Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 259: Escape!

Listening to the man's rather ominous words, I was forced to use [Blink] to narrowly dodge a swing of his axe, and the moment I appeared somewhere else, I was stabbed in the foot by another mercenary; luckily for them, I wasn't able to retaliate since I was required to dodge yet another attack from the man that would've probably killed me.

'Tsk, he's much stronger and faster than before.' Thought Alexander with an ugly expression as he eyed Boss, who blitzed towards him, leaving behind a trail of steam while his axe whipped through the air at immense speeds.

Quickly raising my swords, I used [Expand] on them, causing them to grow to just about twice their original size while I used them as shields to protect me from the incoming axe; however, I also planned to use the force of the impact to send me flying out of the circle of mercenaries that has surrounded me, and hopefully the encampment as well.

Yet, despite expecting the attack, it surprisingly never came, though I wasn't stupid enough to lower my swords and instead just blinked away in a different spot, only to immediately get pierced in the thigh by that sniper up in the tower, causing me to internally hiss.

"I've been tricked once today... It will not happen again." Said Boss solemnly as he dashed toward Alexander, dragging his axe through the ground, only for deadly flames to gush outwards onto the ground.

Watching him fling chunks of magma at me, I used powerful gusts of wind to cool them off before hitting them back toward the man. I also launched sharp blades of wind myself, ignoring the numerous arrows from all around me.

'Seems he saw through my plan; that's great.' Thought Alexander sarcastically as he quickly leaped backward, barely dodging the axe that otherwise would've cleaved him in two, only to be hit in the stomach by the front part.

Wincing, I quickly regained my bearings and was forced to raise my swords as I resisted an attack that slammed me into the ground, breaking several of my bones; it only got worse as he continued to wail on me from above with his axe, forcefully pushing my body deeper into the pit I created.

Inwardly cursing at my predicament, I tried to use this opportunity to utilize [Teleport] since I wasn't requiring much thinking right now, and it was working, though I wasn't able to finish as my leg was suddenly grabbed, only for me to be yanked out of the ground and slammed into another piece.

I quickly rolled to the side, dodging his axe, which stabbed into the ground, turning the touching pieces of earth into magma from the intense heat while I swung my sword at it, yet I only managed to cut a small piece off the blade as he had retracted it quick enough.

Leaping onto my own two feet, I gritted my teeth and decided to charge the man, taking the initiative in our fight as I swung at him with my swords, prompting him to masterfully deflect my blows to the side while; however, unlike with Vanye, he wasn't doing so with the same amount of ease as her despite being stronger and faster.

This time, when I swung my swords his way, I used the skills expand and [Shrink], rapidly changing their sizes just before he deflected my swords, causing him to constantly make mistakes while I slowly chipped away at his axe. However, that only happened a few times, since after a while, he simply opted to stop deflecting my swords and merely dodged by keeping out of harm away, even when expanding my swords to nearly three times their normal size.

'Tsk, fucking great; he's just going to stay on the defensive when I attack, and then if I try to leave, he's going to change strategies. It's smart, and that's why I freaking hate it.' Thought Alexander as he narrowed his eyes at the man while clicking his tongue in annoyance.

Since I didn't have a plan on how to escape, I just continued to attack; it gave me a chance to think a little, and the mages weren't able to attack me, forcing me to only deal with the archers, but it didn't matter where they hit, so I was fine.