"I'm negotiating here!" Ezreal said righteously. "What if he agrees?"
Hei Ya roared, "Go to hell!"
A powerful black light instantly erupted, and the entire space was enveloped in darkness. Hei Ya swung his tachi horizontally, and a condensed black sword qi rushed towards the two.
"Negotiations failed~" Ezreal whistled. "You handle the swordsman, I'll handle the minions!"
Ezreal slowly walked backward with a strange smile on his face. As he moved, the shadows behind him seemed to come alive, rolling and expanding violently.
"Awooo—" A deafening wolf howl suddenly erupted, and hundreds of wolf-head phantoms, formed from black smoke, surged out from the shadows.
Their blood-red eyes glowed like flickering will-o'-the-wisps, illuminating the dark space.
These wolf-head phantoms, with their gaping maws and sharp fangs, pounced towards the Black Wizards of the Dark Guild.
For a moment, the deep parts of the mine echoed with the terrified screams of the Black Wizards. The magical light they released seemed so weak under the impact of the wolf-head phantoms, extinguishing instantly like candles in the wind.
At the same time, Ikaruga stomped her feet on the ground, her body like a silver lightning bolt, rushing towards the sword qi of Hei Ya's swordsman.
The tachi in her hand cut through the darkness with streaks of chilling light, like shooting stars flashing across the night sky.
The moment the sword qi was about to reach her, Ikaruga's lithe body twisted, and her tachi, like a nimble dragon, completed a slash at a dazzling speed.
"Mujoryu: Shishōkōdan!"
Four brilliant Sword Light sword lights burst forth from Ikaruga's tachi, clashing fiercely with Hei Ya's black sword qi.
"Boom—" With an earth-shattering roar, the two powerful forces collided, generating a shockwave like a mighty typhoon that lifted surrounding debris and dust into the air.
Ikaruga used the recoil to elegantly flip in the air, like a blooming white lotus, then gently landed, sheathing her tachi.
Ikaruga slightly lowered her head, her white long hair cascading over her shoulders. Her right thumb gently pushed the tsuba, and the crimson blade silently unsheathed by an inch.
"Mugetsu Style: Sword Flash."
Her voice was soft, yet it seemed to ripple through the dark mine with an invisible wave.
The next second, her figure vanished.
Hei Ya's pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively blocked with his tachi—
"Clang—!"
A piercing metallic clang exploded, and sparks flew.
Ikaruga's blade struck precisely on Hei Ya's tachi, with such force that it pushed Hei Ya back three steps.
"So fast!" Hei Ya was startled. Before he could regain his footing, Ikaruga's second strike arrived!
"Swish—!"
A silver light flashed like a crescent moon, and Hei Ya's left black robe was neatly cut open. Had he not leaned back in time, this strike would have severed his throat!
"Mugetsu Style · Ghost Slash."
Ikaruga's voice was cold and calm, her beautiful face devoid of any expression, like a sculpture.
Her figure vanished again. Hei Ya felt a blur before his eyes as three sword lights struck simultaneously from different angles!
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Hei Ya frantically swung his tachi to block, but Ikaruga's sword speed was incredibly fast. Each strike precisely hit the weaker points of his tachi, making his tiger's mouth numb.
"Damn it!" Hei Ya roared, suddenly unleashing dark magic power. Black energy coiled around his tachi, and he swept it horizontally!
"Boom—!"
Dark sword qi swept out like a tide, but Ikaruga merely leaped lightly, tapping her toes on the sword qi, using the force to flip backward and land steadily.
"Your sword is too slow," she said calmly.
Hei Ya's forehead veins bulged. He violently swung his tachi, and dozens of black sword qi rained down!
"Mugetsu Style · Ghost Bone."
Ikaruga's figure suddenly blurred, as if transforming into a white afterimage, weaving between the sword qi.
Her blade precisely shattered every incoming dark sword qi. The sword light danced like silver snakes, and not a single one could get close to her!
"How is that possible?!" Hei Ya was utterly shocked. His sword qi was being neutralized so easily?
"Is this the extent of the Dark Guild's leader?" Ikaruga's voice came from all directions, seemingly omnipresent.
Hei Ya suddenly turned around, only to see Ikaruga almost upon him!
"Mugetsu Style · Bai Zhan (Moonless Style · Hundred Slash)."
Her tachi finally unsheathed completely in Hei Ya's sight.
—In that instant, the entire mine seemed to be filled with silver light!
Hei Ya felt as if the world before his eyes was being cut by countless sword lights. His tachi, his flesh, his bones, all were being sliced into fragments!
"Swish swish swish swish swish—!"
Sword light poured down like a storm. Hei Ya's body exploded into a bloody mist, and his head, split into four pieces, flew high, still showing unbelievable fear in his eyes.
"Thud."
Hei Ya's head fragments hit the ground. Ikaruga sheathed her tachi, not a single drop of blood on the blade.
"It's over," she said calmly.
Meanwhile, on Ezreal's side.
"Oh dear, your boss got chopped up. Shouldn't you guys be on your way too?"
He smiled at the Black Wizards around him, lightly raising a finger.
"Evil Wolf, be proactive when it's time to eat."
"Roar—!"
In an instant, the mine erupted!
Wolf howls echoed throughout the mine, one after another.
Hundreds of ferocious wolf-head phantoms flew everywhere, their blood-red eyes gleaming in the darkness, emitting chilling growls. The thick black smoke made the already dim mine even darker.
"Run... run!"
The Black Wizards scattered in terror, but the Evil Wolf's speed was even faster!
"Swish—!"
A wolf-head phantom pounced, biting a Black Wizard's throat. Black smoke instantly poured into his seven orifices, devouring all the magic power within him!
"Ah ah ah—!"
Screams rose and fell. The Evil Wolf's wolf spirit clones swept through the entire mine like a tide. Black Wizards fell one after another, their bodies rapidly shriveling into dried corpses.
"Tsk tsk, truly brutal," Ezreal shook his head and sighed, a relaxed smile on his face. Yet, in the shadows, his usually gentle smile seemed somewhat crazed and twisted.
In less than ten seconds, there were no survivors left in the mine.
The Evil Wolf's wolf spirit clones howled as they flew back into Ezreal's shadow and disappeared.
"Done!" Ezreal clapped his hands and turned to Ikaruga. "How about it, my efficiency isn't bad, right?"
Ikaruga glanced at him: "Your Summoned Beast is much more reliable than you."
"Hey, hey, I was very serious!" Ezreal protested.
Ikaruga ignored him and walked towards the altar to examine the magic crystals.
"These crystals contain very pure magic power. We can take them."
"Thanks to nature's bounty!" Ezreal's eyes lit up. "To thank the Dark Guild for their contribution, I plan to observe two seconds of silence for them!"
Ikaruga shook her head helplessly, but the corners of her mouth curved slightly upward.
"Let's go, time to turn in the quest."
"Alrighty!"
The two walked out of the mine side by side, sunlight falling upon them, as if the bloody battle just now had never happened.
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