THE CURSED ONE - THE BOY WHO CHALLENGE DESTINY

In The Edge Of Despair - 2

"Who are you?! Show yourself!" The four people who had been preparing to leave now raised their vigilance once again and immediately surrounded the voice source from four directions. 

"Well, your formations are worthy of reckoning, encircling me in the blink of an eye." Munjim spoke again.

The smoke and dust had thinned, Munjim who was standing straight and Munlim who had fainted on the ground was finally seen by the enemies. Without saying many words, the four of them immediately attacked swiftly from four corners with the same combination of attacks that had overwhelmed Munlim earlier.

Seeing them attack without reckoning, Munjim immediately prepared himself and strengthened his stance, he didn't want to underestimate his attackers because he had to fight while protecting his unconscious brother. "You guys don't like small talk, don't you? You just attack right away. Alright then, go all out, attack me as hard as you can." Munjim said while he starts blocking the enemy's swords.

The clanging sound of clashing swords sounded over and over again, Munjim managed to fend off all the attacks from the four corners quite easily, he doesn't find it difficult at all. Munjim was very surprised by his own abilities, it was not only his strength that increased rapidly but his reflexes and speed also increased drastically. He was overjoyed with this new power.

Munjim wants to try his maximum speed, he wanted to know how fast he could move now. "Okay, let's try." Munjim was talking to himself.

Amid the onslaught from four corners, Munjim suddenly disappeared from the sight of his four attackers, they couldn't see Munjim's movements at all. In their confusion, suddenly Munjim has appeared behind one of them with a sword right next to that person's neck.

Everyone there besides Munjim was confused and shocked to see Munjim already stand behind one of them, "Damn it! How did he suddenly get there?!" One of them spoke up in fear.

"You see, I could finish all of you very quickly without you even realizing it. I'll give all of you one chance, get out of here now before I change my mind!" Munjim gave the men a chance to leave because he didn't hold any grudges against them, and his brother Munlim wasn't seriously injured, after all. Munjim lowered the sword from the neck of one of his enemies, and that person immediately jumped away from Munjim.

The four people looked at each other, they were in a dilemma, if they ran away from here, they would be slaughtered by Baotan. But if they stayed here, they would never be able to win because from Munjim's one move earlier, not a single one of them could follow his moves. 

Without speaking, the four of them gave each other codes, and finally, they decided to give up, they bowed to Munjim at the same time as a sign of respect.

"Thank you for giving us a chance, Master Swordsman." One of them said to Munjim.

"Fine, you all can go, I have no grudge against you guys, but if you attack us again, I'll make sure your heads will get separated from your necks. One more thing, don't ever chase that girl again!" Munjim said firmly and threateningly.

The four of them nodded and immediately went to jump into the forest, they finally survived death. But they know that they still need to face another god of death which is their own master, Baotan.

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The fierce battle between Princess Imma, Hyung Jae, and Baotan and his men is still going on, Princess Imma is still waiting with full awareness for Baotan who has just unleashed his true power by exploding incredibly strong energy. Slowly, after all the dust has swept away by the wind, Baotan's body became visible and shocking Princess Imma and Hyung Jae 

Baotan's entire body was covered in a kind of silver armor, and emitting a purple aura. He seemed not like a human anymore, just like Jin's current condition. From his body radiated an extremely terrifying power,  a power that pierced the souls of everyone who near to him, as if hundreds of souls were screaming in pain.

"What kind of monster is that?!" Princess Imma had never seen this kind of condition, even in the lessons of legendary stories, she had never felt like learning something like this.

Hyung Jae feels the same way, he feels that Baotan's power doesn't come from this world. Hyung Jae doesn't know how Baotan got his power, but from a glimpse of the terrifying energy he feels, he can tell that many lives were sacrificed by Baotan in gaining this power.

"How is my power?! Beautiful isn't it? With this power, I will rule the world." Botan's voice sounded normal although his physical body has changed, it's still not clear why Baotan's voice is not the same as Jin's voice which was turned into a double voice.

"Dominating the world?! You must be joking, that kind of monster power will only destroy the world. I will hinder your ambition once and for all in here, in this place!" Princess Imma felt that if a person like Baotan with his monster powers managed to rule the world, then the world would be full of destruction. Princess Imma doesn't know where this Baotan's power comes from and how big it can be in the future, therefore, Princess Imma decides to finish off Baotan before his power getting bigger and more difficult to stop.

"Hahaha... What are you trying to hold me with?! You think your power will be able to withstand my god-like power?!" Baotan laughed hearing Princess Imma's determination, he felt that no one would be able to match his strength when changing under these conditions.

Princess Imma doesn't reply to Baotan's last question, she prefers to attack Baotan with her sword technique, while Baotan just doesn't move because he wants to prove that he is invincible in this condition.

Loud clanging sounds occurred repeatedly when Princess Imma's sword hit Baotan's armor, seeing Baotan who was just standing motionless made the Princess' sword easily hit Baotan's vital point, but all of his attacks were fruitless due to the incredibly strong armor that shrouded Baotan even though the princess had already amplified her sword attack with inner strength.

Princess Imma didn't give up, she would try to attack again with full power, this time her sword had been energized which made it glow a whitish light. Princess Imma ran and then jumped up, she planned to s***h her sword at Baotan's head.

"Desert Sun s***h!" Princess Imma screamed for a moment before her sword hit Baotan's head.

Baotan remained motionless and chose to directly receive Princess Imma's powerful attack.

"Trang..." Again Princess Imma's blade slashes were unable to penetrate Baotan's armor, even though the power of the s***h was capable of splitting metal or stone like a loaf of bread. Seeing her attack fail, Princess Imma immediately jumped away from Baotan and stayed still for a brief amount of time to observe the situation.

"Is that all of your ability? You can't even scratch my armor, how are you going to beat me? Is it now my turn?" Baotan showed his cockiness as he is very sure if he can win this battle easier now. Botan suddenly jumped high and fell right on top of where Princess Imma was standing with incredible speed and power, the princess could barely dodge it when two of Baotan's legs fell to the ground with tremendous destructive power.

"Dhuarrrr!!!" The sound of an explosion from the impact of Baotan's feet, a huge explosion that made a large and deep hollow in the ground. Princess Imma who received that attack immediately dodged it because enduring it was the same as suicide, but the effect of the explosion scattered small pieces of rock that spread fastly in all directions at high speed and hit Princess Imma. Princess Imma couldn't hold all the small stones with her sword, some of the stones hit her and made the princess's clothes torn in many places, some even scratched her body and make her injured.