Chapter 261 Come out and Face Me (2/2)

Facing all these dangers, Joshua replied with a small laugh. He did not put any effort in dodging the arrows. After the sound of a collision was heard, the arrow powerlessly dropped onto the ground. The head of the arrow was completely bent, rendering their attack useless. The Metallic Respiration Technique was a skill which enhanced his defense which could easily defend against non-magic based attacks. Joshua moved forward, swinging his greatsword and decapitated the cultists in front of him.

Within an instant, blood and flesh were flying around. The sacrificial land for the cultist turned into a slaughterhouse. All the heads, limbs and weapons dropped on the floor. All of their weapons could be considered as high-grade weapons, but it was not on par with Joshua's power and the sharp Divine Armaments. If both were to be compared, their weapons were nothing against the Divine Armament.

It was no longer a battle but a one-sided slaughter. After a while, the cultists who were wielding their weapon previously were now a pile of crushed meat. Blood and innards were mixed on the ground. The fats from the corpses were burnt by the flaming Combat Aura, releasing a foul stench in the house.

”AHHHHHHH!!!!”

Looking at the deaths of his comrade, the last cultist could no longer hold onto her staff. She did not fear death in the first place. Yet, under Joshua's presence, the resolution she had was completely shattered. She was shivering in fear, no longer capable of fighting against the monster in front of her.

Joshua dragged his greatsword on the ground, creating sparks between the sharp edge and the rocks. He calmly reached the completely crumbled cultist in front of him and delivered his final blow.

It all ends here.

He swung his sword, removing the bloodstain on top of it. Although he was late, he did not let even one of them escape.

Dum! Dum! Dum!

Suddenly, a strong heartbeat could be heard behind Joshua. A foul stench of sulfur brought forth by the flames of hell permeated the air. The warrior frowned and had doubts as he turned his head to look at the happenings behind him.

I turned Ling into a greataxe to stay within the circle, stopping it to function. How could the summoning be successful?

When he saw the happening behind him, he had cleared his own doubt.

Within the bloody mist, all the corpse and pieces from their remains dried up, turning into a pile of dried skin and bone shards. All the blood formed new lines to complete the summoning circle that was destroyed by Joshua. The dark heart that gathered all the blood and soul of the cultist strongly vibrated, causing a tremble within the air.

”HUAAAAHHH!!!”

A dimensional crack had been opened. A sound which could shake a man's heart, causing them to lose their sanity, could be heard from the new dimensional pathway. It was a sound which did not originate from a human. Within the voice, it contained a strong spiritual energy of fear.

Joshua was completely unaffected. Such spiritual attacks were nothing but a walk in the park for Joshua. He looked at the dimensional crack, knowing that an extremely terrifying behind was heading his way from this pathway towards their world under the guidance of the dark heart.

It was also a voice of a familiar 'person' to Joshua.

”Ho ho, Ha ha!”

A cold and sarcastic laughter could be heard from the dimension. Under the combat aura and bloody mist, Joshua's expression was extremely ferocious. He muttered, ”Who would have thought that it was some old friend that was being summoned. The Heart Devourer, Heart of Despair Raldan Asth.”

”Old friend, long time no see.”

Joshua slowly walked towards the circle. He removed Ling that was turned into a great-axe back into his control. The summoning was already completed. The coordination for the Heart of Despair had been set. The circle no longer had its value. Joshua looked at the dimensional crack in the sky. An unknown force had forcefully opened a small gap to this world. Joshua was able to vaguely see the gigantic beings behind that pathway. The huge single eye was also observing the world on their side.

Looking at the human being on the other side, the horrifying existence extended its claw to cut through the dimension, trying to grab Joshua. Yet, Joshua had no fear. He smiled wryly. Without evading or dodging, he took out both his greatsword and great-axe to go against the attack.

BOOM!!!

An explosion occurred when both parties came in contact. The bloody mist within the small house was blown away. The scaly claw of the Heart Devourer was as thick as Joshua's arm. Yet, the warrior could easily deal with his attack without putting too much effort.

It was normal because the Azurite had completely boosted Joshua's body into a very strong state. He could easily wrestle against dragons while having the upper hand against them. Even the abyssal demons were no match for him in terms of pure physical power.

”A coward who likes to devour the souls of young children.”

Joshua let out a cold smile against the demon in front of him. As he held both of his feet onto the sound, releasing all the powers within his muscles and circulating the combat aura in full force, Joshua released an indestructible power in an instant to pull out the monster from the abyss.

”Come on, fight with me!”