The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 477: The Sword of Absolute Annihilation

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang…!”

Muffled sounds echoed in the air above the plaza in front of the Buztout mansion, shockwaves erupting continuously.

Shien was being pummeled like a ball by invisible attacks, completely reduced to Aldia’s punching bag.

Aldia focused on his punches, the blows transcending the limitations of space, striking Shien from all directions.

Shien couldn’t avoid these invisible and unpredictable attacks, seemingly having completely lost the ability to resist.

This scene made many believe that Aldia’s victory was inevitable.

Girls like Lia, Lumia, and Melika even showed worried expressions, as if they wanted to rush out and stop the fight.

Even Ancil had the same thought.

After all, that was his future son-in-law. He couldn’t just let Aldia beat him to death, right?

Only Airi, watching the scene in the plaza, smirked as if she had noticed something.

“It seems he’s getting used to it.”

Airi suddenly said.

Nadue, merged with nature, was also watching the battle, and at a certain moment, she raised an eyebrow.

Even Aldia, who was continuously punching, felt something strange.

For some reason, he felt like his attacks had missed a few times.

“Is it an illusion?”

Aldia couldn’t help but think this.

After all, his attacks using [Volt] were known as the “Spear of Unerring Accuracy.” They shouldn’t miss.

Therefore, Aldia’s subconscious initially dismissed it as an illusion.

However, Aldia was a level ninety-eight legendary expert, very close to the level cap of one hundred. He couldn’t be mistaken about his own senses.

Therefore, as time passed, Aldia’s expression gradually changed.

“No, this isn’t an illusion…!”

Aldia clearly felt that his attacks were missing more and more frequently.

What did this mean?

It meant that his attacks, known as the “Spear of Unerring Accuracy,” were being dodged.

“…!”

Aldia abruptly turned around and finally looked at Shien.

He saw that Shien, whom he had been using as a punching bag, was not only unharmed, but had also closed his eyes at some point.

Yes.

Shien had closed his eyes.

At this moment, Shien amplified his senses and the perception ability of [Outer Awareness of Heaven’s Decree] to their limits, extending them to his surroundings.

Shien perceived the entire environment, as if he could overlook the world, clearly seeing everything.

The flow of the wind.

The tremors of the earth.

The commotion of the people.

And even the movements of the atmosphere were all within Shien’s perception.

“I see…”

Shien muttered.

He “saw” those invisible attacks, the punches coming at him from all directions, clearly grasping their positions, directions, and speed.

Shien even felt like he “saw” a mysterious figure.

That figure seemed to be merged with nature, one with the world, making Shien only vaguely sense “her” presence.

“What is that?”

For a moment, Shien was stunned, but his attention was quickly drawn back to the invisible punches flying towards him.

Countless invisible attacks came from all directions.

Shien began to move.

At first, they were just small movements.

Twisting his waist.

Stretching his legs.

Turning around.

Moving his head.

With these small movements, Shien moved his body in mid-air.

And it was these small movements that allowed Shien to gradually dodge the incoming attacks.

At first, it was just one.

Then, the number of dodged attacks gradually increased.

Later, Shien’s movements became larger, his body shifting more significantly, allowing him to dodge more and more attacks, the number of hits he took decreasing.

This wasn’t only noticed by Aldia, but also by the experts hidden in the shadows.

“He… he dodged Aldia’s attacks?”

Ancil noticed this and was shocked.

The others’ expressions also changed, surprised.

Aldia’s expression turned incredibly serious.

“He actually dodged them?”

The Knight Commander was also shocked.

The Spear of Unerring Accuracy was broken today by a young rising star.

Aldia’s expression changed, then his eyes hardened. Not only did he not stop attacking, but he even increased his attack frequency, the speed and number of his punches increasing significantly.

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang…!”

The invisible attacks coming at Shien from all directions became incredibly dense and swift, striking him and creating a series of muffled sounds.

Shien, who had just started dodging Aldia’s [Volt] attacks, was once again reduced to a punching bag, bombarded by even more punches.

But Shien ignored this and kept his eyes closed, calm and composed, extending his senses and the perception of [Outer Awareness of Heaven’s Decree], continuing to observe the invisible attacks from all directions, grasping their directions and positions, and once again trying to dodge with small movements.

Soon, Shien got used to Aldia’s attack speed, his movements becoming larger, dodging more and more attacks.

Aldia gritted his teeth, seemingly trying to increase his attack speed and frequency again.

However, Shien had already completely adapted to his attacks.

Therefore…

“Now!”

Shien suddenly opened his eyes, his body moving at an astonishing speed, leaving afterimages.

The incoming invisible attacks were all dodged by Shien.

“What…!?”

Aldia’s heart skipped a beat.

And Shien, seizing this opportunity, used the teleportation of [Outer Perception of Heaven’s Decree] and appeared before Aldia.

Aldia finally reacted, instinctively slashing out, using [Volt] to adjust the position of his attack towards Shien.

But Shien’s Holy Sword had also descended.

“Swish!”

The sound of the slash echoed.

The sealed Holy Sword grazed Aldia’s chest, its tip drawing a trace of blood.

Aldia’s chest was cut open by Shien’s Holy Sword, blood splattering.

The wound wasn’t big.

Aldia’s attack, using [Volt], successfully hit Shien’s incoming Holy Sword.

But Shien could already “see” Aldia’s attack, so before his attack was blocked, he abruptly twisted the Holy Sword, grazing Aldia with the tip.

The stinging pain from his chest triggered Aldia’s instinctive counterattack. He retreated rapidly, slashing out with his broadsword almost reflexively.

This slash, adjusted by [Volt], didn’t come from before Shien, but appeared behind him, striking him fiercely.

However, Shien’s [Outer Awareness of Heaven’s Decree] once again successfully captured Aldia’s attack.

“Swish!”

Without hesitation, Shien decisively used the teleportation of [Outer Perception of Heaven’s Decree] and retreated rapidly.

Shien and Aldia separated and retreated simultaneously, creating a large distance between them.

When their feet landed again, they were nearly a hundred meters apart.

The fierce battle came to a temporary halt.

Silence descended upon the area.

Everyone looked at Shien and Aldia, stunned at first, then their eyes widened in shock.

“Drip…”

Blood began to seep from Aldia’s chest, dripping onto the ground and staining it red.

This scene shocked many.

“Aldia… is injured…?”

Ancil’s eyes widened.

“Commander… is injured…?”

Charl trembled.

“Injured…”

“Injured…!”

“Aldia is injured…!”

Everyone present was shocked.

Including Rockto.

Including Jacinta.

Including Harvis.

Including Yuler.

Naturally, also including Vivian, Lumia, and Melika.

It couldn’t be helped.

“He actually injured the Kingdom’s Shield of Mitra…?”

Nadue was surprised.

“Not bad.”

Airi also raised an eyebrow in approval.

Lilith, who had been watching the battle, beamed.

Lasha, standing beside Lilith, her eyes flickered slightly.

The strongest of the human race had been injured by Shien in this battle.

This was a remarkable feat.

An undeniable feat.

Because ever since Aldia reached the legendary level, he had never been injured.

His level and strength had already surpassed most people in this world, second only to the Three Goddesses and the Six Demon Lords. Even other legendary-level experts could hardly injure him.

Coupled with his Unique Skill, [Volt], which allowed Aldia to block attacks from any direction with just a flick of his finger, earning him the title of “Shield of Absolute Defense,” he hadn’t been injured in ten years.

Even Lucy, even with the Holy Sword unleashed, couldn’t injure Aldia.

It could be said that in this world, besides those transcendent beings like the Three Goddesses and the Six Demon Lords, there was almost no one who could injure Aldia.

Until today, when Shien achieved this feat.

And he himself remained unharmed.

“Phew…”

Shien exhaled, looking at Aldia, a smile finally appearing on his face.

Aldia, on the other hand, feeling the stinging pain in his chest, looking at the dripping blood, fell silent.

The atmosphere became more oppressive and heavy than ever before.

“It seems I’ve won, Commander Aldia.”

Shien declared.

To this…

“No, you haven’t won yet.”

Aldia said calmly.

That’s right.

Shien hadn’t won yet.

“You’ve broken my Spear of Unerring Accuracy, and my Shield of Absolute Defense, but you haven’t experienced my final move yet—the Sword of Absolute Annihilation.”

Aldia said calmly.

“Only if you can withstand this move will I admit defeat.”

As Aldia said this, his magic power began to swell.

“The Sword of Absolute Annihilation?”

Shien frowned, then relaxed his expression.

Although Shien hadn’t heard of the three legends surrounding Aldia’s Unique Skill, the Spear of Unerring Accuracy, the Shield of Absolute Defense, and the Sword of Absolute Annihilation, it didn’t affect what he had to do.

That was, to defeat Aldia.

“Then let’s see it, Commander Aldia.”

Shien accepted the challenge head-on.

Aldia didn’t waste any words.

“Hum!”

As the air trembled, magic power surged from Aldia’s body, flowing into his broadsword.

Aldia raised the broadsword high, gathering magic power on it continuously.

The atmosphere became turbulent.

The earth trembled.

On Aldia’s sword, a red magic blade quickly formed and expanded.

“[Magic Sword]?”

Seeing this, Shien immediately knew what kind of attack Aldia was about to unleash.

However, Shien quickly noticed something was wrong.

“Hum—!”

As the air trembled even more violently, a second magic blade appeared on Aldia’s sword.

A second later, a third magic blade appeared.

Then a fourth… a fifth… a sixth…

Until the tenth magic blade appeared, all the [Magic Sword] blades on Aldia’s broadsword overlapped, transforming into an incredibly dense and crimson [Magic Sword].

“This is…?”

Shien was surprised.

Aldia raised the crimson [Magic Sword] high and said calmly,

“My [Volt] can not only change the direction and position of my attacks, but also overlap them, combining them to become even stronger.”

“There’s no limit to the number of overlaps, but each overlap creates a burden. It’s fine for ordinary attacks, but for a technique like [Magic Sword], even I can only overlap it ten times at most.”

“But this tenfold [Magic Sword] makes its power more than ten times stronger than before.”

“Once, a Hero’s [Magic Sword] split the sea in two.”

“Although I haven’t tried it, I believe this attack can achieve the same effect.”

This was the Sword of Absolute Annihilation.

The overlapped [Magic Sword] attack was Aldia’s trump card, his true strongest attack.

“Only if you can withstand this attack will I admit defeat.”

“How about it?”

“Are you ready?”

Aldia looked at Shien with burning eyes.

Shien’s eyes flickered, and he didn’t speak, but an infinite fighting spirit burned within them.

Was he ready?

Of course!

After all…

“My sword isn’t easy to take either.”

Shien tightened his grip on the Holy Sword, pouring magic power into it.

“Clang!”

The sealed Holy Sword began to radiate a brilliant light.