Against The Eternity Chapter 93: [92] Chapter - 56: Four master warrior vs Eklavya (Part - 2/2)

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[92] Chapter - 56: Four master warrior vs Eklavya (Part - 2/2) Eklavya landed smoothly and moved forward to finish them— —but suddenly another figure burst from the trees. It was the five-star Master Warrior who had moved away earlier into the forest before Eklavya attack. He saw one of his comrades was already dead, the others barely breathing on the ground. With a furious roar, he charged toward Eklavya and swung his sword downward. Their blades collided instantly. CLANG! The impact rang loudly through the clearing. The five-star warrior pushed forward with tremendous strength, trying to overwhelm him. Eklavya resisted, their swords grinding against each other as sparks scattered between them. For a moment, neither gained the advantage. Then both stepped back at the same time. Ki surged into their weapons and dashed forward again. CLANG! Steel struck steel again as their swords met in the middle. The five-star warrior suddenly released one hand from his sword and threw a powerful punch toward Eklavya’s ribs. Eklavya reacted instantly. He raised his free hand and caught the incoming fist mid-air. The impact traveled through his arm like a shockwave. Neither of them stepped back. Instead, they began exchanging blows at close range. The fight shifted instantly from pure swordplay into a mixture of martial arts and blade combat. The five-star warrior kicked toward Eklavya’s knee. Eklavya twisted sideways and blocked it with his shin while countering with a quick elbow strike toward the man’s jaw. The warrior tilted his head just enough for the blow to graze past him, then answered with a spinning backfist. Eklavya ducked beneath it and slashed with his sword, forcing the man to jump backward. They circled each other. Both breathing heavily and were waiting for an opening. The five-star warrior dashed forward again, launching a rapid sequence of sword strikes—high, low, diagonal, thrust. Eklavya blocked each one in quick succession. Clang! Clang! Clang! Between the strikes, fists and kicks flashed through the air. Both men moved with precision, exchanging attacks and counters so quickly that the air around them seemed to vibrate with the rhythm of combat. For nearly a minute, neither gained a decisive advantage. Then— Eklavya suddenly shifted his stance. The five-star warrior swung downward with a heavy strike. Eklavya sidestepped. At the same moment, he drove his elbow into the warrior’s wrist, knocking the sword slightly off course. Before the man could recover— Eklavya stepped inside his guard. His fist shot forward like lightning. THUD . The punch landed directly against the warrior’s throat. The man staggered backward, choking for air. Eklavya moved immediately without wasting a second. With one swift slash. The blade cut cleanly across the warrior’s neck. The five-star Master Warrior body collapsed to the ground and silence returned to the clearing. Eklavya stood still for a moment, lowering the sword slowly. Then he exhaled lightly and looked down at the fallen warrior. “It’s been a while,” he murmured calmly, “since I fought using pure martial arts like that.” Another voice suddenly came from near the edge of the clearing. It was the three-star Master Warrior, the one who had been thrown earlier yet somehow managed to stand again. He was barely holding himself upright, his breathing rough and uneven, but his eyes still carried stubborn determination. “Hah!” he let out a short breath, almost like a signal. Then he nodded toward the other two warriors who were still alive, though both were struggling to remain standing. The injured five-star Master Warrior caught the gesture and slowly nodded back in response. The exchange lasted only a brief moment, but it clearly carried meaning between them. Eklavya narrowed his eyes slightly behind the mask. He could tell that something had just been communicated, yet he couldn’t immediately understand what it meant. Their movements were too subtle, too deliberate to be random. Through