Child of Destiny

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Shin continued to exchange blows against the three humanoid monsters while waiting for them to come up with the decision. But from the look of it, they seemed to disagree with some things and could not make the right conclusion.

In the meantime, Shin was keeping an eye on his surroundings, somewhat wary of the presence hiding in the shadows since earlier. But for some reason, that person remained hidden and unwilling to show themselves.

"Or it can also be because they are unable to fully reveal themselves," he mumbled to himself while continuing to fight the trio.

Due to the overwhelming difference in terms of stats, Shin was somewhat holding himself back to avoid any mistakes and prevent showing any openings.

But at the same time, he also was showcasing the full capabilities of his 'Myriad Manifestation Swordsmanship' as well as his 'Four Symbol Scripture', which were supported by his 'Elemental Spirit Possession' and 'Five-Elemental Breathing'.

The three were somewhat familiar with this unique fighting style of Shin since it became his signature. It even became his identity, which also made him famous in the gaming community.

The sword-drawing stance was a unique style that made a lot of experts feel scared due to how fast and unexpected they were. The damage of each sword technique alone was already a headache for everyone. But the damage they dealt was also on a whole other level, which could threaten anyone for being one-shotted.

Aside from this deadly sword style, there was also the ever-changing sword style of Shin, which was equally deadly.

The complexity of this style covered almost all the possible weaknesses that an individual had, making it very hard to counter. Moreover, the constant switching of swords in the middle of the battle could always catch his opponents off guard, making it hard to fight back.

The trio had already seen Shin's unique style quite a lot of times through the battle videos he had on different online platforms, so they were quite familiar with it.

But only now do they realize how scary it was. Experiencing it themselves made them realize the hellish experience of dealing with it.

They were also dealing with it together, making it much scarier. They could not imagine how terrifying it was to deal with it alone. They would have most likely been defeated if any of them had dealt with him by themselves.

Their insane HP Bar would be nothing but a huge block to be destroyed in front of such a scary monster.

Now, they were in an even bigger headache as they realized that it was pointless to leave someone behind to hold Shin down to try buying the other two to escape.

This was the reason why they started hesitating with their earlier plan. But at the same time, insisting on staying here would be equally dangerous.

In the end, they were forced to choose between the two choices, considering which choice would give them the least losses.

Gritting their teeth, the three finally came up with a decision.

The most ideal decision was for two of their group to hold Shin down while the other one would retreat to the tomb, which was their main base here in the Plague Lands.

When a decisive look flashed on their faces, Shin knew that these three finally came up with a decision.

He licked his lips behind the [Nephilim's Gemini Mask] while waiting for the three to make their moves. He knew that the next round would be the final one as they would most likely use their trump cards this time.

Swoosh!

But to his surprise, the one who had disengaged from the battle and retreated was Berdugo, who was the slowest among them.

At the same time, Ken held his katana firmly before charging straight to Shin while Asesino disappeared, entering stealth once again.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Shin somewhat had the idea of what they were planning earlier. He was sure that either Ken or Asesino would retreat while Berdugo would be among those who would stay behind and fight him.

After all, those two could at least somewhat create enough distance from here given their respective speed. But contrary to his expectation, it seemed like the three had chosen to go in the opposite direction.

But at the same time, he also somewhat understood the idea behind their choice.

He specifically stated at Asesino, who was fading into the shadows with his stealth skill and mumbled. "Interesting!"

He could see that this guy was planning to run away later once Berdugo had created enough distance for himself. After all, this guy had a thief-related class, which was perfect for escaping.

He was now starting to get interested in these guys, particularly with this crafty assassin, who had a decent skill when it came to scheming.

"It was just a pity that they are standing on the opposing side," he shook his head repeatedly and smiled bitterly when he thought about this.

Swoosh!

He leaned back as he dodged another ambush from Asesino. His body then flicked while moving side to side, dodging a series of slashes from the latter, who was slowly gaining speed the more he attacked.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

At the same time, Ken suddenly appeared behind Shin, holding his katana with both of his hands and raising it horizontally in front of his chest.

Swoosh!

A dense black miasma was suddenly released from his body, which then gathered toward the blade of his katana and formed a transparent layer covering it.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Continue your journey with empire

A moment later, he suddenly swung the katana multiple times before him and sent a series of black sword waves toward Shin.

Asesino also timed his movements quite well as he only forced Shin long enough until the sword waves were almost upon the latter before suddenly disappearing.

Puff!

He transformed into a black smoke that slowly dissipated in the air, leaving Shin in the middle of the net formation that the sword waves had formed to trap Shin.

Shin kept his calm as he suddenly turned around while adjusting his breathing. His energy circulated according to the Boundless Ocean Technique.

Click!

A moment later, he suddenly unsheathed his sword and swung it to the side while targeting the ground in front of him.

Shing!

'Four Symbol Scripture: Heavenly Black Tortoise – Great Wall of the Northern Heaven'

Swoosh!

At the same time, a chilling sword wave was released from his sword and dug deep into the ground before summoning a thick wall of ice that was erected in front of him, blocking the incoming storm of sword waves.

Boom!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Despite the powerful defenses that the ice wall had, it still collapsed from the barrage of sword waves, particularly after suffering serious corrosion from the plague energy that it possessed.

But at the same time, the momentum of the storm of sword waves had greatly weakened due to the ice wall, making them unable to pose any threat to Shin.

However, they had already served their purpose as they had created an opening for Ken, who was now charging at Shin with full aggressiveness.

Roar!

Ken had gathered the plague energy from the environment to surround his body, which then transformed into a monster fog immediately after.

This huge monster made of plague energy opened its mouth wide while charging at Shin, who was standing in the middle of raining shards from his broken ice wall.

Shin adjusted his posture as he held the [Yamato] with both of his hands, raising it over his head and pointing its tip toward the sky.

Swoosh!

The cold aura surrounding him seemed to have solidified they spread in every direction, freezing everything in their path. Even the plague energy filling the air seemed to have solidified as well when the cold energy surrounding Shin touched them.

Hu~!

As he created out, cold vapor came out of his mouth as he slashed down the sword and released all the accumulated powers in the process.

'Four Symbol Scripture: Heavenly Black Tortoise – Fangs of the Ocean Serpent'

Swoosh!

The cold sword energy that Shin had released transformed into a giant serpent that danced in the air while charging toward the incoming fog monster of the plague.

Boom!

As the two forces clashed, a massive explosion erupted, creating a chaotic storm of violent energy that swept through all directions.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

In the middle of this storm, Shin was sent flying in the opposite direction while Ken stayed in place at the point of impact due to being frozen by the chilling energy of the opposing side. Even the fog monster surrounding Ken turned into a huge ice sculpture before slowly being shredded by the energy storm.

Bang!

Right after colliding against a huge stone boulder, Shin quickly pulled himself out of the hole created by the impact.

Swoosh!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A hail of plague daggered landed on the spot where Shin previously located, drilling a series of deep holes in the already broken boulder.

Shin did not pause his movements even after escaping as Ken had already freed himself from being frozen and resumed attacking.

The two worked together as they started attacking Shin with great coordination, exchanging intense blows with him that even changed the structure of the surrounding terrain.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Shin could also tell that they were gradually draining the surrounding energies, both the plague and regular elemental mana. The absorption rate was so fast and strong that it was starting to affect even Shin.

He was not sure what they were planning, but he could tell that it was something big.

He then glanced at the timer of his domain skill out of the corner of his eye and saw that it had been running for only three minutes before it disappeared.

As he was preparing to confront the two with an even more intense exchange, the hidden presence that Shin had been watching had finally made its move.

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