The Lord's Return Chapter 12: Chapter 12: Mana Arrow

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Whoosh! Puchi! Puchi! Luke moved so fast that he became a blur and where he appeared, two knights had their hearts gouged out by him. Luke swallowed the two hearts, bit off the two heads, spat out the helmets and swallowed the heads. Before others could figure out exactly what Luke was planning, two more knights suffered the same fate. ‘What is he planning?’ thought the man holding the bow and arrow, he had an athletic physique and was also very handsome. ‘And how is he moving so damn fast?!’ In just a minute, Luke had killed more than ten of these 1 Star Dual Ring Masters. Suddenly, Luke stopped killing the weak knights and shifted his target to 2 Star Dual Ring Masters. Compared to just moments ago, his speed had drastically increased. He slaughtered the 2 Star knights like he was slaughtering chickens, not even a single one could survive a strike from him. Soon, he stopped targeting 2 Star knights and went for 3 Star Knights. ‘He…He's getting stronger..?! He's actually getting stronger as he fights!’ “Retreat! All 2 Star Dual Ring Masters retreat!” the handsome man shouted and the knights were more than ready to run away and they ran away as quickly as their legs could carry them. Then, the handsome man took out a purple gem and crushed it. Instantly, a barrier appeared and trapped Luke with the handsome man. “You monster, now it's just you and me, let's see how long you'll last!” said the handsome man as he jumped up and actually stood in the air. The barrier had a five hundred meter radius and a height of five hundred meters also. Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! The handsome man released arrow after arrow and the arrows were so fast that Luke couldn't dodge them all. His shoulder, back and thighs were pierced by these arrows. Luke very much wanted to deal with this deadly archer but he knew that if he was in the air, the archer would easily be able to kill him and he didn't want to die. Luke then completely ignored the archer and slammed his fists on the hard ground, crushing it. Then, he picked up the small rocks and threw them at the archer, unfortunately, his aiming was very bad and kept missing the target. On the other hand, Luke’s back resembled that of a porcupine because of the numerous arrows stuck on it. The handsome man, though, wasn't yet finished with Luke even when he was out of arrows. His hands were coated by a greenish hue of energy and when he pulled the bowstring, a green arrow condensed. The green arrow looked and felt completely different, giving Luke a sense of agency as if something was telling him that he should tread carefully around this arrow. When the arrow was released, it created a sonic boom and instantly appeared in front of Luke, shocking him to no end. BAAANG!!! The arrow didn't puncture through Luke's chest, instead, it exploded upon impact. Luke was sent crashing against the barrier, vomited blood and almost lost consciousness. The arrows on his back were pushed deeper into his flesh, causing him immense pain. Luke slowly stood up, only to reveal the horrifying condition his body was in. His chest area was wide open, revealing his missing ribs and ruptured lungs, even his still beating heart was visible for all to see. ‘Impossible!’ The handsome man was shocked that Luke hadn't died even after he'd used a Mana Arrow. Fortunately, his grievous wounds weren't healing nor was he regenerating. The handsome man then condensed another Mana Arrow but this time, he wasn't as casual as the first time. His forehead was covered in sweat and his hands were shaking. SWOOSH! The arrow was released and Luke tried to dodge but part of his back and shoulder suffered the wrath of the arrow, part of his spinal cord was exposed and full of cracks, his left arm barely hanging on to dear life. At this point, Luke was greatly weakened and could barely stop himself from losing consciousness. At the same time, the handsome man was also trying not to faint after using about 99% of his Mana. ‘Damn it, h