Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 1091 - 710: Of Course the Mid-Game Map Is Meant to Torment You (Part 2)

"Whiz, whiz—"

Cold arrows shot from behind, but with his nerves already tense, he managed to evade them all with swift footwork. As he turned to counterattack, he saw the archers drawing stone axes and charging at him.

The strength level of these Ancestor Spirit people is on par with Gapar, which means their abilities have been enhanced to nearly full capacity.

Unfortunately for them, their attack patterns were somewhat simple, making them not very formidable adversaries. Leon, relying on his skillful use of the Reverse Sword, swiftly took down these Ancestor Spirit beings in no time.

Normally, adventurers don't have a physical advantage over the monsters in the Sain Dungeon. As a result, they all typically train their movement techniques, leading to battles against the monsters being either injury-free or fatal in one or two strikes.

Having grown up in such an environment, Leon naturally became as slippery as an eel.

He found the Soul Lodging Arrow, appearing as a light point, on the bodies of the deceased Ancestor Spirit people.

"This thing, the elves from Steeran should like it."

[Invasion by the Calamity Shadow!!!]

Just as he was about to pocket the Soul Lodging Arrow, a sinister warning came through.

"Hmm?"

This time Leon wised up and immediately lunged forward the moment the warning appeared.

"Bang!"

At the exact moment he hit the ground, a chilling explosion erupted from where he had previously stood.

"You bastard, you dare come after me again!"

This time, Leon found an outlet for his anger. Instantly, he drew the Calia Knight Sword he was carrying, and with a swift turn, he slashed the azure Calia Greatsword toward the Calamity Shadow.

The red spiritual body was indeed the Calamity Shadow. It jumped to dodge the Calia Greatsword's swing and was about to launch a new attack on Leon with a royal greatsword when...

Leon suddenly canceled the Calia Greatsword magic and instantly activated a new Calia Greatsword. In the blink of an eye, the giant blade came down and slammed the jumping Calamity Shadow onto the ground!

Releasing new magic to cancel the recoil of the previous magic!

This was a combat technique he had realized through years of using Ring Capture!

It sounds simple, but only compatible magic can achieve this, and he had trained extensively for it.

"This time, I will redeem my honor!"

Holding the Calia Knight Sword with both hands, Leon charged forward to pin the Calamity Shadow down, but the latter executed a backflip to quickly regain its stance, swinging the royal greatsword to clash with him.

The battle on the scene was intense, with no flowers, grass, or trees spared from being devastated by the gusts generated from their blade collisions.

The fight seemed to be somewhat...even?

Under the opponent's storm-like assault, Leon struggled to hold his own. Even in this tense moment, he was secretly charging his weapon, planning to execute a powerful combat skill to finish off the Calamity Shadow unexpectedly.

No wonder he's Gapar's disciple—the master and disciple's strategies are almost identical.

The charge is complete; it's time to end this battle!

Leon smiled slightly as the Calia Knight Sword emitted a faint glow—

"Boom!"

But just then, the Calamity Shadow suddenly roared at the ground. The moment the roar touched the ground, it exploded, sending shockwaves furiously in all directions, forcing Leon to raise his sword defensively.

And the enemy? Taking advantage of the blast's force, the Calamity Shadow leaped back several dozen meters, making a shocking move.

It turned and fled!

"!"

Upon witnessing this, vein marks popped on Leon's forehead.

"Hey! Stop running, get back here!"

But empty words couldn't hold back the Calamity Shadow, determined to escape. With a few leaps, it vanished into the forest's depths, beyond Leon's reach now that he had blocked the shockwave.

A wolf's howl echoed from the forest, and the bushes rustled. Several Ancestor Spirit people emerged to investigate, blowing horns as soon as they saw Leon, unleashing a swarm of small animals.

"Damn it!"

Seeing that the number of small animals wasn't high, Leon thought for a moment before charging forward with his sword to battle them.

From the previous battle, he was now entirely certain that the Calamity Shadow he faced wasn't Blaze. Apart from its appearance, this individual shared nothing in common with Blaze.

Because based solely on Blaze's performance in the Battle Festival, it was impossible for that person to be the type to flee mid-battle!

No matter how powerful the Calamity Shadow, or how well it wielded cold energy, it wouldn't turn into the true Blaze.

But then again, the actual Calamity Shadow had no use of cold energy, merely swinging a greatsword around. The Calamity Shadow's 'Wolf Attack' combat skill on the royal greatsword and use of cold energy were specifically added by Gong Qiying to better mimic Blaze and provide a slight enhancement.

Although the Ancestor Spirit people of the forest weren't everywhere, the distances between them weren't too great either.

At least, they could certainly rush over for support upon hearing their comrades' battle cries.

While enduring the dark arrow assaults, Leon exterminated all the driven animals at the scene. But glancing back, he saw a new group of flashy-looking Ancestor Spirit people making an entrance, each aiming their bows at him.