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A trail of water follows Ashura's blade as he dices the both of them into cubes.

"When are we going to encounter someone strong"

Ashura jumps back up and opens his shop

[Available skills for your area

–Parry–

–Sword arts–

Fist arts - 30 points

Mana control - 40 points]

"Well I don't use my fists so Mana control it is although it will take all my points"

[Mana control has been purchased]

Ashura feels the knowledge of how to control Mana enter his body and mind, it's akin to muscle memory.

Ashura and Zenus continue making their way through the forest.

They stop and rest due to tweaky needing a break.

—---

When the barriers were released Based's special group had split up.

Ganger receives a quest

[Kill the player known as "Tweaky"

Reward: 90 points]

Granger is wondering

"When I was on the island with him he didn't seem that strong so why could it be so difficult, I'll find out when I go after him"

Granger starts trailing after tweaky learning what kind of abilities he has and his movement habits.

After a while of trailing he spots tweaky meet up with Zenus and Ashura.

"Shit based on the sword at ashura's waist they might have been the ones to take out hydra, and based on what based told us, that means they also are probably the ones who took out Ra"

When they stop to take a break Granger assumes they are tired.

"If I deal with the other 2 first I can just take tweaky and run"

Granger rises up out of Ashura's shadow and stabs him in the back.

"Long time no see"

Granger disappears into the shadows again.

Ashura starts his regeneration.

Zenus gets the idea of destroying the surroundings using sun mana.

He releases a burst of sun Mana destroying the surroundings, partially damaging Ashura who was protecting tweaky, and revealing Granger's location.

The 10th king and Nt sense this

"Finally it must be Ra's inheritor"

The King starts rushing over there

"Damnit if he goes after Zenus, Zenus might snitch I have to go help"

Nt rushes there.

On the way there the 10th king starts charging up his skill [star breaker]

[Mythological Rank - star breaker

Charge up solar energy in the first

Current rate multiplier 3x per second

Can grow]

Zenus feels something coming and kicks both tweaky and Ashura hard enough to launch them into the next area, the desert wastelands.

When the 10th king spots Zenus from a far away distance he punches and releases the star blast.

The blast nearly obliterates Zenus.

It took all of Zenus's Mana just to protect himself from it.

Nt arrives just in time to help Zenus

"I have to defeat him later anyway"

Nt surrounds his sword using [sun flame manipulation].

"Since you are going to to die anyway I'll reveal myself,

Some may call me the 10th King but you may call me shindow the sun dragon"

—-----

Ashura tells tweaky to hide, as he starts running back the 13th king arrives.

"Hey ashura let's make a trade, I go save Zenus you owe me a favor"

Without a second of hesitation Ashura accepts, no matter the favor he won't let Zenus suffer.

The 13th king rushes towards Zenus's location.

—-------

"Based on the flame you're the inheritor not him"

Nt takes a step back for a second, Zenus tells him they probably can't escape so they only have the choice to fight back.

Granger who was still hiding decides to go after Ashura and tweaky, on the way there he passes by the 13th king but not knowing who he is just ignored it.

The 10th king is about to let out a sun fire blast but just in time the 13th king arrives.

"Aren't you the weakest of the kings and you're 2 ranks below me what makes you think you can combat me"

The 13th responds

"Well the reason for my placement is due to lack of bare stats in terms of skills I'm not any below the 8th king, you do know my name right"

"Yes, the 13th King the Phoenix king Zevent"

The name Zevent strikes a core memory within Zenus.

Zenus questions Zevent.

"If you are here than that means Zurus and Zenyth are too"

Zevent turns away from Zenus

"If you want answers go seek them out yourself but first you have to escape him"

The 10 king appears behind Zenus and is about to pierce through his chest but Zevent stops it and takes the attack.

Zevent's skill [immortal flame] activates and he starts regenerating.

Zenus is amazed to see this

"His regeneration is massively faster than Ashura's"

—-----

Granger appears in front of Ashura telling him to hand over tweaky.

Ashura responds by unsheathing his sword and trying to slice Granger but he fails.

Granger then rushes at him and slices him on the chest 2 times.

Granger aims for tweaky next but Ashura times it right and counters his attack, slowing down time for a second.

This allows for Ashura to counter attack and stab Granger but Granger blocks it.

Ashura uses thunder slime secretion and adds a stun affect to his sword, Ashura then starts using Mana on his sword to enlarge the blade.

Granger starts using his demonic Qi which forms an aura around him

"10 demonic sword 2nd blade"

Granger unleashes a giant wave of demonic Qi which Ashura blocks then counter attacks.

The water trial that follows behind the sword turns into a dragon as Ashura stabs Granger through the stomach.

"Welp looks like I lose this time"

Granger releases a giant burst of demonic Qi.

Ashura jumps in front of tweaky and blocks the attack for him.

Tweaky thinks to himself.

"I have to get stronger if I don't then Ashura and Zenus will die protecting me".