章節 447: Chapter 606

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'How many days have passed since I fainted?'

As soon as Jin opened his eyes, he could see his brethren looking down at him with worried faces as always.

"You're awake, Brother Jin."

"I've lost count of how many times I've heard that. I'm tired of losing consciousness now. How much time has passed this time?"

"Two days."

"Ha."

A sense of defeat, or anger. Those emotions were burning hot within Jin's chest.

Splash, splash! No matter how many times he drank the cold water that Nata offered him, there was no sign of the heat going away. The more Jin thought about it, the more he felt like he was going crazy because he hated the chaos.

"What the hell happened inside? I didn't expect you to come back after a minute or two after you went in. Not anyone else, Brother Jin...…."

"Tell us what happened for now."

"I went in and it was his subspace. He was even bigger, right in front of me, and he just knocked me out with one strike. He even read my thoughts, just like I did when he was outside."

There wasn't much to explain. The outcome was decided in a single blow.

"He even said in there that my shadow force wasn't threatening at all. That damn bastard could talk. He even mocked me, asking how it felt to be on the receiving end of a powerful front paw swing... I've never been so helpless before."

"Is this really your first time?"

Vahn spoke as she sat down next to the bed where Jin was lying.

While Jin and the other brethren took the situation seriously, unlike them, Vahn seemed to find it amusing, wearing a subtle smile.

"When you first came here, most of us thought of you as a naive genius. Probably because you hadn't faced many defeats outside, and we assumed your mental strength would be weak."

"Sister battle god."

"But the truth was, brother Jin, you were someone familiar with defeat. When you first came to Laprarosa, you couldn't help but get beaten by the other brethren until you left."

"That's true."

"So, don't attach any special meaning to this defeat."

Jin felt like he was waking up.

As Vahn mentioned, he had already experienced numerous defeats. He had faced greater despair and absurdity than being drained of his strength by chaos countless times.

In particular, compared to the time before his regression, when he fell into the curse, the current situation was somewhat 'manageable.'

"Brother Jin."

"Yes, sister battle god."

"Let me ask you one thing. Do you still want to deal with him on your own, without the help of me and others?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Then, you will train from now on."

Vahn decisively reached a conclusion.

"The time given to you is three years, and within that time, I and the other brethren will personally train you to be able to defeat him. And you will have a rematch with him whenever you reach a certain level."

Unlike Jin, the Plutonians did not experience chaos in subspace. They had no choice but to infer his martial arts based on Jin's explanation, and the gap in progress was so great that they couldn't know exactly.

One thing was certain; at the moment, Jin was considered to be at a level where he could be defeated with ease.

It wasn't a matter of training for a day or two; it meant that Jin had to be prepared for death every time he entered the subspace.

"I don't know if it was luck or if there were other reasons. You came back alive today, brother Jin. Even if you lose in the next fight, you just need to survive and escape."

Of course it was dangerous, but the Plutonians remembered what Vahn had said.

"Um, I'm worried about Brother Jin. As sister battle god said, training is originally something that can lead to death..."

"If Brother Jin wants to fight alone, there really is no other solution."

Jin and the Plutonians seemed to agree with Vahn's opinion in an instant.

"In addition, other brethren also undergo training with Brother Jin."

"So sister Vahn, when do you think my next rematch will be?"

"A month later."

It was an insufficient amount of time to narrow the gap. Even the Plutonians seemed to question whether it was okay to be that fast, but Vahn was firm.

"You will fight again in a month to gather more information about him. Reconnaissance, assessment, combat, escape. Since only brother Jin can do all of these, it will be a long and dangerous battle. Everyone, move to the second training ground."

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That one month became the most hellish time in Jin's life, and it was truly just the 'beginning.'

'I never thought there would come a day when I wish the next day wouldn't come because training is so painful...'

Ugh, as he vomited up his gastric juices, Jin got goosebumps all over his body.

The Plutonian tribe's training was incomparably rough compared to that of humans. However, the standard of 'battle god' was higher than that.

The other members of the Plutonian tribe were also staring at each other in a state of near death. However, they quickly regained their energy after just a few hours of rest, and Jin continued to train with a taste of death lingering.

Vahn relentlessly informed Jin that the scheduled rematch date was imminent.

"Brother Jin, you take a day off and enter the door tomorrow. So, today's training is over."

Jin misinterpreted her words as an instruction to "rest by entering the door."

So Jin left the second training grounds and went to the central training ground (of course, Vahn thought Jin was going to the room to rest) and tried to enter the door, but was stopped by Tantel and Shaku who were standing guard. If those two weren't there, he would have faced Chaos again.

"Brother Jin, are you entering the door to rest? Sister battle god couldn't have said that!"

"It's... part of the training...…."

"We'll check, so wait a moment. Hmm, he fainted."

"Oh, well. Let's move him to his room."

When Jin opened his eyes again, it was a familiar ceiling.

'Sister battle god told me to enter the door and rest...! No, something is strange. Did I hear it wrong?'

As soon as Jin regained his consciousness, Vahn laughed at his flustered appearance as if it were funny. Then, as soon as Vahn's eyes met Jin's, she erased her expression and said this.

"Let's go, it's time for the second battle."

As always, all the brethren were waiting at the door. Since they had just gone through hellish training, the Plutonians were as sharp as honed swords.

Jin had only slept for a day. Naturally, the fatigue hadn't dissipated, and his body felt heavy, as if submerged in water.

Jin had to fight the 2nd battle in that state.

'At this point, it seems that the sister battle god is determined to kill me.'

The blind faith in the brethren, especially in Battle God Vahn. Without that, Jin would have shouted that this was madness.

"I'll be back."

"Good luck."

"Come back alive, brother Jin!"

When Jin entered the door, it was the same as last time. Darkness spread out of nowhere, and Jin heard his voice.

[Oh, are you here?]

Swoosh!

As soon as Jin faced the chaos, it felt like all the accumulated fatigue was replaced with anger. It was time to confirm the results of the hellish training...

Jin came out of the door exactly 3 minutes later.

[Anyway, you bastard. So when are we going to have a proper fight? Yawn! I'm getting bored. Yawn!]

Once again, Chaos mocked Jin to his heart's content before the crack from the shadow sword closed.

"Brother Jin is back alive!"

"Brother 5th battle king, give him treatment!"

The Plutonians made a fuss, but Vahn only spoke in a calm voice.

"Three minutes, it's much better than last time."

"Sister battle god, but Brother Jin's injuries are more serious than last time. I think he got out of there by luck this time too, but it's better to postpone the 3rd battle...…!"

"No, we will proceed with the third battle as scheduled in a month. Brother 5th battle king, use any means necessary to ensure that brother Jin can train from tonight onwards."

For Jin, it felt like there were two devils. Chaos beyond the door, and Vahn on this side of the door.

Instead, Jin felt a strange feeling along with anger.

'Somehow sister Vahn... is pretty sure that I'll never die. Am I mistaken?'

There was no time to think seriously. Indeed, Boras healed Jin 'to be able to move' from the night, and the hellish training resumed for a month right away.

"I will be back...."

[The idiot came again. Last time, you were lucky to escape, right? Today, you'll die]

Jin came back without dying.

"2 minutes and 34 seconds. It's actually shorter than last time!"

"But the injuries have decreased. Looks like sister battle god's escape training from the past two months is starting to show its effect. Brother Jin, the battle time was shortened because you escaped at the right time, right?"

A similar pattern continued in the 4th battle, which took place after another month.

Each time, Jin was easily defeated, and Chaos seemed to miss Jin by a narrow margin.

"3 minutes and 57 seconds!"

[Hehe, come at me a hundred times!]

"4 minutes and 12 seconds!"

[No, no. That's why you can't even cut one of my scales.]

"12 minutes and 36 seconds! Besides, this time Brother Jin came back with only one broken arm!"

"Just one? You call that just one? Would you like to have a broken arm?"

[You've become quite good at avoiding powerful front paw swings now, haven't you? But what to do, I haven't shown you my ultra-powerful tail swipe yet.]

"18 minutes and 27 seconds...!"

[Tch, you're running away again...…! Next time, I'll make sure to send you to the afterlife!]

The day that recorded 18 minutes and 27 seconds marked the passage of one year.

From that point on, Jin was dealing with chaos with a certain amount of mental composure. It was still very small, but hope had begun to appear.

"You miss me every time. I've been watching you quietly for the past year, and you've only been talking about it. See you in a month, wait with your neck out. Keep my strength well."

[I hate it, I hate it! Ebebebeb!]

Jin burst out laughing for the first time without even realizing it. It was the first time in the past year.

"Oh, Brother Jin has finally returned without major injuries! Any effective hits?"

"Not yet. I managed to dodge a few fatal blows, but haven't delivered significant damage."

"Where is that, Brother Jin? Great job!"

On that day, the Plutonians were in a festive mood as they saw Jin returning unscathed.

Some brethren couldn't help but shed tears, recalling the horrendous training Jin had endured during that time.

Vahn also tousled Jin's hair and praised him for the first time.

"Good job, brother Jin. In your next fight, you will be able to really intimidate him."

"I think so too, sister battle god. I've regained more strength from him, and I believe I'll reach the pinnacle of the shadow sword ultimate technique I'm mastering...."

After answering that, Jin looked at the empty space beyond the door.

Suddenly, Jin wondered what Chaos would be doing there when he wasn't around.

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章節 448: Chapter 607

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[You took a long time this time, right?]

Chaos raised its head and said.

Today, on the first day of October 1801, Jin had entered the door of chaos three months after the last confrontation. It was the first time after he had fought a battle every month.

"I've been choosing a gift for you."

Jin answered in a low voice.

That calm answer was imbued with a deep hostility toward Chaos. If those who had eyes to discern such profound enmity were to see him now, Jin would almost appear like a demon.

[A gift?]

In the past year and three months, Jin had undergone significant changes. Through the challenging battles of the past, he had regained about half of his strength and accumulated new power through training.

Nevertheless, until now, he had not become a match for chaos.

Even the record he achieved in the last fight, a battle that lasted for 18 minutes and 27 seconds, could hardly be considered a proper fight. Most of the time, he focused on evading and eventually retreated.

However, Jin believed that today would be different.

[Well, did you bring a toy for me?]

Chaos snorted.

'Ultimate technique of the shadow Sword... Did he come after perfecting the technique that he used to think about whenever he fought?'

In this space, Chaos can read Jin's thoughts.

That's why, in each battle, Chaos obtained information about all the martial arts that Jin was learning, including the ultimate technique of the shadow sword, and easily destroyed it.

'I didn't even need to do anything to be exact. Even the techniques that seemed somewhat decent were never fully executed because he lacks the power he possesses.'

So far, what had irritated Chaos was solely Jin's pure enmity. Just reading the enmity made Chaos feel uneasy.

Chaos stood up and looked down at Jin. As always, in its eyes, Jin looked weak enough to kill by simply squeezing him with its front paws.

However, after a while, Chaos felt the enmity that Jin harbored suddenly subside.

[Oh, what's this? Have you realized it's no longer effective against me... Huh?]

And that wasn't all.

Not only that, along with the diminishing enmity, Chaos realized that Jin's inner thoughts were no longer readable.

This was also a first.

This was also a first .

[What did you do?]

Jin didn't answer.

Suddenly, in his right hand was Bradamante, stained black with shadow force, and Chaos could not help but be shocked by the sight.

It was because Chaos completely failed to perceive the moment Jin drew the sword. A ominous premonition sent a chilling shiver down his spine, and his scales stood on end.

[What's this!]

Shaak-!

Chaos quickly swung its forepaw, but he didn't feel the impact of a solid hit. Even swinging the front paw again or hastily striking the surroundings with his tail yielded the same result.

'Where did he go!?'

No matter how he turned his head, Jin's figure was nowhere to be seen. It was as if Jin had never entered this space at all.

'There is no trace of opening the door and running away.'

So, if Chaos released his energy throughout the entire space, Jin would inevitably be caught. However, Chaos was worried about one problem that could arise if he did so, but now was not the time to be so relaxed.

Chaos' vision was suddenly blocked.

'My eyes...!'

For a moment, Chaos had no choice but to mistakenly believe that he had gone blind.

This sub-space was originally composed of chaos, but the color and outline of chaos and Jin's body are not covered by the empty darkness.

But not now. Even if chaos put his front paws and tail in front of his face, or turning his head to look at his wings, all he saw was pitch darkness.

Invisible.

Only then did Chaos realize what had happened. The fact that Jin's hostility did not disappear, it was just blocked as if his vision had suddenly disappeared.

Chaos didn't even have to think about what was blocking them.

Shadow force.

In an instant, the energy of chaos that made up the entire subspace was covered with shadow force.

"It seems this time it even affects you..."

When Jin's low voice was heard again, Chaos reflexively twisted his body.

Chaos couldn't tell from which direction it started. At that time, Chaos was exploding energy in all directions with no worries, but even it did not feel the sense of hitting Jin.

Since the dawn of life, darkness had never shed the symbol of 'terror' even once. Therefore, Chaos, for the first time, found himself enveloped in fear.

The opponent who had seemed so pitiful just a few seconds ago was now becoming an unknown terror, pressing Chaos.

[Hey, wait, wait. How is this possible? This is my territory...…!]

"Finally, you're showing your true shallow self in panic, huh?"

[This bastard!]

"Oh, and I guess you can't read my thoughts in this state? If you had just kept your mouth shut, I wouldn't have known that."

It was a 'sign' that the vision of chaos was blocked when the ultimate technique of shadow sword was unleashed.

The sign naturally colored the subspace from the moment Jin decided to use the ultimate technique of the Shadow sword, and from then on, all of its senses became dull without chaos's knowledge, and it was at the point when Jin pulled out his sword.

Chaos hadn't noticed Jin's sword because he had let his guard down.

"Thanks to that, I've gained more confidence."

Over the past year and three months, the shadow sword's ultimate technique, which had plunged Jin into despair countless times, was beginning.

Shadow Sword Ultimate technique - 1st maneuver

First Night

The darkness that engulfed the chaos deepened. Even if chaos opened or closed its eyes, only endless darkness disturbed the mind of chaos.

His mind felt distorted. It just wasn't a feeling. Chaos was aware that his known senses were going out one by one like flickering candles.

After a sense of sight. The sensation of moving his body, the feeling of air touching his skin, the sense of sound reaching his ears—all these senses were fading away.

It was as if he had become an inanimate object.

Despite the overwhelming fear, he couldn't even express his frustration. No sound came out as if his throat were suddenly sealed shut.

Chaos couldn't see, move his body, or make a sound.

He couldn't even feel the struggle of flailing about. Chaos could do nothing but die, like a puppet with cut strings.

'Thoughts... even thoughts!?'

The last thing to be blocked was consciousness.

The darkness that covered all sides was eroding the mind of chaos like water. He desperately tried to hold on to his fading consciousness, but it was futile.

'No...!'

With that thought as the last, all of Chaos's senses and consciousness were extinguished.

However, he couldn't be in a more vulnerable state. Chaos had been in a state where no matter how much he was attacked, he couldn't wake up, and he couldn't even feel the pain of the impact.

Swoosh...….

Eventually, the figure of Jin, gradually taking steps towards Chaos in the darkness, emerged.

Unlike Chaos, Jin was able to recognize exactly what he was doing. Chaos remained motionless, clinging to the curtains of shadow force.

'It's different from when I used it on the sister Battle god. I am able to succeed like this only because he was just a strong demonic creature.'

Jin observed Chaos for a moment.

Jin wasn't relaxing. It was because he was so exhausted that he couldn't do anything else for a moment while unleashing his ultimate technique of the Shadow Sword.

'Certainly, as the siblings said, the shadow sword feels more like an ability than a technique.'

Shadow Sword Ultimate technique - 1st maneuver, the first night is based on Shadow Sword 1st technique 'Soul Slash'.

-By the way, didn't you say that soul slash is the beginning and end of a shadow sword?

-Yes.

-So, even if you master soul slash, does this mean that leaving a sword mark of only 100 steps in this training ground is the limit?

-If you only master the soul slash, that's the limit. However, when you reach the peak of the martial art called the shadow sword, the soul slash is not a technique, but becomes an ability.

The conversation Jin had with Garmund when he first started to receive training for shadow sword in Laprarosa.

At the time, Garmund had said that if he reaches the peak of the shadow sword and executes a soul slash, he can take the life of anyone weaker in will than himself at any time.

The first night could be considered an intermediate stage leading to the ability to wield "Soul Slash" at that level.

If Chaos had a stronger will than Jin's, the result would have been completely different from now.

"Whoa...."

Jin took a deep breath, adjusting his posture. It was time to cut down Chaos and bring an end to this long nightmare.

Swoosh, slash!

Jin leaped through the darkness of the shadow force enveloping the surroundings, wielding the Bradamante. Each time, flashes of sharp black energy cut through Chaos.

Like shattering glass. Chaos's body was breaking apart.

Jin had never landed a single blow on Chaos until now, but as soon as he mastered the Shadow Sword Ultimate Technique, he was effortlessly cutting through Chaos. The realization of easily defeating Chaos filled Jin with a sense of helplessness and thrill at the same time.

It was also the pleasure of finally regaining strength. Each time Chaos' body was cut into pieces, a chunk that glowed like ore was revealed one by one, all of which were Jin's strength that chaos had stolen.

Jin snatched them and replenished his energy, increasing the speed of his sword swings.

Before long, Jin was able to get all his strength back from chaos. Jin's eyes widened at the power that filled his whole body, and what he saw right after was that the body of chaos disintegrated beyond recognition of its original form.

When the first night technique was over, a feeling of exhaustion came over that was so intense that it overshadowed the sense of recovering all the strength.

'No, if I get tired like this now.'

Jin was not yet convinced that he had put an end to the chaos. It almost seemed like that, but there was still plenty of room for Chaos to recover.

And within seconds, the fear became a reality.

[You, damn...!]

The chaos, which had re-formed before anyone knew it, now hovered in the air, glaring down at Jin.

Fortunately, it was incomparably weaker and smaller than before.

On the other hand, Jin was only temporarily exhausted, so if he could overcome this crisis, he would undoubtedly secure a complete victory in the next battle.

[Bastard!]

Chaos descended and spewed an awl into Jin's chest. Jin managed to block the first three, but the fourth awl was unavoidable.

The fourth awl was aiming for the face, and if hit, the head would disappear. Jin gritted his teeth and raised his sword, but it was a little late.

'Did it stop?'

For some reason, the awl stopped moving in front of Jin's eyes. If it hadn't stopped, at least half of Jin's face would have been torn away.

Seizing the opportunity, Jin could have opened the crack with the Shadow Sword and escaped, securing victory in the next battle.

However, Jin suppressed the urge to do so and made eye contact with Chaos.

"You can't kill me, can you?"

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