812 Another Round (1/2)

*Roar Roar!*

A series of roars resounded across the Ancient Ruin.

Alex and the mysterious guy glanced at the monsters, and every single person on their side struck the incoming monsters.

At the same time, Alex and the guy seemed to have the same idea. The moment they killed the monster coming their way, these two slashed their swords forward.

”Mythical Fire Slash.”

”Blade Rite.”

The two sent their Sword Waves. The guy seemed to produce a very powerful Sword Wave that seemed to be able to bend time around it.

Alex's Mythical Fire Slashes were affected almost immediately. The moment it clashed with his Blade Rite, the Sword Wave slowly shrank as if it never existed. No, the Blade Rite was turning back the time and made the Sword Wave go back in time to the point where Alex had yet to use it.

However, the Blade Rite suddenly broke as if it was cut by something.

”!!!” The mysterious guy never expected that because he believed he managed to destroy Alex's attack. And yet, he felt a sharp and overbearing pressure coming toward him. He instinctively slashed his swords many times.

”Paradox Slash.”

”!!!” He was shocked again when he slashed the empty air. He seemed to have cut something invisible, and it wasn't just one. Because of this, he raised his guard, knowing Alex wasn't a joke.

*Roar Roar!*

Two dragons appeared from Alex's weapons and roared in the sky.

'I don't know what happened earlier since that attack was very weird as if he skipped time… Now that I think about it, his ability is time, right? What kind of ability is that?” Alex furrowed his eyebrows. 'Looking back at what happened… That Delayed Slash seemed to symbolize its characteristic.

'The man cut that place before but only made it appear after Leoz and Jeanne showed themselves. In other words, he has known they are here. On the other hand, his Paradox Slash is something similar to my Tripe Draws.

'It can throw multiple attacks in a single swing. My Triple Draws can only make three slashes for each weapon, while his Paradox Slash is able to get more… Let's see… Isn't it like ten of them?' Alex thought while observing his ability. 'Still, time ability huh… What kind of ability does he possess?'

When he thought about it, the guy appeared right in front of him. Alex used his Spirit Eyes to follow his movement, but he was surprised by the amount of strike in that single instant.

*Clang Clang!* After two clashes, all that left was more injuries on Alex's body. At the same time, the guy already passed him.

Alex checked his body. Luckily, he had his Phoenix Aura that had turned into armor, so the wound wasn't too deep. He took another deep breath while facing the guy.

”All of you will focus on my armor. Whether it's a fire armor or my Phoenix Aura, make sure I have something to protect my body. I don't want to have a huge wound and lose too much blood.” Alex informed the three contracted beasts.

Suddenly, a monster appeared between them, heading toward Anna. However, both Alex and the mysterious guy immediately waved their Sword, releasing a Sword Wave. And as expected, the clash was equal.

Alex had been using his Spirit Crown and Fire Authority to boost his power. At the same time, Anya also increased his cultivation base temporarily by using her usual support ability.

”This will be a hard fight, and I don't know if I can win or not.” Alex took a deep breath while lifting his finger to create many Spatial Plates to hinder his opponent.

The guy also felt something in front of him, but he could barely tell where and what they were. He furrowed his eyebrows.

Alex and the guy leaped toward each other. The guy was avoiding the Space Plates. However, his aim was no that. Suddenly, a monster appeared between them, trying to attack someone past them.

Alex immediately recognized his intention. He was planning to use that monster to attack him. Because of that, he decided to do the same as they slashed their sword at the same time. Because both of their visions were covered by this monster's large body, they thought they were able to make a sneak attack.

Little did they know, whether it was Alex's Spirit Eyes or the guy's Time Eyes, both of them seemed to be able to see through this monster, focusing their vision on each other.

The moment they slashed the monsters into two, their swords collided and created a shock wave that blew the body away.

”!!!” The two seemed to be surprised by their own actions. In that clash alone, they had the same thought. ��He could see me?'

Alex immediately leaped back to create another distance. The first strike where he wounded him was one of the worst attacks that might not be possible to be blocked… Or at least, that was what he felt for the time being. Whether it was coming from the gap in their cultivation base or his time ability itself, Alex still felt the danger of challenging him in that clash.

”What should I do?” Alex thought for a moment while looking left and right to see an opportunity but to no avail. He didn't have anything to take advantage of and sighed. ”It seems I can only clash with him for a few more minutes to see any opportunity while learning about his ability.”

Having decided what to do, Alex leaped toward the guy with both weapons. Despite his objective, Alex wasn't reckless at all. He kept his distance to make sure the guy didn't use the same technique and injured him again.

Of course, the task of maintaining his distance fell upon his spear. When the mysterious guy tried to get closer to him and his spear didn't make it, he immediately used his two Dragons to ram him, albeit both dragons got cut with his weapons.

That strange ability was something Alex needed to take down if he wanted to win against the person in front of him. Still, he was pretty lucky because his opponent is a 10-Star Martial Saint while he is a 6-Star. If he were to fight him while he was 1-Star, the gap would be higher even if the guy only had a 4-Star Martial Saint cultivation base.

Normally, he would be able to fight even if his enemy was stronger than him. And this mysterious guy was the same. Yet, if they were asked, could they defeat the weakest God Rank Expert? The answer would be no.

It was because of the huge qualitative leap from a mortal to a divine being. That was why the 10-Star Martial Saint got his ability limited by the current cultivation base. If not, Alex might be more miserable than now.

And with this, ten minutes had passed.