ushernet Chapter 468 Strength unknown, grows stronger when facing stronger opponents
Chapter 468 Strength unknown, grows stronger when facing stronger opponents
Chapter 468 Strength unknown, grows stronger when facing stronger opponents
"What kind of ability is that?"
Gazing at the breathtaking scene before them, Najenda Labb, Riva, and the others stood frozen in astonishment, even Esdeath was taken aback.
The bottomless rift valley stretches straight ahead for more than ten kilometers, splitting the majestic mountain at its end in two. It looks like a masterpiece of nature, but it was actually cleaved out by the boy's bare hands!
Daidas, one of the Three Beasts, died on the spot.
Even the two great axes, Belvark, were cut in half. They were Imperial Arms made of materials from the Super Dangerous Beast, the hardest steel in the world, and crafted using secret techniques. They had not been damaged for thousands of years, but today, they were cleaved in two by a boy's bare hands!
The shock it caused to people is unimaginable.
Apart from Alphia, everyone else present felt their hearts pounding and pounding in their chests, a chilling sensation shooting from their spines to the top of their heads.
They suddenly realized a shocking fact: the boy was a genuine monster!
Only Alphia's expression remained calm.
During the battle against the black dragon, she witnessed Roy at his strongest, his ultimate slash!
Compared to the earth-shattering crimson slash at the last moment, Roy's residual light slash at this moment was not even one-thousandth as powerful.
The only thing worth praising is that the technique has improved!
A hint of surprise flashed deep in Alphia's heterochromatic eyes. Without any skills, magic, or powerful weapons, relying solely on her own strong physique to unleash such an amazing slash with her hand as a blade, Roy's afterimage technique was already no weaker than hers.
The opponent's growth rate is truly astonishing!
Roy's attack instantly stunned Riva, Najenda, and the others, and the camp fell into a deathly silence.
But Esdeath was the only one who couldn't be frightened.
Rather, the stronger Roy's power was, the more excited Esdeath became, and she looked at Roy as if she were staring at prey.
Esdeath showed little sadness at Daidas's death. It was a world of survival of the fittest, and Daidas had taken the lives of countless weaklings. It was only natural that he would die at the hands of someone stronger. However, as Daidas's master, Esdeath had a responsibility to avenge him.
Esdeath's desire to avenge her subordinates and her yearning to fight stronger opponents intertwined wildly within her, ultimately forming the driving force that propelled her forward.
Bang!
Esdeath exerted her strength, and the ground beneath her feet suddenly exploded. Her entire body transformed into a ghostly, icy-blue afterimage, charging forward with near-instantaneous speed.
The slender, venomous rapier in his hand was swiftly swung out, drawing streaks of cold, deadly light in the air, weaving into an impenetrable net of death that poured down on Roy's vital points.
call out!call out!call out!
Faced with this ferocious slash, Roy's eyes remained calm. He used his "Intuition" skill to predict the attack, and his body moved with seemingly casual sidesteps, leans back, and shifts slightly—each time he dodged with precision.
The cold blade of the sword always missed him by a hair's breadth, barely perceptible, glancing at the hem of his clothes, brushing past his hair, and grazing his skin.
Amidst Esdeath's storm of sword strikes, Roy's figure strolled leisurely, retreating gracefully with incredible ease.
"Go, drown him!"
Esdeath grinned with an almost maniacal smirk, slamming her slender hand heavily onto the ground, unleashing a burst of chilling energy that could freeze everything.
Boom!
The earth trembled violently as a colossal, suffocatingly large ice pillar, emanating a chilling aura, burst forth from the ground. With a terrifying force capable of crushing everything, it tore through the air, whipping up a biting ice storm, and hurtled toward Roy.
The enormous shadow instantly swallowed the bright moonlight, enveloping Roy's figure!
Roy remained calm and slowly raised his palm.
His gesture immediately terrified Liva, Rabe, and the others, who broke out in a cold sweat. Was that slash about to come again?
Clang!
Just at the critical moment, a crisp and penetrating gunshot suddenly rang out.
A golden beam of destructive energy flashed past, precisely piercing the ice pillar that had reached Roy.
boom!!
A deafening explosion rang out.
The golden beam struck the seemingly indestructible, massive ice pillar, shattering it instantly. After a sweeping motion, the ice pillar exploded, transforming into a rain of billions of ice crystals shimmering with deadly cold light, shooting out in all directions.
Vanished without a trace!
The one who made the move was Najenda, wielding her Imperial Arms—Romantic Turret Pumpkin, which emitted wisps of blue smoke and fired a super sniper rifle using spiritual energy as ammunition.
The stronger the user's sense of crisis, the stronger the power!
Stopped by Najenda, Esdeath lowered her military cap, her eyes flashing with a beastly light; all she wanted now was to fight Roy!
Najenda stepped forward and demanded sharply, "Esdeath, what are you doing here?"
This time, Esdeath didn't use the excuse of a "temporary inspection." There was no need, and she wasn't in the mood for it. "Najenda, I didn't expect there to be such a dangerous person in your refugee camp!"
Najenda said, "That's none of your business!"
"You mean my men died in vain?" Esdeath's face showed a chilling expression.
"The situation hasn't been investigated properly yet; this is the price you pay for acting without authorization!" Najeta retorted.
Esdeath gave Najenda a deep look. She felt that Najenda looked a bit like a lackey of a minister, the kind of person who abuses his power.
Najeta's eyes showed no fear.
The confidence in her words came from Roy. The use of Teigu requires compatibility, and those who can use Teigu are one in a million. Esdeath would never risk the life of her subordinate Daidas to gain her trust.
She was absolutely certain that Roy was not sent by the Empire!
Strength is always the foundation of confidence and assertiveness. Najenda once assessed the difficulty of defeating Esdeath, and the conclusion was extremely harsh: even if her Imperial Arms users and tens of thousands of elite soldiers joined forces, they could not accomplish it.
The difference in strength is just that vast!
Roy changed everything; this boy possessed power at least on par with Esdeath.
Najenda said, "Esdeath, step back, or I will report your rebellion to the ministers and His Majesty!"
"hehe!"
These threats sounded so powerless to Esdeath, for she herself was not bound by the rules of the Empire, let alone that the minister was in cahoots with her.
However, war is definitely not the right thing to do at this time!
Because she wasn't confident she could defeat Roy, Esdeath's intuition, honed through countless battles, told her that this boy was far more terrifying than she had imagined!
She needs more powerful methods, and for that, she needs time to develop secret techniques that can decide the course of the battle.
Esdeath strode out of the camp, her long, white legs swaying gracefully. As she passed Roy, she whispered, "We'll meet again!"
Riva and Niu carried Daidas's corpse, following closely behind Esdeath.
Roy watched Esdeath's retreating figure without making another move, letting her leave. After the brief exchange, he had also gauged her strength.
Esdeath's minimum level is probably around the top level LV.7.
As for the upper limit, it is terrifying. The secret technique of freezing time and space, "Mahapadma", and the "Ice Storm General (comic version)" that summons a blizzard to cover the entire empire, are so powerful that it is not an exaggeration to say that they are at level 10.
Esdeath may not have developed those secret techniques yet, but Roy knows very well how powerful the potential of a mad beast can be when it is driven to the brink of despair, and so does he.
Strength unknown, but grows stronger against stronger opponents!
This thing is like Schrödinger's cat; no one knows the answer until the box is opened.
Therefore, don't start a war lightly unless you can kill your opponent instantly, leaving them no chance! Otherwise, if your opponent does a sit-up and suddenly recalls something from their mind, they might instantly learn a new secret technique, and the consequences could be severe.
As for instantly killing Esdeath?
Unfortunately, Roy can't do that now.
"Mr. Roy, you're amazing!" Najenda exclaimed. She knew that Esdeath's departure wasn't because of her, but because she couldn't defeat Roy.
"call!"
Under the astonished gazes of Alphia, Najenda, and Rabo, Roy, who had forcefully forced Esdeath back, tilted his body and knelt on the ground. The color drained from his face, leaving him as pale as a sheet, and he was drenched in sweat.
Roy was breathing rapidly, his chest heaving violently.
"Mr. Roy?!"
Najeta and Rabbo exclaimed in surprise, their expressions tense.
"Serves you right. Who told you to use your body like that to unleash a slash?" Alphia, standing to the side, had a calm look in her eyes, as if she had known all along that this would happen.
The technique of Residual Light is a skill that requires extremely high physical strength, so it can only be learned by warriors. It's useless for mages to learn it; their stamina is insufficient, and if they throw out two Residual Lights, they will only break their own bones.
She's an exception; ordinary people can't compare!
Even though the fatal wound to his heart had been healed after the battle with the black dragon, Roy's injuries were still very serious, and he had less than one percent of his strength left.
The backlash from forcibly unleashing the residual light erupted from his body. His newly repaired and not yet fully stable bones groaned under the powerful impact, and his skin, which had just scabbed over, cracked open with countless tiny bloody gashes, from which dark red blood beads gushed out in a rush.
The pain, as if tearing his soul apart, pierced and burned wildly along every broken bone and every tear in Roy's flesh.
"You've been talking a lot lately, what kind of 'silence' is this?" Roy couldn't help but complain.
Alphia snorted and turned her head away.
Watching Roy and Alphia engage in a playful verbal battle, Najenda and Rabbo wondered who the other person really was.
After this incident, they have essentially turned against Esdeath, and their trump card against her is Roy, which makes Najenda and Rabo worry.
Neu's Imperial Arms effect had not yet worn off, and the people inside the tent remained asleep.
Roy and his three companions returned to their tent.
Roy rested for a while, and his condition significantly improved, reaching stamina comparable to LV.9. His margin for error was still quite high; a single shot of Residual Light wouldn't be fatal. "General Najenda, what do you think of the previous proposal?"
"Mr. Roy, I was too cautious before, I'm so sorry!" Najeta said apologetically.
Don't worry about it!
Roy waved his hand. If Najenda trusted him so easily, he would doubt whether she was worth helping. There's a saying: "It's not the god-like opponent you should fear, but the pig-like teammate."
"Actually, I'm ready to leave the Empire and join the Revolutionary Army with my men, but Esdeath is nearby, it's too dangerous," Najenda said.
Just as Roy had predicted, Najenda had witnessed the corruption within the Empire and Esdeath's rampage and the ever-spreading war, and was already prepared to flee.
"very good!"
Roy pondered for a moment and said, "Esdeath's attention is definitely on me lately. Let me distract Esdeath and the others, and you can take advantage of this opportunity to lead your troops away from here."
"Wouldn't that be treating you like a pawn? I can't do that!" Najeta frowned.
Roy was the only strong person she had ever seen who could rival Esdeath, and his value far exceeded that of a thousand armies.
It can be described as a strategic-level existence!
Although it was a bit cruel, Najenda had to admit that, based on rational judgment, none of her subordinates combined could match Roy's importance.
"I'm not going to my death, I'm just covering for you." Roy's expression was strange. Although it's true that a small favor should be repaid with a great one, would he really die for someone after just a few meals? Where did this guy get his confidence from!
Hearing this, Najenda felt slightly relieved, but there was still a great risk involved, after all, she was facing Esdeath. "Why are you helping me like this?"
Roy looked up and said wistfully, "I just don't want to see such bloody scenes again."
Alphia, Najenda, and Rabo simultaneously recalled the brutal massacre on the southwestern border, and sighed inwardly, "Who would want to see that?"
"Then it's decided!"
Roy made the final decision; not wanting to see Esdeath continue her massacres was only half the reason, the other half was because he had already chosen the Revolutionary Army.
[Faction selected: Revolutionary Army!]
Please help the Revolutionary Army defeat all forces and achieve victory. Current completion rate: 0!
In fact, Roy didn't care whether he chose the Empire or the Revolutionary Army. Even if it was a weakling, he was confident he could help him up; it was just a matter of time.
Influenced by his own goddess of justice, Astraea, Roy ultimately chose the relatively better revolutionary army over the corrupt and decadent empire.
Helping Najenda is a prerequisite task.
Any organization established by humans inevitably emphasizes strength and seniority. The power of joining a group with investment is different from that of joining alone. Roy has no interest in starting from the bottom. With several Teigu users and tens of thousands of elite soldiers under Najenda's command, he can easily secure a good position.
Roy continued, "While I'm covering for you, you'll be temporarily in charge of protecting Alphia."
"Don't worry, Mr. Roy, I will definitely protect your lady!" Najenda said firmly. Roy had helped them fend off that monster Esdeath. If she couldn't even do something as small as that, she might as well not live.
Seeing that Roy had arranged everything so clearly for her, Alphia's eyes flashed with disdain, but she didn't say anything more. But she was a capricious witch!