Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 420

Harman thought to himself.

The answer came quickly, almost trivially. The sword strike was so strong it could bend light. Harman could not understand how it was possible.

‘I was told to kill someone like that…….’

Did the gods even consider his safety, even for a moment?

Of course not.

Wasn’t it a monster that tried to devour his soul in the first place?

A bitter smile came unbidden.

“Laughing!?”

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa.

The Frostwind Magician, interpreting the laughter as mockery, unleashed blue and white winds once more.

Magic that once shook the world now seemed insignificant.

Scritch.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa.

Magic scattered left and right with a single, light stroke.

Harman had awakened his soul power. Now, stopping magic was easy for him.

This was not even strong Frostwind magic, just weak wind spells.

“Just how!?!?”

Galen’s face twisted miserably at the sight of his magic being thwarted once again, his pride shattered.

But even so.

‘This is troublesome.’

Harman couldn’t finish off his enemy in one fell swoop.

Scritch.

Tear.

The swung sword, the extended aura, once again futilely sliced through the air. The enemy had evaded faster than he could move.

This strange spectacle of a magician moving faster than an aura user had been going on for several exchanges already. Even if he was disguised, his essence was none other than Harman Killbrew, the Godslayer. No matter how renowned the Frostwind Magician was, it was an absurd story.

However, the person in question knew the reason clearly.

‘This damned monster.’

Ooooong.

The relic Licentia, now stuck to Harman’s neck, had no intention of letting go. Suppressing the power of the god writhing within to seize his soul took a staggering 60% of his strength.

Furthermore, due to the shocking experience of almost having his soul devoured by the god he had worshipped, he hesitated to use his divine aura, the holy power he was known for.

As a result, Harman was currently unable to exert even 20% of his original power. Merely compensating for his lacking abilities with a heightened sense of awareness to pressure the Frostwind Magician was the best he could do.

If there was any saving grace…….

Kwaaaaang!

“Die!”

It was that the queen was rampaging madly right next to him, overwhelming the other three magicians.

She had intervened like a savior the moment a young aura user, whose identity he didn’t know, was seriously injured and retreated, and she was displaying truly overwhelming power. The silver-haired Queen fought fiercely, her eyes blazing with determination.

Ice-cold air blasted from the pale magicians, the ground shook with their spells, and magic like crashing waterfalls poured towards the Queen. But all their power vanished as soon as it hit the shimmering wall of light around her, a barrier that flickered like bright flames, and it seemed only a matter of time before the queen defeated those three magicians.

‘So please, hang in there, King Logan. I have so much to say to you.’

Harman’s gaze, which had been directed at the person he was supposed to assassinate just a day ago, turned toward the space behind him, which was entirely covered in blue.

As if responding to that gaze, streaks of golden energy began to emerge from the blue space.

Meanwhile, in another part of the battle…

The ninth form of the Divine Sword’s Secret, Light Severing, which had slightly twisted the light of destruction, could no longer be used. The consumption of the power of yearning and the already depleted energy were problems, but the soul that had not been elevated was only at the level of just crossing the master’s threshold.

The power to twist causality was a higher level of power, which was difficult to handle even for aura masters in legends.

But, even so, he was an aura master.

‘I can do it.’

Depending on their level, aura masters could surpass 7-circle magicians and even rival ancient archmages, that is, 8-circle magicians.

Moreover, Logan’s soul, which had momentarily wielded the power of elevation that surpassed even that with the power of yearning, did not simply stop at barely crossing the threshold.

That was why the Emperor had not properly grasped his skills, and that was why he could remain calm even in the Emperor’s presence.

‘My level is slightly higher.’

Of course, the Emperor’s condition was perfect compared to Logan, who was completely exhausted.

So, he had to aim for a moment of carelessness.

And now, the Emperor was being wonderfully careless.

‘To put it nicely, it’s an absolute domain, but…….’

In reality, it was just projecting his magic power around him, dyeing the space itself.

Of course, it would make magic manifestation and projection easier within it, but it was a waste of power that he would never have done if he knew that the opponent in front of him was his equal.

Thanks to that, Logan easily widened the gap with relatively little power.

Tear.

Golden cracks began to appear in the absolute domain dyed with blue magic.

Even that was staged to look like the struggle of golden aura trapped in blue magic.

“How dare you!”

The moment the Emperor’s angry voice was heard, Logan’s sword moved silently.

‘I’ll end it in one move.’

Flash.

Lightning that shot out from the golden cracks traversed the 30-meter space and bisected the Emperor whole.

“Gasp!?”

Even with that unexpected attack, the Emperor reacted instinctively. He preempted the space where the strike was coming from with even denser blue magic and leaped out of the attack range.

However, the strike containing the power to divide space and soul not only broke through the Emperor’s counterattack but also swept through his moving body.

“Aargh!”

With a terrible scream, the blue space shattered like glass.

‘This is bloody awful.’

Cold sweat poured down like rain. It was a strike that squeezed out the power of the soul in a state of complete exhaustion, but it failed to completely finish off the enemy.

However.

“My arm! My arm……!!”

The Emperor, clutching his left shoulder with his right hand and screaming as if in agony, was not normal.

That was because there was no longer an arm attached to the Emperor’s left shoulder. Moreover, since the strike included the authority of the Soul Sever, that wound could not be restored with any divine power.

Of course, the Emperor still had 70% of his magic power, so he was at a disadvantage for now.

“You! You were hiding your skills! How dare you!!”

The Emperor, with a distorted face and rolling black eyes, roared.

‘How dare I, indeed.’

Well, it would be easier to think that way than to believe his level had risen during the battle.

Anyway, it was good for him if the enemy lost his reason.

‘I’ll see it through to the end.’

Logan gritted his teeth and steeled himself.

Ooooong.

He orbited the now fully formed nine energy centers in his body, called Force Cores, as quickly as possible, trying to replenish the depleted Force somehow.

He didn’t take a step to avoid showing his trembling legs.

He gripped his sword so hard that the knuckles of his fingers turned white to avoid showing his trembling hands.

He never expected everything to go smoothly in the first place.

But.

“……An aura master. Heh heh heh, how at that age……. Could it be that you also have a special power passed down from ancient times, a ‘Legacy’?”

The Emperor’s eyes, which had been gleaming with madness, seemed to find their place, and then a calm voice spouted nonsense.

“Legacy?”

The Emperor, who had been staring at Logan, who was frowning at the incomprehensible words, slowly nodded.

“……Really not. Well, there’s no way. But how at that age……. Ha, hahaha…….”

Logan let the hollow laughter that shattered in his ear pass by and put strength into his loosening legs. No matter what the enemy was mistaken about, what he needed now was time.

Ooooong.

The eight Force Cores orbiting around the first Core vibrated continuously and began to recover the depleted Force, and little by little, strength returned to his limbs.

But that window of opportunity was too short.

“I should have made you my man no matter what back then. No matter what…….”

Along with the voice that flowed out as if in a monologue, the Emperor’s face, which had been showing even the blood vessels, gradually regained its composure.

His eyes, glancing at his severed shoulder, no longer held anger, and his expression looking at Logan was also calm, unlike before.

The Emperor’s appearance that had given him a great shock a few years ago, that aspect was now visible again.

“……I will correct that mistake today.”

“I think it’s already too late, don’t you?”

Logan tried to induce the Emperor’s agitation once again, but it no longer worked.

“The best time to think you’re late is when you think you’re late.”

Before the last syllable ‘ji’ could even finish, blue lightning flashed from the Emperor’s body.

Bang!

“Cough!”

With the Emperor’s gesture, who had appeared behind him, Logan’s body was thrown forward as if shot out. Pain shot through his spine like fire.

‘Keeeugh!’

It was such a strong shock that it felt like his spine had been shattered. If it hadn’t been for the Whip Blade defense that he instinctively used, the victory or defeat would have been decided like that.

Such speed was incomprehensible, even for a great magician.

But it seemed too early to be surprised.

Thud.

The moment the Emperor took a big step, a huge earthen spear that sprang up right in front of Logan struck him.

Kwaaaang.

“Cough!”

Logan barely shattered the earthen spear even while vomiting blood from the impact.

But at that moment, thousands of transparent blades flew through the thick dust, grinding the space where he was.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!

“Heeeuuap!”

Tear.

He barely avoided the crisis with a Space Sever that poured out all of his remaining strength.

“Impale him!”

With the Emperor’s one word, the blood that gushed out from the battlefield poured down on him as countless daggers.

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

“Keeeugh.”

Logan, who had barely protected his vitals but was instantly covered in blood, staggered.

‘Damn it! If I had recovered just a little more strength…….’

But the Emperor, who had already appeared in front of him, reached out his right hand with an indifferent expression.

“I will burn you to your soul. Mekido!”

Logan gritted his teeth, sensing that everything would be over the moment that blue flame touched his body even a little.

“Taaah!”

Tear.

He felt as if the Force Cores in his heart, which were already squeezing out power beyond their limits, were cracking all at once.

At the same time, nearly half of Logan’s red hair turned white, and Lux, swung like lightning, emitted a more brilliant golden light than ever before.

Flash.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

Rumble.

When the shockwave that spread out following the explosion of light covered the ground, the earth cracked as if there had been an earthquake. The devastation created by the battle between the two absolute beings once again drew the attention of the battlefield.

“Cough. Kueeeek!”

Logan, who had now become half-white-haired, vomited a lump of red blood.

Lux, which he had plunged into the ground, was barely supporting his body, but his trembling body did not seem to be able to take even one step.

“Heh, like this……. Still, it’s my victory.”

The Emperor was also pouring out black blood from a fist-sized hole in his side and from his mouth, but at least he seemed to have enough strength left to steady himself.

However.

“That’s far enough. Step back, Emperor.”

The moment the silver-haired mercenary intervened, the situation changed rapidly.