Chapter 25: Rhash vs. Milleth

Reif doesn't want his Big Brother to push himself. If it's just fighting Milleth and the other gangsters, he can do it alone

However, Rhash's order was akin to an Imperial Edict. Reif doesn't dare defy it especially after seeing how serious Rhash was

It was as if Rhash was fighting the greatest enemy he ever had. All of his muscles were tense and any moment from now, he is ready to attack

Rhash's chest was still hurting him but the desire to kill a person that hurt his Reif in the original timeline was overpowering the pain

Woosh!

Suddenly, five daggers flew in the air. The abnormal thing was that the daggers all came from different directions as if five different people threw them

Despite the fast-flying speed of the daggers, Rhash wasn't the least bit intimidated

Strength was poured into his legs as he jumped high in the air. Since he was facing attacks on every side, then he'll dodge through the air

However, the daggers acted as if they can move on their own. Originally, they should have miss Rhash and hit each other but they changed their flying direction

The daggers flew above and Rhash is at the threat of being hit by the daggers again yet he only clenches his fist

The bloody aura around his fist grew bigger and denser. With a 'bang!', the daggers were punched until they heavily landed on the hard ground

The daggers penetrated the ground as if they were made from tofu creating spider cracks that spread over a large area

While Rhash was still falling down from the air, he suddenly sensed an abnormal movement of mana. He twisted his body to dodge Milleth's attack and as soon as he landed on the ground, his feet immediately moves to charge at where his opponent was

Standing in the side of a tree, Milleth had her arms positioned in front of her

Milleth's fingers were touching each other and in the empty space between her fingers, Rhash's head can be seen

"[Lightless Vision!]"

A magic circle appeared in front of Milleth's fingers and Rhash was forced to stop running

His originally excellent vision vanishes and he can't even see even a small bit of light

There is a reason why Milleth survives even though her combat prowess was not that high and that is her ability to preserve her life

Her hiding skills were excellent that even higher leveled adventurers can't find her. And if ever she can't hide, she would use this [Lightless Vision] magic of hers to blind the enemies before escaping

She might not have the power to collapse a whole city but her life-saving magic were all excellent

Too bad that Rhash always relied on his common sense. Magic like this surely interfered with his brain or soul or whatever

However, in fantasy novels, there is always one action that will help a person to escape illusion magic

Of course, it can't be used against extremely high leveled magic but although Milleth's magic was excellent, it is still within an acceptable range

Knowing that being blind for a long time wouldn't result in anything good, Rhash decisively bit his tongue to the point that he even bled

Rhash already resolved himself into overcoming his weakness against pain. Milleth's magic just gave him another chance to do that

Just as he expected, the illusion was broken with his self-harming action. The pain traveled into his brain and that woke him up

Rhash's regained his excellent vision and the first thing he saw was Milleth running towards him with daggers in her hand

Milleth expected that she'll be able to stab Rhash with her daggers before the man woke up but to her shock, the duration of her magic was much lower than he anticipated thanks to Rhash's action

With his regained vision, Rhash opened his mouth that has red liquid inside. He controlled his own blood and they turned into blood bullets

Milleth was charging at Rhash with her fastest speed. She can't easily change her direction because of that but she still managed to do so!

Her body was momentarily covered with s black aura before her direction was abruptly changed. However, it wasn't free of consequence

Moving like that puts a strain on her body. This magic of hers also played a vital role in her survival especially inside cities

If someone were to chase her, Milleth can simply lead them to an alley that looks like a maze

With her ability to abruptly turn her body to run in a different direction, it would help her gain some distance between her pursuers

In fact, it can also save her from a life-threatening attack just like the blood bullets that Rhash just created

All these abilities make Milleth a rat that is hard to catch or kill among lower rank adventurers

However, Rhash don't have the slightest bit of desire to let her escape without dying

Milleth has some dodging capabilities then Rhash only needs to create an attack that is impossible to dodge!

The blood aura around Rhash retracted and they all gathered into his right palm. A spark of fire begins to burn the bloody aura before it was swallowed by the growing fire

With Rhash burning all the energy from the bloody aura, including the lifeforce, it gave his attack an even stronger power than before

With quick movements, Rhash slammed her palm in the ground producing a fiery wave of fire

Rhash's magic has a large area of effect and Milleth cannot dodge it. As a result, the woman was swallowed by the fire

"AAAHHHH!!" A pitiful shriek rang in the air as Milleth was thrown away by the fiery wave

Some parts of her clothes were even burned and the flesh inside it was also scorched

The once flawless and cute woman now has tons of burnt scars on her body. With her having the body of a normal human, there is surely no way for her to regain her original skin

Even if she survives today, she would still be an ugly woman wherever she went

This makes her burn with so much fury. The air around Milleth raged as she heavily stood up from the ground

Strong winds blew by that wildly threw rocks, leaves, twigs, and other small things in all direction

"You will pay for this!" Milleth said viciously while violently using a sharp shape mana to cut open her palm

"[Creatures of darkness, heed my call and come assist me!]"

In the area where the stream of blood landed, a black magic circle appeared

Reif just finished killing the other gangsters and he and Rhash can feel how Milleth's lifeforce and vitality was draining at a fast speed

Even Rhash doesn't know that Milleth has this kind of magic. After all, his dreams only composed of bits and bits of Reif's life

All of his dreams were just Reif's horrible experience that made him a villain. In fact, even towards the end, Reif is not too 'villainous"

Reif's naivety and innocent vanish. If need be, he would sacrifice a lot of other people's lives to keep his own yet he only needs to do such a thing because there are a lot of people that want to kill him

Reif has never killed or harmed other people just for the sake of enjoyment. All of his actions were merely for his own survival

However, the people that do all kinds of horrible things simply for enjoyment didn't receive the same treatment that he had

One of them is Milleth. She might night be the biggest scum of humanity but she still did scam a lot of newbies even though she can live without starving even if she doesn't do that

Thus, Rhash is very set on killing her. Even if Milleth were to summon creatures stronger than her, Rhash still wants to kill her with just his own power

As a result, Rhash decided to imitate Milleth. His instincts told him that Milleth only knows simple summoning magic that isn't that special

The only thing that makes it 'special' or maybe deadly was that it needed the caster's lifeforce

Lifeforce is not something that Rhash needs to be worried about. He has an abundant amount of that and he can easily replenish his lifeforce by drinking blood

Even his magic that further enhances his physical power by creating a bloody aura around his body also needs some lifeforce to activate

Rhash slash his palms open and the magic circle that Milleth created was fully engraved in his mind

Rhash imagined the same magic circle and it did appear in the area where his blood drops

A black hound was summoned by Milleth. Its aura was definitely stronger than hers but it also used up a lot of life force and vitality

Milleth seems to age a lot and her face even became pale as if she lost gallons of blood

If the hound can't defeat her enemies even after such a big sacrifice, Milleth is definitely the one that is going to die