章 57: Darkfang

Shaun, Luna, and Feal killed the remaining fiends on their side while Gin also finished off everyone except Darkfang on his side.

Apart from Darkfang, there's another Fiend who Gin didn't kill — the brawny Fiend, who was torturing the human youth when they came.

He's the one Gin detested most so he just knocked him unconscious and didn't kill him; a special treatment awaits him.

The Fiends were strong and powerful but when compared with Gin and Shaun they are weak. If it's someone else in the place of Gin and Shaun, they definitely couldn't have defeated the hundred-some Fiends.

Even Gin and Shaun as Physique cultivators were fatigued, due to endless killing. If not for Luna's timely help, they may have been exhausted to zero.

All of them glared at Darkfang, while the latter also studied them without any fear. "If I have known you two are physique cultivators at the start, I would have employed a different tactic. Pity!"

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Cracking his neck, Darkfang asked, "Is it going to be one on one or group brawl?"

"Gin, leave him to me," Shaun spoke, killing all the fiends vented some of his bloodthirst and lessened the murderous vibe surrounding him.

"Hehe, I see the strong desire in your eyes, the desire to massacre, to kill. Did someone close to you got slaughtered?" Darkfang asked.

Shaun clenched his fist, gritted his teeth. The sweet memories of his childhood flashed past his eyes—

—"snap out of it, brother Shaun." Gin reminded. Then, he looked at Darkfang and smiled. Even to Darkfang, staring at the pure smile send chills through his spine.

"Did you enjoy torturing them?" Gin asked, pointing at three human youths who lay dead, some meters away from them.

"Yes, the pleasure I feel when I hear the human's anguish scream, is intoxicating. You should try— "

Before Darkfang could finish his sentence, Gin dashed forth and sent a punch straight to his face.

As if expecting an attack, Darkfang blocked the attack by forming his hand into an X shape. Even so, the impact forced him back.

He skidded for ten-foot before steadying himself. Darkfang shook his arms in pain, while others could see a red bruise on his arms.

"Such a strong Physique!" Darkfang thought and spoke, " Hehe, my turn! I will now show you why the Fiends are feared by humans."

"Fiend Transformation!" Darkfang shouted.

"Not good, it's the rumored Fiend Transformation! Stop him before he completely transforms." Shaun yelled and prepared to kill him while Luna and Feal readied themselves.

But, Gin held them from taking action. "He's a perfect person to test ourselves. If you want to be fearless and daring in front of the Fiends in the future, you have to defeat him at his best and crush his pride!"

"Let's see, what makes the Fiends fearless and so proud of themselves." Gin stated.

Hearing the words, Shaun's eyes brightened and he nodded his head. But, Luna and Feal were speechless catching his words.

It's their first time hearing someone use a Fiend to temper and test themselves. He's strong that's for sure, but fighting a Fiend after they transform is stupid.

Maybe Gin doesn't know about the Fiend Transformation, but they knew. It's not as simple as the secret technique practiced by the peoples of the Eight domains.

Even though, as juniors they don't know the exact information; they are sure it's unwise to let him transform. Gin knew too, but he was confident in his strength after uncovering his 8th hidden seal.

Unlike the Silver Dragon transformation of Rodrix, Drakfang's transformation was a little different. His eyes became silver like that of cat's, sharp claws and dark greenish snake-like flakes covered his body.

A baleful and dark aura exuded from his body, one that shakes bravest human hearts. His eyes are wild, savage with a berserk nature. But he was clear-headed, unlike Rodrix who lost his rationality a little.

He retrieved two small axes from his back and leered at them as his confidence renewed. Darkfang thought the humans would attack him when he transforms, but he didn't expect them to be stupid enough to let him finish.

Seeing his leer, Shaun went forward, "Gin, let me finish him!"

"Sure," Gin didn't object.

The battle fever rose up in Shaun and he lunged at Darkfang, slashing his sword; his opponent blocked the attack using his weapons, axes.

Shaun and Darkfang battled while Gin, Luna, and Feal observed the fight.

After the last exchange, Gin has a good idea of Darkfang's strength. Since Shaun's strength is almost on par with him, Darkfang is of no threat to him even after the Fiend transformation.

"Thanks for saving us," Luna suddenly spoke.

"No need for thanks! We didn't battle to save you girls, I just couldn't stand their cruelty." Recalling the miserable look and anguished scream of the youth, killing intent once again boiled in his heart.

If the Fiends just killed the humans, he wouldn't have bothered because getting killed means they were weak. But, torturing, humiliating and killing lives for sport, he couldn't stand it.

Hearing his reply, Luna gnashed her teeth in anger, 'I just said thanks, would it kill you to just accept it. No doubt, he's deliberately angering me.'

Noticing the Luna's anger is going to burst out, Gin stopped his teasing and spoke: "Just kidding, we battled the fiends just to save you, girls."

It didn't comfort Luna but further provoked her, 'Is he making fun of us by saying, we are weak.'

After the Fiend transformation, Darkfang's attack, speed, and defense increased to a whole new level. Especially his speed, he was fast and nimble.

Even so, Shaun was able to cut him a few times but Darkfang's snake-like flakes blocked the strikes from gashing his flesh.

"Do you both want to give a try?" Gin asked Luna and Feal.

"N-no" Feal refused his call, who in the right mind would voluntarily fight Fiends and she knows, the Fiend before her is someone stronger than her.

"I will join the fight," Luna said, daringly.

"Luna, don't be crazy. What if something happens to you?" Feal cried. Without heeding Feal's words, Luna joined the fight with Shaun.

Darkfang was already having a hard time facing Shaun, who has high strength, endless stamina, and endurance.

"Who is he? Why didn't we have no information on him?" Darkfang thought while blocking the fine sword cuts of Shaun.

The Fiends knew about all the human geniuses from the core regions – human union, eight domains, and top academies; their strength, combat skills, and what type of martial skills they practice.

For example Luna, Darkfang knew she already uncovered her 10th hidden seal, and she practices two high-level martial skills: Eight-way butterfly sword arts and Rainbow dance.

But about Gin and Shaun, he knew nothing. Meaning, even the human union doesn't know about their strength.

Darkfang knows he can't hold on for much longer, his fiend transformation consumes his life force. If not for being in a perilous situation, he definitely wouldn't want to use this transformation.

Soon, his transformation wore off leaving weakened him behind. Under the bombardment of Luna and Shaun's attack, he was beaten black and blue while his face was disfigured beyond recognizing.

Even if the other Fiends spot him, they won't recognize Darkfang.

Darkfang fell to his knees and knew he's going to die. Even so, he fearlessly spat: "Hehehe, you may have defeated me but none of you will leave this ruin alive."

Not bothering about his words, Luna asked, "How did you arrive inside the ruin? How many of you came?"

"If you don't speak, I will kill you" Luna threatened, thrusting her sword at his neck.

"Hehe, I grew up imagining when will death come to me. Threatening won't work, finish me off, don't expect any answer from me!" Darkfang spoke in a raspy voice.

Shaun lifted his sword and swiftly slashed at Darkfang's neck, beheading him. After stomping Darkfang's severed head a few times, Shaun heaved a huge sigh.

"You, why did you kill him? Now, how are we going to find the number of Fiends who came with him?" Luna furiously asked.

"No problem, I have a perfect candidate just for extracting information." Saying this, Gin walked towards the brawny Fiend who was left alive.

Gin didn't wake him by slapping his face or splashing water, but by ripping one of his hands; By thrusting his feet on the Fiend's shoulder, he just tore off the Fiend's hand from his body.

The brawny Fiend woke up with cloudy eyes, a fraction of second later, his miserable cry echoed throughout the forest, enduring unbearable pain.

Only then he noticed his right arm was missing. Not giving him any time to react, Gin pressed his feet on the other side of the shoulder, grasping the brawny fiend's other hand.

It took full ten seconds for the brawny Fiend to digest and understand what's happening and Why his hand was missing?

"Total number of Fiends arrived alongside you?" Gin asked, tugging the Fiend's hand. The fiend felt a wave of pain arising from his right hand, he knows just a little more force from the human would tear his left hand.

"Wait...wait..wait. Please stop, I will tell everything I know." The brawny Fiend screamed.