Chapter 50: Hunting the Hunters (2)

Alexander cleaned the blood off the sword, sheathed it, and charged forward.

Maybe it was because he hadn't shed any blood in a while, but his whole body felt like it was on fire.

'It will help to some extent.'

It was true that he was far above his level in terms of technique, but he was still very weak in terms of level. Obviously, he was not able to fully display his skill, which was far above his level. His level remained weak.

'War.'

The pressure of life and death on the battlefield, was necessary to advance his level.

He had to be in constant danger to get it.

Alexander knew his strengths and weaknesses very well. As long as his opponent had not reached the sixth level, he could fight him. Using Sah Chakra and Shadow Energy, he could close the level gap to some extent.

But if the gap widened any further, even Sah Chakra would be helpless.

Alexander looked around as he gathered his thoughts.

'There are too many people waiting for the right opportunity. I sense killing intent from two of them and judging by their inability to hide it, they must be fighters. Not assassins.'

Suddenly he used Ghost Step and changed direction at a ninety-degree angle. In front of him was a seven-meter tree. He used Shadow Claw to slash the air and with a great thud, the tree fell to the ground.

A figure leaped into the air.

It was so fast that it looked like a black shadow. It was a level five warrior who had planned to hide in the tree and surprise attack, Alexander. He was a stocky old man. He was wearing metal armor and a knight's sword.

He had deep blue eyes.

As he leaped into the air, he drew his sword and sent a Qi Wave down from above. His swordsmanship had already reached the Qi Burst level.

Although his attack couldn't touch Alexander, it created a large gash in the ground.

"Know your place, brat!"

As the old man landed on the ground, a sword was aimed at his throat. It was Alexander's katana. He almost touched the ground as his legs were bent at an awkward angle. But because he had lost none of his balance, his attack was unexpectedly powerful.

As he thrust his sword, a Qi armor formed around the old man. Even though his sword pierced the Qi armor and touched his throat, he suddenly retreated and avoided the old man's knee attack. In a single step he had retreated almost five meters, but he did not stop there.

As he touched the ground, he leaped towards the tree behind him and managed to avoid the arrow at the last second.

Boom!

The arrow landed where Alexander had been standing half a second ago and left a hole three meters wide and four meters deep. The potential power of the arrow reached level six. If Alexander had not reacted in time, he would have been dead.

Woosh!

Following the first arrow, the second arrow was faster. By the time Alexander jumped, it was already under his nose. The moment Alexander stepped on the trunk of the tree behind him, he used the Jade Hands to strike the arrow's shaft and leaped forward.

All this happened in a split second.

Even though the tree Alexander had stepped on was shattered into pieces as the arrow passed by, Alexander was suddenly at the old man's feet. Of course, the old man was prepared for this. He smiled and swung his sword as Alexander flew towards him.

Alexander's eyes widened at the attack. Without hesitation, he used Wind Pulse and Smokescreen.

Boom!

As the two swords clashed, a strange cloud of smoke and dust completely occupied a five-meter radius.

Poof!

The smoke cloud parted to reveal Alexander running madly with the old man clutching his throat. He was going so fast that he covered thirty meters in half a second. The old man was struggling and trying to hit Alexander, but Alexander's hand was made of steel.

The strength of his grip never wavered for a moment and he never lost his speed.

As Alexander continued to advance, an arrow appeared right next to his ear. Alexander used the old man as a shield and minimized the damage of the arrow. But the force behind him sent him flying for meters.

Blood began to ooze from the old man's mouth, his eyes lost focus and his legs stopped moving. The terrifying force behind the arrow had shattered his spine. Alexander was twenty meters off his trajectory.

"I found you!"

Alexander's eyes were like stars shining in the darkness.

He stood firmly on the ground and threw the old man, his spine shattered, with great force. With a final scream, the man flew forty meters into a tree.

"Shadow of Darkness, Shadow Step, Silent Offense!"

Using all the Shadow Energy in his body, he advanced twenty meters. Then, using the Silent Offense, he suddenly ended up at the base of the tree. The Sah Chakra in his body was boiling madly and flowing into his sword for his next move.

Now he could see his opponent.

He was a handsome archer who looked to be in his twenties. He was holding a golden bow and pointing it expressionlessly at Alexander's face. His strength was in the mid-fifth level. The arrow in the bowstring, drawn to the end, glowed coldly.

"Sudden Attack!"

The moment Alexander lowered his sword, all the sounds in the world vanished in an instant.

...

BOOM!

The scene was simply staggering. The terrifying sword Qi merged with the Sah Chakra to form a gigantic rift twenty meters long. The rift was almost two meters deep. This power was equal to a full-strength attack by a warrior at the peak of the fourth class.

As soon as the Sword Qi wore off, a figure descended from the sky. It was a youth who looked like an angel with a golden bow. He looked at Alexander with a cold expression.

But for half a second, his cold expression gave way to terror.

The sharp tip of Alexander's katana changed direction and made another cut upwards. This time the power unleashed dwarfed the previous one. With almost ten times the power of the Sword Qi, the Sah Chakra erupted again.

This was a power of the fifth level.

The young man in the air had no chance to escape.

BOOM!

WOOOO~

The wind roared madly. The shock waves caused the roots of the surrounding trees to be uprooted a little. The trees almost toppled over.

The young man was thrown into the air again by the force of this attack. This time he had a bloody wound in his chest, the hand holding the bow trembling. He let the arrow fly, but it was nowhere near Alexander.

Alexander made a third move. He raised his shoulders and turned his feet to the right. A pained expression appeared on his face as every muscle in his back bulged. As the tip of his sword swung to the right, his Sword Qi and Sah Chakra flared up again.

Ten times the force of the previous attack erupted horizontally this time. However, Alexander did not target the young man this time. Instead, he targeted the hundreds of trees around him.

BOOOOOOOO!

BOOOM!

Chunks of dust and earth rose from the ground as the trees rumbled. Thousands of leaves broke from their branches and flew in the wind.

"He's trying to escape!"

"Don't let him escape!"

The strange movement of the leaves mobilized the experts who had been waiting for an opportunity. They were experienced, they knew instantly that Alexander was trying to escape. Three mercenaries with power in the mid-fifth level dived into the strange formation of leaves and began to chase Alexander.