Eugene could no longer spare any thought about the corpse-ridden battlefield and the man present in it. That man had already disappeared, and another existence had suddenly appeared in front of Eugene.

The first thought that came to mind was that the newcomer was an amalgamation of his past and present. The man standing in front of Eugene was Hamel from 300 years ago, but at the same time, he was also Eugene.

Eugene stared at the man as he stood still, and indeed, the man did not feel like an apparition at all. Although there was some distance between him and the man, Eugene felt his senses becoming alert and sharp due to the man’s presence.

Both of them were breathing in the same way — slowly and deeply. Neither of them was consumed by excitement and tension, and both of them were objectively observing the situation as if they were simply bystanders watching from a few steps away. Both men were holding their swords, but their grip was loose. In fact, their entire bodies were relaxed.

Eugene didn’t know if the man had an ego — but if the man truly was a projection of Eugene, then he would be assessing Eugene, just like Eugene was assessing him right now.

‘Looks like Hamel has been melted into Eugene Lionheart,’ Eugene thought.

At least, that’s what it looked like to Eugene. Although the man’s hair was cut short, the gray color of the hair was symbolic of the Lionheart family. Moreover, his golden eyes were sharp like that of a beast. In terms of physique… he looked slightly bigger than Eugene.

‘Am I going to grow more…? No, that’s not it. That’s not my future. It’s simply a projection of my ideal self.’

Eugene had no complaints about his current body. Rather, it was incomparably better than his body from his previous life. However, he had lived a longer, more eventful life as Hamel than as Eugene. As such, Eugene still clearly remembered his previous body. Furthermore, Eugene Lionheart had yet to surpass Hamel Dynas. Yes, it was true that he was capable of outputting a greater power...