Chapter 268: This is my, Cheng Tian's, escape route!
"How are you here?!"
Saba, who had just escaped the shadow of death, showed an even more panicked expression than before, as she had keenly sensed a certain possibility.
"It must be Lord Dares using the spatial transfer authority within the Black Tower to forcibly teleport us here from other floors. We didn't know why Lord Dares would do this at first, but now we understand. So, it's you disgracing yourself here, huh?"
The Axe Man didn't answer, but the Gun Woman immediately spewed venom, showing no mercy to Saba, who was from the same faction.
In fact, the Dark Clan, comparable to a winery's setup, was just like that. On the surface, their ranks seemed to vary, but in reality, only Dares could truly command his subordinates. Saba, who considered herself a adjutant , had no authority to mobilize or command the Axe Man and Gun Woman siblings.
And there was no camaraderie between them. They would only help each other under Dares's command; otherwise, without Dares suppressing them, they would fight at any moment.
Hearing Epona's answer, Saba's originally healthy complexion instantly turned incredibly pale, because this meant that Lord Dares, who possessed certain Black Tower monitoring authority, already knew about her humiliating state of having her skirt forcibly torn off.
At this moment, Saba even hated herself for having too high a mental attribute, so high that she couldn't be angered enough to trigger her self-protection mechanism and faint on the spot.
On the other side, among the series of prompts that had been rapidly popping up since Bazett made her move, there was suddenly another one like this:
Your personal reputation with "Dark Mage Saba" has been fixed at the "Mortal Enemy" stage. You will not be able to gain any reputation increase in any way. Only the complete death of one party will end this chain of hatred.
As for the other spatial prompts, they basically revolved around information such as their identities having been discovered by members of the Dark Clan, making it impossible to obtain further commission from Dares.
Since Cheng Tian had chosen to directly turn hostile, he naturally didn't care about this troublesome commission. If he needed money, he could just go to Makaimura or other bounty instances to farm it.
"You really are problematic... This is truly wonderful~"
However, when the Axe Man, Kishugar, looked at Cheng Mouren and his group, who had openly betrayed them, there was no anger on his face; instead, he showed expressions of joy and excitement.
His magic power surged, and his fighting spirit continuously rose and sublimated.
Unlike Saba, who was blindly loyal, the Axe Man chose to join the Dark Clan essentially for the sake of better combat.
The demon factor could change a human's race, transforming them into a demon. A demon's body knew no fatigue, no pain, and Dares even promised to grant him an immortal body.
Ever since his life-and-death battle with "Saurtopa," the leader of the Temple Knights, and successfully killing him, Kishugar's combat threshold had already been raised to a considerably high level. Ordinary battles could no longer satisfy his desire for combat.
And now, apart from Torfakt, the vice-captain who "betrayed" the Temple Knights, it was Bazett's previous punch that gave him the most intense sensory stimulation.
Therefore, Kishugar, who was essentially a "Berserker Asura," desperately yearned for a hearty battle, a supreme battle that would surpass his fight with Saur!
...But Cheng Tian didn't want to fight them. To be precise, the current situation was clearly unfavorable to them, so they couldn't fight head-on.
Saba and her two familiars were about to be released from their magic-sealed state, and now there was an additional Berserker Asura, and his idiotic sister who he didn't know if she had met Young Master Yug and developed emotional fluctuations.
Don't let their youthful appearance fool you; their combat power was real and not to be underestimated.
Under this combination, Cheng Tian and his group instantly fell into a disadvantage.
However, escaping also required skill. Especially at such times, one must not expose their back to the opponent. So, Cheng Tian's hand gently pressed on the Oni Gauntlet.
A purple soul was consumed. Its appearance was extremely similar to demonic energy, but in essence, a demonic flame of oni energy rose from around Cheng Tian. His original short hair instantly turned long, black to pure white, like soul threads fluttering in the wind behind his head. At the same time, his eyeballs were replaced by a white glow—
Oni Transformation! Oni Warrior Transformation!
"Ha! That's right! This is it! This is what I want most!!!"
Kishugar's magic power also simultaneously climbed to its peak. His brown hair was completely infected by the demon factor, turning pure black along with his skin—
Demonic Transformation! Berserker Asura!
"The female warrior's aura is delicious, but your strange demonic transformation is also worth tasting... Since I can't choose—"
Kishugar's battle axe pointed directly at Cheng Tian.
"Then I'll just kill all of you!"
As soon as his voice fell, the demonized Kishugar stomped his foot, creating large spiderweb-like cracks on the solid ground, and launched himself forward!
Facing this situation, Bazett, who should have continued to perform her duty as a close-range guard, retreated sharply at Cheng Tian's gesture, yielding the position that was about to make direct contact with Kishugar to her master.
In the demon Kishugar's vision, four "Eyes of Fact" split around Cheng Tian, but a greatsword very similar to Saur's appeared in his hand.
This combination of a spellcasting divine tool and a close-combat divine weapon indeed left Kishugar a bit bewildered for a moment.
But soon, he knew what type of opponent Cheng Tian was.
"Silver Royal Guard! Charge!!!!!"
With Cheng Tian's loud shout, Cheng Tian swung down his prince's sword, and at the same time, the four crystal eyes also conjured identical crystal blades, synchronously performing the exact same downward swing at the same angle and force.
The next second, a full five squads, totaling sixty Silver Breaker cavalry, charged out from the void, rushing towards the charging Kishugar!
The Silver Royal Guard's summon-like attribute was added after the weapon +7, and its essence was a medium-to-long-range attack skill, so it naturally also benefited from the replication buff of the crystal eyes.
Under the influence of demonization, with strength reaching the maximum of 50 points and agility exceeding 45 points, the Berserker Asura disdained dodging and directly crashed into the cavalry.
But after knocking over and sending flying a full half, thirty cavalry, he inevitably ran out of strength and was swept further away by the subsequent cavalry, man and axe alike—
Sweeping in Saba, who didn't know how to cover herself, and the astonished Epona, along with them!
This wasn't over. After the charge ran out of momentum, these knights, constructed from magic power, not only didn't disappear on the spot but instead swung their maces, rounding them to strike at their bodies. The knights, all made of large iron lumps, along with their horses, directly blocked the entrance to the narrow passage of the Blazing Fire Domain, completely obstructing the Dark Clan's path forward.
And at this moment, a scene that made both Kishugar and Saba's eyes split with rage appeared—
This bastard, Cheng Tian, actually chose to flee with his subordinates and the goddess without looking back!
"Orange! Knight!!!!!"
Kishugar's roar, filled with madness and resentment, was mercilessly left behind by Cheng Mouren.