Chương 141: The Call Of Death

The Oni didn't seem bothered by his reaction, and its hand was trembling, still trying to touch Lucas. Lucas' eyes turned red, and his hand grabbed the Oni's throat and ripped out a chunk of shadow. The others gasped in shock as they saw the Oni heal in no time; the shadow in Lucas' hand returned to its owner, and the Oni was unscathed. Seeing the hostile Lucas, the other Oni unsheathed their Ninjato (Japanese Sword) and prepared to take action. Lucas didn't wait for them to attack first.

Without giving the Oni in front of him time to react, he slapped it on the chest with his full strength. The Oni went flying straight into the wall; just as the others were expecting a massive crash, the Oni turned into a shadow upon impact.

"What the…?!" Stiles couldn't help but exclaim as he saw the same Oni become a humanoid figure once again. Stiles didn't get an answer as the other Oni attacked all at once. There were 5 in total; Lucas kept 3 Oni busy, but unfortunately for the others, 2 managed to sneak in and attack them. Allison looked at the incoming figure and grimaced; she saw how even Lucas wasn't able to damage it. Her hair turned silver in a blink of an eye, and a ferocious silver glint emerged in her eyes.

Just as the Oni swung its sword at her head, a silver mirage emerged around her and her body disappeared. Before the Oni could figure out where she went, Allison appeared behind it and twisted its neck. Not far away, Lydia's eyes sparkled in joy, but it was short-lived as the Oni's neck twisted back and it attacked Allison. While Allison could still face the Oni, Scott's situation was entirely different. His body was seen flying straight into the wall.

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"Cough! Stiles! Any ideas?!" He stared warily at the Oni and hoped that Stiles could figure out something. Stiles' eyes twitched; he looked at the Oni around them and at Scott.

"How should I know?! Sing them some lullabies, maybe they will calm down!" Scott's hopeful expression crumbled; he then gazed at the incoming Oni, gritted his teeth, and lunged at it. As he approached, he couldn't help but shout at Stiles.

"Not funny!"

"Boom!" All of them were shocked as the surrounding terrain trembled. When they looked over, they saw Lucas taking his fist out of the wall. The wall looked like it was hit by a rocket, and you could see the signs of it crumbling. Lucas turned around and looked at Stiles.

"I think it's pretty funny. Why don't you start first? I heard that is their weakness!"

"Really?!" Stiles exclaimed in shock. Just as Lucas was about to start fighting again, his body froze, then he looked at Stiles weirdly. Should he work on his sarcasm, or was it just Stiles?

"Haha." Stiles laughed awkwardly and shifted his gaze to Scott. Unfortunately for Lucas, the moment he turned around, 3 Oni took the chance to surround him and attack him from all sides. Their swords struck all parts of his body; Lucas' clothes were getting ripped by the second. Lucas ignored the sharp edges and grabbed the two swords, one in each hand. Just as the third was about to strike him, he used the other two to defend against it.

"Didn't your master teach you some manners?" His head tilted back as he looked like he was staring down at them. The Oni didn't express anything, as usual; they were unstoppable warriors. They had only one goal in mind, and anything in their way would be cut in half. Lucas didn't mind their silence and gripped the swords tighter and pulled them out of the Oni's hands. At that moment, he felt a sting in his palms, and when he looked, he saw his hands bleeding.

He frowned, then watched as the swords in his hands turned into shadows and flew toward the Oni. He gazed at the swords in the hands of the Oni and glanced at his palms, which had already healed. On the other side, the only ones left leisurely were Lydia and Stiles, while Allison could keep up with the Oni thanks to her above-average strength and teleportation. Scott's situation was entirely different; by now, his body already had several cuts, and he wasn't looking good.

Not far from him, Stiles was looking around as if searching for something to hit the Oni; he could only regret that he didn't have his bat. Just as he was looking at Scott anxiously, Scott's situation took a drastic turn as the Oni kicked him onto his knees and brought the sword above his head.

"Scott!!" Stiles rushed without thinking of the consequences; he would do everything to save his best friend.