Surrounding me were countless figures entrenched in formation.
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Awakeners belonging to the Shinhwa Guild, the Alliance, and the Affiliated Guilds.
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Nearly a thousand strong, they all radiated hostility toward me as the ‘enemy.’
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1,000 to 1.
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An overwhelmingly unfavorable numerical disadvantage, a ratio that guaranteed certain defeat.
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Yet.
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They did not move easily.
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“Whoooom!”
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Because of the thousands of swords dominating the area.
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“What are you afraid of? There’s only one enemy!” Someone shouted.
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Not from Shinhwa Guild.
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Probably someone from the Alliance or one of the Affiliated Guilds.
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That’s how humans are.
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When there’s strength in numbers, they arrogantly believe they can overcome any situation.
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“They’re just floating swords.”
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“There’s only one guy! Why are you scared?”
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Voices echoed in agreement nearby.
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“Step.”
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And a forward step was taken.
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The atmosphere was tense, like they were about to rush at me any second.
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Will ignited.
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It was the killing intent directed at the enemy.
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“Swish!”
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At the same moment, dozens of swords moved.
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The trails they carved in the air—
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“Pew, pff-pff-pff!”
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In an instant, they advanced upon the source of the sound and created death.
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“Ugh!”
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“Argh!”
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Agonized screams.
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Thud!
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Bodies collapsed on the spot.
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The hall fell silent once again.
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Within that silence were hidden complex and diverse emotions: confusion, shock, terror.
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It was inevitable.
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Because dozens of swords flying true had turned several of the arrogant Awakeners who had shouted recklessly into a shredded mess.
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It was not their deaths that mattered.
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No one present had properly seen the trajectory of those swords.
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That was the fear.
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The terrifying truth that whenever I chose to act, they too could die just like that.
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Naturally, because of that—
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“Ziiiiing, ziiiiiing!”
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A ringing pierced my ears.
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A sharp pain.
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A severe headache as if needles were stabbing my brain.
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I had unfolded the Sword’s Tomb and could control the swords with my will.
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But it was a rather forced situation.
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In the past, when I was at the Peak of Knight, I could have deployed this effortlessly, but now—
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‘I’ve recovered quite a bit of power.’
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Just moments ago, after my fight with Malice Bastide, I had regained a full 10% of my strength.
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10% of my prime.
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The level I thought necessary to defeat Shinhwa and its Alliance and Affiliated Guilds was 20%.
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Only half recovered, but that was fine.
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At least I could unfold the Sword’s Tomb.
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This was the secret technique of Malice Paladino, one of the countless Knights I once was.
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Raised like a dog by Malice Bastide, and through the pursuit by the Asran Kingdom that was triggered by his schemes, I had attained this enlightenment.
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Of course, since I am not an Awakener, a medium was required to manifest the power.
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That medium was the Knight Sword Lapide and the Knight Armor Umbra.
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By combining the abilities of these two weapons, I created a virtual space.
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Unlike other barriers that reduce stats, restrict actions, or strengthen allies, this had no other special abilities.
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What I was realizing was a fragment of a battlefield I had experienced, a forgotten piece of history.
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The current space was the very scene where we had repelled the Asran Kingdom’s pursuit—a fierce battlefield.
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Thanks to that, I could mimic the pinnacle of sword control by will.
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Of course, that was mere bluff.
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With my weakened strength, I couldn’t wield it perfectly.
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But it bought me time.
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One death.
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And the silence that followed.
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In that strange tension, I arrogantly scanned the battlefield.
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Chulwoo Shin and the Shinhwa Guild executives were all here.
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But the face I truly expected to see was absent.
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“…Where is Ha Yeon Lee?”
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If it were someone who liked to step forward, who held a deep grudge against me, it would be normal for them to be here.
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No answer came.
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It didn’t matter.
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I wasn’t really expecting one.
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But from the fleeting expression I caught, I read the truth.
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‘I see.’
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Ha Yeon Lee was not here.
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Most likely—
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‘She has gone in search of another host.’
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Just as she left me to parasitize Chulwoo Shin , now she had moved on.
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Because Chulwoo Shin was no longer useful.
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That’s how parasites are.
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They suck the sweet nectar dry and move on when there’s nothing left to feed on.
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Realizing that the host she had chosen, Chulwoo Shin , was about to collapse, she changed her nest.
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And most probably—
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‘The next host will be an even more formidable figure than Chulwoo Shin .’
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Just as she shifted from me to him.
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The main actor, Ha Yeon Lee, was missing from the stage.
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But it was fine.
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Chulwoo Shin would know where she was.
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After killing all the dogs who bared their teeth at me, I would track her down.
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“You…” The silent Chulwoo Shin finally spoke, “…Do you really intend to go this far?”
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An unexpected question.
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“I have no intention of stopping until you, Ha Yeon Lee, and all who helped you are dead.”
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“Isn’t that too cold? Show a little mercy.”
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“Nice try.”
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He was stalling.
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He was trying to buy time to lift the Sword’s Tomb I had unfolded.
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The Shinhwa Guild was the largest guild in South Korea.
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Naturally, there were members with diverse abilities.
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Some could even nullify specific powers.
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They were secretly signaling to try to lift my Sword’s Tomb.
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“I’ll say it clearly. It’s impossible with your pathetic strength.”
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That was like trying to smash a rock with an egg.
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No, it was even more reckless than trying to break Orichalcum with an egg.
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A barrier was ultimately a realm of the mind.
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My mind had been honed over hundreds of years, seasoned on battlefields where life and death intertwined.
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It was like a finely sharpened sword.
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So no matter what traits or powers they unleashed, breaking through my mental realm was impossible.
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His stalling was nothing more than a meaningless act.
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He exchanged glances with the guild members in the rear.
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Their faces contorted.
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They must have realized my words were true.
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But with thousands of swords floating in the air, none dared attack.
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“Thunk.”
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I dropped the bluff.
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“Tututututuk!”
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Swords fell from the air to the ground.
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If I wasted any more spiritual energy, my balance would break.
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Having confirmed that Ha Yeon Lee was not here, there was no reason to keep up the bluff.
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“See!”
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Chulwoo Shin watched with a bright expression.
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“So you were just bluffing!”
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He must have guessed my current condition.
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I said nothing to his words.
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Silence meant affirmation.
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“All units…”
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And the only action he could take was—
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“Attack!”
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The judgment on the one who had bluffed.
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Nearly a thousand people.
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Among them, of course, were many ranged attackers.
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It started with their assault.
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“Kwa kwa kwa kwa!”
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Various projectiles and magic rained down.
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A display of colorful abilities painted the front like fireworks, but within lay a thick will to kill and destroy.
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“Swish.”
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I reached out.
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“Click.”
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In my hand was Lapide.
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[Extreme Acceleration]
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Infuses the sword with power.
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“Pop!”
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In an instant, I pushed off the ground and leapt through space.
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“Bang, kwa kwa kwang!”
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Behind me, a massive explosion erupted from their own abilities.
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But I was already out of range.
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“Huh?!”
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I infiltrated the formation through extreme movement.
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Thanks to Lapide’s ability, I could execute momentary, unparalleled movement.
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I tore through the formation.
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No need to distinguish friend from foe.
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All I saw, all I touched, were enemies.
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“Argh!”
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“Ugh!”
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Screams echoed with every trail my sword left.
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“Catch him!”
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“Protect the formation!”
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They didn’t just watch as the formation collapsed.
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[Charge]
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[Leap]
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Close-range dealers moved in to protect the ranged attackers who were vulnerable to melee.
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I watched the shrinking gap.
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The power of traits—it was an absurdly strong ability.
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Without much training, just using the ability granted such rapid movement.
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The convenience of killing someone with a simple flick.
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It was like skills used in games.
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‘That’s why they’re weak.’
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Their karma was flimsy.
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My heavy karma, forged through overcoming death hundreds of times, was beyond their feeble reach.
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“Swish.”
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I reached out again.
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The Lapide I had just held fell to the ground and was replaced.
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A heavy greatsword.
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Strength enhancement.
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I didn’t know whose sword it was.
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But it must have belonged to one of the Asran Kingdom’s Knights or their retainers who had chased me.
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After confirming the power within, I immediately used it.
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“Whooosh!”
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Swinging the sword like a windmill, I threatened all who approached with deadly strikes.
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[Wall of Shields]
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[Last Stand]
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“Kakakakakaka!”
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They activated defensive traits to block the circular sword strikes.
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No, that was their misconception.
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“Shreek!”
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“Gah!”
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The greatsword, enhanced with strength, was no weapon that could be stopped by mere defensive traits.
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But I used that brief moment.
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“Tat-tat-tat-tat—”
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Ranged attackers shifted their formation.
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Suddenly, I was surrounded by tanks and melee dealers.
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“Click.”
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I reached out to switch weapons again.
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This time, a thick lance.
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“Huuup!”
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I tensed my arm and supporting leg and I hurled the spear.
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“Thwack!”
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My target was the center of the ranged dealers, who were desperately trying to keep distance.
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As a white trail stretched from me to that center like an elongated arm—
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[Explosion]
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“Kwa kwa kwa kwang!”
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A powerful explosion triggered by the spear’s ability.
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“Ughhh!”
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“Ugh!”
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The surprised crowd hadn’t expected me to use ranged attacks, let alone explosive ones.
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This was why I unfolded the Sword’s Tomb.
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I could use the Knight Swords from the battlefield.
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Many Knights and retainers had died during the Asran Kingdom pursuit.
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If I could wield their swords, my strength would multiply.
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Enough to replenish the remaining 10%.
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“Profit!”
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“Kill!”
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The confused attackers resumed their assault.
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Fire Sphere.
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[Spear of Frost]
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Multi-Shot.
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Even amidst panic, the ranged dealers activated their traits.
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Watching that, I switched weapons again.
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“Click.”
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A pair of slightly shorter swords.
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[Swift Acceleration]
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[Body Awareness]
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I used two abilities infused into the blades simultaneously.
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“Pop!”
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I parried the incoming attack.
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“Papapapapapap!”
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Not a single move faltered.
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[Curse of Blood]
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Negation.
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[Weakening]
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The debuff curses rained down, bought by the time from previous attacks.
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“Suuuck!”
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With a simple click, my body’s strength and condition deteriorated.
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Truly a formidable ability.
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The debuffs from dozens of opponents halved my power.
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And the hyenas took advantage of the opening.
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[Storm Strike]
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[Drawing the Sword]
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[Earth Cleave]
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A barrage from nearby dealers followed.
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They sought to finish me easily while I was weakened by debuffs, but, well—
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“Click.”
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Weapon changed again.
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Unlike the previous swords, this was a mace.
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Purification.
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It was the weapon of a Theocracy Paladin.
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Some of the Paladins allied with the Asran Kingdom had moved to capture me.
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That was why this weapon remained here.
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Thanks to it, all debuffs branded on me were cleansed.
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“Click-click.”
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I gripped the pair of short swords again.
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“Shreek!”
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The slaughter began.
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“Ugh!”
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As expected.
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Their level was miserable.
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Their obvious movements, their tricks, and even the next moves revealed through their bodies.
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I read that entire sequence.
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“Swish.”
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I dodged.
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“Kaaang!”
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Blocked.
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“Thuk!”
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I plunged my sword into the opening.
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This was no longer a battle.
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It was a massacre.
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Like a wolf breaking into a flock of sheep, I indiscriminately slaughtered.
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Of course, enduring multiple attacks without rest was no easy feat for me now.
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An attack grazed near my waist.
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“Drip—”
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Blood seeped out.
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Not just my waist.
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My shoulders, arms, thighs.
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In the chaos of combined attacks, I allowed more and more unavoidable wounds.
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“You can do it!”
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“He’s not a monster.”
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“We can win!”
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That seemed to give them hope.
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Like a raid, they thought they could gradually wear me down.
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“Foolish hope.”
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This was my battlefield.
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In the Sword’s Tomb, I could wield omnipotent power.
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“Click.”
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Yes, just like now.
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[Divine Healing]
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Through the sacred sword emitting a golden aura, healing manifested.
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“Sssshhh—”
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Thanks to that, all the sliced and cut wounds instantly healed.
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Hope turned to despair in an instant.
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And I started hunting once more.
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“Shreek, shreek!”
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“Thousands, tens of thousands of battles…”
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Muttering almost like a song.
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“…I survived alone.”
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I danced.
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A movement of past memories and enlightenment.
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Blood forming rivers.
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Corpses piling into mountains—the hellscape of corpses and blood.
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No family, no friends, no place to rest my heart—only loneliness on the battlefield.
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My only friend there was the sword.
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With a sword in hand, what was there to fear?
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Just cut.
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“Shreek!”
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“Shreek, shreek!”
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Cut again.
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“Shreek, shreek, shreek!”
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Only cutting.
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My desire was the death and destruction of everything in this hall.
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The Dance of Death.
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It was a sword dance that summoned death.
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The ultimate movement for a feast of slaughter.
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How long had passed?
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The same silence as before now ruled the hall.
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It was hard to find anyone still standing nearby.
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Not all had died.
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But many were gravely wounded, with limbs severed or on the brink of death, strewn everywhere.
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“Ahhh!”
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One trembling in terror, his arm severed.
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“Step.”
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I approached Chulwoo Shin.
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“I’ll ask.”
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I had spared him on purpose because I had questions.
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“Where is Ha Yeon Lee?”
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Though he was also a target of my revenge, the root of this entire mess was Ha Yeon Lee.
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And Chulwoo Shin was the only one here who knew her whereabouts.
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“S-she’s in… Japan…”
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“Japan?” I asked, surprised by his words.
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“She betrayed me. To Ikeda Kaito in Japan…”
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He sounded half out of his mind; his words were incoherent.
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But I heard what I needed.
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As expected, Ha Yeon Lee had abandoned her host Shin Chulwoo and chosen a new one—Ikeda Kaito in Japan.
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“I see.”
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“Please, spare my life…”
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Before he could finish speaking—
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“Swish.”
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A red line appeared across his throat.
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“Grrrk.”
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His severed head couldn’t utter another word.
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“Thud.”
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He collapsed, powerless.
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I gazed briefly at the scene.
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‘Japan, huh.’
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There was no time for sentimentality.
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I had warned them clearly.
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I would destroy everything connected to Ha Yeon Lee.
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Despite the warning, Japan and Ikeda Kaito had welcomed her.
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It seemed I had to teach them all a harsh lesson about what it means to ignore such a warning.
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its now war, but MC got only 0.10 of his prime power, it will be difficult if japan truly a powerhouse or japan gonna use gundam?