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The more we break the frame of limitation and move away from humans, the closer we become to providence.

Once a milestone was set, Kim Do-jin’s growth accelerated.

To be more precise, we should say that the branches that had been spreading out in a chaotic manner, not knowing where to go, have finally become one and begun to grow long.

He realized that by cutting through the sword, he was slicing through a part of the great current that encompassed the world, though it had no physical form.

The fight ahead will depend on how far we expand existing concepts.

The magic presented just now was a clear example of the expansion of this concept.

Freeze.

This is a word that refers to the phenomenon of freezing due to cold or cold air.

Kim Do-jin expanded the scope of this phenomenon.

It goes beyond simply freezing living things and objects, and includes the surrounding flow into the category of freezing.

The attempt was very successful.

As evidence, even the crack that the fake butler had opened through the emergency escape device was frozen.

There’s one more thing.

“Found it.”

Among the low-level members of the organization who were frozen with expressions and actions flustered by the sudden cold wave, only one man was holding his right wrist with an extremely calm face.

When I looked under the covered hand, there was a clock there, and around it, the flow of magical power extending from the clock was frozen.

“It doesn’t seem like an ordinary watch.”

Kim Do-jin, who releases the freeze on the flow of frozen magic through delicate control.

Then, the magical powers that had regained movement began to slowly move back to their original flow.

“Hmm… ?”

The flow continuously wrapped around the body of the man wearing the wristwatch.

Just before the magical threads that spewed out from the wristwatch completely engulfed the man.

Kim Do-jin once again froze the flow of magical power and stopped the device from operating.

I get the gist.

What does that wristwatch do?

“It’s an emergency escape device.”

It was a device that acted like a crack that the fake butler had broken a sphere a moment ago.

The only difference is that the former can be used by as many people as necessary until its magic runs out, while the latter’s wristwatch is an escape device solely for personal use.

“Aha… , I can finally picture it.”

I realized what the fake butler who had so boldly created a crack in front of me wanted.

“You wanted me to follow you too?”

The fake butler was not trying to escape through the crack, but was trying to lure himself in.

In that case, the fake would die, but the real one would have been able to survive through the last, hidden personal escape device.

“How clever.”

Kim Do-jin smiling bitterly.

My liver and gallbladder felt cold.

If he had reacted even a little later, he would have definitely thrown himself into the crack following the fake.

“I almost missed the last clue.”

A simple, yet cleverly laid trap.

After barely overcoming this, a great reward followed.

If the man in front of me is a real butler, that wristwatch would be connected to another hideout.

“First, confiscate this.”

Kim Do-jin takes off the frozen wristwatch and puts it on his wrist.

After that, the ice covering the butler’s body was melted.

The pupils begin to move again.

The man’s face turned red with shock as he faced Kim Do-jin.

“Oh my… !”

A man taking a weak step back, gasping for air.

Although he seemed extremely flustered, Kim Do-jin heard him.

The sound of his heartbeat, which was only a little faster than usual.

Even with the enemy right in front of him, he didn’t panic unnecessarily and carefully held my wrist.

It seems that because his senses haven’t fully returned, he still thinks he’s wearing a wristwatch.

To shatter his illusion, Kim Do-jin gestured for him to come over.

“Stop shaking and come here?”

With the wristwatch taken from him in his hand.

“… … !”

His pupils grew wide as if they were going to tear when he saw this.

This time, he seemed really flustered, as his heart rate was also much faster.

Kim Do-jin presented a choice to him, who was worried about what to do while still not moving backwards.

“If there is another way to escape, try it once more, and if not, just come when I say nice things to you.”

“… … .”

A man looking around with calm eyes.

After seeing every single one of the members frozen, he quickly came to a conclusion.

The conclusion he reached was not one of the two options presented by Kim Do-jin, but a third option he created himself.

Crunch!

Blood began to pour out of his mouth with an eerie sound.

The body of a man frozen stiffly and fell down.

“You crazy kid.”

I hurriedly approached him, swearing, but it was already too late.

His heart was already beating rapidly.

It seems like he didn’t just bite his tongue, but also hid poison in his mouth.

“Ugh… , ugh.”

While he was rapidly losing his life, he taunted Kim Do-jin.

“Krupp… , one, I’m warning you.”

The man’s index finger, stretched out with difficulty, points to the wristwatch that Kim Do-jin had snatched away.

“That device… , I recommend you don’t use it… , ugh!”

A man who died spitting up blood before he could even finish his warning.

But the meaning was clearly conveyed.

“Don’t use the device… .”

Is this just a bluff?

Or is it a trap to get you to use the device under the guise of a bluff?

It wasn’t easy to decide.

Either way, it seemed like a good possibility.

But soon I came to a conclusion.

“You’ll know when you experience it yourself.”

It doesn’t matter either way.

Whether it’s a bluff or a trap.

Because there isn’t much in the world that can stop you from being who you are now.

The magical power released from his wristwatch enveloped his body.

* * *

To conclude, the guy’s warning was not a bluff.

The scenery changed in an instant.

In the dome-shaped space that gradually narrows as it goes up to the ceiling, countless sounds are emitting a thick murderous aura toward us.

This is a trap.

A space thoroughly prepared to deal with powerful enemies.

At first glance, a defensive wall that is obviously not easy to break is lined up in a difficult shape, and behind it, dozens of people are each aiming their guns in this direction.

A strategic placement that limits linear movement and forces constant bending and detours to maximize friendly attack opportunities.

“Oh, look at this.”

The fact that I’ve made these preparations for the guy’s escape room means that I’ve also considered the possibility that I might arrive here to avoid the fake butler’s tricks.

That being said, it tasted quite bitter.

“… I feel like a monkey on the palm of Buddha’s hand.”

I can’t stop thinking about how I was played by Chris Emir from start to finish.

“Whew, good.”

okay.

Let’s admit what needs to be admitted.

The guy was a few steps ahead of me, and I just charged at him like a wild boar.

But it’s not over yet.

“You can just take them all down, right?”

If I destroy all of these traps that he has ambitiously prepared, wouldn’t that be my victory?

The moment you take a step forward with determination.

Pee-pee!

Hundreds of arrows rain down, fired in perfect synchronicity so that it feels like a single shot.

Hurrruk!

Dismissed!

Phew-!

All kinds of magic of various attributes pour out in various forms, drawing parabolas and straight lines.

A perfect combination that doesn’t allow even a single gap.

He takes a long step forward and swings his sword.

“Breaking the sword.”

Break the magic with one sword.

“Sword Breaking.”

Once again, he shatters the hail of arrows into pieces with his sword.

A brief silence created by just two slashes of the sword.

Soon, an even louder attack pierces the silence, accompanied by the sound of gnashing teeth.

To counter this, reduce the number of steps and strikes to two.

One step and one sword.

“Shredding.”

The two swords that had become one instantly filled the entire field of vision with a pure white light.

After a while it started to rain.

Shh …

A rain of arrows, crushed into powder by the sword strike, falls on his shoulders and head.

It is visible.

Thump thump thump thump!

The sound of the opponent’s heart beating so fast it felt like it was going to burst.

A drop of sweat runs down my forehead.

The movements of each muscle and the magical powers that create the protest while gritting your teeth.

It sends me signals in a similar but not identical flow.

‘Take me under control.’

Reflexively reaching out.

Every time the sword that was held moves through the air, the flow around it changes little by little.

I have it too.

My own flow.

Just as they draw a magic circle and create a flow by pulling the strings, I also create a flow around me when I swing my sword.

Through that flow, it interferes with the surrounding flow.

After cutting off the link with them and putting an end to the flow I created.

“Ryuin (Flow).”

Lead the flow.

The magic pouring from the left hits the enemies on the right.

“Kyaak!”

“Kkeuggeuggeuggeuk!”

“Hey, somebody turn off the lights!”

Arrows raining down from the right will hit the enemies on the left.

Poop poop poop!

“Keuh-eok!”

“Coolook… … !”

“Black.”

The screams and cries of those who have yet to catch their breath.

“… … .”

When I looked at the Abigyuhuan achieved with just one short sword dance, I was struck with a shock that took my breath away.