'Looks like I have to use that movement technique.', Allen then initiated (Shadow Steps).

Allen has already trained the said movement technique in the training grounds before doing Melissa's skill. There, he found out that the technique wasn't really for increasing his speed, but for dodging. In addition, as it was currently night, the said movement technique's strength rose up.

-whoosh-

Like a steps of a phantom, the boy dodged the barbarian necromancer's strike, but it was immediately followed with an another one.

-whoosh-

-sou-

However, Allen dodged it again and he immediately backed away while attacking with (Dagger Flash).

-clang-

The barbarian necromancer, however, doesn't have the plan to dodge and let the(Dagger Flash) hit his body, then it only created a clanging sound while leaving behind an irritating, scratchy red line.

"That flash could actually affect my body! Hmph!", the barbarian necromancer rushed towards Allen again, but this time, the latter was prepared and kept backing off while making sure he won't get cornered by the walls.

He then noticed at the other side of the tavern that Kate was still running away from the invisible ghost. As the said creatures doesn't have any intelligence, they would only chase the target in one direction, unless the summoner would command them, but he's currently trying to kill Allen and didn't pay attention to the girl.

Suddenly, the barbarian made some sort of gesture with his other hand pointing towards Allen.

'Summoning again?', Allen immediately got out of the way. However, the coldness didn't appear, but somebody that looks like the barbarian necromancer.

It was his clone!

Originally, the enemy has two clones, but the other one was already beheaded by Drake, while the other one was in the hotel. Now, he used some sort of teleportation spell to summon the one at the hotel.

'Impossible! Necromancers, specially this one couldn't possibly have a teleportation spell!', Allen was startled by the sudden entrance of his clone. The clone was holding a staff, one could see that the staff was charged with some sort of power, however, rather than casting spells, it instead tried to hit Allen with it!

Due to the kid's continous momentum, he couldn't dodge it, so, Allen blocked it with his dagger.

-bam-

Just like Warren's staff, it made a repulsive force which made Allen's arm go numb, and he was thrown towards the middle of the tavern. Good thing for the kid, the repulsive force that came from the staff wasn't as powerful as Warren's staff, or else he might've flown to the other side of the building, or even break through the walls!

Meanwhile, his dagger flew to the other side of the tavern, almost hitting Kate, and his mask fell to the ground.

-whoosh-

The barbarian necromancer rushed and slashed down with his axe towards Allen. The latter rolled away in time, however, he was met with the enemy's punch.

'(Firm Fists)', Allen met the enemy's fist head on with his own.

-bam-

The fists. .h.i.t each other, the enemy was surprised that Allen's seemingly fragile hands didn't break!

Meanwhile, even though he stopped the barbarian necromancer's punch, the kid felt pain stabbing through his hand and towards his shoulder. Barbarians had an innate ability for their bodies to be tough and powerful, that's why they're almost impervous to any physical damage done by non-sharp objects.

Allen immediately stood up and increased his distance between him and the barbarian necromancer. Luckily, there were no broken bones on his arm, but his shoulder was dislocated.

He saw that the enemy's clone was slowly charging up the staff. He then heaved a sigh of relief, because it would probably take at least a minute to fully charge it up again.

'What to do?', Allen pondered. He was battling the fast and strong barbarian necromancer, and his clone with the annoying staff that could send out repulsive force. While Kate was still busy dodging the ghosts so as not be latched by them.

It was as if, this battle was hopeless.

'Give me something? Anything? For the weapon's power?', suddenly, it was as if the whole world stopped moving including himself, and the devil's voice echoed within his mind.

"No!", Allen resolutely said.

'Do you want to live? Do you want to kill that man? You know yourself that you won't survive this battle a lot longer.'

"No!"

'Well then, let me show you something...', suddenly, the frozen scene around him changed, and he saw himself, being lifted up by one hand on his neck and being choked to death. While Kate was unconsciously lying on the ground and the clone was slowly approaching her with the fully charged staff.

After which, the scene changed back to the way it was.

'So, did that change your mind?', the devil's voice said.

This time, there was a trace of hesitation on Allen's face, he doesn't know if what the devil showed was real or not, but there was one thing that's believable, and it was he can't keep up with the enemy any longer.

"No! Somebody will come.", Allen said. He knew whatever happens, he couldn't sell anything part of him to the devil.

'You know yourself that you and your companion will die before somebody comes to help you.'

"No!"

'Oh, well then, you can just die.'

"Wait!", Allen suddenly called out.

'What is it?'

"Can... I sell something that's not part of me?"

'Of course!'

"Then, what is it that you want?", Allen asked.

'That barbarian's blood, it's such a rare thing to see that such an undisciplined animal could become a necromancer.', the devil's voice chuckled within his mind.

"But I can't even wound him!"

'Oh, well then... I'm going to let you use the (Erchian Dagger) for five seconds, if you could stab it to any part of the barbarian, then I could suck out his vitality. However, if you fail, I won't help you anymore.'

"I guess... that's enough for me.", Allen said.

Afterwards, a dagger appeared on his hands, and everything in the surroundings slowly came back to normal.

"JUST DIE ALREADY!", the barbarian became larger and charged towards Allen at a very fast speed while slas.h.i.+ng down with his axe.

Five seconds...

However, Allen was calm and met the axe head on with the (Erchian Dagger).

-clang- -boom-

When both of the weapons met, a clanging sound could be heard and then the axe exploded into bits, startling the enemy.

Four seconds...

"You! DIE ALREADY DIE!!!", then the enemy became enraged and punched Allen. However, the kid only slashed with the (Erchian Dagger) once again.

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-sou- -pshew-

The hand of the barbarian was cut into half!

Three seconds...

"GAHHH...", the barbarian shouted in pain and furiously punched at Allen yet again! This time, the fast punch in the kid's eyes was seemingly slow, which was probably due to the weapon he was holding!

Two seconds...

He dodged the numerous punches everytime it struck out, after which, he stabbed the dagger towards the heart of the enemy.

One second...

-pshew-

The dagger accurately hit the heart of the enemy, piercing through it, after which, the (Erchian Dagger) disappeared.

The enemy's eyes widened in horror, he suddenly felt cold all over his body and his knees fell to the ground.

"W... w... what did you do?!", the barbarian necromancer fiercely looked at Allen. Even if he's stabbed in the heart, he knew that he shouldn't be this weak! There must be something on that weapon then.

"Killing you.", Allen replied.

"Hmph! Then I won't be the only one dying here.", the barbarian pushed his will to the limit and grabbed Allen's head with his large hand. The kid couldn't dodge on time now because he lost the support of the (Erchian Dagger).

After which, he threw Allen towards the walls, knocking him out and making blood trickled down from behind his head.

Then, the barbarian necromancer collapsed to the ground, his body withering at very fast rate, aswell as his clone.

A few seconds later, the barbarian necromancer died, and the clone returned back to a middle aged man and collapsed to the ground.

The feeling of coldness left Kate, which meant that the ghosts had dispersed. The girl rushed towards Allen, checking if he's alright or not.

***

Meanwhile, in an another location in the southern region of the kingdom...

There was a caravan of merchants on the road, however, these people weren't merchants, but were people from 'that' secret organization.

Suddenly, one of the people felt pain from his head and a scene played on his mind.

He blurted out, "Brother died?!"

The other people heard what he said and they asked what's the problem.

"Somebody killed brother!", the man angrily replied, making the people around him not to make any noise. They knew that a barbarian's temper was not to be taken lightly.

He recalled back the scene that he saw in his mind, and saw a kid that killed his brother! Of course, the kid was none other than Allen!

Allen wasn't wearing any mask when he killed the barbarbian necromancer, so his face was seen by his brother!

The caravan then continued with their journey, as if nothing ever happened.

However, the man's eyes became watery, but he resisted crying, he inwardly promised to himself, 'I'll kill that kid... NO, I'M GOING TO MAKE HIM SUFFER FIRST!'