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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章節 449: Chapter 608
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[Get lost!]
Chaos shouted.
There was no pressure like before. Chaos now had a body roughly the size of a wolf, and even that seemed difficult to maintain as it continued to shrink with each passing moment.
While Jin carefully chose his words, more awls flew towards him. Although he could fend them off again due to a brief opening, continuing to confront in his exhausted state was unreasonable.
'Come to think of it, in the last fight, there were always moments when Chaos could have killed me.'
Attributing it solely to luck seemed odd.
However, Jin could not be sure that chaos would not "kill" him.
Only now, the fact was clearly revealed as it stopped the awl at the crucial moment, but there were more than once or twice when Jin was driven to the brink of death.
'I'd better go out first.'
Jin never knows when chaos will change its mind.
Jin used the last remaining shadow force to open a crack towards Laprarosa. Before stepping out, he looked back at Chaos, who was roaring in an unstable state.
"Oh, you came out so fast this time?"
"Brother Jin, did you finally beat that guy!?"
"It's too early to say I won. I used the ultimate technique of the Shadow Sword to weaken him and regain my strength."
"Come to think of it, I can feel a powerful aura again from you... congratulations, brother Jin!"
"Moreover, since he's weakened now, it's over in the next battle! We should prepare for a celebration soon."
While the brethren were excitedly shouting, Jin felt uncomfortable for some reason.
'The long-awaited victory is right in front of me, but why do I feel so bad?'
As Vahn approached, Jin explained the situation he had been through inside.
"... Seeing the awl stop at the end made me think he couldn't kill me. I thought it might be possible before, but... sister battle god, did you know something?"
"Rather than saying it can't kill you, it's more accurate to say it won't kill you."
At Vahn's words, the Plutonians tilted their heads.
"It won't kill me?"
"Yes."
"Please elaborate."
"When you first visited his subspace, chaos's inner thoughts were also conveyed to me."
Vahn's gaze reached Jin's illuminating heart. Until now, they can use the battle god fusion if the two were together within 500m of the chaos door.
Battle god fusion was a kind of resonance, and the catalyst that triggered it was Chaos.
Jin's battle god blood mixed with Chaos and caused changes, and as a result, Jin and Chaos were able to read each other's thoughts in a certain area.
And resonance was not limited to Jin and Chaos. Like Jin, Vahn also had formed a connection with chaos, thanks to its inherent characteristics.
"The resonance between me and chaos only occurs when you created a crack and escaped the subspace of chaos. Just like you could only read the thoughts of chaos there."
Therefore, Vahn has read the feelings of Jin and Chaos after each fight. In the process, the information Vahn discovered was as follows:
First, chaos cannot escape the subspace on its own once it has been in the form of a 'door'.
Second, chaos waited for Jin to come.
After Vahn explained these things, Jin seemed to understand why Vahn had so vehemently urged a duel.
She was sure that chaos would not kill Jin. The reason was no different.
"Because he is lonely. Chaos has been forced into its territory, but it feels extremely alone there. Besides, only you can go to that place, so if he kills you, he will be alone forever, brother Jin."
-[Tch, you run away well...…! Next time, I'll definitely send him to the afterlife!]
-[You took a long time this time, didn't you?]
-[What, did you bring a toy for me?]
Suddenly, Jin recalled some of the things Chaos had said.
Most of them were jeers and taunts, but sometimes Chaos subtly revealed expressions of loneliness.
'Did he mean that?'
He had developed sympathy for Chaos.
Of course, it was a strange emotion. Just a little while ago, Jin's feelings towards Chaos were closer to hatred for a mortal enemy.
But even after the chaos took such a huge blow, even though chaos knew he couldn't win next time, he stopped the awl at the end...… Actually, he had been waiting for someone to come and kill him in that dark space.
Jin couldn't help but feel pity.
"And I think you must have known at some point that it wasn't killing you. You just couldn't think more about it because of your anger towards chaos."
It was as Vahn said.
"... It wasn't just anger. It's chaos. It also stole all my strength. So, to me, it was a target that had to be punished, regardless of its state of mind."
It was not a good opponent to fight with even a little shaken by compassion and other emotions. It was so strong that even if Jin fought in a well-prepared state, he couldn't win.
Vahn nodded slowly.
"Yeah, that's right. That's why I didn't stop you from fighting it until you could win. It seemed like it would be of great help to your training, and it actually turned out that way."
One of the best driving forces for human growth is hatred.
For the past year and three months, Jin has devoted himself to training and fighting with a deeper anger than ever before. The result was the 1st maneuvre ultimate technique of shadow sword, first night.
In addition, today, he had regained all his former strength, and the accumulated aura and mana were still intact.
Purely in terms of the magnitude of power, Jin had already reached 10-star in both Aura and mana. Jin completed his ultimate technique and reached the latter part of the 9-star in shadow force.
Swoosh...…!
Suddenly, Jin and Vahn's illuminating hearts radiated an even more intense brilliance. As always, it wasn't a phenomenon that both Jin and Vahn wanted.
"Kuh...!"
An unexpectedly massive force was surging into Jin's illuminating heart. Jin would have passed out after a few seconds if he hadn't regained his original strength just a moment ago.
Now he could endure it. Although fatigued, the energies flooding back into his body absorbed Vahn's power like trees welcoming rain after a drought.
The problem was with Vahn. Vahn momentarily stumbled because the released strength was so huge that it was incomparable to the previous one.
"Sister battle god!"
"Sister battle god...!"
The Plutonians panicked and approached Vahn. She raised her hand as if to reassure them, but her face showed signs of exhaustion.
"No need to fuss, brethren. Let's move out of the training ground."
As soon as they moved 500m away from the training ground, the battle god fusion was canceled.
"Come to think of it, now that Brother Jin has regained all his strength, can't we break down the door?"
"If you do that, the phenomenon of battle god fusion will disappear, but... Since that was not the purpose of the brother Jin in the first place, there is no need for the brother Jin to step in to defeat chaos."
Boras replied to Nata's words.
"Brother Jin."
"Yes, sister battle god."
"What are you going to do?"
"Are you asking if I want to kill chaos?"
"Yes."
The eyes of the Plutonians were focused on Jin.
Vahn remained expressionless, while the other members of the Plutonian Tribe seemed divided in their opinions.
Some wanted to eliminate the first Chaos immediately, while others suggested observing for a while, considering its pitiful state.
"Hmmmm. Brother Jin. This is a matter for you to decide, but I think sparing him might be a good idea."
"Brother Boras! What are you talking about? That thing is the first chaos. Now that Brother Jin has regained his strength, we must get rid of him quickly. We don't know if he has any hidden power, and leaving it alone might cause problems later."
"Yeah, he may seem pitiful, but we know best how dangerous the first Chaos is, right?"
"I can't even admit to being pitiful. If sister battle god hadn't taken it out of Brother Jin in the first place, it would have killed Brother Jin!"
"I know, I know. But, chaos is valuable as a research subject. The enemies that brother Jin dealt with outside also use the power of chaos, and we can study the battle god fusion only with that chaos."
"Everyone."
When Jin spoke, the Plutonians stopped talking.
"First of all, my issue has not been fully resolved yet. I regained my strength, but..."
Jin rolls up his sleeves.
"Here, there are still black spots. It seems that its strength has weakened, so they are milder."
"Then, if you kill him, they will disappear completely. Just to tell you, we can't directly enter the subspace of Chaos, but getting rid of the door is a piece of cake."
"He gave me many chances, for whatever reason."
The eyes of the Plutonians widened.
"Whether it was because chaos was lonely or because his only pleasure was to play with me like a toy. He can kill me anyway, but he has spared me many times. So I'd like to give him a chance."
"No, Brother Jin! Since when did you become so merciful?"
"It's not just for that reason. As Brother Boras said, it's worth studying. Aside from the battle god fusion, we might be able to discover something from it that could be helpful when facing Chaos in the future."
The brethren, who had been fiercely opposed until just now, nodded helplessly when Jin made his decision.
"Of course, if he shows any signs of resistance, I will eliminate him immediately."
"If that's Brother Jin's choice, then we have no choice but to follow."
"Well, it's not something that doesn't make sense."
"I'll focus on recovery for the next two days and re-enter the door in the best possible condition. Whatever form it takes, the final decision will be made then, so please be patient."
For the next two days, Jin was able to take a proper rest after a long time.
And it gave the others a chance to rest, who had been working hard, but during that time, Vahn often went to empty training ground alone.
Vahn was seen sitting quietly in front of the door leading to subspace, as if to listen to the chaos.
"Can you hear the inner self of chaos? Sister battle god."
Vahn shook her head and replied:
"No, I can't hear it because there is no crack created by you, brother Jin."
She wore an incredibly bitter expression. She, too, seemed to expect that Jin would kill Chaos.
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