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A golden sword materialized in the air.
Unlike when it shattered the walls of Fortus, it was a length that fit the Emperor's body reasonably well.
"Before I met you, Davian, I had never held a weapon like that."
That was true.
Even when he had pushed Davian to the brink of death last time.
The Emperor was empty-handed.
Sss sss.
Davian also drew his Spear of Authority.
Like the Sword of Destruction, the Spear of Authority could also freely adjust its length and size.
Whether the Emperor was talking or not, Davian carefully observed the Emperor's appearance.
After accurately calculating the Emperor's arm length and the length of the sword he was holding, he determined the size of the Spear of Authority.
"But after looking into you in detail after that day, it only took you two years to become that strong. That's when I realized. My true nemesis has appeared."
If the spear is too long, it restricts movement.
'Secure a reach that is exactly 1.5 times longer than the Emperor's.'
Whoosh, whoosh.
He lightly spun the spear.
It was a spear he had never let go of since defeating the Demon King.
Now it was as familiar and natural as a sword.
"So I got this sword. Then I practiced swordsmanship. Of course, I didn't have a separate teacher. There is no human on this earth who would dare to teach me about martial arts."
He said he didn't have a swordsmanship teacher.
It seemed to be true.
His posture holding the sword was awkward.
But.
Why can't I see any openings?
"A sword. It's a very attractive weapon. I realized why they are so eager to hold and wield weapons."
"Are you done talking?"
Emperor Kaiser Rapax tilted his head.
"It's very strange. You're clearly not impatient and full of余裕, but there's not a trace of romance to be found."
"I heard you were bursting your subordinates' heads with your bare hands. I don't think that's a word that should come out of your mouth."
The Emperor stretched out his arms to both sides and looked up at the sky.
"What a wonderful day this is. I'm finally finding a reason to live. Do you know why I unified the Manum Continent?"
"You didn't even step forward yourself."
"That's right. You're sharp. I'll change the question. Do you know why I ordered the Manum Continent to be unified?"
"To satisfy your greed, I suppose."
The Emperor, shifting his gaze from the sky to Davian, shook his head.
"No. I thought that someone who could rival me would appear somewhere. But no one appeared."
"You created so many colonies for just that reason?"
"I just hoped that someone would pop out from somewhere."
The Emperor's sword pointed at Davian.
"Someone like you. Davian Naone."
Davian stared at the Emperor's sword pointing at him.
Because he had too much.
Because he was born too strong.
That's why he became such a monster.
Because everything was too easy, it must have been difficult to find meaning in life.
Alright.
That meaning of life.
I'll let you find it.
"Are you done talking?"
The Emperor, his face full of smiles, nodded.
"Come in. Davian Naone."
Whoosh.
'Festival of Fire.'
He would fight with all his might from the beginning.
'Shadow Assimilation.'
Because he was holding the spear with both hands, he had no hands left to shoot fire elemental magic.
However, the flames that gained life from the skill Festival of Fire circled around Davian on their own.
The size and shape of the flames remained the same, but.
As magic power continued to be injected, the power of the flames gradually increased.
Tap.
Davian leaped forward.
First, the orthodox way.
He swung the spear, aiming for the Emperor's lower body.
At the same time, the flames flew towards the Emperor's face.
The Emperor raised one arm to block Davian's flames.
He brought down his sword and struck the spear coming in to cut off his lower body.
Kwaang!
The moment the Spear of Authority and the Sword of Destruction collided, a tremendous shock erupted.
A sound as if a huge magic bomb had exploded echoed through the Alsace Forest.
The ground caved in.
The trees that were not far away were all broken off.
But the two people at the center of the shock did not budge.
"You've certainly gotten stronger than before."
Whoosh.
Davian rotated the spear in the opposite direction again.
Kwaang!
It was blocked by the Emperor's sword again.
Clang!
Kwaang!
As the two people's attacks continued, the terrain of the Alsace Forest was twisted and overturned.
'Unbelievably strong.'
When facing the Demon King, who was surrounded by a shield that absorbed all attacks, he at least didn't feel like his life was in danger.
He just didn't know how to defeat him.
But it was different now.
Whoosh.
The Emperor's fist cut through the air.
Even though he was still using the Shadow Assimilation skill and had eyes that could see the Sword Path pushed to its limits.
He almost missed the movement.
Davian quickly bent over.
Whoosh.
The Emperor's fist barely grazed over Davian's head.
If he had been hit, his skull would have been shattered into pieces.
But that didn't mean that he was faster than Davian.
A strength that couldn't be identified.
The Emperor was fighting while completely dominating the flow of battle.
'The unbelievable strength and defense are one thing. But there's definitely something else.'
He couldn't explain it specifically.
Just overwhelming strength.
His posture was awkward, but there were no openings to be found.
His attacks seemed ignorant, but they penetrated in surprising paths.
Even a graze would be fatal.
Whir!
It was a flame of a whopping 12 stars.
It was also a pure flame learned directly from the Red Dragon.
But.
Like a skilled blacksmith stirring the fire coming out of the furnace with his hands in heat-resistant gloves.
He stirred and avoided it indifferently with his bare hands.
He was a human who didn't follow common sense.
He also tried applied magic.
Taking advantage of the Emperor's carelessness, Davian shot the fastest magic he could, Lightning Bolt.
Of course, he couldn't inflict a major injury.
But even stopping him for a moment would be as good as Davian's victory.
Buzz, Kwaang!
He took it with his body as it was and didn't even flinch.
The current, having lost a place to inflict shock, spread helplessly into the ground through the Emperor's feet.
'Is there no answer other than the orthodox method?'
He was definitely a moving person.
But it felt like swinging a spear against an unyielding wall.
Fortunately, unlike last time, he felt that the Emperor was also going all out.
"You've gotten stronger! You've gotten stronger! You're indeed my nemesis! I was foolish to worry even for a moment that you might lose to a mere Demon Chief!"
A mere Demon Chief, he said.
Was he talking about the Demon King who almost wiped out humans in the distant past?
Kwaang!
Every time the spear and sword collided, the sound of the earth shattering rang out.
Every time the two weapons collided, the two had to endure the shock with all their might.
Even if they relaxed their strength a little, the shock would be enough to send them flying out of the forest.
Woo-oong.
Davian pushed internal energy into the spear.
The tip of the spear vibrated finely.
He stretched it straight forward.
Kuaaaa!
A powerful shockwave covered Emperor Kaiser Rapax's body.
The Emperor, raising his sword vertically, cut down the shockwave that Davian had shot.
Kwaang!
Woo-oong.
This time, the Emperor's sword vibrated finely.
Kugugugu!
It emitted a rough and fierce energy.
It was the attack that had single-handedly destroyed Fortus's sturdy walls.
Davian greatly rotated the spear, neutralizing the Emperor's attack.
At that time.
'Ah.'
The Emperor's fist, which had approached before he knew it, was planted in Davian's side.
Thwack!
It was an attack he hadn't properly seen because he was neutralizing the energy pouring out of the Sword of Destruction.
Even though he had raised external force to 9 stars.
His ribs shattered and his internal organs were twisted.
He could have loosened the strength in his legs and flown backward to reduce the shock.
But Davian stood his ground, giving strength to his legs.
If he was pushed back by the Emperor's fist like this, he might lose his life in the subsequent attack.
He had to endure it somehow.
Whir! Kwaang!
Instead of being pushed back, he chose to shoot a fireball at the Emperor, who had come close.
The flames that were swirling around Davian struck the Emperor's chest.
Davian also felt a shock that made his upper body sway.
The shock that had been planted in the Emperor, who had been hit head-on, would have been incomparable to Davian's.
Whoosh.
The Emperor's fist flew again.
The distance was too close to block it with a long spear.
Davian completely eliminated the spear and accepted close combat with the Emperor.
He raised his arm to deflect the Emperor's fist and aimed for the Emperor's chin with his opposite fist.
Thud!
His fist was grabbed by the Emperor, who had also eliminated his sword.
His strength was so great that he tried to pull out his fist for a moment, but he couldn't move as if it had been embedded in a rock.
His panic was only momentary.
Instantaneous judgment and movement determined life and death.
Whirr.
He briefly created an ice sword with his left hand and scraped the Emperor's side.
Swish!
The Emperor's blood splattered for the first time since the start of the confrontation.
'Even you are still human.'
The moment he was rotating his body again and cutting off the Emperor's torso.
The Emperor's palm came into Davian's view.
Thwack!
Before the internal injuries caused by the blow to his side had even regenerated.
He allowed a second attack.
Even on his face.
"Is this all you've got, Davian Naone?"
His cheekbones caved in and he instantly lost his sight.
'This time I have to run!'
Davian quickly flew away from where he was as far as possible.
'This way!'
Swish!
Although his eyeballs had burst and he couldn't see in front of him.
He could grasp the Emperor's movements to some extent thanks to the senses that had developed by raising internal energy.
The Emperor, having withdrawn the fist that had been stretching out, summoned the Sword of Destruction again.
Sss sss.
Davian also summoned the Spear of Authority and held it with both hands.
It would still take some time for his sunken cheekbones to regenerate.
The internal organs that had burst and twisted from the blow to his side had already regenerated and found their place.
The same went for the shattered ribs.
'Left!'
Kwaang!
He swung the spear greatly to block the Emperor's sword.
Although he had lost his sight, the Emperor's movements were conveyed to him even more vividly.
'Is it because I'm focusing more on other senses...'
Kwaang!
Whir!
Thud!
Kwaang!
Emperor Kaiser Rapax and Davian Naone began to exchange fierce attacks again.
'It's rather clear.'
The sound the Emperor made as he moved.
The sound of the Sword of Destruction cutting through the air.
The distance between the two, grasped according to the movement of the air surrounding his entire body.
The vibrations transmitted to the ground every time the Emperor moved his feet.
He could feel the Emperor's movements more clearly than when he had his eyes open.
Blocking the Emperor's attacks was rather easier in the current situation.
'It's better now than relying on sight and missing the Emperor's movements.'
But in order to attack and counterattack, it was necessary to secure vision.
'If I endure like this, I'll be able to regain my sight.'
His sunken cheekbones were returning to their original position.
Hahaha.
The Emperor burst into laughter.
"Amazing, amazing. Your movements have gotten even better even though your cheekbones have completely collapsed. As expected of my nemesis."
Whoosh.
The Emperor swung his sword, stepping forward with his left foot.
Kwaang!
Davian blocked it.
Whoosh.
This time, he stepped forward with his right foot and pressured Davian.
Kwaang!
Davian blocked it again.
Whoosh.
He stepped forward again and used the same attack.
Even though it was such a simple attack, Davian could only barely block it.
At some point while backing away while blocking the Emperor's sword.
'Huh?'
He could feel a subtle difference in the vibrations transmitted through the ground.
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