Chapter Twenty-Seven ــ I want to see what you will offer next, you wretch
After the devastating shockwave and the thunder that had exploded, and every column in the sky had been pushed, (Igris) was sent several kilometers back.
The sound of his armored body skidding across and through rock formations was a continuous, grating SCREEEECH-CRASH.
But his sharp eyes behind the mask gazed at his opponent with extreme coldness.
At the same time, he moved his sword to cut the oncoming winds directed at him.
SWISH.
He reoriented himself with great speed and landed with a sharp edge atop a gigantic rock that had just erupted and become shards in the air.
CRUNCH-THUD.
"You need to be wary of his attacks. He's too fast."
The voice of (Sung Jin-Woo), who had used the "Soul Link" skill with (Igris), was very clear in the knight's mind.
The intensity of the Shadow Knight's gaze increased several-fold, and the aura around him swelled.
"I will send more shadow soldiers to help. Be ready for any moment I may appear in your place."
The plan was set.
The Shadow Sovereign would use his teleportation ability at any moment to stand beside (Igris) and deliver a blow from the rear, while the main knight used his sword to distract (Ochiha Sasuke).
Meanwhile, purple lightning spears, forged from the storm itself, were fixed in the sky.
The clouds seemed to grip them tightly as friction and heat increased, accompanied by the sudden fall of raindrops at the same moment, as if a downpour was being prepared in the heavens.
Rumble... CRACKLE.
"Prepare now. This attack will be launched in the next moment."
As if these orders from the Shadow Monarch were concentrated into a single instant, the spears shot towards (Sasuke)'s figure.
He did not delay.
He activated "Lightning Style: Thunder Star."
In one moment, he transformed into a flash of blue thunder, which confronted the lightning in the shape of spears.
KRA-KOOOM!
But at the same time, his Chidori transformed into a sword made of pure white, devastating lightning.
KEEEEEE-RAK!
The spears collided in multiple moments.
In a single second, more than 100 shockwaves were released into the air.
BOOM-BOOM-BA-BOOM-BOOM!
"Now, (Igris)!"
With this command, the Shadow Knight lunged with a destructive purple light, shattering the rock from which he had launched.
KA-BLAM!
That rock turned into fragments as he reached the air in one second.
"Dueling Style: Fixed Star!"
This attack transformed the sword wielded by the Shadow Monarch's right hand into a star of comprehensive destruction, shaped like a tiger crafted from shadows.
The force of this explosion caused the air to combust.
With a BOOM that almost deafened the ears, an explosion occurred directly in the air.
FWOOOOSH-BOOM!
From afar, a purple light was seen, followed by an explosion of white energy.
Before the middle of this explosion could fully form, it transformed into a roaring orange-colored blast.
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.
A figure was launched into the air.
That figure spun rapidly.
There was a drop of blood falling from the hand of that person who had been thrown into the air.
(Ochiha Sasuke) looked in the direction of the shadow soldier (Igris), and the intensity in his Sharingan eyes increased.
"He wounded me. This..."
This thought was ridiculous to him, yet at the same time, the anger boiling in his head intensified.
He adjusted his posture in the air.
His hand was bleeding, but he used a rapid healing technique to solve this problem, the flesh knitting back together with a soft, wet squelch.
After that, he adjusted his posture again in the air, controlling gravity with his Rinnegan eye, and stood floating, looking at the shadow soldier who had been thrown onto the ground.
(Igris)'s arm had been severed, plus his armor was torn.
That second between the attacks had been so fast that the two had directed lethal blows at each other, but each had managed to parry the strike with great precision and accelerated skill.
"(Igris), retreat now."
(Sung Jin-Woo) appeared beside his shadow, whose right arm—the one kneeling on the ground—had been shattered.
But it began to regenerate because it was made of shadows.
Sssss... fwoop.
Moreover, the Demon King's Sword that had been used had been shattered to pieces.
In the next moment, (Sung Jin-Woo) drew a new sword and gave it to (Igris).
"Use this now."
In that same moment, the damage sustained by the strongest soldier in (Sung Jin-Woo)'s army was healed.
The Shadow Monarch's aura swelled around him as his energy rose several times.
[Alert: Energy raised to maximum limit. Stats increased by 30% in one push. Multiple skills activated.]
The System's voice was not the focus of (Sung Jin-Woo), who in one moment had drawn his two daggers, the "Fangs of Chaos," and launched himself into the air.
WHOOSH.
He moved several times in the sky, and in one second, he was heading directly towards (Sasuke)'s face.
"You've come to me? Are you seeking death?"
The electric charges increased, transforming into shapes of birds made from pure white lightning, filled with heat.
KRA-KRA-KRA-KRA!
"You are very arrogant. Do you think I will allow you to persist?"
(Sung Jin-Woo)'s eyes had become as sharp as an eagle's as he spoke these words in a low tone, while waves of thunder coiled around him.
In one moment, he transformed into a shadow before disappearing and appearing directly from another direction in the sky.
FWOOP.
At the same moment, a dragon of colossal size cut through the sky at super speed.
ROOOOOAR!
It parted the clouds and stars, then disappeared in another instant, while (Sung Jin-Woo) launched from the place where the dragon had disappeared, moving as fast as a meteor.
FWWWWWIP!
"Skill: Deep Cut activated."
The shape of the Fangs of Chaos in (Sung Jin-Woo)'s hands turned into a deep, dark black.
In one second, he cut through the distance.
SHWING!
"Ridiculous. Do you think I can't see this creeping attack?"
He said this without even turning, but the electric currents around him increased several-fold.
In one second, he was lunging like a comet towards (Sung Jin-Woo)'s oncoming strike.
A collision was inevitable.
But in one moment, (Sung Jin-Woo) disappeared in a blink of shadows and was replaced by an agile knight.
FWOOP.
(Igris)'s movement transformed into a shape resembling eight slashes.
At the same moment, as if he had gained several extra arms, the knight's eyes became dark, and a circle of destruction formed.
SWOOSH-SWOOSH-SWOOSH!
"Dueling Style: Scattering Star!"
This attack transformed into an explosion of deep darkness, launched in the shape of a comet towards (Ochiha Sasuke).
FWOOOOOM!
"He teleported again... but he's also surrounding me, isn't he?"
During all this, the Last Uchiha did not forget to focus on the area around him.
There were three layers of defense.
(Sung Jin-Woo)'s form, plus the Shadow Knight, plus the dragon that had appeared again a short distance away behind the clouds, which was preparing to launch a full blast of fire.
Rumble...
"Do you think you will defeat me so easily?"
If it were any ordinary person, they would have teleported away to evade this place, or used a skill to block the three attacks, or at least fled from this assault coming from three directions.
But for an Uchiha, that flight would be dishonor.
So, in one moment, his Rinnegan eye shone with an extremely powerful light.
Pulse...
High above, the hunters saw this too.
A comet-star attack coming from three different places.
Three entities: a dragon from above the clouds, a knight coming from the sky, plus a comet-star piercing the earth heading towards (Ochiha Sasuke) in the air.
Moreover, the mages were executing a powerful stream of purple lightning that blocked escape.
ZZZZRAAAAAK!
They couldn't see a glimpse of the coming explosion.
The National Level hunters were the only ones who could see the scene more clearly.
Before any of them could speak, the hunters' eyes tensed up before they witnessed an explosion of gravity in the middle of this onslaught.
Everyone heard these words:
"Shinra Tensei."
Accompanied by a roaring sound, the vacuum was detonated.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
An explosion of transparent energy began to pierce the entire sky.
The triple attack, plus the mages—everything within the range began to dissipate immediately and be pushed away.
FWOOOOOOSH-CRUSH!
A BOOM sound launched.
The distant hunters began to run away.
Stomp-stomp-stomp-CRASH.
The extent of this blast exceeded dozens of kilometers.
Hunters sprinted directly away while everything within the range of that transparent explosion disappeared.
And in the middle of that explosion, (Sung Jin-Woo)'s eyes had turned dark before he disappeared, trying to block this blast.
The dragon (Kaisel) plus (Igris) collided with this explosion in one moment.
There was no surprise.
The force of the explosion was like a compressed energy of pure gravity.
It shattered all their defenses and threw them tens of kilometers away before all the shadow soldiers, including the mages, were destroyed.
CRACKLE-POP-FWOOM!
Moreover, the location below them, which had some rocks and a forest, was transformed into a bottomless pit reaching kilometers of comprehensive destruction.
GRIND-SHATTER-CRUMBLE.
The eyes of (Ochiha Sasuke), who was floating while drops of blood fell from his Sharingan and Rinnegan, stared in the direction where he had created comprehensive destruction directly beneath him.
"I want to see what you will offer next, you wretch."
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End of Chapter.
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A note from your (gravity-defying and slightly nauseated) narrator:
Well, he pulled out the big guns. Or should I say, the big push. Shinra Tensei just turned the island's topography into a modern art piece. Jin-Woo's army got yeeted into next week, and the only thing left standing is Sasuke's pride (and a truly astronomical repair bill). What's the Shadow Monarch's next move? A tactical retreat? An even bigger shadow? Or perhaps... a conversation? (Unlikely). Let me know what you think in the comments!