"Release" is a normal mana slash. As mana is injected, the power of the slash will increase. Space Slash was born based on "Release."
"Eight" is a special mana slash, coming after "Release," a precise and accurate strike.
Usually, when cutting food and unsure of its hardness, one would use "Release" to test the cut. This would result in two scenarios: first, using the sharpness for cutting bone to cut meat, causing a waste of mana; second, using the sharpness for cutting meat to cut bone, resulting in mana conservation.
"Eight," however, is in the middle of these two. It uses the sharpness for cutting bone to cut bone, and the sharpness for cutting meat to cut meat. This maintains a balanced state where mana is neither wasted nor does the object remain uncut.
The blade of Zanyan was imbued with "Release" just now, which created a suitable opportunity for the appearance of "Eight."
The bursting slash precisely cut through the Blood Scales Scott constructed with his Blood Scale Magic. A vivid red stream of blood splattered from his arm, and Scott cried out in pain.
The tip of Zanyan's blade rotated slightly.
A multitude of "Eight" slashes began to descend, bloodlines streaking out. Scott, caught in the middle of the slashes, was like a sandbag torn by countless long blades, wildly spilling sand.
The pain from various parts of his body accumulated in an instant.
Scott fainted from the pain and collapsed to the ground.
"Is it over already? It feels... a bit unreal," Bai En muttered, looking at Scott lying on the ground. "As a leader, is this all he's capable of?"
"Did fighting the Demon God last time make me mistakenly believe all enemies are strong?"
In fact, from a certain perspective, Scott was not weak. This was clearly evident from how his "Beast Scale Soul Armor," constructed with Blood Scale Magic, blocked the combined attacks of three Magic Knights.
It was just that his opponent this time was too strong... and Bai En didn't have a clear concept of his own strength, which led to the current situation.
The dark red blood cup rolled onto the ground.
Bai En, having witnessed the various effects of the blood cup, reached out to grab it. Just then, a blood-red arrow swiftly entered Bai En's mana perception range, traveling at subsonic speed.
"A blood arrow formed by magic?"
Bai En mumbled. His Mana Zone, combined with his reaction nerves enhanced by breathing techniques, allowed him to react quickly in a very short time. He swung Zanyan's blade horizontally, and the blood arrow directly struck the blade.
"Clang--"
The blade vibrated, emitting a soft hum.
A huge force erupted on the blade, and Bai En slid across the ground, leaving a distinct black line.
Looking up at the attacker, it was precisely the village chief who had been rejuvenated by Scott's blood cup ritual earlier.
Bai En frowned and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, you should be the village chief here. Why are you still interested in this magic tool even now?"
The magic just now was nothing like what a village chief from an ordinary village could use, even after the so-called ritual.
This guy... Goth smiled fawningly, "Magic Knight Sir, since the leader of the Bandit Group has already been defeated by you, why don't you leave this magic tool to us?"
"Consider it a commemorative gift for our Eldos Village, how about that?"
Bai En did not reply immediately, gently brandishing Zanyan in his hand.
Seeing Bai En's lack of response, Goth smiled and snapped his fingers lightly, "Boom!" An explosion rang out in the crowd. The person who had previously undergone the blood cup ritual and was hidden in the crowd swelled up and burst open, like a blood flower.
Blood and flesh splattered everywhere, accompanied by the screams and wails of women, making for an exceptionally gruesome scene.
"You wouldn't want to see the entire village flow with blood, would you, Magic Knight Sir?" Goth's smile was radiant, laced with deep malice.
"I think you might be mistaken about one thing." The wailing crowd did not make Bai En turn back. Instead, he slowly walked towards Goth with his blade drawn. "I am not some great Samaritan, and besides... those people just now, they probably weren't good people, were they?"
"Hmm, describing them as accomplices or bandits would be more fitting. So, even if all of them die, I wouldn't bat an eye."
"Instead, have you prepared to bear the consequences?"
The shadow of a burning bonfire was reflected in Zanyan's sharp blade.
Goth's smile abruptly vanished. He made the snapping gesture again. A small sword wreathed in black shadows descended from the sky. Immense gravity crushed the ground.
A crater appeared on the cracked earth.
However... to Bai En's surprise, Goth almost instantly ran out of the general's gravity field. The sword missed.
'His speed is very fast, his whole body radiating mana... A body-strengthening type of magic? It seems... it's far more than that. His mana perception is also quite excellent.'
Goth, having dodged the sneak attack, smiled exceptionally brightly, "Indeed, no matter how heartless you claim to be, you still care, don't you?"
Another snap of the fingers sounded.
"Boom! Boom!"
Two blood flowers bloomed consecutively!
'Is this guy... killing for fun? Or...?'
'In any case, I'll knock him down first.'
Bai En thought, his figure flickering, instantly appearing in front of Goth. He slashed down with his blade, blood gushing, and a severed arm fell to the ground. Goth's finger-snapping hand was cut off by Zanyan.
Blood spurted from the severed arm. Goth's face showed surprise, but no panic or fear.
'His magic... the slash that defeated Scott just now, the heavy pressure used for the sneak attack... it's clearly an offensive type of magic, so why is his speed so fast? And I can barely perceive his mana... there's only the aura of natural mana around. Has he integrated his own mana aura into natural mana?'
'This level of mana control... It seems the Magic Knights have a truly remarkable person this time.'
'If I had known this, I shouldn't have killed all the Magic Knights last time. What a headache.'
While his mind raced, Goth instinctively threw a punch. He clenched his left hand into a fist and struck at Bai En. Bai En's figure flickered again, and he swung his blade down once more.
His arm was severed again, blood gushing and splattering the ground.
'He's not in a hurry to kill me; he wants to capture me alive, doesn't he? As expected of a Magic Knight, maintaining the proud style inherited from their lineage!'
Goth, having lost both arms, still maintained his smile.
'His bleeding is a bit abnormal. Although his arm was severed, it... seems more like it was intentional.'
Goth twisted his body slightly. Blood connected at the wound, forming a blood-red arm. He swung his fist at Bai En. Bai En held his blade horizontally to resist. The immense force stirred up a gust of wind, glowing with a reddish hue.
He retracted his arm, and another arm materialized in the same manner, still swinging a punch at Bai En...
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