The Art of Sword

Chapter 71: New Face-Old Face-No Face (Part 2)

*Ben diving down to the bottom floor*

Seeing many swords flying toward him, he widens his arms and slaps them together, sending a huge shockwave to the floor. The amount of force that got released made him hover in midair for a few seconds, and the blast also shattered all of the swords that flew at him, but it didn't cause any property damage.

Ben: Cheap Materials.

After landing softly on the ground to make sure that the building's foundation doesn't collapse. Ben saw two bodyguards bleeding out on the lobby floor and the Strange Figure.

Ben: So you are the Villian that caused all of this. Surrender or Die!

Strange Figure: You and I are the same. A tool to serve our master.

Ben immediately leapt at the Strange-Figure to punch it, but more swords flew out of its body to form a protective barrier. The barrier was shattered immediately by Ben's punch and resulted in thousands of sharp fragments blasting everywhere, along with creating a temporary dust storm.

None of the fragments did any damage to Ben, but for the two bodyguards, the result would be different, and Ben knew that. He quickly dashed back to save both of them, a second before the barrier shattered. But he only managed to protect one of them from being penetrated by bullet-speed fragments.

Strange Figure: Risking a chance to kill me just to save these disposable soldiers. And you couldn't save both of them.

Ben:...

Strange Figure: What's wrong? Cat got your tongue... Oh, I see, you are those. What are they called? Ah, all brawn and no brain.

*Gunshot*

A bullet got fired from inside the dust storm at the Stange Figure, but it easily dodged with a slight movement of its head.

The dust storm cleared up to reveal Silver with the other bodyguard on his back. Both of their clothes got torn from all of the fragments, and only Silver took some damage from that event. Slashes on his shoulders, arms, and cheeks...

Silver: Sorry Hero! Didn't want to get in your way, but it seems like you need some help.

Strange Figure: A rat saving an insect... how strange.

Silver: If you don't mind, may I have the other body?

Ben gave Silver the other bodyguard's body: This is not a place for you people to be a hero.

Silver: Same goes for you, can't go all out. But that's enough from me. Continue the fight.

Silver ran away to relocate the two bodyguard bodies to the safe zone outside of the Disaster Area.

Strange Figure: Now if you just let me complete my objective, then there would be fewer casualties.

Elevator door opens *ding*

Narae: The next casualty will be you, Villian.

Strange Figure turns around: A new entity has appeared. What are you? Hero? Civilian? Or A Nobody?

Narae clenched her fist with the thump out and gestured a cutting motion across her neck. When the action finished, a stream of water appeared from thin air and decapitated the Strange Figure.

The cloak that the Strange Figure was wearing disappeared and revealed a decapitated wooden puppet with ink flowing out of its neck. Both Heroes got into their ready stances to see if the Vilian was hiding another trick.

The decapitated head started speaking, "I'm going to die either way. So let all die!" while the body twitching itself.

The head then exploded and splattered ink inside the building and on the street. While the body starts crawling across the whole lobby and spilling ink out of its neck. Narae used her skill to stop the ink from splattering on her and Ben.