[Incoming!]

Ross exclaimed as he abruptly changed direction, followed by Julia and Henry. None of them had their guards down, not even for a second.

However, to Ross, it was routine to dish out instructions to his comrades whenever they fought together.

It''s been many years since they lost Alex, and someone had to take the lead in missions. This duty naturally fell to Ross as just his height and demeanour were enough for everyone to understand who was in charge.

Then again, Julia and Henry didn''t really mind. They could all take points for leading a mission, they just didn''t want to.

With swift and agile movements, the trio separated from each other as Ross went high and the others went to the sides.

Although there was no up or down in the void of space, by using the spaceships as a reference from when they stepped out, that confusion was eliminated with the system''s help.

Ross brandished his greatsword and channelled his mana through it. The sword blazed to life as it glowed with a fiery light that brightened his surroundings.

He came to a sudden stop, aimed his sword at one of the incoming void creatures and then bolted towards the creature.

He instantly appeared before the huge monstrosity and swung his greatsword in a horizontal sweep that cut through the void creature.

Wherever the sword cut, it burned the flesh and cauterized the damaged tissues just as quickly. The void creature screeched in agony and tried to recover from the damage, but Ross wasn''t done.

The moment he completed his first move, he bolted up and delivered an overhead cleave, slicing the void creature into four separate pieces.

[You''re done!]

He bellowed as he condensed his mana into the sword and released it in an instant.

*BOOM!*

The creature exploded in a rain of fire with large chunks of its flesh flying everywhere.

However, Ross didn''t stand around to admire his first kill. They were in a dangerous place and zoning out would be a mistake.

Unfortunately for him, his reaction after the first kill was a tad bit slow as he was rammed by a beaming attack that sent him straight towards a large floating piece of a planet.

*BOOOOOM!*

Coming from three directions around him, Henry stopped and floated calmly with his sword in hand and another behind his back.

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He preferred a fighting style where the opponents came at him instead of him moving personally; elegance with a touch of nobility was his way.

But it didn''t mean he would stand there as the rushing beams of death closed in on his position. The beams were fast and as large as a train.

He sidestepped the first attack that reached him with minimal movements and did the same for the others, and while he moved around, his movements were too exaggerated.

Henry bided his time as the void creatures finally reached him and that was when he made his move.

A humanoid void creature took a swipe at him with its long claws, going for his head. But Henry did not panic.

''These creatures sure are nasty looking...''

He mused as he calmly stepped out of the claw''s range and slashed his sword over the arm, cleanly cutting it off.

Of course, he made sure to keep the other void creatures in his sight and only moved when he predicted the best place to be.

It would be an embarrassment to him if he were to dodge one attack only to end up in the path of another.

''We can''t have that, now can we?''

Henry thought in amusement before abruptly appearing to the void creature''s side and delivered a thrusting move that conjured a piercing ray of cold energy that tore through the poor creature.

*SCREECH...!*

The creature screeched and attempted to turn around only for Henry to employ rapid sword slashes and stabs that turned the creature into a bloody mess.

He then swiftly got out of the way as two killer beams rushed towards them, crushing into the nearly dead void creature.

*BOOOOM!*

The void creature exploded in a bloody mess, leaving its core as the last remnant of its existence. The void creatures did not care about their companion''s death and dashed after their prey.

''Whew... Any later and I would have been wounded...''@@@@