Finishing Strike – Celestial Conflagration

The purple wolf's nose vented out a burst of hot air and looked violently at Brother Mikoto as it said, "Hey, kid, you are a brave one. You dare stand before a magical beast horde on your own?"

Brother Mikoto silently looked at the giant purple wolf in front of him without saying anything. Instead, he took out his Scarlet Blade – Smoldering Inferno and placed it horizontally in front of his chest.

"Ho?

"You are quite the arrogant one?"

The giant purple wolf suddenly smiled much like a human and said, "Hehehe, interesting. You are very interesting. You are much more dignified compared to those insects, and the aura you have shown was not weak as well…

"Very well.

"I will give you a choice.

"Join us and become a Follower of Archede. I can then spare your life, and you shall gain ultimate power.

"Refuse, and you shall become one of the dead under my claws just like those insects on that platform.

"Choose!"

Brother Mikoto then shook his head, "I refuse."

'Ho. I am sorry, but I have very important things that I must do. Only that man can help me. Other than him, I will not serve anyone else.'

The Follower of Archede raised its sharp claws and said, "Oh? Refuse? With that little power you have, you think you are invincible in this world?"

Brother Mikoto, "…"

The Follower of Archede opened its giant head, revealing rows of sharp teeth, and said, "I have consumed countless of those that are as self-deluded as you for the past dozens of years. You will join them inside me today!"

As soon as it had said that, the Follower of Archede suddenly attacked as a burst of purple light exploded from it. Its already sharp claws seemed to get even longer and sliced towards him like blades.

"Blazing Light – Light of the Heart!

"Shadow Step!"

[Prompt: Mikot's attack speed has increased!]

[Prompt: Mikot's evasion rate has increased!]

As soon as the prompts had been made, Zhang Yun saw Brother Mikoto step back as he stomped with his left foot, and evaded the Follower of Archede's attack. Then, as his right foot stepped on the ground, he leveraged the force and jumped up high into the air.

Then, he landed on the Follower of Archede's arm. Fire instantly burst out from his hand like a lamp and was suddenly lighting up in the darkness, illuminating the entire land.

"Blazing Sword – Destroy the Evil Spirit!"

Bang!

His weapon went up and down as it carved into the Follower of Archede's arm, and the fire on it immediately spread out like a snake entangling its body.

"Damn you!" The Follower of Archede was enraged, waved its other arm, and slammed it into Brother Mikoto.

Brother Mikoto did not change his expression when he jumped off the Follower of Archede. He lightly jumped into the air using his left foot and then turned a difficult 360 degrees in mid-air and once again dodged the incoming wolf claw.

"Blazing Sword – Pyre!

"Gale of Swords!"

Bang! Bang! Bang! Boom!

Instantly, Brother Mikoto unleashed four blades. Three of them were slightly lighter, and the final one was extremely heavy. All of them carried the Flame effect from his skill, and they all crashed into the Follower of Archede's arm.

"Ah!!"

Instantly, the giant purple wolf let out a painful cry, and all the magical beasts knelt tremblingly.

Brother Mikoto was still calm. With his right hand he picked up his katana and aimed at its neck.

"You.

"Have already lost."

…

At the same time, the soldiers on the platform were still observing Brother Mikoto.

"Damn!"

"Why has that man not escaped yet?"

"Is he trying to get himself killed?"

"Are you kidding? That is a high-rank magical beast, and it had so many magical beasts behind it, where else could he run? Does he have any other choice besides waiting to get slaughtered on the spot?"

"Sigh… He had just managed to make his way here from the horde, and he almost got away, but in the end, he met up with that demon wolf instead…"

"Nothing we can do. We cannot save him. We should stop watching and make our preparations. Once the wolf kills him, it will begin its assault."

"Prioritize ourselves first…"

"Yes… Captain…"

With that, they unsheathed their weapons on their belts as they gulped. They kept on praying in their hearts, trying their best to suppress the fear in their hearts.

'We have to…'

'We have to defend this place…'

'If we could not, then everyone from the city at the back would die. Including our own families and friends. Including our comrades that were fighting on the main battlefield. They would all die…'

'So…'

'Gods above, please protect us, so that we may win this battle…'

At this time, one of the soldiers that had sharp eyes discovered something was not right. He quickly yelled out, "Wait! That man? Look! He was not killed by the demon wolf!"

"What?"

All the soldiers looked over, and the wizards from the army had also casted a new luminous spell. It was like a firework, and it instantly dispelled the darkness that covered the plaza. That revealed Brother Mikoto and the Follower of Archede having a great battle.

"This…

"How is this possible…"

Then, they saw what was in the plaza that had been lit up. Brother Mikoto was holding a fiery blade and he danced like a flaming butterfly, leaving behind wound after wound on the purple demon wolf but he himself was completely unscathed.

Then, he had used one skill after another and unleashed them all in front of the eyes of the soldiers. It was like a firework, giving them an indescribable sense of wonder.

Blazing Sword – Destroy the Evil Spirit! Advancing Will of the Sword! Gale of Swords! Slashing Thrust!

"Too powerful!

"He is really too powerful!

"Is this the power of someone with an advanced class?!

"To be able to solo a high-rank magical beast and not be disadvantaged, and could even dominate his opponent?

'No wonder he could run all the way here despite being in a magical beast horde! With this kind of power, how could the normal magical beasts stop him?

"True…

"Who is that man? I have been drinking in the tavern for the past few days, but I had never heard of a man with such a powerful class coming to this little corner of ours?

"I do not know. I did not hear about him either. Perhaps he was an elite that is discreet?

"Enough! Stop talking! We have not yet survived the danger! And you have already relaxed? Are you trying to die?

"Er… Captain…

"Watch the battlefield carefully. Other than the demon wolf, we must also keep an eye on the other magical beasts. Do not miss any of their movements.

"Yes… Captain.

On the other side, despite the Follower of Archede's tough hide, muscle and great amount of HP, it could not hold long against the double damage from both physical and magical attacks caused by Brother Mikoto's dozens of attacks,

Due to its giant size and its attack patterns being too obvious, it could not even touch Brother Mikoto's cloth and it kept on receiving blows like a punching bag.

Suddenly, the Follower of Archede gave up on attacking and received two strikes from Brother Mikoto. Using this short moment, it quickly retreated into the magical beast horde.

"Tch!

"Kid!

"You are really not bad!

"Unfortunately, I have a mission to complete. I do not have time to spend with you. The time for entertainment ends now… I shall let the magical beast horde drown you and the insects behind you!

"Go!"

As soon as he had said that, the magical beast army that originally knelt on the ground all stood up and unleashed a thunderous roar, and like a gigantic tidal wave all rushed towards Brother Mikoto who was holding his katana in both hands.

The soldiers were instantly shocked, "The magical beast horde?!

'Seriously?

'It could not defeat him so it sent an army?

'Where is the dignity of the magical beasts?

On the other side, Brother Mikoto raised his katana and rushed into the magical beast horde without fear and hesitation. He was like a burning flame within a storm, raising up smoke and ash.

Just as he was cutting down the magical beasts, he would at times reach into his pocket and take out small tablets and quickly throw them into his mouth and swallowed them.

[Prompt: Stamina Tablet is taking effect!]

[Prompt: Stamina is fully restored!]

[Prompt: The conditions for 'Celestial Conflagration' have been fulfilled!]

Brother Mikoto then raised his blade and took a deep breath as the prompts were made, and then he slashed down as if bringing down divine judgment.

"Finishing Strike!

"Celestial Conflagration!"