Parallel Vol. 5

Chapter 46: Howling Wolves

"Heh." Contrary to expectations, Razznik's lips parted in a pleased grin when the Twilight Wolves bared their fangs. The Chaos God smirked as he rested his broadsword against his shoulder. "Good. Your eyes finally have a bit of life to them." Razznik then crouched low, his voice almost a growl as he said, "Then, I do not have to hold back any longer."

Before anyone could process the meaning of that absurd statement, Razznik exploded forward, cutting down toward Kashi in the blink of an eye.

BANG! "You?" Razznik's eyes gleamed as he studied Hektor, who had blocked his path with a shield. Fully committing to the fight, fire blazed in Razznik's eyes as he challenged, "Back for more?"

Amid the sparks, Hektor glared at Razznik with a measured gaze. "This time will be different," roared Hektor as he activated Sram's Mark. Hektor's muscles contracted as the war goddess' power flowed through him. He then roared as he pushed back against his shield, shockingly sending Razznik sliding backward.

Seizing his opportunity, Hektor swung his sword immediately after. At first, it appeared he was swinging at thin air, but to everyone's surprise, a thin gash appeared on Razznik's right arm afterward.

Hektor's Transcendent ability was [Definite Cut], an ability that ensured he would always strike any target within his ten-meters domain. It was an absolutely absurd Transcendent ability, hampered only by the facts that he could only use it for thirty seconds every hour, and the attack was halved on impact. Against regular foes, the second restriction was not so bad, but against a monster like Razznik, it was the difference between a light injury and nothing at all.

Keeping his limitations in mind, Hektor rapidly swung his sword, looking to inflict as many injuries as possible in the short time.

"[Harden]!" In response to Hektor's threat, Razznik cast a quick spell on his clothes, temporarily increasing their toughness for a brief period. He then spread out his mana to pick out any disturbances in the air. As expected, he soon sensed a slight disruption around him. Several ki-blades appeared a few inches around him and swung down at him at lightning speed.

Having sensed the dangers, Razznik avoided the cuts aimed at his head while allowing the others to strike his body. Just as he was dodging, Razznik shot out a stream of flames to the side.

Vwoosh! A blonde swordswoman cut through the flames, the embers dancing around her as she cut down at Razznik.

Clang! Razznik could have parried the strike, but sensing danger, he only blocked and used the force to slide back a few meters. Whoosh. It turned out to be the right decision as a second Shoko leaped over the first, and swung her blade.

"Shoko Style, [NET!]" Shoko's sword flashed countless times in the span of a second, sending out a dense crisscross of sword ki's down at Razznik.

Faced with the onslaught, Razznik was about to swing his sword, but he was forced to duck when one of Hektor's strikes went for a throat. That brief moment stole his chance to swing, but Razznik did not falter. A white mandala appeared around his left fist as he punched the air. "[Gale!]"

Vwoosh! A mana-fueled hurricane blasted out of the mandala, shattering the sword net to pieces. In the air, Shoko-2 quickly sidestepped out of the way, barely avoiding the blast in time.

Despite rebuffing the two Shokos' attacks, Razznik did not dare relax as a third Shoko ran out from behind Shoko-1 to his right just as he unleashed Gale. Shoko-3 quickly dropped to a low stance. Her head drooped low, long hair fluttering down as she held the hilt of her sword, whose edge was pointed toward the sky. Surging ki rushed toward her feet and then exploded, catapulting her toward Razznik!