Chapter 96. Stained Crown (2)
Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeein!
Xaviel’s three-pronged circle rotated.
They rotated and resonated at different speeds.
Sometimes they amplified each other’s turns.
Also, sometimes the rotation was suppressed and then exploded.
Like that, mana spewed out while freely switching between deceleration and acceleration.
It was loaded to the fullest on the candlestick that was stabbed and cut.
Kaaang-!
The candlestick and the sword collided.
It sprayed intense flames into the air.
At the same time, a branch of the candlestick was cut off.
The sword came through.
It flew right at the neck.
Xaviel’s response to that was to move his head just three centimeters.
Hoo-wook.
The sword passed right in front of me.
I couldn’t even cut a single hair.
Xaviel’s cold eyes turned to the enemy beyond the sword’s trajectory.
The eyes of the enemy Lord Cherniy also widened.
‘What is this?’
Surprise was evident in the eyes of Sir Czerny, the head of the Royal Guard.
‘Did you avoid that?’
I thought it must have been cut.
The trail of the timing sword, the distorted center of gravity of the opponent, the silver-haired kid, all of those situations were perfect.
In such a situation, there was no opponent who did not have his throat cut.
But not today.
The silver-haired kid dodged his sword.
And that’s just by moving your head about as little as a finger!
‘Could it be that you’re reading the trajectory of my sword?’
I got goosebumps for a moment.
However, he soon brushed off his goosebumps with a snort.
yourself someone
One of the only two sword masters in the kingdom.
I’m not the type to be beaten by someone whose name isn’t known.
“On the subject of a child!”
Wow!
One of Lord Cherny’s feet trampled the floor roughly.
All of the center of gravity changed with that single roll-off.
In an instant, he pulled the sword that had missed.
Weight and mana were loaded and sprayed intensely.
Wow-!
The horizontally sprayed sword exploded the air like a roar.
It was before Xaviel, who had avoided the cut earlier, even attempted a counterattack.
“…Quit!”
This time, Xaviel’s face twisted.
A shockwave created by cutting through the air itself.
hit all over the body
One way to respond.
Tsuka gaga go!
waved the candlestick
faster than the wind.
cutting through space.
Created a shock wave.
right!
The newly created shockwave met Lord Czerny’s shockwave.
They pushed each other, intertwined, and then offset each other.
The shock wave is gone.
Surprise was evident in Sir Cherny’s eyes.
“Where is this guy…What?”
Kakakakakang-!
There was no time to say anything.
Xaviel rushed.
Breaking through the offset and scattering shockwaves, he hit the candlestick.
I hit, hit, shoot, stab, and lift.
It drove Lord Czerny at breathtaking speed.
‘I can’t give him a break.’
Sober situational judgment and calculation.
The flow of the match drawn clearly.
Xaviel’s eyes darkened coldly.
‘I don’t know why the captain of the guard wanted to murder His Highness. No, you don’t need to refer to that fight now. There is only one thing to keep in mind right now. To drive and press.’
Focus only on the opponent in front of you.
Know your opponent’s strength, formulate a strategy, and execute your tactics.
‘Lord Cherny is a sword master. If you give it a break, it will come and create a sword right away. Then the odds are gone. No matter what, I have to keep pushing and prevent the creation of auras and prolong the fight.’
Xaviel’s eyes moved slightly.
Headed towards the King and Lloyd.
‘Addicted.’
The approximate situation was drawn.
Poisoned King.
Lloyd tries to get the poison out with a shrewd mental method.
If so, there is only one thing you have to do.
Holding on to Lord Czerny to kill time while Lloyd saves the king.
he exclaimed.
“Sword! Here!”
Kaaang!
At that moment, the candlestick was completely broken.
In an instant, he became empty-handed.
Lord Cherny’s sword penetrated the gap.
Whoop Tsukak! Squit!
The sword pierced his heart, cut his arm, and swept his leg.
Xaviel backed away, twisted, and changed steps.
I stretched out my hand behind my back.
“receive!”
A new sword has arrived.
The king’s sword, drawn and thrown by Lloyd, was caught in Xaviel’s grasp like a painting.
Kkaaang!
Clash of swords against swords.
Xaviel’s blue eyes.
Lord Cherny’s distorted eyes.
The eyes of the two beasts intertwined with their swords in between.
balance of strength and power.
search and grasp.
It was a calm and violent confrontation.
one breath.
subtle movements of the pupils.
Murder and deceit mingled in all his actions.
The same was true of Lord Cherniy’s words toward Xaviel.
“It’s not an exaggeration to say that you faced Giga Titan in Cremo.”
“….”
“But it is strange. I don’t think I’m a sword master yet. How do you get my sword?”
“….”
“under. Are you unwilling to answer? Or do you not have time to answer?”
“….”
Caang!
Xaviel’s sword pushed Cherny away roughly.
The gap of the moment created like that.
Xaviel turned to Lloyd.
gave me a glance
‘I’ll make time for you.’
‘Yes, be careful.’
The eyes of the two men briefly intertwined, then untied.
Xaviel pushed Sir Cherny down.
Kiyiying!
Collision of two circles.
The collision created enormous forces.
The generated power exploded.
Accurate-!
Fierce blasts were fired at Lord Cherny.
Lord Cherny’s eyes widened.
“…!”
Quaang!
A sword wielded recklessly.
I managed to deflect the blast.
Lord Czerny’s body was also blown 7 meters away.
His back was slammed against the wall in the hallway outside the king’s lounge.
Knock!
“Big!”
Even then, the unresolved shock made the sword in the shoulder and forearm tingle.
‘What ignorance is this….’
right!
A second blast came.
This time Lord Czerny didn’t dare to stop.
He hurriedly lowered his head and had to duck to the side.
Tuquaang-!
Blasts were placed where he had just been.
A deep hole up to 50 cm in diameter was carved into the wall.
“….”
I’ve never heard of or experienced this type of attack.
I had never even thought that such an attack would be possible with a sword.
‘Dangerous guy.’
An alarm went off in Lord Cherniy’s senses.
The opponent no longer felt like a child.
In addition, even the battlegrounds became more and more unfavorable to him.
right! Throwing Chemistry-!
“That’s right!”
Blasts flew in succession.
Each time, Lord Czerny had to narrowly avoid the blast.
‘The space is too small!’
It was a long, narrow hallway.
From such a place, blasts with a range of dozens of steps continued to fly.
On the other hand, what about you?
There was no way to fight back.
The distance was too far for that.
It was difficult to keep the position, let alone counterattack.
If I had to fight with an aura sword, I’d be able to easily split an attack like that.
However, creating an aura required time to focus.
My opponent, the silver-haired kid, didn’t give me the time to do that.
I was getting more and more anxious.
‘I hesitated because I thought that after cutting the king with an aura, it would leave traces of the aura on the body. That decision is holding back.’
Crunchy!
Lord Cherny recalled his mission.
To suffocate the king for sure.
To complete the mission, you must return to that break room.
However, a silver-haired kid jumped out and stood up against him on an equal footing. No, he was pushing himself with a powerful technique he had never heard of.
‘Is it a ploy to keep me away from the king?’
Lord Cherny’s brow twisted.
Xaviel moved on.
He moved forward while firing blasts in succession in a long and narrow corridor.
Each time Lord Czerny stepped back.
Xaviel pushes, Sir Cherny pushes.
Blasts were fired and I managed to dodge it.
Xaviel is exhausted, and Lord Cherniy is feeling venomous.
How far did you push and push?
Lord Czerny, who had been walking backwards, finally came out of the hallway.
Throwing Chemistry-!
I jumped backwards to avoid the blast that was fired again.
I left the narrow hallway and landed on the red carpet of the wide banquet hall.
The table topped over and the glass broke.
Kwajangchang kyaak The chandelier fell and a scream rang out.
And Xaviel stood in the hallway doorway.
Sureureung.
The king’s sword in Xaviel’s hand flashed coldly.
With that flash, he was proclaiming without words.
From now on, no one will be able to step into the hallway.
“under. bouncer.”
Lord Czerny’s ferocious smile spread through the dripping sweat.
now i get to know
For what purpose did you push yourself to this point?
‘It’s like they’re going to pass the time by doing this.’
That corridor leading to the king’s lounge was a single road.
So, all you have to do is block the end of the road.
Then what if it slips away little by little?
‘Did you calculate that even if you get pushed away, if you don’t die and hold out, you’ll be able to pass the time as long as the length of the remaining hallway?’
The corners of Lord Cherny’s lips curled up.
Xaviel’s intention was finally understood.
I came up with a plan to use it in reverse.
‘Then I have an idea.’
He quickly looked around.
Every corner of the banquet hall where music and conversation were cut off.
I saw people with sharp eyes and hands on their waists.
All familiar faces.
They were the royal guards led by him.
They were waiting for an order from here.
‘Because they still don’t know what happened in the break room or that I betrayed them. In other words, to them, I am still the captain of the Guard.’
Lord Cherny’s sneer deepened.
He said in a dignified voice.
“Listen, Guardsmen.”
His sword was raised.
He pointed at Xaviel, who was standing in the hallway doorway.
“The author dared to commit treason. Together with the gang, they tried to assassinate His Highness the King, and now they are using His Highness as a hostage to occupy the hallway. So proud guardsmen. Raise the sword of the king’s guardian high!”
right after his death.
Chow-!
Dozens of swords came out of the scabbard all over the banquet hall.
moved in unison.
A semicircle surrounds the entrance to the hallway.
That’s how he quickly surrounded Xaviel.
Chizuzuzuzu…!
Each member of the Guard is at least an intermediate to advanced sword expert.
All of their swords engulfed the sword and spewed out terrifying blades.
There was no mercy in their eyes toward Xaviel.
It was because they firmly believed in the command of their commander, Lord Cherny.
‘also. Is it because of this sword?’
A faint bitter smile lingered on Xaviel’s lips.
Actually, this was what I expected.
I was prepared from the moment I pushed Lord Cherny to the end of the hallway.
It was because the sword in his hand belonged to the king.
‘Somehow it happened like this.’
No one would believe such a situation on this side.
I would believe the words of Lord Cherniy, who is still hiding the fact of betrayal.
‘But it doesn’t matter. The captain of the guards had already betrayed and attempted to assassinate the king. I can’t believe there won’t be another traitor among the guards. From now on, no one will let anyone inside.’
Xaviel’s posture became as heavy as a mountain.
A cool breeze emanated from his body.
He cast a stern beast-like gaze.
“I, Xaviel Asrahan, ask you as a knight, if you dare to break your oath to His Highness, come forward.”
“…what?”
The guardsmen paused.
Their faces hardened.
How dare you try to assassinate the king and occupy the hallway leading to the common room?
It was then.
“Do not be swayed by the traitor’s sophistry. Hit!”
Lord Cherny’s cry rang out.
At that moment, the Royal Guards kicked the ground all at once.
“Yaaaaaa!”
The sword of the Guard Knights to protect the king moved.
It was swung to kill the silver-haired knight who was trying to protect the king.
It gleamed like a fang to tear apart the whole body of a person with the same will.
But Xaviel was silent.
He didn’t even utter a word of excuse in the face of the terrifying irrational attack on himself.
He only responded with a sword against the onslaught of doubts and misunderstandings directed at him.
Tsukak! Kakakakakang!
three at a time.
I blocked the sword that rushed at me in perfect order, kicked it off, and pushed it.
He faced the murderous intent that was pouring down on him head-on.
I heard the cool shining eyes in it.
I only shot one opponent far away.
It was Lord Cherny.
I said to him with my eyes.
Not the small puppets, but you yourself.
Before that, I had no thoughts of simply collapsing.
That gaze set Lord Cherni’s heart on fire.
‘Yes. If that’s what you mean, that’s fine.’
Lord Cherny grinned.
He was the first to catch his breath after this fight began.
I regained my momentum with just a few breaths.
The mana circulation unique to the Sword Master finally took place.
The sword in his hand resonated.
Soon after, it began to burn fiercely.
Woo-woo-!
An eerie radiance covering the silver blade.
The ultimate weapon that only sword masters can wield.
It takes a long time to activate, but once activated, it is the strongest weapon that cuts through anything.
The aura sword emitted ferocious light like the fangs of a beast.
‘If you chose this place as your grave, then I’ll grant that wish.’
His cold gaze, his stoic steps, were directed at Xaviel.
With strides and strides, the blade full of malice was raised.
Jumped in in an instant.
narrowed the space.
Two Pat!
“…!”
At a different speed than before.
Within two steps at once.
Lord Cherniy, who caught Xaviel’s gap, grinned.
“Caught.”
Shoot aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
The powerful blow of the Aura Sword hit Xaviel like a tidal wave.
At the same time, Xaviel also extended his sword.
fired blasts
The blast collided with the aura sword.
And parted in a tidal wave.
“…!”
Shocked!
The aura sword rushed through the blast and tore through Xaviel’s heart.
