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Chapter 6 Episode 48 – Team Play

Leon’s fist split the air.

“You’re strong. But there is no one who can be hit by a fist thrown so recklessly.”

“Ugh… !”

The attack missed, and Gregorio’s blade grazed Rion’s defenseless abdomen.

It was a shallow wound, but since there were already many such wounds on Leon’s body, it was starting to become a burden.

“It looks like you don’t have any experience… . You’re not using your power properly. Is it because of environmental constraints?”

According to Gregorio’s analysis, if he made a mistake, the laboratory could have completely collapsed, so Leon was unable to use his power properly.

In addition, Kuen is fighting nearby and Zeke is a little distance away. Even if it doesn’t matter if the laboratory is destroyed, as long as there are people involved, Leon has no choice but to unconsciously control his power.

It cannot destroy the ground, cannot throw masses such as rocks or trees, and cannot wipe out the area with shock waves.

Not only does it weaken the power, but it also places restrictions on the various tactics that can be selected based on strong power.

‘Damn again… .’

Rion felt a similar sense of helplessness as during Ariel’s previous event.

A high-ranking knight faced with limited strength. Leon couldn’t beat him in pure hand-to-hand combat.

So all that could be done was to bide his time, and in the end it was someone else who dealt with him.

At that time, neither side could harm the other.

All of Leon’s attacks were ignored by the senior knight, and the senior knight’s attack was slowed down by the gravity added by Lily, so it did not produce proper power.

But now, Leon is being attacked one-sidedly. Shallow wounds had accumulated on the body, and the amount of bleeding had reached a level that could not be ignored.

I can’t even find time to pass the time.

Due to his intoxication with peace, his skills regressed instead of growing, and Leon regretted the time he had wasted.

“I held on well, but I guess I’m at my limit now. I will give you a chance to surrender. Why not surrender and pursue justice with me? I will guide you to use your power in the right direction.”

Leon was silent.

Naturally, she did not consider surrender. They were just looking for an opportunity to surprise Gregory, who was caught off guard.

‘One arm… Or even an ankle… .’

Either one can be maimed once caught.

“It looks like you have no intention of surrendering.”

However, the experienced Gregory could tell from the fact that Leon’s eyes were not dead yet that she had no intention of surrendering.

He pulled the sword out from the ground again.

“I will ask again one last time. Are you really not planning on surrendering? I already know what kind of person your master is, but the Virgin Mary’s ‘mercy’ will be shown soon. No matter how great he is, a mere human cannot stand against the power of God. Still, do you plan to follow him?”

Leon responded by getting ready to fight again.

Kang–!

At that time, Gregorio quickly blocked the kitchen knife that flew out of nowhere with his sword.

“Ah, this is too much to hear.”

A gray-haired woman walks by, brushing off blood-covered scissors. His eyes were stained red like blood, and his face was filled with joy.

“We already belong to Zeke both in body and mind~. A priest covets someone else’s woman. Our Lady in heaven will shed tears~.”

“You… . Right. Have you already killed all of your subordinates?”

“That’s right. Should I tell you whose intestines were the prettiest?”

“Such a cheap provocation. It’s no use.”

Gregory calmly stepped back.

So as not to be surrounded by Kuen and Leon.

“Cheap provocation~? Then this might be a bit expensive~.”

Kuen spilled the contents of the small bag he was wearing on his waist on the floor.

The eyeball of a person falling from rainwater.

Although the shape was similar, the color of the pupils was different.

“Mister, do you know that? Are there still some alive? I don’t know if I’m alive because I can’t see, hear, speak, or move. Sigh, how ridiculous it was to struggle to save a subject that couldn’t even scream. I’m sure you’ll burst out laughing when you see it, right?”

Puzzle–.

Gregory bit his molars hard. There are countless trials on the path he is about to take. Since his subordinates know this and participate in it, there is no need to be sad or angry about dying without being able to overcome the ordeal.

However, it was unacceptable for their noble spirit to be toyed with by such a madman.

“I will punish you with my sword.”

“Hmm~. Sounds fun.”

Gregory barely managed to block the scissors blade that came right in front of his nose without any warning with his sword.

It’s not just fast. No matter how fast you are, your body needs strength to jump to match that speed, so signs of inevitable movement appear.

But Kuen showed no such signs at all.

As if the time between leap and arrival had been omitted, at some point Kuen was right in front of us.

‘Is this really why it all happened?’

Gregory threw away the scissors and stepped back.

Because there is no foreshadowing, movement is difficult to predict.

You can’t stop it with poor skills.

However, Gregory knows the principles of this movement well.

Instantly focus the arc on your toes and literally leap using only the power of your toes. As a result, the pre-movement that can be captured is minimized, making it appear as if it is moving without any warning.

The problem is that because the arc is focused only on the toes, it is impossible to change direction or stop midway. Likewise, since the body is supported only by the toes rather than the legs, the balance is easily lost and follow-up attacks cannot be carried out.

It is literally an extreme movement that exists for a single moment of surprise.

Gregory put his hand on the face of his sword and took a defensive stance. All you have to do is block the front anyway.

Additionally, the arc was concentrated on the sword body. To maximize the reaction when blade meets blade and cause loss of balance.

It was an exemplary response. If the opponent tries to attack in a different way, it is not too late to respond at that time, so there is no risk.

Gregorio thought so and focused on Quen’s movements.

“Hmm~. It’s fun. Did you think you could stop me with that?”

Kuen realized what he was trying to do and giggled as if it was funny.

“Well, it lived up to expectations. I’ll go faster~.”

A small white spot blooms in Kuen’s blood-red eyes.

Wow!

At the same time, Kuen disappeared, and Gregorio’s back was cut shallowly, and blood poured out.

‘Behind your back… how… !?’

Extreme jumping methods cannot change direction. However, the fact that he was attacked from behind was proof that Gregory’s prediction was wrong.

“Phew~. As expected, this is a bit difficult. So, I have to finish it quickly.”

How on earth this was possible, Gregory had no idea.

Once again, white spots appeared in her red eyes, and Gregorio was not given time to think.

Kuen recalled the previous battle with the two special knights.

The time of Godan was not actually a battle, but a desperate flight to kill time.

Even during Philia, it wasn’t a real fight, it was just a sparring match.

There was a huge wall between the express driver and Kuen.

An equal battle could not be established unless the wall was overcome.

Kuen wanted to become stronger. I wanted to overcome that wall.

She thought the reason was simply to use the beings beyond the wall as toys.

But in fact, it was possible to secure a large number of toys just with existing skills. If it’s purely for the sake of a toy, there’s no need to risk fighting a strong person.

Kuen enjoys watching toys struggle, but he didn’t want to be trampled by those struggles.

Then why did she want to become strong?

It would take quite a long time for Kuen to realize that.

‘Speeding-.’

White spots bloomed in the red eyes.

Speeding beyond the limit of acceleration.

There is essentially no limit to Kuen’s acceleration ability.

There is a limit to what you can handle, and you define this as your limit.

As the acceleration value increases, Kuen’s physical burden becomes more severe.

This is because as the acceleration value increases, more resistance is applied to movement.

The stronger the resistance, the more force is required.

It’s as if more force is needed in the water due to the water’s resistance.

Even breathing creates resistance.

Even blinking creates resistance.

When moving forward, it feels like I am going through a strong current with a weight attached to my entire body.

Since it was nearly impossible to maintain such acceleration for a long period of time, Kuen set a limit and limited himself.

However, Kuen, faced with one huge wall after another, felt the need to break the limit.

A technology called speeding was developed.

“Ugh… !!”

Gregory held his side, where blood was flowing out, and moaned.

After correcting his breathing, Kuen takes his stance again and uses speeding.

Everything around stopped.

Each step is so heavy.

Breathing is impossible.

The only oxygen she was given was what she inhaled before speeding.

I can’t even blink.

The moment you close it, you won’t be able to open it again.

Since I can’t even swing my arms, I just walk with the blades of the scissors extended to minimize resistance.

Concentrate all your strength on your legs and push your body forward.

After arriving at a short distance behind Gregorio, Kuen stops speeding.

Afterwards, he takes advantage of the short gap and swings the scissors to inflict injury and then retreats.

“Ugh… this… !”

Gregory, in confusion, is unable to move carelessly.

“Whoo, whoo, whoo… .”

Kuen lets out the breath he had been holding and catches his breath.

‘It’s still not enough to be used in real life. Then what should I do~.’

Feeling the fatigue coming on him, Kuen thought about a way to attack the needlessly strong Gregorio.

Since you haven’t overcome the resistance of speeding yet, it’s best to inflict a superficial injury at best.

Continuing the fight any longer would be physically taxing, so it was necessary to quickly end the situation with one powerful blow.

The problem is that Kuen does not have such a powerful attack.

At that moment, Kuen made eye contact with Leon, who was recovering from afar.

‘There’s a big room over there~.’

Kuen rushed at Gregorio again.

However, compared to when he was speeding, Gregorio responded skillfully to the attack, which was noticeably slower.

Disrupted breathing, weakened strength, even slightly trembling legs.

Gregory realized that she was tired.

‘Yes, you can’t abuse such a powerful technique.’

But Gregory did not let down his guard.

Even without speeding, Kuen was fast enough, and the anomalous movements based on acceleration were difficult to sum up.

In particular, her giant scissor-shaped weapon became a blunt weapon, a spear, a sword, and an ax in accordance with her irregular movements.

Also, since he didn’t know when he would use speed again, Gregorio focused all his senses on Quen’s movements.

The workshop that follows. As time passed, it was Kuen who was at a disadvantage.

Every time I exchanged a hit, the shock was transmitted to my wrist, and my stamina continued to be eaten away.

‘Sigh, it’s time to come.’

It was obvious that he would be defeated if he continued like this, so he expected Kuen to make a big attack.

And as he expected, Kuen stabbed him in the shoulder with a pair of scissors.

“You shook hands… !”

Sigh!

Gregory grabbed Quen’s scissor blade under his arm.

Unlike a sword where the blade stands on the outside, the blade of scissors stands on the inside.

Therefore, there is no problem even if you hold the blade in any way.

Gregory raised his sword towards the defenseless Kuen.

Defense is impossible because the weapon cannot be moved.

The only way to survive is to pull back and avoid it.

But then she loses her weapon.

Kuen, who became nervous due to the physical pressure, gave up a handshake that made him an outsider.

But Kuen was smiling.

“Well~.”

Kuen smiled wryly at Gregorio, who was confident of victory, and then used speeding again.

Not to attack, but to run away as far as possible.

Kuen disappears.

Because Gregorio’s senses had lost their focus, they once again spread to his surroundings.

A gigantic life sensed by such expanded senses.

Leon’s fist was aimed at his side.

“Oh my… !!”

It was too late to avoid it.

In order to minimize the damage as much as possible, Gregory blocked the fist with his sword, but

Kwahah Ahhhh !!!

Her fists could not be blocked by anything like a sword.