Chapter 348 A Country That Lost Romance (6)
One day ago.
The top rankers, including Alvarez, had already received a convocation order.
They were told to come to the capital in advance in case of war, and thanks to that, they were in the capital when Count Gomes gave the order.
2nd through 9th.
The rankers of Valhalla gathered together.
Alvarez looked around at the familiar faces and looked uneasy.
“That’s all there is to it. Even Valhalla is not the same as before.”
A ranker who responded to the summons.
Their number was only five.
Even considering that Valderas in 10th place and Ares in 3rd place did not respond to the summons, two seats remained vacant.
The reason was to go back to the past.
When there was an uproar over Roman Dmitri. Many of Valhalla’s top rankers lost their lives.
With the death of Barbossa (#6), Rodrigues (#7), and Morales (#12), the Valhalla Imperial Family announced their intention to temporarily maintain Valhalla’s ranking.
Only three dead people.
Including those who had turned their backs on Valhalla, there were five.
The Valhalla Imperial Family decided that a major reorganization was necessary and said that they would later conduct a full ranking battle to change into the emperor’s people.
If it’s a week, if it’s a week and a half, it’s a full moon. It was a ulterior motive to encourage competition among rankers for a certain period of time and once again reconstruct the rankings with the people of the emperor.
5th place in Valhalla ranking.
said Tron.
“This is all because of Roman Dmitry. Didn’t he kill Morales, kill Barbossa, and cross the Nether Road to Rodriguez? And Ares also left Valhalla to follow Roman Dmitri, and Duke Vieto colluded with Dmitri and decided on this rebellion. That means you can’t say that the last spot, Balderas’ vacancy, is in fact not related to Roman Dmitri.”
“It’s a funny situation.”
Alvarez laughed.
Valhalla.
How the hell did the country of warriors become like this?
People say that what happened at the Valhalla Festival is unfair, but because of that day, the Valhalla Imperial Family lost half of the top rankers.
It was a pitiful situation.
There was once a saying that, with the exception of Kronos and Valhalla, one dare not cross the continental rankings, but one mutant called Roman Dmitri completely changed the game.
Laughing wasn’t laughing.
My stomach was boiling.
Alvarez spoke as Valhalla’s second-in-command.
“Valhalla is now facing a period of upheaval. As always, if we trust and follow the Emperor, we will be rewarded accordingly. Count Gomes will call us soon. Move ahead and prepare for war.”
“yes.”
“So be it.”
Everyone nodded.
and moved on
But then.
An unexpected face blocked their steps.
“It’s been a while, everyone.”
silver-haired man.
Alvarez’s expression distorted when Ares appeared.
* * *
Ares.
It was the reverse of Valhalla.
Born in Valhalla and called Valhalla’s greatest genius, he has now sworn allegiance to the Dmitry family.
Alvarez showed a ferocious expression.
“You traitor bastard. What kind of confidence did you come here with?”
“You are a traitor. I know I haven’t been expelled from the Valhalla rankings yet.”
I grinned.
It was as Ares said.
Ares apparently left Valhalla, but the Valhalla royal family did not expel him, taking this fact as an issue.
The reason was that the emperor’s authority could collapse.
If Ares is expelled because of the uproar caused by Roman Dmitri, the general public will know that Ares abandoned the emperor and followed the Dmitri family.
So, I didn’t bother doing it administratively.
Since the ranking match will be held later, I temporarily buried the fact that it could be a reverse for now.
such a being
Appeared in Valhalla.
It also went through the warp gate proudly, and Ares looked at Alvarez and drew his sword.
“Ares, ranked number 3 in Valhalla. We apply for a match against Alvarez, who is ranked second in the rankings.”
“This bastard.”
Moment.
Everyone’s expression twisted.
In particular, Schneider, who ranked 9th, was hot with a red face.
“The bastard who abandoned Valhalla is in a deciding match! Absolutely not allowed!”
Schneider.
He was a memorable figure.
When Ares first rose to the position of the Twelve Swords of the Continent, he gained fame by defeating Schneider, who once occupied one of them.
The shock of that day was great.
Schneider showed a sharp shake and spent time wandering enough to be called a dropout, falling to 9th place in the rankings.
Ares said.
“Decision matches are the exclusive right of the top rankers. It means it’s not your problem to discuss.”
Shuk.
turned the sword
He pointed at Schneider and curled up the corner of his mouth.
“If you want, I will deal with you in turn. If you don’t like my behavior, you can drop me from the 3rd place and ruin the match. What would you do, Schneider? If you have the confidence to defeat me like that day in the past, draw your sword.”
The atmosphere was chilly and frozen.
no one
I didn’t say anything about the challenge.
Ares’ skill was real.
Ares, who was only a 5-star aura swordsman, was always questioned about his skills, and he went through a process of proof to rise to the third place.
People in this position have been defeated by him once in a while.
Those who saw the wall with overwhelming talent could not readily say that they would deal with Ares.
only one.
Alvarez was different.
He drew his sword in place of everyone.
“You cheeky bastard. Don’t accept the onya match.”
* * *
Changed seat.
Temple of Valhalla.
Alvarez smirked at Ares.
“People often get it wrong. The great misunderstanding that the best talent in Valhalla is an undefeated warrior.”
3rd Ares.
He stayed there for a while.
People thought Ares hadn’t challenged Alvarez, but in reality he did so unofficially three times.
As a result, all were defeated. Ares’ brilliant swordsmanship did not work against Alvarez.
He couldn’t overcome the difference in aura, and Ares spent a time of stagnation.
“History only repeats itself, Ares.”
Shuk.
He extended his sword to both sides.
It was Alvarez’s trademark twin swords.
When the Priest of Valhalla, who is in charge of the confrontation, sent a signal, Alvarez and Ares rushed at each other.
flutter.
Kwalung.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
It was fast.
In an instant, the two men’s appearances were intertwined, and the two beings attacked each other wildly without retreating in the slightest.
Caang!
Kaka Kaka Kakang!
It was a fierce clash.
Even the rankers of Valhalla watching the confrontation exchanged dozens of battles in such a short time that they could not catch up properly.
It was Alvarez who had the upper hand in a series of situations.
Alvarez pushed Ares by swinging his twin swords in succession, and Ares calmly blocked the opponent’s attack, aiming for a momentary gap.
Flash.
Ares’ sword cut through space.
It passed right in front of his nose at great speed, but Alvarez avoided the attack with a slight tilt of his head.
“Where is the repair!”
Quaang!
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
shot from top to bottom
Ares retrieved the sword and blocked the attack, but as expected, the attack blocked Ares’ space.
Quaang! Quaang! Quaang!
The memory came back.
Ares and Alvarez.
What was the last match between the two of you like?
Ares may simply have the upper hand in swordsmanship, but Alvarez has a strong advantage that overwhelms Ares.
It was the explosive power of the twin swords.
Usually, when two weapons are used, the explosive power is dispersed to that extent, but Alvarez uses dual swords, but both emit an explosive aura.
He was, indeed, Ares’ natural enemy.
6 stars and 5 stars.
The difference in aura is absolute.
Ares proved that he could bridge the gap with swordsmanship, but there was no way to deal with the 6-star aura driven by his twin swords.
It was on a different level from the previous 3rd place.
The aura itself is also destructive, but because they pushed without a break, Ares tasted the bitter taste of defeat in all three battles.
Quaang!
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Ares was pushed back.
Ares’s aura sprayed a bright color to Alvarez’s figure, who immediately followed and rushed.
“You still rely on that kind of catching technique.”
Fragment of Aura.
It was a technique that scattered the aura.
As Alvarez raised the wind of his aura and sent the fragments away, Ares’ face suddenly popped out from below.
It was a surprise attack. Alvarez’s response was very quick.
After calmly blocking Ares’ attack, instead of retreating, he burrowed into the space.
We exchanged dozens of battles once again in a space close enough to feel each other’s breathing.
In the fierce clash, Ares showed a sophisticated and clean swordsmanship, but it was the attack using Alvarez’s twin swords that always took the upper hand.
Quaang!
shoot down from above
Quaang!
Sweeped from the side.
When Ares was pushed back, he caught up with him again and retrieved the sword he had swung down before he knew it, aiming for Ares’ neck.
hook.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
It was a brief difference.
barely.
A tense tension was maintained.
He acknowledged that Ares’ skills had improved just by enduring this far.
But that’s it.
The victory belonged to Alvarez.
Alvarez pushed hard, as if he was going to kill Ares like a bull who didn’t know his back.
however.
Caang!
Kaka kaka kaka kakang!
Something was strange.
The more you attack your opponent.
The more we exchange battles.
It felt like my feet were sinking into a swamp.
Something was going wrong with this.
* * *
The first too.
Second too.
Third too.
The defeat was the difference in aura.
As Ares’s aura weakened due to the continuous clash of auras, he had no choice but to admit defeat.
But now it was different.
It was strange.
It was only a five-star aura, but no matter how much they collided, the aura didn’t weaken.
It was then.
Caang-
“?!”
Arm bounced off.
For the first time.
Alvarez was pushed.
Ares did not miss the opportunity and attacked the opponent, raising the corner of his mouth as if mocking the opponent.
“It’s the same level as it was then and now.”
then and now.
Ares is different.
The reason he swore allegiance to Roman Dmitri was to bridge the gap in his aura.
I wanted to take down the six-star wall that I couldn’t overcome no matter how hard I tried, and Chris and Kevin’s actions gave me a clue about it.
The two of them defeated the high aura swordsmen with low auras.
The moment it was proven that the gender distinction was not absolute, Ares left Valhalla without hesitation and headed for Dmitri.
So I took the attack.
just like in the past.
As a result of repeating the defeated situation, Ares came to a conclusion.
“It’s worth it.”
reaction was less.
By applying Roman Dmitri’s method, Alvarez’s attack with dual swords was not burdensome.
hook.
Caang!
It was from then.
Ares’ sword skills shined.
The disbelief rising in Alvarez’s mind slowed him down, and Ares unleashed the swordsmanship that put him in the position of the Twelve Swords of the Continent.
It was a clean swordsmanship that took your breath away.
Blocking the right side, blocking the left side, blocking the lower body, blocking the lower body, the head spins tight in the chained attack aiming for the upper side again.
widely.
One more step.
penetrated the space
The moment Ares stabbed the sword exquisitely, Alvarez’s eyes changed.
‘Now.’
anger.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Aura swayed.
Crossing the retrieved twin swords, they exploded and split Ares’ body at the same time.
Alvarez’s secret.
Even if Ares could make up for the difference in Aura, the second place in the Valhalla rankings was never easy.
After hundreds of thousands of battles, he came to that position.
Valhalla’s top rankers are worn-out warriors.
The opponent induced the momentum into a part of the batter, and focused on one point by exploding the aura at once.
This.
It will be unstoppable.
Concentrating the destructive power of the 6 stars was an area that Ares could not handle.
however.
One point.
The attack passed Ares.
The moment Ares responded to what he thought was perfect, Alvarez felt a terrible pain in his right arm.
Flash.
Pooh.
arm flew off
gritted it
As I hurriedly swung the sword in my left hand with shaky eyes, even my left arm floated in the air.
“Cheak!”
My body staggered.
I lost my balance and collapsed to the floor.
Ares slowly approached Alvarez, who looked up at him with astonished eyes.
“Alvarez. Before I left for Dmitri, I was at a standstill.”
Dmitry.
It wasn’t just the aura that developed there.
The swordsmanship he had just imitated in his own way was Chris’ quicksword that had threatened him.
It’s funny.
Ares had never been wary of swordsmen of a lower level than himself, but he changed his mind while dealing with Chris.
Dmitri had many dangerous prosecutors.
There, he knew that to keep his place, he had to look not only up, but also down.
so.
Even after winning, he whipped himself.
Recalling the image of the opponent he had defeated, he constantly thought about whether there was nothing to learn from him.
widely.
I stopped walking.
Ares raised his sword in the face of Alvarez, who intuited death.
“This is why I left for Dmitri.”
Kwalung.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Aura rose.
Alvarez widened his eyes at the intensely swirling aura.
“… Can you stand?!”
that.
It was clearly a six-star aura.
I had goosebumps all over my body.
Ares reached the level of 6 stars.
Although able to overwhelm him from the start, he took a handicap by deliberately using his 5-star aura.
For a single confrontation to cover up three defeats. I dared to put restrictions on Valhalla’s Lee In-ja.
Alvarez thought.
Ares is.
Undoubtedly, it was Valhalla’s greatest talent.
Pooh.
Blood spattered.
His whole body was torn to shreds, and Alvarez fell straight into his unfocused eyes.
dump.
after that.
With Schneider, who opened his eyes.
I saw Count Gomes, who stopped walking with a shocked expression.
