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Chapter 224
Chapter 224
Chapter 224
[Translator – Kie]
[Proofreader – Kawaii]
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Chapter 224: The Realm (1)
Salik and Barche stepped out from the shattered wall. Both of them had surprised expressions on their faces.
“Even if we were caught off guard… to think we’d get blown away like this.”
“I heard it hasn’t been long since he became a Master Class. Is that information wrong?”
Originally, Damien had intended to hide his true strength for the time being.
There wasn’t a particularly grand reason for it. He just didn’t want to attract unnecessary suspicion.
However, he couldn’t just stand by when there was an opportunity to torment both Sla and the Weapon Master even if it was a little.
“By the way, this is really starting to piss me off.”
“Salik, I didn’t think we’d be on the same page.”
The two of them narrowed their eyes sharply. It seemed like they were about to pounce on Damien at any moment.
“Wait.”
“Hold on a moment.”
Suddenly, they glared at each other.
“I’ll take care of that asshole first, so wait your turn.”
“Where does a kid like you get off giving orders? You back off.”
Instead of focusing on Damien, Salik and Barche growled at each other.
“If you keep acting high and mighty, I’ll kill you first.”
“That’s what I want to say to you.”
Damien couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight of the two about to explode.
“Maybe I hit both of you too softly.”
It seemed neither of them grasped the situation.
This was not a pleasant development for Damien. No one likes being underestimated by trash.
“I guess I need to make them snap out of it.”
Damien drew out the Dawn. A blue glow enveloped the blade.
As a killing intent emanated from Damien, both Salik and Barche briefly turned towards him.
“Damien Haksen, stay put. I’ll deal with this guy first…”
Damien’s body vanished. In the next moment, he appeared right in front of Salik.
“…What?”
Damien brought Dawn down on Salik’s head.
A blue flash split Salik in two.
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Salik hurriedly blocked the attack with her greatsword.
The greatsword made of aurablade exerted physical force despite its lack of form.
When the two weapons collided, a sharp sound echoed as Salik’s body was pushed back.
“Are you out of your mind!”
The sudden attack ignited Salik’s anger. But before she could unleash her fury, Damien’s attack began.
His sword strikes were terrifyingly precise, aiming for Salik’s vital points. She frantically blocked the attacks.
“This… this bastard…!”
Salik’s face was filled with panic. Damien’s swordsmanship was far more refined than expected.
There was no room for counterattack. Salik was struggling just to block. No, she wasn’t even blocking properly.
Damien’s attacks occasionally grazed Salik’s body. Her clothes and skin were slashed, and blood flowed out.
“Barche!”
Eventually, Salik had to swallow her pride and call for help.
“Are you just going to stand there and watch!”
At that shout, Barche snapped out of his daze. In fact, he had been in a stupor until just now.
Salik.
A madwomen who gave up her position as a giant evil to become Sla’s lover.
Her skills were on par with any giant evil.
Such a person was being overpowered without being able to put up a proper fight. It was unbelievable even when seen with his own eyes.
“What the hell is going on here!”
Barche shouted as he rushed towards Damien.
“Hah!”
Barche swung a huge punch at Damien. Damien dodged by leaning back.
At the same time, he swung his sword, aiming to cut Barche. But there was only a scraping sound. Barche’s body wasn’t cut.
“Do you think such a lukewarm attack can pierce my ‘Carcass’?”
The disciples of the Weapon Master were all given demonic weapons and armors.
In Barche’s case, he was given demonic armor instead of a weapon. Although no armor could withstand an aurablade, it was a different story when the armor was imbued with aura.
With the armor’s capabilities enhanced by aura, Barche was almost invincible.
“Haaat!”
Barche continued his assault by swinging his fists and feet at Damien.
Damien had no choice but to retreat to avoid Barche’s attacks. It gave Salik a moment to catch her breath.
“Damn it! To think I’d be pushed back by such a brat…”
As she regained her composure, Salik’s rage flared up again.
She clenched her other hand. Aurablade gathered and took the form of a long axe.
“I will… I will kill you!”
Salik charged at Damien and swung both her greatsword and axe.
Weapons made of aurablades had no weight so it made Salik’s attacks light and fast.
Barche stuck close to Damien and continued to throw punches. Every time his fists moved, the sonic booms were created.
The two attacked in unison. Damien’s eyes moved rapidly.
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Damien blocked all their attacks with a single sword.
A fierce battle continued, neither side gaining the upper hand.
“Damn it!”
“This is impossible!”
From their perspective, it was a humiliating experience.
They weren’t just ordinary Master Classes. They were powerful enough to rival the giant evils.
Sla and the Weapon Master had sent them to punish Vanexia for a reason.
It was already a blow to their pride to work together, and they couldn’t even gain the upper hand.
“Let’s see if you can withstand this!”
Salik threw the weapons in her hands. The greatsword and axe flew towards Damien like boomerangs.
Even while fighting Barche, Damien easily dodged the attacks. But Salik’s throws didn’t stop with just one attempt.
Salik continuously threw weapons made of aurablades.
Weapons rained down on Damien, causing explosions every time they hit the ground.
“Salik! Be careful where you throw! Can’t you see I’m here?”
“You’re wearing demonic armor, so you’re fine!”
Thanks to this, Salik could attack Damien without worrying about Barche getting hurt.
“This is getting annoying.”
Damien muttered softly, but Salik heard it clearly.
“Annoying? Let’s see if you’ll still say that when my axe cleaves your skull open.!”
Salik shouted confidently as she threw her weapons. Two axes flew straight at him.
Damien bent backward to dodge Barche’s attack and swung his sword at the incoming axes simultaneously.
At that moment, something strange happened.
The axes, which had been flying straight, suddenly veered off course and shot into the air.
“…What?”
Salik’s face filled with confusion.
Throwing weapons was Salik’s specialty. She had honed this skill all her life.
As a result, Salik had reached a level where she could split a cliff with a thrown weapon.
The title ‘Fallen’ was given to her by those who were awed by her overwhelming power.
And yet, Damien had deflected her thrown weapon so easily?
It was an extraordinary feat that couldn’t be accomplished with ordinary skills. Salik knew of only one person capable of such a feat.
“Are you a disciple of the Sword Saint?”
Salik shouted, but Damien didn’t answer and continued fighting Barche.
“Damn it! That brat can counter my technique…”
Having her signature technique so easily countered was a blow to Salik’s pride.
Salik gathered dark mana into both hands. She then combined her hands.
The dark mana transformed into an aurabade, creating a massive axe.
“Let’s see if you can deflect this with the Sword Saint’s technique!”
Salik twisted her waist and threw the axe with all her strength.
The axe flew at a terrifying speed creating sonic booms in the air.
“You won’t be able to block this one!”
Just as the Empire investigated Pandemonium, Pandemonium also investigated the Empire.
The Sword Saint’s technique to twist the flow of attacks was undoubtedly powerful, but it had its limits.
It couldn’t deflect attacks that were too powerful.
The axe reached Damien’s face. Damien tilted his sword to parry the axe.
As the axe and sword clashed, Damien swung his sword. The axe followed the trajectory of the sword.
“What?”
Damien swung his sword towards Barche. The axe flew towards Barche.
The axe struck Barche’s back. The aura surrounding his armor prevented his body from being cut.
“Ugh!”
But it couldn’t block the impact. Barche spat blood and crashed to the ground.
“Damn it!”
Salik shouted in panic. Damien didn’t miss the opening she showed.
Damien swung his sword. A blue flash streaked as the aurablade was released.
There was no time to dodge or block. The aurablade severed Salik’s neck and embedded itself in the wall.
“Guh…”
Blood sprayed out and drowned out Salik’s scream.
As Salik’s neck was severed, Barche, who had been sprawled on the ground, let out a scream.
“Salik! I told you! Be careful when you throw…”
Damien swung his sword. The sword and the demonic armor clashed.
“It’s useless…”
As Barche shouted, Damien’s sword pierced the armor. Simultaneously, he severed Barche’s neck.
Blood spurted from the cracks in the armor.
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No matter how strong a Master Class is, they can’t survive with their necks severed. The victor was decided at this point.
If they were ordinary Master Classes, that is.
“Guh… gah…”
Salik pressed her head with her hand. Moving despite having her neck severed was not normal.
But the real bizarre event was yet to come. Suddenly, the wound area began to swell as if it were rotting.
Soon, the flesh began to stick together. The wound healed instantly.
“Carcass!”
Barche struggled to utter a name. Suddenly, the armor around his neck started to flow like liquid.
The liquid armor covered the wound.
The armor, which had turned to liquid, sealed his wounds.
“Ha, we almost died there.”
“Haha… Carcass, you truly are the best.”
The two sighed in great relief.
Despite the bizarre sight, Damien didn’t look particularly surprised. It was as if he had known they wouldn’t die from such wounds.
“Damn it, this is insane… Where did such a monster come from…”
“Our master… made a mistake… That thing… is not normal…”
Even after escaping death, they couldn’t shake off the shock.
In the recent exchange of attacks and defenses, they had clearly realized something.
They finally understood what kind of being stood before them and the true nature of the hierarchy among the three of them.
“Damn it, I… how could I suffer such humiliation… I won’t accept this!”
With intense anger, dark mana erupted from Salik’s body. It was far more massive than before.
“I’ll show you… my true power!”
The dark mana transformed into aurablades. Soon, nine swords formed from the aurablades.
The nine swords hovered freely in the air as if they were alive.
‘She finally used it.’
Barche looked at the nine swords with a face full of reverence.
He had heard of it. It was said that Salik had reached the rare realm and could produce nine swords.
Back when Salik was a giant evil, no one could stand against the nine swords she created.
At that time, Salik was a figure of fear not only in Pandemonium but also in the Empire.
“I can’t just stand by either.”
Barche also drew out his mana. He used the realm that he had learned from his master.
All Weapons Beloved.
It was a realm where the potential of weapons was drawn out, and it was applied to his demonic armor.
The armor, Carcass, began to pulsate like a living creature. Spikes sprouted all over, and it emitted immense dark mana.
“Impressive.”
Salik briefly admired the sight.
The All Weapons Beloved realm itself was not extraordinary, but its effects when combined with demonic weapons and armor were terrifying.
Confidence surged back into Salik and Barche’s hearts.
“What is it called?”
Suddenly, Damien asked the two. The unexpected question brought puzzled expressions to Salik and Barche’s faces.
“What do you mean, suddenly…?”
“I asked for the name of that realm you used.”
Damien looked at Salik and asked. Salik was bewildered and replied.
“…It’s called Azure Sky’s Flight.”
“Thank you for telling me. Otherwise, I would have had to come up with a name for it myself.”
Damien flicked his finger. At that moment, swords made of aurablades were created in the air.
Salik’s eyes widened as if they were about to burst.
“It seems this is the first time I’ve seen a realm related to the Nine-Swords. You’ve acquired a useful realm.”
Damien declared with a satisfied expression.
“Then shall we start again?”
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[Translator – Kie]
[Proofreader – Kawaii]