Digitize: Rebirth of the Silver Death God

Chapter 95: A Desperate Struggle, A Single Bolt

Within the Crimson Blade Mantis Zone, the violent scene at its core regions in the battle against Nero and the Mantis King had already begun to clear up, revealing the chaos to all eyes.

Ivy and Lily looked on with grim looks on their faces; they both knew that no one would have been able to survive after such a move.

"Damn, we're finished!" Lily said with anger, losing her womanly demeanor as she fell to her knees; she didn't cry tears but gripped the grasses in anger, knowing that she would lose a level today.

Ivy had much better control of her emotions; she sighed while looking ahead as she thought with pitiful eyes, 'Did he really lose? Sigh... I guess I'll also get scolded for today's loss. Hopefully, the family won't curse brother too much...'

The Crimson Blade Mantis King's looming figure stood in the dust cloud that had formed from its onslaught, gazing before it with a sinister grin and glowing red eyes as it laughed.

"Haha, foolish human boy, did you really think that I Mantis King would be so weak that... huh?" The Crimson Blade Mantis King spoke his stereotypical speech after victory, but suddenly, his eyes widened as he stared at the ground before him with confusion.

There, a few large splits were formed, looking as if the earth itself was chopped at many areas by giant blades, but despite this disaster, Nero's severed corpse was nowhere to be seen.

"What the hell? How did this little wretch...?" The Crimson Blade Mantis King was about to say something, but as if his sharp senses picked up on a dangerous element, he hurriedly backed away at immense speeds.

Shing! The sound of a blade chopping into the ground resounded as Nero's figure had appeared from above, his arms held onto the scythe that had just chopped into the earth, forcing him to balance himself on the shaft.

With a flip, he stood on top of it with his legs that now crouched as his arms firmly gripped the upraised handle. His eyes now glaring at the Crimson Blade Mantis king with rich killing intent as his entire body was a bloody mess, he looked as if he had gotten wounds from an army that used knives.

'Curse this bastard, he nearly got the best of me; if I didn't somehow figure out the next stage of my Four Point Unity steps, I would have already lost this battle...' Nero thought with a stern look on his face as he glanced at his skill while keeping an eye on the dazed Crimson Blade Mantis King.

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High-Grade Skill:

[Four Point Unity Steps - Stage 7 (1/1000) | 9 Stages]

[Description: This is a speed-boosting art that can increase speed allowing graceful movement and superior reaction capabilities. The current stage can grant the user and increase of 45km/h.]

[Effects: MP Consumption: 35]

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When Nero saw it, he contemplated, 'It's increased by over 10, and the amount of MP has reduced by the same amount, it seems that every three stages are akin to a major boundary and will roughly provide a large boost in some way.'

Nero felt happy at this breakthrough, but he knew deep down that this wouldn't help him change anything, his HP was now less than half, as was his Magic Power, and any other battle would ultimately lead to his end.

'Shit, while I can now match him in speed, I'm still not his match in strength, and my energy is lower than his; I won't even be able to break out of that barrier that he has surrounding all of us... how troublesome...' Nero thought as he vaguely glanced at the reddish dome that trapped everyone within it.

At this time, Ivy and Lily noticed that Nero was still alive. The two became filled with joy again, but unlike them, the Crimson Blade Mantis King merely sneered after recollecting his thoughts.

"Hmph! Human boy, I don't know how you survived my last assault, but I can assure you it won't happen a second time. It's time for this battle of ours to end..." The Crimson Blade Mantis King said as his Magic Power erupted in full, showing a prestige that was more than double the previous amount that filled the two girls with a hint of dread.

Nero knitted his brows in the face of this pressure, his balance on top of his scythe handle was beginning to lose its stability as his furry martial robe fluttered wildly behind him.

'All this thinking won't help, it doesn't matter if he's stronger than me, as long as I can rely on my movement skill I will only need to find a chance and it's over,' Nero thought with a firm look on his face, his body erupted once more with his silver-colored Magic Power.

As his energies rose, his pupils showed a cruel look as his grip on his scythe grew firmer, the edge of this menacing weapon shimmering coldly as if it was ready to taste blood once more.

A brisk evening wind blew, sweeping the blades of various grasses and other flora across the battlefield as both sides seemed ready to attack at a moment's notice.

Suddenly, both Nero and the Crimson Blade Mantis King moved, the mantis king's body flowed in black lights as its speed increase immensely. As he now used his [Mantis Shadow Steps] skill, his figure became hardly visible as he charged towards Nero at a speed of 145 km/h.

On the other hand, Nero jumped from the handle of his scythe, the force pulled it from out of the ground, sending chunks of dirt and rocks in the air.

In one swift motion, Nero's feet had touched the ground a meter away from his previous position, the scythe now stretched out behind him with one arm as he slid forwards using his Four Point Unity Steps, moving at a speed of 146 km/h.

Like two speeding bikes, both Nero and the Crimson Blade Mantis King arrived in front of each other, almost as if they were about to make a 'head-on' collision.

"Not good, he's fighting it head-on!" Lily cried out in alarm; she thought Nero had lost his mind to pull this move after what just happened.

However, Ivy remained silent; she looked at Nero with flashing eyes that showed traces of hope as she thought, 'You can do it, Silver Fiend...'

At this moment, the Crimson Blade Mantis King upon seeing Nero in front of him was a bit surprised due to his rise in speed, but it didn't hinder him for he had decided to end everything.

"Die! Mantis Bladework!" The Crimson Blade Mantis King yelled as its massive blade-like palms chopped towards Nero like a series of blurs; due to his rise in speed, his attacks were many times faster, the blades left a myriad of trailing red lines as the cut from all angles.

Nero, who was at the front of this danger, felt as if death was upon him; his senses where pushed to the peak as he tried his best to slow everything down. Yet, despite this, the weapons were still moving at the speed of a regular punch.

With a series of swooshing noises, Nero narrowly dodged a few by twisting and swaying at the right moments, but many of the blade attacks still ended up cutting his body, drawing more HP as it left more wounds on his flesh.

The two girls who watched from afar held their breaths as all they could see was a series of flashing red arcs as well as a silver blur that danced between them.

This onslaught lasted for a little less than a minute before Nero jumped from the ground, pushing himself a few meters into the air.

With the Crimson Blade Mantis King's height, Nero's airborne position was no different from a little distance above his head. He sneered as he raised his blade-like palms prepared to attack again, "Haha, you've sent yourself to death! Killing Field!"

Nero, who was twirling in the air, started to blur as he built up a shocking amount of momentum for his scythe swing, but the moment the Crimson Blade Mantis King invoked his skill, the red dome that trapped everyone began to contract.

Instantly, it passed through Ivy and Lily's bodies, who looked on in shock as it formed a red cage around Nero. Soon, Nero felt as if he was trapped in quicksand as he began to feel pressure from all sides. Even his spin was a bit hindered, he gritted his teeth and cursed, "Damn!"

The Crimson Blade Mantis King didn't even hesitate as Nero's spinning figure started to fall from the air while in the cage. He jumped towards him and chopped his arm while under the effects of his Mantis Shadow Steps, moving almost like a blur as he arrived upon him in less than two seconds.

Nero, who saw the blade coming for his neck, felt death at this moment; he knew that he was in big trouble now, and there was no way out of it; he cursed while making a risky swing, "Damn, it's now or never! So, let's die together!"

The two girls watched this in shock, none of them breathing for they knew that it was this moment that would determine their fate. Or rather, what they had assumed as they didn't even seem to realize that they could escape after the domain focused on trapping Nero.

The battle looked as if it was hopeless, but a distance away, Ryo had just landed on top of a tree. He glanced around with an annoyed expression on his face while thinking, 'Where the hell did that guy went off...?'

As Ryo was about to curse, he couldn't help but notice Nero in the distance, looking at the blade about to chop off his head.

"Why the hell do I have to find him when he's always in trouble? Che!" Ryo cursed with a frown as he hurriedly grasped his bow and aimed it.

He prepared to fire an arrow towards the Crimson Blade Mantis King's head, but as if the branch was weak, it snapped, causing Ryo to fall as he cursed, "Come on! What the hell?"

Even though he fell, and the leaves obscured his vision, Ryo still fired his arrow, a bolt so fast it seemed as if it was chasing time itself, swooshing through the forest with the will to end all...

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