episode_0136

“Tugui… … .”

“Why are you here… ?”

The Silver Knight and Blood Flower could not help but be taken aback by the sudden appearance of Ethan.

Well, because he was a completely unexpected person.

Ethan, who received such embarrassed looks, responded with an indifferent expression.

“No, I happened to stop by around here and heard a rumor about a tomb. So I came here to check if it was real and, if so, to see what the hero’s sword was like. I should have come sooner… I got lost in the forest and was late.”

“… I was lost on the road. Did something happen? If I had hired mercenaries, that would hardly have happened… … .”

“Ah, mercenary? I’ve heard that it’s a good idea to hire someone, but since most talented people are away, it’s difficult to find someone, so I just came.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

At Ethan’s answer, the Silver Knight and Blood Flower looked dumbfounded.

It is common knowledge that entering the forest without a mercenary or other guide is suicidal.

Of course, considering Ethan’s power, it is safe to say that he was virtually never in danger, but finding his way through the forest was a completely different matter.

Anyone who doesn’t know much about the forest will almost certainly get lost in this forest.

If you make a mistake, you could end up wandering here for a long time without being able to get out of the forest.

Because they knew that fact, Silver Knight and Blood Flower deliberately hired mercenaries.

However, the man in front of me is said to have entered the forest alone.

It was a crazy act that should have been considered a stroke of luck that it ended up just as a bit lost.

“Anyway, I arrived at the tomb just like that, but when I looked, everyone had already gone in. So I hurried inside and ran… … .”

Ethan looked around with narrowed eyes.

The slime monsters that filled the field of vision, the people fighting against them, the Silver Knight and the Blood Flower, who looked like they were all at a glance, and finally, Armianon, a monster that boasted overwhelming majesty.

“Oh, that’s bullshit.”

That was Ethan’s impression of the scene of chaos.

“Well, I can clearly see what the biggest problem is.”

Ethan looked down at his feet.

A huge dragon with black scales.

“This guy is like that. That monster from the legend of the hero. What was its name… that… … .”

“… Armianon.”

“Yes, Armianon.”

Ethan clapped his hands as if he had finally remembered it.

“At first, I thought it was just the appearance… It looks like it’s the monster from the legend.”

“… I can’t be sure.”

“Well, your face already looks confident.”

“… … .”

The Silver Knight kept his mouth shut at Ethan’s words.

That’s because, deep down, I was convinced that this dragon was Armianon.

“Anyway, this guy needs to be stopped.”

“… That’s right.”

Ethan began looking around Armianon’s head.

To be exact, the place where his attack landed.

“This guy is crazy hard, isn’t he?”

Although the impact was clearly enough to cause the head to flutter, the area where the attack hit was limited to scratches on the scales.

Although the severity was worse than when the previous Silver Knight and Blood Flower attacks were inflicted, the fact that it was only a scratch did not change.

“In its own way, it was an attack filled with sincerity.”

Ethan stroked his chin while looking at the traces.

“… Well, if you just knock it, you’ll get the answer.”

As if it was a waste of time to think deeply, Ethan stopped thinking and raised his sword.

“Oh, indeed.”

Then, as if he remembered something, he turned his head towards the silver knight and blood flower.

“Why don’t those two go down?”

“… What?”

The Silver Knight and Blood Flower’s faces hardened at those sudden words, but Ethan continued speaking without paying any attention.

“You know. That body doesn’t help much.”

““… … .””

The two of them stiffened their expressions even more, but were unable to refute.

It was because they couldn’t have known.

Their bodies are a mess.

There was no way this body could help in the fight against this gigantic monster.

Nevertheless, the reason I couldn’t back down right away was because of a bit of pride and worry.

“… Are you okay?”

“… It will be difficult alone.”

This black dragon, Armianon, is a monster that goes far beyond the standards.

Even if he was a warrior of the Ten Swords, and even if Ethan could use his full power, I honestly never thought that he could handle it on his own.

The gazes of those two filled with concern.

“That’s it. Leave it to me for now.”

Ethan smiled and accepted it.

“… I understand.”

In the end, the Silver Knight and Blood Flower had no choice but to accept Ethan’s offer.

“… I’ll leave it to you.”

The Silver Knight and the Blood Flower left Armianon’s head, leaving a look of worry and anxiety until the end.

“Okay, then… … .”

Ethan, who was left alone, adjusted the sword in his hand.

“Would you like to knock with all your heart once in a while?”

At the same time, Ethan’s mood changed.

His expression was no different from before, but a storm-like magical power began to swirl from him.

Fragile─

Perhaps he felt a sense of danger from the overwhelming magical power, or perhaps he wanted to quickly get rid of the troublesome bug, but the black lightning sparked once again.

“Where.”

However, Ethan did not give the lightning a chance to bloom.

As soon as he saw sparks flying, he slashed down with the sword he was holding.

Quang!

With a roar, Armianon’s head shook again, and the black lightning that had been viciously lashing out disappeared in an instant.

But this time too, the scales were fine.

“Okay, let’s see who wins.”

Although he was probably sick of the sight, Ethan just smiled and increased his magical power even more.

And then.

Quang! bang!

He began swinging his sword frantically towards Armianon’s head.

There was a series of loud noises that covered the entire area, making one think that large explosions were happening one after another.

A sincere attack delivered by a warrior who has reached the highest level of the Ten Swords.

It was an attack that would instantly turn even a disaster-level monster into a mess, and it was an attack that would even change the terrain.

however.

“… This is so absurd.”

When Ethan’s sword finally stopped, the only damage to Armianon was a few dents in his scales.

Even after receiving such an attack without any defense.

It could be said to be a definite improvement over the previous version, which had only minor flaws, but it could not be said to be a satisfactory result at all.

Armianon’s head also stumbled a few more times from the series of attacks, but it didn’t cause any damage.

“Hmm… … Can’t I do it?”

Ethan was nodding his head as if he was thinking about something.

Puzzle!

Black sparks flew out from Armianon’s horn again.

“Doing something pointless again─”

Ethan confirmed this and swung his sword again to block the lightning.

However, this time things didn’t go as well as before.

Pajik!

The lightning, which would have normally had a charging time, struck all at once without any significant charging time.

“… … !”

Seeing that scene, Ethan immediately moved his body reflexively.

bang!

Then, a bolt of lightning struck the spot where Ethan had been standing just a moment ago.

“… Are you really saying that you have no intention of accepting it?”

Ethan recognized that sight, this new type of attack.

Armianon is annoyed by his presence.

and.

Pajik!

Bundles of lightning began to rain down.

bang! Quagwang!

Lightning, each shot with the power to pulverize a huge rock, rained down on only one person, Ethan, without giving him a chance to rest.

In the rain of lightning, Ethan moved his body dizzyingly to avoid the lightning.

There was no option to stop it in the first place.

Clearly, the destructive power of each lightning strike is not that much of a burden to Ethan.

If you wanted to block it, it was at a level where you could block it without any damage.

But with numbers like this, it’s a different story.

It was obvious that this ceaseless lightning would quickly erode Ethan’s mana and will and accumulate damage.

Because he knew that, Ethan didn’t stop walking.

However, no matter how much time passed, the rain of lightning did not seem to stop.

“Chet, there’s nothing we can do if it happens like this… … !”

In the end, Ethan clicked his tongue and began preparing to strike with all his might.

“It’s not worth using in such an unstable situation, but… … .”

What was rising from Ethan’s body, muttering with a sunken face, was not magical power like a storm.

It was will.

A power that can only be used by warriors who have reached the highest level.

intention.

A power that transcended the law flowed from Ethan.

In fact, he was still using his thoughts.

For a warrior who has reached the state of intention, intention feels like another magical power.

However, Evan’s thoughts now were different from those before.

It was deeper, darker, and above all, more intense.

That pure and powerful intention was imbued into the sword according to Ethan’s will… … .

Eventually, it became a sword.

It was immediately after that that a tidal wave of magic settled into the sword.

Magical power was densely compressed, as if covering a sword made with intention, creating a perfect blade.

It was only a sword, but it was a blade of will that had the power to destroy everything.

“Let’s see if we can stop this too.”

Ethan has achieved a level of skill that only a very small number of martial artists have reached, the state of intention.

I swung the sword created with intention towards the dragon’s head.

and.

Fuuk─

For the first time, the dragon’s scales cracked.

However.

Ethan’s expression was not bright after performing such a miracle.

“… Chet.”

Instead, he just clicked his tongue with a very disapproving look on his face.

“Is it barely this much? … .”

The sword of intention, which can cut everything, cut the scales of a black dragon that seemed impossible to cut.

But, that was the end.

The sword dug into the scales and stopped shortly after.

Because I was blocked by the dragon’s bones.

No, even if the bone had been broken, it wouldn’t have meant much.

The dragon was so huge that a sword the size of a sword would be like a human being pricked by thorns.

This was the power Ethan could produce.

With his strength he could not defeat Armianon.

However, despite this, Ethan’s expression was not desperate.

“Now, come out now.”

Ethan, who had drawn his sword with a slightly regretful look on his face, looked away.

Suddenly, a man was standing there.

A man with brown hair and a young face.