Battle II

Endra knew that fighting two marble rank devas was very difficult and that had left him to be on the defensive side since the beginning of the battle. He was not like Zeralf with boundless Ki after all.

If not for the isolation barrier, the buildings nearby would havve suffered several damages by now with the attacks that the two hooded figures launched. Endra was still engaging with the marble ranks when Zeralf eradicated his first target, the countenance of the two hooded figures darkened when they saw one of their allies fall.

The one with the ferminie voice bit her left thumb and drew a line on her short black staff with the blood oozing from her thumb.

' Necros army ' She yelled and struck her staff on the ground.

Dozens of skeletal warriors began to appear and charged crazily at Endra but that was not all, blades of wind came from his three o'clock position and Endra waved his right hand, light in form of a runic design appeared before the wind blades and the oncoming attacks vanished. The attacker constricted their eyes under the hood when they saw their attacks vanish.

Endra was panting heavily, altering the attack of someone two ranks above was no easy job and he could not do that for long.

He engaged with the skeletal warriors and break them into pieces but they found ways to reattach and attack again, they seem to be in a deadlock but Endra new better than anyone that these two were just having fun.

Endra glanced back and he had a smirk on his face when he saw Zeralf rushing towards his position.

' The Damons truly should not be crossed. ' He thought with a grin.

' Stab. '

The rusty sword of one of the skeletal warriors pierced his thigh due to the little distraction and he quickly disengaged, he limped backward and struck a wind blade that was close to slitting his arm and he was thrown on the ground hitting his head in the process.

Endra widened his eyes when he saw a skeletal warrior about to stab him and he tried to rise quickly but his head felt lightheaded and his limb had already been injured slowing his movement. If that rusty sword stabbed him, he would be in grave danger.

He suddenly felt the skeletal warrior slowed down and a slash sent it flying.

Zeralf stepped forward and glanced back at Endra his breathing too a bit rough, their eyes met and Endra winked with amazement.

' You really are something kids, follow me now and I'll ignore your rashness. ' The hooded figure with the ferminie voice warned again with a threatening tone.

' Old hag. ' Endra retorted and stood beside Zeralf both readied to battle their way out.

' That old hag has the Dharma of death and the other has the Dharma of wind and they are both poor in physical combat but their techniques are troublesome. '

Zeralf nodded when he heard this, not everyone was an all-rounder and it was not unusual for Devas to lack in a particular combat style.

' And it seems they are keen on capturing us alive which is why they have yet to get serious, honestly our chance of escape is low. ' Endra added in a low voice.

' Um. ' Zeralf's eye had a conflicted expression, it was true that they were not serious yet and should they change their mind the situation would be unfavorable, marble rank were still too much for them to handle at their present level.

Zeralf had one last attack which he could use but that will temporarily damage his Ki pathways and make him vulnerable over a period of time and that was why he was hesitating. He was not even sure if that would even fend off the full might of these two bugs moreover could he trust Endra to his vulnerable state and wouldn't he start growing suspicious of his identity?

' Well it is not that he has not seen me in a weakened state before and being alive is the first priority. ' Zeralf muttered inwardly and slashed his kusarigama upward and then diagonally to the left, three skeletal warriors were flung away and he cut another one from his two o'clock with multiple spatial cuts. Each skeletal warrior needed multiple spatial cuts to destroy them and that was to show their difference in power.

' EDF agents will soon catch wind of this even with the isolation barrier. ' The hooded figure with the ferminie voice thought. ' You bastards, you won't stay idle and let me catch you right. '

' Great! You really have impressed me rats, since you won't follow me quietly, you might as well go to hell. ' She waved her black staff and the skeletal warriors started transforming in front of everyone's eyes.

' Damnit. ' Zeralf muttered silently. ' They're growing impatient. '

' Holy...' Endra had a troubled expression when he saw the skeletal warriors transformation. Each had now grown to the height of two and half meters and their silver bones now appeared darker, the soul fire inside their eyes shone brightly and to top it of, there were hundreds of them fully surrounding Zeralf and Endra, they approached them with a ' clang ' sound as they matched evenly like a trained army.

Zeralf slashed with his kusarigama but it only did a negligible damage, his eyes constricted and he slowed down time on his target, it worked at first but due to their numbers they soon break out of it.

' I guess I have no choice. ' Zeralf said to himself and held his Zajra tightly. His hand began to vibrate and a large ki that far surpassed the marble rank left his body, his Ki pathways collapsed but he managed to swing his Zajra vertically upward and his face grimaced.

' Dimensional cut... thousands waves. '

Thousands of silver lines each about five meters in length covered every part of the dome, they illuminated every nook and cranny and hummed with power, they descended on the reinforced skeletal warriors at this point.

' Boom. '

' Boom. '

' Boom. '

Sound of collisions reverberated heavily and the isolation barrier itself vibrated and everyone lost their footing.

' What is this absurd power. ' The hooded figure with the Dharma of wind questioned as they dragged themselves up, their hood had been torn apart and their disheveled appearance was now opened for everyone to see.

It was a man with a face like that of someone in his late thirties. He had a yellow skin tone, dark large eyes, a bald head, squared nose and a thin lips. His look was obviously on the other end of the beauty department and his Zajra seemed to be the brown glove he was currently wearing.

On another side, the hooded figure with the feminine voice who had been doing the talking since also stood up revealing her sorry state. A giant skeletal warrior with a large two meters bone armor shielded her, nonetheless, her hood had been shredded to pieces and large cuts covered her face, she looked to be in her forties with a short black hair, malnourished dried light skin, sunken eyes and a thin lips.

' You bastard. ' She roared in exasperation.

' How did you do that? 'She menacingly asked in a roar. ' Tell me and I will grant you an easy death. ' She was finally infuriated and not dying was no longer an option.

Zeralf on the other hand knelt on the floor with both knees, blood flowed from the corner of his mouth and his right hands seemed to have broken, he gasped for breath heavily and dizziness hit him but he shrugged off the feeling with all his mental power.

' They are still alive I guess. ' Zeralf muttered inwardly in a lamenting tone. His Ki pathways had completely collapsed and he could not utilize Ki for the time being, his boundless Ki was flowing through this pathways to stabilize them but that would still take a while which meant that he was temporarily unfit for battle.

' Fine, you rats can die now, greet your mothers in hell for me. 'The infuriated lady bellowed arrogantly and the giant skeletal warrior charged forward, on his left hand was the bone armor and on his right hand was a bone spear. The other assailant stood at one corner and watched as everything displayed, the kids were already goners.

' I really hate to do this, but we all might die together. ' Endra stepped forward and stood solidly in front of Zeralf. ' White haired, you were a good company hehe. ' He giggled and his face turned cold.

An oppressive aura that carried an authoritative might suddenly spread out and everyone lost their balance. Everything happened in few seconds but the oppressive aura suddenly froze. An even stronger and deathly aura encapsulated the whole barrier and time seemed to freeze. The collapsed skeletal warrior, the two assailants on the floor, Zeralf, Endra, all of them were now on the ground frozen by this aura.

' This throne really does not tolerate impudence!' A soft voice traveled across the barrier not holding any emotions but it was extremely chilly.

The barrier collapsed at this point and everyone inside saw who the new arrival was.