7 The Very Empty Palace (1/2)

Shura unsheathed his sword in one quick movement. Vigorous wrathfire poured into the sword in an instant, dying it red like blood. He then slashed at the empty space in front of him.

The two Fiend Nobles were fast and appeared in front of him almost instantly. But Shura had acted first. A wide red line had formed in space. The two of them instantly moved through the line and were cut into two pieces.

The two Fiend Nobles died instantly. Their corpses were then burned by wrathfire, turning into nothing.

”I'm in a very good mood right now, so I gave you a clean death,” Shura said lightly.

'Clean? You call this clean? There wasn't a body left to bury!' the people thought.

The people from the Slayer Organization and Wolf City were shocked. A lower-stage Fiend Noble had killed two middle-stage Fiend Nobles instantly and so easy. Not even a body was left behind. This strength subverted their understanding. How was it possible?

Claira looked at Shura's figure and smiled. He had become much, much stronger ever since he began practicing the Wrathfire Refinement technique. It was a really powerful and precious strengthening technique. No, it wasn't just him, they were both much stronger than before.

”Go. Go… go!” Kulin bellowed. He was enraged. This was a slap to the Slayers's face. A mere lower-stage Fiend Noble had killed two of his elites in a moment, and they had a higher level as well!

All of the Slayer Fiend Nobles made their move together. They all attacked Shura and Claira. The two sides instantly clashed in a melee.

”You from the Wolf City, you're bound to clash with the Slayers sooner or later. You might as well make your mind now and take them while they're down,” Shura said, and pulled out his sword from an unlucky Fiend Noble.

Not even a minute had passed before there were only 3 Fiend Nobles left who were smarter than the others. They retreated when they knew they weren't the duo's match.

The people from Wolf City still hadn't made their move. Shura didn't know if it was because of timidity or shock. He didn't need them to dispatch these men though.

Shura entered an offensive stance and aimed his sword at Kulin. The sword was very red and made a shrieking sound as if there were demons inside waiting to feast on fresh blood. Shura's skin turned red and the temperature around him shot up rapidly.

Shura jumped toward Kulin. An explosive force propelled him and his sword toward their target. This move was truly as fast as lightning. It happened instantly.

A moment passed before everyone could see what happened. A red sword stained with blood had protruded out from Kulin's back. His heart had been pierced instantly without giving him a chance to dodge.

A look of amazement and fear was in Kulin's dull eyes behind the fearsome animal mask he wore.

Shura took out the sword and flexed it, dying the ground with Kulin's blood.

”Kill!” Shura shouted. This time it was his turn to say the word.

The red sword shot towards its preys like a living animal hungering for food. A Red light flashed once, twice, and thrice. The only one who was still alive from the Slayer was the other Fiend Lord, the vice-commander of the group.

”M-Monster!” the Fiend Lord shouted in fear and stepped back. He wanted to run away quickly, but his movement was sluggish. His shock and confusion had impaired his ability.

”Monster? No, I'm just a Fiend Noble with a Fiend Master,” Shura said before another red light flashed as his sword returned to its sheath on his waist.

The vice-commander turned to ashes and scattered to the wind.

”We'll be going in now,” Shura said to the Wolf City leader.

Before the Wolf City leader could reply two red lines flashed past him. The large palace gate was cut into four pieces and fell to the ground harmlessly.

The Wolf City leader gulped, sweat rolling down his forehead. ”Okay, go ahead,” he said.

It won't be long before the Slayer Organization found out what happened. He would then be blacklisted and be unable to enter any of the cities under their jurisdiction. He might even be hunted down by them.

Shura didn't care though. He had long planned on leaving the city. He had no intention of living in the city in the future either. He would become a traveler and explore the vast continent.