He didn't waste time, using two stabs at once, making this NPC's Hp hit the rock bottom instantly, with two more system prompts ranging in his ears.
"Two down, thirteen to go," he muttered, while ducking his head to avoid a mace attack from his side, then he simple used one stab to reply to the NPC, linked with a slice to move his body around this NPC, reaching his back, then used double stab to make him fall motionless on the ground.
"Three down, dozen to go!"
"Ground breaker!"
Just as he muttered this, a sound of a hammer moving towards his back erupted, and he moved his sword to welcome it, turned around, and then used double stab to clear this NPC's Hp.
Just as he did, he watched his shades taking advantage of his interception, and the chaos he cleared amidst the previously well organized formation of these NPCs allowed them to kill four more.
"Eight down, seven left to kill."
He muttered, but he didn't pursue these NPCs, as he turned around, welcoming the about to close on him a huge entourage of the NPCs-doppelganger mix.
He left these seven to his seven doppelgangers, knowing for sure their ability to kill them all.
However, what he was caring about was the time needed to do that, praying they didn't use much time to do such a thing.
The next thing he did was strange, as he sheathed both his swords, took out one village intermediate Hp poton, and gulped it in one breath.
"C'mon, let's have round two, darkness rebound!"
The potion he took would replenish his Hp for forty percent in five seconds, as for the skill he used, it gave him ten seconds of half protection, while rebounding half the attacks over their owners.
Simply put, he started to become a walking killing machine!
Instantly he was met with five NPCs, and all their attacks dealt over him were rebound, sharing the damage half to him, half to them!
"-500, -550, -600, -450, -500"
"2000, 1800, 2400, 1750, 2000"
Despite having low damage caused by the level difference and the skill effect, the rebound damage was much higher than his. That was because of the level difference between the two!
Bloom didn't walk in between them simply doing nothing, as he used his two swords, using the long not to be used sword draw talent to cause more damage to them!
Each NPC had his share of his double stab attacks. As he bypassed the first line of attackers, the second came hot at him, formed entirely of the ten doppelgangers of the two cavalries.
"-800, -750, -850, -820, -700"
"3000, 2800, 3600, 3200, 2700"
The first five attacks caused this high damage to him, and instantly he started to interfere, using one of his life saving skills here.
"Pause!"
He pointed his glove towards one of the doppelgangers, stopping him from moving forward.
"Slice!"
"4500"
He didn't delay and used the slice skill to change his position at once, however when he used the skill, the sent to fly effect was triggered, sending the target flying backwards for a couple of meters, with Bloom moving alongside him!
That came as a surprise, as Bloom failed to trigger this mighty effect even for a single time so far!
The reason was simple, as Bloom forced these NPCs levels to be lower than his, however that didn't mean their levels recognized by the system were this low! So, the chances of triggering this passive skill grew very low, nearly null, however he didn't know that.
As for the doppelganger summoned by the two cavalries, they were already at a lower level than his, and thus any single wave of his sword would be enough to trigger this passive skill.
This sudden unexpected bonus made him acquire more options, as he was now away from the main group of NPCs, on the side of the group of the doppelganger.
"Stab!"
"3000"
Again, the sent to fly passive effect was triggered. "So, I can trigger it easily with these doppelgangers? Let's keep them for escape," he muttered, before throwing another stab towards another one, while receiving three attacks, half damage was sent to their owners.
"Dash!"
He started to use his old familiar set of skills, started with a classic dash, while heading towards one of the NPCs, lying in the middle of others. His sudden appearance was sudden, and he didn't stand there, as he moved with the NPC, pushing him and two others to the back.
"Cloud of fog!"
Again, he used his skill to allow his sword to move, hitting five more NPCs, sending them all backwards, stunned for ten seconds.
Simply like that, six NPCs were temporarily eliminated, leaving only the two annoying cavalries, and one NPC.
"Dash!"
He linked his skill with another, instantly moving towards one of the two cavalries, hitting him, and carrying him along the way to the back, while using his other sword to stab the other NPC remaining on the side.
"-4000"
Suddenly, this high damage rose up from his head, as the second cavalry used what it seemed to be a ranged skill to hit him on the back. As he suffered this loss, the last NPC was readying himself to attack, but Bloom had another opinion.
"Slice!"
"3000"
He used his slice to change his position, circling around the side of the NPC, simply evading the mace which just hit the place he was standing at. It was just a very close call for him!
"Dash piercer!"
His body was forced to fly in the air, for three meters height, escaping in a hair breadth the attack of the second cavalry, which landed the moment he moved. His target wasn't that cavalry, but one of the doppelgangers, and he triggered the sent to fly skill at this time as well, sending the NPC flying more to the side, heading closer in rapid pace from the standing cavalry.
"Pause!"