Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 118

The Shadow followed up with a strike that sent another wave of sound magic towards him.

It distorted the air and shook the wreckage around them.

Neo grunted.

His ears were ringing and he was disoriented.

Arthur's Shadow disappeared.

'The Shadow is faster than me. I will lose if I face it in a contest of speed.'

Neo knew he was vulnerable.

He closed his eyes and spread out his senses.

Suddenly, he twisted his wrist and blocked the invisible blade.

Arthur's Shadow cancelled its invisibility and retreated.

"As I thought, surprise attacks are useless against you."

The Shadow maintained an emotionless face.

It used its superior agility to attack Neo from different directions.

The attacks were perfectly timed and savage.

Each one of them was aimed at Neo's vital.

The Shadow disappeared into the debris with a swift movement.

It used the environment to hide itself.

A faint crackling echoed.

Neo barely had time to react before the Shadow reappeared above him.

He blocked with his sword.

But the force of the blow sent him skidding back and he nearly fell off the floating platform.

Neo narrowed his eyes.

Fighting against Arthur's Shadow was eerily similar to his fight against Lucas.

Just this time, the Shadow wasn't relying on portals.

It was using pure speed and overwhelming force.

Suddenly, a gust of wind surged around Neo.

His senses screamed danger and he rolled away without thinking.

A beat later, a blade of air sliced through the space he'd been just standing in.

The Shadow disappeared again, leaving behind trails of black lightning.

It used the floating wreckages to its advantage, slipping in and out of view, as it hid behind them, much like Lucas had done with his portals.

Neo cursed under his breath.

He knew he couldn't keep up with Shadow's speed for long.

His Divine Energy was decreasing at a fearsome speed and Arthur's Shadow was nowhere close to being exhausted.

Sweat dripped down Neo's brow as he dodged another barrage of strikes.

The Shadow kept using quick attacks to drain his stamina.

It knew Neo could not continue fighting for long.

Neo exhaled.

He had to take the risk.

After condensing his Aura of Death on the tip of the blade and stabbing it into the ground, he made it explode.

Arcs of red lightning burst into the surrounding with no rhyme and rhythm.

They killed whatever they touched.

The air, the soil, the wreckage.

Everything started to crumble into nothingness.

Arthur's Shadow had nowhere left to hide.

Neo bolted towards the Shadow with an explosive speed.

Their blades clashed.

They exchanged blows at a speed invisible to naked eye. _{ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com}

The impact sent shockwaves through the floating debris, but Neo held firm.

Neo needed to end this fast.

His eyes were peeled open, looking for even the slightest opening, while he parried one strike after another.

There was no opening in the Shadow's defense.

Neo would have to create one himself.

He suddenly launched himself backward and tried to put distance between him and the Shadow.

The Shadow sensed an opportunity and pressed for the attack.

It launched a barrage of lightning and Air Bullet Spells to corner Neo.

But Neo wasn't retreating.

He was baiting.

Before the Shadow could react, he stopped retreating and a massive power surged from his sword.