Chapter 411 - An Eccentric Foe (2/2)

Puchi!

Unfortunately for him, just as he was about to warn his comrades, Aurus hastily conjured a spear out of thin air and pierced the man's neck from under. As blood started to trickle off the wound that Aurus opened, the man gradually lost strength in his body before lying limp on the ground.

Seeing how their comrade was killed with such an underhanded attack, the remaining people from the Royal Seraphim Forces could not help but look at Aurus with rage, wanting to avenge their brother that had just fallen. However, as they recalled their fallen brother's last words, all of them instantly had the feeling that they should look behind them…only for them to regret it at the very end.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

With three copies of Aurus for each person, by the time all of them looked behind, the Aurus copies brandished their spears and put in all their strength towards piercing their necks. Some had a grievous hole in their necks, while some people had their necks lobbed off from the force behind the sneak attack. Nevertheless, the whole group eventually joined their fallen brother in silence as the surrounding ground became more and more green under the effect of Aurus's skill.

Deactivating [Domain of Nobility], Aurus was just about to continue teleporting in the direction of Seraph Kingdom until he noticed a man wearing shabby clothing standing just 20 to 30 meters away from him. Although one would dismiss the man as a nobody from their first glance, Aurus could not help but look at them intently, sensing a feeling of danger from the man's body language.

Without giving the other side a chance to make a move, he instantly covered the man within the range of [Domain of Nobility] as he allocated all of his energy towards [Dark Universal Blade]. Then, condensing a great amount of Wind energy particles, he formed a blade imbued with the power of void as he slashed down on the man, wanting to bisect him.

”[Spellsword of Ruination: Lost Art].”

”[Penultimate Blade of the Chaotic Tempest: Fragarach].”

Swoosh!

Surprisingly, rather than feeling any resistance from the man's body as his body was being cleaved in half, Aurus's blade instead faced no resistance at all, cleanly cutting off the man in half. However, that was all. There was no scream in pain, there was no blood gushing out. It was just Aurus and a man cut in half.

”Quite an interesting usage of the element of Wind,” the two halves of the man said as the two parts seemed to grab onto each other, mending the cut that was made in the middle of his body. While a light smile was on his face, he could not help but lightly frown as the steel glasses he wore could not be salvaged. With a snap of his fingers, he created a set of steel glasses over his eyes as he combed his blond hair.

”Ehem.” Clearing his throat, the man extended one of his arms towards Aurus and said, ”The name's Dalton Thymesis. Nice to meet y—”

Puchi!

Of course, Aurus did not care about introducing himself to the man in front of him. In fact, who would even introduce themselves to the enemy they had to defeat? With that, Aurus stabbed his sword into Dalton's chest. And just like before, nothing much happened after that…well, if one excluded Dalton's emotions.

Gradually taking on a grim expression, Dalton sternly looked at Aurus, surprisingly giving Aurus the chills. This was the first time that his body shuddered like this, so Aurus felt that the feeling foreign. However, the primal instinct controlling him said otherwise, knowing very well why his body would shudder.

The opponent in front of him was strong.

Realizing this, Aurus hastily turned around, wanting to teleport away from him. Naturally, after being treated rudely twice in a row, Dalton did not show his nice side anymore, placing his hand on Aurus's shoulders before a great strength pushed down on the latter, making his feet dig into the ground for a few centimeters.

”No manners, eh? No worries, no worries. I'll teach you how to greet a stranger properly,” Dalton said as a wave of energy washed over Aurus's body, gradually making the primal instinct lose control over Aurus's body. After that, Dalton sent in a few more strands of energy into Aurus's body as he rigidly started to move. Soon after, one of his arms extended, making it seem like he was giving Dalton a handshake. In response, Dalton firmly grasped on the hand and shook it up and down with a nod of satisfaction.

”Good, good. You're learning well.”

”This is definitely the best way to greet strangers properly.”