50 Final Battle 4 (1/2)

Seeing the deal was done, Dorian cracked his neck and said ”Come now.” Dorian released every limit he put on his body, and his Life Essence exploded outwards, making dust clouds appear.

The three flinched a little feeling the power of the aura he released, but they released their own Life Essence nonetheless. Although they were weaker, there were three of them so the aura they released was able to go toe to toe with Dorian's.

Dorian unsheathed his new sword, and rushed at Marcus. Marcus, who was the slowest among those present, had no chance of dodging, and that wasn't his style anyway. He put his sword across his body, trying to block Dorian's strike.

Dorian's sword collided with the heavy sword. Marcus was confident about his physical strength, but when he felt the strength behind the sword attacking him, he knew he stood no chance against him.

He tried to push the sword away, but it was too strong and bypassed his defense, lodging itself into Marcus' shoulder, piercing it completely. The grade 2 armor had been slashed like wet paper.

Marcus hurriedly stepped back, the sword leaving his body, while Dorian slashed behind him. His sword stopped the daggers from the Captain, completely canceling the strike. But he couldn't kick him away because Charles came swooping down, slashing his sword downward on Dorian's head.

Dorian stepped away and dodged his strike, only for Marcus' great sword to descend on his head. Dorian was confident he could stop that strike, even with the ridiculous weight of that sword, but he still decided to dodge away.

That's because there was the Captain waiting in the shadows, the moment he blocked Marcus' sword he would be unable to move for a fraction of a second, enough for the Captain to strike him.

Even with his Perception, Dorian was unable to find the Captain. If he activated God's Sight, he would be able to find him, but he couldn't use it.

As Dorian attacked Charles, he looked around for any new threat. There was none, except for the hidden Captain, but he was able to see the situation on the minions side. With the Knights' help, Marcus' side was winning an overwhelming victory, and it wouldn't take long for the gangsters to be defeated.

If they decided to join in the battle, against so many opponents Dorian wouldn't have any choice but to activate his skills, but then even the numbers would become meaningless.

Charles tried to defend himself against Dorian's strike, but Dorian was way too strong for him and the sword approached his neck. But as he was about to cut his neck, Dorian felt a sudden danger come from Charles' sleeve.

Dorian used Force Share to suddenly stop his strike and transform it into an elbow strike, which hit against Charles' arm.

The elbow hit something hard, probably made of metal, but it broke it and Charles' wrist at the same time.

As Dorian stepped back, he saw a strange device fall from Charles' sleeve. After looking more attentively at it, Dorian recognized it as a small crossbow. It was probably attached to Charles' wrist, and was about to shoot a dart at Dorian. A poisonous one, looking at the green liquid on the edge.

Dorian felt something approach him from behind, and without looking he kicked the ground below it so hard that it shook, making the one behind him slightly loose his balance and allowing Dorian to make a rotational kick.

Turning 180°, Dorian's foot hit the undefended side of the Captain. The Captain, who was an assassin, didn't have a great defense, and the place Dorian hit was unprotected. The Captain shirked in pain and was sent flying into another shop's wall, destroying it. This time, he didn't rise up. If he wasn't dead, he was crippled at least. Dorian was pretty sure he felt all of his ribs break.

Marcus arrived slightly too late, and couldn't save the Captain, but he still took his chance and swung his sword at Dorian. But Dorian had seen him coming, and defended against the strike.

Dropping his sword, Dorian reinforced his hand with Life Essence to make sure it wouldn't get injured, and grabbed the sword, stopping it. He had underestimated the power behind the sword which cut open his hand and injured his bones, hurting him.

But he had still stopped the sword using one hand. With his other hand, Dorian jabbed at Marcus' kidneys. The palm didn't pierce the armor, but the skill Kidney Strike worked, paralyzing Marcus. Then, Dorian punched Marcus in the middle of the chest, putting his entire Life Essence into his right arm's muscles and bones this time, making his strength even greater.