Chapter 62
Chapter 62
Translator: Penny
Thud.
Knight. Knight.
Dekan approached Han Yoo-seong.
The red light flowing in his eyes was more intense than before.
The seniors of the Transcendent Gallery threw out advice until right before they departed to face Dekan.
Archmage Senior had given advice about the light in his eyes.
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Archmage) If the light in his eyes has deepened since then, it means he has completely lost his reason.
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Archmage) At that time, he will try to kill even if the opponent is human. Because he will be in a state where he cannot distinguish.
He comes.
The Knight who had risen to Rank 6.
Whoosh-
Crimson aura bloomed like flames on Dekan's sword.
Han Yoo-seong tensed his whole body.
If things go wrong, it's death.
Without the slightest exaggeration.
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Sword of Light) His strength or Sword Qi will be no different from when he was alive.
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Sword of Light) Rather, since he is already dead, he will move more unreservedly.
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Absolute Monarch) Just because he has no reason does not mean he will not be able to use his skills properly.
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Absolute Monarch) By the time you reach Rank 6, even if you don't want to remember with your head, it will remain in your body. Like an engraving.
The knight in black armor rushed in, his disheveled white hair flying.
Is that a Sword Strike or lightning striking down like lightning now?
Without even having time to distinguish it, he blocked it first.
Dragon Slayer Sword Libra.
Sword Defense Technique that balances the sword and the body to block.
Kaga gagak!
But balance or whatever, it was skewed to the right.
The ground crumbled.
Now was not the time to finish adjusting the balance, but to move forward.
Kwaaaak!
He advanced, piercing through the rising dust.
What he aimed for was a blind spot from Dekan's point of view.
Dekan's right flank.
Jjeoeoong!
Han Yoo-seong's sword was in a place that should have been empty.
Kaga gagagagak!
Sparks flew.
Dekan's sword chased Han Yoo-seong's sword.
With the momentum to cut off his wrist.
Tss tss tss!
He barely deflected Dekan's sword by wrapping Sword Qi around it in a spiral.
After that, it was dozens of rounds of offense and defense.
Countless red and white Sword Qi scattered.
Han Yoo-seong thought.
Had he ever faced such a wall-like enemy before?
He had.
When you think about it, at first, everything seemed like a wall.
It's just that this wall is a lot higher.
He pushed away the despair that rose from his toes.
In Dekan's left hand was a huge shield, just like two days ago.
He slammed the shield into the ground.
A red wave surged like a tide.
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Absolute Monarch) Do the same.
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Absolute Monarch) Even if the Domain of Magic Power I create is relatively a little narrower, maintain a complete Domain.
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Absolute Monarch) That is the countermeasure and counterattack to Valsenartz Style 6, Heaven and Earth Seal.
Han Yoo-seong chose to build a Domain with Sword Qi rather than loading aura onto the shield.
Kuuuung!
The wave of Qi that spread out from the ground Dekan was standing on and the wave that started from the sword Han Yoo-seong struck down intertwined.
Of course, Han Yoo-seong's Domain could not surpass Dekan's Domain.
But Dekan's Domain did not cover the circle that Han Yoo-seong had spread with Sword Qi either.
After a long struggle between Domain and Domain, it was Dekan who gave up his strength.
Tiiing!
Light flared.
Dekan's sword struck diagonally.
Han Yoo-seong immediately realized that one line was not the problem.
They came.
Countless branches of lines.
The ends of those lines were all sharpened sharply.
Absolute Monarch Senior's comment flashed through his mind.
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Absolute Monarch) You must not be careless just because you have deflected one trajectory. The trajectory of the Sword Qi that you have deflected once can also bend and rush in again, drawing acrobatics.
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Absolute Monarch) That's Valsenartz Style 3 Kiorpe. The problem is that Kiorpe has no clear countermeasures.
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Absolute Monarch) But if the Dekan you are going to face is a replica based on the memories of when he learned swordsmanship from me... the attack on the lower side will be the most vulnerable. At least.
It is not enough to block that level of Sword Strike with one sword.
Seureung-
With Mundum Exstinguit in his right hand, he held Greatsword Karnavalt in his left hand.
Rank 4 Swordsmanship.
Dragon Slayer Sword Style 8.
Draco Scalpere.
A Sword Strike that unfolds countless Sword Strikes, as if engraving scales on a dragon's body.
Once again, the offensive and defensive battle began.
Kwaaaang!
The sound of tearing through the atmosphere pierced his ears.
His vision blurred.
Han Yoo-seong felt a strange sensation.
'The body is far ahead of the mind.'
Compared to the growth of my physical performance due to leveling up, the technical aspect is woefully lacking.
Including Senior Light Sword's Dragon Slayer Sword, there are excellent martial arts received from Heavenly Demon Senior. That's all.
There is no enlightenment that I have achieved myself.
He felt that part clearly while blocking Dekan's swordsmanship.
As Absolute Monarch Senior said, the lower side is the most vulnerable.
He aimed for the lower side with Karnavalt, but Dekan's sword quickly chased Han Yoo-seong's sword.
'Was it shallow?'
Correction.
Han Yoo-seong compensated for the shortcomings of the Sword Strike in real time.
But even though he was going through real-time corrections like this, it seemed that Dekan saw a gap in his eyes.
A blue wave penetrated the gap in the Draco Scalpere that Han Yoo-seong was unfolding.
─Seukeogeogeogeok!
Han Yoo-seong's brow furrowed.
"……!"
Intense pain flared from his left shoulder.
Bodyguard Qi and armor were pierced at the same time.
Seogeok!
A slash was also embedded in his right thigh.
The smell of blood dominated his sense of smell.
Ppeoeok!
Next, Dekan's foot kicked Han Yoo-seong's abdomen.
His body floated up.
Sasa삭─ Sasak!
Han Yoo-seong quickly passed through the black bushes.
It was not the bushes that were moving, but Han Yoo-seong's body that was endlessly crashing backwards.
Kung─! Kwang! Kwaang!
He rolled twice on the ground before crashing into a huge tree.
If he hadn't properly wrapped Bodyguard Qi around his entire body again, several bones would have been broken.
Han Yoo-seong was now sitting leaning against the tree.
He lifted his drooping head.
Kung-
Dekan was slowly approaching.
Blood flows.
His consciousness blurred.
He had expected this to happen.
The opponent is a Rank 6 Swordsman.
This level of pain is inevitable.
[Abnormal Status - Doombringer is activated due to 'Critical' Bleeding.]
He lost a lot of blood, but fortunately, there were no injuries that would prevent him from continuing the battle.
Han Yoo-seong regained his composure.
Kwal kwalkwal-
He poured a high-grade healing potion that was as red as blood onto his shoulder.
He poured the remaining half on his right thigh.
Gulp! Gulp!
He drank a newly taken out bottle.
He injected a Pain Suppressing Doping Agent into his side.
The duration of Doombringer is 2 minutes after activation, regardless of whether the bleeding is healed.
It was a luxury to fully recover in this situation.
He got up and stomped on the ground.
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Sword of Light) I said that your Vessel is not small, so it would take a long time to reach Rank 5, but now is the time to overturn that statement.
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Sword of Light) Experiencing a crisis to the point of death.
You have to keep experiencing the crisis of death.
-Sword of Light) That is the shortest distance to grow.
As expected, the advice in the current situation could only be extreme.
He saw Dekan's movement as he charged.
Kugeugeugeung─!
He dragged the sword he was holding in both hands on the ground, then suddenly lifted it up.
This stance is a herbivore that Senior Light Sword had explained.
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Sword of Light) It's Ironfold Style 7, Sepens Ascendens.
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Sword of Light) It is a long-range slash that quickly crawls along the ground towards the target.
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Sword of Light) The countermeasure is to cut off the head of that crawling snake. I probably taught it to Dekan when we were dealing with the Ancient Archfiend together.
Han Yoo-seong concentrated Magic Power on both feet.
Flowing Scale Air Breaking Art, Footwork Style 3.
Chasing Star.
Kwaaaak!
He pressed down on the ground with his toes.
The scenery around him was pushed back.
When he reached the side of the strike and struck the center, the strike that had been chasing Han Yoo-seong disappeared.
Immediately after that.
"……."
A black shadow fell over Han Yoo-seong's body.
Dekan.
'When did he come?'
Red Light was striking down towards the top of Han Yoo-seong's head.
Bait.
Sepens Ascendens. That long-range strike itself was bait to get closer.
He raised Greatsword Karnavalt, which was covered in Sword Qi.
Jjeo─eong
Karnavalt, which was facing Dekan's sword, was destroyed. It literally shattered and scattered into the air.
Fragments of the blade fell to the ground.
Chwaaaak!
He barely supported his body, which had been pushed back in an instant.
'Well, when did I ever use dual swords?'
No further accidents were possible.
He covered Mundum Exstinguit with white light and blocked Dekan's Sword Strike.
The endlessly surging Sword Strikes.
Kwang! Kwajik! Kwaaaang!
Two trees were completely cut off and half tilted by the Sword Qi that occurred when the two swords collided.
After thirty-odd rounds of offense and defense.
He strongly swung his sword horizontally and pulled his body back.
Quite far.
To the point where the distance from Dekan was 70m.
Dekan, who was left alone, suddenly grabbed the handle with both hands and placed the blade vertically downwards.
Seueueueuk…
And slowly raised his arm.
Crimson Sword Qi was fiercely burning on the sword.
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Absolute Monarch) If he suddenly takes a stance to strike the sword vertically downwards, that means he is trying to deploy a 'Domain'. A very small number of Rank 6s possess a Domain. Dekan was one of those few.
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Absolute Monarch) It is an imitation of the 'Unique Domain', an ability unfolded by Rank 7 or higher. To be exact, it is said to be the previous stage.
Han Yoo-seong tried to confront Dekan a little more.
Rank 5.
He was trying to judge whether he could reach that place or not.
But if Dekan used a Domain, there was not even time to make that judgment.
The remaining duration of 'Doombringer' was probably about 1 minute.
He took out one of the items he had previously placed in the holder pocket on his waist.
[Breath of the Extreme]
Classification - Drug (Stimulant)
Effect: The user does not feel any pain for 40 seconds, and as a result, can ignore the body's overload and exert superhuman strength and reflexes.
Movement speed, reflexes, and strength are greatly increased for 40 seconds, but after the duration ends, it is accompanied by extreme pain, muscle damage, and physical stamina consumption.
Kwak.
He injected Breath of the Extreme into his side without hesitation.
Overlap with Doombringer.
The effects can be stacked, but the recoil after the duration ends will also be more severe.
Therefore.
If he cannot settle the matter within 40 seconds, it is defeat.
As soon as he completed the injection, the timer flowing in the bottom right corner of his vision appeared.
【 40 seconds 】
Han Yoo-seong had no time to look at this flow of time.
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Absolute Monarch) Dekan's Domain is Prohibition.
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Absolute Monarch) The effect is similar to Valsenartz Style 6 Heaven and Earth Seal. But the range is much wider and the power is stronger.
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Absolute Monarch) Once fully deployed, it can significantly suppress the movement of even people with a greater total amount of Magic Power than Dekan himself can exert. People with a small total amount can't even breathe properly.
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Absolute Monarch) The countermeasure is for you to break into the Domain when it is incomplete and narrow the distance with Dekan to right in front of you. The Domain's governing area is wide, but it leaves a gap within about 6 and a half feet.
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Absolute Monarch) Escape is impossible. If Dekan is determined, he can make you, in your Rank 4 state, be affected by the Domain no matter where you are in the Forest of Bewitching Beasts.
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Absolute Monarch) If you have no intention of giving up even when the Domain is activated, you must enter the gap as quickly as possible.
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Jjuhdak) Based on the 21st century Earth you lived on, it means narrowing the distance with Dekan to within 2m.
Break into within 2m.
-Absolute Monarch) There are loopholes in the incomplete Prohibition. Opaque spaces that have not been completely filled. Step on those spaces and move forward.
Han Yoo-seong took a deep breath.
He heatedly raised the Mana in his body.
【 39 seconds 】
-Absolute Monarch) Faster than you think.
The bracelet artifact given by the magician Yunes, Renoma's Pulse.
He activated the acceleration magic, 'React Impel', which momentarily increases the reaction speed of muscles.
Breaking through the physical limits of Doombringer.
And an additional breakthrough due to Breath of the Extreme.
This is enough.
The foundation for running wild beyond the limits has been laid.
Dragon Slayer Sword Footwork Style 3.
Micatus.
The surrounding air staggered as if torn.
Dust swirled thickly.
Dekan was right in front of Han Yoo-seong.
The time did not change from before departure.
The time it took to break through the Domain by stepping only on the spaces of gaps and narrow the distance with Dekan.
Only 0.48 seconds.
Heat was flowing through Han Yoo-seong's body.
He swung his sword.
Towards Dekan.
Dekan, who had instantly drawn the sword he had struck down, immediately swung his sword.
Jjeoeoeong!
A circular wave spread out from the two of them.
The trajectories of the Sword Strikes that stretched out to kill each other sharpened in the atmosphere.
Kwang!
Dividing the cold space, two intentions to kill intersect.
The flow of white and red constantly intertwined and ran in the air, and ultimately collided.
The atmosphere was punctuated with radiance.
The armor that surrounded Dekan's side crumpled and caved in.
Han Yoo-seong did not miss that achievement and pierced through the iron shell.
Dekan's body staggered slightly.
【 32 seconds 】
Enlightenment.
Han Yoo-seong now felt that his mind was slowly catching up with the achievements of his body, which had gone ahead.
Only after standing on the diagonal line where he did not know when his life would fly away.
Doombringer and Breath of the Extreme, which allow him to overcome physical limitations, led to the expansion of thought belonging to that body.
He saw the shapes of countless swords beyond Dekan.
It is an illusion, but it is not an illusion.
Is it there?
In a place that can be reached if you reach out your hand.
There is the desired stratum.
Han Yoo-seong reached out his hand.
Towards the way out.
─Thump.
A torrent arose in the Aura Circuit.
The central axis inside the body.
Aura Circuit.
One pillar floating on the left side of it.
It was proof that he was a Rank 4 Swordsman.
And next to that pillar, one stem soared up.
The small lines of the stem became another pillar and established a new axis.
Rank 5, achieved.
【 21 seconds 】
The white light covering Han Yoo-seong's sword, Mundum Exstinguit, became thicker.
-Sword of Light) Create a clear gap and then use that thing.
'Gap.'
The Sword Path that was not visible before reaching Rank 5 was visible.
Again, the offensive and defensive battle between red and white began.
【 15 seconds 】
Kwaaaang! Jjeoeong!
Swallowed.
Dekan's Sword Path, which was superior to his own.
The Sword Path and the texture of Qi that had not been interpreted were now visible after entering Rank 5.
【 9 seconds 】
Fragments of the ground shattered by the upheaval caused by the two of them scattered.
Kwa─gwagwagwagwagwa!
A red trajectory rushed in horizontally.
He leaned his body back to avoid the trajectory of the sword.
However, he did not notice the Sword Qi that was suddenly released from that trajectory and allowed an attack on his upper body.
A sharp line was drawn on Phaethon's Obsidian Armor.
He endures.
Han Yoo-seong thought so and chased the gap.
【 6 seconds 】
Han Yoo-seong raised his sword upwards.
Dragon Slayer Sword, Style 9.
Sword Breaking.
Because it was considered to be an angle suitable for performing Sword Breaking.
Mundum Exstinguit struck the exact center of Dekan's sword.
Kwang.
Dekan's arms were lifted back.
He didn't drop the sword, but a gap was created.
Han Yoo-seong took out an item that he had previously placed in the holder on his waist.
The item that Sword of Light had handed over through Interdimensional Trade seemed like a broken piece of something.
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Sword of Light) A blow that can definitely be inflicted.
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Sword of Light) Only use it when that is possible, because it is literally a fragment.
Fragment.
-Sword of Light) A fragment of the Holy Sword Ecclesia.
Kiiiing!
When he placed the fragment in his left hand on the blade of the sword in his right hand, the fragment permeated the sword.
【 3 seconds 】
Kwaddeuk─
It was the sound of flesh breaking.
【 2 seconds 】
Han Yoo-seong recognized that his left side had been cut off as if torn off by the sword that Dekan had summoned in an instant.
However, Han Yoo-seong's movement did not change.
The mental power beyond the body was suppressing the pain.
White light.
He slashed the sword, which emitted a light that was thicker than ever before, diagonally.
Brilliant light covered Dekan.
【 1 second 】
Radiance pierced through Dekan's body, from his left shoulder to his right waist, armor and all, in one fell swoop.