Bab 352: Reverence and Almighty

"Ren…!"

Iris' warning came a moment too late, but it was futile either way--what came was something that could not be accounted for. 

Even if his attack was blocked, he still had the advantage, able to use his entire body to press against the blade as the knight only had his singular, turned back arm--yet such logic was thrown to the wind as a single movement of the towering king's arm flung the young man back. 

Finding his feet lifted from the ground below and the figure becoming smaller below him, Ren was launched into the air by the simple movement--perplexed by the result that came from minimal effort. 

...I suspected it, but experiencing it is something else; this guy is in a whole different realm of strength from Asterius! Ren thought, it's not just that: his intuition is off the charts...he read me like a book.