Chapter 60 - #59 Reinforcements (2/2)
I thought with a smile but that smile suddenly disappeared and I frowned down.
Looks like Babara is in trouble which means that Gozuki arrived. I came here to kill at least one of these ȧssassins but...it looks like we will have to retreat. I still owe Babara and I still have plans for her. Not to mention that I am quite fond of Taeko and Babara is like a real grandmother to her.
Alright...I have decided.
I thought with closed eyes.
”Shrimps! Are you alright?!” A guy with long hair and vertical slit pupils rushed next to panting Akame and Poney. Another guy fully covered in some kind of armor which definitely was another strong weapon, most likely parasite type of weapon, arrived next to the first guy.
”Najasho?!” Poney exclaimed with a pleasantly surprised expression.
I don't have time to deal with more of them, I need to take Taeko and retreat so we can regroup with Babara. Anyway, that guy must be the blond guy from Chelsea's drawing. I can feel that he is really strong, it must be his weapon's special ability to change his appearance like that.
”Leader go! Cora is in danger!” Akame shouted at him and both guys looked behind me just to see Tsukushi and Cornelia struggling against Taeko while Cornelia was fully covered in wounds.
”!!! CORA!!!” The guy in armor immediately rushed towards the building without any thinking which slightly surprised but I still went to intercept him.
”Guy, wait!!! He is strong!!” Akame immediately shouted at Guy to warn him but...
”I DON'T CARE!!!” He shouted and instead of stopping, he became even faster.
There must be a special relationship between those two, for him to rush forward like that.
”What a hot-blooded youth, you are” I said with a small smile while blocking his path, but I suddenly felt something on my left side.
?! By instinct, I struck my sword there without even looking there.
*Clang*
”Your opponent is me” Najasho said with a stoic expression when our weapons clashed.
However, during the clash, he overpowered me and pushed me back while making a small cut on my right shoulder.
[Health: 703/780]
Guy on the other hand completely ignored me and dug with his armor underground completely disappearing from my sight.
?! This is bad, if Taeko will be ambushed by someone who is feeling so much rage, she will definitely lose if she gets hit by him.
I thought while glancing at Taeko who was fully focused on dodging the bullets while occasionally attacking Cornelia.
”...I am sorry but I don't have time for you, dragon boy” I suddenly said in a cold tone.
”Leader, look out!” Akame immediately warned him and he narrowed his eyes while vigilantly looking at me.
I took the sword into both hands.
[Phantom Strike]
[Overwhelm]
[Energy: 1215/1265]
I appeared in front of him without any motion before I moved and used both of my hands together with my skill to slash diagonally in upwards motion.
He widened his eyes and he had no time to parry my slash or dodge so he just put his sword in front of my attack to block it.
*Clang* When out weapons met each other, he flew numerous meters away from me, even past the girls who were recovering their energy.
”Najasho?!!”
”Leader?!!”
Both Akame and Poney shouted while looking in the direction where he flew.
I might have won this exchange but my sword didn't survive the exchange and crumbled into pieces. It might have been made from the material able to resist Teigu but it was still far inferior to Teigu.
I no longer cared about those girls and Najasho guy, I turned around and sprinted towards Taeko.
Make it in time!
I narrowed my eyes and used all my strength and agility into 1 leap so I could appear in front of Taeko in a second.
The ground next to Taeko suddenly opened and Guy attacked Taeko from the side making her totally vulnerable.
”DIE YOU BITCH!!!” Guy shouted while putting all his strength, rage and hate he felt towards Taeko in one punch.
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'Reinforcements?!! I can't dodge that!' Taeko thought with wide-open eyes and strengthened her muscles to prepare for the impact but...
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When Guy was about to hit her I suddenly appeared in front of Taeko with crossed arms to receive his punch.
*Bang* The floor around the impact cracked open and since I had yet to regain my balance after rushing in front of Taeko so fast, I was blown away while taking Taeko with me.
?! I glanced behind me just to see numerous pillars and walls. I quickly changed positions with Taeko in mid-air and wrapped my arms around her head.
*Bang* *Bang* *Bang* We started breaking one wall after another until that entire part of the building was no longer stable and has fallen down on us. Creating an extremely high curtain of dust everywhere.
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”Cora! Are you alright?!” Guy immediately rushed towards Cora who was no longer able to stand on her legs.
Akame, Poney, and Najasho quickly joined them, Najasho quickly started treating Cornelia's wounds.
”Are they dead?” Poney asked while looking at the hill created by debris of the ruined building.
”Should be.” Guy replied with a voice full of hate while looking at Cornelia's condition.
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*cough* I coughed out a bit of blood. I was currently lying on top of Taeko, carrying all of the debris on my back.
[Health: 580/780] So much damage yet it cost me only 123 Health. I guess my constitution is really making miracles here.
”?! Why?” Taeko asked me while looking at me with her shaking eyes full of confusion.
”Heh, because I promised to keep you safe to your granny, didn't I? Plus we are friends, aren't we?” I said with a wide grin as if I wasn't carrying numerous tons of debris on my back.
Not to mention that you wouldn't survive it while I did so why not take a hit for you?
A drop of blood has fallen from my cheek at Taeko's cheek and she raised her hand to touch my face but there was too little space for her to move so freely.
”How about we get out of here, first?” I asked with a grin.
”How?” Taeko asked while looking at me being already on my knees and hands
”Just watch and learn” I said with a smirk.
[Insatiable Hunger]
[Overwhelm]
[Overwhelm]
[Overwhelm]
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I started spamming my skill while always trying to get on my legs.
[Energy: 905/1265]
---Outside---
Najasho was still treating Cornelia when he suddenly snapped his head at slowly moving debris with a shocked expression and wide-open shaking eyes.
”?!” Everyone was surprised to see their leader act like that and they were slightly confused until...
”HAAAA!” They heard a muffled shout and when they turned their head to its direction, they saw the hill of debris being blown away.
”I-Impossible...” Poney muttered with a shocked expression while looking at the two standing figures in the curtain of dust.
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