Fantasy System

Chapter 150: Vanguard

Ed never let go of Bella. His right hand was holding Shusui, but his left was glued to her. The old man withdrew his weapon from his spatial ring. A copper colored Labrys appeared in his hand. It was 1.5 meters long and could be used by one-hand. As soon as his hands held it, he swung down at Ed and Bella. Ed disappeared from in front of him, only to appear behind him. He slashed with Shusui, but the man was nimble enough to block it with the Labrys. Ed disappeared once again and was now far away from the man.

"Stay here while I finish him," Ed told Bella as they were a safe distance away from the man. He also made special preparations to make sure no one would intrude on their fight or target Bella. The man didn't allow them much talk, however, as he rushed towards in an attempt to catch Ed off guard. Ed remained cool and teleported in front of him, blocking his assault. Ed was able to keep up with the man even though his cultivation surpassed his by many levels. After a while, the man was visibly annoyed by this fact.

"Tch, how are you able to do this?!" Every single swing of his Labrys was either dodged or countered by Ed.

"You don't expect me to tell you, right?" Ed smiled as he provoked him with his hand. 'Not like you're a legendary dragon or anything.' Ed thought to himself while continuing his fight. As expected, the man was experienced enough to reach a stalemate with Ed. Ed wasn't injured, but the same was also true for the old man.

"Tch!" The man scoffed at Ed and activated something with his Labrys. He jumped to the back and took a stance. He was standing sideways, his left hand to the front while his right hand which held the Labrys in the back. He swung his weapon with great force, sending a bronze colored flying slash towards Ed. Ed managed to dodge, but he kept a close eye on it, as he felt something was wrong with it. His feeling was spot on. Anything that was touched by the slash looked like it rusted and withered away.

The old man kept sending many slashes, some of them actually aiming at Bella. Of course, Ed wasn't stupid enough to let her out of his protection. He used his Space magic and Shunpo to appear in front of those slashes and send them back at the man. The man was also able to dodge his own slashes at the beginning. But he was being overwhelmed since Ed mixed some of his with them. It looked like the man had enough, as he stopped with his stance. He still looked like he activated something again on his Labrys. The color of the slashes mixed with the color of the weapon.

The man switched back to close combat. Ed dodged his attacks since he noticed that they had the same effect as the slashes.

"You can't do anything!" The man boasted while smiling, but his smile was short lived. Ed casually blocked his weapon, and yet his Shusui didn't rust or wither. Ed used his Armament Haki to protect his weapon. Both of them clashed many times, sending shockwaves in the surrounding area. Their surroundings were eerily quiet except for their fighting. The man couldn't even hear the war going on against Blood sect right now.

"Humph, all your attacks are nothing to me! You'll never have something I haven't seen before in a battle!" The man had great faith in his battle experience. Ed heard him and laughed. The man became irritated due to Ed's laugh and backed away again. It looked like he was preparing a powerful attack. His aura rippled in the air around him causing it to shake. His Labrys now had a red-orange color surrounding it. The color intensified as he targeted Ed.

"Since you've seen everything, this will be a normal sight to you," Ed told him as he withdrew Muramasa and Ame-No-Murakumo.

"Three swords? It's a weird thing to use but it's not that surprising." The man scoffed at him again, mocking his ability.

"Who said that it's three swords?" Hearing Ed's words, the man looked surprised, but he focused on his attack instead. By now, the intense light created from the old man's skill surrounded the whole area. It even reached Bella's standing point.

However, even with all the blinding light, only one spot was dark in color. The area surrounding Ed was not affected in the least by the attack of the man. It was black and air didn't move inside of it. Even though the nearby trees were almost torn due to the intensity of the attack, the area surrounding Ed was calm. Suddenly, a figure emerged behind Ed. It was a Three-faced and Six-armed statue.

"An avatar?!! That can't be! You can't possibly have an avatar when you are only a Heavenly Establishment!" The man was surprised by the sudden appearance of the figure, mistaking it with the avatar ability. This ability was only accessed by those that Achieved Immortal Establishment. It was only achieved when they killed a monster and fused their souls with it. The soul of the monster could then be summoned at any time, allowing the user to have its aid in battle. They could also use others abilities of the monster. And the soul would grow in power, instead of remaining stagnant at the level it was acquired at.

"But even if it's an Avatar, it can't be a strong one!" The man smiled as he released his attack. A crimson colored slash was sent flying towards ed. Everything was destroyed by this slash, as even the air seemed to disappear because of it.

"Kiki (Demonic Spirit)" Ed waved his hands while speaking. "Kyutoryu (Nine-Sword style)" His hands left copies behind as they moved. "Asura!" Ed now took on the look of the figure that appeared behind him. He now had three faces and six hands, allowing him to use Nine swords at once. This wasn't an illusion, but an extension of Ed's spirit, causing this form to materialize. "Tell me. Have you ever seen something like this?" Ed looked as calm as ever even though the attack was right in front of him. The man had a bad feeling in his stomach. He had faith in his ultimate attack, but something didn't sit right with him, so he flew in the sky.

"Oooooh!" Ed used his six blades to counter the attack. All of his blades were coated with Armament Haki. In an instant, the attack that devoured everything seemed as if it was being devoured itself.

"It's futile to try and escape." Ed looked at the man who was trying to flee after seeing his attack fail. Horror took over him and his facial expressions contorted into an ugly, even uglier than before, appearance.

Ed teleported above him and attacked. "Makyusen(Demon Nine Flash)" Ed approached the man and slashed him with all nine swords. His swords looked were in a wheel shape after he finished his attack. The man took extreme damage and started falling to the ground.

"Ha. Hahaha!" He started laughing maniacally as Ed, who undid his technique, made his way towards Bella. He didn't bother to ask him why, but the man still spoke.

"You wasted so much time on me! I wonder if your family is still alive after one-hour fighting that giant army!" Ed spent an hour fighting the man. It wasn't an easy fight since he was an experienced and strong fighter.

"Who said it's been an hour?" Right as Ed finished speaking, the air around them seemed as if it was crumbling apart. "It's only been six minutes." When the air crumbled completely, screams could be heard from the nearby battlefield. Ed's previous preparations were these. He is now able to make an opponent enter his pocket dimension without them knowing. He also used a time shift with a ratio of 1:10 in order to save time. This time shift was the maximum he could do, and could only use it for ten minutes of real time. The old man seemed to realize that he was tricked, and despair filled his heart.

"Plus, I already sent the vanguard. No one from my family will die." Ed appeared in front of the man and decapitated him.

Author's Thoughts

Shigun

Hello everyone! Chapters will be early today, but late tomorrow as I had a free day today. Enjoy the chapter.