Mercenary Harem in Murim Novel

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Leo muttered as he tried to think of a way to escape.

But before he could do anything...

The black Qi surrounding him suddenly moved and attacked from all directions. It was like a dark wave that hit him from all sides, and he didn’t have any chance to block it.

Force stronger than a hydraulic press pushed him down. He couldn’t breathe and he could feel his body cracking, and it felt like his bones were breaking and his organs were getting crushed. Even his enhanced body couldn’t handle this kind of force, and he was pushed around by the wave.

"Ugh! Shit!" He cursed as he tried to move.

He gathered his Qi and further enhanced his body. Nanites regenerated the damaged cells in his body, healing him slowly.

However, the black wave didn’t stop, and it continued pushing and pressing him from all side.

"This is..."

Leo couldn’t move his body at all. He had to find a way to escape this.

Fortunately, he had prepared many things in his Main Cube and storage ring. He put all materials into the warehouse and loaded the Main Cube with various compressed weapons and tools. He could take them out any time he needed it. And it was time to use it now.

With his body still being pushed around by waves of Dark Qi and was constantly destroyed, Leo activated the defensive mechanism of his bodysuit first. Lightning crackled around him and spread around, creating a sphere that protected him.

At the same time, the suit’s hidden armor deployed to cover his body. His skin became metallic and hard, and he could feel his bones and muscle get reinforced with the new material. The armor formed a perfect set of full body armor, and he looked like a future soldier.

The black Qi wave kept pushing him around, but the reinforcement from the suit and his own Qi enhancement made him stronger.

He was still getting crushed, but the force had decreased a lot. It was like a soft wind rather than a storm now.

And then, he stored his railgun and took out a new weapon. It was a flamethrower that had been compressed for easy transport.

Because he couldn’t see or detect his opponent, his plan was pretty simple.

’Just burn everything and I should hit him.’ Nôv(el)B\\jnn

For now, he didn’t know his current situation or how it looked from outside. But he had sent a distress signal to Jack who should be on his way toward the Capital right now.

’I just need to hold on. Heart is Wandering Sword Saint’s prey. I shouldn’t have killed him and made an enemy of that old man. Not yet, at least.’

And as he finished his thought, he pulled the trigger of his flamethrower. A large fire burst forth from the muzzle, engulfing everything in its path. It passed past the darkness and went as far as 200 meters.

Before the darkness engulfed him, the distance between Leo and Heart wasn’t that far. He was sure that Heart would be caught in the fire, but he was wrong.

As the darkness engulfed the flame and devoured it, the fire disappeared from existence. Nothing remained except for the darkness that covered everything.

"What a new ability. It can even devour fire." Leo muttered. "Is this a domain type of ability? In that case..."

Leo stored his flamethrower and closed his eyes. What he did earlier seemed useless, but it actually helped him calm down the dark Qi’s wave. With no waves pushing him around now, he could concentrate.

And now, with a clear mind, he could gather his Qi around him and enhance his body.

His skin began to shine brightly, and the lightning around him became more and more intense. The crackling sound grew louder and louder, and soon, it was accompanied by a humming noise that came from the bodysuit.

’If his ability is based on a domain, then I can just create my own domain.’

Leo remembered the scene when he first awakened his Qi and reach 9 Stars. He remembered the balls of lightning floating around him.

Now he could recreate that.

The lightning around him turned into a sphere of light that expanded and expanded until it was 30 meters in diameter. It kept expanding, creating a domain of his own, pushing the darkness out of its range.

"Good."

Leo opened his eyes and looked around. He could see better now with his lightning brightening up the whole place.

However, before he could do anything else...

The black dome that Heart created suddenly collapsed on itself and exploded outward in all directions. The blue sky that could be seen from a distance turned into black, and a loud booming noise could be heard throughout the Capital.

It seemed like Heart’s domain couldn’t handle the force from his lightning.

"You’ve ruined my plan, Insect!"

Heart’s voice could be heard, but Leo didn’t have any time to answer him. He looked at the young boy with a devilish expression and scattered his own domain. It took so much Qi that he had to scatter it.

"Am I?" Leo put on a confident front as he secretly used an injection in his bodysuit to recover his Nanites. He did this to keep Heart away from attacking him while he was recovering.

The injection filled his body with more nanites, and he could feel the boost of energy inside him. Unfortunately, he could only do this 3 times and he had already done it once. His body wouldn’t be able to handle the pressure if he did it more than that.

"Die!"

The boy didn’t hesitate to attack and dark Qi engulfed him once again. This time, it was in the form of a ray that was like a spear. It pierced through the air, and Leo had to move to dodge.

He barely dodged and let gravity pull his body to the ground, making him free-falling. Fighting mid-air would put him in a disadvantage.

However, his enemy followed him and attacked. Leo looked at dozens of balls made purely from dark Qi launched at him and frowned. He was surrounded, but he still didn’t give up. He took out his photon handgun and shot them one by one, exploding them before they hit him.

The balls of dark Qi kept appearing in the air. They didn’t seem to have an end.

"What the hell! Is your Qi infinite?"

He yelled in anger as he dodged the balls.

Each of these balls had the power of a missile. If they exploded near him, they would cause serious injury. And because of that, he was forced to keep moving.

And to make the situation even worse...

The balls that exploded created a strange black mist that surrounded him, creating an area where Heart could regenerate faster. The black mist was Heart’s Malice, and it allowed him to regenerate his lost Qi and injuries. As a result, he could create as many dark balls as he wanted, and Leo couldn’t stop them from appearing.

’That’s cheating!’ Leo shouted in his mind as he used lightning to propel himself faster to the ground.

Fighting Heart near the Capital was dangerous. Each of their exchanges created shockwaves that shook the earth and caused tremors that would scare the citizens. He didn’t want that.

He landed on the ground and looked up to the sky where Heart floated. There was an angry expression on his face as he pointed the handgun at the boy and pulled the trigger. A photon bullet, riddled with lightning, flew at the speed of light and hit him.

An explosion rocked the sky, but Leo didn’t stop and shot the handgun until it was empty.

"Leader!"

A voice called out to him. He looked behind and saw Sherly, Jessica, and Anya running toward him. They probably arrived after seeing the strange darkness filling the area earlier.

It was actually perfect. Leo could use their help.

"Jessica, bind that guy in the sky. Anya, help me find a way to kill him. And Sherly, do something about the fog. It keep him regenerating endlessly!"

The trio’s expression changed as they heard the order. They nodded and began their task. Anya created ice claws around her hands and jumped into the air. She moved as if she was flying and reached the young boy.

At the same time, Sherly raised her staff and shouted.

"Tornado!"

A powerful vortex appeared from the end of her staff. It blew the fog away and dispersed it, but it couldn’t destroy it. It kept coming back and regenerated.

But at the very least, Sherly could keep the fog from the surrounding area. At the same time, Jessica’s thread used the wind to reach Heart.

She tried to bind him with the threads, but Heart was swift. He noticed the incoming threads and moved away before they could touch him. His movement was quick, and he was like a shadow that flickered around the sky, dodging the thread and the ice claws from Anya.

The young boy appeared beside Sherly in a split second and attacked.

"Die."

His fist glowed with black Qi and struck her, but the punch didn’t connect. Instead, Leo, who had just arrived in time, blocked the punch.

He grabbed Heart’s wrist and threw him away, using the boy’s own momentum to push him away.

Heart was sent flying and hit the ground with great force, but he was uninjured. Instead, he just got back on his feet and glared at Leo.