Edward ignored him, as he had already calculated the sniper's position based on the trajectory of the sniper's bullet. He did not hesitate, but disappeared in front of everyone with a flashing red light.
......
"Oh!"
In the open space between the forest and the pedestal, Edward flashed into the bunker with a red light, and a bullet hit the ground where he was just now.
"So full of energy..."
Edward lamented the sniper's changeable nature. Based on the trajectory of the previous ballistic missile, the sniper's position was most likely at the edge of the forest. But since Edward approached this area, the trajectory of the ballistic missile kept changing its position.
As expected of a sniper among the Wilkin Guards, he is a really tough guy.
Faced with this strange and changeable existence, the clumsy Aleph has no way of dealing with him, and can only let Edward, who wins by speed, solve it himself.
However, Edward believed in Aleph. Even if he could not defeat Prince Akkaya quickly, he could definitely delay until Edward dealt with the sniper and returned.
Edward waved the butterfly knife in his hand and calculated the position of the sniper. If he guessed correctly, Prince Akkaya's sniper would not leave the edge of the woods, because there were not many hidden areas in the tower base area that could be used to set up sniper positions.
Then, just destroy all the forests where he might exist...
Edward swung the factor bracelet on his right hand, and the bracelet instantly spun at high speed.
The battle had to be resolved quickly. Edward calculated the time and rolled out of the shelter.
"Oh!"
A bullet hit Edward's body. The red strong factor shield took the blow, but the impact of the factor energy sniper bullet still caused Edward's chest to hurt.
Well, it is indeed accurate. If it were anyone else, they would have probably died by now...
But Edward was not “someone else.”
Based on the location of the hit on the factor shield, Edward accurately calculated the sniper's approximate real-time position - a tree in a large forest covered with vines at the two o'clock direction.
Vaguely, Edward saw a flash of light between the interlaced leaves.
"I got you..."
After instantly locking onto the target, Edward shook his bracelet and murmured in a low voice:
"【Factor Burst】..."
The bracelet stopped moving instantly, and with a strong red light, Edward ejected and aimed at the trunk of the tree.
"Rest in peace—"
"Bam—"
A huge burst of red factor energy erupted, and countless trees were instantly turned into charcoal in the huge explosion. The figure on the tree also screamed:
"Ughhhhhh!!!"
After the smoke from the explosion cleared, a large scorched area appeared in the woods. The prince's sniper fell to the ground with his factor shield shattered.
The sniper coughed violently, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Before he could struggle to stand up, Edward teleported in front of him with a flash of red light.
"Kacha——"
"Uh...? ...Ahem..."
The blade filled with elemental energy cut through the throat, and blood splattered out. In the sniper's vision, the last thing he saw was the shadow in the red blood light.
[Red Shadow], that's what they called him.
......
"You haven't given your name yet?"
The spear in Prince Akkaya's hand kept spinning, and the red factor energy was constantly gathering towards the spinning spear. Looking at Aleph in front of him, Prince Akkaya showed a confident smile, and his golden armor was blooming with brilliant golden light.
Aleph looked at the spear spinning in Akkaya's hand and sighed impatiently.
"Hey, I say, how long do you want to turn the gun?"
"Until you tell me your name, okay?"
"Then just go and die!"
A sharp spear tip pierced through the air and slashed towards Akkaya. Akkaya retreated calmly, and the spear in his hand instantly crossed in front of him.
"clang--"
The golden spear's shaft accurately caught Aleph's slash, and sparks of factor energy burst out where the blade and the spear shaft met.
"Zizi..."
Seeing Aleph using brute force with gritted teeth, Prince Akkaya sighed gracefully, with a hint of disdain flashing in his red-gold eyes.
"Why are the people around [Red Ghost] so uneducated? It's really hard to get along with them..."
After saying this, Prince Akkaya used all his strength to drive the spear upwards, deflecting the tip of Aleph's spear. Taking advantage of this gap, he stabbed Aleph three times at high speed.
"Dang——dang——dang——"
Aleph reacted quickly and changed his posture, spinning the double-headed gun in his hand to block the three sharp thrusts. But before Aleph could recover again, Prince Akkaya turned around, thrust the tip of the gun into the ground, then used the golden gun as a lever with both hands, jumped up, spun and kicked from the side, kicking Aleph's unprotected side.
"Ah!" Aleph staggered back two steps, and the double-headed gun in his hand also slowed down.
Taking advantage of Aleph's loss of power, Prince Akkaya landed steadily on the ground, leaped to the side with a sneaky step, pulled out the gun on the ground, and slashed at Aleph -
"Shhh-"
The red factor energy instantly pierced Aleph's factor shield. He quickly leaned back and barely avoided the factor energy spear that flashed a dangerous red light.
"Damn... so fancy..."
Aleph stood up, quickly recovered his posture, and held the double-headed gun across his chest.
"You are very strong, but your body is as heavy as a rock..."
Prince Akkaya began to spin the gun in his hand again. Aleph stared at him vigilantly, and the two of them began to slowly circle around the venue.
"I bet you never learned to dance?"
"Dancing? Don't disgust me, you sissy," Aleph spat viciously, holding the double-headed gun tightly in his hand, "This is probably your first time on the battlefield? The spear with a gold rim? These fancy things won't save your life..."
"Won't save my life...Maybe you're right."
The gun in Prince Akkaya's hand suddenly stopped spinning and was placed behind him.
"But today, it will take your life—"
The next moment, Prince Akkaya dashed forward and thrust his spear at the defenseless Aleph.
"Die!"
However, Aleph just laughed in a low voice. He did not choose to defend himself, but raised the double-headed gun in his hand and stabbed it into the ground fiercely.
"What!?"
The tip of the spear covered with elemental energy smashed the ground, and the shock wave blocked the path between Aleph and Prince Akkaya. Prince Akkaya had to slow down and dodge, but it was too late.
"Drink!"
Aleph kicked the spear, and the tip of the spear stuck in the ground rose up, bursting the ground and slashing at Prince Akkaya from below.
Just as the tip of the gun flashing with blue factor energy was about to hit Prince Akkaya, his body dodged unsteadily.
The moment the tip of Aleph's spear hit Prince Akkaya, the figure in golden armor turned into countless red fragments and bloomed.
"Zizi..."
What..? This is.. a holographic projection?
It took Aleph a moment to react, but by the time he tried to get back on the defensive, it was too late—
"From dust to dust, from ashes to ashes (Wilkin)."
The tip of the gun, which was loaded with strong factor energy, pierced into Aleph's waist from behind, causing a sharp tearing pain.
"Uhhhhhh!!"
Aleph felt a black screen before his eyes, and then his knees gave out and he fell to the ground.
He forgot...what he should have thought of, what he should have thought of the moment he saw the red factor shield.
Prince Akkaya possesses redstone, and redstone does more than just provide shields.
Edward's [Factor Potential Energy] and [Factor Burst] are special skills provided by redstone. Aleph should have thought that Akkaya also had similar skills, but he was too careless.
"Damn it..."
Aleph struggled to stand up, but the tip of the gun buried in his waist made his muscles lose strength.
"They say you are one of the cornerstones of the Confederacy, Aleph Stro."
Prince Akkaya held the golden spear in his hand and gently applied force, allowing the tip of the spear to penetrate deeper into Aleph's waist.
"Uhhhhh!!"
"No...you are just a stepping stone for us," Prince Akkaya's red-gold eyes flashed with malice, "You are all stepping stones for Wilkin..."
After saying that, Prince Akkaya fiercely pulled out the tip of the gun that was stuck in Aleph's waist, drawing a streak of blood.
"Ahhhhh!!!" Aleph screamed and fell to the ground.
Prince Akkaya twirled his golden gun, slowly walked in front of Aleph, and looked down at him.
"I will penetrate your power center and join your damned [Blade of Babel], and then I will disintegrate you from within...disintegrate this false empire where the usurper calls himself God..."
Prince Akkaya looked at Aleph, who was lying on the ground, barely breathing, and raised the golden spear in his hand:
"May the scorching wind of the Visa Desert strip off your skin, may the pure white sea of flowers accept your remains, may the merciful hands of the Lord of Embers take you into the void (Wilkin's words)..."
Aleph slowly raised his head, and the golden spear stood before his eyes, reflecting the halo of the lava river.
......
Lord of Ashes (Part 2)
"I thought you were a sniper?"
Prince Akkaya's attendant looked at Ivar in front of him, who was carrying a sniper rifle on his back and taking out two clawed hunting knives flashing with elemental energy from his waist.
"Hmm." Ivar could not deny it.
"Where is your sniper rifle?" asked the servant.
"That's not necessary," Ivar muttered.
"Well then," the servant raised the energy scimitar in his hand, "I am the chief guard of the [Red Gold Dragon] Akaya Aziz, and of the Wilkin Guards..."
"Too much nonsense."
With his dark green eyes glaring fiercely, Ivar charged forward with a gust of wind, flying towards the servant, and the two hunting knives in his hands cut out two marks——
"clang--"
The servant blocked the scimitar in front of him in time and engaged Ivar with swords.
"Uh-huh..."
The servant was in a stalemate with Ivar very reluctantly. He thought he was facing a sniper, but he didn't expect Ivar to meet him directly in close combat.
Ivar's double blades were in an "X" shape against the servant's scimitar, and sparks of factor energy continued to burst out from the place where the blades collided, making a "sizzling" sound.
During the stalemate, Ivar moved his face closer to the servant, his dark green eyes glowing with a terrifying light that could be described as insane:
"Hehehehe... I was just worried that no one would help me warm up, but I didn't expect you to come to me on your own initiative..."
Ivar had completely lost the calm expression he had when he was working with Edward and Aleph before. Instead, he became like a madman, acting mysterious.
"I'm sorry to bother you for a moment before I get to the real work..."
After saying that, before the servant could react, Ivar fiercely flicked his double blades upwards, lifted the servant's scimitar, and then took advantage of the gap to swing the knife, instantly shattering the factor shield and cutting off the servant's left hand -
"Ahhhhh!!"
The servant screamed, watching the blood spurt out of the broken arm. Ivar did not pursue the victory, he stepped back two steps, opened his arms, lowered his head, and saluted the servant gracefully.
"Come on, ant," Ivar raised his head slightly, a ferocious light flashed in his dark green eyes, "otherwise I will use the sniper rifle you've been thinking about to kill your master from here..."
The attendant screamed as he looked at the broken part of his arm. Then he became ruthless and pressed his broken hand hard on the blade of the scimitar of the energy factor. The energy factor burned his broken part.
