Chapter 99 - Shield and Sword Freaks (1/2)

They moved as if nothing was wrong while Krune kept his Divine Sense activated. Behind them, Krune could see those three teams following close; they thought that due to the distance, Krune's group hasn't noticed their presence. Krune was waiting for a chance, those three teams are close to each other, sooner or later, there will be a clash between them because of his group black tokens. That will be the moment for them to join the fun.

Sure enough, one of the enemy teams run out of patience and decided to get rid of the other pursuing team. As long as they are fast, they should be able to catch up with Krune and the others in no time. Krune saw that and showed a smile, he turned around and said.

”Now!”

Ao and Arlan immediately used their best movement techniques and dashed back. But they aren't aiming for those two teams who engaged in battle, they are after the last team that stayed outside of that mess. Their enemies had obviously noticed that. After all, they had kept their Divine Sense locked on Krune and the other two until now.

”Shit, they are coming for us!”

”What happened to the other two teams? I thought they would attack those three first.”

”Let me see.”

Their leader, who was focusing on Krune's group, used his Divine Sense to check the other two teams that they know to be after their prey as well.

”Fuc*! Those two are fighting each other!”

Noticing that they wouldn't be able to take advantage of the other anymore, they immediately prepared to receive Krune and his team. They had thought about fleeing for a moment, but their leader immediately gave up the idea once he noticed the speed that Krune, Ao, and Arlan were coming at them. There is no way they can be faster than that! Split and running are also out of question. Once a black token gets too close to another one, the leader can use it to track the enemies' black token.

Krune arrived before their enemies and immediately released his shields, Ao and Arlan dashed one to each side and started a pincer attack. Their enemies had five contestants, but they knew that if they don't gather up to defend together, they will be cut down one by one. They think about themselves to be stronger than the last two teams that Krune defeated, but not to the point where they could win that fight with just two cultivators and one demon beast in human form.

The better quality of this enemy team was quickly noticeable. Even with Krune protecting Ao and Arlan with his Shields, they still didn't break through their defenses in one strike. But that wasn't a problem. Just like the previous ones, they failed to grasp the key point of this battle, which is obviously Krune's support.

As soon as they deflected Ao and Arlan's attacks, several Ice-Water-Thunder Dragons attacked them from all sides. This attack was a lot stronger than his Blazing Wind Blades, although not as fast. Just like with Shinja back then, every time a dragon was destroyed, it released a lightning attack that the enemies had to defend against too. Of course, that is considering that they could destroy them at all. The Ice Armor covering the external part of water dragons wasn't something easy to break.

And just like that, their formation defense crumbled while Ao and Arlan used that chance to take the enemies down. The leader of the group understood that it was over, so he immediately tossed his black token over to the enemy.

”Here's the black token, let us go with that!”

Krune grabbed the token and scanned with his Divine Sense. After that, he gave a nod to Ao and Arlan which made them put their swords away.

”Thank you for your patronage.”

Krune, Arlan, and Ao immediately departed after that, they still had another two preys to catch!

The leader of the last group saw them leaving and just sighed. One of his companions who sat on the ground to recover couldn't help but ask.

”Those shields that demon beast was controlling, they had all five major elements on them, right?”

The leader nodded his head.

”Yes. And that wasn't all. The Soul power and Divine Sense necessary to control so many at the same time with such precision is something that a Foundation Establishment shouldn't be able to do. I've never seen someone like that! Not to mention those two swords cultivators, they are the real deal too.”

They could only blame their luck and greed for what happened here. Fortunately, their leader understood that it would be a lost battle and immediately gave up their black token; otherwise, they would suffer grievous injuries and might have to use their blue token in the end.

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Krune's group was moving at full speed to the place where the other two teams were battling each other. Because they had been focusing on their enemies, they hadn't noticed that Krune turned back and defeated the third team already. Of course, it didn't mean that they weren't paying attention to their surroundings. They soon noticed krune and the others' arrival when they entered their Divine Senses.

But they were surprised to find out that it was the same team they had been trying to catch so far. Too bad though! Krune, Ao, and Alran didn't give them any chance to think things over. They immediately entered the fray and started to cut down enemies. The leaders of the two other teams noticed that battling each other would bring no good for either side and immediately formed an alliance on the spot.

But how could a worn-out alliance that had just been made pose any threat to Krune's defenses? It wasn't even a fight anymore, but a one-sided slaughter! The leader of both teams could only give up their black tokens in the end. Krune looked at that and showed a bright smile.