Dark Magus Returns

The five Lethal Bite Clan members in the middle were certainly not low-stage warriors. Bargo could tell that right from the start when he had blocked the attack.

Each of them had to be either peak initial-stage warriors or low-ranking middle-stage warriors, but there was more to it than that.

They had this underlying strength that felt like they were also being boosted.

Immediately, they surrounded the group that had entered, with two of the warriors jumping over the entire group and standing by the door.

"I feel like you have already realized that you are unable to win this fight, but having you run away will also be very troublesome for us," one of the warriors said, throwing out a fist.

Quickly, Anna had moved in front of Himmy where the fist was targeted and grabbed onto the wrist. The man was able to try and attack her with her dagger, but she hit it away with her other arm, letting go.

From the other side, she could see that the other warrior was going for another slash aiming for Charlotte.

At that point, Anna quickly moved over, putting her arms in harm's way. When the dagger hit, it pierced through but only about a centimeter until it had hit something hard.

"You, are you even using Qi? Why is your body so hard?" The man questioned, as he could see within parts of her clothing they were glowing red slightly.

Since she was at the back, Himmy and Charlotte were too slow to react to the talented warriors, and it was true for the no-name man as well.

Situated at the front were Raze, Ivor, and Bargo. They were going up against the other three remaining warriors.

They had already taken out the rest of the new members of the Lethal Bite Clan that had come in, leaving only these alive.

Although Ivor was trying to strike at openings while Bargo was protecting them with his skillful swordplay, it was proving rather difficult for him.

He was a third-stage warrior himself and was out of his depth in this situation. So for Bargo, it felt like he was more so fighting two on one while trying to protect the other.

'These two are a handful, but I can deal with two of them at once. If any more come at me, though, it will be a big struggle,' Bargo thought.

He didn't quite understand what was happening. He was sure that there were five attackers, and if the other attackers were as strong as the one that he was facing, then they should have dealt with the others by now.

Yet, Anna, the new recruit, was dealing with two from the back, and Raze was fighting with one of them head-on as well.

With his sword by his side, he struck with great strength at the warrior. Each time he blocked a hit, he could feel his form almost breaking as he was being overwhelmed.

Spinning through the air, he went to attack with a fist, but Raze quickly was able to move away, and with his own hand, struck him in the stomach.

The warrior kneeled for a second, but recomposed himself before another attack struck him.

'How is this person so strong and beating me? I'm sure I have more Qi than him, yet when we strike, his Qi is breaking through mine.'

Raze was going up against a middle-stage warrior, and in most cases, the one that was able to have a larger amount of Qi would win out of all strikes.

However, due to Raze's way of condensing his Qi, it was allowing him to perform strikes that condensed in certain areas, giving just as much power in these areas.

'I already fought against the head of the Lethal Bite Clan. Struggling with a person like this at this stage is something that is not acceptable,' Raze thought.

The main issue was though; Raze was still refraining from using his demonic techniques and magic.

As things were starting to play out though, the man that was facing Raze had been hit too many times in their bout, and he thought it was only a matter of time.

"Come join me with this one; he's troublesome!" One of the warriors called out.

One of the two that were fighting against Bargo had suddenly jumped and went to strike Raze from the side. Caring for his life more than hiding his techniques, he used the Descending Steps to quickly push away and push in, delivering another strong strike.

Raze's sword clashed with the dagger, and the sheer power had brought one to their knees, but a strike from the side from the other attacker had appeared, and Raze needed to pull away as he spun back.

'Fighting two of them at once… is more annoying than I thought, but I definitely improved to the point I can now fight two low middle-stage warriors at once. Beating them is another thing.'

What Raze's eyes were more concerned about though, was the cup; he could see it slowly filling, and as it did, one of the points of the corner of the cup started to glow red.

He continued to keep an eye on it, while taking care of two of them, and that's when the second point of the cup was starting to glow red. When all three points were glowing, Raze feared whatever it was they were trying to do it would be activated.

With a strong sense of Qi, Raze used the Devil's formation, the waterfall strike, and hit one of the attackers away.

"Himmy, do I have permission to go all out?" Raze asked.

The words that were shouted made no sense. Bargo and Ivor were fighting for their lives, with everything they had and were struggling.

Why would Raze say something like this, and even more so, why would he ask permission of the stranger that they had just met?

"Permission denied!" Himmy shouted. He had his hand fairly close to his side.

He was watching Anna fend off the two and was trying to think about what to do, but using magic here, where a strong sense of magic was already present, Himmy felt like it was too dangerous, and something that maybe even one of the Deleters would have to be sent to clean up.

Charlotte hadn't used her powers either because of this reason.

Ivor, trying to ignore what he had just heard, went for a strike; now it was him and Bargo against one, but his hand was hit away, and a large strike was delivered across his face causing his knees to buckle, and he was sent wobbling to the floor.

'These people,' Ivor thought, holding onto his face. 'I didn't notice it before, but I'm pretty sure I recognize them. They are some of the strongest and most talented members in the Lethal Bite Clan. What are they doing here and why are they doing all of this?'

Bargo then managed to get a clean cut on his attacker's leg. A slash across it, causing him to stay in pain.

"Now, I finish you!" Bargo went to stab forward, but before he knew it, his sword was hit to the side with the dagger.

And another strike went for his neck, but he had managed to dodge it in time.

"What the…" Bargo looked around the room, and the situation had changed quite a bit. Now Anna was going up against four.

Raze had three people fighting against him, and Bargo and Ivor were going up against three.

Once again, Ivor recognized these people as well. All of them high-ranking within the Lethal Bite Clan, most of them close connections with the one known as Niang.

"This is going to be a lot harder than I thought," Bargo said.

The warrior opposite him smiled.

"You think."

The warrior came forward, thrusting his dagger. Bargo blocked the strike, and he could see another one coming from the corner of his eye. He continued swinging his sword, blocking the second one, but a third strike came from the other side and pierced right through his shoulder.

Bargo didn't flinch and instead kicked the man's knee, sending him shifting on the floor back.

Still, blood was soaking down his right side now.

"If that young one is holding back… I hope he stops soon," Bargo mumbled to himself.