February 5, 2023. Past Midnight
"天上女神,造生光,賜氣息於群生,賦魂於世間之器,創靈於所居之器.
予祈福於吾命所承之流,聽吾之請,賜傷魂以癒與力,以抗幽冥.
吾以己命之一部分,易彼破器之生.
Tiān shàng nǚshén, zào shēng guāng, cì qìxī yú qún shēng, fù hún yú shìjiān zhī qì, chuàng líng yú suǒ jū zhī qì.
Yǔ qífú yú wú mìng suǒ chéng zhī liú, tīng wú zhī qǐng, cì shāng hún yǐ yù yǔ lì, yǐ kàng yōumíng.
Wú yǐ jǐ mìng zhī yī bùfèn, yì bǐ pò qì zhī shēng.
(Heavenly goddess who creates the light of life, gives breath to every living creature, gives spirit to vessels in this world, creates souls in every vessel filled with spirit. I ask for your blessing from the mana flow within my life, hear my request, give healing and strength to wounded souls to fight against darkness. I exchange a part of my life for their broken vessels.)"
"於汝,造化之女神,應吾之召.
Yú rǔ, zàohuà zhī nǚshén, yìng wú zhī zhào.
(To you, goddess of creation, answer my call.)"
The chamber, about 28 x 28 in size, is now illuminated by a high-level healing spell cast by Mei Mei. Soft green light bathes her four friends, repairing their damaged limbs and providing limbs for several minutes.
Sizhu's left forearm, which was severed, now has a soft green light forming a new left arm. The same goes for Amon's right leg. The cut wounds on Reza's neck close after his neck twitches several times. They feel better than before. Their breathing returns to calm.
"Cough! Cough!" Mei Mei sits down on her knees on a bloodstained floor. She coughs up blood from her mouth. Not only her mouth but also from her nostrils and ears, fresh red blood flows.
"Fi.. ve.. mi.. nutes. Cough! My magic.. works.. for.. five.. minutes.. cough! After that... the healing effect will vanish.. and the severed limbs.. will return to their original state.."
Mei Mei collapses unconscious, her head about to touch the floor.
Just before it touches the floor, a chained meat cleaver flies toward her head.
TRANG!
Green sparks ignite, Sizhu cradles the limp and unconscious Mei Mei. He deflects the chained meat cleaver aimed at Mei Mei with a move of his softly glowing left hand.
"Thank you, Mei Mei, five minutes is enough."
Sizhu then walks over and leans Mei Mei's body against the farthest wall.
Meanwhile, the Witch butcher grits his teeth, both meat cleavers already ready again in his hands.
After making sure Mei Mei is comfortably leaning, Sizhu returns to the center of the room. Standing in line with his three new companions.
"Huh, five minutes. Well, although five minutes seems like too much time for me." Amon raises both his hands, now burning again. The deep cut wounds disappear without a trace under Mei Mei's soft green light.
Reza beside him cleans his round glasses stained with blood spots. The white shirt he wears has changed color to red blood, along with a strong smell of blood.
"We must attack that Witch together so he has no chance to counterattack." Reza bites his thumb until it bleeds, then lets the blood drip onto the floor. "Āku swaraning bhūta rakṣaka gṛhaśmaśāna, yaṅ anugraha agni-mṛtyu, yaṅ anugraha panuntun atma yan wus seda. (I summon the demon who guards the graveyard, who brings the fire of death and guides those who have died.)"
Three living fireballs the size of a human head appear in the air. Hovering above Reza's head, providing additional light.
Sizhu nods while putting his glowing blood staff on his shoulder. He sets stance to unleash the staff technique taught by his teacher.
"Spirit summoning technique, it's been a long time since I've seen someone who can summon spirits. We're lucky to have you on our side. Glasses man." Elizabeth chants her best intermediate water spell. "O dew of lord night, conjure the blood water, be my sword, guard for me."
Eleven blood swords formed around Elizabeth. She held one sword made of blood in her hand. "Blood is a liquid. I can shape this liquid as I please. Although the drawback is that the density of blood is higher than water. It feels like lifting solid iron."
The witch butcher ahead began preparing to launch an attack. He stepped on the hard blood-soaked floor. Raising both chained meat cleavers forward.
"I WILL TEAR YOUR FLESH APART AND EAT YOUR FLESH UNTIL NOTHING IS LEFT!"
His right hand spun the chained meat cleaver. Just as the four youths stepped forward together, dashing to close the distance. One meat cleaver bounced off the ceiling and walls, trying to block Elizabeth, Sizhu, Reza, and Amon, who dodged swiftly.
In an instant, the four were four steps ahead of the witch butcher's face.
Just as they were about to launch their attack.
The witch butcher grinned widely. His body stepped back, crashing into the wall.
Just as two blood swords were quickly thrown to stab the thighs, Sizhu's green flaming staff swung to hit the head, Reza's three fire spirits threw fireballs at the body, Amon's blazing punch aimed for the stomach, the wall behind the witch butcher suddenly stretched very long. While one meat cleaver stuck into the wall, pulling its wielder away from the attacking four youths.
Zwut!
The wall moved away as if alive, carrying the witch butcher back by fifty steps.
"HAHAHAHA! NAUGHTY FLESH LIKE YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET CLOSE TO ME! MY REALITY MARBLE ROOM GIVES ME THE POWER TO MANIPULATE SPACE AS I WISH! YOU WON'T GET A SINGLE INCH CLOSER!"
Reza, Amon, and Elizabeth hissed in frustration. Meanwhile, Sizhu prepared to charge regardless of the path being blocked by the chains of the flying and bouncing meat cleavers.
"I will get closer."
"Fourth staff technique; 火龍步; Huǒ lóng bù! (Fire Dragon Step!)"
Green flames engulfed Sizhu's staff. Like a tiger chasing its prey, the green fire under Sizhu's feet pushed powerfully through the chain gaps, instantly appearing in front of the wide-eyed witch butcher.
BLAR!
The hard staff strike pushed the witch butcher, who tried to block Sizhu's attack with a meat cleaver, back ten steps. He struggled to withstand Sizhu's relentless attacks, slowly burning his left hand. Forced to pull back the chained meat cleaver blocking Elizabeth, Amon, and Reza.
The Witch butcher tightened his grip and jaw. He swung his big chained meat cleaver at Sizhu, who kept spinning the staff to strike. Green sparks flew every time the two weapons clashed.
Crat! Two blood swords pierced his open back, stabbing his shoulders, making the witch butcher who was busy facing the agile Sizhu snort angrily.
"Meat cutting technique: MINCED MEAT CUT!"
Like rampaging octopus tentacles, the chained meat cleaver bounced rapidly around the witch butcher's body like whips.
Sizhu skillfully dodged the large meat cleaver's whipping strikes like a leaf stepping quickly.
Elizabeth and Amon, running closer, immediately stopped and slowly stepped back.
"Back!" Reza, standing at the very back, extended his right hand. Three fire spirits, about the size of a head, swiftly spun in front of his palm. "Shoot."
Three fireball spirits sped through the witch butcher's rampage technique, exploding right in front of his stomach. Stopping the movement of his hands wildly darting back and forth.
BUM!
Black smoke formed, the Witch briefly pulled the chained meat cleaver into his hand and blocked the explosion of the fireball spirit aimed at his stomach. His body was thrown back three steps.
Right as the Witch feet landed on the floor, Sizhu and Amon appeared from behind the black smoke cloud, releasing green fiery thrusts and straight red fire punches.
BLAZE! BUM!
The meat cleaver Witch was thrown, crashing into a wall until it broken. The Witch's reality marble shattered into pieces, bringing them back to the mountain forest at night. In an open field with a flag planted in the middle fluttering in the wind.
The dirty chained meat cleaver cracked from the combo attack by Sizhu and Amon. He shouted angrily at Amon and Sizhu who kept attacking.
"ROTTEN MEATS!"
The meat cleaver Witch spun throwing both chained meat cleavers. They flew very far, cutting down several trees in the forest. Making the trees fell to the ground.
Elizabeth bent forward with a blood sword in her hand, sliding the flying chained meat cleaver over her head. Meanwhile, Reza ducked looking at the tense chain about to strike his head.
Mei Mei lay on the ground near the edge of the forest. She were far enough from the meat cleaver Witch's attack range.
Sizhu and Amon jumped high, their feet landing on the tense chain, then used it as a foothold to run closer. Launching the next attack.
THUD!
Sizhu's green fiery staff strike was stopped by the Witch's big hand, just as Sizhu hit the staff. Amon targeted the opening.
"من حر الشمس اللي بتديني نار
ومن الحمرة اللي مولعة الرمل
لإله خلق الشمس والنار
أنا عبدك اللي بطلب منك الدفا
اسمع ندائي وأولّع إيديّ
وخلي أعدايا تتحول لرماد
(From the heat of the sun that gives me fire. From the burning redness that ignites the sand. To the god who created the sun and fire. I am your servant who asks for warmth. Hear my call, ignite my hands and turn my enemies to ashes.)"
Both Amon hands spun with blazing red fire, quickly launching four consecutive punches hitting the right-opened stomach and waist of the Witch butcher.
BUM! BUM! BUM! BUM!
The Witch was pushed back five steps, although his big fat body was hit by four fiery punches capable of crushing stone, only a little burnt skin was created on his stomach and waist.
This Witch's body is very tough! Different compared to when I fought the mercenary a few hours ago.
One meat cleaver returned to his right hand, he spun the cleaver and threw it at Amon who was two steps nearby.
TRANG!
Sizhu was quicker to block the thrown chained meat cleaver aimed at the careless Amon. As his green fiery staff whirled to block the meat cleaver, Sizhu foot quickly surged forward as fast as the chained meat cleaver was pulled back.
The Witch Butcher immediately responded with a spinning strike of Sizhu's green fiery staff. The two moved as if dancing with green fire forming a flow like a dragon whipping and attacking from Sizhu staff.
"Hah! I won't lose, green kid!" Amon assisted from the other side attacking the Witch butcher.
He were soon pressed by two-way attack, front and back. Both his big hands busily spun the chained meat cleavers left and right trying to block every attack given by Sizhu and Amon. Although his body was big, his movements were quite agile to dodge and strike.
The sound of metal and staff hitting echoed throughout the wide field in the mountain forest. Non-stop without pause.
TRAK! TRANG! TRAK! TRANG!
Until the blood sword shot in, changing the flow of the fight.
CRAT! CRAT!
Drops of black blood floated in the air. One blood sword stuck in the off guard left eye of the Witch Butcher. Another stabbed in the middle of his stomach.
"AAAAGGGHHH!"
His left vision was now closed, he didn't see Sizhu and Amon attacking from the front. But both attacked from his blind side.
"First staff technique: 被火龍攻擊;
Bèi huǒlóng gōngjí! (Assault of the Fire Dragon!)"
A green fiery thrust pierced the big Witch butcher's left chest. The green fire, like a drill, immediately exploded as the tip of the staff struck the tough Witch butcher's body.
Thrown into the air, Amon from above delivered a fiery axe kick right to the stomach.
BLAZE! BANG!
Creating a puddle as large as the Witch butcher's body, thick smoke billowed. Amon and Sizhu paused for a moment to catch their breath.
"Three minutes! We have two minutes left! Finish him!" Reza shouted, clearly sensing the Witch butcher was still alive.
Amon and Sizhu nodded immediately and run to deliver the finishing strike.
Elizabeth, keeping a twenty-step distance, caught two swords mid-air and ran closer.
Reza, who had summoned the ice fish koi spirit, also ran closer.
From behind the thick smoke, a figure stood upright.
Thump!
Sizhu, Amon, Elizabeth, and Reza running suddenly stopped. Their movements froze as if their flesh had been torn and chopped.
As the smoke cleared, the Witch butcher, now bare-chested, was revealed. His right hand had transformed into a large meat hook. Meanwhile, in his left hand, he held a long meat cleaver, part of it twitching with flesh. His injured left eye had grown many new eyeballs.
Meanwhile, on his fat stomach appeared a large, terrifying sharp-toothed mouth. The mouth moved and spoke.
"I HAVEN'T USED THIS FORM FOR A LONG TIME! RIGHT NOW I'M VERY HUNGRY! I WANT TO DEVOUR ALL OF YOU!"
Just as they were starting to feel normal again, the Witch who had changed form vanished from Sizhu's, Amon's, and Elizabeth's sight.
"FIRST! THIS GLASSES GUY FIRST!"
The large mouth on the Witch's stomach swallowed half of Reza's body, leaving his waist and legs.
Amon's eyes widened in shock. "REZA!"
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