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Chapter 709 The Shadow of Calamity
A strong sense of danger surged through Leon's mind!

Every cell in my body screamed the same sound the moment the wolf howled:
Run!!!

A dark figure, a burly body, seemed to descend from the sky, casting a shadow that completely enveloped him, the shadow clearly reflecting the shape of a giant sword.

Along with the shadow of the greatsword appeared a chilling aura so intense that it frosted Leon's hair!
Without the slightest hesitation, he instantly drew his backhand sword from his waist, lowered his body, and launched a swift slash towards the open space in front of him.

His body, under the effect of the Swift Slash technique, transformed into a blur as he lunged forward. Before the blur had completely disappeared, a heavy and ornately decorated greatsword slammed into the spot where he had been standing.

"boom!!!"

Like a high-yield bomb, the cold air and ice crystals exploded instantly, disrupting the surrounding airflow and turning the air itself into a violent state!

"Uh!"

The Swift Slash was interrupted halfway through by the burst of cold air, whose speed and power were beyond what was expected. The impact was like a runaway train engine crashing into Leon's back, and his body was thrown forward—no, it flew out!
With a dull thud that sounded painful, he rolled several times on the ground before finally crashing into a large tree and coming to a stop.

"My back," Leon groaned, sounding like Peter Parker.

No blood was drawn, so perhaps the damage from that attack wasn't too great?

No, it was because his entire back was frozen by a layer of spreading ice, and the blood was frozen into irregular blood-red gems before it could even spray out.

In reality, his swift slash was too slow. By the time he realized that the target was himself, it was already too late. The power of the frost explosion slammed solidly into Leon's back!
Freezing is never a one-time injury; at this moment, the icy cold air is slowly seeping into his internal organs through the crack in his back!
"boom!"

A fireball suddenly struck Leon beside him, igniting a small flame along the nearby grass. Leon endured the pain and rolled to the other side, using the heat of the flame to ward off the cold.

This immediately reminded him of the time when he relied on torches to keep warm while exploring Irithyll in the Boreal Valley.

"Boss!" Maru was furious, but with her increased combat experience, she didn't rush to Leon's side as she used to. Instead, she glared at the attacker with resentment.

Coincidentally, the attackers also looked over at that moment.

The other party possessed a blood-red spiritual body that was no different from the intruder. The red was so striking that the scarlet light seemed to be so dense that it could drip water. The killing intent and baleful aura were so intense that it was impossible to look directly at it.

No, he was even more bloodthirsty than an ordinary intruder; he was fundamentally different from an intruder.

With such a terrifying appearance, even cute creatures like Pokémon would look frightening.

What surprised people the most was...
“This guy is,” Drew’s beard trembled, “the half-wolf Blaze?”

The being that appeared before them, known as the "Shadow of Calamity," looked exactly like the half-wolf Blaze, except for its blinding red light!
People were absolutely certain that this was Blazer, because his appearance was so distinctive that you would never forget him after just one look.

Unless he has a twin brother! Speaking of which, orcs seem to have a pretty high reproductive rate!
"Roar"

The calamity shadow let out a low growl, its tone full of frenzy and threat. Its red-glowing eyes showed no trace of rationality, making one wonder if this thing was really a living being.
"Watch out! He's very strong!" Leon shouted as a warning, his pain lessening slightly.

Before the words had even finished, the shadow of calamity suddenly roared at everyone.

The roaring air cannon rushed towards everyone at an extremely fast speed. While the impact was still flying through the air, the calamity shadow took a step forward and instantly covered a distance of several meters. The royal greatsword, wrapped in cold air, slashed down at Maru!

Both the forward-charging stance and the attacking movements are full of powerful energy!

This combo is so powerful that even a shield can't withstand it, because the shockwave from the roar and the greatsword's strike will land on the same person one after the other with a difference of less than a second. The shockwave is more than enough to knock the shield's defense away!

The shadow beneath Maru's feet began to surge violently, and before the roaring shockwave could reach her, she shrank back into the shadow. Although her strength might be weak, she was very confident in her agility as an assassin.

However, although she dodged it, the shadow of calamity abruptly changed the force of the greatsword, and in an instant slashed horizontally at Dru beside her!
Because Druid was a dwarf, the Shadow of Calamity deliberately lowered the height of its horizontal slash! "Boom!"

A violent tremor suddenly occurred, and the next second Drew was pulled aside by Maru's arm that emerged from the shadows.

Maru's rescue came too late. If no one had blocked the attack for Drew earlier, she would be dragging half of the opponent's body right now.

The person who came to the rescue was none other than Japar.

He held the legendary sword Moonshadow upside down with one arm, using its cold blade to steadily block the attack of the royal greatsword.

"Awesome! Teacher!" Leon endured the pain to cheer for his teacher.

Both weapons are vibrating, indicating that their owners are still putting up a fight.

"what!"

Suddenly, Tel roared and his body, which suddenly grew larger, crashed into the side like a dump truck, knocking the enemy into the nearby forest along with himself in the blink of an eye.

Japar withdrew his arm, his upper arm muscles bulging and veins showing. He frowned involuntarily, and finally muttered to himself:
"I can't show off anymore."

He almost failed to block the attack.

The power of the Shadow of Calamity was indeed great; the impact of that sword strike was enough to cut a person in half and then make the remains spin dozens of times in the air before landing.

But that's not the key point. The key point is...
In order to hit Dru, the Shadow of Calamity lowered its blade, while Japal stood up straight to block it.

If he had been any taller, or if the blade of the legendary sword Moonshadow had been any shorter, the royal greatsword would have grazed past his own leg.
Japal thought of a dwarf joke, but he had received professional training and couldn't laugh now.

Right now, we need to pursue the Shadow of Calamity, but Tel's strength is probably not enough to handle it alone.

At this moment, Drew had already been pulled by Maru to the side of the injured Leon, where she used healing magic to treat his injuries.

Fortunately, the nearest apothecaries sell potions made from various moss balls from the Sien Dungeon, covering a wide range of treatments including burns, frostbite, and poisoning. Every adventurer carries several of these potions with them.

So although Leon's frostbite was severe, it was not incurable; his external injuries were completely healed in just a short time.

Ultimately, adventurers still need to rely on their recovery abilities to explore dungeons.

Seeing that they were alright, Japal grabbed his weapon and rushed towards the direction where the Shadow of Calamity had been knocked away to provide support. Tel made rapid progress, knocking down many trees along the way, leaving clear marks that saved a lot of effort in tracking them.

But at that moment, two heavy footsteps sounded one after the other. Judging from the hurried sound of these footsteps, it seemed that Tel and the Shadow of Calamity were running wildly.

Why did you come here?

With these questions in mind, Japar enhanced his vision with his fighting spirit and looked over carefully.

The shadow of calamity, wielding a giant sword, howled and chased after Tel, who ran desperately ahead.

This is not the point.

The key point is that Tel was hit by several arrows longer than his arm, making him look like a hedgehog, and at this time, the same arrows kept coming!
Japal saw it, his gaze passing over Tel.
I saw a large group of Ancestral Spirits rushing towards me with great momentum!
Full of life!

(End of this chapter)