Episode 815 Opening (1)
Whoosh───!
The subdued atmosphere stirs. Air pressure spreads in all directions. A purple aura surges from the sharp blade of the light sword.
I feel like my blood is boiling.
“My Lord, I shall cut you down.”“As you wish.”
Verden’s permission was granted.
Adrian swung his sword, which he was gripping in reverse, and stopped for a moment.The recoil acted.
Purple fragments
A purple shockwave erupted. Mauler, having absorbed the full force, was sent flying quite a distance, but as soon as his feet touched the road, he easily came to the brakes.
The onlooker opened his mouth.
“uh……?”
Everyone was shocked by the sudden battle between the transcendents. Gargant’s patrol captain, responsible for controlling the crowd, raised his head with a frantic expression, sweating profusely.
“Um, are you really telling us to just stand by and do nothing…?! If we get swept up in this, it won’t be just one or two people who die…!”
───Do you want to stop it?
“……I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”
Upon receiving Ignacia’s intent, the patrol captain immediately lowered his voice. Getting caught in the middle of that is no different from willingly handing over one’s neck to the execution grounds.Anyone who has encountered the power of a transcendent being would make the same choice.
“Captain! What are we to do now? We…”“Ahem, just… watch. It is an unparalleled honor to witness their power.”
The patrol captain stayed at his post, pretending nothing was wrong to minimize the confusion. It was clear that if he showed any signs of anxiety, not only the patrol unit but also the general public would be thrown into fear.It would be entirely up to the captain to manage the situation.
“I thought speed was your specialty.”
Tuk tuk.
Mauler brushed off his armor as if to show off and threw the king’s cloak back. He placed his left leg forward. He bent his knee slightly and clenched his fist inside his gauntlet. Afaint blue aura rose vividly from his entire body.
A rigid stance.
“You’re light.”
Adrian soon disappeared from sight, as if he had no intention of replying. The moment Mauler’s eyes moved, a presence reached his very nose. A singlepunch from above pierced the sword strike surging from below.
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Physical force was generated even without contact.It was a collision of ki and ki.Following the flow where their forces intertwined, the trajectory of the light sword was reversed.
Adrian spun around and stomped his heel on Mauler’s temple.
‘… … The vital point is meaningless.’
It felt like striking metal that had been hammered ceaselessly until its density had increased. It seemed that even ordinary martial arts wouldn’t leave a scratch.Gauging the opponent’s resistance, I put weight on my supporting foot and leaped up.
Whoosh.
A brutal punch narrowly grazes the waist.
Mauler crossed his arms.
Adran landed after spinning once in the air and raised his blade.
Concurrent light
An intense sword flash rubbed against the gauntlet before dissipating. A transcendental sense fragmented perceived time, slowing it down.Mauler immediately counterattacked, lifting his fist with the strength of his waist.
Strongness – Shocking
Pressure of surging force.
Kwaaaaaaaang!
The upper floors of an empty building beyond the wide alley were shattered. People’s hair was violently scattered as if a battering ram had flown overhead.
“okay…….”
Mauler straightened his posture.
So you’re saying that even if you call him a bastard, he’s a transcendent being?
Adrian had already stepped out of his position and was calmly gripping his sword. The pressure from the punch aimed at the center of the torso had not even reached him. Notcontent with merely dodging, he even managed to slice through Mauler’s side. A faint sword mark was etched into the ancient artifact armor.
“Where did you get that sword?”“Shut up.”“Acting like a knight is ridiculous. That loyalty and that sword seem too good for a scoundrel like you.”
Mauler kicked off the ground as if smashing it without even turning his body. His back approached rapidly, accompanied by a fluttering cloak, and covered my vision.
An elbow hidden by a cloak sliced through the air. A light sword aimed for the neck. He deflected the blade with his hand and threw two punches.
Because power was properly concentrated and distributed to the tip of the sword and the fingertips respectively, there was no unnecessary waste. The physical repercussions were minimized.As a result, people just tens of meters away suffered no harm.
A chain reaction.
At that moment, Mauler released his fist, pulled his left arm as far back as possible behind his body, and laid his right forearm horizontally in front of him.Immediately afterwards, Adrian approached and entered the realm of speed.
wild dance
Chain Attack – Extermination
The sound of piercing air brushed past my ears one after another.
Adrian unleashed a fierce assault, but Mauler deflected and flexibly parried him. He thoroughly blocked the light sword’s sharpness from unleashing its full power.At the same time, he continued to advance, ignoring ambiguous attacks without dodging or blocking them.
‘His absolute speed is clearly slower than mine. But the fact that he isn’t falling behind means… … .’
Adrian captured Mauler’s energy flow with insight.
“Is it ‘good deeds’ after all?”
Mauler does not react belatedly. Before Adrian moves, he anticipates his movements and decides his course of action in advance.
Therefore, precedence.
This aspect was particularly highlighted in the handling of the previous two techniques, and in fact, the flow of energy is being managed preemptively.
It is a reckless fighting method.
If the prediction goes wrong, there is a high probability that it might leave a weakness. It must mean that they are that confident in their instincts and judgment.
Then, will this react too?
Adrian focused on his leg strength and increased his speed to the next level, slightly exceeding Mauler’s reflexes as assessed so far.
In an instant, he vanished from the sight of everyone around him.
Kagagagagagagagagagang!
The sound of swords clashing and metal reflected off each other and echoed throughout the area. The quality of speed changed. Dozens of exchanges crossed in a split second.
The sword energy released half a beat late partially damaged the cloak bearing the symbol of Delharun.The presence is still moving ceaselessly.
Mauler’s eyes rolled quickly.
‘Look at this bastard. He’s completely adapted to Transcendence. Surely his awakening time is around the same as that Divine bastard’s. I guess it wasn’t just empty bravado.’
The cultivated area exceeded the expected range.
He seems to possess the special qualities of a transcendent being in his own way, but it is not shocking. This is because the times and experiences are different.
Strength, speed, toughness, cunning… Mauler literally fought to the death against a being who was arguably the pinnacle of it all.The terrible scars covering half his upper body prove it all.
Mauler also pulled the corners of his mouth menacingly and raised the density of his energy one level higher.
Jeong.
He deflected the light sword head-on. He forcefully pushed a low punch from the ground into the sky, nearly touching the earth.Along its path, the surface of the road split open and the airflow twisted.
At the same time, the trajectory of the kick aimed at Adrian’s leg shot up sharply. Then, as the trajectory changed again, the point of impact shifted from the head to the body.A fist hung low in front of Adrian, who had barely managed to dodge that chaotic barrage.
Bang!!! Crunch crunch───
Adrian was pushed back and placed his bare hands on the road. Strong friction occurred. The sound of stone scraping irritated the eardrums.Mauler, trying to foresee his opponent’s future, closed in without delay.
Fit.
Mauler reflexively turned his head.A tiny bit of blood trickled from his cheek.Before his eyelids could even blink, Adrian had cut him as he passed by. *Spit*, Adrian spat out the slight trace of blood on the tip of his tongue.
They didn’t stop.
The battle accelerated.
The excitement and astonishment of being able to catch even a glimpse of the power of the transcendents turned into unbearable fear just a few minutes later.It felt like being stuck between massive carriages speeding unrestrainedly.
If you graze it, you won’t even be able to find the body.
“Isn’t that enough…? Damn it. Why isn’t anyone stopping this?!”
Even Gargant’s patrol captain could no longer bear the anxiety at this point, but Gyeoe was still enjoying the situation while eating snacks.
It’s enough to drive you crazy.
His hair, which had become unstable recently, was on the verge of falling out little by little. However, his current reality was that he couldn’t even curse inwardly.
At that moment.
Mauler laughed roughly.Adrian opened his eyes slightly.
A stance of no return.
If the Strong Stance is specialized for defense and the Chain Stance for offense, the Unstoppable Stance is a stance created with only destructive power in mind.
Weight was placed on the front paws.The dust covering the road rose up.
Mujeon – Taeryun
Rotational force was imbued in the arm. The fist energy concentrated at a single point gradually destroyed the front. If they evaded now, the people behind would be annihilated.
hook.
Adrian lowered his stance to the extreme and cut the vertical line.From bottom to top.
new moon
A huge purple crescent moon absorbed the pressure, wrapped it in its embrace, and soared into the sky. It was truly an astonishing control of power.
However, Mauler’s energy was so dense that it did not disappear easily.
Something is falling from the sky.
Mauler’s martial arts, split into dozens of fragments, plummet like meteors. The commotion intensifies. Its reach was clearly directed toward the crowd.
Ignacia shouted.
“Wow! What do we do! We’re all going to die at this rate!”“That damn hedonist…….”
The oath-taker shook his head as if disgusted and raised his voice.
Stop.
The byproduct of the art came to a halt.
Verden and Vangelis did not stand idly by either, lending a hand with magic. Spatial distortions and various elemental spells intercepted them.In the meantime, a ‘giant spear’ cut across the sky in the distance.
──────BOOM!
That thing, having shattered half of the power, was firmly embedded between Adrian and Mauler. Immediately afterward, as the temperature dropped, the seething heat quickly subsided.
All eyes were focused on the direction from which the spear had come.
A single carriage is walking along the main road under the escort of three men,and people dressed in attire suitable for the cold ground are moving roughly.
Adventurer’s Guild Headquarters Chief.Black Sea – Tearel.The Terror of Evil.The Perfect Adventurer.The Indomitable Inictor.
King Prohas – Eres.Captain of the Royal Guard – Rienje.Great Captain.Great Warriors of the North.
The forces leading the conquest of all continents and the nation ruling the harsh and cold northern part of the continent arrived at the World Conference Hall.
The carriage stopped.
The Adventurer’s Guild Headquarters chief laughed heartily as he stroked his aging skin.
“You’re overflowing with energy even before the meeting has started.”“Ignacia is the problem.”
Tearel glanced over the window at Adrian and Mauler.
“Enough. You’re being too loud.”“I agree. Let’s stop here for now.”
Eres also smiled as he rested his wrist on the hilt of the sacred sword [Nibis]. A chill ran through his radiant blonde hair and blue eyes.
Crack.
An Obsidian-ranked adventurer known as the Demonic Terror retrieved his spear embedded in the ground.Mauler reacted inwardly.The Demonic Terror, whose skin was completely covered by armor and a helmet, exuded an aura of strange danger despite not being a transcendent being.
What is this guy again?
Meanwhile, Adrian glanced at Eres, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time, for a moment, then put his light sword back into its sheath without pretending to know him.
“The Lord’s words. Heed them.”“You arrogant bastard.”
Adrian wanted to draw his sword again, but in the end, he did not fight any further. He retraced his steps in an instant and returned to Verden.
Alpha waved his hand.
[trouble.]
“Good job, Adrian.”“It was difficult to finish you off right away. I will kill you next time.”“You’re more cunning than you look. I’ll decide that after seeing how you act.”
The oath-taker rubbed his chin at the sight of Mauler’s death being discussed so nonchalantly.
Hmm… …the Transcendents War isn’t going to break out because of these guys, is it?
Given the current number of Transcendents, it was a problem that could not be left unconcerned. After all, idealists are ultimately irrational.Transcendents are a race that tramples on others to achieve their dreams. The Oath-taker himself, who thinks this way, has done so until now.
I’ll go in first.
Following Verden and Adrian, Eon and the three kingdoms of the Eastern Continent headed to the meeting hall. Vangelis, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, led the Magic Kingdom and walked alongside Verden.
What’s wrong with Vangelis again? Is there something going on between the two of them?
The Oath-taker tilted his head for a moment, then led the Kingdom of Highlandia into the outer realm. The number of attendees grew.The Adventurer’s Guild headquarters and Prohas also joined the ranks.
* * *
“Your Majesty.”“It’s not too bad.”
Mauler wiped the blood from his cheek. The wound had already healed. It was not the power of the potion, but the regenerative power residing in that transcendent body.
“He certainly has potential. Common sense dictates that Shinseong would be even more so. But that doesn’t mean he’s out of his predicament.”
The world conference is used as planned.
And so, Mauler entered the meeting hall with Delharun, Kylians, and the Kingdom of Ronia. As their presence faded, a sense of emptiness lingered.
Ignacia stretched.
It was worth watching. Not a bad appetizer.
She cast her gaze a little further away.
The Magic Lord of the Magic Frequent Alliance and the President of the Virente Association also arrived.
Keeper, Acetro Oldin, was accompanied by two children as always.He gazed quietly at the battle scars left by Mauler and the Heavenly Sword, then restored the city to its pristine state using strange magic.
“Hahaha, what a fuss.”
The Darkwarton Magic Tower and the world religion, the Luas Theocracy, also appeared.
Necromancer.
Pope.Saint.Holy Son.
Although they were clearly in a cooperative relationship both officially and unofficially, no matter how you looked at it, it seemed like light and darkness were in a fierce standoff.
and.
A little further away was the Lefragium Magic Tower. The Provider and the Agent leading the mysterious white wizards.The last human race moved side by side beside that number one ranked magic tower.
Guardian of the World Tree – Serendia.Guardian Elf – Karans.Eye of the Great Forest – Merquien.And hundreds of other elves.
It was indeed a number befitting an elf espousing extreme collectivism.
Serendia and the Provider exchanged glances, then quietly straightened their heads. There was only silence between the Lefragium Magic Tower and the Elves.
It feels like every single one of you is hiding a lot. Now that I look at it. Well, anyway.
Ignacia laughed.
So we’re almost there?
The opening ceremony was imminent.Ignacia was in charge of the opening speech.
