บท 19: The Oriole
Chapter 19
(Have not been proofread)
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"Hehe… This is the Spirit Energy Manipulation technique… You should now be honored to die by my hands as I have to use this just to kill you." Senior Jong said with a grin.
Actually, he did not want to use this technique against the boy, but from the way he sees it, if he looks down on his enemy, then he would be courting death.
His junior Han has not returned after that commotion below, so he knew that he failed to kill the little guy.
From the start, as they enter this place, he has become cautious of the little fellow as he showed alertness and fast reflexes not common to a normal person. So he knew that something is wrong with this brat and that he should not look down on him.
But after a while, he felt that the little guy also seems to be weak or something. So he let his junior brother do the killing.
But who would have known that the little guy is truly hiding his skill that it almost fooled him?
He was taken aback when that little guy was actually able to dodge his ambush.
At that instant, he knew that his deduction was right. He even felt a bit excited as there is a prospect that the little guy has some secret in that small body of his.
As he uses his skill to take down the kid, he quickly went into action as he dashed toward the boy.
He targeted the young man's neck to deal a fatal blow.
Swoosh!!!
His glowing blade slides through the air almost without air resistance.
However, he frowned when he was not able to hit the boy. Like a small snake, the little guy was able to dodge his first strike even within the range of his aura.
He did not give up and quickly went on a reverse grip and quickly strikes at the torso of his target.
But the same thing happened as his blade missed the little guy which has appeared behind him using his nimble and quick movements.
This made Senior Jong frown deeply as he positioned himself and did a reverse grip on his blade. Without hesitation, he swings it in a half-crescent motion striking the person standing behind him.
But to his astonishment, he was not able to hit the guy.
This situation quickly annoyed him as he could feel his aura weakening at this time.
Though he is a transcendent being, he is still in the initial stages. He has not gained enough energy in his body to advance further.
For this reason, he went on this expedition as he was told that there is a way for him to advance quickly when exploring old ruins.
Seeing that he could not hit his target he decided to turn off his aura and use normal attacks to try and drain the stamina of the little boy.
The two exchanged a lot of blows before the both of them separated.
While breathing heavily, Senior Jong looks at the little guy with disbelief as he could see the young boy's relaxed expression.
"You have truly hidden your trump card…" he said while showing a grimace on his face.
"I did not hide anything… I just did not want to show off…" the little guy said.
His words annoyed Senior Jong and his expression turned into a scowl.
He spat on the ground and then quickly went into an attacking stance.
The boy did the same as the two once again faces off.
Suddenly, from a dark corner, a person showing a wide grin on his face appears.
That person hidden in the dark suddenly touches his staff and the floor began glowing.
This alerted Senior Jong and the boy.
"Who dares?!" Senior Jong growled as he glared at his surroundings.
But he did not discover anyone so his eyes landed on the young boy before him.
Then before he could react, his body suddenly felt a bit dizzy and a little heavy.
"Ugh… What… What have you done? What is happening to me?" he muttered as his hand loses his grip on the sword in his hand.
Meanwhile, the young boy did not say anything and just showed a slight frown on his face.
Senior Jong did not want to accept this kind of result. He was a promising Transcendent Being; he would not let himself fall into this place.
Without hesitation, he bit the corner of his tongue and quickly woke his senses up. Then he takes out a pill bottle from his robe and takes a blood-red pill.
Without hesitation, he quickly takes the pill and shouted out loud.
Wham!!!
An extreme burst of energy covered the entire area.
The little boy who is close to his proximity was suddenly thrown to the side.
This sudden burst of aura was truly powerful that even the strange energy trapping Senior Jong's body down was actually dismissed.
Feeling his body being freed from that strange trap, he did not hesitate to turn around and leave.
His speed was so fast that his body disappeared in the blink of an eye.
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I did not expect that the Transcendent Senior Jong would still have some trump card in him.
That Ether energy surge was truly strong that it knocks me to the wall and almost made me faint.
He then moved really fast as he dashes through the door behind me.
That door was the exit of this place where we have entered.
But that is not my concern anymore. I could feel a familiar aura in this place and I could tell that it was the doing of that shaman person.
In the dark corner, I noticed a shadow.
My spirit eyes seem to be unable to penetrate a dark aura covering the whole body of that shadow. But I already knew that the one inside that shadow was that shaman person.
He also staggered on the ground and was having a hard time standing.
It seems that there is even blood on the ground.
I don't know what happened and I did not care. What's on my mind right now is the thing that is on the ground which seems to have fallen from that shaman.
Without hesitation, I quickly moved and grabbed that thing in a blink of an eye.
Then I quickly ran towards the exit as I have already detected danger.
Crash!!!
As soon as I made my move, the strange creatures from the library had already entered our room.
Then I heard the shaman shout a command.
"Get that brat!"
His words seem to have triggered something in those creatures as they quickly turn their attention to my already retreating figure.
As I run towards the exit, I quickly hid the book in my robe.
I have an inkling that the book is very important judging from the ether particle emitting from it.
As I reach the exit, I quickly dodged my head to the side as a blade suddenly appears from a hidden corner.
That Senior Jong has truly underestimated my spirit eyes. Not that he knows about my ability. But still, I could tell that he has underestimated me.
My hand with my blade did not relax as I quickly swipe it to the side and I could feel it sinking to some flesh.
Arrgghh!!!
"You… how could you…" Senior Jong shouted in pain and I also could feel surprise in his tone.
His eyes are also wide as disbelief covered his expression.
I did not stop as I could already see the incoming trouble behind me.
My small body rolled to the ground and quickly jumps up as I ran towards the exit.
"You can't escape me!" Senior Jong shouted as he suddenly throws his sword.
It was a futile attempt to stop me as I easily dodge his sword and using my quick reflex grabs its handle.
How could I let a good sword escape my hand?
When we were fighting I could already tell that the sword is actually a good one. This is judged by how it easily conducts and adapts to the ether energy coursing through it.
Unlike my blade where I could feel a slight resistance with ether flow, the sword in my hand seems to be absorbing it easily.
As my body dashed out of the entrance, I saw the strange creatures appearing behind Senior Jong.
He wanted to run, but how would he run that easily when I have wounded one of his legs?
I saw him tumbling down and getting swamped by those creatures.
I did not have time to watch as I quickly run away leaving Senior Jong's figure along with the strange creatures out of my spirit eye's range.
After coming out of that place, I quickly noticed that the outside world is already dark.
Plus, the silence in the forest is a bit unnerving which made me sense an ominous feeling deep in my heart.
I quickly chose a tree and without hesitation scaled it to the top and hid myself on one of its thick branches.
I spread my senses around the place but I could not find anything wrong.
Still, my instinct is telling me that danger is lingering.
It seems that something or someone is watching me from within this dark forest.
Then suddenly from behind me, a slight disturbance of ether energy appears.
Without hesitation, I swing the sword in my hand upwards.
Swack!!!
I could feel a strange sensation from that blade as it consumes a part of the ether in my body.
It feels a bit weird but it made me delighted.
I could tell that the swing I did easily cut a creature into two.
A giant snake that suddenly appears out of thin air fell to the ground in two halves.
I am a bit familiar with that snake as I have encountered it before and have died in its jaws many times in the dark forest.
Seeing the snake on the ground, a strange idea came to my head. I could not help but smile upon thinking of such an idea.
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Shynobi I have not posted anything for a week because I was a bit busy with some matters.
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