Amid the chaos, Silent turns toward Martins, sensing his approach.
Martins closes in and tries to punch him once more, but it has no effect.
Silent brings his claws down on Martins, but before the attack can reach him, a stone pillar rises from the ground, summoned by Martins, blocking the strike.
Stone spikes fly toward Silent, who shatters them with minimal movement. Martins tries to slash, punch, and grab Silent, yet Silent defends, dodges, and counters. His strike strikes Martins directly on the chin, sending him flying backward.
Celina appears beside Silent and throws a punch, but he blocks it with ease. In a swift counterattack, Silent's blow strikes her directly in the stomach.
Celina's armor caves in at the point of impact.
Her eyes lose focus for a moment as she spits blood.
-(One strike… and I'm already bleeding!?)
Celina's eyes lock onto Silent, who is about to strike her again.
-(What kind of monster is this?!)
But a stone pillar emerges from the ground, blocking Silent's attack. Martins appears with a flying kick. Silent crosses his arms and blocks it without difficulty.
Martins spins in the air and lands on his feet, raising his fists.
Martins and Silent stand face to face.
Silent throws a punch. Martins blocks it, but is pushed back. Even so, his defense remains firm.
Martins stomps the ground and advances with a straight punch.
Silent raises his arm to defend. His body trembles slightly from the impact, but he does not yield a single inch.
Once again, Martins charges, but none of his attempts succeed. Silent responds with a powerful punch. Martins crosses his arms to defend, but feels the weight behind the blow. Even with his feet planted firmly on the ground, Martins is sent flying far away.
Above Silent, Celina appears, launching two orbs of light. Silent dodges. Celina's spatial ring on her finger glows, and a sword appears. As she grips it, Celina envelops the blade in her solar light Skill.
She chases after Silent and brings down a sword strike.
Silent brings his fingers together, making his claws look like a single blade.
Silent blocks the attack. Celina delivers another strike. Silent defends and counterattacks.
Sparks fly with each collision.
But Celina suffers a cut on her shoulder, forcing her to retreat.
-Tch!
-(How is this possible?!)
-(I'm wearing armor, my sword and my body are covered in solar light… and even so, he can still wound me!?)
Silent advances, pressuring Celina.
New cuts open across the adventurer's body, but none of the wounds are severe.
-(Is he playing with me?)
Celina grits her teeth.
-Damn it, you bastard!
The solar light around her shines intensely, and a beam of light is fired toward Silent.
The beam destroys the guild's bar, leaving a trail of destruction in the area. Dust rises, covering the surroundings.
Celina looks from side to side, trying to locate Silent. Suddenly, her eyes widen and she raises her sword on instinct.
She blocks the attack. Silent presses with new strikes.
Celina defends, but with each block she takes damage.
Her strength gives out. Silent brings his claws down toward her neck. Before she can be beheaded, Martins appears in front, blocking Silent's hand.
But blocking this blow is nearly impossible. Silent sinks his fingers into Martins' arm, causing him intense pain. Right after, Martins is hurled far away.
A sword strike comes from behind Silent, but does not hit him.
Titio advances, swinging the flame-imbued blade. He is much faster than before, but even so, Silent shows no sign of pressure.
Titio trades blows with Silent.
Each collision makes Titio feel pain throughout his body.
-(Damn assassin.)
On the other side, Celina feels Rit's healing taking effect and soon returns to the fight.
Celina reappears at Titio's side. The two swordsmen advance.
Silent dodges, blocks, and creates distance.
Silent raises his leg for a side kick. Titio manages to dodge, but Celina tries to block. Unfortunately, she cannot hold her ground and is sent flying away.
Martins forms stone in his hands and hurls it toward Silent, who dodges without difficulty. Titio swings his weapon, but Silent sidesteps.
Near Silent's face, a stone appears, on the verge of hitting him. He would dodge, but the stone curves and strikes his head.
A perfect opening is created!
They do not waste time!
Bruno, who has been concentrating, sees the right moment.
He points his staff at Silent.
-Ancient Art!
-Gravity!
Silent's body becomes immobile. The gravitational pressure is so great that the ground cracks, pinning his feet to the earth.
But the gravitational force affects no one but him, and everyone advances.
Titio's sword is about to strike Silent's neck, but in a swift movement, Silent punches him in the chest, piercing his armor.
Titio lets out a cry of pain and is thrown out of the guild.
Next comes Martins, attempting to behead Silent from behind. However, Silent frees his feet from the ground and delivers a quick kick. Martins manages to defend, but when he realizes it…
Silent's hand pierces his chest, and a punch to the stomach sends Martins crashing into the guild's ceiling, and then to the ground.
Bruno, seeing this, strains to force his Ancient Art. Trying to restrain Silent's movement.
-(I have to hold him!)
-(How can he move even with the gravity increased?!)
He intensifies the gravity even further, but Silent seems indifferent.
Before Silent can move any further, sturdy silver chains burst from the ground. They bind his arms and legs.
Bruno looks on in astonishment, but soon senses the source of this Art. He looks toward an elf on the other side of the hall, releasing the Ancient Art.
Rit looks at Bruno and nods. Bruno does the same.
As Rit moves her hands, the chains force Silent down into the ground, pinning his knees.
Silent tries to force his way free, but stones strike him, preventing him from leaving the ground. Martins, already healed by Rit, charges at high speed. In an instant, he reaches Silent's front, ready to deliver a merciless blow.
Silent raises his face and sees Marcos appearing in midair, dagger in hand, aiming to pierce his skull.
Titio appears, he feels the healing surrounding him, removing the pain from his body, already aware that it is the assisting elf.
Titio stomps the ground, his sword shining an intense red, and swings the blade, intending to split Silent in half.
On the other side, Celina fires a concentrated solar light attack, aiming to pierce Silent.
From afar, Rit invokes more chains, binding Silent's arms even further.
Time seems to slow at that instant, as though an unseen force were acting.
Some adventurers smile, others remain serious, but all of them know that, even being Silent, he will not escape unscathed.
At least one of those attacks will hit him, and it will be fatal.
Martins smiles.
-(Victory is mine, too bad I'll have to split the money and the fame.)
Celina keeps a serious expression.
-(Someone like him needs to die now. We can't miss this chance.)
Rit remains focused.
-(Finish this already!)
Bruno does not even blink.
-(End him!)
Titio looks serious on the outside, but smiles within.
-(I will be the hero of this era, legends will tell how I defeated the dreaded Silent.)
Marcos smiles.
-(I will surely be the most famous assassin, perhaps they will call me the King of Assassins.)
Silent sees Martins' claws, Marcos' dagger, Titio's sword trying to split him in half, and the beam of solar light unleashed by Celina.
Inescapable.
But suddenly, when all the attacks are just a few millimeters away from hitting him...
Silent's body releases electricity.
The smiles of the few adventurers vanish. Everyone has only one expression on their faces. Panic.
But it is far too late. The electric discharge catches them off guard. The shock explodes the entire guild, hurling everyone in different directions.
The force of the explosion is so powerful that it destroys not only the guild, but also the surrounding houses, leaving the entire street in flames. Unfortunately, many adventurers lose their lives in that instant.
In the distance, the adventurers: Martins, Rit, Celina, Titio, Marcos, and Bruno, are buried beneath the rubble.
Flames consume the houses, and entire structures collapse.
Amid the fire, Titio and Martins rise from the wreckage.
Martins on one side, Titio on the other.
Even with severe wounds, stiffness, and muscle spasms, both manage to advance toward Silent. Titio's sword begins to burn intensely. Martins is the first to reach Silent.
But Silent is no longer playing around. His body trembles before he vanishes, appearing right in front of them.
Martins.
-!!!
Titio.
-!!!
When they realize it, both have been pierced. Multiple holes appear across their bodies, without them understanding where the attacks came from.
They fall to the ground, powerless. The last thing they see before losing consciousness is Silent with bloodstained hands.
Silent… the only one still standing.
He looks around, seeing the dead and unconscious bodies scattered across the ground. Even without seeing his face, he remains… indecipherable.
It is always the same scene, always bodies fallen to the ground.
Silent lowers his head, as if in a respectful bow to the deceased.
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A minute passes, and Silent walks out of the destroyed area.
He soon reaches the city's commercial center. The destroyed guild was located on a corner relative to the center, where there is a fountain with a statue in the middle of the main street.
If one follows that street straight ahead, anyone would leave the city through the main gates.
As Silent takes a few more steps, an arrow cuts through the air toward him.
He dodges easily, but the arrow lodges itself into the ground, sparking before exploding. The blast hurls Silent backward, slamming his back against the wall of a house.
Suddenly, people emerge from the shadows, grabbing the bodies of the wounded and the dead, and vanish with them.
Silent senses the presence of many people and quickly raises his guard. But at this moment, what matters most is knowing who fired the arrow.
When he turns his face, he feels her presence. Up above, on the rooftop of the tallest building in the city. A tall woman with a ponytail, dressed head to toe in red clothes. She holds a majestic flaming bow, ready to fire another arrow.
Quickly, hundreds, perhaps thousands of arcanes and archers appear on the rooftops, surrounding Silent. Soon after, armies advance, sealing off the streets.
Silent realizes that the house behind him is about to collapse. He leaps, landing atop the fountain.
And, as expected, the house collapses, swallowed by a battalion. Many wear golden or silver armor. The army forms a circle around Silent.
There are so many people that, at the city's main gates, soldiers keep arriving continuously, it seems endless.
Amid the troops, four people mounted on horses approach. Two men and two women. They appear to be the commanders. They look over the partially destroyed city and then fix their gaze on Silent.
The four point their weapons toward Silent and, in unison, shout.
-ATTACK!
-Aaaaaaaaah!!!
The army answers the order with deafening cries.
Everyone rushes toward Silent. Archers release arrows, arcanes recite Ancient Arts.
Silent raises his face and advances toward the army.
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