Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 257: Alexander Vs Boss

Impaling the archer with Zartha that had shot me in the air, I used Trina to cut the shaft off, leaving just the arrowhead deep within my cheek, something I would have to deal with later since I don't think I was bold enough to just rip an arrowhead out of my body.

Blocking several more arrows using my great swords, I quickly leaped into the air, evading a sword from behind me before kicking his head, though he managed to block it while I used [Air Step], creating a temporary platform out of the air, allowing me to push off of it as I propelled myself into the distance away from the several mercenaries that had just managed to surround my previous position.

'I can't allow myself to get surrounded like that.' Thought Alexander while falling to the ground, only to use [Blink] to teleport himself a few feet to the left as he kneed a man in the chest.

Caving the man's chest in by using his body to disperse the force of my landing, I quickly stood up and backed away, evading the fireball that landed upon the dying mercenary, though I happened to take an arrow right into the back of my knee, causing my leg to buckle as I collapsed to one leg.

"It's over!" "Kill him!" "He can't run no more!" Yelled several mercenaries as they lunged at Alexander, who suddenly vanished from their line of sight, only two to be impaled by his greatswords.

Lifting the two men impaled by Zartha and Trina into the air, I flung them at the other approaching mercenaries before turning around, continuously blinking as I distanced myself from my attackers.

However, while I was trying to gain distance, not only was I being shot at by several arrows, but I also happened to notice several mercenaries leaving the encampment to chase after Lazuli, Vanye, and Vanimo, which caused me to click my tongue as this is the whole reason why I'm even here in the first place.

'D-Damnit!' Thought Alexander as he suddenly grabbed the arrow lodged in the back of his knew before gritting his teeth and forcefully yanking it out.

Grunting in pain, I continued to use blink for a few more seconds, which was burning through my mana; it was a costly skill given what it was capable of, but repeated use damn sure wasn't cheap. However, after a few seconds passed, I started running, my knee having fully healed, something I'm sure wouldn't take long for the mercenaries to notice, not when I've left trails of my golden blood all throughout the encampment.

'The encampment, that's it!' Thought Alexander with a faint grin as he swiped his swords together, setting them ablaze with fire as he swung then in different directions, launching several weak fireballs.

The fireballs may have held next to no damage, but they didn't need to be powerful to get the job done. Firestorms also use fire, but they don't spread since the raging wind will quickly snuff it out whenever they ignite something. However, unluckily for me, my genius plan didn't come to fruition as several mages quickly snuffed out flames before they could get too big; the most my fire did was burn half of a small tent.

'Tsk, never mind then.' Thought Alexander with a click of his tongue as he swiped Zartha toward the mercenaries attempting to chase after Lazuli, launching a void slash their way.

One thing I loved about the space element was how hard it was for people to perceive it; if you weren't strong, experienced, or didn't have an attunement for the space element, it was by no means easy to find it. So, although I attacked from far away, I still managed to bisect two of the six Elves that were chasing after Lazuli, scaring the remaining four.

With their focus on me, I turned back around and ran back towards the encampment, prompting them to chase back after Lazuli, yet whenever they did so, I would launch a void slash their way, killing one of them, which practically forced them to abandon Lazuli in hopes of killing me. To start with, the one holding the reddish-black stone, the one who I assume is in charge, didn't seem concerned about his men giving up on chasing Lazuli; I didn't know why that was the case, but a part of me assumed the stone could trace her location.