Chapter 251 – The Shadow Over Dmitry (5)

He could feel his consciousness expand. Sven was within a distance of 1m, and his senses could capture how he would act and his surroundings in detail.

Sven’s breath, his small muscle movements, and all other information that could be grasped were delivered through his thoughts. Just like now,

Wheik-

Rumble.

His hair fluttered in the wind. Sven’s attack passed by in the blink of an eye, and he and Kevin looked at each other.

At that moment…

Flash.

The sword cut through the space. In response to Kevin’s swift, sudden attack, Sven raised his aura without backing down.

Their swords clashed, and it was clear that he had greater strength than Kevin. But just before they collided, Kevin swerved and kicked the ground.

Clack.

From the front to the left. And Sven’s gaze followed him. But when he looked at the left side, Kevin had already disappeared like a ghost to the right side.

Rumble.

A supreme level of footwork. It was the Crazy Demon’s footwork. He was so swift that his movements would make his opponent dizzy, and Kevin didn’t miss that as he noticed a gap in Sven.

So he cut his leg lightly.

It was the best attack that Kevin could attempt now. Kevin was now in close proximity to Sven, and his huge aura fell on him in return.

Kwang!

Rumble!

Kevin was gone. It was no longer a face-to-face fight. Even though he had entered the state to end this fight, his instincts continuously told him that Sven’s attacks were untouchable.

[Face!]

[Ahead!]

It was one heart and one body. The moment the egos took control of his mind, they made warning sounds continuously. And Kevin would always move according to that.

It felt like all of his skin would get ripped if the aura touched his body. Sven repeatedly launched follow-up attacks, but Kevin’s gaze never fell away from the opponent.

This was an unfavorable match from the start. Even if he attacked one hundred times, just one hit from Sven and Kevin would die.

Kevin’s heated senses didn’t allow a single chance for him to make a move.

“This is amazing!”

Sven shouted in shock.

The absence of Roman Dmitry. He was confident that no swordsman could stop him in this place where the risk factor of a variable arising had vanished.

However, he couldn’t help but admire the 3-star aura swordsman he was fighting. The way he was able to avoid a head-on fight since he was overwhelmingly pushed back in the confrontation of aura.

From the start to now, they had already exchanged dozens of attacks, but Kevin was somehow able to drag the time while handling the aura clashes.

He was like a beast that was moving on instinct. He had no fixed system, and he responded tenaciously, changing instantly according to his opponent’s attack.

Swish.

He was sure of it now.

‘I can never leave Dmitry alive.’

This land and this nation had dangerous beings. Even though they were still just a weak nation, there were many talented people like Kevin present. And this couldn’t be a coincidence.

Just like historical figures who once founded empires, it was clear that Roman Dmitry had a knack for finding talent.

As time passed, Dmitry would grow quickly. If he didn’t trample on them now, he didn’t know what the situation would be next year.

“This is a fun time.”

Rumble.

He extended his power, and darkness exploded. Sven’s mana took control of the surroundings, showing a completely different strength and speed from earlier.

Kwakwakwang!

Sven hit the space and rushed forward. Even though Kevin clearly recognized and reacted to the presence of the enemy, he couldn’t avoid the feeling of Sven’s sword cutting through his skin.

Then he raised his mana quickly. While the mana that protected his body somehow blocked the damage of the attack, Kevin reversed his movement and stabbed his sword at the opponent’s vital point.

It was a bold move. Even in this situation, Kevin looked at the loopholes like a beast, but in the first place, this wasn’t a fight between opponents with equal strength.

6-star and 3-star. It wasn’t just a 2x difference. Their difference was so great, and it was actually amazing that he was able to endure for this long.

Kwang!

Kwakwakwang!

A shockwave fell. As their attacks clashed violently, Kevin’s aura rapidly faded as blood dripped down his mouth.

His insides were now all messed up. Even though his body was now severely injured, he managed to earn a couple of minutes.

And even in the situation where he was desperately being pushed back, Kevin didn’t lose his ‘single desire’ to stop the opponent. It was the energy of madness.

He desired to achieve his goal at any cost, and even in this situation where his life was burning away, he wanted to fight until the end.

Flash.

Blood splattered on the ground.

Sven’s sword, which pushed the opponent back, finally cut through Kevin’s chest.

His flesh was ripped off. Terrible pain rose from his chest, which was now exposed, but Kevin was smiling while he was looking at his opponent.

Sven said,

“Right, you won.”

At that moment, Sven immediately raised his sword and blocked his side.

Kwang!

Rumble!

Sven was pushed to the side. When he turned his gaze to check, Fernando was there, and he had raised his aura to the maximum.

Fernando was just the start. At the same time he arrived, figures such as Henderson, and McBurney arrived one after another.

‘…Kevin.’

Fernando glanced at Kevin.

Kevin was strewn about like a corpse on the ground. The blood that flowed out of him had formed a pool on the ground, and the breath he was exhaling showed how little life he had left.

At this rate, the guy might even die. Kevin managed to stay alive for five long minutes against a 6-star swordsman, and Fernando felt sorry for Kevin.

‘A foolish one.’

Actually, Duke Dmitry wasn’t here to begin with. As soon as Kronos’s attack began, they were evacuated to the ‘secret location,’ but Kevin deliberately stayed here to fool them.

He thought that if a force like him didn’t stand guard in Duke Dmitry’s room, the shadows might notice Duke Dmitry’s absence.

It was such a foolish move. It would have been possible to open the path with a suitable compromise, but Kevin made it impossible for them to pass even a single step, and then he risked his life.

Clench.

He gripped his sword tightly.

Fernando, wary of Sven, told his colleagues,

“The opponent is a 6-star swordsman. From now on, we will attack with all our might.”

No matter who would go first.

Rumble!

Roarrrrr.

Then Dmitry’s swordsmen, including Fernando, rushed at Sven.

Fernando was in the lead. At least, he was the only person in Dmitry who could go against Sven.

Kwang!

Rumble!

He encountered him from the front. Fernando felt a shock in his body, which made his stomach feel queasy, but he pushed his opponent by raising his aura.

Even before receiving Roman Dmitry’s teachings, he was someone who had awakened the 4-star aura. His aura, which had developed rapidly while mastering arts, didn’t fade easily, even against a 6-star aura.

At that moment, as Fernando pressed forward, Dmitry’s other swordsmen rushed from all sides.

Swish.

Kwang!

It was Henderson. Just in time for Fernando’s attack, Henderson swung his sword down at Sven’s head.

As Henderson bounced back with a quick counterattack, McBurney dug into the space and aimed for a vital point.

At the same time, other swordsmen followed. It was such a natural pincer attack, like flowing water. Dmitry’s swordsmen had been trained with various skills by Roman Dmitry.

“Annoying bastards.”

Roarrrrrr.

Sven exploded his aura. After defeating the approaching enemies with just waves of aura, he moved forward and attempted to give his strongest blow to Fernando.

It was an aura of tremendous power, enough to distort the atmosphere. And everyone knew that it couldn’t be stopped.

Fernando stepped back quickly, and before they collided, he turned to avoid it.

“Fire Cannon.”

Kwang!

Rumble!

It was Knox. If Felix was on top of the castle wall, Knox appeared here and formed a balance in their pincer attack.

Even if it was Sven, he couldn’t do anything against his powerful flames. The power of the shadow didn’t work at all, so he hurriedly raised his aura to protect himself from the flames that were about to devour his body.

At the same time, swordsmen like Fernando rushed in. Through their constant training, they learned how to deal with opponents who were stronger than them.

Rumble!

Fernando pushed from the front.

Kwakwakwang!

While the other swordsmen attacked his vital points from all sides.

It was a mindless battle. If Sven blocked the front, they would attack from both sides. If he blocked the sides, they would counter from the back. If he tried to counter by blocking them all, Knox’s magic would fly in and mess up everything.

As time passed, Sven was pushed back. The five minutes that Kevin had bought them were driving Sven to death.

But…

“It looks like I will have to kill all of you.”

Sven was still fine, and he hadn’t revealed his true strength yet. The Demons of the Abyss had different powers.

The longer they lived as demons, the more power they gained that wasn’t from this world, and they were on a different level from the Phoenix Magic Tower.

Sven and Mystic, the beings who were assigned to this mission, were those who had lived a hundred years in the abyss. The performance that Kevin had displayed a while ago was close to a miracle, and the option of defeating Sven was impossible right from the start.

Kwang!

He stepped onto the ground.

The surroundings shook as if an earthquake had occurred, and the darkness spread out as it enveloped everything.

It was the bondage of darkness, and Sven’s powers expanded. At the same time, he dug into space and swung his sword at Fernando.

‘First, this one.’

Fernando was at the center of the pincer. The moment he was dealt with, it was clear that Dmitry’s men would collapse, and Fernando’s face twisted.

He could feel death.

From the series of circumstances, Henderson’s eyes widened.

He knew that if Fernando died, it would be difficult for Sven to be defeated.

‘This is the end if it continues like this.’

Suddenly, he was lost in the memories of his past. Henderson, who was from an ordinary family, met Roman and chose the path of a swordsman.

Last time, Henderson showed great growth. He played his role on the battlefield and proved his presence by defeating his opponents and representing Roman.

But that didn’t make him think too much about himself. Anyone who followed Roman Dmitry made growth, and he himself didn’t stray much from there.

Snap.

With a lot of effort, he had grown so much. However, the people around him who had developed beyond his reach told him that their talent wasn’t greater than that of normal people.

Chris was called Dmitry’s Flash and had turned into the best swordsman in Dmitry after Roman. Actually, Chris’s growth seemed natural. Since the guy was initially regarded as the genius of Dmitry and was taught by Roman, so he had no choice but to move with wings on his back and grow so much.

But what about the others?

They were special, too. Kevin was just a young boy for a long time, but he made good progress comparable to Chris, and Fernando showed explosive growth as soon as he followed Roman Dmitry.

It wasn’t that Henderson was special in other areas. While Volcan and Pooky had various experiences as war mercenaries, McBurney was a one-armed swordsman and had the skills to lead a battle.

And so he was lost in thought. He said he would become stronger in his own way, but what meaning did his current existence have in the huge group that followed Dmitry?

When everyone was developing talent, Henderson was in the middle. It was a halfway talent, and that was why he had come to this conclusion.

‘If really. If an unmanageable risk comes, I have to do what I can so that others can do their part. Even if it’s mediocre talent. Something that a person like me can handle.’

He always had that conclusion in his heart, so he didn’t hesitate. Henderson jumped forward with all his might, exploding his aura.

Crack!

Aura shattered. Shocked, Henderson opened his eyes and looked at Sven, who also seemed surprised.

He didn’t expect that someone would jump and take the attack that was meant for Fernando. His chest was torn, and Henderson’s face contorted in pain, but he raised his aura and resisted the opponent’s power as much as possible.

At that moment…

“Thanks.”

Fernando said. Passing by Henderson, he exploded his aura at Sven.