Chapter 64 Battling the Imps

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Sarah swiftly jumped down, her Twinblades immediately clashing with the demon—yet seemingly met with similar force in response. So she's around B or A rank, good to know, Neraxis noted just from that lone exchange, then quickly turned his gaze toward the imps. There were quite a few of them already huddled together, so he did not waste any time, using Stellar Dominion's Cosmic Cascade. Immediately, it enveloped at least ten of them in astral flames before their bodies seemingly disintegrated into nothingness. [14x (E- Ranked Monster) Demonic Imp Slain! Reward: Stigmata 59.26% -> 66.26%] Nodding in satisfaction, Neraxis glanced back at the other imps. However, the rest were unfazed, as though their fellow brethren had not just died in front of them. Therefore, they extended their arms, and a pair of white claws emerged. Before long, they dashed toward him almost mindlessly. Neraxis did not dawdle and wait until they struck, stepping up himself and raising his sword, before feinting a pierce, and slashing instead. Yet just before his slash was about to connect with several of the imps, they all halted in place, letting the blade pass before them. Immediately after, they reacted by clawing forward, trying to sever his outstretched arm. However, he quickly retracted it, and in that mere moment of their carelessness, used Simple Horizontal Slash, killing the few that had advanced toward him. [6x (E- Ranked Monster) Demonic Imp Slain! Reward: Stigmata 66.26% -> 69.26%] Ignoring the red system popup for the moment, he glanced toward the group who had been trying to flank him. They were a tad bit startled when meeting his gaze, but since they were relatively fearless creatures by nature, their attacks did not stop. That was why Neraxis swiftly looked away from them and locked onto a single Demonic Imp off in the distance. Without wasting any time, he used Sword Dash, immediately appearing before it and severing it in half. [1x (E- Ranked Monster) Demonic Imp Slain! Reward: Stigmata 69.26% -> 69.76%] But that did not put him at ease, as when he finally turned around, Neraxis was able to count how many were present in total. It came up to 31, with 30 of them looking like normal imps, and a single one having a white-dotted circle around its heart. 1 Elite and 30 Normal, not too bad, he nodded to himself and checked his possibilities. The black is the only one that lights up though... he let out a sigh. But I'll try it out anyway. I don't want to waste Vampiric Dominion's skill effects yet. With that, Neraxis glanced at a single imp and immediately cast Mark of Decay, making the black orb appear around that imp in particular. But now, he needed to reach max stacks, and to do that, he would need to not kill it instantly, while at the same time dealing with the others surrounding it. A difficult idea; however, he did not exactly have many other options. Besides, what better way to improve than to experiment while in battle? Neraxis stepped backward, reeling in the ones in front of him to come closer, before swiftly blasting off the ground and appearing right before the imps—and the one imp he had marked. Slashing sideways, he was blocked by their white claws which sent a dull reverberation through his arms, but he was not discouraged. After all, one of those who blocked was marked. 1 stack, he noted down, before trying it again and getting a similar reaction. 2 stacks... 3 stacks, Neraxis counted in his mind. However, he had to hurry up, since the encirclement was basically in a five-meter radius right now, and if they were to dash at him all at once, it would be troublesome. Therefore, Neraxis attempted the same maneuver. This time, he was able to cleave four of them in half, making their formation crumble a little. [4x (E- Ranked Monster) Demonic Imp Slain! Reward: Stigmata 70.26% -> 72.26%] Ignoring the red kill notification, he glanced toward the marked imp. 4 stacks. Only a single stack remained, and to finish it off, he decided to do a double feint slash, forcing their formation open before he finally brought the sword down onto the marked imp. Immediately, the black orb lit up, and just as he initially thought, interacting with the silver one seemed impossible. However, out of nowhere, a sudden surge of strength emerged, seemingly opening up a channeling path toward the silvery orb. And without further ado, he focused on it, channeling it in a similar manner to how he did with the black orb. The silver orb disappeared, with him being left confused about what had happened. But soon, a familiar red system window appeared, making his eyes widen. [Eve of Ruin: Rank up available.] [F->E] [Would you like to proceed? Y/N]

Chapter 64 Battling the Imps

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