494 Darkness Versus Darkness, The Eighth Founder of Auraboros (1/2)

Day 126 - 1:51 PM - Mountain Base, Mount Malabito, General Nakar, Quezon

The clear skies turned dark as if there was an incoming storm. Thick black clouds covered the blue sky, swirling violently.

It signaled the arrival of a unique being that should not appear in front of anyone that easily.

When he appeared, it was kind of unexpected that the first words he let out were to ridicule Tan Sitong and his soldiers. Despite being far away, his voice reverberated in their ears. Nevertheless, despite that ridicule, it meant another thing. The individual that came was also one of them.

But then, when Tan Sitong and Mark saw the person. The former was shocked while the latter had a fierce glare on his eyes.

Nevertheless, no matter what reaction, the arrival of this individual could mean the safe retreat of Tan Sitong's people.

”The Great One.”

Tan Sitong immediately prostrated.

Not everyone in Auraboros had the honor of being able to see any of the founders of the organization. The lucky ones were those that were directly following their orders and the higher members of the branches. Thus, most of the members here only heard about one of the founders of their organization.

Even though The Great One was not in charge of the Chinese Branch among the founders, it was unlikely for them to watch their members get slaughtered before them.

Unfortunately for them, The Great One did not care for them in the slightest.

SHHHOOOMMM!!!

The black clouds covering the sky started to make smaller vortices which surged towards the ground like thin tornados. At a fast speed not any less than a bullet, these tornadoes, each having a diameter of two meters, rushed to the ground.

The wind picked up around each tornado. It was too strong that the trees near it got uprooted immediately the moment it touched the ground.

And despite coming from different directions, all of the tornadoes converged towards one impact point.

All of it was aiming towards Mark. He, who was still killing the members of Auraboros, despite the appearance of The Great One above. The dark raging clouds surged without mercy, even though some of the members of Auraboros were still around him.

The wind was strong, and it sucked away everything. Nevertheless, there was nothing inside the tornadoes despite everything it sucked into its bodies.

Instead, thick clouds of dust flew round like a sandstorm. It was dust with a black hue that smelled like a mix of ground flesh, trees, leaves, and dirt.

This dust was nothing else but everything that touched the tornadoes.

Into unrecognizable pieces of dust, that was what everything that entered the tornadoes ended up.

This scene threw everyone, whether it was the humans or not, into a state of panic.

Fortunately, none of the members of Auraboros bothered about them anymore. They were also busy trying to survive as many of them were closer to the black tornadoes, many of them got dragged away with their futile resistance.

The black tornadoes ravaged the forest. It was trying to pursue its enemy. In every direction, it touched, only the darkened ground filled with dust remained.

Trees, plants, humans, infected, and even the surface of the ground turned to a layer of dust that could be easily blown by the wind.

Nevertheless, the actual target was never there in the first place.

”I should be doing the welcome, not you.”

Mark said as his figure blurred not far behind The Great One. This time, he was not holding back anything. He had already transformed into his Blood Demon form.

The Great One calmly turned around, hovering mid-air, uncaring that Mark was unscathed.

”You don't have to be humble. I am not invited by anyone, after all.”

He replied with a calm voice.

Mark stared at the enemy. He felt a bit glad, and sure enough, he avoided the situation that the Elder warned him.

Following the previous plan, he would be staying at the base, while watching his people fight and use the enemies to train under his surveillance.

Now, however, he chose to be the only force attacking the enemies from outside the base.

There was where the future changed.

Following the actions that this high in mighty being in front of him, it was very likely that he used the same attack in the original timeline. If that was the case, that force was enough to pulverize his base and kill everyone in it.

With how fast the black tornadoes traveled from the sky to the ground, there was barely any time for him to dodge. He might be able to save Mei and his family, who should be watching around him. But not the others.

This time, however, since he was alone on the battlefield, away from the base, the worst-case scenario was averted. And instead, the ones dragged by the disaster were the other members of Auraboros.

”Deity, why would attack us!”

Tan Sitong shouted from the ground.

He was furious, but he still needed to ask as humble as possible. The Great One was not someone he should question in the first place. However, this not only impacted his forces but the China Branch as a whole.

What he did, however, asking and shouting the being that he knew that he should not question, was the biggest mistake.

The Great One turned his head towards Tan Sitong. His face and expression were not visible. Mark, however, could tell that The Great One was annoyed.

And to any annoyance that disturbed his business, the only way out...

...was Death.

To Tan Sitong's horror, another tornado shot from the sky to where he stood. He managed to dodge it, and by his movements, he was fiercer than the Jianshis that served as his aides. Nevertheless, even though he could dodge one, he would not be able to avoid more.

The Great One was annoyed further as Tan Sitong avoided the first strike. Thus, he sent four at the same time, surrounding the vice leader of China Branch on the ground.

This time, however, the four were larger but weaker despite having the same speed as the previous ones.

With four tornadoes surrounding him, Tan Sitong was unable to escape anymore.