Chapter 69: Storied Past

The sound of fighting rippled through the dying town. Miguel could be seen dashing toward the group of sorcerers before a powerful punch connected with a middle-aged man's chin, launching him through the air before he violently crashed back first onto a concrete slab from a fallen building. 

The middle-aged man struggled to stand back up as blood poured out of his mouth but before he could a kick slammed into his jaw, launching his body back unconscious. 

Miguel stared at the unconscious body until a kick slammed into the back of his head, but Miguel's head didn't budge at all, instead the sorcerer who threw the kick stumbled back clutching his leg until suddenly dropping onto the ground. The sorcerer sat on the ground staring at his leg in horror. The bone was snapped, a fractured piece of bone was sticking through his skin. 

The sorcerer grimaced in pain before Miguel kneed him into the nose, propelling his head back. His head slammed into the ground knocking the sorcerer unconscious. The rest of the group stared at Miguel in shock.

Before they swallowed their saliva, and in unison, they dashed towards Miguel...

As Migeul battled the group of sorcerers, on the other side of town, Negi was in close combat with an elderly man. Negi blocked a kick with ease before he sprung forward throwing a palm strike. The strike slammed into the elderly man's jugular causing him to crouch over coughing in agony before a knee slammed into his nose launching his head back. 

As the elderly man stumbled back, Negi spun throwing a right kick, which slammed into the elder's body, before he kicked again slamming his right foot onto the temple of the elder. The man crumbled to the ground with blood gushing out of his nose and mouth. The elder was easily defeated by Negi.

Negi was standing next to several unconscious bodies. Sweat started to roll down Negi's face as he inhaled a deep breath before looking back towards Mute, who was still standing on top of the tallest building except, Suda was now standing next to Mute, talking to him.

The conversation between Mute and Suda lasted a few more minutes until a grin appeared on Mute's face before his body flickered, disappearing...

Back on the other side of the city. Miguel was still viciously battling the group of sorcerers, he ducked under a kick before Miguel eyes widened, in the corner of Miguel eyes, he saw a bright purple dagger slicing through the air coming towards him. The dagger was being held by a ginger woman wearing a blue kimono. The woman's cursed technique is the ability to make weapons out of cursed energy. 

The tip of the dagger inched closer to Miguel's right eye until suddenly the dagger snapped in half, shocking Miguel and the woman. The woman started to desperately slide her feet trying to halt her momentum while watching the top piece of her broken dagger flip through the air. The woman tracked the broken dagger before she caught a glimpse of string reflecting in the sunlight. Her eyes widened but it was too late to react. 

The string sliced through her head, cleanly slicing her head off. Blood spewed out as Mute appeared next to Miguel with blood raining on top of him. Mute looked over at Miguel before speaking.

" I apologize for letting you fight a large group of sorcerers by yourself, Miguel, so let me help you out a bit. Let's split the remaining sorcerers 60/40"

The reason Mute stopped observing the others was simple. Suda asked to take over his position of the observer, Suda had finished planting coins all around the town. Having a complete vision of the entire town.

Mute started to walk towards the terrified sorcerer, before he appeared next to a man, throwing a powerful punch that slammed into his eye socket, shattering the bone. The man collapsed onto the ground before Mute leaned back slipping a sloppy punch from a woman. 

Mute glared at the woman before Miguel came rushing in, slamming a kick into the woman's spleen.

She stumbled back from the force of the kick before a punch from Mute connected with her jaw knocking her unconscious. She fell back first on the ground while Mute and Miguel stood next to each other observing the remaining sorcerers...