Chapter 720

Chapter 720

The meeting between Zazil and Velvet was mainly casual, discussing minor matters pertaining to the Scarlet Alliance. This was not something that required a majority of the council to deal with.

There is only one more matter, the Dark Ring cultivator said to Velvet. There has been no contact with swordmaster Rahayu in some time.

How long? Velvet asked.

A little more than a year.

Well, hes probably off doing something. You know how he is.The debut release of this chapter happened at Ñòv€l-B1n.

Indeed, Zazil said. But this time he was properly persuaded to leave behind the barest message that he would be doing something, instead of simply traipsing off. He had not indicated that he would be gone for long.

That is a bit concerning, Velvet agreed. But he might have simply failed to report back. On the other hand, his business could take longer.

You would know better, Zazil agreed. Just thought it should be brought up. At least Chikere lets us know where she is, directly and indirectly. The latter was mostly a trail of dead enemies, but it was still useful. Though she had lost some motivation as of late, with the sword saint dead.

Then again, from Zazils perspective an Integration cultivator killing just one single Augmentation cultivator and never having an impact again would still have been a great boon for them. The latest generation from the lower realms were quite something to see. Even if this Rahayu was closer to her own age than the rest, he maintained an impressive demeanor after ascension.

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It was for the best that Anton had gotten practice with understanding language, because the planet he was surveying had more than just a single branch of language. It wasnt that odd, with the lack of powerful cultivators limiting globalization.

It did make naming the planet a bit difficult, as they didnt agree on just one name. Ultimately Anton ended up sticking to the name that became his personal favorite, Poriza. It just had a nice ring to it.

Though perhaps it was incorrect to accept a single name, because the planet was more than just one place. Obviously it was many different countries and cities, but there was no unity as a planet, beyond the simple disparity of naming conventions. Countries and small sects and clans were in constant turmoil. It wasnt an uncommon amount from what Anton understood, but there was never a time of true peace worldwide.

It quickly locked eyes on Tauno and charged at him, moving nimbly over rocks, ice, and snow. It lowered its head, swiping at him with a horn. He parried, but instead of careening past him the creature swiveled with surprising dexterity and swept at him with its other horn. Taunos new armor received a clear gash.

Good. This was the kind of thing he needed. He had to fight something with merit. While he would normally expect such a creature to rely on bulk, agility was a good surprise.

Ultimately, however, it only had a few attack patterns available to it. Charging and swiping or stabbing with its horns, or if he tried to move behind it kicking at him with its rear feet. Tauno wasnt able to maintain a position on its sides for long, but he still managed to wound the creature severely.

Just as he was gearing up for a final blow, made possible by the venom finally taking effect on the creature, he felt something stab into his lower back. His left kidney, in fact. As a cultivator, reacting to unexpected situations with haste was what kept them alive. He swept behind him with a new spear, driving away the attacker. However, the dagger plunged into him remained in position. He felt a twinge, more than just the pain of an injury.

The second fang of the serpent he stabbed into his own gut from the front. He at least knew the negative consequences of that. He couldnt stop the poison from spreading very long, not without focusing too much of his energy on it. So he made that decision without any real thought. Instinct was the Dancing Slayer Sects best feature.

His stab knocked the dagger out of him, the remnants of venom instantly beginning to coagulate his blood. Hopefully, that would prevent most of the applies poison from getting to him. If not, maybe he would just die. He might already be dead.

Tauno turned to grin at a seemingly empty expanse of swirling snow. Wasnt expecting to meet any snots today. Sorry, saints. He thought the taunt was pretty good for the spur of the moment, but the assassin he knew had to be the dagger saint didnt show up.

He flipped backwards, vaulting over the charging creature hed been locked in combat with. He had no doubt it could jump up high, but it wasnt expected the maneuver so continued under him.

The yaklike creature didnt immediately spin around to face him, likely also sensing the hidden dagger wielder. Nobody was on a team, here. Everyone was enemies with everyone else, which was exactly what Tauno liked.

A tiny shuffle of the creatures legs alerted Tauno to the location of the second adversary an instant before he picked up on the energy signature. His weapon spun, catching two daggers both stabbing together.

That was instantly followed up by consecutive attacks. Just because this dagger saint was capable of assassination didnt mean she had to be a poor combatant. Tauno couldnt help but smile as he swing and stabbed his spear, while at the same time his guts struggled against him from two overlapping poisons.

Seeing two perfectly good targets next to each other, the native creature charged the both of them. Instead of properly dodging away, Tauno leapt towards the creature, grabbing one horn and yanking to redirect it, adding his own energy on top of its own to stab into the dagger saint. Sadly, no physical contact was made and their combined energy barely even drew a drop of blood from the woman.

And of course the yak was mad at Tauno, attempting to trample him. But Tauno was still pleased. He didnt know how this woman found him. He didnt care, at the moment. He just had to kill her. He only had one saint under his belt, after all. Might as well make it two. It was just too bad that humans rarely had any body parts worth making into equipment, though.