THE LORD IS TOO OVERBEARING

When Basil was unoccupied, he took a distance away from the Kinslayer, and observed the surrounding calmly. Everyone was occupied by the Kinslayer.

Thompson, with the help of Steven's [Gravity Center], was constantly attacking the Kinslayer by changing his sword's size from time to time.

The Kinslayer was forced to dodge his attack, while also dodging the attack he was receiving from the other. However, the Kinslayer was enjoying himself instead.

Jake, the biggest person in the Exploration team, hit the ground with his giant axe. A wave of Mana Explosion was sent toward the Kinslayer, and the ground surged like a tide.

Everyone had gotten out of the way earlier. Therefore, the only one affected by Jake's attack was the Kinslayer. However, like always, the Kinslayer wasn't affected in the slightest. With a laugh, he casually thwarted Jake's attack.

"Hahaha! You are uselessly playing with me. Come on, be serious!" The Kinslayer dashed toward Effie and Sylvia.

Thompson cursed under his breath. "Darn it! Everyone, keep him busy!" Then, he too dashed toward the two.

Sylvia and Effie hadn't found the escape way yet. Each time they wanted to properly check every corner of the room, the Kinslayer was always there to stop them.

The Kinslayer was too agile, he seemed to be everywhere. The Kinslayer made them look like a joke.

As Norman was the fastest person in his party, he was the first person who reached Effie and Sylvia.

Boom!

Therefore, he took the brunt of the Kinslayer's attack by himself.

"Gah!"

"Norman!"

Thompson swiftly dashed toward Norman, who was thrown away by the Kinslayer. Upon catching him, Thompson quickly asked, "Are you okay?!"

Norman coughed once. Blood was pouring out of his mouth. "I am okay." He raised his head, then glared at the Kinslayer. "That old fart is crazy. He is toying with us!"

Thompson frowned. While everyone managed to distract the Kinslayer once again. Effie and Sylvia still couldn't do much. They couldn't stay in one place, lest they wanted to be swiped in everyone's fight with the Kinslayer.

Luckily, they had Whitney. He was contributing to the fight greatly. Whenever someone was about to get done, he was always there to make a chance for them to escape by distracting the Kinslayer with his wide scale Spell.

Cray, whose speed rivalled Norman's, was also helping them by dealing the most blow to the Kinslayer. He was the boldest out of them, since he was always the closest person to the Kinslayer.

Basil, in the other hand, was surprisingly passive. He would only fight the Kinslayer when the Kinslayer particularly targeted him. Most of the time, he was observing the entire fight; or rather, the entire room.

Thompson didn't know what he was up to. However, he was sure Basil was searching for something.

"Are we not going to take those corpses back with us?" Norman was referring to the six dead priest bodies. Thompson quickly shook his head, and pointed his finger toward his right. "Can you still see them as a human body?"

Norman glanced once at the scattered corpses, and kept quiet. Their fight with the Kinslayer had damaged the the six bodies greatly. None of the bodies was intact anymore. Some even close to turn into a mush.

Norman clicked his tongue. "Tsk! We won't get any extra money, then." Church would give anyone who found the body of their dead member a reward.

Thompson chuckled. "I don't care about extra money, as long as we can get out of here."

Norman sighed faintly, and grasped his rapier tighter. Thompson also tightened his grip on the sword. Then, an ethereal film of green light covered the two people's body.

Their Aura was activated. Thompson had his [Matter Augmentation], and Norman had his [Motion Amplification].

In unison, they dashed toward the Kinslayer once again.

Boom!

Upon arriving right in front of the Kinslayer, Norman quickly attacked him.

"Hahaha! Now you lot are getting serious!" The Kinslayer exclaimed. Norman clicked his tongue. "Tsk! We are serious since the beginning!" Then, he thrust his rapier at the man once again.

Stab! Stab! Stab!

His Aura Ability allowed him to move faster than anyone. Therefore, his hand left so many afterimages while he was thrusting his rapier at the Kinslayer.

Then again, the Kinslayer could still laugh it off. He didn't even try dodging it. He just accepted it with his body, and it was still left unscathed. Surely, he didn't plan to receive the attack silently.

He also retaliated by grabbing Norman. However, even before he managed to do it, Norman quickly retreated.

"Ah, too bad. You managed to tickle me. That actually felt good, you know?"

Norman kept his silence. When he had attacked the Kinslayer, he had felt like he was clashing against Adamantine. The Kinslayer's body was so sturdy, it had left him bewildered.

Still, he didn't need to think much. What he needed to do was distracting the Kinslayer to buy time for Effie and Sylvia.

Then, the battle resumed.

...

The Kinslayer observed the surrounding area, while fending off every attack the infants inflicting on him. He was slightly amazed at their coordination, and individual talent.

However, it wasn't enough to challenge him. He could still face them nonchalantly.

The only reason he didn't kill these infants immediately was because of his curiosity over one boy, who managed to attract his interest. It was the tall boy with brown hair, and shinning golden eyes, Basil.

The boy didn't take the initiative to attack, unless someone asked him to.The boy would only fight actively, if he decided to attack the boy. Even up till now, he was still puzzled by the boy's purpose.

Therefore, he decided to ask the person in question directly. With a swift movement, he dashed toward Basil.

Whoosh!

Upon reappearing in front of the boy, he looked at the boy's reaction. As always, the boy remained unsurprised. He swung his hand, and the boy responded in kind.

Boom!

"What are you exactly looking for, boy?"

"Opportunity."

The Kinslayer laughed. The boy really knew how to answer, but not answering at the same time. He was also amazed by the boy's composure. Even if he was constantly exuding his Mana to suppress the boy, the boy was unperturbed.

Clank!

Another clash occured between the Kinslayer's hand and Kusanagi. Just like what Norman said, the man's hand was as strong as Adamantine.

Basil quirked his eyebrow at the man in front of him. He was slightly puzzled why the man decided to show himself, and toyed with them. He could also have just killed them upon encountering them, but he didn't.

Basil gave a brief glance at one of the lifeless bodies on the ground, before returning his gaze back to the man.

"What was their purpose coming here?" He was referring to the priest corpses.

"Hoh? You worded it as if they came here purposely to meet me."

"Did they not?"

"Who knows?" The Kinslayer shrugged.

Clank!

Basil threw the man off balance with a swing of his sword. Then, Whitney, who had been waiting for the opportunity to attack, casted a Spell on the ground. The ground below the man spiked upward, and close to skewer him.

Boom!

However, he managed to destroy it with a swing of his hand, even before it touched his body. The man did that while still losing his balance. Meaning, he was in the process of falling to the ground.

While Basil was ready to strike the man once again, the man pointed his his pointer finger at him. A golden light gathered on the tip of his finger, and a destructive aura could be felt clearly.

Basil responded in kind. Also pointing his finger at the man, an Art that he rarely used was activated.

[Heaven Piercer]!

His three Ultimate Circles shone intensely. An absurd amount of Mana, that any Third Circle Mage could only dream of controlling, gathered around him. The tip of his finger shone in blue light.

Then, he and the man released their attack at the same time.

Flash!

Two beams of light of two different colors met in the middle. The light was so bright, it briefly blinded everyone. Followed by that, an explosion occured.

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The ground below the meeting point of the attack was blown away, creating a hole deep enough for a pond.

While Basil kept his ground, the man, whose feet weren't really touching the ground, was thrown away. Two seconds into the clash of the two attack, an ear piercing sound was heard.

Screech!

Everyone instinctively covered their ears, before shielding their ear drums either with Mana or Qi. They looked ahead, at the two perpetrator. However, the light was too blinding, they couldn't properly see the two people.

When the light died down, the scene that they previously couldn't see was revealed.

As they expected, the ground was completely damaged. Not even the damage Jake had caused to the ground could rival the amount of damage Basil had caused to it. The ground was completely dug out, creating a hole of at least two meters and a half deep.

Then, they looked at the condition of the two people. While the man was thrown far away to the other side of the room, Basil stayed in his place. His right sleeve was completely torn, his hand was steaming, and his pointer finger was bleeding slightly.

"Kuhahaha!" The man laughed while still lying on the ground. "You are not a gold in a lump of dirt; you are a Mithril in a lump of dirt!" He stood from the ground, then looked at Basil seriously. "Now, I know what you are aiming for, boy!"

Basil snorted faintly, the replied, "A fossil like you will never know what I am aiming." The man merely grinned, and kicked the ground.

Boom!

He disappeared like a flash, before reappearing in front of Basil. His long hair was raised to the air, and an absurd amount of Mana gathered around him. His nails elongated, and turned into sharp claws.

While still grinning, he swung his clawed hand at Basil.

Boom!

The ground below Basil cratered. He was using his full strength to block the man's attack with Kusanagi. Even if his hands were shaking, his gaze remained unwavering.

He quickly transfered a part of Vagus' soul inside Kusanagi, and it immediately shone in faint blue light.

[Synchronization]!

Then, he swung Kusanagi at the man.

Sling!

Nothing happened for a few seconds. However, it didn't last long. A heavy pressure immediately swiped the man's entire existence.

Boom!

The man was forced to cast his Defense Spell to block Basil's attack, and he was thrown away from Basil.

In the midst of Basil and the Kinslayer's fight, Sylvia and Effie were utilizing the time efficiently to do their job. In result, they managed to accomplish the task given to them.

"We have found the escape way!" Sylvia shouted.

Everyone's attention turned to the two people. By everyone, even the Kinslayer was included.

"Do you think I will let you go?!" The Kinslayer laughed like a devil thirsty of blood. And judging by how he looked currently, he wasn't that far from a devil.

Everyone tensed, and quickly head toward Effie and Sylvia. The escape way was on the other side of the room. It was one of the niches with an already opened door in the wall.

Although they didn't know where it led to, as long as it was an escape way, it was already enough for them.

However, upon arriving beside Effie and Sylvia, the people noticed two things.

First, the Kinslayer wasn't chasing them. Second, Basil was heading toward a different way, with the Kinslayer hot on his tail.

"I won't give you the control!" The Kinslayer shouted.

Needless to say, they didn't know what was exactly going on.