“Francis Hamel?”
“What? You know my name? Mortal. Well, I’m honored someone still remembers me after being away from the Shelter for so long.”
A sword strike that cuts through meteorites in one go.
This was an impossible attack even for Se-un, who created the Supreme Art of the Absolute by combining the mysteries of various Inner Force Arts.
Moreover, this is the Trial of the 96th Floor, suppression.
In other words, Hamel casually sliced a meteorite in half even under this gravity.
‘He’s younger than I thought.’
Francis Hamel is a legendary figure.
Before his regression, when Se-un visited Shineel, he was known as the unrivaled Ranker 1 who had visited the Shelter long before Kashalakas and disappeared.
At the time, it was said that even Kashalakas was no match for him in Shineel, which speaks volumes.
Moreover, in the Ice Fortress that Se-un conquered early in the Tower, remnants of his power remained from when he climbed the Tower.
Legend had it that he started climbing the Tower from its early days, so I expected him to be an old man at the very least.
He was much more mature than he appeared in the Ice Fortress, but I didn’t expect him to look this young.
Swish-
“Gurgle-”
“What is this? It won’t die?”
Francis Hamel split the Outer [a type of monster] in the center of the meteorite.
However, of course, the Outer did not die from a simple physical attack.
Before Se-un could explain this.
Swish, swish, swish-
“Huh? It still won’t die even after this?”
He created a perfect Sword Body [a technique to enhance a sword’s power] that seemed to overlay a sword on top of a sword, going beyond translucent, and instantly cut the Outer into hundreds of pieces.
He looked down at the wriggling Outer and tilted his head.
“The Outer is……”
“Wait a moment. I don’t like hints.”
Hamel adjusts his stance.
At first glance, it seemed like he was casually swinging his sword, but now he lowered his knees to lower his center of gravity, put his sword back into its sheath, and prepared to draw it.
This was a stance that Se-un also knew.
That’s because it was the drawing stance of the ‘Hamel Family Longsword Style,’ the swordsmanship that Se-un first learned with the Authority of Greed.
“Void Sever (空破斬) [a powerful sword technique].”
Swish!
Hamel swung his sword.
A sword strike so fast that Se-un could barely keep up.
It was a sword strike that he would never have seen if he didn’t know the Hamel Family Longsword Style and hadn’t observed his preparatory movements in advance.
Space twisted in the place where the sword strike passed, and air was sucked in along with the Outer.
No, it’s not just air.
Everything around it, whether solid or gas, such as the wreckage of the meteorite and the rocks below, was sucked in.
It was only for a fleeting moment, but the space itself was cut, just as the word ‘Void Sever’ that he shouted implied.
“It works, but I can’t cut all of those with just this. Tsk. Hey, how did you do it? You took them down so well.”
“Didn’t you say you don’t like hints?”
“Are you talking back to your benefactor? I even used Void Sever, so the answer is out. Or what, should I just leave?”
Hamel leaned on one leg and swaggered.
There were many things I wanted to ask, but first, taking down the Outer was the priority.
Thinking that, Se-un immediately pointed to the meteorite that had been split in half.
“I can’t share my power, but you should be able to defeat them with a weapon made of meteorite.”
“With this? Well, I did feel a bit of a strange energy when these guys were attached to the rock.”
“If you want, I can……”
“No. I’ll make my own sword.”
Hamel swung his sword at the meteorite.
It was a very straightforward sword, but it was a sword that had been trained to the limit, transcending the level of common sense.
The hard meteorite was cut with a crunch, crunch, and the shape of a sword was created in an instant.
Of course, he only shaped it with the sword, but when he held it in his hand and added Sword Body, it felt no different from a famous sword.
“Any sword I use breaks easily, so I’ve been making and using swords on the spot. This rock is harder than steel, even if it doesn’t have elasticity.”
Hamel swung the sword around.
Then, he made eye contact with Se-un once and nodded, and at the same time, he ran towards the Outer.
Taat!
– The Blood Wolf Assault (血狼襲擊) [a powerful sword technique], the third form of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, is enhanced through Inner Force.
One Outer was annihilated with one sword.
The movements were incomparable to before.
Now that gravity was gone, the Outer was no longer Se-un’s opponent.
Moreover, Se-un was not alone now.
“Kuaaaaaaah! You filthy bastards, you’ve become so arrogant! I’m going to wipe you all out from now on!”
Kashalakas spread his wings and lifted his upper body.
Even though gravity was gone, it didn’t mean that his consumed stamina had returned, but perhaps because his body had become lighter, he literally flew around and massacred the Outer.
Hamel was just as excited.
“It’s been a while since I’ve moved without suppression? These guys, I don’t know what they are, but they’re perfect for warming up.”
The movements were befitting of the name Sword Emperor.
Although the footwork and sword techniques were all straightforward and simple, the movements that reached the extreme of straightforwardness transcended common sense.
With the addition of the sword made of meteorite, the Outer were helplessly cut down.
Se-un, who was about to fight them, shook his head and raised his head.
‘I have to block the entrance.’
The Outer are still falling towards the gap in the sky at this very moment.
If I don’t fix that hole, the Outer will continue to fall.
In the first place, let’s think about why the Outer were trying to protect the meteorite.
At first, I thought it was just to reduce Se-un and Kashalakas’ combat abilities.
‘No.’
That wasn’t the main purpose.
The real purpose wasn’t to prevent Se-un and Kashalakas from spreading their wings?
In other words, wasn’t the real purpose to prevent them from reaching that hole in the sky?
Thinking that, Se-un immediately spread his wings and flew towards the gap in the sky.
‘It’s not that big.’
Before regression, the Outer’s attack.
At that time, the sky literally collapsed.
The collapsed sky was much larger than the intact sky.
But what about now? It seemed more appropriate to say that it was cracked rather than collapsed.
The sight of the cracked sky was definitely ominous, but it was nothing compared to before the regression.
“Gurgle!”
As expected.
When Se-un tried to go up, the Outer tried to stop Se-un at all costs.
On the ground, they threw stones or trees or shot out black saliva, and in the sky, winged Outer attacked.
Hamel and Kashalakas also noticed this and immediately began to respond.
“Hey, are you ignoring me right now?”
Hamel ran through the Outer at lightning speed.
Wherever his footsteps touched, lines were drawn on the Outer’s body without fail, and they were split into dozens of pieces.
Swordsmanship that even Se-un wanted to learn.
This was not a skill that could be obtained by using Mammon’s treasures.
“Kuaaaaaaah! You filthy things! Where are you going!”
Kashalakas blocked the Outer flying towards Se-un.
Even so, he couldn’t block all the Outer, but Se-un could handle the few Outer that the two missed without slowing down.
‘The problem is how to close that gap.’
Since I don’t know how the gap was created, it was natural that I didn’t know how to close it.
Even the Journey’s Compass didn’t know the detailed method of closing the gap.
A very simple method came to Se-un’s mind.
The four-way doors that spewed out monsters in the Trial of the 90th Floor.
Before entering those doors, Se-un had been doing what he described to Turik as ‘terrorism.’
‘Going in is a bit……’
It would be troublesome if I got trapped inside.
Rather than that, it was right to reduce the number of Outer and prevent them from coming over by using that gap to carry out direct terrorism.
Se-un, who had made a plan, immediately flew to the front of the gap.
The Outer constantly flowed out and bared their teeth at Se-un, but Se-un ignored them and manifested the Authority of Greed.
[ Lightning of Punishment, Astrape ]
Without needing to test the waters, he took out the strongest weapon from the start.
Zeus’ lightning.
The lacking performance of the inferior version was filled by additionally enchanting the weapon with lightning magic.
“Gurgle!”
Ignoring the Outer that blocked Se-un’s vision by opening its mouth wide, he threw the lightning with all his might.
The bright yellow flash pierced through the Outer and entered the gap from which they flowed out.
Fzzzt!
Current flowed out from the gap.
After a while, the wave of Outer that had been constantly flowing out stopped.
“Gurgle-”
Dozens of Outer appeared from the gap and tangled with each other to get out of the gap right away.
Kuaaaaang!!
They burst out with the bright yellow flash that burst out from the gap.
Se-un, who smiled satisfactorily at the scene, immediately continued the next attack.
[ Lightning that Summons a Typhoon, Vajra ]
Whiiiiing!!
When he enchanted Vajra with wind magic and threw it into the gap, a typhoon that swept everything away raged from within.
[ Spear of the Sea God, Triaina ]
Chwaaaaaaa!
When he enchanted Poseidon’s trident with water magic and threw it, a tsunami burst out from within.
[ Golden Bow, Chryselakatos ]
[ Incarnation of Destruction, Parashu ]
[ Spear of Light, Bryunak ]
In addition, he threw Mammon’s treasures at every visible gap.
The mana of the circle kept draining as he continued to enchant the magic, and even the divinity kept draining as he abused the Authority of Greed.
From some point on, the Outer no longer came out of the gap, so I wondered if I should be satisfied with this.
‘Now is the chance.’
Se-un shook his head.
If I stop here, another Outer attack might occur on the way to the 100th floor.
Even the Tyrant wouldn’t find it easy to carry out such an attack.
Perhaps, he had squeezed out all of his remaining power to launch such an attack.
If he wasn’t in a hurry, there would have been no need to send the Outer to the 92nd and 96th floors to block Se-un’s path.
That means he’s that desperate.
– You fall into the grasp of Sloth.
– Temporarily restores all power in the body.
– Temporarily amplifies all power in the body.
Se-un used his last resort.
The empty divinity, mana, and Inner Force quickly filled up.
– The Amniotic Membrane of Lust covers you.
– The Amniotic Membrane of Lust divides.
He used the Authority of Lust once again with the filled power.
Se-un and Se-un’s split body.
Two figures manifested the Authority of Greed and picked up different weapons.
The stigmata shone crimson, transferring the power of destruction to the weapons.
“Kashalakas.”
“Heh, I just have to watch my back, right?”
“I’m counting on you.”
“I’ll stick around when you’re okay, I’m not cowardly enough to touch a sleeping person.”
After asking her to prepare for the aftereffects that would come later.
Kuaaaang-!!!
Se-un began to throw all kinds of weapons towards the gap leading to the Outer’s lair.
Chapter 646