(Author’s Note: I’ve been absent for almost a week. I apologize. Due to a certain situation, I was admitted to the ICU. I stayed in the hospital for almost 5 days. In my spare time, I wrote two chapters, but unfortunately, they were deleted, so I had to rewrite them. Anyway, here’s the chapter.)
Seth wildly channeled Mana into his sword, while the Samurai cut down the tentacles constantly bothering him from all sides.
Although the Samurai showed no signs of fatigue, Seth looked exhausted. "This is about to end..."
Closing his eyes and preparing himself, Seth focused, directing all his remaining strength to his arm. As the Mana flowed into it, Seth finally felt ready.
"Let’s go!" Seth bent his knees and suddenly dashed forward at an incredible speed. Shadows moved protectively around him as he approached the Samurai.
"GRrrrhhh!!" The Samurai roared, slicing through the last of the tentacles before moving to block Seth’s sword.
"Warrior! Finish him off!"
The voice of the Mage echoed in joy and excitement. As Seth advanced with quick steps, the Samurai raised his katana vertically above his head.
Letting the tentacles wrap around his body, the Samurai seemed to focus solely on Seth’s attack.
Seth swung his sword in a rapid strike aimed at the Samurai’s stomach, but the Samurai ruthlessly brought his katana down, aiming at Seth’s smaller frame.
Seth only grinned and confidently continued his attack, then created a barrier.
Although the barrier wasn’t strong enough to fully block the Samurai’s sword, it bought Seth one or two precious seconds.
Seth’s blade sliced through the Samurai’s chest, leaving a deep gash. Dark miasma gushed from the Samurai’s chest like blood.
"What!?" The wizard’s angry voice echoed once again. Meanwhile, not wanting to buy more time for the Samurai, Seth suddenly spun his sword and left two diagonal slashes on the Samurai’s back, forming an x-shaped wound.
"Graa!" The Samurai, with a painful and furious groan, swung his katana backward, but by then, Seth had already retreated.
"My warrior! I no longer want him alive! Kill him before he becomes a threat!" The wizard said, both angry and a little frightened. The Samurai seemed to glow with an even greater power as a rising red aura surrounded him.
"So, you’ve entered the second stage..." Seth sighed, gripping his sword tighter, his eyes narrowing. "Tsk, tsk, this is going to be tough."
As the Samurai suddenly slashed his katana forward with speed, Seth braced himself and blocked it.
What Seth didn’t expect was for the Samurai to leap swiftly and flexibly, jumping behind Jack.
In an instant, Seth swung his sword behind him, attempting a slash aimed at the Samurai’s neck.
The Samurai spun gracefully and attacked Seth, but as if expecting it, Seth swiftly retreated. The katana missed his face by just two centimeters.
"He’s copying my moves?" Seth’s eyes gleamed with realization; the Samurai’s basic intelligence was growing, making things increasingly difficult.
Seth launched an attack, aiming for the right shoulder of the Samurai approaching him. The Samurai quickly swung his katana upwards in a crosswise motion to defend himself.
Seth calmly lowered his sword and used it to block the katana.
With a harsh metallic clang, the swords clashed. Seth didn’t stop and gritted his teeth, struggling to deliver consecutive blows to the Samurai’s body.
Clang clang clang!
The Samurai blocked Seth’s attack. With a roar, he directed a fierce attack towards Seth’s chest.
Seth ducked and retreated. "Slow down, big guy!"
Then he aimed his sword at the Samurai’s chest and lunged forward. Although the Samurai anticipated this and tried to react, the dark sword pierced his chest, causing him to cry out in pain.
"Graaaa!"
Roaring in fury, the Samurai suddenly bent and swung his metal-clad hand down to grab Seth’s face. However, Seth quickly dodged out of the way.
The miasma dripping from the Samurai’s katana shimmered with a hum as he lunged forward, His Katana shined for a moment.
As the Samurai’s attacks grew increasingly frenzied, Seth found it harder and harder to defend himself.
Blocking another one of the Samurai’s attacks, Seth jumped back and put some distance between them.
"This has to end soon!"
Seth closed his eyes and quickly calmed his racing heart, breathing hard. Then he began pumping mana into his legs.
Seth’s eyes snapped open, shining brightly. As his crimson eyes glowed with an intense light, even the Samurai paused and wondered what was going to happen.
As the wizard slowly died, a final triumphant smile appeared on his face. Seth’s eyebrows rose with concern, but he no longer cared about the wizard.
*{One of the 12 sacred artifacts of the legendary White Dragon Albion was found.
The Cursed Book of Vortigern
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Seth examined the Grimoire carelessly. Frankly, he wasn’t a person who liked to rely on other tools.
In Seth’s opinion, Grimoires were very useless. For example, the moment a Grimoire was stolen, the power that came with it would disappear.
This was something that Seth, who was always planned, disliked.
*{The skill can be combined in exchange for the sacrifice of your Grimoire. Would you like to apply this option?}
{Yes, No?}*
Seth said yes without a second thought, and the Grimoire rose with a flash and disappeared with a flash.
{Lightning Manipulation, Illusion Manipulation acquired.}
{God Aura, all skills except Divine Avatar are transferred to a single skill and recreated...}
{Process successful}
{The skill called ’The body of the God of Darkness’ acquired.}
{Skill description: Shadow Manipulation, Karma eye, Shield merged and under the skill ’The body of the God of Darkness’, merged under the sub-skill ’Dark Magic Control’ and evolved.}
{God aura leveled up to level 5.}
{The skill called ’Dimensional Sanctuary’ is locked until the entity named Seth reaches level 100.}
Seeing the last notification, Seth’s eyes showed disappointment. It seemed he had to wait a little longer for the most powerful skill.
"Well, I have to catch up with them before it’s too late."
Seth froze with a sense of danger, then raised his hand, caught the arrow, and broke it. When Seth looked around, he suddenly felt soldiers surrounding him angrily.
"That’s him! Catch him!"
Seth saw that some soldiers were scared but still ready to attack angrily. He sighed and ran away, not wanting to stay any longer.
"He’s running away!"
"Catch him!"
Seth covered his legs with Mana, bent his knees, and jumped gracefully. He pressed against the walls of the castle and shadows appeared under his feet, keeping him fixed on the wall.
Then he suddenly turned back into a crow form and flew away quickly.
He left behind a nearly ruined castle and angry soldiers.