Defiance of the Fall

The collision didn’t create a huge impact as Zac expected , but it rather seemed the shield somehow absorbed the momentum . After the strike the shield started to crack , and the general groaned miserably as a crack could also be heard in his right arm . It looked like using that amulet didn’t come without its price . But it was sufficient to stop Zac’s monstrous swing .

The general didn’t seem lax as before , and with an angry roar and his hair in disarray , he got to his feet . With a couple of furious slashes he created some distance from Zac , then pointed his sword towards the sky . His second blade crackled with an extreme amount of lightning and rapidly flew over ten meters up in the sky . The lightning kept expanding around it , creating a wide field of a lightning hell-scape .

The black arcs changed and actually turned into sword silhouettes covered in fractals . It reminded Zac of his own cosmic energy edge , but the danger he felt from the roughly hundred swords sinisterly hanging above was above anything he had felt thus far . The general didn’t pull any punches anymore and wanted to completely eradicate him .

The lightning blades started falling towards Zac like a heavenly punishment . Any one of the blades could kill Zac if it hit , and there were over a hundred of them incoming . Knowing there was nowhere to hide from the strike , Zac could only fight it head-on . Cramming all his remaining cosmic energy into his fractal on his hand he created his largest edge thus far , sporting almost 8 meters long blade . It was imbued with the Dao of Heaviness , and with a roar of defiance , he launched it like a projectile up against the sword rain .

For a second it felt like a colossal mountain rose from the ground to intercept the heavenly thunder above , in a struggle between the Heavens and Earth . The collision was earthshattering and the chaotic energies temporarily blotted out the sky . Errant lightning blades fell all over the area , killing and maiming monkeys and demons alike .

Zac had managed to avert most of the attack with his colossal edge , but he was completely drained and his head hurt . Furthermore , his swing wasn’t able to destroy all of the falling blades and he found himself impaled by multiple lightning swords . The general was panting as he walked over to Zac , one arm hanging limply to his side . He didn’t look like he had much fight left in him either , but it was enough to finish Zac off .

His second sword floated above his head , looking like a sinister scorpion’s stinger . Its crackling lightning had dimmed considerably , but it still held a strong killing intent within . Their eyes met for a brief second and the sword shot down towards Zac’s head . He tried to muster up a response , but he could only feebly lift his axe in an attempt to avert the incoming sword .

A spear of complete darkness suddenly emerged out of the general’s chest and lifted him up in the air , forcing him to puke out a huge amount of blood as his body started spasming . The sinister looking weapon had truly impaled him , and likely completely obliterated his heart .

Behind the general a nondescript demon in average gear was standing , with a determined glint in his eyes as he looked upon his dying leader . The general arduously turned his head and when he saw his assailer his eyes shrunk to a needlepoint .

With his last breath , he let out a ragged roar that covered the whole battlefield , garnering the attention of all the combatants .

OGRAS ! ! -

Chapter 63 - Purple Haze

The sinister blade that was supposed to end Zac’s life powerlessly fell to the ground as the general died . Zac mutely stared at the impaled demon , unable to comprehend what was going on . The same seemed to be true for the hundreds of demons who watched the betrayal . They stared blankly at the scene until they were awoken by an angry roar from one of the well-dressed leaders .

Suddenly a murderous air filled the air as multiple demons were screaming and pointing their weapons at Zac’s unexpected ally . The demon stood up from his hunkered position as he looked around at its supposed allies with a sneer . He threw away the corpse of the demon leader like it was trash with a whip of his lance after looting his pouch , and then turned toward Zac with a half-smile .

Suddenly the killer took something out of his pouch and popped it into his mouth . Unsure of what was going on , Zac shakily got ready for another round of battle as he finally scrambled to his feet . The wounds where he was impaled by the lightning blades screamed in protest , but he forced himself to stay upright . He looked at the demon in front of him with a dubious expression , wondering why this man saved his life . Zac’s eyes widened as the demon unexpectedly puked out a huge amount of blackened blood , and fell over to the ground . With a few spasms he lay dead next to the general .