672 Ill destroy that screwed up illusion of yours! (1/2)

Being attacked by ghosts, fighting with the ghost-possessed, and witnessing those who surrendered end up dying pitifully…

The Bloodwar Alliance and its subordinates were quite shaken and afraid. At this exact moment, their enemy arrived—the Revenge Alliance!

With Rota leading them, the numerous Revenge Alliance members all had black mist twirling around them just like the ghost-possessed. However, they still had their intelligence. This allowed them to wield great power.

Although the Bloodwar Alliance had made some defensive preparations, they were suddenly attacked by a faction that was far more powerful than expected in a moment when morale was low and everyone was shaken. The Bloodwar Alliance's defenses were shattered in just a moment!

Some of the tournament participants were directly killed. Others were seriously injured to the point of having their Lifesaving Talismans activated, which meant that the Bloodwine Spirit judged them to have lost in the tournament. These people were then devoured by black mist that suddenly swarmed them, dying pitifully.

Surrendering equaled death. Being defeated in the tournament equaled death. And of course, being directly killed equaled death… The Bloodwar Alliance members became even more afraid and shaken than earlier. Yet, they didn't have the time to feel despair. Under the threat of death, they instinctively counterattacked and fought to their fullest!

Both sides entered a fierce battle. The scene became highly chaotic.

All sorts of spiritual guns were violently spraying bullets everywhere. All sorts of flashy spells, runes, and spell formations were lighting up and exploding. Numerous figures were clashing against each other while instantaneously teleporting or moving. Slashing, bashing, slicing, crushing, explosions, screams, and all sorts of other sounds could be heard in unison. Cracks spread throughout the ground, houses exploded, the road itself was shattered into little pieces…

The destruction of the environment far succeeded the damage that a battle between tanks could have wrought. If ordinary people had still lived here, a huge number of casualties would have definitely occurred.

'It's impossible to win!'

Natsuki Shuurin reached a mortifying conclusion.

The enemy was far too strong. Or, more accurately, the power of the black mist that the enemy possessed was far too strong. They were incredibly difficult to defeat.

If the tournament had still been going on like normal, she would have surrendered already. However…

She couldn't win, but she also couldn't surrender as that would lead to certain death. In that case, she could only escape.

It was quite humiliating for her to be forced into escaping. But, the more humiliating part was that she wasn't even able to escape.

However, the worst-case scenario for her happened instead. More and more enemies were surrounding her.

At this rate, she would be completely surrounded soon. There was only one final method left to them… Natsuki looked at her Spirit-branded Retainer.

At this moment, Sekine also looked at her. They exchanged knowing glances.

”Go and escape, Milady.” Her tall Spirit-branded Retainer sent her a mental message through a communication spell.

”I'm sorry, Sekine…”

”Protecting Milady is my responsibility… Still, please listen to my final request. If you're able to survive this incident, please stop acting so willfully in the future.”

Natsuki recalled various scenes from the past of her times together with this loyal and reliable albeit somewhat dull Spirit-branded Retainer of hers. She almost cried out loud.

'Why are things like this… Why did such a thing happen to me… Why did such a thing happen to Sekine…'

Pain, anger, despair, helplessness…

”RAGHHH!” As if he was venting, Sekine shouted out as loudly as he could.

Demon form, ”Ocean's Wrath Demon”!!

The loyal Sekine overloaded his limits and used up the final bits of his energy. A dark-blue glow surrounded his body as he transformed into a giant blue monster. He used a glowing battle hammer to sweep away several enemies in one go!

Natsuki withstood the pain in her heart and took the opportunity to escape at top speed.

She didn't have the time to think about anything else. She didn't have any time for sadness at all. She could only escape, running for her very life!

She achieved the fastest speed she had ever sprinted in her life with tears in her eyes.

However, an even faster figure soon reached her! This person released a large amount of black mist in an AOE attack that stopped her in her tracks.

Killing curse, ”Vicious Bite”!

Natsuki used one of her few remaining talismans to help her speedcast a powerful spell. She created a gigantic distorted demon head, which opened up its mouth filled with sharp fangs and bit down viciously on the enemy!

Natsuki then didn't even stop to watch the results to see if the attack was effective or not as she continued running. However, another enemy caught up to her, followed by a second and a third…

Natsuki did her very best to resist, but was unable to defeat so many enemies. Her personal protective barrier was shattered, and then she was roughly beaten down into the ground.

Terror regarding her imminent death and despair filled her heart. She felt like she was sinking into an abyss.

At this moment, a tall figure appeared and rushed the enemy facing her—this tall figure sliced at the Revenge Alliance man who wore armor as his combat outfit!

The armored man blocked with his longsword, but the ambusher shattered his personal barrier in just a few exchanges of blows. The ambusher then reached out with his right hand that glowed silver-gray, grabbing onto the armored man's neck, and lifted him off the ground!