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Leonard and Demian stood facing each other at a distance of thirty meters. As their respective domains overlapped, both men immediately realized something.
This time, it was different.
Their sword domains were fluctuating, which normally shouldn’t happen even by using power at the Demigod Tier. Though the superiority still heavily leaned toward Demian, it was no longer the predestined defeat it had been in their previous bouts. The gap in strength between them had narrowed significantly—a tangible proof of Leonard’s progress.
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The two exchanged strikes slowly, as if each move was part of a much larger and longer exchange of hundreds, even thousands, of calculated moves. Each strike wasn’t about the present but the future. Their battle had transcended to the realm of foresight.
It was the peak of seamless precision, a state of perfection in swordsmanship.
Both were swordsmen who had reached the extremes of rationality, their moves crafted to perfection. As long as they both continued choosing the most optimal actions, their clash would seem destined to stretch on forever.
However, if one were to point out who was at a disadvantage, it would be Leonard without a doubt.
Initiative and response. Regardless of which I choose, the outcome leaves me at a disadvantage. In a swordfight without ultimate techniques, Demian has absolute superiority in manipulating the conceptual realm purely with basic techniques.
If Leonard initiated an attack, Demian could nullify it with Counterbalance and...
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