Chapter 40
This battle was somewhat odd. It was dark and silent, yet intense.
From the exterior, no one could tell that an intense battle was raging within. The indication that a battle was happening were the sporadic flashes of light leaking out the windows.
The Star Mark curved in an arc.
Whoosh
Countless of decaying wood flew in all directions whenever the white sword hacked down. And after every slash, a bright, red flame would soon follow as it incinerated the evil spirits. As much as they tried to escape through the walls, they still couldn’t outrun the sea of flames and were eventually swallowed. Besides the leftover burn marks, not even a piece of slag was left behind.
Rhode and the Flame Killer’s teamwork steadily improved as they battled the evil spirits. He used this quest not only to temper Lize’s skill, but also to build his teamwork with his summoning spirit. After all, the summoning spirit that he possessed had various variations, and the three cards in his deck right now were cards that he had never obtained before in the game. While he did have experience with similar cards, ultimately, the characteristics were still different, so he still had to do trial and error to find out the most efficient way. The battle with Sereck was a good example. If he was familiar with the Flame Killer’s personality and character, the match probably wouldn’t have ended as a draw, but a win instead.
However, although there weren’t any ‘ifs’ in this world, it didn’t mean that there was no way to make up for it either.
Rhode retrieved his sword and retreated. This sudden change in behavior caused the evil spirits to swarm over. However, how can it be that easy to overcome Rhode? The moment he retreated, the black hound switched positions with him and launched a breath of fire towards the evil spirits.
One covered while one retreated. Their timing was impeccable.
Clang! His sword collided with something tremendously heavy, causing Rhode’s sword to bend at an awkward angle before being forcibly rammed into the wall. Although the thin, wooden wall cushioned the impact, Rhode still lost his balance.
“Now!” Rhode shouted to Lize who was hiding behind him and she immediately stretched out her hand, casting another light beam.
The beam swiftly landed on the new undead monsters, but compared to the evil spirits from before, the vitality of these undead were clearly superior. After receiving the full brunt of the attack from Lize, they merely took a few steps back. At the same time, the area surrounding them was lit up by the attack.
Finally, they could make out the features of their foes.
A decaying skeleton that had a gaping hole in its abdomen appeared before them. The undead towered almost at two meters high; rotting flesh hung at the edges. It wore a damaged armor while wielding a sword that was severely chipped. Although it was stronger than the evil spirits, it still couldn’t help but retreat several steps. After all, the holy element was not something an undead could resist.
“This is…” Lize stared at the monster with a disgusted face.
“This is a zombie… I will initiate the attack. Pay attention to both sides.”
Rhode arched his body downwards and jumped nimbly towards the nearest handrail. While in the air, he twisted his body and dipped his sword downwards, generating the momentum which caused his body to spin, violently slashing towards the giant zombie’s chest.
When Rhode’s attack was about to reach the zombie, a sword suddenly appeared from the darkness and parried it. The zombie didn’t waste time and used the opportunity to launch a crazed attack towards Rhode. It opened both of its palms and rushed forward. A normal human definitely wouldn’t use this kind of self-harming move, but for an undead, it didn’t feel any pain so these sort of attacks were terrifyingly dangerous.
However, Rhode’s demeanor didn’t change the slightest. He flipped over his right palm and a ripple effect formed by rays of light emerged from the sword.
Sharp Edge Technique, activate!
Just when the zombie was about to grab Rhode, his sword gleamed and split the left shoulder of the zombie cleanly. With the buff on his sword, his strikes became even more deadly. It didn’t matter if it was dry skin or thick bones, his sword would slice through all of them easily. Another slash came in quick succession and sliced the entire left arm off as easily as though it was paper.
The sword appeared once again as it hacked down towards Rhode.
At the rear, Lize’s expression tensed up. When the zombie attempted its first sword attack on Rhode, she had detected this malicious intention lingering in the shadows. Before she could speak to him, the sword was already beside Rhode and in a few seconds, that sword would cut Rhode’s head off.
But Rhode pulled off an unexpected move.
Instead of dodging the sword by retreating, he leaned his body towards the source of the attack as though he lost his balance. The sword which followed its intended trajectory, missed its target and slashed at empty space.
The body emitted a putrid stench, and Rhode couldn’t help but gag slightly. But soon, he managed to regain his composure and rammed his shoulder into the decaying body before raising his sword to his front.
A brilliant light emerged from the tip of his sword, and he drew a beautiful crescent moon as he swung his sword gracefully downwards. However, while it may seem harmless, the attack was nothing less than fatal.
The undead body finally stopped moving. Dark lines slowly appeared on the body where Rhode had cut.
“Sigh…”
Rhode stood on the top of the giant undead carcass as he patted the dust and decaying matter off his shoulder. Back in the game, he couldn’t experience – nor did he want to experience this foul stench. But since this was the real world now, he could finally understand why the description of the zombie was ‘zombies had a strong stench.’ He was even thinking of discarding this set of clothes that he wore today.
“Let’s continue to move on.”