After absorbing the two sorceresses, its strength has indeed skyrocketed. The black active substance on its surface is obviously more active and sharper than before. Almost at the same moment when Yavi and Red took action, the black sludge started to surge like a group of alarmed snakes.
"Clang--!"
Cahir's left hand instantly formed a black buckler that was thicker and harder than before, accurately blocking Red's horizontal slash. Amidst the sound of metal and iron, Red's powerful and heavy sword was blocked in mid-air. The sword sank into the black material about an inch deep, but was bounced away by Cahir's arm!
At the same time, Cahir's right hand turned into a wider and longer black bone blade, and it suddenly flicked back from right to left, accurately meeting Moonlight Cursed Blade stabbed by Yavi! The two blades intersected, and sparks flew everywhere! Yavi's pupils shrank - the power was heavier than before! His wrist was numb from the shock, and the advancement of the sword was completely strangled. Black matter surged on the surface of the bone blade, and there was a faint tendency to wrap up and swallow Moonlight Cursed Blade!
Yavi snorted coldly, flipped his wrist, and the sword rotated away from the entanglement of the black substance. At the same time, his body took advantage of the force and took half a step back, avoiding the second blade that Cahir slashed down.
"Hey!"
Red pressed forward again from the left. The broadsword was raised high above the head, like a giant execution ax, and it suddenly fell with great force! Cahir had to move the round shield in his left hand up to block it, and the black material thickened crazily on the shield surface--
Bang!
The broadsword struck the buckler hard, and the black substance spattered out several small droplets. Cahir's body was tilted a few inches to the left by the blow, and his knees were slightly bent. Red's power, even without magic, was enough to shake this monster.
But Cahir adjusted back almost immediately. The bone blade in his right hand stretched out like a living thing, turned into a dark whip blade, and slashed towards Red's neck! Red's pupils shrank, and he had to withdraw the sword and retreat. The broad sword was blocked in front of him, and the black whip blade hit the sword hard, and the whole person was shocked to take three steps back!
"Tsk." Red gritted his teeth, feeling sore and numb from the tiger's mouth.
Yavi took the opportunity to cut in from the right again. This time he did not chop directly, but shortened his stature and slid under Cahir's right arm. Moonlight Cursed Blade went from bottom to top, like a silver countercurrent waterfall, directly to Cahir's defenseless armpit!
"Pfft!"
The tip of the sword penetrated the black material about two inches deep! Yavi clearly felt that the sword edge cut through some kind of sticky and tough resistance and touched the real flesh of Cahir! But Cahir's The reaction was equally astonishing - its right arm suddenly pressed down, and the black substance condensed crazily under the armpit, clamping the sword edge of Yavi. At the same time, the buckler in its left hand had turned into a short thorn, and it pierced Yavi's face with its backhand!
Yavi had no choice but to give up the thrust, drew his sword and retreated. The black substance left a charred mark on the sword, making a sizzling sound of corrosion.
The three of them separated again.
Cahir stood on the spot, its chest heaving slightly - it actually gasped. The black substance surged on the surface of the body faster than before. The empty eyes glanced back and forth between the two enemies, showing a certain sense of vigilance for the first time.
Yavi and Red looked at each other and exchanged a brief signal.
Its melee skills are indeed mediocre. Cahir was just an ordinary warlock when he was alive. Blocking with his sword relied entirely on the automatic defense and instinctive reaction absorbed by the black substance, and lacked real swordsmanship training. If he were to fight alone, Yavi would be sure to find a flaw and kill him within ten moves.
But the problem is, that layer of black matter is too weird.
It is like a set of living armor that can think independently. Whenever Yavi or Red's sword edge is about to break through Cahir's defense, the black matter will actively condense, thicken, and even eject at the last moment. It uses its hands and splashing droplets to fight back. Although Cahir's own swordsmanship is mediocre, this layer of black matter perfectly makes up for all its shortcomings - it doesn't need to know how to defend, the black matter will block it for it; it doesn't need to know how to counterattack, the black matter will attack for it.
"This guy... is literally wrapping himself in a living shield and fighting." Red said in a low voice, breathing heavily, with fine beads of sweat already oozing out from his forehead.
Yavi didn't answer. His cat eyes were fixed on Cahir, and his brain was running at high speed. Red was right, Cahir itself was not very powerful in combat - the most terrifying thing about it was the layer of black matter that couldn't be broken, burned through, and could fight back on its own. As long as this layer of things remained, Cahir would be almost invincible.
But how to deal with this layer of black matter?
Igni Sign cannot be burned. Aard Sign cannot be pushed away. The magic attacks of warlocks are immune to it. Ordinary physical attacks can only leave shallow marks on it, which are filled and repaired by the surging black matter in a blink of an eye. The only one in Yavi's hand that can really cause effective damage is Moonlight Cursed Blade--every time he hits it with a real blow, it can cut through the layer of black material and touch the body of Cahir.
But Cahir is obviously aware of this. It began to deliberately avoid direct collision with Moonlight Cursed Blade, relying more on the autonomous defense of black matter to block Yavi's sword edge. At the same time, it used its left hand to continuously gather round shields and short spikes to interfere with Yavi's offensive, and its right hand turned into various forms of sharp blades and whip blades to remotely contain Red.
The battle reached a stalemate.
Red pressed forward from the left again, and struck hard with the broadsword three times in a row. Each time, Cahir's round shield was shaken, causing black matter to fly. But each time, Cahir was able to quickly stabilize his body and use the black whip blade to hit Cahir. Red was forced to retreat. Yavi repeatedly looked for a flaw on the right side, cutting in three times and stabbing the black substance three times. However, Cahir used the black substance to clamp the blade of the sword at the last moment, forcing him to retreat.
The three people's breathing became heavier and heavier.
In the open space of the ruins, black figures moved between the silver and blue sword lights. The black substance was like boiling ink. Every time you blocked it, several droplets flew out. Each droplet fell to the ground, corroding the gravel on the ground to create pits with white smoke. Yavi Sweat dripped from 's forehead, and the duration of Rabbit Talisman and Ox Talisman was passing by minute by second - he had to find a decisive means before Talisman's effectiveness faded.
"Red!" Yavi shouted during a retreat.
Red did not look back, but tilted his ears slightly to indicate that he was listening.
"Its black substance needs about half a breath to regroup after blocking my sword." Yavi's voice was calm and urgent, "With the next sword, I will stab it into its chest with all my strength, and you - while I stab, use your strongest attack to hit its head."
Red's eyes lit up. He instantly understood Yavi's tactics - the defense of black matter has its limits. It can block an attack at one location, or it can defend at two locations at the same time. But if two locations suffer heavy blows that can penetrate the defense at the same time, then Cahir must make a choice: concentrate the black matter to defend one place, or disperse the defense to block two locations at the same time but weaken each location.
No matter how it is chosen, flaws will be revealed.
"Understood." Red replied briefly, holding the broad sword tightly, and the magic power condensed on the sword even more intensely.
Yavi took a deep breath. He mobilized all the remaining magic power in his body, and slowly pinched the hilt of Moonlight Cursed Blade's sword with his left hand - he had other means that he had not used yet.
He bent his knees slightly, lowered his center of gravity, and slowly raised the tip of the silver sword, aiming it at Cahir's chest. This time, he did not hold anything back - the blessings of Rabbit Talisman and Ox Talisman, and all the swordsmanship skills of the demon hunter, were all placed on this sword.
Opposite, Cahir's empty eyes seemed to feel some kind of fatal threat approaching. Black matter surged crazily on its surface, more intense than ever before, like a beast forced into a corner, roaring silently.
"Up!"
Yavi and Red burst out at the same time! Two rays of light, one silver and one blue, were like two intertwined meteors, one left and one right, one up and down, tearing the air with determination and murderous intent, pointing directly at Cahir!