Getting Started

The man who spoke was dark-haired and had very dark eyes, and he was clearly the strongest man among their group, Even stronger than Scar.

To Leus, None of that mattered.

In an instant, an overwhelming surge of pure, violent loathing engulfed Leus as he surveyed those before him.

Every figure, regardless of their strength or weakness, transformed into an enemy in his distorted perception.

To Leus, the entire world twisted into a malevolent void, a desolate arena where only he and his enemies existed.

His heart pulsated with an intense, savage hatred that threatened to consume him whole.

The hues of his eyes, once red and blue, morphed into a deep, abyssal jet-black. It was as if the very essence of darkness had taken residence within him, ready to be unleashed.

A monstrous force stirred within, teetering on the precipice of release, eager to manifest its brutal and unforgiving nature upon the world itself.

While that was happening to Leus, Scar was almost certain that if they fought right now, Only death awaited them

'Even if Leus can take care of 10 at the same time, The remaining 6 would kill us without breaking a sweat'

So he attempted negotiations

"What is it that you want? If it's about the Holy Water we can agree on sharing it"

Bones and Kyle realized that Scar was either trying to get out of the situation or trying to win time, They just resolved themselves.

Both of them were ready for anything that might happen and awaited Scar's orders.

Leus finally found a target, Someone to take out his pure anger and abomination on

His desire to kill became even more intense, many times more intense than it was when he was in Kyle's house.

This time however, he unconsciously directed it only at his enemies.

Scar, Bones, and Kyle felt sweat trickle down their spine, And a feeling of unease and angst rising up in their hearts once again, But this time much fainter than before.

A very cold voice said from behind them

"Step out of my way"

Leus' voice was so cold and apathetic that it almost made them shiver.

Despite it being so apathetic, they clearly felt a strong emotion behind it,

Pure seething and fuming.

Leus ignored the frozen trio and slowly walked forward and passed them, No one dared to utter a word to stop him,

Bones and Kyle were simply too tense, Scar was hoping that maybe Leus could do some move that'd scare the enemy and force them to negotiate, or even better, something that'd allow them to escape from this situation.

'If he uses the snowstorm he used last time it could be our chance to make a run for our life'

Leus' murderous intent made its way to the enemies, Putting fear in the Soldier's hearts and pure terror in the Mortals'

He could hear multiple audible gulps and see some people unconsciously stepping back

The dark-haired man looked around him in confusion and noticed what was happening, He even felt it himself.

He decided to quickly intervene.

He looked at Leus and spoke

"You aren't from here, You can walk away and we won't come after you."

He pointed at Kyle and continued

"You don't have to die, Just like the other version of this guy."

When the members of his gang heard that some of them started laughing, and others sneered at Kyle.

That only made Leus even angrier, sadly, his murderous intent couldn't get any stronger than this, It equally spread among all of them.

At that moment, Leus' resolve became unwavering

'I'll kill all of you, Every single one'

"Grim Storm"

Dark winds gathered around Leus, But he didn't want to give them such an easy death

'Only the Mortals'

Leus commanded the Darkness Wind to sweep over each and every Mortal before him.

With a malevolent force, the Darkness Wind wrapped its tendrils around the unfortunate Mortals, ensnaring them in a web of torment.

Slowly and deliberately, it drained the Life Force from their very essence, making them suffer as their vitality dwindled.

The air echoed with the Mortals' anguished cries,

Their bodies withered, skin growing pallid, and Life Force diminishing until they succumbed to a final, harrowing breath, leaving behind nothing but desolate, lifeless husks.

The Soldiers looked at the scene confused and bewildered.

In the beginning, all the Mortals just fell down to the floor and started breathing heavily, But all too suddenly they began coughing, vomiting blood, and screaming.

The effects were different on every Mortal; Some started bleeding from their eyes, Nose, and mouth, Eventually choking on their own blood and dying.

Some of them died of heart failure after vomiting so much blood, Some others kept screaming and shrieking in pain as they slowly died and turned to husks.

The Soldiers looked around them in terror, Seeing their comrades fall down one by one, They didn't wait any longer, One of them raised his sword and dashed towards Leus.

Leus activated Mud, Trapping the swordsman who tried to attack him and getting him stuck in one place.

Then Leus unsheathed his sword, filled it with Fire Mana, and slowly approached the stuck Soldier in front of everyone.

The man tried to free himself, but he couldn't, the only thing he was able to do was to look with terror at the approaching Leus.

Leus spoke in a monstrous, guttural voice.

"An arm"

Leus severed his right arm

The man screamed

"Another arm"

The man begged for forgiveness

Leus severed his left arm

"The eyes"

Leus cast two very weak versions of Laser, Just enough to burn his eyes but not enough force to burn further into his skull

The man begged for a faster death

"A leg"

Leus severed his right leg

The Soldier fell down on the floor with a Thud.

He was shrieking and crying the entire time, And the only limb he had left, His left leg, Was shaking madly.

Leus inspected his work and felt satisfied

'Perfect'

The entire ordeal took no longer than 30 seconds.

In 30 seconds, the Soldier was lying on the floor limbless screaming and shrieking like a madman.

Everyone became silent, And Leus spoke in the same, demonic voice

"Who's next?"

The cacophony of the man's screams was ear-piercing, drowning out Leus' monstrous voice.

Annoyance crept over Leus as the visceral screams dominated the air, So he silently cast Fireball, and incinerated the man with it, turning him into ash.

No one dared to say or do anything.

Leus couldn't see the reactions of Scar, Bones, or Kyle as the three were behind him, But in front of him, the Soldiers showed different expressions

Some were just terrified and shaking

One was vomiting uncontrollably

Most were looking at the dark-haired man, Nervously awaiting orders.

The dark-haired man was looking Leus in the eye with a blank expression on his face

When Leus saw their reactions he coldly said

"What's wrong? We're just getting started"