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Chapter 257: Poison

"Hahaha! Indeed you're an interesting brat," Sarin said, disregarding the wound on his stomach. His clothes didn't matter to him at all, as he wore a long coat, with an open shirt under it. "But, you're not good enough."

A sudden burst of energy forced Ed's knee to hit the ground. He felt suffocated and couldn't draw his breath. He was subjugated to so much force, that his organs shifted out of their place, his ears started to ring, and his nose bled. However, Ed didn't yield, instead, he turned his aura to the maximum and countered the attack.

"Oh, you didn't turn into a splatter," Sarin said in a disappointed tone as Ed backed away. "Too bad, you would have made quite the art piece."

"Unfortunately for you, I've never been a fan of art." Once again, Ed rushed towards his enemy, slashing dozens of times per second. Yet, each slash was met with an equally powerful parry and block…sometimes, a counterattack was mixed inside.

As the two crossed swords, Ed ducked down out of nowhere, surprising the Poison sect's master. His surprise turned into a sense of foreboding danger, as he felt harm coming his way. Then, as if answering his senses, dozens of icicles targeted his head. If not for his quick thinking, he would have sustained unwanted injuries, but he managed to break all of them by using a QI wave.

"Little girl, I know you are impatient, but you should know what a duel between men is, right?" he said as he gave Emilia a condescending look. "You should wait for your turn, it'll come soon, I promise."

"Who said anything about a duel of men?" Ed said. "This is a slaughter, there is nothing worth respecting about you people."

"A slaughter you say, eh? Then, allow me to humor you and your 'slaughter'!" Sarin's eyes flashed as his QI rose to its maximum. An unfathomable feeling took over Ed's group, as it was the first time they felt such an enormous QI. This caused them to react slowly to incoming attacks from Poison sect's members.

"What now? Don't tell me your spirit broke with just that?" Sarin said as he appeared behind as astonished Emilia, who turned around slowly once she heard the voice. Her eyes opened wide, as shock took over her mind. How should I react? How can I avoid him? Should I run away instead of turning around? Am I dead?

Countless questions popped in her mind, but as she was turning her head around, she caught the peaceful face of Ed who was exhaling. A smile crept on her face, and she stopped. Sarin, who didn't care about anything going on, slashed. Blood spurted everywhere, and a pained grunt was heard.

"I thought you said you weren't easy to slash?" Ed said as a new sword appeared on his hand. It was a green katana with black patterns all over its blade. The back of the sword was covered with green scales, making the katana look as sturdy as a dragon. It was only normal, as the sword had been enhanced with the parts of a dragon. A mythical dragon.

Sarin's eyebrows furrowed as he looked at the hand that held his sword. Blood dripping from it, as a slash had hit him. But, he didn't see anything. How could something hit him? Well, it was rather simple actually.

"Sword slashes are nothing but air compressed under high pressure. The stronger the wielder, the stronger the attack. But, even the sword plays a rather important role," ED said as he raised his new mythical sword, Ame-No-Murakumo (v2.0). "And what better sword is there, than a wind sword forged from the scales of a mythical dragon?"

Ed's words didn't manage to reach Sarin's ears. 'How was I hit?' the question plagued his mind and didn't allow for his brain to compute anything else. Little by little, he gathered information regarding Ed. From the rumors surrounding him to the abilities, he displayed in front of him. A certain memory surfaced, and a smile appeared on his face. The wounds on his stomach and hand had already healed, and Emilia was nowhere near him.

"Hahaha, Space magic, isn't it? You pesky space users don't know when to stop…" the smile turned into a frown as he spoke. "But, no need for more playing. You're all going to die anyway, so why not now?"

Ed withdrew Muramasa, the only one of his swords still at Legendary quality. He started to use his Three-Sword Style as he realized he needed to use as many weapons as he could. Emilia held her rapier, which was raring to go at Sarin.

Sarin, whose hands ignited into purple flames, discarded his sword and rushed towards Ed. He slashed at him with his hands, which resembled a tiger's paw, but was blocked by an invisible 'something'. However, Ed slashed all three swords at him, and all of them managed to hit their target. Again, Sarin stood there dumbfounded but didn't dwell on it. 'If something is blocking me, I just need to break it!'

With such a simple thought, Sarin started to claw away at the invisible 'something'. In reality, the wall that stopped Sarin was Ed's Telekinesis threads. He surrounded himself with them, which formed a cocoon harder than any armor. However, even this cocoon couldn't hold on under the assault of Sarin. His purple flames burned through it like paper.

Ed noticed the near limit of his cocoon and chose to retreat, but Sarin was quick to give chase. He dodged continuously but was grazed by one of Sarin's claw-like finger on his right arm.

[You're poisoned, do something about it!]

Ed heard the system and immediately looked at his arm, which started to become discolored already. Without a second thought, he teleported dozens of meters away and squeezed all the muscles of his right arm.

"Not so fast, kid!" Sarin threw tens of purple needles. All of them were poisonous, but Ed didn't pay them any attention. After all, they never got close to him, as they were frozen midair by Emilia.

Meanwhile, Ed had cut his hand with his own katana in order to get rid of the poison. It was the best solution he could think of, as the poison was too strong for one potion to get rid of. Thus, he chose to drink the potion in order to cure the new wound on his right arm.

"I see, so you aren't immune to poison after all," Sarin said as he started to walk towards Ed. "Then, tell me something. What is that creatures, happily eating away my sect's poison as if it was midday snack?" Sarin pointed at Suika, who was still on Asem's shoulder, eating all the poison attacks thrown at the both of them.

"That would be Suika, a Nephilim slime."


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Shigun Shigun

Hello everyone! Sorry for not updating yesterday, I was feeling very tired with an annoying headache. I hope you enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 258: Poison Resistance

"Nephilim Slime, huh?" Sarin said as he rubbed his chin. "It would be a great addition to my collection once I kill you. I wonder how long she'll last…The most recent one managed to stay alive for three weeks!"

"Unfortunately, you won't be getting anything, since you're the one who's going to die today," Ed shrugged his shoulder as he answered Sarin. He retook his stance, and the two of them started to clash once again. The small pause they took was enough for Ed's Telekinesis threads to finish regenerating, enabling him to use the cocoon once again.

Emilia proved to be crucial in the fight, as she provided vital support for Ed. If it wasn't for her ice needles targeting Sarin's vitals, Ed would have sustained dangerous injuries.

Sarin's poison seemed to be much more dangerous than they first imagined. Once the poison needles, which were frozen by Emilia, melted from the heat, they released fumes. Ed noticed them too late, as he had inhaled some of it, before getting rid of it by using Wind magic. Ed felt his entire body's functions struggle to work just because of that whiff. His movements slowed down, which forced him to retreat once more in order to rid his body of the poisons.

Emilia took over and started to fight Sarin, but quickly, she proved no match to him. In order to protect herself and Ed, she surrounded Sarin by mountains of ice. However, she quickly noticed them melting and crumbling down under the might of Sarin.

Luckily for Emilia, Ed was quick to heal himself, as a ten-second charge of his Hatsu managed to heal him.

"My poison is too much for you, little brat?" Sarin said as the final block of ice dissipated.

"I have a sensitive stomach after all," Ed answered, "I can't have disgusting things."

Ed held the two swords in his hands horizontally in front of him as Sarin charged towards him. All three blades were covered by a thick layer of Haki, which turned them black accompanied by a tinge of their elemental color. Shusui turned purple-black.

Sarin found himself in front of Ed, and the latter hadn't moved. He furrowed his eyebrows as he thought about the possibility of a trap, but disregarded it. With his right claw hand, he swiped down towards Ed's head, fully intending to crush, or at least severely poison him.

"Toro Nagashi (Streaming Wolf Swords)," Ed said as his body leaned towards Sarin. His body resembled the shaft of a flower being forced to bend by the wind. His right sword easily blocked Sarin's hand, while Shusui slashed the abdomen of his opponent. Once again, he dodged Sarin's attack and countered. Dodge, block, and counter. The two continued to repeat the same actions until Sarin noticed how he was losing out in the exchange.

He retreated and charged again. Ed was the one to retreat, as he realized Sarin would quickly adapt to his fighting style, so he needed to change it over time. He crouched down, looking similar to a leopard about to burst into a run. His chin almost touching the ground, he lunged forward and started to spin around.

His swords formed a ball around him. Sarin was late to react, so he decided to block the attack instead, but he failed. He couldn't correctly read the attack's pattern and ended up with a dozen slashes all over his body.

"You little brat…I'm starting to lose my patience!" Sarin's anger flamed his QI as he rushed towards Ed. His attacks became fiercer, stronger, and deadlier. Ed could only dodge so much, and before long, Sarin's hand connected with his solar plexus.

Ed could fell the poison invade his body all the way to his spine. Pain coupled with a sensation of burning surged through his body, and Ed did his best to bear it as he was flying to the back due to the force behind Sarin's attack. As he was gritting his teeth out of pain, he heard a notification that brought a smile to his pained face.

*Ding*

Acquired Poison Resistance level 2.

Ed disappeared from the scene and entered his own dimension. He set the time ratio to 1:10 and closed his eyes as he activated his Hatsu on his immune system, which was enhanced with the newly acquired skill. He purged the poison inside his body in 30 minutes and noticed that the PR skill gained one more level.

Ed returned back to the battlefield to find Emilia and Raikou fighting Sarin. Only three minutes had passed, so they didn't sustain any injuries.

"Raikou, you can finish your fight!" Ed said as he noticed one of the Poison sect members being bound by shadow hands. Raikou had left his own fight and decided to back up Emilia.

"You're back, you brat."

"Yes, I Am!" Ed said as he stuck down with two of his sword. Sarin blocked them with one hand and countered with the other, but he was surprised to see Ed not dodging his attack. Why would he? Since he gained the PR skill, normal attacks from Sarin were no longer life-threatening.

"What trick did you use?" Sarin asked.

"No trick. Your poison is simply…weak," Ed said as he smirked. He seemed to have struck a nerve, as Sarin started his assault once again. However, Ed managed to fight him to a standstill after withstanding his poison.

Sarin's heart and muscles tightened up as he felt danger coming near him. He looked into Ed's eye and noticed how the pupil turned red, and the veins became bloody. He retreated back and covered himself with his coat. A black flame emerged out of Ed's eye and burned a hole through the coat. Amaterasu's black flames latched into Sarin's right hand and started to eat away at it. But, he was quick to act and severed his own hand.

But, by doing so, he couldn't block Ed's sword as he came down and slashed him across his face and chest.

"Grrr…To think you'd injure me this much!" he shouted and a bluish-white figure appeared behind him. Dozens of tentacles and a colossal body surrounded Sarin's body, covering him from everyone's eyes. Once he came out, his body was healed, and his arm was back on.

"A Kraken…you have a Kraken as your Avatar!" Ed said as he looked at the new enemy that appeared. However, his shock didn't stop there, as a new red dot appeared from above the Kraken. He looked up to see a bulky man with disfigured muscles floating high above them.

"Oh, Sarin…Are you in so much trouble that you'd use your Avatar?" the man said.

"Why are you here No-bō?" Sarin answered in a displeased voice.

Ed frowned and his body sweated heavily. He could feel his Berserk skill growing stronger the longer he stared at the man high in the sky. Anger, anguish, torment, despair, and finally self-blame. All these emotions surfaced in his mind as he stared at the man. The man who killed Eri and the others.


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Shigun Shigun

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