Han and Hale stood frozen for a moment, and their minds struggled to process what had just happened while their eyes remained fixed on Ethan’s figure.

Han swallowed hard, and his voice came out rough.

"...Clone... you have a clone?"

Hale rubbed his eyes once as if he thought he was seeing things, and then he looked at Ethan again with disbelief.

"Weren’t you a swordsman..."

Both of them were clearly shaken, and although they had seen many things on the battlefield, this was something completely out of their expectations.

But while they were shocked someone else was far more shaken.

"HOWWWWWW!"

"HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!"

The cloaked man’s voice broke out, and it was no longer calm or composed, but filled with disbelief and anger. His body trembled slightly as he stared at Ethan like he had just seen something impossible.

"That spear is the supreme treasure of our Abyss Sect... It was sure one hit kill, so how did you survive..." he roared, almost losing control.

Ethan’s expression stiffened slightly as those words reached his ears, and a memory flashed through his mind.

Abyss Sect.

His eyes narrowed slowly.

"Abyss Sect..."

A cold realization settled in his mind, and the past events quickly connected together. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Wasn’t it the same sect that turned people into undead zombies and attacked the Duchy when he was still a Baron?

For a moment, silence filled his thoughts.

Then...

"FUCKKK!"

His voice exploded out, and his eyes burned with anger.

"So it’s you all..."

Without wasting even a second, Ethan moved.

His hand reached out, and the Solaris Tyrant appeared instantly in his grasp. The moment he held it, his aura surged violently.

"Battle Frenzy."

BOOOOOOM!

His blood began to boil, and a massive amount of mana was drawn into his body like a vortex. The ground beneath his feet cracked, and the air around him distorted as a terrifying power burst out.

The pressure alone made the surrounding soldiers step back instinctively.

Even the demons felt it.

A strange sense of déjà vu appeared in their minds.

"What’s going on?" one of the demons asked, his voice filled with unease as he turned toward the Abyss Sect member.

"What is this shit? You said you can kill him, bu— DODGE!"

Before he could even finish his sentence—

Something cut through the world.A thin line of light stretched across the battlefield, and it moved so fast that most people could not even react.

BOOOOOOM!

A massive sword arc descended, tearing through everything in its path. The air split apart, the ground was carved open, and the sheer force of it shook the battlefield.

The Mythic rank enemies barely managed to dodge, and their figures moved in panic as they escaped the edge of the attack.

But the ones below were not so lucky.

The demons caught in the path were struck instantly, and their bodies were cut apart without resistance. Blood and flesh scattered everywhere as the attack ripped through them completely.

The battlefield turned into chaos again.

Han and Hale stared at the destruction, and their eyes widened as they looked at Ethan standing there with his sword still humming faintly.

"This..."

Hale exhaled slowly.

"This guy..."

Han did not speak, but his grip tightened as he looked ahead.

Ethan stood silently, and his eyes were locked onto the cloaked figure.The anger in them had not faded.

If anything it had only grown stronger.

The battlefield did not stay still for long, and the moment Ethan released that terrifying slash, the five enemies reacted at the same time while their killing intent surged sharply.

Two demons moved first, and their bodies twisted as dark energy wrapped around them, while their forms expanded slightly as their bloodlines activated. Their muscles bulged and their aura rose violently, and the ground beneath them cracked as they charged forward.

At the same time, the two members from the Church of Darkness raised their hands, and black divine patterns spread across the sky as if something ancient had been summoned. A heavy pressure descended, and a faint phantom of a dark deity appeared behind them, radiating a suffocating aura.

The Abyss Sect member did not stay idle either, and his hands formed strange seals as dark purple energy gathered around him. The ground beneath him began to rot and distort, and several shadowy tendrils rose like living things.

All five attacked together.

The demons struck from the front with overwhelming force, while the Church of Darkness released beams of dark divine light that tore through the air, and the Abyss Sect member sent a wave of corrosive energy from below.

The attacks overlapped.

The space itself seemed to collapse.

BOOOOOOM!

A massive explosion erupted where Ethan stood, and the shockwave spread outward, tearing through the battlefield and forcing both soldiers and demons to retreat further away.

Han’s face changed slightly.

"He’s surrounded..."

Hale clenched his fists.

"This is bad..."

But the next moment something changed.

A terrifying aura burst out from within the explosion, and a sharp beam of golden-red light tore through the smoke.

Swoosh!

Ethan stepped out.

His body was intact, but his eyes were no longer calm. A burning rage flickered within them, and his grip on the Solaris Tyrant tightened.

"...You all..."

His voice was low.

"are dead."

He then moved.

Swoosh!

His figure disappeared instantly, and the next moment he appeared right in front of one of the demons. Without hesitation, he swung his sword.

CLANG!

The demon raised its arm to block, but the impact shattered its defense, and the blade tore through its flesh, sending blood spraying into the air.

"RAAAARGH!"

The demon roared, but Ethan did not stop.He turned and slashed again.

BOOM!

A wave of Holy Light erupted from his blade, and it burned through the demon’s body, tearing it apart from the inside.

At the same time, the second demon attacked from behind, but Ethan twisted his body and struck backward.

CLANG!

The impact shook the air, and a burst of Chaos energy exploded from his sword, distorting space and forcing the demon back violently.

The two Church members reacted instantly, and their divine attacks descended again, and black spears of energy shot toward Ethan from above.

Ethan raised his sword.

"Come."

BOOOOM!