545 Sneak Attack, The Consequence of Trying Too Hard to Hide His Cards (2/2)

Mark spoke with a serene voice as his wings formed on his back.

His wings glowed red, and with the strong gust of wind left by the flap of his wings, Mark flew up, leaving a trail of red light.

Covering his scythe with a faint shade of Miasma, he swiped it at the magic circle.

CRASH!

The magic circle unexpectedly shattered in front of everyone, causing the demons to cough out blood with their ritual being interrupted.

Not finished, Mark flapped his wings charging towards the demons, waving his scythe from different angles.

As he passed by, blood spurted from the bodies of demons before they fell from the sky.

After dispatching the demons, Mark flew towards the other flying enemies.

BANG! BANG!

The shots from Mei's weapon echoed one after another. She was shooting the Wendigos from the first group that was now charging towards her. Unfortunately, she could only frown as all her shots missed the target.

These Wendigos were really fast. Even with her [Bullet Time], she was having a hard time chasing their erratic movements. Furthermore, even though her bullets were faster, it was hard to take aim when the two Wendigos were changing their direction at random.

Mei wanted to try to shoot them more times. However, they were already too close.

CLICK! CLICK!

Clicking sounds echoed as Mei transformed her weapon as fast as she could.

CLANG!

The metallic sound ring into their ears as Mei used her sword to block the teeth of the closest Wendigo that arrived before her.

CREAK! CREAK!

Mei wanted to pull the sword out of the Wendigo's bite. But like a clamp, it was not letting go. The worst thing was that...

She was already within reach of the other Wendigo. She needed to let go of her weapon if she wanted to dodge it.

BAM!

Unexpected, the second Wendigo was suddenly sent flying. There, Illia came to the rescue, kicking away the Wendigo with all her might as she found a good timing to do so.

The first Wendigo then tried to reach towards Mei with its long arms while keeping the [Shooting Moon Blade] clamped between its teeth.

Without letting go of her weapon, Mei jumped side to side, evading the hands of the Wendigo.

After finding a good footing, Mei's feet released a red glow as she kicked the ground.

Mei jumped without letting go of the sword. It caused her to turn upside down mid-air, as she pulled the head of the Wendigo with her.

Her unexpected movements caught the Wendigo off guard causing its head to follow Mei against its will. At the moment its head was facing upwards with Mei's sword, it tried to resist causing its uncontrolled movement to stop.

At that moment, however, Mei was already falling towards its back and was already in an upright position. With both her feet, she kicked the nape of the Wendigo as hard as she could.

CRACK!

The Wendigo's head bent at an impossible angle. Its neck stretched backward as its head dangled upside down on its back. As if fell lifeless on the ground, it finally let go of Mei's weapon. She immediately pulled it back and charged towards the other Wendigo that Illia was stalling.

At the sky, Mark saw Mei's movements as she killed the Wendigo. He kind of felt proud that the weak girl he saved before could not contend with inhumane creatures on her own. These creatures were different from the infected, after all. They had intelligence and uncanny abilities that not just anyone could handle.

SHOOM! SHOOM!

With those in mind, Mark flew in twisted patterns. He was currently maneuvering through a barrage of fireballs being shot from the mouth of several lizard-like creatures.

Because Mark suddenly showed his capability of flight, he managed to gather most of the attention of the enemies. Right now, Mei and Illia only needed to face a smaller number of creatures as most of them were aiming at him.

But then, Mark suddenly felt some strong magical fluctuations.

CLINK! CLINK!

Multiple metallic sounds echoed around Mark to his surprise. He immediately flew faster as he could not tell where the sounds were coming from.

But then, below, while Mei and Illia were fighting the other Wendigo...

The elder cultivator suddenly made a move.

He was still in the right mind. However, the sudden death of two of the disciples of their sect affected his mentality.

The worst part, he was aiming for Mei and Illia while they were occupied with a strong enemy.

Mark saw the elder move and immediately flew down as fast as he could to intercept him.

But then...

CLINK! CLINK!

The metallic sounds intensified around Mark.

Suddenly, he felt a searing pain on his right foot as his fast flight suddenly came into a stop.

CLINK! CLINK!

Mark ignored the pain, and he turned to his foot. There was a chain that came out of nowhere tightening around it. He had not time to think about it and immediately waved his scythe to cut the chain.

Nevertheless, the wave of his scythe stopped midway as another set of chains appeared and caught his right arm.

Mark was surprised. However, Mei's safety was his priority. He released a surge of Miasma around the chains, causing it to disappear since it was made of magic.

As he did, however, more chains appeared around him, tightening around his neck, waist, and other parts of his body. He became completely still mid-air.

Below, the elder was already a few steps from Mei and Illia.

Mark did not care anymore. A cloud of Miasma burst out of his body, melting all the chains that constricted him. He flapped his wings as hard as he could, trying to stop the elder.

However, because of the chains and his hesitation, he was late.

Illia and Mei managed to react at the last second and noticed the elder behind them.

Unfortunately, his glowing palms were already moving towards their bodies. Those were just palms, but for some reason, they could not move because of it.

BAM! BAM!

The two palms hit Mei and Illia on their upper backs, causing them to cough out blood at contact. From the force of the attack, both women were flung several meters away before crashing in the middle of the memorial park.

”Hahaha! I'm just starting!” The elder laughed. ”This is the consequence of killing disciples of our sect!”

The elder sure was in a crazed state, albeit mildly. It seemed that he received another whisper.

But then...

BAM!

The surroundings suddenly became colder.