The Legendary F Rank

Chapter 258: Spoiled brats.

As he flew through the sky he became aware of the presence of multiple people that were a lot more powerful than he was. They were fighting to the death as he made his way past them all while trying his best not to alert them. He didn't want them to change their targets and go after him as he tried to find a place where he would be useful. 

Once he passed the people who were stronger than him he found a small group of cultivators that were fighting against some of the weaker demons that were previously on board the ship. Demons had a natural strength advantage over humans so even if they were at the cultivation stage as a human they would have to be wary of a physical attack. 

The demon clan used their strength to their advantage and would often use a weapon that was heavy and crudely constructed and made from bones and scraps of metal and wood. To say they constructed something as great as the colossal ships that they used to travel through space their weapons seemed to be really lacking but the reason for the crude weapons became apparent to Haru as he looked down at the battle. 

One of the demons threw his sword towards a cultivator at the manifestation stage before rushing towards him with a flurry of attacks from his fists. It seemed like the demon's fighting style relied heavily on hand to hand combat. And that made Haru laugh slightly. 

For almost three years he had trained to fight with his bare fists before switching to the sword after a suggestion from Lao. He wanted to test his luck in hand to hand combat. He smiled before making his way down to the ground and watching on as a group of fifteen cultivators struggled to fight against the four demons that had come out from the wreckage. 

Luckily the cultivator blocked the attack from the flying sword but the attacks that followed suppressed his strength and he could only try his best to block. He took a punch to the stomach before his body folded in half and he dropped to the floor and spat up a mouthful of blood onto the floor.

"Just as I expected. The humans out in the lower realm are really so much weaker compared to the middle realm. This almost seems like bullying. I like it. Hey, Issac, get your ass over here and help me finish off the rest of these bastards." The demon yelled out but there was no response.

"Issac! Did you not hear me? Get your ass up here and-" The demon yelled once again before turning his head to look at his friend that was standing behind him. 

He didn't notice at first but as he tried to demand him to move he quickly realised something wasn't right. The demon he called out to was standing completely still and there wasn't the slightest feeling of life coming from him. He looked at his face to see a small river of blood streaming down his chin from his mouth and then his attention was brought down to Issac's chest as he saw something move.

He looked at his friend's chest to see a human-looking hand was sticking out of the front of his sternum. The hand then moved slightly before disappearing back into the demon's chest and then a flash of light made its way through a hole where the hand previously was.

The demon dropped to his knees before falling flat on his face.

"Oh, I'm sorry Did you need him for something? Maybe I can help you?" A voice called out. The demon then looked up to see a human with pale white skin and bright blue eyes staring at him with a cocky smile stretching across his face as he looked him in the eyes.

"You son of a!-" The demon cried out after seeing his friend's lifeless body drop to the ground but before he could finish his sentence he felt a burning pain in his stomach as Haru cut the distance between them using his shadow step technique and then landed an elbow to his gut. 

He too bent over in pain before coughing up a small amount of blood into his hands. He looked down at the blood in disbelief and then back up at Haru who was standing still and now looking down on him. 

"You know I was going to kill you all with my hands. But it is so inefficient. I guess it's a good thing that I switched to swordsmanship after all." Haru told the demon before pulling his sword out from his storage ring and then drawing the blade. 

As soon as the blade left the scabbard it cut its way through the demon's neck. His head dropped to the floor before rolling across the concrete and stopping at the feet of the cultivator that was previously at his mercy. 

"You're Haru, right? I can't thank you enough. I owe you my life." The cultivator said before trying to get back up to his feet but he had some internal injuries and as soon as he put weight on his leg he fell forward.

Haru used the shadow step technique once again and appeared by his side just in time to catch him before he fell over. 

"Relax. You have some internal injuries. Don't even think about getting up okay?" Haru made his point clear to the cultivator that it would only 

Cause him more trouble if he tried to get up. 

"Woah, man. I didn't think you were capable of fighting at such a level when I first saw you. I mean look at you, You're just a kid after all." The remaining cultivators finished up there fighting and then walked over but the man at the front of the group had something to say as he approached Haru.

"Here take this pill. It will help you recover your strength. You don't mind if I take a look at your injuries do you?" Haru handed the injured cultivator a Qi gathering pill and then asked.

"Th-thank you." The man nodded his head and then took the pill from Haru's hand before laying down with his back against the ground.

"Hey. Didn't you hear me complimenting you? You should answer when someone is talking to you." The man who was leading the group of cultivators complained as Haru didn't respond to him.

'There we go Another one who wants to be the centre of attention. I give it an hour before he is killed.' Haru thought to himself and shook his head in disappointment before closing his eyes to use his spiritual Qi to sense the injuries of the cultivator that was laying on his back. 

"Hey, what's your name?" Haru asked the man who was laying down and enjoying the feeling of Qi flowing into his body from the pill that he had just taken. 

"Sorry I really don't want to say, But my friends call me Dana if that's okay?." The man said quietly. He seemed to have a reason for keeping his name hidden from Haru so he didn't push for anything else. 

"Well, Dana. I have some bad news for you." Haru said and then took his hands away from his body. 

"Oh Just how bad is it?" Dana gulped in response to Haru before speaking with concern in his voice. He knew that it couldn't be anything good since someone strong enough to defeat two demons with his bare hands said it was bad.

"Well You have six broken ribs, a hairline fracture on your vertebrae and your kidney seems to be ruptured. If you can't get to a healer soon then you are likely to die." Haru gave him a quick assessment of his injuries while informing him to seek medical attention as soon as possible. 

'If this was the past then I would be able to heal this easily. I feel bad knowing that I can't do anything to help him.' Haru thought to himself before recalling that Li Jun had told him that he wouldn't be able to use magic if he became a cultivator.

He sighed before awaiting a response from Dana.

"Whew, I guess I got lucky then. I was worried you were going to say that my heart was failing or something. If I can just get back to the resort then someone will be able to heal me. Thank you again. I really do owe you my life." Dana said to Haru while on the verge of tears. 

He thought the injuries were worse than they were and was preparing for Haru to tell him that he only had a few minutes to live. He was thankful that Haru got there just in time to save him and felt glad to be alive.

"No problem. But you should recover your strength here and then make your way over to get healed. Don't worry the area is clear of any demons for now but you should keep an eye out just in case a few stragglers are hiding somewhere nearby." Haru said to Dana before getting to his feet and preparing to head to the next location where he might be needed. 

The plan was for them to thin the number of demons to reduce the chance of them making their way to the refuge point and killing civilians while the stronger cultivators battled against the stronger demons.

Haru turned to leave but was stopped by a hand reaching out and grabbing his shoulder. 

"You actually ignored me after I complimented you? You have some nerve little blue." A skinny looking ginger-haired man said to Haru while holding his shoulder. He looked around the same age as Haru and had his hair slicked back while wearing a three-piece suit. He was dressed formally while on a battlefield and that fact spoke more than it needed to.

"Don't you know who I am?" The man said with a furious look on his face. He looked like a rich businessman who had come outside of his office to see that someone had rear-ended his car. And from just a glance Haru knew all he needed to know about the man. 

'Spoiled brats. You can't even escape them in the middle of a battle' Haru thought to himself before sighing and raising his hand to his face in disappointment.