Chapter 135 One step forward (1)
15 days ago.
Hwareuk.
Roaring.
Roman lit the fire.
Demonstrating the Divinity of Fire, he took in the heat that swayed in all directions to the fullest.
‘If only I had met Butler for the first time in a situation where I could not escape. Could I have returned alive?’
lost in thoughts
Unlike the act of repeatedly striking steel, Roman recalled past moments in his mind.
‘At that time, I couldn’t guarantee victory. The reason I was able to defeat Butler in the Great Warrior Battle was because I had time to prepare. The moment I first met, I wasn’t ready to handle the 5-star aura. Maybe because of the memory of the previous life, I made an arrogant choice. It is only natural for the Hector Kingdom to encounter an enemy that I cannot handle in a war that I can’t handle.’
actually.
Variables like Butler expected.
That’s why they opened the way to escape and dealt with the enemy through guerrilla combat.
‘I haven’t fully accepted the fact that I’m weak yet.’
It’s not arrogance.
It was a gap due to a previous life.
He is constantly trying to adapt as Roman Dmitri in his present life, but the fact that Roman’s spirit is Baek Joong-hyeok, the heavenly demon, has not changed.
So I bumped into enemies.
Faced with the virtual danger of being a butler, he saw with his own eyes and felt with his own skin that his position was not as great as he thought.
It was not a bad experience.
Despite risking his life in return, Roman managed to defeat Butler and ensured his location.
‘In my previous life, I was confident that I could win no matter who my opponent was. But I am not the current me. Butler is a person who cannot be said to be the best in Hector Kingdom, let alone the best on the continent. Against such an existence, I had to risk my life, and something like this might be repeated in countless fights in the future. Continental powers. It is impossible to always survive as a winner in a match against them at this level.’
Caang!
Kang!
He pounded the steel madly.
It was funny.
He had a lot of work to do in his life as Roman Dmitri, but he was not perfectly prepared to handle it.
If you were defeated then.
The responsibility is not your own.
All of his subordinates who believed in him and followed him would have died, and their families would have lived resenting Roman for the rest of their lives.
I was not afraid of resentment.
but.
I didn’t want to betray my faith.
In the world of the jungle, the people who held their hands until the end wanted to prove that their choice was right.
‘People who follow me. Accepting them is my greed. Excuses such as saying that the opponent was stronger than expected and unexpected variables occurred are meaningless. I must be prepared to handle any situation. Even if I met a prosecutor who was more than Butler. I will cut off the opponent’s head and will remain unshakable in my position.’
vertex spot.
lonely and lonely
He couldn’t hope for someone else to do his part, and his weak heart didn’t suit the position at the top.
endured
Because it’s the life you want.
Even if that meant a lot of burden to bear, Roman hated the thought of giving in to someone.
Hwareuk.
Roaring.
A fire blazed.
Roman pounded the steel incessantly.
so slowly so slowly
Roman’s consciousness sank into the flames.
* * *
Time passed.
while the sun rises and the sun sets.
Roman didn’t step out of the smithy, only banging the steel in front of the fire in the furnace.
Caang!
Kang!
My mouth was dry.
His face was flushed red, and the burning skin showed early symptoms of burns.
In addition, dizziness occurred from time to time.
Since he hadn’t eaten a sip of water or a grain of rice, Roman’s body constantly sent signals that it was at its limit.
Even so.
Roman’s eyes did not waver.
As his head, which had been tangled with thoughts, was organized, Roman focused on a single purpose.
‘I need a sword to accept the new me.’
The realm of selflessness.
focused on the present.
Falling into the sword, he struck the steel at a constant speed and interval.
Caang!
The shock happened.
Red sparks shot out in all directions.
The heat from hunger and fatigue hampered Roman’s senses, but he overcame them all with a single breath.
“Whoa.”
Chloride God.
He swallowed the flames and sucked the mana inside them.
He exhaled fire and burned the impurities in his body with the heat.
It’s not just about beating steel.
Roman tried to advance his body into an ideal form by using the medium of sword and flame.
Marquis of Valentino.
He wondered how a sword like the blaze was born, but even if he knew the truth, it was impossible to follow.
A sword that responds perfectly to mana and enhances its abilities.
It was not created in a normal way, but was able to be created because Roman was in the process of breathing together.
Caang!
when you strike a sword.
Roman’s mana was transferred to the steel.
When Roman breathed in, the mana transferred to the steel was recovered and the impurities of the steel were also sucked in.
such repetitive actions.
Steel has been transformed into a form familiar with mana.
People think that the sword is made of ordinary steel, but the steel that has been exchanged with Roman has become a completely different form of material.
Tasks that cannot be put into practice even if you know how to do them.
Roman forgot the pain of burning his skin and repeated the same action countless times like a madman.
a day or two.
Time passed quickly.
Although his body was no longer normal, Roman gained the strength to move his body with the energy absorbed by being assimilated with nature.
extreme condition.
burned into madness.
Pushing himself to the limit, Roman tested his limits.
I don’t know how many times it was repeated.
forget the pain
I forgot about hunger.
The sensation of hitting his arm had also faded, and his body only moved on its own in a state of unconsciousness.
Exactly on the full moon day.
Tuduk.
Patter.
Roman’s skin melted.
The burnt skin peeled off, and new skin like white jade grew between them.
Second round bone metamorphosis.
Roman started to face a change once again.
* * *
That day.
Roman went to the forge.
After being exposed to the scorching heat and then being blown by the cold wind, Roman’s senses were so peaceful.
Cold and cold (寒暑不侵).
reached a new level.
Cold and heat had no effect on Roman now.
‘Second metamorphosis. I have now laid the foundation for entering a new state.’
Danjeon.
The newly accepted mana boiled over.
Manae Roman, who seemed to explode like an active volcano at any moment, focused his mind and slowly changed the surrounding environment.
one two.
popularity has emerged.
Before long, the virtual being rushed toward Roman like a madman.
Kwalung.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Aura that explodes.
It was Butler.
Not one, but two Butlers appeared and attacked Roman with a 5-star aura at the same time.
It was an attack that, not long ago, was unacceptable head-on.
Like a candle shaking in the wind, Roman’s existence seemed precarious, but Roman raised the aura of Danjeon and blocked Butler’s attack as it was.
Quaang!
Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwam!
A great shock occurred.
Roman was not pushed out.
Scars appeared on his parched face from not being able to eat, but instead he stepped into the aura storm and practiced swordsmanship.
‘The first half of the Heavenly Demon’s Sword.’
Quaang!
Butler’s head was attacked.
The first butler raised his sword to block the attack, and the second butler quickly dug into the empty space and aimed for Roman’s side.
The wind blew.
At the same time as the sword passed close by, the first butler who blocked the attack from the front exploded his aura and attempted an attack.
‘Lee Cho-shik in the first half of the Heavenly Demon Sword.’
Quaang!
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
The enemy’s attack was met from the front.
next.
Dozens of agreements were exchanged.
It was a speed that was hard to catch up with the naked eye, and Roman and Butler pushed their opponents without retreating.
It wouldn’t be strange if someone’s head was blown off.
If there is a being whose breathing is disturbed even a little, the opponent will not miss it and will slit their throats.
diagonal.
stood on death
In fact, Roman felt that he was alive with his heart beating furiously even though there were scars on his body.
‘I did not choose a new life to be a loser. I, Roman Dmitry, will always remain a predator.’
Quaang!
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
overpowered the opponent.
Three seconds of the first half of the Heavenly Demon Sword.
Mana raged.
It was the same attack as before, but the explosively increased mana seemed to overwhelm Butler.
Then the virtual butlers joined forces. Thinking that it would be difficult alone, I rushed towards Roman at the same time.
Aura that explodes.
attacked the same place.
If you were your old self.
I wouldn’t have been able to stop that attack.
He would have run to live and would have had to accept any consequences of defeat.
but.
It was different now.
Spending 15 days in a state of trance, Roman took a step into another world.
‘Three seconds in the middle of the Heavenly Demon Sword.’
Kwalung.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Sword of the Heavenly Demon.
Roman manifested the power of his previous life.
* * *
Heavenly Demon Sword.
It is divided into three stages.
The first three seconds.
mid-triple.
The third half of the second half.
If you can use the second half of the second half through three rounds of metamorphosis, there is no opponent who can stop it.
It’s not like arrogance.
It was the confidence of Baek Joong-hyeok, the heavenly demon, that he gained by defeating opponents called absolute masters in Moorim.
blast furnace.
‘If you use herbivore in the middle of the game, you can defeat Butler enough.’
It was certain.
He was confident of winning, but Roman couldn’t be satisfied with that alone.
‘I don’t want mediocre victories. If you use the Heavenly Demon Sword in the same way as in your previous life, you can definitely win, but you can’t overwhelm your opponent like I hoped. Butler is not the best on the continent. If I can’t overwhelm even against such an existence, I won’t be able to realize what I’m trying to do in the future.’
Mana was seething.
Time passed slowly.
Looking at the two butlers running towards him, Roman suddenly came up with a new possibility.
‘Is it really the right choice to express the power of the previous life as it is? The swordsmen of this world choose to explode their aura. I don’t know if there will be a part of me that is weak, but in one part, it exerts more power than the power I express. Therefore, responding with the same number every time is a stupid choice. Depending on the situation, depending on the opponent. I need to accept the ways of this world.’
A shift in thinking.
thought differently.
I didn’t think that the way of the new world was unconditionally trash, but I used the necessary parts for martial arts.
‘Three seconds in the middle of the Heavenly Demon Sword.’
Kwalung.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
The electricity shook.
Instead of imparting the required amount of power to the sword evenly, a portion of it spewed out mana as if it were about to explode.
halfway between present and past lives.
A suitable compromise was found.
It erupted strongly, but not indiscriminately like people in the present life.
OK.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
An aura that explodes violently.
The bright light that overturned the world engulfed Butler’s existence.
Kwak Kwa Kwam.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!
