Awakening of the Inferno

Chapter 4 - Unchanging 4

Scorched and decapitated, the soldiers’ existence was steadily being erased but not be surprised, that was their duty. The prolific “soldiers” of a horde were “born” as the lowest in the hierarchy. Being the lowest meant that they also were the weakest of the bunch.

Still, Isui never wavered as the rate of movement decreased, finally laying waste to all of them.

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Blood ran down that ground as a gaze caught fragmenting bodies. Not a single emotion of remorse was left, leaving an impression to the Knight. Those nerves of steels never allowed for a weakened state of vulnerability towards the sight of a massacre. However the main objective still remained, “find and dispose of the horde’s head, the boss.”

Isui promptly swung both swords, cutting through air to remove pungent blood off the blades. The blades’ durability would not be ruined by filth.

’Thirty one. Weren’t there thirty two of them?’

In that moment, slight movement was noticed when Isui made eye contact with another Abyss soldier, hiding in the large bushes near the trees.

It probably was the sole survivor. Having caught that glowing light from the eyes, urged all its instincts at skyrocketing from a nervous state to sheer terror. Even if it could not speak the same language, it could understand the concept of fear within a single glance.

In tenths of a second before it could even make an attempt at fleeing, a launched sword impaled its head, blowing a hole into the brain and released blood that splattered following that as the whites of the eyes were revealed.

Regardless of how frightening, her method however cruel urged the complete annihilation of all.

A cold stare was emitted from the eyes with leaves that soon fell down the ground, branches rustled and the sword flew back to her palm as if commanded by waving her hand.

The boss still was not to be forgotten.

With one powerful step, she focused all strength into her legs and dashed forth unimpeded. Quickly swerving through, wind would blow at her black hair.

The boss was the target. It being the most powerful proved a threat and through heading a distance into the forest, it would show itself. Still, even if the main target of the assault was located, other Abyss could not be forgotten or ignored when seen and the closer into the forest she went, a spike in danger was evident. But having thought so, the difficulty of the task never fazed Isui.

Isui’s trusted instincts rang once more.

In those split moments, the murky bushes rustled.

Without warning, a fist able to cover the entirety of her body in its embrace, a giant clenched fist came hurling down with great speed at the Knight.

Immediately, a loud bang shook the ground as the assault made contact. Dust and pieces of the ground were blown flew in all directions like rain. Even the nearest trees shook from their very foundations.

Silence crept all over.

A cloud of would dust settle. With that, she was probably crushed by a massive fist. Since any signs of her escaping were not shown, Isui would lay to the ground in a bloody pulp. The large Abyss, being a “guard” rammed a thick fist at the enemy and defeated her. But, that was not the case as it would find out.

Miraculously, the sneak attack was stopped. Not to mention, with a single finger at the clenched fist from Isui’s left hand.

Isui immediately cast a glance at the guard’s face, ‘Did this thing… just punch me?’

A contest of strength of power, huh? The counterattack began shortly as she gripped ahold of the thick arm with her left hand with effeminate strength. The muscles located across her left arm and upper body began to pulsate throughout. In response, she pulled down the guard as if it were a child to her height.

With a lightning quick reaction, she aimed her right fist and would thrust it to the middle of the guard’s chest, punching it at point-blank range.

A powerful strike generated by the one of strongest Knights cut through the air. When reaching the intended target, a loud bang that deafened everything near could be heard. Her fist creating an almost crater-like wound into the Abyss’ chest.

With that, the large guard was immediately thrown into the air, flying a great distance until violently landing into the ground with a noticeable thud.

With a single punch, the confrontation ended!

Therefore, she proceeded with the prior objective, setting in further into the forest unaware that the intended target was closer than expected.

Suddenly, with no traces of sound being generated, something was fired. A sharp projectile was launched from the darkness of the forest.

Reacting to it, Isui parried the projectile, striking it with the blade of the sword.

Isui passed a glance at a now falling object, then peered into the darkness. Strength once more gathered into her legs and she dashed forth, in the direction of the attacker.

However not allowing the Knight for a rather easy approach, additional projectiles would be thrown although the barrage was quickly evaded with gracious and agile steps.

And finally, she could see it. Atop one large branch, the boss ceaselessly threw projectiles.

When noticing the enemy’s approach, the agitated boss leapt onto another tree’s branches, then another, obviously attempting to flee in the opposite direction.

No choice, run away!

Its underlings were wiped out, so to where the guards exterminated and finally, the strongest enemy came crashing through. It was understandable. Regardless, a plan of evasion was proven null due to that the Knight came within striking distance. Strangely enough, she never retaliated, only leaping up a few meters below it.

The boss gave off an expression of pure shock and in disbelief, threw additional sharp projectiles from its hardened skin.

Atop the trees’ branches was a danger zone?! As such, it prompted to sprint on the ground after landed lightly. On ground level, a glance was passed behind but nothing other than air with falling branches could be seen.

It was in this instance, something felt odd.

The movement of its body no longer would quicken, coming to a halt. It was alarmed and to that surprise, its arm was pinned down to the bark of a tree, an arm impaled by a sword.

It noticed too late!

In aerial motion, Isui coated her other sword in hand while falling with a pitch black substance and swung down.

Immediately blade met neck, relieving the head off the body, thus decapitating it.

And the boss’ head landed onto the ground.

Following the final strike, a large creak resounded. Isui caught the motion of a tree falling down. Not only was the boss cut down, also the tree it was pinned on and in quick succession, the massive tree was uprooted.

A colossal tree lost equilibrium, thereby descending to the earth.

Even though she would not let it fall, it was large and quite a lengthy amount of time would pass until it reached to the ground.

Swiftly gliding through the air, up to the middle of the tree, Isui clutched a hold at the tree’s massive trunk. Once again, with pulsating muscles all over the body, she flanged it into the sky.

A feat too great and a testament to the Knight’s strength, a colossal tree launched upwards! As witnessed before, Isui utilized no reinforcement method or anything of the sorts. Her overall pure strength of prior swift slashes of the sword, a monumental punch and clenching a grip to a massive creation was only thanks to her physical capabilities! Unlike a normal Knight, not to mention an elite Knight could even boast such power, using it with minimal effort as there being no repercussions whatsoever.

After launching the massive thing, Isui pointed one of her swords at the tree from the sky.

Focusing Ethereal energy into the very tip of the blade, a spark was generated.

The spark immediately grew in size and light, was emitted and expanded into a large sphere of energy.

Suddenly, a loud bang capable of toppling any mountain, could be heard throughout the entire forest, blowing tree branches from afar with hurls of wind. A flash of light with a shade of purple from that spark of light which grew in size, then exploded into a monstrous display could also be seen, accompanied with the wind pressure generated by the explosion.