episode_0197

“I thought I definitely couldn’t stop it.”

Through the battle so far, the man fully understood Wade’s level.

And, with the intention of ending the fight, he launched a storm.

It was by no means an attack with all his might, but it was not an attack that Wade could block now.

So, the man thought.

That the storm would tear Wade apart, and that the fight would end there.

However, the man’s expectations were different.

Wade was alive and well, and the storm he had prepared for was torn in two along with the sky.

“What happened? It must have been an attack that you couldn’t respond to now.”

The man stared at Wade with eyes filled with interest and questions.

“It’s not like he’s hiding his skills… Have you grown at all?”

Even though his expectations were different, the man did not doubt his eyes.

To the extent that he believes that the probability that Wade achieved growth all at once is higher than the probability that he misjudged Wade’s potential.

“Well, it doesn’t matter either way.”

It wasn’t that he wasn’t curious, but in fact, the reason didn’t matter to the man at all.

He just had a satisfied smile on his face because Wade had surpassed his expectations and this fight didn’t have to end in a boring way.

“Okay, so you successfully blocked my attack… Next is your turn.”

Once again, the man extended his hand towards Wade.

“Show your skills once again.”

As if in response to those words, Wade raised his sword.

Wow─

And, the sword in Wade’s hand let out a soft cry.

However, this time, no dazzling light appeared on the sword.

“Hmm?”

At that sight, the man’s eyebrows moved slightly.

“Aren’t you using the one from a little while ago?”

The man knows nothing about martial arts.

That’s why I didn’t know anything about Geomgang.

However, even so, I knew the power of Geomgang.

Therefore, I felt puzzled that Wade did not raise his sword.

However, Wade did not answer that question.

Instead, he just walked quietly.

The speed was slow enough for even an average person to see.

Sigh!

The result was by no means slow.

The next moment, Wade was in front of the man.

And just like that, Wade swung his sword.

The trajectory and speed were, of course, extremely sharp, but the power that the sword unleashed was incomparable to anything before.

Unlike the previous blow, which cut through space and rushed forward, this time it was only enough to cut the wind.

However, the speed was still fast.

So much so that it reminds me of a ray of light.

And a sword with speed beyond recognition.

The man was following with his eyes from beginning to end.

Even though I don’t know anything about radish and have never trained at all.

The man was able to catch up with Wade’s speed, which had reached its limit.

Finally, the man held out his arm.

Above the trajectory of Wade’s sword swing, just like it was a moment ago.

Wade’s sword swung along its path, and soon Wade’s sword collided with the man’s arm.

It was exactly the same scene that unfolded a moment ago.

Suddenly!

The result was different.

This time, Wade’s sword cut off the man’s arm.

“… … !”

For the first time, surprise appeared on the man’s face.

At the same time, a question also appeared in his eyes.

However, Wade did not give the question time to speak out.

Hiss!

Once again, Wade’s body accelerated, and Wade’s sword, which had cut off the man’s arm, swung towards the man again.

The sword looked like it would cut the man’s body in half.

Quang!

Due to the sudden explosion, Wade was unable to achieve his goal and had to retreat.

“What on earth did you do?”

A man’s voice flew towards Wade, who had retreated.

“How did you cut off my arm without that strange halo of light blooming?”

A little while ago, Wade was unable to cut off the man’s arm even though he had used his sword with all his might.

No, it didn’t even hurt me.

However, this time the results were very different.

With a sword that wasn’t even raised, Wade cut the man’s forearm cleanly.

That alone was surprising, but there was something more surprising.

“It doesn’t even play.”

From the moment Wade cut his arm, the man had been trying to regenerate it.

However, no matter how many times I tried, my arm did not regenerate.

Even if his whole body was turned into powder and scattered, the man could regenerate his body in an instant, but he was unable to regenerate his cut arm.

The man’s entire body had already been cut into pieces by Wade.

And at that time, the body was instantly regenerated in the blink of an eye.

However, this time, for some reason, the arm could not be regenerated.

“Amazing, amazing.”

Even though his arm was cut off, the man’s face did not distort.

Rather, he smiled and praised Wade.

“I don’t know how it came out, but yes. It has to be like this. This is how Ferdion is.”

The man was truly happy.

That Wade had exceeded his expectations and had hurt him.

That was because the man was looking forward to it.

The day I reunite with Ferdion, and the battle I will have with him.

So, the man was happy.

The fact is that this fight will not end in a boring way.

“Well, it might be a little inconvenient to have your arm cut off… It won’t matter.”

Even though his arm was cut off, the man raised the other arm as if it was no big deal.

and.

Huh ─

The wind blew.

A wind began to blow, centered around the man.

Soon, a sphere appeared in the air.

It was a sphere made of ominous energy emitted by the man.

The sphere, which was only the size of a palm at first, became the size of a human torso the next moment, a rock the next moment, and then the size of a house.

And in the end, without any exaggeration, it was large enough to cover the mountain that Wade and the man were standing on.

The sphere, so gigantic that it is difficult to describe in words, was reminiscent of the sun.

The difference is that, unlike the sun, it is pitch black.

And, just by existing, it exudes an energy that overwhelms all living things on earth and makes them tremble with fear.

Just like that, the man who created another sun in the sky looked at Wade with a smile and said.

“Then how can this be prevented?”

With an extremely happy expression on his face, the man eventually lowered his arms—

The black sun began to fall towards the ground.

***

Looking at the falling black sun, I grabbed my sword.

I felt it.

The incredible power that that black sun holds.

If it falls like this, the crater will not just disappear.

Maybe this academy… No, if you do something wrong, Perdion itself may disappear from the map.

Such incredible power was contained in that black sun.

I looked at the falling black sun with unwavering eyes.

A little while ago, when I was helplessly being attacked by a man, my sword suddenly trembled.

At first I didn’t know what the cause was, but soon I realized.

That is the voice of the sword.

That the sword is talking to me.

The sword speaks.

In general terms, this is something that would raise questions about one’s sanity, but surprisingly, it is not completely absurd.

The saying that a good weapon chooses its own owner is a saying that goes around among warriors.

And, the most famous of these types of weapons was the warrior’s sword.

It is said that the warrior’s sword did not lend its power to anyone except the warrior Ferdion.

I knew by holding the warrior’s sword.

That it wasn’t just empty talk.

When I defeated Armianon, I definitely heard the sword’s voice.

And, the voice I heard then came back to me again.

The sword was trying to convey something to me.

So, I focused my mind.

I listened closely to hear the voice of the sword.

And at that moment, a scene flashed through my mind.

It was a scene of two men fighting.

It was definitely my first time seeing this, but I immediately recognized the identities of the two men.

One man had a face I knew, and the other had a very familiar sword in his hand.

The identities of the two men were none other than the King of Monsters and Ferdion.

I noticed.

What I am seeing is a battle that took place here hundreds of years ago.

And in that battle, Ferdion was fighting on equal footing with the king of monsters.

No, strictly speaking, they were not equal.

The king of monsters was always at ease, and Ferdion’s face showed nothing but solemnity.

But, nevertheless.

Ferdion was engaged in a proper battle with the king of monsters, to the point where he seemed at first glance to be equal.

Against the King of Monsters, whom I was helpless to defeat, whom I could not even injure despite my best efforts.

As I was quietly looking at that scene, the battle that Ferdion was waging, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

Ferdion doesn’t feel that far away.

Ferdion’s strength, speed, and skill.

It was clear they were ahead of me.

However, the difference was never felt significantly.

… To be more precise.

‘… Me too.’

I felt like I could do it too.

I felt like I could replicate Ferdion’s fighting power.

So, a question naturally arose in my mind.

‘how?’

How can Ferdion, who doesn’t look much different from me, fight on equal footing with the King of Monsters?

‘why?’

My attack didn’t hurt the man, but why was Ferdion’s attack able to cut through his flesh and body?

To find the answer to that question, I watched Ferdion’s fight unfolding before my eyes.

However, unfortunately, no time was given to get the answer.

The battle unfolding in my mind disappeared before I knew it, and the next moment, I was back in reality.

Quang!

As if to welcome me, an explosion immediately erupted.

I barely escaped the explosion by throwing myself away, but my mind was still full of questions.

But no matter what I thought, the explosions continued, and eventually I had no choice but to swing the sword again.

It was then.

‘That’s not it.’

I felt like I heard a voice in my mind.

At first I thought it was an illusion.

However, the next time I swung the sword again.

‘That’s too inefficient.’

A voice was heard again.

Only then did I know.

That it is not an auditory hallucination.

Clearly, voices were being heard.

However, I couldn’t tell whose voice it was.

It wasn’t the sword’s voice.

Because the way it was heard was different.

‘Relax a little more.’

Even while I was thinking like that, the voice kept coming.

‘That’s not how I write it.’

When moving your body to avoid an explosion or swinging your sword to cut an explosion.

As if teaching me something, the voice pointed out my every move.

At first, I tried to ignore the voice, but the voice was so clear that I could not ignore it, and it kept coming.

Eventually, I gave up ignoring the voices.

Instead, I decided to do the opposite and listen to the voice.

It was almost like something I did out of anger.

I’m annoyed by the voice I keep hearing.

Since the situation had no chance of getting worse anyway, out of anger, I listened to the voice and tried to move my body as the voice led.

Then, surprisingly, it started to get easier.

Avoiding the man’s attacks and cutting them down.

The more I listened to the voice and followed its teachings, the easier my situation became.

It didn’t end there.

He cut through a storm that seemed impossible to stop with a single sword, and even cut off the man’s arm.

And at this moment, when I faced the black sun that seemed to destroy everything, I finally realized.

The identity of the voice.

And, what it says.

I raised my head.

I saw the sun falling towards the ground.

Looking at that scene, I aroused my will and will.

Wow─

The sword let out a soft cry, and my will was completely absorbed in it.

I slowly swung the sword with such determination towards the sky and the sun—

‘yes.’

With a satisfied voice in my mind.

The black sun split in half.