Chapter 117 - Tomb Part 4

Joan was dealing with the Demon pawns that were present inside the tomb. Meanwhile, Isaias was sneaking past some enemies and made use of the chaos that Joan instigated he went to the statues of heroes and saw them being petrified. He started to unseal them as soon as he arrived.

Joan then was smashing the enemies with his sword. His sword collided with their shields and it went sparking with every blow. Joan soon saw that the enemies were damaged with his brute strength. His blows were as heavy as a two-handed mallet. Making them suffer blunt damages instead. Their innards were either crushed or ruptured in the process.

They soon puked blood and then disintegrated. Leaving their armours in the ground. Joan absorbed the essences and was glad to see them went inside his body. White lights entered his skin and it seeped inside him..

Upon his happy mood, he was then assaulted on his front with a swing. He evaded in hairs breathe and saw that the weapon used was a morning star. Upon realizing it, he saw a tall figure clad with full plated armour. Black steel was what its armour was made of and Joan can tell that he was not an ordinary pawn. Instead, Joan thought that it was a Demon knight. A terrifying existence that was as strong as a knight of the humans.

As he observed, it was exuding a dark miasma that was burning the air itself. Upon contact with the miasma, you will be corroded and it can only be healed by holy magic. Despite Joan's confidence, he was also wary of their prowess. They have stats above two hundred. Making Joan grin at how strong their essence was.

The enemy didn't want Joan to have a breather. Joan was attacked with a left and right swing and then he was bashed with a shield. Joan evaded them all with a strength to spare. Even more so, the enemy was also gauging his strength. Making the enemy step back a little after Joan flickered his hands, prepared to slash anytime when he wanted so.

Even the stats of Joan was higher. Joan displayed lower stats upon the enemy's observation. This time around, the enemy used more strength and speed to land a hit towards Joan. Joan on the contrary was just controlling his prowess. The enemy made a vertical swing and Joan ducked while moving towards him.

Bang!

With the enemy's tall height, he was able to be left unscathed. Contrary to the ground which was left caved in upon the enemy's swing. Joan then trusted his hilt towards the enemy's abdomen and it produced a clanging sound. Blunt damage was made and the enemy stepped back with a few steps. Still, Joan's clothes were corroded and he ripped the edges off to remove the corrosive aura.

The enemy then coughed and then was maddened by Joan's attack. He dashed towards him with more strength. Furious about what Joan did, he swings his morning star towards him. Joan blocked but it was a heavy weapon naturally, making him block with more strength.

Even he was getting overpowered, Joan was sometimes countering with his weapon. Due to his weapon was lighter, he can exhibit more speed than his enemy. Joan was making swings after he deflected and it hits his armour. Leaving sparks but was not enough to deal fleshly damage. His joints were protected by chainmail and his limbs were protected with dark steel armour. Also, his other hand was carrying a shield. Making it a hard-fought battle.

Joan on the contrary was wearing only a robe and clothes. No armour was present and was just armed with a two-handed claymore.

Joan felt that his enemy was confident of his skills. A competent enemy from Joan's perspective. Making him salute the enemy. Even more so, they were still enemies and no one will surrender just yet. No one will leave their enemies alive sooner or later with their duel.

His enemy dashed towards him, his armour was not affecting his movements in the slightest. He swings and blocks in succession after encountering Joan's tactics. Using a sword for the current enemy was not a bright idea. But still, it has enough blunt damage for the current enemy. The enemy was getting harder and harder to kill. Making Joan bit his lips at the moment.

Still, his stats were rising slowly but surely. Making him also have greater growth at the moment. The enemy was surprised that he can cope up with him. It felt like Joan was getting stronger and stronger with every hit. Joan then felt that he has to end the enemy. He used his bodily limits and tried to do what he did to the adventurer test from before. Gathering strength in his muscles, his feet exploded like a bomb and he swings his sword in just a blink of an eye.

Swosh!

Soon after, the enemy's helmet flew together with its head. The helm smashed the ground and blood followed. Making Joan flicked his sword and the blood was thrown to the ground. Joan then smashed his butt on the ground. Panting as he felt some of his muscles rupture.

[Minor heal]

He used the skill and healed his torn muscles in the process. Making also his depleted stamina and fatigue vanish. Just as he was looking at the enemy, he was bathed with its essence. Making his body glimmer with lights that came from the enemy.

Joan then felt that it was a worth it fight. For the enemy that has given him essence, he bowed a little in it as a way of expressing his thanks on him. Not that it can respond though but it was all thanks to him, Joan absorbed enough essence. In his estimation, it was huge.

Essence wise, his stat cultivation also pushed him towards the brim of three hundred on his stats. How much more of the essences he collected. It made Joan excited about how far will he go and was looking forward to it.

As Joan was rejoicing, he felt that the crack on the floor was getting unrest. An entity greater than before was coming from it.