253 Picking up the Pace (2/2)

Then he quickly activated the 'Dawnbreaker' berserk skill and 'Speed of Light' speed boosting skill attached to his helm and lower armor respectively.

And without further ado, he immediately resumed attacking the previous group that he was planning to take care first.

Whoosh!

Given that his speed had gone higher for a couple of levels, he literally created a group of Shin with the afterimages that he left behind.

And since he purposely left those afterimages on the spots where the opposing group could see, it was natural for them to spot those almost instantly.

And due to Cute Arrow being the one with the sharpest eyes in the group since she was an Archer, she was the first one to notice them. ”There are coming!”

Though, her sharp eyes were also been used against her.

Because Shin knew that there was an Archer present in the group, he left those afterimages in tricky places where Cute Arrow would think that they were real people when she saw them from her perspective.

Meanwhile, the TirgerKin Master Berserker couldn't help but become excited the moment he learned that their 'enemies' were finally coming after them. ”Finally! I'll make sure that I am going to wipe your asses down, Cowards!”

Unfortunately for him, the one what he was looking for didn't give a sh*t at him.

Shin took advantage of the window when his opponents were too busy at tracing his tracks. He appeared right behind the Human Bishop using his 'Void Steps' teleportation skill while also planning to swing the [Dusk Blade] at the one and only support of the group.

Feeling the sudden arrival of the foreign presence that unknowingly appeared right in the middle of their ranks, the entire group felt a sudden chill on their spines, which also surprised them greatly.

”Fast!”

”How the hell did he appear there!?”

”Impossible!”

”Are you kidding me!?”

”What the!?”

”Is this for real!?”

But they were not that simple either.

Immediately after getting a little off-guard, all of them simultaneously made their respective moves.

Cute Arrow and the Captain of the group quickly used a 'Tumble' and casted a 'Blink' respectively to get away from Shin.

The Human Bishop, on the other hand, casted an inta-cast protective skill for as fast as he could to at least buy a little bit of time for his teammates.

Bang!

The protective barrier was shattered instantly the moment Shin's right-hand saber landed on it. Fortunately for the Bishop, the Swordmaster of the group was already thrusting his sword at Shin's back.

Or should I say that it was unfortunate of him since Shin suddenly hopped sideways to dodge that sword thrust in a simple but very timed manner.

And since Shin timed it very well, the Swordmaster failed to stop his charge in time, making for his attack to land at the back of their support instead. ”D*mn it!”

Ignoring their reactions, Shin planned to stab his left-hand saber at the Swordmaster but quickly abandoned the idea of doing so; specially when he saw that Cuter Arrow was taking aim at him.

Then he quickly hopped backwards to put some distance between him and the Swordmaster. ”Just to be safe. Let's get out from his attack range for a moment.”

The Human Guardian and TigerKin Master Berserker came a little late because they were delayed by the werewolves on their sides. But now, they were currently rushing towards Shin, immediately after pushing back the werewolves.

Naturally, Shin was going to get surprised by them when he saw that scene. 'Huh? They are leaving their post? Then what about the werewolves behind? They are not afraid of getting attacked by those from behind?'

And the answer to his confusion was immediately given to him when a circular wall appeared around then and enclosing them inside.

The Captain of the group decided to use this spell book of hers since she didn't have enough time to cast a skill that could help them in this current situation.

”Oh~! An interesting skill. But unfortunately, I don't have enough time to play with you inside this cage,” muttered Shin to himself before taking a good look on his opponents.

And after making sure that all of them were not currently looking at him, he immediately made his next move.

First, he controlled his flying daggers to fly towards the Captain who was currently in the middle of chanting out some spell.

The Captain immediately canceled her chanting and quickly used an instant blink skill to get away from the incoming daggers.

At the same time, Shin was currently raising both of his arms in the air before activating an equipment skill attached to one of his equipment.

'Equipment Skill (Arm Guard: Dusk and Dawn Combat Bracers): Medusa's Gaze'

Shin's arm guards released a blinding light in all directions.

And since the entire group were currently looking at his direction, it was not surprising for their sights to be attracted by that light – which also a huge mistake on their side.

”Sh*t!” that was only a single word that appeared on their minds when they realized what had happened.

Unfortunately, it was already too late for them to do anything as their bodies already experienced the petrifying effects of the 'Medusa's Gaze' equipment skill.

The Master Berserker and the Guardian might be a little better because they were able to activate some skills to negate the petrifying effects of that skill.

But the moment they were brushing past the Swordmaster and the Bishop, who had already been turned into a pair of stone statues, they suddenly felt a very powerful pressure coming above them. Or to me more precise, it was coming from the sky.

They unconsciously stopped their tracks and tried to raise their heads to take a look at it. But that was also the time when Shin was swinging the [Dusk Blade] on his right hand in a very powerful manner.

And what followed after that was something stunned the two; there was a very powerful energy wave that was falling from the sky and descending towards them.

'Grim Reaper Skill (Tier 2): Ragna Blade'

They wanted to activate their strongest lifesaving skills, but that was only a thought. Because the moment they tried to do so, they discovered that they couldn't move their bodies at all – it was because of the bunch of long yet thin needles that were paralyzing their bodies.

And that was the moment when everyone in the group realized that they f*cked up.

BOOM!!!!

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