Child of Destiny

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Arlo stared at Shin for quite a while before sighing powerlessly. His laziness was engraved into his bones, but that was not because he did not want to do anything aside from sleeping and lazing around. Instead, it was because he rarely found anyone capable of awakening his competitive spirit.

As he was tightening his grip over his swords, the light in his eyes suddenly changed. They were now burning with excitement and competitiveness.

"Let's see how powerful the said Battle God is," he said as a green aura suddenly surrounded his body.

He had activated his two-fold berserk skill as he walked forward.

Whoosh!

At the stime, Bloodflame, who was staring at Shin with his savage eyes, grinned widely. "I can't miss this opportunity either!"

"Did you say that you have under forty seconds? Let's see you can kill us during that duration," he said while maintaining his wide grin before adding. "Then I will kill you if you fail to do so."

Whoosh!

At the stime, a blazing aura of crimson color suddenly surrounded his body as he also activated his remaining berserk skill.

Given that his current health bar was also quite low after the intense fight earlier, his passive Berserk Skill was currently activated, which was further enhanced by the other skills that he just used.

The pressure that he was currently emitting was way beyond the limit that most of the players of the game.

At the stime, his war axes were suddenly set ablaze with an intense flas he dragged them behind him while walking forward.

Tyrone, on the other hand, did not say anything as he directly activated all his remaining buffs to further enhance his strength. He also activated sof his secret skills just like the other two as he understood that this was not the tto hold anything back.

Mamba, Oblivion, and Drex – these three powerful assassins died without being able to protect themselves from those last few moves from Shin.

A golden glow surrounded his body, forming a miniature sun as he slammed his sword and shield against one another.

"Under thirty seconds," mumbled Shin as he glanced at the digital timer from the corner of his eyes before turning back at the three.

Boom!

"Cover me!" he said as he suddenly kicked the ground and propelled himself forward.

Swoosh!

Cloe suddenly raised her holy staff sending a barrage of spells toward the three from the opposing side.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Golden balls of light suddenly flew at the three as they charged at Shin.

These glowing spheres were moving much slower than Shin as they trailed behind during his charge. They hovered behind as they followed his movements while also leaving a series of glowing trails behind.

Swoosh!

Tyrone was first to arrive in front of Shin as he charged forward with his shield raised before him. The ground on the path that he had taken was scorched black as the blazing flsurrounding him beceven more violent.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The glowing spheres trailing behind Shin overtook him and bombarded Tyrone with powerful explosions.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

They might have failed to stop Tyrone, but they still managed to slow down his charge due to the impacts that they had created from each explosion.

Shing!

At that same, Shin's sword cut through the cloud of smoke and slashed forward, targeting the small gap from Tyrone's defense, which was created by the earlier explosions.

Tyrone just saw a flash of light right beside his eye to which he had responded instinctively by redirecting the angle of the shield, blocking the incoming strike.

Bang!

The impact forced him to halt his advance as he was trying his best to regain his footing.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Shin was about to press forward, taking advantage of the widened opening that he just created. But Arlo and Bloodflarrived just in time, flanking him with their respective attacks.

Swoosh!

Shin ignored Arlo as he suddenly turned toward Bloodflame, who was carrying a stronger momentum from his attack.

Shin twisted his wrist a little as he raised the [Yamato] over his shoulders, angling it downwards as he let the war axe of his opponent slide through its blade and let it land on the ground behind him.

Bang!

'Jade Kirin Scripture: Second Movement – Returning Wave'

Absorbing sforce from that attack, Shin suddenly twirled the sword as he adjusted his stance.

Swoosh!

Holding the sword with both of his hands, he suddenly stomped forward while swinging the sword down.

Bang!

A strong gust of wind was pulled by his strike, revolving around the blade of his sword as he slashed it down with all his might.

Shing!

'Jade Kirin Scripture: First Movement – Collapsing Wind'

Due to his sword hitting the ground earlier, Bloodflwas unable to quickly pull himself back to block the incoming strike.

Adding the swift actions of his opponent and the perfect timing during the execution of the strike, it was impossible to find a counter for this attack.

Swoosh!

Clang!

Fortunately, Tyrone had already regained his footing at this tand swiftly extended his sword forward to block the descending sword and save Bloodflfrom being struck down.

While this was happening, Arlo was about to strike Shin's back with his dual blades, transforming his arms into a series of blurs as he swung them at him.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

But before they could even reach their target, a bunch of golden shields suddenly appeared between him and Shin, blocking the series of strikes with extrprecision.

Whoosh!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

At the stime, Shin suddenly turned around, borrowing the momentum of his earlier actions to swing his sword upwards.

Swoosh!

The sword left a trail of lightning currents on its path, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, as it headed straight to Arlo.

Arlo swiftly raised his twin swords before him, crossing them, while also focusing his mana on his arms and swords to block the incoming strike.

Bang!

Arlo was sent flying in the opposite direction, leaving a green trail behind.

In the meantime, Tyrone and Bloodfltook advantage of the opening to target Shin's back, which was now fully exposed before them.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

But before they could even do anything, a magic circle suddenly appeared beneath their feet, sending an intense chill down their spine.

Cloe had sent another spell to hinder them!

Without any hint of hesitation, Bloodflswiftly jumped to the side while Tyrone used his powerful defense to forcefully withstand the ambush.

Boom!

Tyrone was devoured by a powerful explosion, but his body remained strong as he forced himself to step forward while slamming his shield on Shin's back.

Swoosh!

But Shin had already his body at this point and the [Yamato] before him to block the incoming attack.

Bang!

Shin was sent skidding back by the impact, leaving a pair of deep parallel trails on the ground with his feet.

Swoosh!@@ @@

As Shin was trying to regain his footing, Bloodflsuddenly broke through the cloud of smoke while dragging his war axes behind.

He then stopped briefly before Shin while slamming the war axes toward the latter as a huge apparition of a demonic beast manifested behind him, opening its mouth wide as if it was planning to devour the swordsman before it.

Roar!

Shin released the 'Chaos Slasher Possession' at this point while letting Solus take over the sword possession, transforming it into a blazing katana filled with divine runes.

'Elemental Spirit Possession (Eternal Flame): Divine Constellation'

Pulling the sword back along with his shoulders, Shin gathered a huge amount of fire elemental mana toward the [Yamato]. He then took a step forward before thrusting the blazing sword all his might, sending a fiery beam that transformed into a blazing phoenix.

'Four Symbol Scripture: Celestial Vermillion Bird – Pheonix Obliteration'

Shriek!

The demonic beast and the blazing phoenix clashed against one another, producing a powerful explosion that sent a series of overlapping ripples in the air.

Boom!

Shin was forced to retreat right after the collision, skidding his feet on the ground for another as he moved in the opposite direction.

The blazing embers flew around his body as the shadow energy of his possessed armor protected him from the residual energy from the previous explosion.

Swoosh!

As he was trying to fix his stance, Arlo, who was sent flying earlier, suddenly appeared beside him while swinging his pair of swords that were surrounded by an intense storm of wind energy.

Shin swiftly turned his body when he sensed the incoming attack while pulling the sheath of his sword hanging on the side of his waist and flipping it along with his wrist.

The sheath transformed into a greatsword, taking on 'Judgement Form', as he raised it over his shoulder.

At the stime, Astaroth possessed the greatsword, activating the 'Summit Shaper Possession'.

Shin adjusted his breathing, switching into the 'Great Dominator Technique', before swinging the greatsword down.

Boom!

Following his action, the earth behind him suddenly shot toward the air, forming a tide of dirt and rocks. The tide towered over Shin before compressing and turning into an image of an earth dragon that suddenly dived down as Shin swung the greatsword toward his opponent.

Roar!

'Four Symbol Scripture: Divine Yellow Dragon – Might of the Mountain Guardian'

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Seeing the descending earth dragon, Arlo changed the trajectory of his sword, sending a violent storm toward it.

Boom!

Despite the powerful attack, Arlo was buried by the dirt as if he were devoured by an unstoppable landslide.

Finishing him off, a huge pillar of light suddenly descended from the sky and landed on the spot where Arlo was buried, wiping his existence with its crushing force.

Cloe had finished casting a powerful destruction spell and targeted Arlo right after he was locked in place by the collapsing earth dragon.

Boom!

Shin ignored Arlo right after he buried him with dirt. He was already charging toward Bloodflame, who was just regaining his footing after the earlier collision.

His body was currently covered by an overwhelming pillar of blazing mana, signifying that his passive berserk skill had reached its pinnacle state.

His Health Bar was already rock bottom, which was why the passive berserk skill reached its maximum effect and provided him with unimaginable power.

His current stats were at their highest value, which was immediately reflected by the deep crater that was created by his simple step.

Boom!

The ground caved in as he took another step forward while dragging his war axe behind him.

Boom!

With a powerful explosion, his body suddenly disappeared leaving a thick cloud of dust and dirt on the spot where he was previously standing.

Swoosh!

Seeing that, Shin also kicked the ground and propelled himself forward.

During his flight, the greatsword in his left hand transformed into a longsword while maintaining the 'Summit Shaper Possession'.

But this time, instead of the 'Great Dominator Technique', he was using the 'Golden Immortality Technique' to control the power of metal instead of earth.

At the stime, he was also utilizing the 'Solar Breathing Technique' to control the power of fire before combining it with the metal element.

He adjusted his position in the air to fly sideways as he placed one of his swords over his shoulder while the other was positioned right beside his waist.

The powers of the two elements merged as he swung the swords forward, meeting the incoming attack of his opponent head-on.

Swoosh!

'Myria Transformation Swordsmanship: Crimson Slash'

Shing!

Boom!

A powerful collision was produced during the clash, sending a strong and repeated shockwave in every direction.

But this time, Shin was neither sent flying back to where he cfrom nor forced to retreat.

His swords pressed forward, cutting through the war axes of his opponent before proceeding to slice through the body of the latter.

This wiped out the sliver of health that was left in Bloodflame's HP Bar, killing him in the process.

Shin flew past the Beastman Warlord right after their final exchange before suddenly kicking the ground and bouncing in another direction.

Bang!

This time, he was heading straight to Tyrone, who was restricted by Cloe's binding spells. He was unable to help the other two as he was too busy warding off the restrictions that were binding him in place.

Bang!

Right after he freed himself from those restrictions and binding spells, Tyrone saw a huge shadow cast upon him as Shin descended from the sky.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Tyrone wanted to raise his shield while casting another defensive skill, but he was suddenly interrupted by the holy chains that cout of the ground and wrapped themselves around his limbs.

If it was just these holy chains, then he could still free himself by utilizing the buffs that enhanced his overall strength.

Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!

But a group of golden spears suddenly manifested in the air around him before drilling themselves into his body and impaling him on the ground.

Their damage might be a little weak, but each spear contained a debuff that robbed all the buffs cast in his body, weakening him to rock bottom.

He was unable to do anything aside from watching Shin fall from the sky while unsheathing his sword and swinging it down at him.

'Jade Kirin Scripture: Quick Draw (Lightning): Flash Descent'

Shing!

Right after Tyrone was cut in half, the final tick of the clock finally descended, signaling the end of all his domain skills.

Swoosh!

As all the effects of his domain skills receded, Shin sheathed the [Yamato] back before turning his head toward the Plague Behemoth, which was also at its final struggle.

A slight headache assaulted him as a side effect of using multiple domain skills at once, but he endured all of it as he knew it was not the end.

"It is tfor the final course. Let's finish this up," he said as Cloe used 'Blink' to arrive beside him and cast a series of healing spells to restore his health to full alongside sother spells that somewhat relieved the headache that was assaulting his head.

She looked at him for a moment before shaking her head. "No. It is my turn this time."

She did not wait for Shin's reply as she quickly floated in the air while chanting a series of mantras for a powerful spell.

Given the strong response of the Light Element in the surroundings, Shin could tell that she was preparing a grand spell that could end the life of the Plague Behemoth in a single strike.

Instead of helping her, he was preparing to pick up all the loot that the Overlord Monster would drop once it was killed.

He examined his current state for a couple of moments, especially checking on the buffs that the 'Soul Eater Possession' provided.

He then swept his gaze at everyone, who was surrounding the Plague Behemoth from all sides before smirking. "Let's see who will dare to steal the prey from us."

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