Chapter 55: Final Battle... Departing For The Final Mission...
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At this moment, gathered in the courtyard was Kranos and the other five cultivators. Over the span of six months, the cultivators had come to admire Kranos; even the prideful lady with the blade couldn't help but praise him inwardly in her heart.
Unfortunately, all things must come to an end, as this morning Kranos called them like every ordinary day, but today seemed different.
"Everyone, your improvements over the last few days have been amazing to say the least." at this moment, Kranos spoke with a scholarly air. Although he was just twelve years old, from hearing the way he spoke, one might mistake him for an elder.
He continued studying their expressions. He realized that the cultivators had already guessed certain things.
"Our training will come to an end today. We will hold our final battle before I depart, so use all your trump cards. This might just be your last chance to win." Kranos smiled slightly as he spoke.
Over the span of the month that they battled, they had never emerged victorious, with Kranos almost always knocking them out, but for some reason, he seemed to spare them.
As soon as Kranos finished speaking, everyone had varying expressions: shock, sadness. Unfortunately, they knew they couldn't make him stay.
Their only choice was to at least emerge victorious and leave a deep imprint in this young man's heart so he would never forget them! Everyone showed a look of resolve and determination as though they had all agreed on the same thing.
Kranos could faintly guess their thoughts, but he didn't dwell on it too much, after all… no one could defeat time…
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Soon everyone took out their weapons. Kranos held Azure Sky Sword in his hands, waiting patiently for the first person to strike him.
Previously, it was always the blade-wielder who seemed impulsive, but now she was eerily calm. Everyone was staring at Kranos as though they were waiting for something.
Suddenly, Kranos realized something. Not good! he muttered inwardly, but he was too late as the next moment, a huge earthquake resounded and Kranos's feet became unsteady.
The next moment, he almost fell down. Before he could stabilize himself, five different attacks appeared, surrounding him.
Kranos smiled faintly. Now this is what a real battle feels like, pause! Kranos immediately muttered inwardly, pausing the attack.
Immediately, he raced towards the attack with the weakest strength. With a slash of the Azure Sky Sword, a phoenix cry resounded and the attack was destroyed. Thе full sеriеs is hоstеd оn Мy Virtuаl Librаry Еmpirе, knоwn аs МV7LЕМРYR.
He unpaused time, and the others realized that Kranos had, at some unknown time, appeared beside the weakest of them.
But… "We predicted that!" the blade-wielder muttered in her heart as, the next moment, the ground beneath Kranos's feet cracked and Kranos immediately plunged headfirst into the ground.
He immediately executed another basic sword technique, and with a stab, he sprung himself forward like a spring.
But he realized that another round of attacks was surrounding him. Kranos was stunned for a moment. The cultivators were much stronger than he imagined; they were giving it their all!
But… it's not enough! Kranos muttered inwardly, and the next moment, he accelerated time surrounding him. Immediately, his basic sword techniques seemed like a blur; they could barely keep up with it, and before they could react, Kranos had executed five basic sword techniques.
Horizontal slash, chop, parry, block, upward slash, and stab. All the attacks were immediately neutralized. With the time he had during the acceleration, which was roughly one second, Kranos immediately moved rapidly. With the acceleration of time, it seemed as though Kranos had executed a strange movement technique.
His figure flickered as he appeared in front of the man wielding a spear. His sword flashed and was already aiming for the back of the man's head. Kranos wanted to knock the man out.
The others immediately realized Kranos's motive and tried to stop him, but it was futile; they were too slow. They even realized that the man couldn't put up any defense before he was knocked unconscious.
They didn't realize this was the power of rewind. They were actually fast enough and would have stopped Kranos in time.
Kranos also wouldn't have been able to knock the man unconscious, but he rewound everyone within a few feet of him and immediately knocked the man unconscious.
At this moment, he turned to the other cultivators with a smile playing on his lips, "One down… four more to go." He spoke calmly, and the next moment, his figure flickered again as he accelerated his speed, this time aiming for the young man with the earth element.
This young man had been causing serious trouble for Kranos. He knew if he didn't take out the young man, winning would undoubtedly be difficult.
In the blink of an eye, Kranos reached the young man. His evil hand shot out at lightning speed, aiming to knock the man unconscious, but he suddenly felt a faint trace of danger.
Looking at the young man, he could also see a sneer at the corner of the man's lips.
Kranos immediately realized he had fallen into a trap, but… what's the trap about? Kranos didn't have to think for too long, as just as his evil hand shot out to knock the man out, a silver light glittered slightly. Immediately, the man flicked his hand and ten silver needles appeared from beneath his robe.
Through the corner of his eyes, he also saw a reflective object. He immediately realized that all the others had also shot out their needles.
The lady with the wind element was using her wind element to accelerate their movement. Kranos's lips twitched slightly, I taught you that! With a shake of his head, he immediately executed another time ability, pause… Immediately, all the needles came to a standstill. Kranos immediately rushed out of the encirclement.
Time continued to flow normally, and at this moment, the needles had struck where Kranos previously was. Immediately, a loud explosion thundered. The cultivators' eyes lit up in joy.
"Do you think teacher is injured?" the lady with the wind element, who came up with the plan, immediately asked, showing a look of panic.
"Don't worry, teacher is strong enough to survive that. I'm just glad that we finally outsmarted teacher and defeated him!" the other non-elemental swordsman commented with a look of joy. The others nodded at his words as well.
"Yes, I'm strong enough to survive that…" At this moment, a voice like the grim reaper from hell resounded behind them just as they were waiting for the dust to clear. They immediately recognized that voice but… how?