"Karen! Shield!" Aren immediately yelled at the sight of the sword projection and fireballs.
Karen immediately cast [Mana Shield], protecting the whole party from getting swept by the explosion. Aren could feel the heat hitting his face despite the protection from the mana shield.
Gulian noticed the shield was wavering under the explosion. He activated his defensive shield, doubling their defense. The shield shook but the double shield worked well.
The explosion lasted for like thirty seconds before the flame died down completely. Aren was still holding the Magnifying Glass while his heartbeat was spiking up. This was their chance, he was hoping Tang Shaoyang did not die but was badly hurt.
As for Evan and his party, they should be exhausted after executing such a big skill. It would be easy for them to seize the target from Evan's hand for sure. He put the Magnifying Glass and directed it to the previous spot.
Sure enough, Evan fell on his knees while the mage used [Mana Shield] to protect them from the explosion.
"Hah... Hah... Hah..." Evan was out of breath, the skill was taking a great toll on his body. However, he never looked away from where he struck his sword down. He wanted to know if this was enough to kill the man.
"Oh man, you are taking all my prey!" A voice rang, and Evan had his eyes wide open in pure shock. The man was left unscathed even after the big skill he used on him.
Tang Shaoyang was covered in a lightning cloak, standing straight in front of him. His strongest skill could not even injure the man. But then the lightning cloak that covered the man's head disappeared, showing the face behind.
The man was not left unscathed, he could see blood flowing out from the corner of his mouth. But the skill was not enough to bring him down.
Nina, who was still standing, took a step forward. She stood in front of Evan, "I will buy you time, leave Evan!"
"Who are you? Why do you block us?" Aren stepped forward and asked Tang calmly. He appeared to not know about Tang Shaoyang.
"Huhu, are you trying to fool me with your ignorant facade?" Tang Shaoyang grinned at Aren, "Didn't you enjoy the show I was slaughtering the other adventurers from afar? But if you are trying to stall the time, you have failed. Your effort causes you to lose your friend's life..."
Tang Shaoyang threw [Wild Axes] toward Aren. Gulian stepped forward and reinforced his shield with his mana and his defensive skill. Before the axes could hit the shield, Aren could feel a blow of wind hit his cheeks.
"Watch out!" Aren tried to warn his friends, but that was too late. When he turned around, he saw Tang's scythe was a few centimeters away from Coral's neck.
Slash!
As he finished his words, Coral's head flew into the air as blood sprayed. Anger possessed Aren when he saw his friend's neck was slashed with the scythe. He was about to draw his sword and fight back, but a lion-like roar escaped Tang's mouth.
Peng!
His head was hit by extreme dizziness as he lost his power to draw his sword. He tried to come back to his senses until a great shockwave hit him. His body was pushed back, and at the same time, he saw axes formed around Tang Shaoyang.
Karen and Poli were so close to the man, they were in danger. He had to help them, but his body would not listen to him. The four axes then revolved around the man, shredding the mage and the scout into pieces.
Aren could only watch helplessly his friends killed in front of him. He could not do anything to save them but just watched them killed brutally. But the worst had not come yet, the man flashed toward him.
When he thought he would die, the man killed his other two comrades, Gulian and Adrian died in the same fashion as Coral. They got their head sliced up by the scythe.
Tang Shaoyang pushed him back down to the ground and stepped on his chest. He saw the man raise the scythe, 'At least, Dan is safe,' that was his last thoughts until he heard a familiar voice.
"Wait! Please don't kill him!" Aren looked toward the voice and found his last party member, Selena the cleric.