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Arthur and Justin stood in their respective spots while staring at each other. The air surrounding them immediately turned heavy due to the pressure that they had.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Then they suddenly disappeared from their respective spots before reappearing again when they were only a little over two meters away from each other.
Justin stomped his foot powerfully on the ground at that time, halting himself from moving further. He also swung his tightly gripped halberd, channeling his demonic powers into it as he swung it down with all his might.
'Apostle of the Underworld Skill (Tier 2): Cleaving the River of Dead'
A heavy pressure was locked at Arthur as a massive halberd similar to the one that Justin was holding appeared above him all of a sudden.
It was reflecting the movements that Justin was doing and continued to press downward, seemingly trying to crush Arthur in an overwhelming manner.
But Arthur would obviously not let it happen. He raised his shield and gathered the golden mana surrounding him and covered his body with it. It first transformed into a dome-shaped barrier before turning into a head of an ancient dragon that block the incoming strike.
'Dragon Knight Skill (Tier 2): Protection of the Ancient Dragon'
Roar!
Then a deafening roar was released when Arthur swung his shield powerfully, sending a shockwave that prevented the descending halberd from falling further.
The two forces clashed for quite some time before exhausting their powers in the end.
Bang!
A small crater was formed underneath Arthur as he withstood the powerful pressure earlier. His feet sank half an inch on the ground, indicating how strong the earlier explosion was.
Swoosh!
At the same time, Justin was pushed back by the strong gust of wind that was created by the explosion.
He stabbed his halberd on the ground to prevent himself from moving further away while raising his demonic arm.
A purple flame enfolded that arm as he gathered his demonic powers on it. And when the accumulation of powers reached its peak, Justin swung his fist forward and released all of the accumulated powers simultaneously.
'Demonic Arm Special Skill: Blazing Fist of the Underworld'
Whoosh!
Then a huge fist with a purple flame flew forward and headed toward Arthur who was still in the middle of reorganizing himself.
When Arthur saw the incoming fist of fire, he quickly gathered the scattered mana surrounding him and enfolded his body with it alongside the ones that he was releasing.
Bang!
He then kicked the ground and charged ahead, leaving a streak of light behind. And not long after, a golden dragon was formed, signifying that he used his signature move.
'Class Fighting Skill: Breaking Through of the Golden Dragon'
Roar!
The opposing powers collided with each other once again, causing yet another explosion that affected the surroundings.
The bushes and plans were scorched and turned into ash as some of the trees were fallen and turned into coal.
Arthur and Justin ignored what was happening in their surroundings as they immediately engaged in an intense melee, that created a series of shockwaves for each collision.
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In the meantime, the others were not paying much attention to the two as they were currently busy taking care of themselves. Especially the ones from the side of Silent Night.
Since they were the ones who got ambushed earlier, it was natural for them to be in a disadvantageous position.
Jugo, the Annihilator God, was getting frustrated at their current predicament. The current scene was definitely a humiliating one. The Silent Night, one of the top Adventurer Teams in the gaming world was currently in a miserable state – it was definitely a slap on their faces.
"Elise, I will attract their attention. You better get their mages and those marksmen hiding in the dark," said Jugo as he ran out of his hiding spot and started charging straight to Charlotte, Ember, and Ravier in the distance.
"You don't have to tell me that!" responded Elise, the Goddess of Poison.
Dark Mana surrounded Jugo's body as his eyes shone with a purple light. He was activating the enhance berserk state that would ignore all types of damage for a short period of time. And at the same time, he also activated another buff that boosted his speed by a large degree.
He was running straight to the three mages like an unstoppable bulldozer. He ran straight through everything, ignoring the attacks that were directed at him.
At least that was the case until he was greeted by a powerful strike that forcefully halted his advance.
Bang!
Jugo was sent flying back to the direction where he came from.
With a quick flip in the air and adjust his center of gravity, forcing himself to fall on the ground.
Bang!
He looked like a heavy boulder that landed from the sky as his feet landed on the ground. A cloud of dust was formed and shrouded his figure when it happened.
After that, Jugo's heavy footsteps could be heard as he walked out of the could of dust. Then he turned his gaze ahead, glaring at the person who blocked him earlier.
"Simba!" he said with a seemingly growling manner.
Leonard was tossing one of his battle axes in the air as he looked at Jugo provokingly. He then caught the axe with a firm grip before speaking. "Let me play with you a bit."
Bang!
Jugo slammed the tip of his spiked club on the ground and held the ring at its bottom, seemingly inviting Leonard to come at him.
Leonard, on the other hand, shook his head with a bitter smile. He then turned to Jugo while pointing one of his battle axes to where Arthur and Justin were fighting before saying. "Listen, I am not like that showoff over there."
"I am not planning to drag this long, so let me show you something interesting," he added as he entered the Reality Manifestation right off the bat.
The moment he did that, the atmosphere surrounding him immediately changed and became suffocating.
Jugo could even sense it from the distance. He started having a hard time breathing as he saw the illusionary figure of a wild beast behind Leonard.
This Aura Manifestation was entirely different from the ones that he encountered before. It was very close to being the real thing.
"What is this?" muttered Jugo as he started sweating bullets without him knowing.
He then quickly held his metal spiked club and immediately activated a series of buffs as he knew that this was not going to be something he expected.
He could sense that something different from Leonard but he couldn't tell what exactly it was. He might not know what cause that change, but he knew something, he would die without knowing if he didn't take this battle seriously.
Bang!
It was at that moment that he saw Leonard zoom in, crossing the distance between them within an instant.
'Blood Sutra: Devil's Footprints'
At the same time, the head of the battle axe on Leonard's hand was rapidly magnifying in front of his vision, threatening to cleave him in halves.
Without any hesitation, Jugo took a step back and swung his spiked club upwards.
Bang!
Urgh!
Jugo groaned painfully as he felt like he hit a metal door that refused to budge despite the powerful strike that he threw.
He was also forced to kneel on the ground due to how strong the force that was accompanying Leonard's attack was.
"What the hell is that?" Jugo was very confused as he didn't expect this to happen.
After converting to become a believer of the Demonic Church, his current strength surpassed the previous one that he had. He was confident that he stood at the peak of this world when it came to strength alone.
No one should be able to contend with him when it came to that area if he activated the series of buffs that he just used.
But what was happening right now, completely denied that idea. And what was even more confusing about it was the fact that Jugo knew Leonard didn't use any kind of buffs during this exchange.
"I don't believe it!" shouted Jugo as he quickly activated the Demonic Transformation.
He didn't care anymore! He would use everything he had now as he was afraid that he would not have the chance to use it later if he did not show it as soon as possible.
"Heh! Nice reaction, but I'm afraid that it is still not enough to face my current strength," said Leonard as he swung one of his battle axes once again, slamming Jugo on the ground.
Bang!
Fortunately for Jugo, he already used his Enhanced Berserk earlier, which was why he didn't receive any kind of damage. Though, he couldn't help but become dizzy due to the powerful impact.
He might have survived but his current appearance was clearly miserable, having his face planted on the ground while Leonard's foot stepped at the back of his head.
This was clearly a one-sided beatdown.
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