Chapter 2842
After settling Martha, Fade turned his head and looked at Mervyn on the other side. He coldly replied, "It's your turn now."
Mervyn had been confident in himself, but when he saw Fade defeating Martha, he couldn't help but grow solemn.
He stared at Fade and said in a low voice, "I didn't expect you to comprehend two kinds of martial essence and have hidden skills up your sleeves!"
"Is that so?" Fade did not express any further opinions. His right hand gathered flames to face Mervyn's spear attacks.
At that moment, after a slight surprise, Mervyn's expression became stern again.
He straightened his body and flew straight at Fade's flame at a very fast speed.
Fade squinted and moved his right hand again. He struck out a mass of ice and snow, trying to resist Mervyn's long spear.
However, Mervyn's spear didn't come to a halt when it collided with the ice. Instead, it adjusted to its surroundings, and it increased in speed like a fish in water.
"What the..." Fade was caught off guard. "This is not the martial essence of a spear, but something else?"
Just as he was in a state of shock, the spear had broken through his defenses and reached him.
Bang!
With a crash, the spear pierced Fade's skin and blood oozed out.
Boom!
However, Fade immediately condensed his energy in his right hand. The spear shattered at a pinch of his fingers.
At this time, Mervyn didn't care as he had already drawn distance and cut off the connection between the martial essence and himself.
Therefore, he did not suffer from backlash damage like Martha from Fade's action. Right then, a smile appeared on his face, and his expression grew more complacent. After Fade crushed his martial essence, Mervyn brushed off his blood on his body. Then, Fade snorted and looked at him. Like a flash of lightning, he rushed over.
"It was you who kept launching attacks earlier. Now, it's my turn to attack."
Fade rushed out at an incredible speed.
Mervyn was surprised, but then he sped up and fled, with no intention of coming head-on with Fade.
With that, Fade chased after him.
The two of them were playing hide-and-seek in the castle.
"Is he one of the elders of the Illuminate Association? He's so cowardly and afraid of death!" Fade couldn't catch up with Mervyn and he seemed to be a little angry. Mervyn had no intention of stopping, refusing to fight with him. He kept running and waiting quietly.
Finally, five minutes had passed.
Fade seemed to have consumed too much positive energy, and his speed gradually slowed down. There was also a slight hue of green on his face.
Upon seeing this, Mervyn narrowed his eyes and his body emanated a cold aura. He said to himself, "The poison of the swordfish martial essence has begun to work. Boy, your time of death is coming soon." Then Mervyn, who had previously fled the scene, finally came to a halt. With a smile, he walked towards Fade. "Didn't you want to fight? Now, I'll entertain you."
After that, Mervyn rushed to him.
When Fade saw Mervyn's action, he smiled and whispered to himself, "He's finally daring enough to fight?"
"Hah!"
Fade also rushed over to him.
They moved so quickly that they collided with each other with a bang.
One after another, waves of force and aftershocks pressed against each other, forcing them to collide, and sounds of the impact to ring out.
Mervyn was so confident that he almost used up all his physical strength. He continued to hit Fade, again and again, trying to break through to him. However, after dozens of successful moves, he was surprised to find that Fade managed to block all his moves. Fade did not shy away from his attacks at all. "What's going on? His strength is even greater than I thought!" Mervyn was taken aback as he muttered to himself.
However, when he recalled that his
swordfish martial essence had affected Fade, he regained his confidence and whispered to
himself, "He can't resist for a long time. Soon, I will win."
Rumbling noises continued.
The two men exchanged dozens of moves, but Fade didn't lose as Mervyn had expected. Instead, he became stronger as he tried to suppress Mervyn to retreat. "W-What is going on?" Mervyn was starting to panic.
He raised his arms, barely able to block Fade's continuous attack. His body shook as he retreated a few meters, almost falling to the ground.
"No, we cannot continue like this." Mervyn shook his head and gave a stern cry, his eyes revealing a sense of decisiveness.
Boom!
Mervyn smashed a stream of martial essence in his body. He spat out a mouthful of blood and shot it towards Fade.
At that moment, Fade, who was
about to launch an attack, seemed
to be affected by Mervyn. His body stiffened and his face became slightly green. His movements slowed down.
Mervyn smiled and said, "The poison of the swordfish has worked."
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he proudly walked towards Fade. "You are able to push me to this point. I admit, you're quite skillful enough to break a part of the martial essence and forcibly
stimulate the poison of the Swordfish."
"However, you will die one way or another."
With a chill, Mervyn's hand condensed into a sharp sword as it shot towards Fade, whose movement was stiff. Death was approaching.
Right at that moment, the corners of Fade's mouth suddenly rose, revealing a smile.
"What are you smiling at?" When Mervyn saw this, his heart jolted inexplicably, and he cursed inwardly.
The pale green hue on Fade's face disappeared instantly, and his stiff body returned to its original state.
He stretched out his right arm. With an explosive force, he suppressed Mervyn's strength.
Then, he squeezed Mervyn's right arm.
Crack!
With a loud noise, Mervyn's right arm exploded, shooting up bits of flesh and blood and drifting down from the sky.
"Ah!"
Mervyn uttered a painful scream. He looked at Fade with horror and disbelief as he asked in a trembling voice, "H-How did you do it?"
Fade approached him slowly with a mocking smile on his face.
At the same time, a cold green aura flashed across his body.
"This is wood essence which is known for its detoxifying and healing properties. So you were not poisoned all this time?" Mervyn exclaimed.
Fade laughed and said, "You finally get it, don't you?"
"Fire, ice, and now, wood? You've comprehended three kinds of martial essence at the same time. Who on earth are you? How did you do it?" Mervyn's face was full of shock.