"But what if, in anger, Lady Drishti, upon seeing her subject beaten, tried to kill me?" Ryuk spoke, noticing the gaze he had felt since the beginning was weakening over time.
'Now, should we secure some chess pieces?' Ryuk's gaze turned cold as he looked towards those individuals.
Slowly, the surrounding mana became completely serene, not moving at all.
"Lady Drishti is not someone who breaks her promise," a cloaked figure approached the young man without blinking, understanding the caution needed to settle the injury this man had caused to their master.
'His presence is becoming more thin.' Another reason for him not to blink was the sensation he got from the young man, which was natural; it felt as if his body was part of the surrounding mana, with no reaction or absorption of it, making his presence dissolve into it.
WHOOSH
"You both seem loyal to her," Ryuk spoke, his face now devoid of any expression as he looked toward both men, calculating the way to deal with them, his body shrouded in mixed amber and amethyst aura.
This was not easy, unlike last night, where all his opponents were at Imperfect Energy Ones, even with their Legendary Rank, but right now, he was against two real powerhouses.
Of course, after meeting with Drishti, he was not sure if these people really deserved that title but in the end, he needed their help.
'Overdrive' Not wanting to take any risk, even after knowing how faster his mana reserves of Conduit get depleted while using Overdrive at his present level, he still activated it.
SWOOOSH
'!?'
Both of men's eyes widened before turning completely cold with killing intent filling them, seeing the young man's energy reaching Early Zenith Level.
'Is he Perfect too', There was a chance of him being Perfect Earlier Zenith Rank, due to their inability to sense his level, they were not sure.
And, this was what Ryuk really wanted in this situation, there was only one method to defeat someone far stronger than you in 1v2 battles.
Don't let them know about your true limit until the end.
It may seem that by acting weak like a tiger in pig skin one could devour their target but in reality, true veterans never underestimated their enemies, instead always kept the image of them one level higher.
That's why, Ryuk let out his Zenith Aura burst out, to make these veterans think about him possessing the strength of this level too.
His physical strength was still at the peak of Epic, which was also enhanced by the Amethyst Aura made of Ether, directly compensating him to reach strength stats of Early Legendary.
Added with Overdrive, he was currently an Imperfect Early Zenith with the strength of Early Legendary, and at that, the strength was reaching the middle due to the extra energy his body was getting due to Overdrive.
A complex mechanism yet very simple, he would do everything to win this battle.
Thud
Landing on the floor which instantly broke due to him intentionally ejecting Ether into it, in accordance to prepare for the upcoming punch on his face, he swiftly blocked with crossed hands.
BAAAM!
A colossal punch collided with his crossed arm, Peak Legendary strength behind it would have instantly shot his body freely through the miles, but already anticipating it, his feet was digged into the ether-infused floor making it strong enough to stop from breaking and stop his projectile.
Scrreeeeechh
But the force still sent him ten steps away while breaking the tiles which could have withstood a million tons of weight in the present condition, yet the force pushing the young man's body was that strong.
'Just a minute more,' Ryuk's body could feel the punch's aftereffect causing a surge inside his body, the sheer shockwave had vibrated all his skin as the wave traveled before transferring to the floor beneath him.
SWISH
Not caring about his now trembling arm which withstood such a colossal punch, Ryuk's figure once again blurred, while the man also understood that they were being played by this young man, causing his aura to burst.
SWOOOSH!
"This should be your end!" Losing his temper due to humiliating all this felt, being fooled by someone like this young man who had not even seen the outside world, the man swiftly leaned to shoot towards the young man— falling in a perfect trap.
SCHLKT!
"Kughh—?!" Suddenly feeling a sharp force piercing his back, the man's eyes instantly turned red due to pain before his eyes slowly turned towards the assailant whose sword had pierced his heart.
"Y-you!" The man's eyes widened seeing Ryuk present there instead of in front of him, it seemed confusing for him to understand exactly what happened here.
"It seems, Lady Drishti still has not seen all my cards."