“That mask!” The butterfly-man looked at the mask on Zall’s face and two marks on his body as he floated in the air. His wings were fluttering constantly to keep him afloat. His, now, bug eyes were looking in every direction while his main pupils were locked on the purple mask. “The Mask of Evil Eye!

My wife was looking for it for a long time. It is said, the mask can kill a person with just a look, but I know better.” He nodded towards the lotus colored in blood.

“When you mark your target, two white lotuses appear. But you also mark another two locations in the body without the target even knowing about them. When two lotuses are painted in the target's blood, the selected locations also have the same injuries. Such a strong artifact.”

Zall looked grimly. It took him such a long time to figure out how the mask worked. He killed the small humanoid monster in a similar manner by marking his chest and secretly selecting his two eyes. When two heavy attacks landed on the chest, they moved to the eyes by the power of the mask and killed the monster immediately. But now that the monster knew about it, he would prevent them from injuring him.

“No need to be upset. Although I know the mechanism of the mask, it is irrelevant. Firstly, you will not be able to hurt me again.” The monster smirked as he looked down on them, “and secondly, the artifact uses its master’s energy to influence the target.

You are a mere primate that hasn't even awakened energy. Do you really think you can kill me?”

“Shut up, you imbecile!” Just as five of them were feeling desperate, a hateful voice reverberated in the air. Everyone there had heard that voice once again and indeed knew who the owner was.

“Prince Dark?” Mihr asked in surprise.

“The one and only!” The mysterious figure answered back as he appeared from nothing behind the monster. He was holding a small knife in his hand. The blonde handsome teen slashed the knife towards the second mark. The knife was just an inch away from its destination when the target vanished.

“Eh?” The foolish blonde looked in front of him and saw no one. Before he could register what had happened, the figure appeared behind him and kicked his spine, sending him away.

“FUUUUCK!” Prince Dark shouted in pain while flying into the distance in a comical way. Miles held back from facepalming. He was hopeful when the fool Prince first appeared, but the monster was too fast. Even faster than him.

“What now?” Xavic shouted in panic.

Miles looked around and only then noticed a number of people with laser weapons walking towards them. All of them had the weapons his mother lent them. He recalled Lucy’s order. She notedly ordered them not to leave their posts. But now they were here too.

“What the fuck you fools are doing? Didn’t she order you to stay put?” Mihr asked in anger. He wasn’t in his best mood. First the little monster and now this big shit. All of them were too strong. He was feeling weaker by the second.

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“No more monsters are coming. We are here to support the commander.” The battalion replied.

“You shitheads. You mere soldiers should obey your orders!” Porseila also shouted but soldiers ignored them. They raised their weapons and aimed towards the humanoid monster. Latter only snorted and started to phase in and out, until he was in front of the soldiers.

“Cover them!” Miles shouted as he ran towards them. Zall followed suit and stood in front of the snipers. Xavic was in the air and was raining lightning on top of the monster, but the beast wasn’t affected by them at all.

Porseila was using her powers to hide the soldiers, but the monster could still chase them. He was depending on another sense to find them. Since it was something Porseila didn’t know about, she couldn’t reflect it.

In no time at all, the monster reached where the snipers were. Zall stood in front of the monster with the shield in hand, but the butterfly-man ignored him. He passed through the heavy tank to kill the weaker.

Miles reached its back and slashed his sword towards the mark but one of the wings blocked the attack but it also halted the beast. Mihr arrived with a giant sword of light and dropped it on top of the monster’s head.

The monster looked at the sword and snorted in contempt. With another wing, he blocked the giant sword and kicked both Miles and Mihr away from himself. Miles fell not far from Lucy. Luckily he did because, at this time, she opened her eyes to look around.

“Miles…” She hardly muttered.

“Don’t speak. You are heavily injured.” Miles helped her while biting his lips. Although the kick was weaker than the first one, it still hurt.

“I can use my power once.” She coughed blood as she said so.

“You don’t have to. Leave it to me.” Miles patted her back but the gaze she had told him otherwise. “Alright, you will know when.”

Miles left her on the ground and dashed towards Prince Dark.

“Raise, you fool. I know you are okay.” Miles kicked the idiot on the buttock. The latter jumped on his feet as he caressed his back.

“What was that for, you idiot Cross!” Prince Dark shouted in anger.

“Listen to me. We're gonna do it like this…”

While Miles was talking with others, Zall used the opportunity to block the monster. Xavic was raining his lightning and Porseila was using her powers to delay the monster. Although the laser team was firing, none of them could hit the monster.

Just as all of them were feeling hopeless, a shout reverberated in the forest.

“It is time to end this!” It was Mihr Orril. A giant globe made of light started to form in his hands. They were pointing at the sky. The monster turned to look at the source of the light and squinted his eyes.

“You gonna blind me or kill me?” He asked.

“Shut up and die!” Mihr shouted as he jumped into the air. The giant globe in his hand increased its size. It was as big as a basketball when he first formed it, but now it was bigger than a car.

“It can do me nothing!” The beast accepted the challenge and floated towards the light. “It is just light!”

“Where there is light…” Mihr smirked.

“There is darkness!” Butterfly-man looked behind and saw a giant shadow. From within two figures jumped out. It was the blonde and the teen who could injure him. The latter’s eyes were blazing in hatred while the former was smiling goofily.

“It is still too slow.” The monster smirked in victory but suddenly he felt tons of weight on his body. And for some reason, the teen with the flaming sword was a lot faster. Before he could register what was going on, the sword landed on top of the second mark and gushed a scar on top of it.

“ARRGH!” The monster shouted in pain as both his eyes exploded in a gruesome manner. He fell to the ground while bleeding from its eyes. “You fuckers will pay for it! This cannot kill me!"

"But I can!" Miles, who landed close to the monster brandished his sword with everything he had. The sword cut the air as if it was the only thing in existence.

"Royal Blood Sword Art!

Sword of Dusk!"