Dark Magus Returns

Chapter 878: No Time Left

"You kids have taken a lot on your shoulders," Rayna said. "Even though this isn't your fight to begin with."

When speaking those words, Rayna was speaking with anger. She hated it, hated that she had to rely on those around her. This was her town, given to her by her father. She needed to protect it, and everyone was getting dragged into this fight.

"This is our fight," Safa said. "Don't think too much about it. We are here to help Raze, and Raze has decided to protect this place."

"Speaking of Raze, where is that guy? Shouldn't he have just been right behind us? He's nowhere to be seen," Mada said, turning his head left and right, but there was no one in sight.

"What is this?" Sha Mo said, his voice booming loud. He looked at all of those in front of him, and he recognized quite a few of them.

Rayna, a member of the Neverfall Clan, a large number of students that had appeared during the Martial Arts Tournament. There were those who were even by the Dark Magus's side when taking part in the tournament, which Sha Mo somewhat expected.

Seeing Mantis as well, great confusion was filling sha Mo's mind.

"I knew there was something going on, a worm has managed to enter our Demonic Faction and is trying to break us. I'm sure today will go down in history as the day that we, the Behemoth Clan, stopped this traitorous act!" Sha Mo exclaimed, punching his chest with one hand.

Powerful Qi surged out, hitting everyone like a strong gust of wind. Safa, Simyon, and Liam had felt this Qi a few times before. For the others, it was the first.

"You three were fighting against this guy?" Mada commented. "I'm surprised you lasted so long."

"If you want, I think we could give you a rematch when we're back at the academy," Liam commented. "Even without Raze, I think things would turn out a bit differently this time." Mada scoffed at this remark but never kept his eyes off Sha Mo for a moment. None of them did. They felt like they were trapped in a cage with a large rampant beast that would consume them the second they broke their concentration.

"Do you think we'll be easy?" Mantis claimed. "I can see the look-you're so proud, claiming your clan is hot crap. Well, your pillars have already fallen to us, and today, you will fall as well! The Behemoth Clan will fall today to the Black Tiger!"

The moment Mantis said that, a large wave of Qi and a giant fist came out fast, ready to hit Mantis.

However, zapping right in front of the fist was Simyon once again with his lightning body. His feet dug into the ground as he attempted to push the fist back, but all he could do was slow it down.

"Well, are you guys going to do something or what? Attack him!" Simyon yelled, every cell in his body in pain.

Everyone quickly moved from their position and launched a full-scale attack on Sha Mo.

Sha Mo brought his fists back as he saw Ricktor with a sword filled with flames coming at him.

Sha Mo waved his hand, and Qi moving through the air swept the flames away and even slowed Ricktor's descent.

Right after that, Sha Mo stomped his foot on the ground, and it temporarily seized the attacks of the others as they felt the Qi running through their bodies.

There was only one person that could still move, which was Rayna, who dived forward with her spear. She thrust it forward, but Sha Mo managed to catch it.

"I don't think holding onto that spear is a good idea!" Mada said as he jumped out from a position behind Sha Mo and swung his leg, kicking him right in the side of the head.

The strength of the attack-a visible impact-could be seen as a ripple of air exploded on the other side of Sha Mo's head.

Still holding onto Rayna's spear, Sha Mo tried to lift her and move it, but he noticed she was unable to move, so instead, he just spun his body, slamming the back of his fist into Mada.

His body crashed onto the floor. His ribs felt like they had shattered with the single attack as he bounced and coughed out blood.

"I need to heal them! I need to heal those that are getting hurt!" Safa remained behind, then pointed her spear toward Mada on the ground, and the healing had started.

Thankfully, Sha Mo was busy facing the others that were able to move now-Mantis attacking in his beast mode, and Anna and Liam working together, connecting the system like before to attack Sha Mo.

Hits were getting in like the attack Mada made on Sha Mo, but they were unsure whether or not it was doing any damage.

"Keep fighting! We have to keep fighting!" Safa said.

While the fighting was continuing, Sha Mo was hitting the members one by one. Simyon was stopping the more vital attacks, but in turn, right after, he would need to be healed.

As the others were hit, Safa would continue to heal them. She could just shoot a beam of light magic through her spear as long as she thrust it in the general direction.

It was because of her that everyone was still able to fight, that everyone was still able to keep going. If she wasn't there, then all of those fighting would have already been dealt with.

However, it wasn't as if her own magic and mana were limitless. She was huffing and puffing, running in the back, avoiding the eye of Sha Mo, and healing those as she could.

"Safa!" Simyon said as he zapped to her and managed to catch her before she fell. "You can't just keep healing everybody."

"But... they're still fighting. Everyone's still fighting," Safa claimed.

"Useless, useless, useless!" Sha Mo claimed as he smiled and stopped trying to hit the others for a moment. Instead, he looked off into the distance, and his grin had only gotten larger.

Anna, looking at the direction Sha Mo was looking, could tell why the grin on his face was so

large.

"The fifteen minutes are up."