Chapter 466 - 416 : Red Sky (2/2)

In the course of ten minutes, the three killed 128 Cthulhu and their numbers showed no signs of decline. At some point, they reached a crossroad which had an astronomical number of Cthulhu but that wasn't what made Arthur and his companions stop.

No, it was the small mountain of corpses just next to the Cthulhu. Just like Arthur saw in Bucama's world, the Cthulhu already started creating living statues of the captured humans.

In fact, one of them was a familiar female whose eyes became hollow and full of despair. She was naked and her body had bruises all over it… heck! Even one of her organs was hanging down, a gory and unpleasant sight.

She was on the brink of death while the Cthulhu were enjoying this show, grinning amongst each other and poking the female, causing her to groan from pain.

She was none other than the S-ranked mage who fought the Joker and miserably lost. While it's true she was arrogant, she still didn't deserve to be treated like this, no one deserves to be toyed with in such a cruel and inhuman manner.

The mage wasn't the only one who was put like a statue, there were two other men next to her, each in a disgusting and shameful position.

”So it wasn't just anyone… they 'value' the strong humans like this…”-Arthur mumbled to himself while the other two silently stared at what's happening in the crossroad.

Excluding the hundred or so Cthulhu, there was a tall figure, sitting right at the center of the intersection. From its appearance, it was a Cthulhu but had six arms and a jet black skin, its eyes were tightly closed and legs crossed.

”That one seems to be a bit of a problem.”

The Joker pulled three cards and said

”We'll divide our roles. Whoever draws a blank card will deal with the small fry and the other two will kill the leader.”

Arthur and Leiu didn't object, they complied and each stretched a hand and pulled one of the cards. In the end, the Joker was the one who was left with a blank card and although unsatisfied, he simply grumbled.

Before they showed started their assault, Arthur asked:

”What of the survivors?”

In response, the Joker retorted:

”Survivors? Do they look like people who want to live? Finish them if you have a chance… and if they're used as meatshields then don't hesitate.”

After taking a couple of seconds to regulate their breathings and prepared themselves, the trio initiated their attack.

The first one was Leiu, who swung down Anduril, causing violent tremors that reached the crossroad and caused half of the Cthulhu to fall down but it also alerted the leader, who opened its eyes and stared right at the pale youth.

Still using the thick trees as a cover, the Joker would throw four to five cards a second, each one accurately hitting its target and killing one enemy.

As for Arthur, he joined Leiu and used [Golden Lone Sheath], sending a blinding sword arc at the tall monster, who clutched raised his hand and clutched the flying golden light, disintegrating it so easily.

Unfortunately, this was only the beginning of the joined combo as Anduril was swung down again, splitting the earth and sending a burst of Darkness at the leader.

The Cthulhu retaliated by stretching his hand again, this time releasing a purple miasma which stopped Leiu's strike but only for a split second. The miasma was made of Void Magic, however, even such a powerful attribute wasn't strong enough to resist Anduril, which pushed the enemy and severely wounded the pigolo.

Before it could raise its injured body, a creepy jet black skull came flying down from above, crashing directly into the leader and devouring it in just a few seconds.

Arthur's Heavenly Slash ended the short fight and sealed the Cthulhu's fate. From beginning to end, the fight lasted for eleven seconds but the Joker was able to finish the small fries in merely nine seconds, an amazing feat considering he only used his cards.

Each Cthulhu had a card stuck deep into its skull while their leader served as a meal for the hungry Makaze. The awakened dark blade no longer distinguished between swords and living beings, its ability evolved, allowing it to devour anything it wanted, including souls. The downside, however, is that it'll constantly become hungry hence the need to feed it on a daily basis.

Fortunately, it got to devour all the corpses scattered around except for the lifeless humans. The Joker wasn't as talkative as before, he swiftly ended the lives of the still-living yet suffering humans and buried them using his magic.