Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 302: Five Assassins Dead

With my [Fire Storm] rapidly growing, it caught the assassin's attention as it headed right for them while carving a burning path through the forest, prompting them to grab their daggers as they spread out, creating a crescent shape.

Once me and my spell neared them, I didn't wait for them to make the first move and did so first; with a burst of speed, I dashed through the fiery tornado and emerged from the other side as I headed straight for the man in the middle. Of course, the other assassins, seeing this, all instantly collapsed into a circle surrounding me, preventing me from escaping, though who said I was going to do that in the first place?

I refrained from using [Blink] to get an easy first kill as I instead opened my mouth, using [Fire Breath] as I released a torrent of flames at the assassin in front of me, causing him to leap into the air, which caused me to faintly smirk as I followed after him, using [Air Step]. Slashing my swords, I launched multiple [Wind Blades] in his direction, forcing him to show impressive skill as he deflected each one that would've otherwise hit a virtual organ; as for the others, he ignored them as they left deep cuts across his body, though they were nothing but flesh wounds.

Clicking my tongue, I infused more mana into my swords, causing the raging wind that surrounded them to dance with lightning as I once again launched multiple blades of wind in his direction just as he landed on the ground; however, unlike before, they significantly faster thanks to the added lightning, though I didn't lightning to each wind blade, which messed up his rhythm as several attacks managed to get through to him.

Watching as my attacks sliced through his arm and leg, he collapsed onto the ground, essentially out of the fight since if nothing was done, he'd bleed to death.

As for the other assassins, they slashed their daggers at me, causing three small knives to be launched from their daggers toward me; seeing the incoming twelve little knives coming at me from all directions, I punched the air above me, using utilizing air step although I didn't take a 'step', causing me to be flung to the ground as I narrowly evaded the knives.

The moment I landed on the ground, three of the four assassins lunged toward me while the other stayed at a distance, continuously launching knives at me from his dagger. The knives were coated in the same poison as the dagger, so while dangerous, they were the least of my worries; it's just, like every fight I'm in, I don't want to reveal my Ichor if I can help it.

Raising my sword, I blocked the first assassin and swung my other one, looking to bisect him in half, though he leaped backward just in time for the other assassin to near me as he attempted to stab my stomach; however, using [Expand] on Trina, I used my lengthed hilt to stop his dagger and having just learned from my mistake, I didn't try to kill him but instead kicked his stomach, flinging him into the ground while I used Zartha to stop the third assassin, and this all occurred with me dodging the constant rain of knives.

'Tsk, they're strong and have solid teamwork; that's a terrible combination. Good thing I managed to get rid of one early; otherwise, this could've been far more annoying.' Thought Alexander with a slightly annoyed expression as he held Zartha facing upward, using the broad side of his sword to block the incoming knives.

Instead of outright using blink to kill one, I bid my time, hoping I could find the perfect opportunity to kill two of them at once, but as the seconds passed, with me primarily staying on the defensive, I was forced to give up my hopes; I've exchanged several blows with each assassin by now, and while I can't say I know their attack pattern, they never attack right beside each other, they always come at different angles and at the same time, which made it quite challenging to block everything.

Swiping my sword, forcing an assassin back lest he wished to lose his head, I used [Blink], appearing right beside a different assassin attacking from behind as I stabbed Zartha into his stomach before knicking him into a tree, leaving behind a blood train as he slid down its trunk.