As Reign had started the battle against the leader of the army, Lieara had done the same, she went out with her elite troop of 100 men and confronted one of the vice-leaders and the other top combatants of the army, the second vice-leader was currently busy with Dain as the bearded man was constantly sending arrows his way, the arrows, of course, prevented him from trying to help the others.
Of course, the arrows by themselves wouldn't be enough to stop the vice-leader, but the presence of another person on the battlefield was enough, even though the vice-leader hadn't seen any other person near him he was still able to feel danger each time he dodged or blocked an arrow and whilst trying to run toward the others.
The hidden danger on the battlefield was of course Ilas, even though the man was the current head of the spy network in this area of the kingdom, he was also a powerful fighter in his own right, well, a powerful assassin would be a better title as he was one of the members of the night guards and had tens of assassinations under his belt. He was currently using the chaos of the battlefield to his advantage as he used his ability and skills to their fullest, the person in front of him was very strong and he would only act when he was certain that he could kill him.
An assassin can defeat enemies that are stronger than him under the condition that they were unaware of his existence, unfortunately for Ilas however the vice-leader had incredible intuition and was able to quickly realize that somebody else than Dain was also targeting him, even though he had no clue who it was or how they would try to attack him, it was enough for him to become extremely vigilant toward his surroundings.
Reign however was feeling excited, the man in front of him was definitely as strong as Lico was and he would be the first enemy Reign would seriously face in this new world. Even though the kingdom he was currently located in could only be described as powerful in the current area but weak in the complete scope of things, the number of powerful people that Reign could meet was still large compared to back on Earth.
Even though the foe in front of him wasn't going to be the most powerful enemy he had faced till now, he would be the most powerful when it came to the enemies that Reign had fought without any help. Reign's job right now was simple, fight the enemy to a standstill while the ballistae and the others take care of the other powerful combatants and soldiers of the army, if Reign could defeat the man and kill him then that would be even better.
Of course, Raigon and the others didn't have a lot of hope for that happening, it wasn't because they didn't trust Reign or anything like that, it was simply because it was extremely difficult for a fight between two people that were similar in strength like this to end up with death, even if one was outmatched they could always retreat, or in this case, the leader of the army could simply go back in the defensive array.
The red mana of the man suddenly gets released as a terrifying pressure envelops the battlefield, it wasn't simply mana however as the killing intent from the man was equally terrifying. Even Reign was a bit affected by the intense killing intent as it was obvious that the man in front of him had gone through tens if not hundreds of battles and had killed thousands of enemies in order to be able to use such an intense killing intent to weaken his opponents.
Luckily for Reign, he had already been in situations where killing intents were used, especially a couple of times when Wolf had released his, and compared to this guy, even though the killing intent was more ferocious and a bit stronger, it wasn't as concentrated as the one Wolf could use.
Of course that also came from the fact that Wolf was an assassin while the man in front of him was the leader of a small army, he usually used the killing intent not to help himself, but to help all of his soldiers that were currently fighting. His intense killing intent was one of the things he was proud of since not only could he pressure his enemy, but he could also weaken everyone else and allow his men to have an easier time in battle.
The dark red mana enveloped the man as his rocky, dark blue skin turned completely black, just like his horns. He lifted his giant scimitar and charged, the ground cracked and shattered under the power of the man's charge and soon he was in front of Reign who looked at him cautiously, the power behind the man's swing was great and Reign opted for dodging rather than trying to take the attack head-on.
He merely took a step to the left and turned his body to the right side as the scimitar passed near him, the red mana enveloping the scimitar however suddenly became violent as it burst out toward Reign whose eyes widened in surprise. He immediately crossed his two swords in front of him as the mana made contact with them and sent him sliding back for a couple of meters, his arms shook a bit from the powerful blow as he quickly jumped sideways to evade another attack from the enemy.
His lightning-clad body flickered as he appeared behind the man and slashed down with his two swords, his attack was however blocked by another burst of mana from the opponent that quickly twisted his waist and deliver an upwards slash at Reign, the attack managed to send him flying back and even dealt a minor injury to him as the violent mana managed to bruise his left arm a bit.
The fight reminded Reign of back when he faced the hobgoblin captain in front of Raal's building, the mana that the captain wielded back then was almost identical to the one this person had. The difference of course was that it was obvious that the hobgoblin captain was only able to use it with great limitations as he could only use it to defend. The person in front of Reign however could defend and attack with the help of the dark red mana and it seemed that his body was also further strengthened by it.
It was not a rare sight to see people having the same ability in the universe, to have an ability unique to oneself was something almost unheard of after all. The number of beings in the universe was almost endless and there were only so many abilities that one could get so there were bound to be many instances of people having the same ability.
For example, the ability that the hobgoblin captain and the leader of this army had was one of the more common abilities in the universe. The ability was a simple one as it would allow the user to have greater control over their mana, do not mistake this as useless however as there were endless possibilities with this ability.
Of course, most people that had this ability were either weak or average as one needed to have some talent and imagination in order to use it properly. In the hands of a talented person, the ability would flourish as not only could they strengthen their mana, but they would be able to use it for defense, attack, support, enhancements…
For example, the person fighting Reign had so far used the ability to enhance his body, Reign was able to do the same but the difference was that not only did the leader use less mana, but the strengthening was also more powerful and easier to control. He also used it to attack and defend, as it was pure mana it had no advantages over any other ability, but there was also no ability that could truly counter it.
For example, Wolf could unleash devastating attacks with his fire, but if he ran into a water user he would be greatly weakened as that was a direct counter to him. Of course, this was only the tip of the iceberg for the leader as both he and Reign were still being cautious and weren't fighting with everything they had.
Their fight was one that nobody could interfere in as they moved too fast compared to the others and their attacks were more powerful, only Lieara could perhaps be useful in helping Reign as she was the most powerful fighter after him, but she was currently busy fighting one of the two vice-leaders and couldn't focus on anything else.
Her halberd was fully covered in her brown mana as she used her earth ability to its fullest, not only could she manipulate the soil beneath her in order to attack or defend against the enemy but she could also boost her defense to another level thanks to it.
The opponent however wasn't anything to scoff at as his spear stabbed at her any time she showed even the slightest opening, so far the two were equally matched but the constant attacks of the other soldiers and ballistae made the battle tip in her favor.
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