Nameless King

Chapter 1056 Reflection

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Wain, Sven, Marlis, and Osvald were watching Nitra and Liang's fight just like Alucard, but he, unlike them was not a ghost who watched memories. This Alucard was real and could change the outcome of the fight if he wanted to.

Nitra recovered, and Liang gradually became stronger and stronger enjoying the fight. The stronger the opponent was, the better it was for him. So, if Alucard stopped being a spectator, things would immediately change.

He could help Nitra, in which case Liang, The Strongest One would lose which would be an event of historic proportions. Or he could kill Nitra and together with Liang destroy the Tree, it would be a real disaster and tragedy for Constructs for hundreds of years.

It was unknown how long it took for a new Tree to grow and whether it was even possible again. A third Tree might appear, or perhaps the current one was the last and its loss would mean the end for an entire race.

However, Alucard decided to do nothing. He just enjoyed the fight, though that didn't mean he didn't have a plan.

'Hah, I wonder how this will end. Somehow I feel like you'll both lose and win at the same time...'' Alucard internally said as a wide grin appeared on his face, 'I wonder if it will actually happen. Would it be considered a draw...? Well, obviously not.'

"Who will start?" Nitra asked, looking majestically at Liang.

Liang raised an eyebrow, "Damn, it seems that along with strength, you also have arrogance... It seems to be contagious."

Whooooooooooooooooooosh.

Without hesitation, Liang rushed forward, quickly finding himself in front of Nitra. He brought his sword above his head, releasing a huge amount of red aura, making his next attack truly powerful.

Nitra was wary, she no longer looked as calm as she had a few seconds ago, but she was confident in her strength.

"Brute force can't be the pinnacle of everything!" Nitra exclaimed, throwing her arm forward.

A transparent barrier appeared in front of her, shivering slightly as faintly visible black lightning streamed across it.

Crackle.

Liang brought his sword down on Nitra, some barrier could not stop him. There wasn't a single barrier he couldn't destroy yet, and this one would be no exception!

"I see..." Wain muttered with a deep gaze, looking at the shockwave coming from the attack site.

Then, a blast of air rushed towards Liang, as several cuts appeared on his chest. The impact threw him back hundreds of meters, plunging him under a mountain of soot and ash.

Nitra was not hurt in any way, she with a deep look looked at her hand, and slowly walked towards Liang.

"What was that...?" Osvald muttered in a confusion, "Liang's attack was perfect. He definitely couldn't have missed... no... even if that happened, why did he get injured when Nitra was defending himself?"

"It wasn't a barrier..." Marlis said, nervously biting her nails, "More precisely, its main target wasn't a defense, it repelled his attack!"

"What...?" Osvald's eyes went wide, "Doesn't that mean she's invulnerable!"

Sven smirked, "Osvald, you're jumping to conclusions too early as always. I think her technique has certain limitations. However, that's not the main drawback. Some attacks are impossible to repel."

"Hmm?" Osvald raised an eyebrow in puzzlement.

Sven didn't give him an answer, instead, he pointed forward, showing that the battle was still going on.

Whooooooooosh.

At the same moment, a red sword flew out from beneath the ashes, drawing everyone's attention.

Nitra looked up to see the blade spinning in the air, not noticing that its wielder was already elsewhere.

Step. Step. Step.

Liang quickly ran forward, using the wind barrier to clear the ash and soot out of his path, getting faster and faster with each step, getting closer to Nitra.

Nitra noticed this as her eyes shifted sharply and she stretched her arm forward slightly. A transparent barrier with several black lightning bolts reappeared in front of her.

'No matter how you attack, I'll be able to reflect it, and your body will reach the limit faster than I run out of energy. That's absolutely certain.'' Nitra inwardly thought, calmly looking at the approaching Liang.

However, she realized too late that even though Liang was already quite close, he was still not preparing to attack.

Nitra's eyes went wide when she realized what Liang was about to do, but it was already too late to do anything about it.

Crackle.

Liang came close to Nitra, as there was less than a meter between them, then he grabbed her outstretched arm with ease, passing through her barrier. He didn't attack, so the barrier had nothing to reflect.

Then, with his other hand he gripped her shoulder firmly for stability and with a sharp motion ripped her right arm away from her body, throwing it into the air.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

Liang's sword, still spinning in the air trembled slightly as it, at Liang's will, headed towards its owner. At tremendous speed, the red sword passed through Nitra's severed arm, destroying it into many pieces with violent pressure.

"Looks like I was wrong. After gaining new powers, not only have you become more arrogant, you've also become considerably more stupid." Liang coldly said as the hilt of the sword was in his hand.

Then, Liang brought the sword down on Nitra, who had no time to create a new defense barrier.

At the last moment, just before the sword was about to reach her, Nitra's pupils narrowed as her gaze traveled to her hand.

Her body was covered in lightning discharges, as she turned into a black flash for a moment, escaping Liang's grip and finding herself next to her hand in the middle of space.

Crackle.

Liang's sword collapsed to the ground, raising up a wave of ash with a frown turning to Nitra.

"What was that?" Liang said coldly, narrowing his eyes and staring at Nitra.

Nitra silently looked at her hand, grabbed it, and put it on her shoulder. Electric shocks ran through her body again, then, part of her shoulder and the severed arm turned into a black liquid, becoming one.

"Well... Let's call it my new ability. As you can see I'm still learning them." Nitra replied calmly, being slightly puzzled. She felt as if she had just been reborn and was just learning to walk, but she was quickly getting the hang of it.

Liang frowned, 'She can fend off my direct attacks, now she has learned to move away even while in my grip. Surely she can also move much faster than before. Lightning is her attribute, after all, it's still with her.''

Nothing happened for a while, this was the first time this had happened in this fight since none of them were talking. Liang and Nitra were thinking about their next moves, and as always, Liang was the first to act.

Whoooooooooooooosh.

He jumped up, making the ground beneath him break from the power of his feet and quickly finding himself level with Nitra.

Nitra swung her two arms, creating two reflective barriers. One was in front of her, and the other was above her skin so that Liang would no longer be able to grab her arm.

However, Liang was not going to attack in the same way as before, he knew that the same move twice would not work. So, he decided to use something else, something more effective.

"Ah!!!" Liang took a deep breath, as far as it was even possible as massive streams of wind headed towards him filling his chest.

Then, his aura returned to his body, filling it with power and his Second Vortex started spinning in the opposite direction.

"Agh...? What's he doing?" Osvald was as puzzled as the others.

However, Alucard understood. He, as an Immortal, was well aware of the best ways to fight against an enemy that could easily recover or escape.

'She escaped from his grasp, so... if he wants to win, he must stop her somehow. It's a shame the wind isn't capable of that...' Alucard shook his head, then a sly smirk appeared on his face, 'However, physical strength is capable!'

Whoooooooooooooosh.

Liang exhaled all the air with such force and speed that it became more like an icy breath. The wind inside his body strangely became cold and due to the great speed, its temperature became even lower, literally turning into a freezing blizzard. 

Nitra's pupils narrowed as she quickly tried to create a protective barrier, but it was too late. Her entire body was covered in a thick layer of ice, however, her reflective barriers had done their job and some of the wind was directed at Liang.

They both turned into ice statues as massive, detailed snowflakes fell beside them, slowly spinning in the air.

Crackling.

Without difficulty, Liang broke through the layer of ice, bringing his sword down on Nitra while most of his body was still in frosty confinement.

'NO!!!!' Nitra inwardly exclaimed, realizing what was about to happen. Cracks appeared in the layer of ice holding her back, but it wasn't enough. There was no way she could manage to get out of the ice faster than Liang.

Crack. Crack. Crack.

Liang's sword shattered Nitra's ice shell, leaving a wide cut on her body, from her shoulder to her waist, diagonally. Dark blood immediately spurted from the cut, covering Liang's cold face while his predatory eyes stared intently at Nitra as his prey. 

He was winning again.