Thirteen killing puppets charged at me at once. I was stronger than the Constellation Murderer, way stronger, but I wasn’t sure if I was strong enough against the Constellation Murderer multiplied by thirteen. Okay, I was going to be a little more honest now. I was scared. Terrified, even!
Demonic Heaven Arts.
First Form:
Starvation Death.
When a martial artist was scared, their standard move was to unleash their most confident strike first. I did the same and launched my finest strike at the killing puppets.
“How about this!” I shouted.
“You’re strong, just as expected.”
Swoosh!
Blood sprayed. One of the killing puppets lost his arm at my strike. From how I cut off the Constellation Murderer’s right arm with a single attack, I had clearly shown great combat prowess.
However, who cared about that right now? No one. Right now, I was fighting. In a fight, only the result mattered. There were thirteen enemies, and each had two arms. This meant that I had only reduced the enemy forces by one-twenty-sixth.
“I already predicted…”
“... that you’re stronger than me.”
The killing puppet that had lost his right arm and another puppet came at me from both sides. I created a storm with my sword strikes, severing one arm and leg each.
Shit, it was useless. The killing puppets had never meant to block my attacks in the first place! Their plan was to seize my arms.
Taken aback, I screamed, “What the heck are you doing? Only Hamustra would be happy to see you do this!”
I unleashed my aura around me, trying to shake off the two killing puppets. Although I managed to get rid of one, another one immediately lunged forward and grabbed my arm tightly.
“H-hold on…” I stammered.
Nine other killing puppets were infusing their aura into their swords. Despite the two puppets clinging to me, the others indifferently aimed their swords at me. I could feel a chill on my nape.
“Don’t tell me this is a suicide attack!” I shouted.
“I give up the memories of the past thirty days.”
A flash of aura engulfed me.
Swiiisssssh. Shhh… shhh…
The blast, loud at first, quickly left my ears ringing. Everything went white. I had somehow covered myself in my aura, forming a shield, so I wasn’t dead despite tanking the Constellation Murderer’s attack at close range. I was relatively unscathed. However, the moment my hearing and sight returned, the voice of the Constellation Murderer, the second killing puppet, clearly rang out.
“I give up the memories of the past thirty days.”
My vision flickered. At first, it was painless; I had withstood that blow. However, the next instant, all my blood vessels started hurting. To block that strike, my aura had been used too fast. Now, it felt like my veins were burning. The taste of blood filled my mouth.
I gritted my teeth. “Fucking… hell…!”
“I give up the memories of the past thirty days,” the third puppet said.
The Constellation Murderer’s thirty-days attack hit me again. Insane pain surged through me. Since becoming a Constellation and rising to become the Lion Realm’s top power, I had never spent my aura this much. My head spun, and I ran out of breath.
Even as my heart screamed, I was able to stay as myself despite how difficult it was. The two killing puppets holding my arms were swept away by the recent blow. I had endured, but the puppets hadn’t. Unfortunately, they weren’t the only ones unable to withstand the Constellation Murderer’s third blow.
[The Labyrinth-Dwelling Eye has been annihilated.]
The hell. I almost coughed up blood. Annihilation… Annihilation! Hishimit Kritz had been one of the elite Constellations. Though their divinity weakened after I defeated them, Hishimit Kritz couldn’t get easily beaten up, yet they died after getting hit by the Constellation Murderer’s blows.
Speaking of the Constellation Murderer, he wasn’t done.
“I give up the memories of the past thirty days.”
His fourth strike followed.
[Your Exclusive Music Box is groaning from deep wounds.]
[The Goddess of Protection screams at you not to lose consciousness.]
This was madness. I wasn’t joking. It was seriously insane.
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