Chapter 18: The saviour (1/2)

Knowing that he could not defeat the man in the middle, Ed thought of ways to separate him from the other two. However his worried were swept away.

”To think that the incompetent son of Arthur would be the one to stop our plan. I'm both impressed and disappointed, glory sect seems to have lost worthy people” The man spoke an stood still while the other two moved towards Ed.

'Seems like I don't have to fight all three of them' Ed was relieved. But it was still 2v1 he couldn't relax at all. 'This is the second time I'm fighting a human other than my father'

Ed kept swinging his swords around, to other it seemed like he was trying to hit a ghost but in reality, he was trying to establish his full reach with his Seikken. He would be relying on it a lot this fight.

As the two were getting closer they each went to one side and pulled out their swords. They did not seem like they were underestimating Ed at all.

His opponents were as strong as him; however, he had more special abilities. Ed knew he should take his time and not rush out at them.

The two suddenly moved at the same time, anyone in Ed's situation would be scared but Ed kept his calm. He had fought stronger opponents before.

After getting close enough they swung their swords at Ed hoping to beat him in no time. They knew they didn't have much time.

However, Ed moved both his hands at the same time and blocked both of their swords. He did not even have to turn around to look at them thanks to his Seikken. His Two-swords Style also allowed him to be ambidextrous.

The two were shocked and retreated. They switched their formations and were now attacking him from the front and from behind. But to no avail, Ed's sword skills and overall abilities were much higher than theirs. He also sparred a lot with Raikou and so was used to all kinds of fast-paced attacks.

'How can react to both of them at the same time. Not even masters can do that when fighting opponents of the same strength' Ed was occupied with his fight and didn't notice the other man squinting his eyes in shock; you could also see appreciation in his eyes. Although Ed was an enemy now, the man knew Ed was weak and bedridden not too long ago. 'To be able to get this strong... Just how much talent is he hiding' A little smile could be seen forming in his mouth.

Ed's opponents were now getting tired. They were attacking a lot at an incredible speed but Ed stopped them at their tracks every time. 'I should end this soon' Ed wanted to defeat his two opponents; he was afraid the other man would change his mind and join the two.

Ed then switched his stance from an open one to a closed one, he kept his swords in front of him rather than at his sides. The two saw this and thought he was getting tired so they attacked him at once. The one behind him was a bit faster and got to him first, he put his sword above his head and attacked with all his might. He wanted Ed to block with both his swords so his friend could attack his freely.

However, Ed activated his Shadow Steps and dodged the sword just as it was about to hit him. This guaranteed for him that his opponent wouldn't escape. His opponent was shocked and turned his head around to look at Ed but all he could see was a sword coming at him. Ed aimed at the man's throat and killed him mercilessly.

*Ding*

Obtained 1000 exp.

Ed wasn't happy about the notification; after all, he had just killed a human for the first time. If it wasn't for the fact that they had targeted his family Ed wouldn't have killed him. They had also seen him transforming into the guard so Ed couldn't let them know too much of his secrets.

The other man looked at his friend falling to the ground and lost his cool, he then rushed at Ed. Ed was able to react easily to him; after all, he was alone now. Ed pointed his swords at the man and stabbed, the man got scared and tried to step back but Ed capitalized on this chance and rushed at him. He swung Murasame and knocked the sword out of his opponent's hand leaving him defenseless. He then swung Murata-tou and slashed, leaving a deep wound on the opponent's body.

Obtained 1000 exp.

Ed heard the notification and relaxed a bit. He needed to focus now on his remaining opponent. The strongest one out of the three.