Child of Destiny

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Boom!

As Calix and Aiming were forced to move further away from the center of the battle, Leonard suddenly extended his hand forward and pulled the war axe back to him.

Swoosh!

Right after that, he started bombarding the barrier protecting Gernard with powerful attacks, causing it to collapse not long after.

Aiming tried to hinder Leonard with his long-range attacks, but Leonard had slyly positioned himself behind Gernard, hiding himself from the firing line of this Godlike Player.

"Tsk!" Aiming could not help but click his tongue after seeing Leonard playing this match in such a tricky manner. He knew that even if he tried repositioning himself for a clear firing line, the latter would just continue to circle Gernard to limit his choices.

Naturally, Calix could also work with him in this area, taking the other side, where he could freely fire his spells at Leonard. But since spells needed some time to cast and they were much slower than a bullet, the latter would have a much easier time dodging them.

Gernard and Morris could also try controlling Leonard's movement by forcing him into a corner where those two could freely fire at him.

But Leonard was aware of this, so he kept on repositioning himself and skillfully pulling the two into his desired location instead.

The four were somehow pulled into his tempo, making him control the battlefield to his liking.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Leonard was exchanging serious blows against Gernard, creating a series of shockwaves for every collision.

Swoosh!

When he was about to push his advantage over the latter a little more, the space behind him suddenly flickered before a tear in the void appeared.

Morris then emerged from it and was about to launch an ambush, attacking the exposed back of the latter.

Whoosh!

But before he could even land his attack, Leonard had already turned around right after forcing Gernard into retreat.

Clang!

Leonard raised one of his war axes to block the incoming swords while his other war axe was already cutting through the air horizontally, threatening to cut the latter in half.

Whoosh!

A serious expression immediately washed over Morris's face after seeing how dangerous the incoming strike was. But he was not an ordinary player either, so he quickly hopped back into the void before appearing on the other side of Leonard to coordinate with Gernard to assault the latter.

Swoosh!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As the three were exchanging blows with one another, Gernard and Morris swiftly repeated at the same time, opening a firing line for Aiming, who had been waiting for quite a while now.

Without any hesitation, Aiming swiftly pulled the trigger of his rifle multiple times, firing a series of shots according to his unique gunfighting technique.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

However, Leonard was already expecting something like this to happen, so he swiftly adjusted his posture and swung his war axes at the incoming storm of bullets.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Clang! Clang!

He had either blocked, deflected, or destroyed all of them in the process.

While he was busy dealing with the storm of bullets, Gernard and Morris were already moving into positions, planning to pin him in that spot.

Whoosh!

At the same time, the floor underneath his feet suddenly released an intense light, revealing a magic array drawn on it. A bunch of talismans had somehow appeared in that place, forming the array and trapping him in place.

But before this array could even be fully triggered, Leonard suddenly raised his right foot, focusing a huge amount of force and crimson energy into it before stomping into the ground.

Boom!

That stomp resulted in a huge shockwave that made the floor cave in and created a huge crater, also destroying the magic array in the process.

Seemingly expecting this, the four godly mercenaries swiftly moved and coordinately launched a series of combination attacks one after another.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Swoosh!

This would be the first time, since the start of the battle, that these four would be able to launch a coordinated attack against Leonard.

Their teamwork was not that bad, given that they were godly experts themselves. Their coordination and combined strength were more than enough to overwhelm any other gods of the game out there.

But it was different for the War God.

Leonard had gained this title for a reason. He would be fearlessly stepping forward rather than shying away from any form of adversary.

Bang!

With a firm step, Leonard had planted his feet into the ground before fixing his grip on his war axes.

Waited for a moment before suddenly brandishing his war axes around. His series of strikes looked so random, as if he was only planning to create chaos amid the coordinated attacks of the opposing side.

It was as if he were only trying to break the tempo of his opponents before breaking through their formation.

But for those with keen eyes, they could see a mysterious rhythm coming from these seemingly random attacks. There was a sense of profoundness of nature despite the chaos that he was creating.

Seemed to be a wild beast attacking all those who were attempting to cage it.

No-…

His attacks were more like a group of savage beasts that were launching a horde attack on his enemies despite being alone.

Roar!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Moreover, this series of attacks was slowly gaining an even stronger momentum with every swing of his war axes.

He might look trapped within the formation of his opponents, especially when he was never leaving more than the five-meter radius of the crater that he had created. But in truth, none of the attacks of his opponents were touching even a strand of his hair.

The four had never landed a proper attack on his body due to the crimson flashes created by his war axes.

His chaotic attacks were even suppressing Morris and Gernard while the crimson slashes and auras were constantly repelling the bullets and spells of Aiming and Calix.

For those who had a slight understanding of the Empyrean Talons, they felt that the current method that Leonard was using was somewhat familiar.

If they looked a little closer into it, this technique seemed to have shared some resemblance to the signature techniques of the two other gods of the Empyrean Talons – Battle God Sickarius and Dragon God Siegfried.

This technique that Leonard was showcasing shared some resemblance to the Infinity Edge and Dragon Dance that those two Godlike Players had.

Given his close relationship with those two, it was not strange for him not to pick up some things from them, just like how Arthur had mimicked Shin's swapping of weapons and applied some of the insights from the Infinity Edge to the principles of his Dragon Dance.

Leonard had applied some of those principles to this technique but added some of his insights in battle to suit his style.

Leonard had added to this technique the principles of the Yin-Yang Stance and Yin-Yang Twists of Shin's swordsmanship, which controlled every muscle within the body and the absorption and release of the force from every collision he made with his opponents' attacks.

As for what he had learned from the Dragon Dance of Arthur, it was the application of the combination of foot technique and other body movements with all kinds of offensive maneuvers.

But instead of using the 'Dragon Ascension Steps', which Arthur majored in, Leonard applied this principle with his unique foot technique, which was the 'Devil's Footprints'.

Leonard called this new battle technique the 'Bestial Barrage' because of the nature of his martial arts.

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It was quite hard to notice these small details from another person's perspective due to the mixture of the unique tempo and pattern that Leonard was using, especially when he made it like that to suit his crazy, brutal, and straightforward personality when it came to fighting.

But for those with a great understanding of the three, they would be able to realize how these three were pushing each other to the limits and made one another stronger.

"These three brothers sure know how to take advantage of each other's rivalry to fuel their passion to become stronger," mumbled David to himself as he watched the intense battle between Leonard and the four members of the Earners Mercenary Group.

He could not help but admire their brotherhood while also treating each other as rivals.

There was an old saying that the path of genius was lonely due to not having anyone worthy enough to become their rivals.

But those who were born into the same era as another with equal talent were truly blessed since they could push each other to reach greater heights.

"Tsk! This sure brings a lot of memories," David clicked his tongue, acting as if he were some old monster from ancient generations.

But there was some truth in it, which was why he chose to become a 'Wanderer', who roamed through the world and challenged other geniuses from overseas.

This was also how he had built his reputation around the world and become one of the brightest stars of his generation, rivaling the great talents of those major continents.

After that, he paused for a moment before turning his head to another part of the map, where a certain individual was about to break out of his shell and reach a greater height.

"It might be a struggle, but this will truly help them greatly in the long run," he chuckled before continuing his job as a commentator of the match.

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