Chapter 536 (1/2)

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The rear of Mad Dragon's formation dissolved into disarray as the players from Candle Dragon charged in. s.h.i.+t was about to hit the fan!

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Boom!

As an explosion ripped through the air, two magic knights from the Mad Dragon guild toppled to the ground. Cracks had appeared on their s.h.i.+elds and they had lost most of their health in that hit.

Roaming Dragon's face went ashen as he roared, “Who? Who was it?”

The crowd parted as a warrior dressed in blood-red armor appeared behind Mad Dragon's formation. He was holding a sharp sword that was s.h.i.+ning with a brilliant light and a fierce war tiger walked by his side. His expression was severe and his gaze was imperious and he wore the faintest of smiles on his face. As his eyes idly swept across the players from Mad Dragon, it seemed as if he was looking at a bunch of dead men walking.

“f.u.c.king h.e.l.l! Candle… Candlelight Shadow! How come he got here so fast!?” Roaming Dragon was greatly shocked by Candlelight Shadow's appearance and it was clear that he was greatly fl.u.s.tered. “What do we do? What do we do?”

Iron Pardon brandished his broadsword, his expression dark and solemn. He stood in front of Roaming Dragon and said, “Guild leader, lead everyone else out of here! We'll hold them off!”

“Be careful!”

Roaming Dragon urged his mount forward as he cut through the side and led a group of surviving Mad Dragon players across the snowy plains.

A trace of a contemptuous smile appeared on Candlelight Shadow's face. “Oh? The Gemini Stars of the Mad Dragon guild. I hear that you two are considered big shots in Sky City. Heh, if you disappear from my sight right this instant, I'll let you live. Heh, that idiot Lu Chao sure ran away fast. But I never intended to kill him in the first place.”

Iron Pardon flew into a rage as he pointed his sword at Candlelight Shadow. “You son of a b.i.t.c.h, don't insult our guild leader! We would rather die than be disgraced! I don't need your pity! If you want to kill me, then come and get it!”

When Iron Pardon said those words, he exchanged a glance with Inconstant. After that, both of them ran a criss-cross route as they swept towards Candlelight Shadow from the sides. Right now, Candlelight Shadow was standing here alone, so it was their only chance to kill him. Once CGL Hall of Famers like Tempest Shadow, Transient Smoke and Clouds, and G.o.d Dance appeared , even the entire Mad Dragon guild added together wouldn't be their opponent.

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“Hah! A fine challenge!”

Candlelight Shadow arched his sword-like eyebrows as he shot forward with a roar of laughter. He charged forward in a perfectly straight line and cut in the middle of the Gemini Stars, the sharp sword in his hand casually flickering out twice as he lunged forward to avoid Inconstant's attack. The first flick of his sword parried Inconstant's second attack, while the next flick split open Inconstant's defenses.

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“Are the both of you only capable of this much?”

Candlelight Shadow was using Encourage VII, which increased his attack power by about 60%, so his attacks were plenty sharp. After he pa.s.sed by both the Gemini Stars, it was clear that his speed was far superior to either of the two. When he made a sudden pivot, fragments of ice flew up in the air as he shot out like an arrow released from its string. Surprisingly, his target was, once again, Inconstant!

“Die!”

Light burst out of his sword as he used Barrier Break! Inconstant didn't dare to defend against it because the moment he did, Barrier Break's damage would grow even larger. Furthermore, Candlelight Shadow would definitely have another skill waiting for him after Barrier Break, so Inconstant only had one chance to save his own life and that was to activate a defensive skill in the split second between Candlelight Shadow's Barrier Break and the next skill he was going to use. If he could pull it off, he might very well live to survive this initial onslaught!

Pffft!

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Now that Inconstant had endured Candlelight Shadow's Barrier Break, he activated his defensive skill to fend off the next attack. However, he soon discovered that Candlelight Shadow had chosen to launch his body into the air instead as he smashed his spiked knee guard into the magic knight's chest. This action caught Inconstant completely off guard, and his defensive skill fizzled out with a small pop. A contemptuous smile appeared on Candlelight Shadow's face as he hit Inconstant with a Blazing Purgatory Slash, hitting him three times consecutively!

Pffft!

So one of the Mad Dragon's Gemini Stars met his ignominious end at the hands of Candlelight Shadow and this was in spite of a cadre of priests providing him healing at the same time!

“d.a.m.n you!” Iron Pardon yelled in rage. He immediately weaved towards Candlelight Shadow using the b.u.t.terfly maneuver. Iron Pardon swung his sword towards Candlelight Shadow's back, but Candlelight Shadow swiftly turned around to parry his blow. He did not wait for Iron Pardon to attack him again as he surged forward and slammed his shoulder into Iron Pardon's chest. However, Iron Pardon was no slouch when it came to mechanical skill. He retreated in an S formation, even as he stumbled backwards from the impact of the attack, in order to dodge Candlelight Shadow's next attack. However, he didn't expect Candlelight Shadow's next move to be even more brilliant as he dashed towards Iron Pardon using the helix maneuver. As a result, he managed to cut into Iron Pardon's retreat path as the double S movement sealed all of Iron Pardon's escape routes.

Pffft!

Another Barrier Break howled out of Candlelight Shadow's sword as his longsword penetrated Iron Pardon's chest. Candlelight Shadow had dispatched both Gemini Stars in an all-too-easy fas.h.i.+on!

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“b.l.o.o.d.y h.e.l.l, how did this happen…” A bunch of Mad Dragon players gasped as they exchanged glances. Candlelight Shadow was pressing in from behind them, while the generals of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls were forming an iron wall in front of them. So they were stuck between a rock and a hard place right now.

Candlelight Shadow stared at the Mad Dragon players before he abruptly thrust his longsword into the ground in front of him. He threw his head back and let out a loud roar of laughter before saying, “I'll give you three minutes to get lost! Candle Dragon will be entering this gully after that time and we will kill every monster and player that we lay our eyes on. So if you leave now, at least you'll leave with your life!”

The remaining Mad Dragon players were shaken by those words. Their guild leader had already fled, so why did they still have to stick around for? So some of them ran around Candlelight Shadow and started running away, while others took out return scrolls and went straight back to the city. This was a lethal map. Deadly Frost Wolves lay behind every shadow and the players were even deadlier than the monsters in this place. You could easily stumble across a CGL Hall of Famer here and there was nothing scarier than meeting one of them in open combat.

So all of the Mad Dragon players had disappeared from the scene before even three minutes had pa.s.sed. Candlelight Shadow stood at the entrance of the gully by himself, his cloak fluttering in the wind. He shot a disdainful smile towards the hundreds of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls players arrayed in front of him as he said, “Hi, friends from Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. How come you haven't run yet?”