From the sequence of events, the Dark Beastmaster couldn't utter a response to my question.
Probably, what's in his head right now was how to get away from here, alive. And I need to take advantage of that while he's still out of sorts from the death of his beast and Marina's shout.
With Benedict's fate unknown, the crossbow guy still entangled to my clones and Marina rushing towards her man's falling figure, there's no one who can save him from me.
Ah.
Wait. Someone can.
"Tharkon!"
From the direction where I came from, the Dark Soldier Transcendent who blocked me on the way here arrived. Though he's fairly fine on the surface, his Transcendent Aura was a bit erratic. It could probably be attributed to how he rushed here after getting freed from my clone.
"Where have you been?! I sent you to block anyone that will come, right?!"
Instead of being happy at the arrival of an ally, the Dark Beastmaster called Tharkon angrily shouted at the newcomer.
Ugh. Good grief. Idiots are truly everywhere. But with his appearance, this guy's shock from what happened was instantly erased.
"I did block one but he had clones as strong as a Transcendent! Huh? That's him!"
The newcomer reasoned with him and explained what happened. Only after that did he notice me.
I waved at him which made the guy take a step back.
Judging from his reaction, my clones did a number on him, eh?
That huge sword of his now had cracks on some parts. His armor was also shattered in some places but there's no visible injury on him
In any case, with his sudden appearance, it became impossible to kill the Dark Beastmaster. There's a choice of going all out to kill one or just leave now with Fleur since she's already done with what she wanted to do.
"You should leave now. Because of how you openly flew there, more Transcendents are on their way to that location. Don't underestimate a higher Source Energy like I did before."
From out of nowhere, I heard the familiar voice of the silver-haired woman.
Her warning was timely as I'm still mulling over what to do.
It rang directly on my consciousness. This means it's not her Incarnation's voice who's roaming the world, as it looks for the Portal's location. It's the real World's Will that was watching things unfold from where she was.
Just like how she could summon our consciousness, communicating this way is easier for her.
But this is an opportunity to cut down more of their numbers…
No. She's right. I should stop underestimating them… With us outnumbered here, I should not risk it.
I'm getting too confident again after my few successful encounters with them.
To be sure, I tried responding to it to ask about the authenticity of her warning but I was met with silence.
Haa. I guess it's up to me to decide whether I will listen to her warning or not.
Fleur was already on her way back to my side and the two in front of me already had their guard up.
The Dark Beastmaster already called for a retreat and the crossbow guy was doing his best to get away from my clones.
That one also hasn't shown anything more than his crossbow and blade strike while this Tharkon only had his beast killed by me.
There's a possibility that that's all there is to them but I couldn't rule out the possibility that they might do something unexpected when faced with a truly life-threatening situation.
It should be a swift kill without any room for a retaliation.
If I could think about a sure-kill skill among my arsenal, it would be the nameless Sword Skill I created to win against my little contest with the World's Will.
But for that Sword Skill to produce the same power as before, I don't have the time at the moment.
"Whatever the reason, let's retreat for now. This guy is bad news but he's most likely the strongest Transcendent they have. We only need to wait for His Excellency to descend to deal with him. After that, this world will instantly fall into our hands."
I don't know if he's too confident to talk in that loud voice. But he kept spouting about that 'His Excellency'. It's probably that guy who's supposed to be a descendant of a Great One, right?
Does he think I will not be able to do anything to him now? Maybe he's right. But he's not the only enemy here.
He's someone higher in their chain of commands. If he believed that I'm the strongest, then they won't know what hit them when we used our trump card, Sofiel.
He even forgot that Fleur had just killed someone from their side. His focus was on me due to how I killed his beast.
How did this guy even get a high position or rather how did he become a Transcendent if he's this big of an idiot?
Well then, let's add another thing for him to fear from me. I might not be able to kill him today but this will surely be imprinted in his mind.
While the Dark Soldier was still deliberating on his answer, I gripped the Orb of Ailment in my hand and activated it.
For now, they probably still hadn't received the news about what the World's Will told me. Because if they knew, this Tharkon will not continue his retreat and try his best to detain us.
As the smoke-like Aura of Ailment oozed out from the orb, I started my move.
Energy Amplification!
Energy Incarnate Transformation!
Nullification Zone!
Thanks to Jayna's Passive Skill, I only lost 10% of my total Energy Control from activating the Nullification Zone.
As the intensity of my Transcendent Aura climbed up, the Aura of Ailment also started to spread out and soon reached the two who's already trying to back away from the location.
When the effect of the Ailment was triggered, their expression changed from confusion to shock as they both hurriedly retreated widening the gap between us.
Seeing that, I finally got the reaction I wanted from them.
"Idiots."
Leaving that word to further confuse them, I turned my back on them and looked at the incoming Fleur before pointing to the isolated crossbow guy that was still fighting the two Transcendent Clones.
Understanding my motive, Fleur nodded. She instantly switched directions and started casting an Elemental Spell aimed at the crossbow guy.
"No! He's aiming for him!"
Tharkon shouted but with the effect of Ailment on them, none of the two tried to move out to his rescue.
But as a Transcendent, the crossbow guy also noticed the danger coming from two directions.
His Transcendent Aura grew and Dark Energy coated his body. A few seconds later, a Transformation took place. The crossbow guy's body transformed into that of a Werewolf. His blade and crossbow were no longer in him instead, his claws shone in a bright red color as it grew longer.
"Howl!"
And with a howl, he used his Dark Energy to conjure a miniature moon which showered him with moonlight, increasing his strength further.
The two clones were promptly pushed back by the burst of Energy from the crossbow guy. They moved back and started bombarding him with Energy Explosion Projectiles instead to restrict his movements.
Meanwhile, Fleur's Elemental Spell also arrived creating a cage made from Water Elemental Energy surrounding the area.
After that, her Aquatic Domain opened, filling up the cage where he is being isolated.
Though he transformed himself into a Werewolf-like creature, I ignored it and still went in for the kill, submerging myself in Fleur's Aquatic Domain and inside the cage.
When I reached his range, the werewolf's clawed hand came slashing down at me. I dodged to the side but his attack left a red claw print in the space where I was before.
A few seconds later, the claw print exploded into a pool of blood and chased after me as if it's sentient.
However, that's just the nature of his skill and maybe his Energy Control.
When it hit one of the Quintuple Shields protecting me, it tried to drill into it, however, its power is just too weak that I could neglect it.
"Daisuke. Dodge!"
From the center of the Aquatic Domain, Fleur's finished casting an Elemental Spell which summoned a legion of Aquatic Beasts made from Water Elemental Energy.
I heeded her voice and moved to the side while the Werewolf crossbow guy tried to resist the incoming Elemental Spell with his body.
He howled once more and the miniature moon above him shone even more brightly to strengthen him further.
Upon seeing that, I flew towards it.
As soon as it entered the Nullification Zone, the bright moon started to be nullified.
In mere seconds, the moonlight shining towards him dimmed, resulting in an agonizing howl from him as he resisted Fleur's Elemental Spell.
When the spell subsided, the Werewolf Transformation of the crossbow guy was already dispelled as he stood there in that place with his body bloodied and his fate unknown.
However, to make sure of it, I flew back down with the Willful Sword in hand coated with both a Purple Sword and Swordforce to deliver the final blow.
"Stop!"
From afar, Tharkon's shout echoed in our ears but he's still far away. After all that, they really didn't move to rescue their companion.
As soon as I reached the range of his head, I slashed down, effortlessly cutting his head off.
Though I felt the sword slicing through his neck, only when it got separated from his body and fell down lifeless did I get convinced that it's already over.
I didn't wait for the reaction of the other two in the distance anymore as I instantly went to Fleur's side.
I grabbed her by her waist and activated the Orb of Concealment covering both of us before leaving the area.
A few moments later, five Transcendents appeared from the north direction, all battle-ready.
They're what the World's Will warned me about.
If we were a few seconds late from killing the Werewolf Transcendent, it would be harder to leave even with the Concealment.
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