Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 152



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152

The sound of metal followed later.

The polarization created by the clash between the greatsword and the sword wielded by Cassias had already disappeared.

Kwaaaaa …

Even before the noise had spread, shattered pieces of iron railing and floor were already flying into the air.

Although small in size, it spread quickly, and if it had collided with either Jinseong or Kashias, it would have contained enough energy to cause damage, but neither of them were hit by even a single piece of the debris.

‘Oh my god, crazy!’

Even Jinseong was watching.

A shard of metal the size of a fingernail is flying towards his eye.

It’s obviously fast, but it all seems like it’s in slow motion.

The best thing to do is to slightly turn your head so that it just barely passes near your temple, and ‘understand’ that the current rush without slowing down will give you the opportunity to swing your sword at Casillas.

This is the swordsmanship of the already highly accomplished weapon master, Soldoros, and his disciple Yang Er.

‘I didn’t know when I was killing mobs at the Kore Power Plant or the Purtz Power Plant. The difference was so big-. Mobs of such low level couldn’t even draw out 100% of this power. I didn’t know it though!’

Why did Lieutenant General Niver’s eyes widen?

What was the reason that Jinseong was able to deal with the remaining monsters in the two power plants in such an unbelievably short amount of time?

This is because he temporarily embodied and used the energy of Soldoros and Yang-eol, and was able to overwhelm all normal monsters even when he wasn’t using 100% of his power!

It can’t even be directly compared to that time.

Compared to the previous two times when he had only tested his strength to get used to the energy of Soldoros and Yang-Eol, this time, even the energy of the black ball was present, and Direji’s agility and flexibility were literally wrapped around him from head to toe.

“Tell me, Cassillas! Who did you meet? What did you hear from whom to come here? What is your purpose?”

Jinseong shouted and swung his sword.

Strictly speaking, it was something that Jinseong himself could not say he had wielded.

Yang-eol moved his wrist and hand as if to show off his reputation as a divine sword.

Because the black wrist of Soldoros’s arm was swinging in the most certain and deadly trajectory possible, and was heading towards Cassias.

Its power should have already been sufficiently revealed.

At least he managed to surprise the swordsmanship-crazed, battle-crazed Touhou Kashias.

──────, ──────, ──────!

Casillas struck out three quick strikes that even Jinseong himself had difficulty recognizing.

If a swordsman who had devoted his entire life to swordsmanship could not withstand an attack of this level, it would be truly disappointing to Jinseong.

“Hahaha, is there a need to talk about it now? Instead, tell me about this swordsmanship! Isn’t this the first trick that’s made me happy in a long time?”

“If you’re so surprised by my swordsmanship right now – you’ll die when you meet the ‘real thing’, so tell me now!”

Jinseong smiled faintly.

Can Jinseong’s own power now be called the true power of Soldoros?

I also felt the same way when Ah-Hyeong used the to attack Jin-Seong himself.

That it can vary depending on the user’s physical limitations, as well as the fundamental ‘level’ of the object in question.

‘In other words, even if I extract the power from the sword at level 50, it wouldn’t be much compared to Soldoros’s own power! And yet, I’m able to overwhelm Cassias and push him away!’

So what would happen if Soldoros unleashed his full power?

In the flow of the game Dungeon & Fighter, at the moment of Soldoros vs. Cassias that is sure to occur, isn’t it true that Jinseong already knows who will be the actual winner in the battle between the two beings that leaves without deciding the winner?

Casillas smiled bitterly.

“Die? Me? That’s not even a funny joke. You say it. How could a stray that wasn’t even worth dealing with suddenly become like this? How could a disgusting aura or a vague sense of a human show me the way to such a realm?”

And then he shouted.

It seemed like a simple stab, but if it had been his true ability, it would have already created a large hole in his chest.

──────, ──────!

It was Yang-Eul’s wrist snap that deflected Cassius’ sword upward.

“Who would be disgusted! After hearing everything you have to say-”

By the time Jinseong realized that he had defended with an incredibly smooth movement without even moving his arm, Soldoros’s sword was already swinging down with great force to split Casillas’ head.

“-I’ll tell you right before I kill you.”

“Hey, how cheeky of you! Even in the Demon World, no one, not even that guy, has ever spoken to me this cheekily! How dare you!”

Casillas was furious, but his movements were not as smooth.

This means that the combined power of Yang-Eol and Soldoros, along with the agility of Heukgu that supports the use of the swordsmanship and new techniques, are shaking up Cassias.

Jinseong was confident.

So I was able to move.

“Whether he’s arrogant or not… we’ll just have to wait and see.”

It’s not just the black ones.

It’s not just Yang-eol.

It’s not just Soldoros.

“, , , -.”

Dark Knight, Jinseong has his own skills.

When all of their skills and talents are combined in an instant.

“-!”

Jinseong shouted.

It was a new skill that could be acquired at level 70.

* * *

“Wh, what-.”

Casillas was embarrassed.

It was a rush that was overwhelmingly different from the quick movements that had been shown so far, literally like dividing a split second of time and moving in the gap between them.

Chaeaeaeaaaaa …

Cassius barely managed to use his sword to deflect the sudden rush, but his red eyes were even bigger.

Perhaps he should be called a swordsman. Perhaps he knows this because he is an apostle who has devoted his entire life to mastering combat techniques.

He was feeling it.

That a wave of the same level of momentum that had just flowed out was already rushing towards Kashias himself from behind.

“-This is ridiculous-.”

Casillas turned around.

A sword held at an angle to deflect an attack that was once rushing in.

It was a situation where I relaxed my wrist and received it gently.

Even if you swing your sword with all your might now, you will already have passed the time to block the attack coming towards you when you turn around. You will get cut.

The swordsman knew.

So he simply turned his wrist to point the blade downwards.

The intention was simple.

Crunch-.

The sword grip was extended slightly below the hand, just long enough to make a quick strike.

At the same time, I turned my body and head with all my might to avoid being fatally hit by Jinseong’s consecutive attacks.

“-Sigh, but I stopped it-.”

Casillas’ intentions were successful.

However, the skill you acquire at level 70, , does not end there.

It’s not just a combo attack that rushes in at a faster speed than and then returns right away, and it exudes even more momentum.

───────────… … !

“-Huh!”

The flow of dark energy that explodes into the caster’s body radius immediately after the entire process is achieved with ‘one skill use’.

The Fourth Apostle, the One Who Dye Steel with Blood, flew away with short gasps for breath.

Kuuung, kuuung… … .

The sight of Casillas bouncing off the ground once, rolling back, and falling about ten meters before finally getting up was certainly satisfying to Jinseong.

Still, there was only one reason why he couldn’t just smile.

‘You didn’t scream even once. After all, an apostle is an apostle.’

I wish he would just scream out loud, but I never get to see that.

It may not have been a perfect critical hit, but it must have been quite a threatening hit, because there was no sign of it on the outside.

“Hoo, hoo, hoo……”

The only things Jinseong can directly confirm are that his breathing has become slightly more rapid and that there are minor bruises and other wounds on his skin.

In a situation where the red-eyed aura and fighting spirit in Casillas’ eyes were several times stronger than before, Jinseong could only swallow dry saliva.

“Now, why don’t you start talking? Who told you to do this? Who sent you to kill me?”

“K, khuhhhhhhhhh. Kill you? Who the hell are you that I should move?”

Casillas laughed.

Meanwhile, he was scratching his protruding belly.

Jinseong had to frown at his tone of voice, which was completely relaxed, and his actions, such as shaking his head as if it was absurd.

“What? Who the hell launched this surprise attack! It was the same thing that was saying something disgusting earlier. Me-”

“Not you. That filthy, disgusting aura of a bastard… Hehe, right, human, that’s what I meant by ‘one of the several auras’ surrounding your body.”

“……Huh?”

Then suddenly I realized.

What has Casillas said to Jinseong himself so far?

‘Energy… energy. Hey, energy?’

Jinseong thought that he had come to find his own energy, the .

Because I assumed that he had already been contaminated by the and had been ordered to kill Jinseong himself.

But what if that wasn’t the case?

‘Casijas can grasp the target by dividing the sword strike. Compared to Soldoros, who can read all the intentions, he may be a step below… … But, as Lotus said, if we only look at his beastly instincts, he is superior to Soldoros.’

That is, what if the energy he is talking about now is not the energy of the ?

What if the word dirty and disgusting means this energy?!

[If I were in the crack, I would have melted and pressed down on those lips and vocal cords right now, kkk… … ]

‘Heukgu?! Didn’t the find me, a , disgusting?!’

Was he talking about the deregistration of the black disease all along?

In the first place, he sensed the energy of Direji from the black armor that he had been wearing before meeting Kashiyas, and so he launched a surprise attack without warning?

Looking at the fact that he is talking about several energies, it is clear that it is not because of Jinseong’s own role as a tongs with the .

It can be said that Kashias felt ‘Yang-eol’ and ‘Soldoros’ during the attack and defense with Jinseong a little while ago. So, he wanted to talk about ‘Direji’ contained in the black ball along with the expression ‘one of several layers of energy’.

‘Huh? Huh? No, but- even so… … .’

Jinseong is now confused.

Even if that’s true, why is the 4th Apostle, the one who soaks steel with blood, in the dungeon area: Power Station?

Among them, it was the Trombe Power Plant that the adventurers had recently arrived at.

What if this wasn’t contamination in the first place?

Is there any possibility that this could happen?

“Now, wait a minute, wait a minute. Mr. Cassias…?”

“Kekekeke, now you have the heart to respect this body.”

“No, that… what did you say earlier?”

“hmm?”

There was one possibility that Jinseong himself might have thought of in connection with the reason he had come to the Trombe Power Plant.

Evidence supporting that possibility also came to Jinseong’s mind vividly.

“When asked if I was taking orders-”

“An order! It’s not an order. Rather, it’s a legitimate relationship because I wanted it.”

When Jinseong asked if he had been ordered to do so by the , Casillas reacted violently.

This was the most angry reaction I’ve ever had, more so than when I was attacked a little while ago.

What was it like immediately afterwards?

“What I said earlier, ‘Did you think I’d let you off easy just because you’re human?’ is also like that…

He said.

Even if you are human, they won’t forgive you.

What does it mean to Casillas whether he is human or not?

Even so, why did you make a statement with hidden intentions like, ‘If you were human, you might have let it slide’?

Above all, the reason he gets upset at the word ‘order’ and insists that it is a legitimate relationship!

“no way-.”

“Kashiya- Suuuuuuu!”

There was a voice coming from far away.

A small girl with red short hair running towards me.

As soon as he saw her, Jinseong realized everything.

“-Summoner… Summoner’s 1st awakening, !”

Up until now, the only people Jinseong had faced were Kashiya’s ‘clones’ that appeared due to the summoner’s first awakening skill!