The man did not even notice that the one cage they were in became two and now he was on the other one. He remained unfazed though and waited for the attack to come. Vain did not disappoint and used his tails to attack. All tails had the intent to put a hole in his body. The man could not allow it so he circulated more mana inside and outside of his body to withstand the oncoming attacks.
The first few tails, he managed to dodge and the others he managed to block. After blocking the attacks, he suddenly released a wave of his mana that destroyed the cage that gave him more room to move. He then faced the tails with his fists and managed to damage them.
"Oh, that's some cool move. I didn't think that you would be able to withstand those tails or have your tails become weak?" Nina looked at the child beside her.
Vain closed his eyes and when he opened them, the tails were back to their original shape and became fiercer and sturdier. All twelve of his tails were attacking the man simultaneously and from different directions but the man's senses were also sharp. He never faltered to feel where the attacks were coming from.
Strings of black mana also appeared out of nowhere and bound the man in place. "I can't disappoint the master." He mumbled as he walked towards the immobilized man. With his tail, he attacked once again.
He felt the tails colliding with his body and despite him mobilizing his mana to fend off the power of the attack, there was still pain. He gritted his teeth and persevered amidst the pain. His muscles had gotten larger but the strings were difficult to break and he could see that the child was walking towards him.
With much struggle, he managed to break free but before he could even move, another set of strings were once again holding him back. Using the tails, Vain let himself be pulled towards the man and in his hand a black sword appeared. Infused with his dark mana, he stabbed the man with the sword.
It penetrated the man's body easily and interrupted the mana flow inside his body which weakened his defenses. In one last attempt to break free, the man mobilized his mana again and broke the binds before he dragged his body back and jumped away from the child.
The man then pulled the sword that was stuck in his body and discarded it to the side. He looked up at the child and realized that he could not win. He was a top tier fighter but faced with such power, he knew that he wouldn't win. But despite that, he wanted to try.
The wound on his body healed in an instant before he flashed in front of Vain. He released several straight punches infused with his mana but the tails were there to block it all. The tails would be damaged because of the force of his mana but it did not leave a scratch on Vain.
He was not done though and continued with his assault. A right and left jab followed but it all yielded into one outcome: his defeat. This time it was him who was getting pushed back. The tails started to attack him and he could feel the wounds they were causing in his body. His mana circulation was not working any longer.
After a few minutes more of enduring, he suddenly kneeled down in defeat. Vain was surprised and stopped his attack. "Are you surrendering?" He asked with a frown on his face.
"Yes, because I know I can't win against you," the man answered. He raised his head but after a few seconds he bowed his head and looked at the ground.
Vain looked behind him and saw that Nina was nodding. "Alright then." Vain bound the man using his mana strings.
A gate appeared and before they could enter, the woman who was stuck from being pierced suddenly moved and summoned a tornado that started to uproot all the trees around them. The spike that was embedded in her face also disappeared as she healed in an instant. She stood up and glared at the woman.
The poison and blisters in her skin disappeared as she slowly floated in the air. "Don't think that you already defeated me!" She shouted in anger. She raised her baton and let the tornado move towards where Nina and Vain were.
Nina chuckled as she raised her hand towards the tornado that was coming their way. A gigantic purple magic circle appeared before her and, in an instant, it swallowed the tornado and made it appear like it did not exist. The floating woman had her eyes wide open because of what happened.I think you should take a look at
"Don't expect too much. Unlike the likes of you who did nothing for the past thousand years, my master had done everything to get stronger for this moment." Nina's voice echoed beside the woman's ear. It even brought chills to her back.
She turned around but her neck was suddenly gripped tightly. She squirmed and tried to pry away the hand that was squeezing her neck but it was no use. She even let go of her baton as her strength slowly faded away. When Nina saw this, she threw the woman directly to the opened gate.
Vain followed behind with the man walking behind him. After they entered, Nina also floated down and shrugged her shoulders. Both of them came to the dungeon and saw that there were already people who were imprisoned.
"Are they all there?" Nina asked the butler who had been waiting for them. She saw the butler nod.
After her question, a gate appeared and Nina did not hesitate to enter. She was followed by Vain and Mr. C. They all came to the living where the others were. Nina looked for a place where she could sit and went straight towards it.
"Now, what's the agenda?" She grinned at the master who had a raised brow while looking at her.
"Nothing and who told you to sit there?" Cygnus asked but there was no annoyance in his voice which was a good sign for Nina. It only meant one thing; she could do anything she wanted to do.
"Well why are we all gathered here after capturing those people?" She looked at Ignius and at Nahar but none of them was willing to answer her.
"That man you captured, I want to talk to him," Cygnus said with a straight face.
He wanted to hear what kind of deal the man was willing to strike with him. He stood up and walked towards the gate that hadn't closed yet. The others who saw this immediately stood up to follow the master. They appeared in front of the cell where the man was kept.
The man who wanted to strike a deal with the boss raised his head when he heard the footsteps and saw the shoes that stopped outside of his cell. He met dark eyes that were looking at him like he was already dead. The longer he looked at those eyes, the fear in his heart slowly grew until it made him shiver unconsciously.
"I heard that you wanted to talk to me and give me some kind of a proposal." Cygnus spoke after the man's attention was already on him.
The man gulped and gritted his teeth as he tried to calm the pounding of his heart. Beads of sweat were starting to fall down on the side of his face. His hands felt clammy and his breathing has gotten faster. This was the first time that he felt this kind of pressure from just staring at someone's eyes.
"I-I want to offer my services to you. I believe that I can serve you well with my abilities." He managed to blurt out and the first to react was Ignius who suddenly laughed.
"You are making this statement even though you don't know the reason why you are here. Are you that confident that I will accept you?" The smile on the master's face widened and it became sinister that it added to the fear that the man was feeling.
