Chapter 62：Two-Faced (1/2)

Arthur's instincts screamed at him, alarming him of the figure's intent. He pulled on Yuran's arm and a strike missed his body. Before Arthur could react, Yuran has also pulled a gun and fired it, the bullet trailing past Arthur's cheek. With a loud thud, a man fell from behind Arthur's back.

Catching a better view of their assailant, it was a man with a suit that has missed Yuran's body by a hair's breadth. Arthur saw the man's face turn serious his arms started crystalizing, making spears instead of arms.

Arthur used his protection rune out of habit, but it was destroyed by a slash from the man in the suit. Luckily, it bought them enough time to pull some distance from the two.

”Who are you?” Warmth was the furthest from Yuran's voice, leaking cold killing intent. ”Or rather, who sent you?” His mana was surging to his gun.

The man who fell by Yuran's bullet stood up from the ground, chest wounded by condensed mana. However, it soon began to regenerate visibly, clearly a sign of an ability.

The two men looked at each other when they heard Yuran's words, nodding to each other before launching themselves at Arthur and Yuran. Seeing words were not working, Arthur took out his dagger. It was then that the two men changed their direction toward Arthur, not regarding Yuran who was retreating.

Yuran has already retreated because he was a gunman, and was also taken by surprise. It seemed their aim wasn't him, but Arthur himself. He fired several bullets but the crystalized arms blocked them. The other man already closed in on Arthur and sent a punch at his right hand.

Before his fist connected, Arthur dived into the shadows and disappeared, reappearing several meters in the air. He dived down at the two and sent a kick from above, using gravity. His foot connected and the man's head was struck downward, making him smash to the ground.

It took but a moment for Arthur to use his runes, raising his three of his stats by 5. With his over 70 points of strength and the momentum he gained; the man was struck like that. However, he was a tenacious one as he tried to lift himself right afterward.

'It's self-defense, the Temple can't hold me accountable,' Arthur raised his dagger after he landed on the ground, readying himself for another round of attacks. The darkness of the night contrasted with his glowing dagger, flickering with a dangerous light.

Bullets flew all over the battlefield, silently tearing the night's darkness. Arthur felt at ease having such a reliable sharpshooter on his side that he danced around the battlefield with ease, trading several strikes with the man.

Now using his dagger, he was at a clear advantage. Deciding to end it, Arthur prepared himself from the last stretch as he started moving his mana.

”Be careful!” Yuran's voice came like a thunderclap, startling Arthur to retreat instinctively. He stumbled several steps backward as crystals shot past him, penetrating the wall. Before he could reposition himself, the man with regenerative ability came forward and stretched his hand.

Arthur slashed with his dagger in an attempt to have the man retreat, but his expectations failed him as the man clutched on his dagger even though it penetrated his flesh and struck his bones. The man then tried to take the dagger from Arthur's hand by force, even at the expense of his mangled hand.

This was the first time Arthur met such an extreme method of fighting, and he realized they were after his dagger. However, he was not about to let it go just because these people wanted it. For the fraction of a second, Arthur used his legacy rune and burned half of his mana. His body became a blur as he punched the man in the stomach, leaving a fist mark on his body.

The man vomited blood and Arthur took the dagger from his hand by force, cutting several of his fingers in the process. He stopped using his legacy rune and his body returned to normal, only fatigued as if he has just run a mile in a second. This was the backlash of him using a fraction of a second from his legacy rune, it was a miracle that he survived last time.

”Shit!” The crystals' ability user smacked the ground with his hands as a crystal wall appeared between the two parties. Yuran was about to give chase but Arthur felt to the ground exhausted.

”Are you okay?” Yuran asked, concern evident in his voice. Arthur simply nodded and picked himself up with difficulty.