Chapter 105 Intermission 27

Chapter 105 Intermission 27

Five of the six people flitted through the ruined city, crossing blades and paths. The battle lasted more than ten minutes. Fearless Champion and Zen Dream were weaker on the combat ranking, and they were fighting two against three. Naturally, they were on the losing end. Phantom Dawn sat to the side, quietly observing and feeling a bit bored, like the fight had nothing to do with him. This was not a challenge but an encounter. Since the two team’s overall ability was almost similar, the reason the system had matched them together.

Even though Phantom Dawn had not made his move, the three from Brahman were still cautious about him. This was the first time that they had encountered the youth who sat on the top of the combat ranking. They had no idea what kind of secret he was hiding, they could not eliminate the possibility that he was channeling some kind of skill, so they had been paying close attention to what he was doing.

However, none of them planned to attack Phantom Dawn before the battle with the other two ended. If the kid was holding back due to the fact that he looked down on them or because he did not share a good relationship with the rest of his teammates, so be it. Since Brahman had the numerical advantage, after killing the other two, it would be three versus one. By then, no matter how powerful he was, being surrounded by three of the top rankers on the combat ranking, his chance of victory would be low.

"Ha..." Phantom Dawn yawned. He glanced at the intense battle happening by his side and mumbled to himself, "This is so boring."

By then, Fearless Champion was caught off guard by Yama, and that caused a shift in this ’boring’ battle. From Yama’s title, Executioner of Braids, one could guess that she wielded a long whip. At that moment, with a turn of her slight figure, the whip lashed out like a waiting snake. Fearless Champion had just blocked a head-on attack from Vishnu. He was staggering to find his footing, and that was the opportunity Yama needed. The whip efficiently curled around the man’s neck.

Yama tightened her grip. She planned to yank the man’s head right off.

In the blink of an eye, Zen Dream appeared. He flicked his blade upward, slashing through the whip. The whip snapped, blocking the force that Yama was applying to her whip. With that, Fearless Champion untangled himself from the whip, rolling away from the attack.

In that earlier moment, it went to show how powerful Zen Dream was at combat. Seeing Fearless Champion apprehended, without wasting any time, he had increased his speed. He had unleashed a fake skill to force Brahma, who he was fighting, back and teleported to save his teammate. Brahma was the slowest of the three from Brahman, and there was nothing he could do to catch up to Zen Dream.

Now, he was being mocked openly by Phantom Dawn in front of their biggest competitors, Brahman. Even the most patient saint would have trouble suppressing that anger.

"Eh... Don’t be mad. That’s how kids speak nowadays." Zen Dream tried to mediate. He spoke slowly, and the expression on his face was like that of an old man in the middle of a daydream. This was a complete contrast to the speed, agility, and focus that he showed during combat. "I might not look like it now, but when I was young, I was just like him..."

He lifted up the beer bottle to toss some down his throat. Then, after a burp, he said, "Anyone has their days of unbridled youth where they act a bit too recklessly..."

"What do you mean by ’when you were young’‽ You still act without basis nowadays! Look at the beer bottle, the cigarette, and that hair of yours!" Fearless Champion roared. "And... you are only several years older than the brat! You are still in your youth!"

"Fine, fine... Since you got me to stand up, let’s just get this over with." Phantom Dawn cracked his knuckles as he took a step forward. "Tomorrow, I’ll go make a request that no matter what kind of assignment I’m given in the future, it should be a solo mission. Assigning me to the rest of you is so damn tiring."

Brahma saw the youth walk forward alone, and he responded with a scoff. "Hey... Kid, are you seriously so naïve that you think you can deal with all three of us alone?’

"Interesting. Even the guild leader is not able to accomplish that... What do you think, Yama?" Vishnu asked.

"Humph... Such arrogance," Yama huffed.

But the expression on Phantom Dawn’s face could not have been more relaxed. "Whatever."

He did not even unsheathe his weapon. He reached out his hand and made a ’come on’ gesture, flipping his fingers toward his palm. "Enough time has been wasted. Come on, all of you."