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Chapter 114: Overcoming The Barrier!

"We can't beat him if we don't break that barrier," Ed told his companions. The plan was simple, attack and attack until the Lich is on the ground. Each one of them chose a position where they could attack without being interrupted. Or, interrupting others. The Elder Lich looked at them from above, as if he was looking at ants not worth his time.

"Useless struggle. Gale" with a swipe of his hand, a tornado appeared. Its strength was incredible as it managed to disturb the movements of Ed's companions. However, Ed didn't lose focus. He was concentrating on the Lich's movements. He wouldn't allow even the slightest action go unnoticed. The Elder Lich used the same technique as earlier and teleported. This time his target was Gary, who was guarding against the tornado.

"Aren't you tired from using the same trick?!" Ed intercepted him again.

"Who said it's the same" A calm voice sounded far away. Ed turned around, and to his horror, Gobuta was struck a lightning bolt. Ed couldn't believe his eyes as he saw the Elder Lich far away from where he just saw him. He looked back at the disappearing figure that he just intercepted. "Gobuta!" Ed accelerated towards his now injured comrade. Luckily, being an Enhancer, Gobuta's natural resistance and healing allowed him to survive the blast.

'How did he escape my senses…' Ed thought as he brought out a potion. He gave it to Gobuta which helped heal his wounds.

"You must be wondering how I was able to do it. Well, I'm not telling!" The Elder Lich teased Ed. However, much to his disappointment, Ed didn't care. All that he was thinking about was how to counter such a technique. 'Guess going all out is the only solution.' Ed thought.

"You guys, I'll do my best. However, be careful!" Ed spoke to his companions as he took off his leather jacket. He withdrew a potion that helped recover his KI. Ed used Muramasa and Shusui in both hands and looked towards the Elder Lich. "You won't be touching any of them anymore!" He declared confidently. "Like I said earlier, try and protect them!" Both of them moved at the same time.

Ed activated his En once more. Along with Observation Haki, Ryūsui Seikūken, Shunpo, Ken, space magic and Spectral Shadow Steps. He wasn't simply reacting based on his senses this time. He entered an automatic mode that targeted anything that moved within his range. Other than his companions. This way whenever the Lich appeared, Ed would use his overwhelming speed to catch up to him and stop him. Ed was burning through his KI reserves like a fire in a hay farm. However, he had asked the system to use a potion for him anytime his KI fell below a certain range.

"What a ridiculous brat!" The Lich had a wide smile. He was surprised that such a person could exist. What Ed didn't know, was that the only people who managed to kill this Lich were groups of Heavenly Establishment people. No one alone could suppress him this much. "Then how about this!" The Lich looked as if he was splitting up. There was six of him this time. Each one of 'him' was using a different magic skill.

"Aaaaagh!" Ed let out a scream as he split as well. He was using the Speed Clones technique that comes with the Shunpo skill. By combining it with the earlier skills, Ed was able to intercept all of the Elder Lich's clones. "I told you I'll protect them!" All speed clones swung their two swords upwards, countering the elemental spells that the Lichs released. Six explosions occurred simultaneously. Ed's companions could do nothing but watch. Even Raikou was helpless when confronted with the Lich's barrier.

After the explosions receded, Ed came out of the dust cloud. His body bruised and deeply injured. However, his injuries were being healed at a visible rate. The system used a healing card in order to allow him to continue fighting.

"This time things will be different!" Ed looked towards the Lich who became one again. A smile engraved on his face as if he found the solution to all of his problems.

"And how is that?" His opponent asked mockingly.

"You'll see!" Ed, still a smile on his face, rushed towards the Lich who was hovering slightly above the ground. With both swords in his hand, he waited until he was at point blank rage and swung.

"My barrier can't be broken. You should already know that by now!" The Lich declared proudly as he prepared a magic skill to attack Ed. Yet, right before he could use his skill, he felt immense pressure on his left side. The side where Ed was attacking from. Before he could tell what had happened, he was thrown away by the immense force he was hit with.

"What happened?! My barrier!" The Elder Lich thought that his barrier had been broken through. But, as he confirmed its perfect condition, his face grew confused.

"You must be wondering how I was able to do it. Well, I'm not telling!" Ed hit the Lich with the same line he used earlier. A hint of anger flashed through the expressionless face of the Elder Lich.

Both of them clashed a few more times with the same conclusion every time. Ed would somehow 'ignore' the existence of the barrier and directly hit the Elder Lich. Without his barrier protecting him, Ed's opponent lost his cool and seemed to be losing. Ed was also taking some injuries, but he was able to heal them with his potions.

"You won't be able to outlast with no way to heal," Ed told the Lich.

"Who said I can't heal. Life Drain!" The Elder Lich used a skill and green lines gathered from the surroundings. The nearby trees wilted and the Lich's appearance was becoming better and better. "You didn't expect that did you!" He pointed at Ed as if he had won an argument.

"OF course I did. Undead always use the same skill!" Ed told him as he swung his swords once more. In fact, Ed pushed him to use this skill now rather than later when he is about to win.

"Tch! This annoying skill! You can't-fool me all the time, it's Space magic isn't it?!" The Elder Lich teleported away right before the attack hit him. Did he really find out about Ed's new ability?


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Shigun Shigun

Hello everyone! Hope you enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 115: Ed's Strongest Sword-Skill

"It's not Space magic." Ed lied to the Elder Lich as if it was a normal thing. It was indeed Space magic, but not the one he used before.

"I said you can't-fool me. I can recognize it after being hit for so long." The Elder Lich regained his calmness and prepared to fight once more. Even now he didn't know exactly how Ed was able to bypass his Barrier, but he didn't care. As long as he knew it was coming, he would be able to do something about it.

Ed was able to use this new ability due to a notification he got from the system. Usually, the system would let Ed figure out these things alone. But, since this time was special, he was helping Ed out. The skill that Ed had the most trouble leveling up during his stay in this world, the Space magic skill, leveled up during his fight with the Elder Lich. His constant use of Space magic allowed him to overcome the limit he had hit before. Ed could only think how real fights are truly the best way to improve. Especially death fights.

Before his attacks could connect with the barrier, Ed used space magic on them. It was a difficult task, but Ed tried to do it before. Unfortunately, he almost burned Raikou's hair one-time experimenting. However, after leveling up the skill, he was able to successfully do it. Since the Lich's barrier existed physically, Ed bypassed it by teleporting the attack near the body of the Lich. Usually, people wouldn't be able to do it in all their lives, but Ed was special. He had a good understanding of such abilities due to having seen similar things before.

"Well, try to stop me then!" The two of them continued clashing. What the Lich said was true. Quickly, he was able to react to the attacks of Ed. His normal attacks that is. "72 Pound canon!" Ed used a flying slash along with Space magic. The slash hit the Lich inside of the barrier since he couldn't dodge it in time. The two fought as if they were long life enemies. As things stood, neither of them truly had the advantage. Even with his new technique, Ed could only close the gap that was between them. He had no way to completely finish the Lich off.

"As long as I have my barrier you'll have no way of beating me!" The Elder Lich told Ed exactly what he was thinking. He retreated back to the air as he was preparing a huge attack. Ed could see QI rumbling inside the Lich's dead body with his Sharingan. "You'll have no way of touching me when I'm this far. Not even your Space magic can reach me!" The Lich was now screaming high in the air. He was indeed out Ed's range.

"I can't break your barrier? My attacks won't be able to reach you? And who decided that?!" Ed used his maximum flight speed to instantly hover above the Lich. He withdrew Muramasa and held Shusui with both his hands. He used Shu, Ken, Armament Haki, and focused his entire remaining KI on his katana. This technique was also an original one and was the strongest out of all of his techniques. His already black sword shined with an even blacker luster. It looked like the light that comes from an eclipse.

"Providence Blade!" Ed's katana connected with the barrier. White sparks appeared as Ed was pushing with his entire strength. "Woooooaaaaah!" Letting out a final scream, cracks appeared in the air. "Impossible!" The Elder Lich seemed to not believe what was happening. His prized barrier shattered in front of him. "It doesn't matter, you should have exhausted your power with this attac-". The Lich stopped speaking as he saw a smile on Ed's face.

"It's a two-phase attack!" After breaking the barrier, Ed's sword released a flying slash. One that was Pitch black. With nothing to protect him, the Elder Lich had nothing to tank it with except his body. "Aaaargh!" Screams could be heard as he was falling down to the ground. Ed hit the ground a little later than the Lich. He was completely exhausted now, and he could barely move.

"You brat!" To his surprise, the Lich appeared out of the rubble and targeted Ed. The situation spelled trouble for Ed. He couldn't move and had no way to protect himself. His KI and all gone, and by the time a potion could take effect, it would already be too late. With all the odds against him, Ed still looked confident. Not a single trace of worry could be seen on his face. "I'm not your only opponent!" Ed declared proudly.

Raikou, Suika, Gobuta, Goburou, and Garu. All five of them were watching Ed do his best to provide them with this perfect chance. As they surrounded the Lich, each one of them used his special technique. Raikou used the same lightning blast he used against the Kyuubi. The other used magic or flying slashes. In an instant, the entire area was filled with dust from the ground being destroyed by their attacks.

"Ho-How can you all be so strong?!" Ed couldn't believe what he was seeing. Even after taking all those attacks, the Elder Lich didn't die. However, he looked like he could fall down with a single breeze of air that collided with him. 'It's probably fate…' Ed thought to himself as he considered something. The enemy this time was strong. The strongest they had fought up until now. Ed needed to be as strong as he could in order to fight his enemies. So there was only one conclusion he could reach.

"Elder Lich. Won't you join me?" Ed dropped a rather surprising statement. Even the Lich himself couldn't react before a couple of seconds passed. "What do you mean?" He answered with a slight anticipation in his voice. "Don't you want to leave this tower?" Every monster in this tower would only have one answer to Ed's question. And that is 'Of course!'. Instead of being shackled in this tower, fated to die and be killed, anyone would rather join Ed's team.

"Of course I would want. But unfortunately, we monsters are bound to this tower. No one would be able to break us out of here." The Elder was now on his knees. It seemed like his willpower left him along with his final answer.

'But I have a system!' Ed grinned as he looked at the Elder Lich filled with despair.


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