Chapter 37: Fighting The Corrupted...
The sound of their clash had already awakened the others. They hid behind a tree, silently watching the intense battle between Kranos and the mysterious man. Some of them were confused, but none dared to speak or even breathe too loudly, afraid the man might notice them. From the fact that he was fighting kranos they could guess that the man was an enemy.
When they saw Kranos slash the man’s hand apart, they were elated. But in the next moment, their expressions showed a look of horror seeing that the man’s hand reattached itself, tendrils squirming like worms knitting it back together.
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Kranos and the man continued exchanging blows. A space slash rippled through the air, aiming for the man’s head, but he tilted just in time to dodge it. The next moment, nearly twenty tentacles burst from beneath his skin. Before Kranos could react, they all struck at once.
Kranos immediately shifted into a defensive position, struggling against the overwhelming barrage of tentacles. With a swing of his sword, he parried the first tentacle that came lunging at him. He twisted his wrist cutting off the second one, then his figure flashed rapidly as he slashed at the others.
Just as he began gaining the upper hand, the next moment, before kranos could react, he saw another tentacle aiming for his head. He instantly knew he couldn’t block it, nor could he teleport in time. There’s only one way...
Pause!
Kranos muttered inwardly, then quickly connected his foundation to the time surrounding the attack. Instantly, time froze for a split second but that was all Kranos needed. He turned around and slashed at the tentacle, cutting it off. He turned to face the man once again as soon as he was done swiftly severing all the remaining tentacles.
"What impressive abilities." the man couldn’t help but praise; he was truly shocked and amazed at kranos talent! He now understood why the master wanted kranos to become its subordinate; with such skills, in no time kranos would undoubtedly become a terrifying expert.
"Kid, I’m giving you one last chance. Join our ranks," the man said coldly. Previously he had been acting on orders, but now he didn’t want to see a genius like Kranos perish.
Kranos didn’t reply to him, he had a plan in mind. He believed he’d figured out the man’s weakness. If things went smoothly, then kranos would undoubtedly emerge victorious in this terrific battle. His figure immediately vanished silently and appeared beside the man, his sword aiming for the man’s throat.
Seeing kranos strike at him, the man sighed inwardly. the next moment, his longsword moved to block kranos’ attack, but he was shocked the next instant because he realized he couldn’t block kranos attack, he was horrified. What kind of attack is this?