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Siegfried’s gamble paid off big time.
The Lord of Destruction failed to dodge the Touch of Death, and his stance collapsed upon blocking it.
Siegfried seized that opening without hesitation and attacked with Five Steps to Invincibility. By shrinking the space around the Lord of Destruction, Siegfried had laid a trap in advance, one that proved to be the deciding factor of this battle.
“T-This…. Impossible…” the Lord of Destruction muttered in disbelief as he staggered backward. He simply couldn’t accept the fact that he ended up getting caught in a trap.
“You got too cocky and put too much faith in yourself. Your complacency was your greatest weakness,” Siegfried said icily.
“...”
“What use is overwhelming power when you just rely on that one thing to bulldoze through things? You have to think. The real battle is up here,” Siegfried added, tapping his head with two fingers.
“It seems… I have rested for too long…”
With those final words, the Lord of Destruction closed his eyes. For decades, he had rarely found anyone he could call a worthy opponent. With no challengers to push him, he had long since lost the will to sharpen his techniques.
Though his stats and skills remained, his mind had dulled over time.
The result of that was the outcome of today's battle.
The Lord...
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