episode_0266

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Every time the fist and the sword met, an unfamiliar sound spread.

The sound of space resonating, twisting and breaking.

Two women were exchanging arguments on the soot-filled steps of Solar Lucia.

The fight between two beings who far exceeded the standards of the world and who could be said to be the absolute powerhouses of each dimension, in itself brought great pressure to those around them.

“It’s stuffy.”

Imina, sitting on a simple chair made by a shadow and putting popcorn in her mouth, muttered.

At first glance, it appears to be a battle of wits, but the leading role in the attack and defense has not changed.

“Where has the same attitude from before gone?”

Namgung Soyu grinned as he pounded his fist into the blade.

As her legs naturally broke from the blunt impact, blood vessels appeared prominently on Maria’s forehead.

It was the first time she had lost a fight since the scaffold.

Maria went down the stairs little by little, fending off the Heavenly Demon’s fists that rained down on her one after another.

‘I have inherited the will of the saint!’

Why is it being pushed back?

A doubt suddenly arose in her mind, and Maria shook her head.

I swung my sword with the intention of instantly splitting the woman in front of me, but it only cut through the air.

“Other than tenacity and strength, everything else is poor.”

Before she knew it, the Heavenly Demon had taken over behind her and kicked Maria’s leg.

Maria stumbled backwards and fell down the stairs.

Maria’s head fell straight onto the marble, making an unpleasant sound.

“…….”

The Heavenly Demon quietly looked at Maria, who was a few steps down.

It was clearly an opponent whose head was broken and bleeding.

However, without even looking away, the other person’s appearance is as neat as before.

“There is no sign of recovery…”

The Heavenly Demon tilted his head as if it was strange.

I would have done it if I had seen him regenerate as quickly as Namgung So-yeon.

The opponent returns to its original form as if it had never been injured.

“You’re a pretty annoying bitch.”

Excluding that inexplicable recovery, it was a fight that had already been decided hundreds of times.

No, there was no fight. It is the same as taking a similar amount of effort as simply killing bugs crawling on the ground.

The Heavenly Demon’s gaze turned to the other person’s blue eyes.

Traces of the disciple she did not have shine on the other bitch’s body.

My right hand twitched without me realizing it.

The person who fell down the stairs gets up again as if nothing happened.

He raised the great sword and looked at himself.

The Heavenly Demon ground his teeth at that frightening look.

How dare you, such a bitch, look at me?

***

At a time when the Heavenly Demon’s anger was getting stronger, Maria, who stood up holding the sword, was also quite embarrassed.

Miraculously, my body recovered completely, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t feel the pain.

In a short period of time, she experienced the pain of having her internal organs shaken, her head broken, her jaw blown off, and her leg bones crushed.

Maria glanced at her hands.

Maria frowned when she saw her hands trembling slightly.

“Is your faith wavering? If that’s the case, then I’m a sinner too.”

Maria raised the great sword and struck her trembling wrist.

The cut surface was only visible for a moment, and before I knew it, the hand was back to its clean appearance.

“Saint.”

Mary called the saint. It was a prayer, a courtship directed to the saint who was with him.

“!!”

As the momentum of Maria holding the sword changed, the Heavenly Demon’s eyes frowned slightly.

Maria, who had taken a stance with her sword in hand, rushed forward.

Before he knew it, the great sword fell on the Cheonma’s head, and the Cheonma dodged it by twisting its body.

The fallen greatsword exploded and blew away part of the stairs.

For the first time, Maria attacked her with an offensive attack.

Maria didn’t stop.

She pulled out her sword and swung it sideways.

The Heavenly Demon arched her back as the sword aimed at her neck, and the surface of the great sword grazed her nose.

‘The speed has increased.’

But it wasn’t yet at a level that threatened her life.

The Heavenly Demon dodged the attack and hit the black flame between the gaps.

Even though her body was melting under the black salt, Maria continued to move.

“Do you think time is on your side?”

The Heavenly Demon laughed heartily as she landed a kick on the chin of Maria, who gave up her defense and rushed at her.

“Nothing can reach me.”

Evading Maria’s attack by just a piece of paper, the Cheonma approached at close range and rammed the power into her stomach.

“Ugh!”

Maria’s body stopped for a moment due to the shock that shook her entire body.

But the Heavenly Demon did not stop.

“The rice we ate together.”

The Heavenly Demon’s hand blade cut Maria’s shoulder.

Blood splattered along with sharp lines.

“The sweat we shed while training together.”

My fingertips dug into Maria’s soft stomach.

The hand that went in without resistance emitted a dangerous flame inside Maria’s stomach.

Maria screamed as she felt her body burning from the inside.

“The night we boated together.”

The cold, hard eyes of the Heavenly Demon met Maria’s green eyes.

“Shut up!”

Maria gritted her teeth and swallowed the pain, then slashed her sword from top to bottom.

The Heavenly Demon naturally retreated, relying on the sword wind created by Maria.

“Even the sword path you are using now, I taught Inho.”

“Do you think there is any one of them that you have an advantage over?”

The loser who ruled the world looks down on the nun with a bitter smile.

A staircase that precariously maintains its shape. A heavenly horse and a nun placed above and below.

“…Hehe.”

It was the nun’s laughter that ended the thrilling standoff.

“Are you smiling?”

The Heavenly Demon frowned at the pure laughter.

“So… do you have any now?”

The Heavenly Demon’s face, which had never blinked at any attack, hardened for the first time.

“You are a proud person who spent countless hours with the saint…”

Maria paused for a moment and made eye contact with the Heavenly Demon.

Her blue eyes met the Heavenly Demon.

“So do you have any of those in your hands right now?”

Maria continued speaking in a gentle voice.

***

“So do you have any of those in your hands right now?”

With Maria’s last words, Solar Lucia’s mood changed.

The energy that was pressing on everything at every moment disappeared.

“I kept the mercy in my hands for a moment to avoid hurting his eyes… but he was making fun of his mouth without even knowing the subject.”

“It is done now. Let’s just get it over with.”

A dark flame began to shine in the Heavenly Demon’s eyes.

Something is coming!

Maria’s instincts cried out.

“I would like to ask you if you learned sword fighting from Inho. Did he tell you about the season?”

“…….”

The only thing Inho taught me was the mindset to have when swinging a sword. Maria shook her head slowly.

“Then I will show you.”

As soon as the Heavenly Demon took a step onto the stairs, the stairs began to crumble.

Maria’s eyes widened as she saw the cracking stone steps.

“Even if you break it or cut it, it won’t die… Then I’ll get rid of it with its body.”

The Heavenly Demon declared.

“Heat prison.”

As soon as the Heavenly Demon’s words fell, everything in Solar Lucia began to dry up.