228 The Losing Outlaws, Combining Three Weapons to Block Their Intended Retrea (1/2)

Day 36 – 12:02 AM – Barangay Poblacion I, Real, Quezon

A trail of black mist waved through the air and landed on the roof of the house. Mark appeared while looking at the direction of the pickup truck that was now surrounded by the remaining outlaws. For sure, they were all ready to confront him the moment he appeared. Unfortunately for them, not every outlaw remaining were still in shape, both mentally and physically, to stay and fight. It would have been better for them to have retreated already but it looked like that the ego of their leader would not accept it.

As preparation for the final fight, Mark controlled three [Blood Whips] and opened the locks that kept the [Defier] on place at the back of his armor and brought the shield on his hands. At the back of the shield, the four remaining weapons were stored and could be seen clearly. Two of the weapons were a pair of gauntlets with different designs and shapes. One of the last two was a pole with a diamond shaped blade that was attached at the middle of the back of the shield and the other was a foot long dagger.

He removed the two gauntlets which he called [Defender], the left gauntlet, and [Attacker], the right gauntlet. The gauntlets even though made as a pair, was made differently for specific functions. [Defender] had a thicker body than [Attacker] and would not lose in terms of toughness and defensive ability to [Defier] except that it was smaller than the shield. This gauntlet also had the slot to attach [Defier] which increased its defensive ability several times more.

The [Attacker] on the other hand was made lighter and was equipped with more attacking functions. Not to mention that it could perfectly dock on the bracer Mark was already wearing on his right arm where the needle crossbow and the needle case were attached.

Mark fused the [Slicer] and [Divider] into a great sword with a rectangular shaped double-edged blade and held it in his right hand while he raised the [Defier] on his left. If it were just the normal mobs, Mark would not prepare this way but there was no mistake for being cautious especially when he could sense the difference of some of the outlaws that were close to the vehicle, not to mention the guy arrogantly standing at the back of the pickup truck.

Even though it would surely be a frontal confrontation in the end, Mark would not just show himself in the open. Mark tapped the crossbow on his arm and let it transform into its attack form. He then aimed for the man on the pickup truck and went for the shot. That guy was surely the leader of this bunch and it would be over easier if the guy was to go down first. Still, he had no absolute expectations that the man would go down easily.

As he thought, the man did not go down. He did not even dodge though it was obvious that he noticed the incoming projectile despite the darkness of the night.

TING!

A metallic sound echoed as the needle Mark shot hit the man's forehead. With the torches and the reflecting light coming from the vehicle, Mark could see that the man's forehead was covered with reddish colored scales that blocked the needle and caused it to bounce away. The outlaw leader turned towards the roof where the attack came from but he did not see anything as Mark had already vanished into a puff of mist. Not even seeing the attacker as he received the sneak attack made him more furious.

***

”BOSS! Are you fine?”

The elite outlaw nearest to him saw what happened and hurriedly asked for his condition.

”Freize, you think that's enough to hurt me?” Drake glared at the man called Freize with displeasure before he bellowed to all his men. ”All of you! Peel your eyes open! The enemies are attacking!”

Drake was totally displeased. Not to mention that Lieucer that he sent as a messenger did not return. For sure, that guy had been done in.

”Yes Bo-GUAH!!!”

His men had not even finished affirming his orders when their reply was cut short by a painful scream. One of the outlaws at the outer part of the protective encirclement fell with a bloody needle sticking out of his right eye. However, he was not the last.

”GAH!”

”AHHH!!!”

”GAHA!!”

Several screams followed suit. The outlaws, one after another, fell down either dead or wailing in pain. All of them had dart sized needles sticking out of their faces, foreheads or eyes.

The outlaws immediately searched for the attacker but the greatest problem they had was that the attacks were coming from different directions. Furthermore, they were in the open with nowhere to hide but they could not even see the shadow of their assailant.

”Ogre, how many enemies do we have?”

Drake asked another elite outlaw by the side of the pickup truck. This guy with a tall nose, tall height and finely shaped muscles was the most experienced here in terms of combat due to him being an overseas mercenary. This person was in this country due to his contracted work but got caught in the middle of the outbreak. Through Drake's influence and money, he was able to hire this man as his guard and join the organization under him.

”There's only one.” Ogre replied with his deep voice. ”It may look like several people since the attacks were coming from a different or opposite direction in an instant after the previous attack but each attack still had a short interval. If it was an attack from several people, there would be several attacks in the same moment but this is not the case. It could be either our enemy could move really fast or… not human at all. Or maybe…”

”What do you have in mind?” Drake asked while he suddenly waved his arm that was already covered in reddish scales deflecting another needle coming for him.

”Do you believe in superpowers?”

Ogre sternly asked his employer.

”Superpowers? Like those Kryptoman and Incredible Mutant have?”

Drake asked in disbelief.

”Not quite boss. What I'm saying are those with psychic abilities, Espers.” Ogre replied. ”I had heard a lot of rumors about them in my line of work and even encountered one before with the ability to manipulate objects. These people are dangerous. If the enemy right before us is the same, it's better if you call for retreat now or we'll be annihilated here.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

”Can't we fight them? It's not like they are immortal.”