enemy torsos, heads, and, limbs were separated. Making the blood shot out from their wounds while standing in great shock.

It was so fast that their reactions were many seconds late.

Still, Joan went on his slaughter. With the skill [Multi slash] ended, he inhaled deep. Stamina was greatly expended while he used the burst of skill he made. Albeit effective on duels, it was also a great area of effect skill to use on weak mobs just for the reaping.

Thinking of it, his [Accelerate] was still active. He stared at the remaining cultist and dashed towards them. While he was on it, he also thought that it was almost impossible to break the barrier. With this in thought, he will have to use the very footing of his enemy to distract him, even for just a little bit.

Joan then thought that if he used earth control, he will have to forcefully uproot the Demon Lord from where he stands. But at the present moment, he was assaulted with spikes from the Child of afflictions who were also not getting back down.

Joan controlled the floor and it made the Demon Lord flung upwards. Breaking the barrier instead of the process. Still, he was pretty determined to do the task he was doing. A pretty nasty thorn in the neck if he would imagine.

Standing up again, he resumed what he was doing. Making Joan duplicate to click his tongue on the process. Joan duplicate then was pounced left and right with some despicable spikes from the ground. Making him be left with rising agitation on what he was experiencing. These stinky cultists added to his agitation. Making him avert his gaze on the Demon Lord and focus entirely on them.

[Paralyzing zone]

Joan duplicate used his advanced skill on the enemies and they were paralysed in the process. Having used an advanced skill while having an earth stage mana well extinguished his mana on the process. It was a very burdensome skill as he has low mana capacity currently. A sphere was made after Joan duplicate stomped the ground with his right foot and it expanded into ten meters in circumference. It made the enemies within the sphere stop their movements. Even spikes all came to halt in the process.

[Paralyzing zone]–a skill of Ronins used to stop the movements of enemies. By stomping the feet will the skill be activated on the process. The skill was limited to three seconds in duration and will be longer if it will become stronger.

Just as he used the skill, he immediately used his skill [Multi slash]. With a great burst of speed, he was able to decapitate every single one of them. Heads flew here and there and it made the other enemies slam their butts in the process.

After doing so, the three seconds ended without a trace. It was like it ended too fast after all the enemies were in a dazed and were in a stupor. Joan immediately ran towards them with great speed and they all soon emerged their spikes vehemently.

Joan duplicate evaded and slashed them while defending himself from spikes they threw.

Thinning their numbers to a terrifyingly fast degree. Others were brave enough to face him head-on but others were escaping his hacking. It was still not something he would do half-heartedly as he was bathed with blood. Enemies were enemies, that was what he thought at the moment. They didn't deserve empathy in the least and they deserved to be killed.

It was what he does in his past life and so he was just reminiscing some of his memories. A deja vu was what he was experiencing at the moment.

While killing off the enemies, Dullan was smirking in the process. He felt that he was getting near on his unsealing. Little time was what he needed at the moment.

Soon after, Joan duplicate felt that the seal was extremely weakened. He finished killing the enemy cultists but he almost forgot about the unsealing of the enemy.

He used his earth control to flung his target but soon after, the seal glowed and burst in front of him.

Joan duplicate still did the earth control but it was too late.

Soon after, Isaias, Joan, and Joan duplicate's faces became plastered with worry. Making them bit their lips in the process.

"Hahaha! I am freed!" Shouted the silhouette with a gigantic body. A body of a dragon-like creature emerged and has scales on its back. Leathery wings expanded and stretched while roaring in laughter. Nails were long enough to be seen from afar and it pried open the door on the seal. The gigantic body was what emerged from the seal and it let out a rumbling voice for all to be heard.

"Hail upon my name! I am Lord of Corruption! Margoz!"