Episode 348: A country that has lost its romance (6)
A day ago.
Alvarez and other top ranked players have already received their summons.
They were told to come to the capital in advance in preparation for war, and thanks to that, they were in the capital when Count Gomes gave the order.
From 2nd to 9th place.
Valhalla’s rankers gathered in one place.
Alvarez looked around at the familiar faces and showed an expression of discomfort.
“I can’t believe this is all. “Valhalla is not what it used to be.”
A ranker who responded to the call.
Their number was only five.
Even considering that Balderas in 10th place and Ares in 3rd place did not respond to the summons, as many as two positions were vacant.
The reason was to go back to the past.
When there was an uproar due to Roman Dmitry. Many of Valhalla’s top rankers lost their lives.
With the deaths of Barbossa in 6th place, Rodriguez in 7th place, and Morales in 12th place, the Valhalla Imperial Family announced its intention to temporarily maintain Valhalla’s ranking.
There are only three dead people.
There were five, including those who turned away from the Valhalla Imperial Palace.
The Valhalla imperial family decided that a major reorganization was needed, and announced that they would later hold an overall ranking match to replace the emperor’s people.
A week is a week, a fortnight is a fortnight. The intention was to encourage competition among the rankers for a certain period of time and reorganize the rankings with the emperor’s people once again.
Valhalla ranking 5th.
Tron said.
“This is all because of Roman Dmitry. Didn’t Morales fall, Barbossa fall, and even Rodriguez cross the Nether Road because of that guy? And Ares also left Valhalla to follow Roman Dmitri, and Duke Vieto colluded with Dmitri and decided on this rebellion. That means we cannot say that Balderas’ absence, which is the last position, is in fact unrelated to Roman Dmitry.”
“That’s a funny situation.”
Alvarez laughed.
Valhalla.
How on earth did the country of warriors become like this?
People say that what happened at the Valhalla Festival was unfair, but because of that day, the Valhalla Imperial Family lost half of its top rankers.
It was a miserable situation.
There was once a saying that no one dared surpass the continental rankings except Kronos and Valhalla, but one mutant named Roman Dmitri completely changed the game.
Smiling wasn’t laughing.
My stomach was boiling.
Alvarez spoke as Valhalla’s second-in-command.
“Valhalla is now in a period of upheaval. As always, if we trust and follow His Majesty the Emperor, we will be rewarded accordingly. Count Gomes will summon us soon. “Move ahead and prepare for war.”
“yes.”
“Let’s do that.”
Everyone nodded.
And then I took a step.
But then.
An unexpected face stopped their steps.
“It’s been a while, everyone.”
A silver-haired man.
At the appearance of Ares, Alvarez’s expression distorted.
* * *
Ares.
It was the evil of Valhalla.
Born in Valhalla, he is said to be the greatest genius in Valhalla, and has now pledged allegiance to the Dmitri family.
Alvarez showed a fierce expression.
“You traitorous bastard. “With what confidence did you come here?”
“What a traitor. “As far as I know, I haven’t been expelled from the Valhalla rankings yet.”
He grinned and laughed.
It was just as Ares said.
Ares clearly left Valhalla, but the Valhalla imperial family took issue with this fact and did not expel him.
The reason was that the emperor’s authority could collapse.
If the uproar caused by Roman Dmitry is not enough and Ares is expelled, the general public will know that Ares abandoned the emperor and followed the Dmitri family.
So there was no need to handle the matter administratively.
Since we will be conducting a ranking match later, we have buried this potentially unpleasant fact for now.
Such a being.
Appeared in Valhalla.
It confidently passed through the warp gate, and Ares looked at Alvarez and drew his sword.
“Ares, 3rd in Valhalla rankings. “I request a decision match against Alvarez, who is ranked second.”
“This bastard.”
Moment.
Everyone’s expressions became distorted.
In particular, Schneider, ranked 9th, was furious with a red face.
“The bastard who abandoned Valhalla is in a decisive battle! “I absolutely cannot allow this!”
Schneider.
He was a memorable figure.
When Ares first ascended to the position of the Twelve Swords of the Continent, he gained fame by defeating Schneider, who once held one of the positions.
The shock of that day was great.
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Schneider showed signs of shaking rapidly and spent time wandering to the point where he was called an obsolete player, falling to 9th place in the rankings.
Ares said.
“The deciding match is the exclusive right of the top ranker. “It means it’s not a matter for you to argue about.”
Okay.
I turned my sword.
He aimed at Schneider and curled the corners of his mouth.
“If you wish, I will deal with you in turn. If you don’t like my actions, you can take me down from 3rd place and cancel the deciding match. What are you going to do, Schneider? “Just like that day in the past, if you are confident that you can defeat me, then draw your sword.”
The atmosphere was cold and frozen.
No one.
He did not say he would challenge.
Ares’ skills were real.
Ares, who was only a 5-star aura swordsman, was always questioned about his skills, and had to go through a proving process to rise to third place.
Everyone here has been defeated by him once.
As people who saw a wall in front of overwhelming talent, they could not readily say that they would face Ares.
Just one person.
Alvarez was different.
He drew his sword on behalf of everyone.
“You cocky bastard. Come on, accept the deciding match.”
* * *
I moved my seat.
Valhalla Temple.
Alvarez frowned as he faced Ares.
“People often make mistakes. “I had a huge misconception that the greatest talent in Valhalla was an undefeated warrior.”
Ares in 3rd place.
He stayed there for a while.
People thought Ares didn’t challenge Alvarez, but in reality, he unofficially faced him three times.
As a result, everyone lost. Ares’ brilliant sword skills did not work against Alvarez.
The difference in auras could not be overcome, and Ares spent time in stagnation.
“History just repeats itself, Ares.”
Okay.
The sword was extended to both sides.
It was Alvarez’s trademark dual swords.
When the priest of Valhalla, who was in charge of the confrontation, gave a signal, Alvarez and Ares rushed towards each other.
fluttering.
Kwarung.
Crumbling.
It was fast.
In an instant, the two men’s appearances became entangled, and the two beings attacked each other harshly without the slightest retreat.
Kaang!
Kakakakakakang!
It was a decisive clash.
Dozens of attacks and defenses were exchanged in such a short period of time that even the rankers of Valhalla who were watching the match could not properly keep up.
It was Alvarez who had the upper hand in a series of situations.
Alvarez pushed Ares by swinging his dual swords continuously, and Ares calmly blocked the opponent’s attacks, taking advantage of the moment.
Flash.
Ares’ sword split space.
It passed right in front of his nose at incredible speed, but Alvarez dodged the attack by slightly tilting his head.
“Where do you make modifications?”
Quang!
Crumbling.
struck from top to bottom.
Ares retrieved his sword and blocked the attack, but the attack, as if he had already expected it, was blocking Ares’ space.
Quang! Quang! Quang!
Memories came back.
Ares and Alvarez.
How was the last match between the two?
Ares may simply have the upper hand in swordsmanship, but Alvarez possesses strong strengths that overwhelm Ares.
That was the explosive power of the twin swords.
Normally, when two weapons are used, the explosive power is dispersed, but Alvarez used dual swords and both emitted explosive auras.
He was truly Ares’ natural enemy.
6 stars and 5 stars.
The difference in aura is absolute.
Ares proved that he could bridge the gap with his swordsmanship, but there was no way to handle the 6-star aura coming from his dual swords.
It was on a different level from the 3rd place that I defeated before.
The aura itself was destructive, but it was relentlessly pursued, and Ares suffered the bitter taste of defeat in three battles.
Quang!
Crumbling.
Ares was pushed back.
As Alvarez immediately followed and rushed towards him, Ares’ aura spread bright colors.
“You still rely on those trapping techniques.”
A fragment of aura.
It was a technique that dispersed aura.
When Alvarez created a wind of aura and sent the fragments flying, Ares’ face suddenly popped out from below.
It was a surprise attack. Alvarez’s response was very quick.
He calmly blocked Ares’ attack, and instead of retreating, he dug into the space.
They once again exchanged dozens of attacks in a space so close that they could feel each other’s breathing.
In the fierce clash, Ares showed off sophisticated and clean sword techniques, but it was Alvarez’s attack using his dual swords that always gained the upper hand.
Quang!
Hit it from above.
Quang!
swept aside.
When Ares was pushed back, he caught up again, and before he knew it, he retrieved the sword he had slashed and aimed for Ares’ neck.
hook.
Crumbling.
It was a narrow difference.
Just barely.
The tension was maintained.
Just by enduring this far, Ares acknowledged that his skills had improved.
But that’s it.
The victory belonged to Alvarez.
Alvarez, like a bull that doesn’t know where to turn, pushed Ares hard as if he wanted to kill him.
however.
Kaang!
Kakakakakakakang!
Something was strange.
The more you attack your opponent.
The more you exchange attacks.
I felt like my feet were in a swamp.
Something, something was wrong with this.
* * *
The first one too.
The second one too.
Third time too.
The cause of defeat was the difference in aura.
Due to the continued clash of auras, Ares’s aura weakened and he was eventually forced to admit defeat.
But now it was different.
It was strange.
It was only a 5-star aura, but no matter how much it clashed, the aura did not weaken.
It was then.
Kaan-
“?!”
The arm flew off.
For the first time.
Alvarez was pushed out.
Ares did not miss the opportunity to attack his opponent, curling the corners of his mouth as if laughing at his opponent.
“Whether it was then or now, it’s the same level.”
Then and now.
Ares has changed.
The reason he swore allegiance to Roman Dmitry was to make up for the gap in Aura.
No matter how hard I tried, I wanted to take down the six-star wall that I couldn’t overcome, and Chris and Kevin’s actions were a clue to that.
The two defeated high-level aura swordsmen even with low aura.
The moment it was proven that the distinction between genders was not absolute, Ares left Valhalla without hesitation and headed for Dmitri.
So I took the attack.
Just like in the past.
As a result of repeating the defeat, Ares came to one conclusion.
“It’s worth it.”
There was less repulsive force.
By incorporating Roman Dmitry’s method, Alvarez’s attacks with his dual swords did not feel burdensome.
hook.
Kaang!
It was from then on.
Ares’ sword skills shined.
The distrust rising in Alvarez’s heart made him hesitate, and Ares performed the swordsmanship that elevated him to the position of the Twelve Swords of the Continent.
It was a swordsmanship so clean that it took my breath away.
My head was spinning as the linked attack aimed at the left when I blocked the right, the lower body when I blocked the left, and the upper body when I blocked the lower body.
widely.
One more step.
I dug into the space.
The moment Ares exquisitely thrust his sword, Alvarez’s eyes changed.
‘Now is the time.’
It’s a disaster.
Crumbling.
The aura swirled.
Before he knew it, he crossed the retrieved twin swords and exploded, tearing Ares’ body apart at the same time.
Alvarez’s draw.
Even if Ares could make up for the difference in aura, second place in Valhalla rankings was definitely not easy.
He reached that position after hundreds or thousands of battles.
The top rankers in Valhalla are truly worn-out warriors.
When the opponent gained momentum, he guided a portion of it and exploded his aura at once, concentrating on one point.
This.
It will be unstoppable.
The destructive power of the six stars was concentrated in an area that Ares’ power could not handle.
however.
Just one thing.
The attack passed by Ares.
The moment Ares responded to the attack he thought was perfect, Alvarez felt terrible pain in his right arm.
Flash.
Wow.
My arm flew off.
I gritted my teeth.
As I hurriedly swung the sword in my left hand with shaking eyes, even my left arm rose in the air.
“Kaaak!”
My body stumbled.
I lost my balance and fell to the floor.
Seeing Alvarez looking up with startled eyes, Ares slowly approached.
“Alvarez. “Before I left for Dmitry, I was stagnant.”
Dmitry.
Aura wasn’t the only thing that developed there.
The swordsmanship just now was an imitation of Chris’s sharp sword, which had threatened him, in his own way.
It’s funny.
Ares was never wary of swordsmen of a lower level than himself, but his thoughts changed after dealing with Chris.
Dmitry had many dangerous prosecutors.
I knew that in order to protect my position there, I had to not only look up, but also look down.
so.
Even after winning, I scolded myself.
I reflected on the image of the person I had defeated and constantly wondered if there was something I could learn from him as well.
widely.
I stopped walking.
Ares raised his sword in Alvarez’s face as he sensed death.
“This is why I left for Dmitri.”
Kwarung.
Crumbling.
An aura arose.
Alvarez’s eyes widened at the intensely swirling aura.
“… … “Seo, really?!”
that.
It was clearly a 6-star aura.
I got goosebumps all over my body.
Ares has reached the level of 6 stars.
Although he was able to overwhelm himself from the beginning, he suffered a handicap by deliberately using a 5-star aura.
For just one showdown to overturn three defeats. I dared to put restrictions on the second in command of Valhalla.
Alvarez thought.
Ares is.
To put it bluntly, it was the best talent in Valhalla.
Wow.
Blood splattered.
Alvarez’s entire body was torn to pieces, and Alvarez fell with his eyes losing focus.
dump.
after that.
Schneider and his eyes widen.
Count Gomes stopped walking with a shocked expression.
fantasy,
