Morgott’s expression was calm.
It was merely one move that had failed. If one move didn’t work, there was always the next.
The Tarnished before him were very different from the ones he had faced before.
The sorcerer and the warrior had some skill; among the Tarnished who had died by his hand, only a select few possessed such strength.
The other three Tarnished were average, but they coordinated well with the sorcerer and the warrior.
But these five were not the main issue.
The Tarnished in the Banished Knight armor and the Zamor were the most difficult to deal with.
Those two were stronger than the other five combined.
Morgott pondered how to eliminate these Tarnished.
This clone had no weapon to begin with, and it couldn’t use the power of the Great Rune.
Now, with its foot injured, its movement was hindered, which was a great disadvantage for Morgott.
However, the Tarnished who used the storm had trapped him inside it to block the rain of swords.
Although it blocked the swords, was this not akin to a wolf entering a flock of sheep?
In such a confined space, slightly impeded movement was of little consequence.
“You are not to be underestimated, Tarnished. Worthy descendants of warriors, I admit I looked down on you before.”
“Next, prepare to experience the terror of the Fell Omen with your own bodies.”
Morgott’s left hand condensed a golden phantom of a spear.
The second round of the slaughter had begun.
Morgott took the initiative and charged toward Bai Shi.
His left foot left bloody footprints one after another on the ground, but Morgott’s expression didn’t change in the slightest.
Even his steps were completely unaffected by the pain, as if that foot didn't belong to him.
Seeing Morgott charge at him, Bai Shi naturally had no intention of avoiding the attack.
If Morgott dared to charge while injured, what reason did he have not to?
Bai Shi believed he was no weaker than this clone of Morgott.
Although this clone was physically stronger than Mohg’s, it lacked Mohg’s strange abilities.
It relied entirely on straightforward strength and skill.
And Bai Shi loved this kind of enemy.
Bai Shi sidestepped the spear thrust, then stamped his foot down on Morgott’s spear phantom.
This was the Mikiri Counter he had learned from the ninjas of Ashina, the most effective technique against such spear thrusts.
Seeing his weapon pinned, Morgott immediately let the spear phantom dissipate.
The spear in his left hand was pinned by a foot, but let’s see how you pin the staff in the right hand with your foot.
His right hand thrust the staff toward Bai Shi, while his left hand swiftly condensed a straight sword phantom and swung it horizontally at him.
Bai Shi raised his left sword, letting Morgott’s staff graze past the blade, scraping off a shower of fine, golden shards.
Seeing these shards, Bai Shi realized that, like Mohg, Morgott’s clone could not use the power of its weapons.
Their blades clashed. After a brief stalemate, Bai Shi was ultimately overpowered in strength.
There was no helping it; Morgott’s physical body was too strong.
Even though Bai Shi’s strength had been enhanced many times, he still couldn’t contend with it.
Morgott’s straight sword drew closer, and his right-hand staff continued to press down on Bai Shi’s sword.
A pincer attack, about to strike Bai Shi.
What to do in this situation?
Bai Shi thought for a moment, then stomped on Morgott’s injured left foot.
Morgott had not expected Bai Shi to attack in such a manner at all.
Caught completely off guard, the pain still made Morgott flinch for a split second.
Bai Shi seized the opportunity to pull away.
“If you’d remembered to wear shoes, you wouldn’t be in such a sorry state today.”
“Enough nonsense!” From then on, Bai Shi no longer tried to match Morgott’s strength.
Each time Morgott attacked, Bai Shi would only use his sword to meet and block it, then immediately change his move and counterattack, never clashing head-on with him.
The others constantly circled Morgott and Bai Shi, inflicting wounds on Morgott’s body.
But Morgott kept his eyes fixed on Bai Shi, only using his tail to block the other attacks.
As long as he dealt with Bai Shi, the storm would lose its support, and the remaining Tarnished would be wiped out by the rain of swords.
Then he could deal with the Zamor warrior.
Morgott’s moves were all methodical, and his martial prowess was extremely high; he was proficient with a variety of weapons.
Dagger, great hammer, straight sword, spear.
Various weapons appeared one after another in Morgott’s left hand, causing Bai Shi a great deal of trouble.
Because of the different lengths of the weapons, the frequency and style of his left- and right-handed attacks were hard to predict.
This also served as a valuable lesson for Bai Shi.
He had been misled by game logic before and had never tried using different types of weapons in each hand.
Now he could see that, with proper application, the effect in actual combat was quite good.
As for how he reached that conclusion, it was, of course, because he was experiencing it firsthand.
Bai Shi’s armor had been considerably damaged by Morgott’s slashes and stabs.
But his fighting spirit only grew stronger.
Crossing swords with Morgott was immensely beneficial to Bai Shi.
This was the kind of enemy he craved.
Under the combined assault, Morgott’s clone still failed to kill Bai Shi before his magic ran out.
Morgott leaned on his staff, glaring at Bai Shi and the others.
This clone was already in tatters. It seemed this time, he had failed.
However, Morgott was not without his achievements.
Aside from the first Tarnished he had sent flying.
The Tarnished with the great hammer had been pushed outside the storm by his spear and was minced by the rain of swords.
Another unnamed Tarnished had been cut in half at the waist, his intestines spilling all over the ground.
These two were already dead.
Nepheli and Rogier were also heavily injured, but their lives were not yet in danger.
Bai Shi’s armor was quite damaged, and he looked a bit disheveled, but he had no serious injuries.
Only Erlisa was the least injured, with almost no wounds at all.
This was because Morgott had noticed her agility early on in the siege and rarely wasted effort attacking her.
Morgott looked at Bai Shi before him and stopped conjuring the rain of swords with his magic.
Then, Morgott slammed a fist against his chest, and his whole body began to erupt in a brilliant light.
He was going to use all his remaining magic to self-destruct, taking this fellow and the road to Stormveil with him.
At the very least, he had to prevent this Tarnished from entering Stormveil. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝔫𝔢𝔱
This Tarnished gave him a sense of crisis. With Godrick’s strength, he would likely be killed.
Seeing the abnormality on Morgott, Bai Shi immediately took out the fragment of the shackle, poured magic into it, and slammed it on the ground.
Golden chains constructed of magic instantly suppressed Morgott’s movements and briefly sealed the flow of his magic.
With the flow of magic obstructed, the self-destruction failed.
Morgott lay prone on the ground, looking up coldly at Bai Shi.
“Tarnished, I will remember you.”
“Ye who art guided by the flame of ambition, be fearful of the deep, dark that lies in waiting...”
Bai Shi waited until Morgott had finished his last words before slowly plunging his greatsword into Morgott’s heart.
5x Rune Acquisition Rate (Remaining time: 60 minutes).