Solitary Sword Sovereign Chapter 35

Swoosh!

A humanoid silhouette was sliced in two instantly, its body parts falling to the ground as if they had been lifeless, to begin with .

"Hah . "

Next, to the body, a young man sighed in relief . He was of a medium build, less than average height, with dark hair, brown eyes, and a light brown skin tone .

Normally a person his age should be filled with the vigorous nature of youth, however, this young man appeared somewhat more mature . His heaving chest and deep breaths revealed that he was tired .

His expression displayed indifference, his faced hardened by constant battle . He was brandishing a sword, the edge of the blade covered in blood .

Surrounding him, there were approximately 50 or so corpses littering the floor .

"Damn, these guys didn't give me enough experience! These demons are too weak; I just wasted five minutes for nothing!"

After muttering to himself the man, returned his katana to its scabbard and checked his body, to ensure he was all in one piece . He was pleased with the results, for his white robes were spotless . There were no cuts, dents, not a single speck of any sort on them, not even a drop of blood . It was almost as if he hadn't been in a fight at all! After realizing that nothing was wrong, he started looking around .

"Ah, I never did notice the surroundings . The moment I entered this place I was fighting!"

The young man gasped at the immensity of the room: it was a large, circular hall, with the diameter of an entire building . Its height stretched as far as the eye could see, its black walls covered in ancient looking golden runes .

"Right, it's time to go face the boss . "

After taking in the view, the man slapped his own face and started taking steps forward, these steps, however, were not normal .

The moment he took a step forward, a sheet of ice, half a meter in area, would form beneath his foot . Every time he took a step forward this occurred, and a new sheet of ice would form, eventually creating a flight of stairs, coiling upwards, made entirely from ice .

After a while, the boy was out of sight, the steps turned into a vapor and dispersed . The floor was empty, apart from the bodies left by the young man . Behind the corpses was an open door: if one was to go through that door, a very large, long cave would be found .

The cave was seemingly normal . With the exception of the floor, every single inch of which was covered in blood .

The dismembered body parts of seemingly humanoid creatures littered its entire length, forming heaps the size of houses . All these body parts looked as though they were cut apart cleanly, by a blade, a very sharp blade . On close inspection, these parts were twitching, with minute movements, as if they had still been alive but a few minutes ago . . .

. . .

As Will climbed up bit by bit, his heartbeat was accelerated and his senses were heightened to the max . His Aqua sense had already told him that his enemy was above, so it was only a matter of time before he met his foe . Will was looking forward to the battle, but at the same time, he had a foreboding feeling .

Those things down there were too easy, which is a problem because Modus doesn't do easy . Odds are something very powerful is up there, waiting for me .

As Will got closer and closer, his expression began to look more and more surprised

'Hhmm? Why is this presence . . . so weak?'

One would expect an extremely powerful creature to exude a powerful life force, but Will could barely detect anything . Of course, there were creatures that could hide their presence, but it was unlikely that Modus would allow for such a thing . This was a boss, so it would most likely be a straight up confrontation . The question was, what kind of boss would it be?

Judging from what he had faced so far, Will expected to see a massive beast-like boss . But his intuition told him otherwise . The mobs he had been fighting so far were humanoid, that coupled by the subtle presence that was being released made him start to doubt the idea he had .

'Am I going to face my first humanoid Boss?'

The very idea was enthralling . What kind of boss would it be if it was humanoid? Would it have human-like characteristics, and if so, would it make it more lethal?

'I refuse to believe that I am fighting something weak . I need to put my guard up, just in case I meet with an unpleasant surprise . '

As Will reached his destination, the vibe he got from his aqua sense became even more vibrant, but this was not life force, nor was it killing intent .

'This is . . . excitement!'

Chapter end