Whoosh! Bam! Whoosh! Bam!
Each and every one of Lacusâs attacks were powerful enough to kill Kang Oh in a single hit.
His attacks werenât fast, but they had a large radius and were extremely powerful. Thus, it wasnât easy to deal with them.
However, the combination of Kang Ohâs Hyper Intuition, high evasion, and exceptional combat abilities kept him from getting hit.
Kang Oh continuously avoided Lacusâs attacks and counterattacked with quick, precise blows.
âYouâre like a rat. You sure are good at dodging,â Lacus said after getting hit a few times. He was clearly provoking him.
âIf this is all you got, then Iâm disappointed. Show me that youâre not just a strong, dumb brute,â Kang Oh replied.
âAlright then.â Lacus threw his small axe into the air. Then, something interesting happened.
Lacusâs axe floated in the air, ignoring the laws of gravity!
Lacus pulled out two more small axes from his inventory and threw them into the air. Like the first one, these two axes floated in the air.
âGo!â Lacus pointed at Kang Oh with his large axe. Then, the three axes went flying like a horde of wasps.
One of the axes struck Kang Ohâs head. However, it was just an afterimage. Kang Oh had used Red Butterflyâs Dance.
âMm.â Lacus bit his lip. No one had ever dodged this attack as easily as Kang Oh had.
âThis is just the beginning!â Lacus opened his empty hand.
The three axes spun over Kang Ohâs head, and then shot towards him once more. However, it didnât make much of a difference this time either.
Kang Oh avoided, deflected, or blocked them all.
âWhy donât you come over yourself?â Kang Oh dealt with them so easily that he could even talk in-between.
âAs you wish.â Lacus closed in.
He specialized in using his small axes to distract his opponent, and then split them in two with his main weapon, his large axe.
âKuha!â Lacus cried out like a wild beast. His axe was aiming for Kang Ohâs waist.
Kang Ohâs eyes gleamed. He deflected a small axe with Blood while tilting Ubist.
Lacusâs large axe slid off Kang Ohâs jet-black blade.
However, Lacus was no weakling.
Lacus had lost his balance, but kept himself upright with pure physical strength.
Normally, Sword Parry would expose an opponentâs weak point, but Lacus had no such weak point to exploit.
Despite that, Kang Oh attacked.
His snow-white blade was coated in blood red energy.
âIâll give you my shoulder.â
He was fully capable of dodging or blocking Kang Ohâs attack. However, he didnât do so. Lacus was willing to take a flesh wound in order to deal a fatal blow!
Lacus swung his axe upwards.
Kang Oh didnât follow through, and stopped halfway! In fact, he even stepped back!
Kang Oh pinpointed a clear cut weak point. There was no reason to hesitate.
The mighty electric blast struck Lacus. However, Lacusâs body had stiffened like a rock.
A player of Lacusâs caliber would have several survival skills!
Kang Oh couldnât follow this up with anything. After all, the three small axes stubbornly came after him.
Kang Oh deflected the axes and got back into position. Lacus deactivated Rock Armor, and slung his large axe over his shoulder.
âI guess the 1st round ends in a draw. But you know, a Sacred Duel has a time limit. Itâs already been 5 minutes. You only have 55 minutes left. If you canât beat me by then, then I win.â Lacus grinned.
âThat ainât going to happen,â Kang Oh said decisively.
His body was coated in black and red energy.
The Raon and Hegang alliances fought for the third time.
âLacus!â Shion urgently searched for Lacus. He wanted to give Lacus and his squad, âZeusâs Spearâ a mission. It was the Hercules Guildâs most powerful squad.
âMr. Lacus left for a Sacred Duel,â one of Zeusâs Spearâs members said.
âDamn it. Why now of all times? Is it Kang Oh?â Shion gritted his teeth.
âKang Oh! Just you wait. I wonât let this go unpunished!â
However, he had to deal with current matters first.
âTake Zeusâs Spear through the middle, and aim for Snow Flower. Do whatever it takes to kill her.â
Shion gave the other executives their orders, and then raised his staff into the air.
Trees rose throughout the Hegang Allianceâs ranks. These trees would heal nearby allies.
âEngineer Squad, put it together!â Arthand raised his voice at a different location.
The Engineer Squad pulled out parts from their inventory, and began creating something.
Surprisingly, it was a cannon.
Of course, it was slightly different from a real life cannon. It didnât use gunpowder; instead, it used Hola Powder to shoot cannonballs. The engineers stored powerful magic into these cannonballs by using the same method that mages used to create magic scrolls.
Only the Steel Heart Guild was capable of creating such a weapon. After all, it consisted of skilled production workers that were able to create and follow the detailed blueprint!
Not only were they capable of building the cannon, but they could shoot it without difficulty too. There was a reason they were called the flower of the Steel Heart Guild.
âOur target is the Raon Allianceâs Mage Squad and their rear support troops!â
âCannon 1, ready to fire!â
âCannon 2, ready to fire!â
âFire!â Arthand raised his hammer into the air.
Several cannons shot their magic cannonballs simultaneously. Stinking yellow smoke spread through the air.
A cannonball flew to the heart of the Raon Alliance.
âSomethingâs coming!â
âItâs a cannonball!â
Some of the players died upon impact. However, this was just the beginning! The spells stored within the cannonballs were activating!
The cannons were capable of unleashing a magical bombardment far superior to any normal mage. Moreover, the cannonballs could pierce through barriers too, which were meant to block magic.
âSo they prepared those toys, huh. Those crazy factory workers.â Raon, whoâd been assessing the battle, furrowed his brow. Perhaps that wasnât all that theyâd prepared. There was a chance they had something even more dangerous up their sleeve.
âItâs more dangerous than we expected,â Brand said from beside him.
âHow do we deal with them?â
âWe set up a magic circle in the Red Thorn Forest. We can send troops through, and attack the rear. They probably canât make those things quickly.â Brand immediately gave him a countermeasure. He, like Paton, was intelligent enough to serve as his allianceâs advisor.
âCan we afford to pull troops away?â
The battle wasnât just intense, it was brutal. The cannons, which came out of nowhere, only made things worse.
âThe Leopard Squad has the mobility and the ability to execute the mission, so theyâd be the best choice, but we canât pull them out. Theyâre fighting against Zeusâs Spear. The Steel Sword Squad is dealing with the Cast Iron Hammer Squad. Thus, weâll have to use the Lava Squad.â
The Leopard Squad, the Steel Sword Squad, and the Lava Squad. These were the Breaker Guildâs three squads.
âCall the Lava Squad.â
âYes, sir.â Brand immediately sent the Lava Squadâs captain, Magma, a message. The Lava Squad had been named as such due to Magmaâs name.
âDid you call me?â Magma was a higher ranker, who was called the Fire Dragon.
âExplain it to him.â Raon left the explanation to Brand. To summarize, deal with the cannons!
âItâll be easy. Iâll be back soon. Letâs go, boys.â Magma and his squad left the frontlines. However, the battle was so chaotic that the Hegang Alliance hadnât noticed their departure.
âSaladin is also on standby. Heâs there just in case we need to deal with another one of their tricks,â Brand said.
âGood work,â Raon replied curtly, and then watched the battle.
Kang Oh, whoâd transformed into the Dual Demon, ferociously attacked Lacus.
Whenever he swung his jet-black blade, his snow-white blade wouldnât be far behind. If he launched a blood red wave, then a black beastâs claw would come right after.
Lacusâs three floating axes were completely ineffective, as they were nullified by Abyss Shield or Blood Spears.
âThis canât go on!â Lacus couldnât let himself get pushed around anymore.
âUheong!â Lacus roared.
There was a temple at the top of Steel Rock Mountain that worshipped the legendary warrior, Kalbatu. By overcoming five of their trials, a player could learn a skill!
First, Lacusâs body became tough, as if he was covered in steel. Then, his muscles bulged as much as they could. His eyes brightened, allowing him to see objects from afar with fine detail like a hawk, and his other senses were sharpened too.
âUhaaahp!â He withdrew one of his floating axes, and then swung his weapons, alternating between the smaller and larger axe.
His large and small axes glowed with red and blue energy respectively.
Kalbatuâs Roar significantly increased the power of his attacks.
Kang Oh responded in kind.
Kang Oh used Sword Duke Svenâs secret technique using both his demon swords.
Although Battle Addictâs Axeâs proficiency was higher than it, Mad Windâs Sword was a legendary swordsmanâs secret technique!
Battle Addictâs Axe gradually increased the force of Lacusâs blows, while Mad Windâs Sword increased Kang Ohâs speed to impossible levels.
It was a battle between strength and speed!
Clang, clang, clang, clang!
The dual swords and axes repeatedly clashed against each other, resounding with a shrill, metallic âclangâ. In musical terms, it was like heavy metal!
At some point, Kang Oh began to overcome Lacus. When Lacus swung once, Kang Oh would swing his sword two or three times.
Ultimately, Lacus was forced back.
Kang Oh stopped Mad Windâs Sword too.
Although Mad Windâs Sword was crazy powerful, it consumed a ton of Stamina and MP.
He wasnât using Gluttony, so his Stamina and MP went down much faster than heâd expected.
Whatever the case, he was able to overcome his opponentâs trump card. Kang Oh rushed at Lacus before he was ready.
This was his final trick. This skill could only be used when his HP was low, but it would increase his combat abilities significantly!
Lacus slammed his large axe into the ground.
The ground around him cracked, and a mighty shockwave surged like a fountain.
Kang Oh got out of range by rolling onto the floor. Then, he pulled out a mass-produced sword.
Black energy shot out of his body. All of his abilities were doubled!
âHuahp!â Kang Oh mustered up all of his power via a battle cry, and then rushed at Lacus.
âYou bastard!â Lacus swung his axes in an X.
It seemed like the two axesâ energy blasts would go right through Kang Oh.
With a mighty flap of his dark red wings, Kang Oh quickly rose into the air.
The blasts swept through the area and left behind a long scar as if a bomb had gone off.
Kang Oh vertically descended from above Lacusâs head.
Tasha moved his wings in such a way that he spun in the air like a top! His swords automatically danced through the air.
âTch!â Lacus quickly used Rock Armor. His body began to transform into stone, but a whirlwind of black and red devoured him.