Chapter 68

"Huh?"

Ericson was dumbfounded as he didn't knew what Eliazar was talking about. He then turned his attention towards Zephyr as he did sensed that something had flinched somewhere in Zephyr's head.

Sensing the gaze, the expressionless Zephyr casually spoke.

"Tetsuya, come out. Even I don't know why you're hiding."

Kyuuh!

It was at this moment, a fox like creature appeared. It was clinging on Zephyr's head but Ericson was so shocked in seeing that.

"I didn't noticed at all."

He mumbled to himself as he didn't noticed the existence of Zephyr's pet at all. After regaining his composure, he then noticed something unusual about the fox.

"9 tails? Is this a 9 tailed fox?"

"Hahahahaha!"

An amused laughter was then heard.

"I didn't expect that a prideful Kyuubi would allow himself to be someone's pet. This is truly amusing."

Kyuuh! Kyuuh!

Tetsuya made some weird noises but it was emphasized that he was angry at Eliazar's remark. Tetsuya then clinged to Zephyr as if gesturing that he should do something about the old nephilim.

"Wait a minute!"

The loud noice of Ericson was then heard as he was still unable to process everything. Seeing Ericson's confusion, Eliazar amusingly spoke.

"Are you perhaps upset of being unable to notice this little one's existence?"

Ericson nodded which made Eliazar laugh again.

"Don't be surprised as it was only natural you weren't able to notice."

"What do you mean Lord Eliazar?"

As a wise and knowledgeable man he had always been, he then explained.

"This was not known to many as Kyuubis were one of the rarist transcendent race throughout Tensura and they were also not weaker than transcendent races like us Nephilims."

"As not many were seen, it was not widely known that they possess an ability to enter stealth. However for us who knew about this, it was confirmed that it was only second if compared to the Shadow Dragon."

[Kyuubi's Phantom Lv.2]

Rating: Legendary

[* Movement speed will increase by 30%.

* Allows to enter stealth even in the middle of combat.

* Has a certain probability of avoiding the enemy's attack.

* Stealth will be turned off when an enemy is attacked.

Type: Active

Skill Proficiency: 0%

Skill Resources Consumed: 200 MP

Cooldown Time: 1 minute.]

A skill that Tetsuya unlocked when he become a Tier 2. It was unknown for Zephyr what was the condition at that time but Tetsuya was also able to become a Tier 2 after he did.

"To be honest, I wouldn't be able to notice it at all if I'm not a demi-god and it is also a factor that this kyuubi is still young."

Kyuuuh! Kyuuh!

Tetsuya snuggled Zephyr after Eliazar said that but Zephyr could tell that his pet was becoming uncomfortable because Tetsuya was read by Eliazar like a book.

Hearing the cute sounds of Tetsuya, Eliazar spoke which made the little kyuubi froze.

"Hey little one, why are you making strange sounds when you have the ability to talk?"

It was as if he becomes a statue, Tetsuya wasn't able to make even the slightest movement at all. Eliazar then turned his attention to Zephyr and continued.

"Did you perhaps didn't knew that every kyuubi has the ability to speak the moment they were born?"

Hearing it, Zephyr emotionlessly replied as was completely uninterested about the topic.

"I don't but I had my suspicions."

The moment Zephyr hatched Tetsura, he had already suspected this as he found it strange for a newborn to possess a very high intelligence. Zephyr had also sensed this with super sensitivity before but didn't question Tetsuya about this as for him, it doesn't matter whether if he could speak or not.

Eliazar was speechless to Zephyr's lack of interest. It was to be noted that it was a development of his pet yet he treated it as an insignificant matter.

The three of them heard a sigh that was loud enough to catch their interest.

"To think I would be found out so soon. I wanted to surprise Master-dude but he didn't even pay a single or tiny bit of interest."

A cute voice of a litte boy came out from Tetsuya. It was also clear that he was grumbling because of Zephyr's lack of paying attention and giving affection to him.

"It really did talk!"

Ericson cried out of surprise as he thought Eliazar was joking. To actually hear Tetsuya, he thought in his mind.

"Tensura is really amazing!"

While Ericson complemented Tensura in his mind, Tetsuya continued his grumble while cutely clinging on Zephyr's head.

"Master-dude! This old man is bullying me. Please do something about him."

Tetsuta acted like a child that reporting to his big brother that he was being bullied which made Eliazar chuckles as for him, this was a rare sight. Just like the dragons, kyuubis also possessed tremendous pride because of the enormous power they possess.

An example of it's pride was Tetsuya's act of clearly showing his hostility to a demi-god. Unlike his belief, Tetsura was also showing signs of dependence towards Zephyr which shows that he was very satisfied with his master.

As a prideful creature, a kyuubi would not take any orders if they weren't satisfied but Tetsuya didn't show any sign of that.

"Do something about him huh? Well that's not a bad idea either."

Zephyr mumbled as if he became interested in the words of Tetsuya. Zephyr's mumbles was also loud enough for Ericson and Eliazar to hear it which surprised them both.

"Old man, how about we do a spar?"

"Oh?"

Ericson was surprised as his eyes were both widened while Eliazar made a bewildered expression. Well it's no brainer as a Tier 2 was challenging a demi-god to a battle or duel. If someone would hear about this, they would totally agree that this is the most craziest among the crazy thing that a crazy person could do.

"Give me your reasons why would I agree with you?"

Eliazar raised a question as he was wondering what gave Zephyr the courage and idea to fight a demi-god.

"It's simple. I was simply curious on how strong my full power is as I was never able to use it in a fight. To put it simply, none of my opponents was able to force me to use it."

Zephyr then stared intently at Eliazar as he continued.

"I'm sure a Tier 5 is perfect for this."

Not only he didn't need to worry about the durability of the target, he was also sure he would be overwhelmed which was what he wanted as he was curious to know how strong he was currently if he used everything he got and releasing all of his trump cards.

Sensing his intentions, Eliazar sighed as he could somewhat understand Zephyr. He could also guessed that not even a Tier 3 could handle the current Zephyr which Eliazar was partialy right.

Not even the knights that was a Tier 2 in White Tiger City could handle him and last long against Zephyr when he was still a Tier 1 at that time much less the current Zephyr.

"Haaah...Sure, I was also curious on what's the extent of you capability."

Zephyr didn't react even Eliazar agreed as his eyes were still devoid with any emotions. Tetsuya on the other hand was still in dazed why his master challenged a demi-god when he was only joking earlier.

He never expected that Zephyr would propose a duel to a Tier 5. As a kyuubi, Tetsuya could sense how dangerous Eliazar was even the old man was suppressing his strength. He then remembered that his master that was lazy and indifferent was very unpredictable as he would do things that caught his interest.

However, even facing a strong entity like Eliazar, Tetsuya didn't doubted Zephyr. As Zephyr was very unpredictable, he believed that his master might somewhat win against Eliazar even the possibility is very low.

"Then I will lower my tier and level to yours so..."

"No need."

As Eliazar was about to say that he would match his level with Zephyr, he was interrupted before he could finish. His expression became strange as for him, Zephyr totally knew how to say strange and crazy things.

"If you lower your level to a Tier 2 then this match would lost it's meaning."

Zephyr stated with his monotone voice.

"I understand."

Eliazar replied after a while as he was wondering what gave Zephyr the confidence that he could contend to a demi-god. He then led Zephyr to the arena of Ascalor. As a powerful trascendent race, the arena was very large and was surrounded by several barrier to allow the nephilims to fight as they please.

Standing on the arena and facing each other, Eliazar spoke.

"Young one, are you sure about this? I am a Tier 5 and you're still a Tier 2. I admired your courage but I don't know what might happen to you."

"No problem."

Zephyr casually replied not fearing the demi-god at all. As a player, death was not a problem as they could revive.

"Don't worry old man, I won't hold back."

Zephyr's carefree demeanor immediately changed at it became cold as he said that. Nether-Phantasmal Blade and Twilight Blade appeared in his hands. The rest of his swords surrounded Zephyr except for the Venomous Demon Sword and Aetherius Sword.

Glancing at the swords, Zephyr became curious if his epic and unique rated swords would have an effect to a Tier 5. A strong surge of sword aura bursts out on the swords that Zephyr holds.

[The target is a transcendent.]

[The title 'Journey of the Myths' and Soulstone of Pride's effect is activated.]

[You are a legendary surpassing a legend. You are a living Myth.]

[The Pride Embodiment has risen to the rank of a transcendent and threatens Eliazar.]

Eliazar then narrowed his eyes after the intense aura.

'It's unbelievable that he already had this enormous aura when he is still at the initial stage if Tier 2 unlike a normal swordsman should have. It was as if the sword aura of the the rumored Izroth.'

Eliazar smiled at his thought as for him it was not possible as he didn't know that Zephyr was a Sword Saint.

"Here I go."

"Hahaha Come!"

Zephyr then appeared in front of Eliazar by using [Blink]. With an enormous aura on Zephyr's swords, blue flames began emerged as he slashed Eliazar with [Nova Ascension].

As a Tier 5, Eliazar naturally sensed and saw Zephyr. He didn't even attempt to dodge as he knew he wouldn't be harmed.

[You have dealt 1,546 damage to the target.]

Zephyr wasn't surprised on how little the damage was. He then followed up to slash as he targeted Eliazar's neck.

[You have dealt 10 damage to target.]

Sensing Zephyr's predicament, Tetsuya then lend a hand at Zephyr.

[You have received Kyuubi's Blessing.]

[Your strength and vitality will rise by 20% for 5 minutes.]

[Your defense will increase by 20% and your health will be restored by 20% per second for 5 minutes.]

Zephyr didn't think much about the the increase in Tetsuya's skill level. Zephyr immediately slashed with [Vorpal Destruction].

[You have dealt 3,617 damage to the target.]

"Do you understand the gap between us?"

Eliazar casually stated in hoping it would demoralize Zephyr. Remembering that Zephyr used a spacial ability, magic power of Eliazar was then released.

[The space around you has been distorted.]

['Blink' skill has been restricted.]

Zephyr wasn't surprised that this happened as he was not bothered by it. Seeing he had no reaction, Eliazar then casually throws a punch towards Zephyr's chest.

It might be a casual punch but for Zephyr who was only a Tier 2, the incoming punch was so fast that not even an aftermage was seen.

[You have received Kyuubi's Phantom.]

[You have entered stealth.]

[Movement speed will increase by 30%.]

Sensing that his master was in danger, Tetsuya immediately casted a skill on Zephyr which made the punch of Eliazar to pass through. With Zephyr's luck, he managed to trigger the effect of the skill to avoid an attack.

Zephyr then let go of the two unique rated swords as Aetherius Dragon Slaying Sword appeared in his hand. As he was in stealth, he then immediately brandished the sword towards Eliazar's head without hesitation.

[The Aetherius Sword's option effect is activated, causing the skill '5 Joint Attacks' to be generated.]