They rushed forward and this time they were definitely not going to hold back.
They did not come at him with an intention of testing his strength, but Liam was also not planning to stay back.
"RETREAT!" He shouted.
BOOM!
He threw out another bomb and then commanded the nether around him once again to form a giant fist and punched the elves chasing after him.
The problem was that though he was able to easily send out giant attacks by commanding nether, because of the racial dark element affinity of the elves his nether attacks were only 60% effective.
And to start with even the underlings were at higher levels, so he did not just rely on the nether fist.
He used the nether fist to create some space and pull back, before tossing out another bomb to do some actual damage.
BOOOM! BOOM! BOOOM!
Continuous explosions rang out. Liam did this to get some breathing room for himself and the team but he also did this for another reason.
While the entire village and the neighboring areas trembled in the aftermath of the explosions, the elves grew nervous for the first time.
They were worried about these explosives that were coming at them endlessly. The blood and carnage were simply too much for them to recover and they couldn't fight back at all.
And just like Liam expected, a different horn sounded this time.
ROOOOOOOO! The elves started slowly retreating back without pushing on further. The elven generals as well started begrudgingly retreating back.
Seeing the destructive power of the grenades, they did not want to underestimate their enemy and take chances.
BOOM! Liam tossed out another bomb and they gritted their teeth in anger, leaving the place hurriedly.
Because of the black mist, it was unclear where they ran away to but they were definitely retreating, at least for the time being.
Alex, Mia, Shin Soo, everyone at the front line saw this and heaved a breath of relief. They were also tired to their bones and were fighting with their all.
However, right at this moment, when things were about to clear up, suddenly a shadow emerged from Liam's back.
Everything happened in a second.
A hand grabbed Liam from the back and a dagger flashed past him, but Liam sensed it in time perhaps because of the abundance of nether around him.
He twisted his body to land a kick and evade, while also simultaneously attacking with his purple sword.
SHEEEK!
Red blood splattered, but before Liam could get a handle on things, the figure vanished again.
An assassin?
Amidst the dust and debris from the series of explosions, it was very easy to disappear but Liam had a feeling that the person who attacked him still hadn't left.
"BE CAREFUL!" He did not even finish speaking when the dark-skinned elf appeared once again.
However, this time he appeared behind Alex who was a few feet away from Liam.
Alex hurriedly spun around, her red hair dancing in the black mist and her shield up against the person's chest, pushing him back. But...
BANG. THUD.
The elf's hands moved at a lightning-fast pace and he knocked out the woman in one hit before her attack could land.
The next second, unexpectedly, grabbed her before disappearing again. Everything happened too fast before anyone could make sense of it.
Liam was the only one to react and he dashed forward, slashing his sword and sending out a dozen fire bullets in the dark elf's direction, but unfortunately, they all only bit the dust.
It looked like the dark elf had really vanished this time around and did not appear again. He had also taken Alex along with him.
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Bonus Chapter~~
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