The Demon Swordsman 2
Ch. 16 - Attack in the Shadow II
The Lightning Fox became a little more alert as it did not feel the human air around it, it watched silently. Less than a second of another attack greeted in succession until finally an all-black-robed figure appeared right in front of exactly the Blood Ghost Mask.
"Who are you?" Xin Chen cursed in annoyance.
"Important identity? No, it's not important." The cloaked figure picked up the Blood Ghost Mask, though invisible yet he smiled demonically behind the cover of his face.
"Finally after disappearing for a few years, this mask conjures itself up as well."
"Chen, don't let that guy take the mask." The Lightning Fox whispered small.
"Restore that mask or–"
"Or are you going to kill me? Those stale words were commonly spoken by the person who would soon die at my hands."
"Currently, arrogant is also his style." Xin Chen sneered bitterly. Thinking of being able to regain his mask peacefully, it seemed that the cloaked figure was indeed challenging him to fight.
"Look at you killing two people earlier, at this small age there's no empathy in you anymore."
"Shut up."
"Especially when you grow up, you might become the second Han Wu. With the attributes of this Demon God it is not impossible that you will just mess with the peace that your father created that hard-earned."
The cloaked figure knowing so many things information made Xin Chen suspicious, he silently gazed at every inch of the person. "It seems you've been following me on purpose, since when did you do it?"
"Since you got this mask, you know when the seal in this mask is reactivated its power can be felt by any swordsman. I think that this thing with you will only take your life so quickly." He finished his words. "Then that's it, I don't have much time in this place. Thanks for the mask!"
"It looks like you did ask to be hit, huh?" Xin Chen started to growl, both of his hands clenched tightly. Not much different from the Lightning Fox was also upset.
Before the cloaked man left the Lightning Fox was faster to attack him, the speed of fending off the man was not too bad but in terms of strength the Lightning Fox was indeed unable to be defeated. The stealth energy he released was also not playful, it was even able to topple ten trees at once.
The Lightning Fox stopped paying attention to his opponent, it seemed that the cloaked man had strength equivalent to a great swordsman. He was still able to defend his horses even though it was a little shaky.
"Great punch, I didn't think you were strong enough. Daritadi it turns out you deliberately hid your powers?"
The Lightning Fox did not pierce him, its hands raised upwards pointing at the sky. "Vulcanic Lightning."
A flash of dozens of fiery red-colored lightning struck the earth surprisingly, making Xin Chen open his eyes wide. He's never seen anything like this before.
In that situation Xin Chen was instead distracted on one other thing, he noticed a carved shape on the left chest of the man. It was so faint that he could confirm that the emblem was the same as the one he saw on the blade in his robe.
"Where are you going to be from?"
The volcanic lightning stopped electrocuting the man's body, making him fall to his knees. The cover of his face began to open some parts revealing blood.
"You will know it, where the next god will rise... Ahahaha! No one can stop us all, no!" The man pointed at the Lightning Fox. "Even an Earth Ruler Demon like you!"
Volcanic Lightning was indeed the only Lightning Fox that could master it, it was definitely known considering the control of natural energy of this magnitude could only be controlled by using abundant stealth energy.
"You're too weak, with this kind of strength you want to fight me? Just makes me sick!" A crushing blow struck Xin Chen in the face, not letting his enemy win Xin Chen retaliate with a powerful kick.
"Give me my mask!"
"Don't dream-!?" The man's tone began to change as the mask on his left hand let out a strange reaction, a pitch-black force surged out of the mask and surrounded his body.
"What the fuck is this-?"
A spirit from the mask appears as an embodiment, met with deep vengeance. Destroying the man's body with a dense aura by clutching his hand.
The man's body was split apart to formless, disappearing in the air like smoke. Ever since learning how terrifying the spirit of the woman Xin Chen would no longer dare to be so presumptuous of her, he was sure that his body could experience the same thing that he had just seen.
"You shouldn't panic like that, after finding the master this mask won't fall into any other hands, unless you're gone."
"You mean?"
"Throw the mask as far as possible, or you burn it. Quickly do."
Xin Chen did so, he actually threw it as far as possible. The mask disappeared in the air and left no trace at all.
"H-hey? Where the hell did it go? Don't tell me you lied–" Xin Chen's eyes were wide open looking at the mask now appearing suddenly on his face.
This naturally made Xin Chen understand, The Blood Ghost Mask would not go far from its Master.
"But for someone like him, I think he knows how to break the seal on this Mask."
"Enhanced seals?"
The talk of the Lightning Fox and the spirit was ignored by Xin Chen for a moment, he was attracted by the figure's tearing.
Xin Chen watched the tear of the shirt more clearly, the instant he grabbed it. "This sign has the same shape as the blade, I'm sure they're in the same group."
The Lightning Fox took the cloth in Xin Chen's grasp. "It seems like these are all interrelated, then we can't delay any longer."
Six hours of non-stop walking finally they arrived at a new place, seemingly a city that was more advanced than the village they had been through earlier. Just arrived at the place without thinking much Xin Chen barged in, using the Blood Ghost Mask was no longer a difficult thing to infiltrate like this.
The Lightning Fox lost track of the child, Xin Chen had already first searched for information there. Meanwhile, the Lightning Fox was more attracted to a group of warriors who were busy talking about something strange.
The Lightning Fox listened at a glance, from what they were telling lately there was news of the massacre of one clan in a very heinous manner. The massacre was just a day ago and the culprit himself is unknown.
Elsewhere Xin Chen let out a heavy sigh, the cloth in his grip loosened. There were already more than twenty people questioned but none of them had any useful information.
Xin Chen decided to return, he had also left the Lightning Fox at will earlier. But the clattering of his legs came to a halt when he heard the commotion in a medicinal house, it seemed that there was a fight inside.
"Quarrels, huh?" Xin Chen listened more clearly. "Hm... Father, son, and mother... Everyone screamed, then there was no way this was just a fight."