episode_0196

“You’re out of shape, Ferdion.”

Looking at Wade covered in blood, the man said that.

“That’s why I don’t know how long I can last.”

The man, who was looking at Wade with a relaxed face without any signs of battle tension, suddenly spread his arms.

“Now, it’s your turn again, Ferdion.”

What was young in the eyes of the man who said that was anticipation.

He was looking at Wade expectantly as he told him to attack him.

These were words and actions that could only be thought of as belittling Wade, but Wade did not frown at them.

Instead, it only increased his intention and magical power.

Ugh—!

The sword in Wade’s hand began to vibrate strongly.

And soon, a brilliant light settled on the sword.

The sword of intent, a sword that only a few of the warriors who have reached the highest state of intent can use, spewed out a sharp aura in all directions that seemed like it could cut people just by looking at it.

However.

“That again?”

The man looked at the light emitted by Wade’s sword with slightly dry eyes.

As if he was reacting to that voice.

Ugh—!

The cries from Wade’s sword became more intense.

Woe!

Soon, the light of the sword exploded and colored the whole place.

Just as the aurora lights up the night sky, waves of light spread inside the crater.

It was such a beautiful sight that anyone would inadvertently lose their attention.

“Hmm.”

There was not much interest in the eyes of the man watching the scene.

and.

Hiss!

Wade disappeared again in a flash of light.

And, after a period so short that it is difficult to even describe it as a moment.

Wade appeared from behind the man.

Holding in his hand a sword that scatters light as if it would fill a crater.

Eventually, Wade swung the sword that could cut through all things towards the man.

Sigh─

Everything in the path of the sword was cut down.

Wind, light, and even space.

Wade’s sword had the feeling that anything in the world could easily be cut in two in front of that sword.

but.

The sword that seemed like it could cut through everything─

Chin─

The man’s outstretched arm was easily blocked.

“… … !!”

Wade, who rarely shows his emotions, looked shocked.

It was natural.

Wade put his all into this attack.

A little while ago, when the man’s attack destroyed the space inside the crater.

Wade resisted the man’s attack with all his might.

The principle by which a man destroys space is to gather enormous energy and explode it in an instant.

If so, you can suppress its extinction by cutting its energy.

Wade made that decision and swung his sword.

With the intention of cutting down before the energy explodes.

And, Wade’s plan succeeded, and he was able to successfully cut down the energy before it exploded.

However, what Wade cut down was only a small portion, limited to the area around him.

As for everything else, Wade couldn’t do anything about it.

Therefore, Wade was naturally swayed by the explosions around him.

Of course, in the meantime, I took precautions to protect myself.

I raised my will and magical power and protected my body to the maximum.

However, it was not enough to completely block the explosion that destroyed even space, and Wade ended up suffering serious injuries.

At that point Wade thought.

It shouldn’t go on like this.

If you drag on for a long time, you have no chance of winning.

Because of this, Wade did his best.

He put everything he had into the sword.

As a result, I was able to create a sword as brilliant as anything I had ever seen before.

However, Wade’s full-strength attack yielded no results.

It wasn’t blocked by a shield, nor was the man regenerating his body again.

It was just that the man was stopped by his outstretched arm.

Wade felt a greater shock than ever before at that fact.

Just like that, looking at Wade shaking in shock.

“You’re weak, Ferdion.”

The man spoke in a voice full of regret.

“The person you are now is nowhere near the person you were in the past.”

This wasn’t sarcasm; the man was truly regretful.

The Wade in front of me didn’t live up to my expectations.

That his strength is not up to what he showed in the past.

“In the past, you were strong.”

In a calm voice, the man talked about the past.

“Even though you couldn’t kill me, even though you lost your life because of it, you in the past drove me out of this world.”

Those eyes became distant, as if reminiscing about the past.

“I was pushed out by mere humans.”

Even though he was talking about retiring after failing to achieve his goal, there was not the slightest sign of displeasure on the man’s face.

No, rather, there was even a calm smile on his face.

“You were strong back then. Although he was only a human, he possessed strength that surpassed that of humans.”

but.

“You are weak now.”

The man’s eyes towards Wade became heavy for the first time.

“Look. Even with all your might, the sword couldn’t even cut my skin.”

Spitting out a cold voice that did not feel warm, the man slowly raised his arms.

“This is your last chance, Ferdion.”

Hwaak─

An ominous energy rose from the man’s body again.

“Please, don’t disappoint me.”

***

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‘… ‘Why?’

As I was avoiding the explosion and the annihilation of space, I thought.

Why was the man able to regenerate his body even though his regenerative power was cut?

Why couldn’t the sword with all my power even cut off the man’s arm?

I kept thinking about the answers to those questions.

… No, actually there was nothing to worry about.

Because the simple and simple answer already existed before my eyes.

Even if the man pierced my sword and regenerated again, the sword containing my full power couldn’t even wound the man, let alone cut him.

The shocking result revealed one truth.

The truth is that my power is just not as strong as that of the man.

That was the answer and the truth.

The shadow of despair slowly raised its head in my heart.

If my power was simply blocked, it wouldn’t have been this bad.

The problem was how it was blocked.

The man blocked my sword without any problem.

I didn’t create a shield, nor did I create armor with that enormous energy.

I just held out my arms.

There was nothing special there.

Still, my sword was blocked.

The arm was just stretched out forward.

It didn’t even hurt his arm.

It was such a hopeless result that I couldn’t help but feel dark before my eyes.

Sigh!

Swing the sword again. And, it cuts off the energy that is about to explode.

Even with despair in my heart, I did not stop moving.

However, there was no longer any hope for the movement.

It was just a reflex movement.

All I had to do was swing my sword to avoid dying.

Originally, I should have been thinking about what happened next and how to counterattack, but there was no thought in my head.

Slowly, I was sinking into a bottomless swamp of despair.

It was in the meantime.

Wow─

When I felt the vibration in my hand, I slowly raised my head.

“… … .”

For some reason, the sword in my hand was vibrating.

I felt puzzled.

Because the cause of the vibration was unknown.

That wasn’t the vibration I caused.

It wasn’t the sword’s cry in response to my intention and magic.

Even though I didn’t do anything, the sword was vibrating.

It was vibrating continuously, continuously.

***

Wade was enduring an explosion that felt as if it was the end of the world and that no one in the world could survive even a moment.

He was holding on to his life.

However, there was never any leisure in that appearance.

Every time he swung his sword or destroyed the man’s attack, Wade was exhausted and injured.

The man looked at that scene with dry eyes.

Soon, he slowly shook his head.

“… Is this what it is in the end?”

He muttered calmly.

There was no longer any trace of interest in that voice or in the eyes looking at Wade.

Hundreds of years ago, the man fought Ferdion.

And, as a result of the battle, the man was unable to achieve his goal and had to return to his own world.

The man was greatly shocked by the results.

That he failed to achieve his goal, and that he was blocked by a mere human.

To the man, humans were originally like dust.

A being like a small creature that did not need to be looked at or cared for, that was human.

But to such a person, the man had to be pushed out.

That was no different from defeat for him.

He was defeated by a human who looked down on him as an insignificant creature.

The man who returned to his own world looked forward to it.

The door opens again after some time has passed.

To be reunited with Ferdion again.

And, to fight again.

Ferdion was dead, but the man knew.

Ferdion will come back and block his path again.

And, the man’s prediction became reality.

The door opened again, the man crossed the world, and the reincarnation of Ferdion once again blocked his path.

However, Ferdion, who was reunited like that, was weakened.

Neither strength, speed, nor swordsmanship, anything could come close to the Ferdion of the past.

The blow with all its might could not even pierce his skin.

Even though he was given another chance, he was unable to overcome the light attack and was struggling to survive.

At that sight, the man completely lost interest.

“I guess I should finish this.”

There was no time to devote to a fight that did not interest him.

The man raised his hand again.

To end it all.

Suuu

Energy surged from the man again.

However, it was different from the energies seen before.

The ominous thing itself remained the same.

However, the concentration was different.

Just by existing there, the space was being eaten away.

The world was shaking.

That ferocious energy soon became a storm and began to swirl.

“It’s over, Ferdion.”

With the man’s calm declaration, the storm stirred.

Then, they rushed towards Wade.

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An ominous storm raged, swallowing everything.

The man looked at the scene with calm eyes.

He thought that the storm he created would soon erase Wade’s existence from this world without a trace.

however.

“… … !”

The man’s calm expression soon broke completely.

The man’s eyes widened, and surprise took their place.

Soon, the corners of his mouth, which had been filled with nothing but coldness, slowly began to rise.

“… Yeah, it can’t possibly be that much.”

Suddenly, a smile appeared on his face again.

The sight reflected in his eyes when the light has returned.

Wade was glaring at the man with sharp eyes like a sword, and the sky was split in two with a storm.