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Clang!
Two strikes, each aiming for the other’s neck, clashed in midair before bouncing off. But the two wielders didn’t pause and followed up with a second, then a third. Before a single breath of time passed, each had already unleashed three strikes.
With the two’s physical prowess, they could have easily continued for dozens more rounds.
Clang! Clang!
But on the fourth clash, Kwang-Soo’s Celestial Night Blossom failed to fully carry his force, causing him to be pushed back. It was an opening that the Heir’s blade immediately swung toward with merciless precision.
Clang!
That was the fifth strike, which broke Kwang-Soo’s defense.
Clang!
On the sixth, Kwang-Soo’s breath was disrupted.
Clang!
On the seventh, his footwork caught, and the Heir closed the distance.
“…!”
Due to one mistake, he was rushed by a barrage of attacks so relentless he wasn’t even allowed the luxury of groaning in pain. The eighth, which aimed to incapacitate him completely, was imminent. Knowing that, Kwang-Soo gripped Celestial Night Blossom so tightly that his fingers nearly shattered.
Thud!
The Heir’s blade grazed Kwang-Soo’s nape.
“?!”
The blow should’ve severed Kwang-Soo’s cervical spine and ended the fight? The Heir’s eyes widened in surprise.
Because somehow, Kwang-Soo had managed to deflect it.
How…?
Although becoming a Perfect One didn’t multiply one’s physical power by the thousands, the enlightenment that came with the ascension had made each of their strikes sharper and heavier. Yet Kwang-Soo—who hadn’t even reached Genesis Break—had deflected it?
“Hmph…!”
Clang!
The gap that had closed between the two widened again. Regaining his rhythm, Kwang-Soo parried even more smoothly than at the start. His palms tore open and bled, but Kwang-Soo never stopped swinging his sword in a relentless pursuit of the Heir.
“…”
…Right. This is what he was always like.
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