Overgeared

Using his elbow, Dominion broke the sword that was stuck in his ribs. He threw his spear at the same time, but Hayate blocked it with his Dragon Killing Sword swung by his left hand, as if he had predicted the move.

———!

The collision between the sword and spear sent out a transparent shockwave, followed by a thunderous blast, the resulting shock sweeping through the Valkyries like a tidal wave.

[...This is the trick of the Sword Saint.]

Dominion took in the pitiful condition of the Valkyries, who were bleeding from their eyes, ears, noses and mouths, and figured out Hayate’s previous tactic.

It was the sword. Hayate’s weapon, made from the silver dragon killing energy, changed its weight every time. Sometimes it was so light that it broke easily. Other times, it was so heavy that it lost its sharpness. However, the Dragon Killing Sword was different at that moment.

The moment it collided with the spear, it emitted a resounding sound as clear as a melody. This changed the nature of the shockwave, causing it to induce internal injuries to those who listened to it. He must’ve been aiming for this from the very beginning after a lot of trial and error.

[Your fighting technique is quite inventive.]

Dominion could only praise him sincerely, despite feeling uncomfortable deep down.

‘The compatibility between our fighting styles is bad.’

Dominion’s forces had performed well against Martial God Chiyou in the past.

As they crossed the continent five times, Chiyou had barely been able to harm the Valkyries. This had allowed Dominion to inflict several serious wounds on Chiyou while maintaining his full strength.

Of course, Dominion had still been seriously injured.

In any case, Hayate’s style was completely different from Chiyou. Unlike Chiyou, whose entire focus had been on Dominion, Hayate’s attention was on the Valkyries. Every time he blocked or dodged Dominion’s attack, he attacked the Valkyries without aiming to deal a counterattack on Dominion.

Even when Dominion deliberately left himself exposed, Hayate’s strategy remained the same. He didn’t look away. He stood firm and only aimed at the Valkyries.

Recalling his previous fight with Chiyou, Dominion realized it was only toward the end of the battle that Chiyou had taken to slaughtering the Valkyries…

‘...Is it just a matter of compatibility?’

Dominion had been comparing Hayate to Chiyou, only to pause in his thoughts, shocked at the sudden realization. The reason why the Valkyries performed well against Chiyou–it was because of Chiyou’s greed!

‘It seems that he’s been harboring expectations for me for some time.’

Yes, that had been Chiyou’s test. He’d wanted to see if the all-powerful Dominion could make him experience death...

‘In the end, I failed the test.’

After checking the results sheet, Chiyou had started slaughtering the Valkyries fiercely.

[...Sigh.]

Dominion’s expression changed in real time as he sighed deeply. His face had always been stern, befitting an existence in the highest position such as his. Now, raw emotions like greed and aggression materialized on his face.

“......”

Hayate took a step back.

———!

impossibly faster than all the ones that had

a ray of light, marking dozens of dots. The dots were connected by lines, and the lines formed shapes,

coat had been torn in several places. He’d failed to perform a counterattack, so now he had to focus on defense and evasion. Because of this, he was no

He opened his mouth to speak. [I didn’t expect

able to react because I was prepared in advance,” Hayate simply stated.

[......?]

to the unfamiliar emotions experienced in the moment. His heart was beating the hardest it

emotions, unfamiliar

a machine-like manner, following a constant pattern due to Dominion’s confidence in himself. Now, it was moving in

‘Dragon Slayer Hayate.’

which had always maintained his dignity, was now unusually

‘If I beat him—’

the gaze that was

will be different the next time I meet

and spear collided with each other promptly

“......”

had just been quietly watching the battle. The same could be said about the Valkyries. There was

the battle between these two was strengthening

end,

[...Keuk!]

on fighting alone. After all, the opponent was the Dragon Slayer who evolved to have two mental worlds. He was

“Dominion!”

Eligos, rushed over to support Dominion. Hundreds of Valkyries were still

you afford to help the loser? You will all pay with

go...” Seuron offered

to his side. Moreover,

then, Leraje and Knight joined the rest. The odds of winning

there, the number of captain-level Valkyries with skills equal to or greater than Seuron was at least fifty. There were also corps commander-level Valkyries whose

aware of this. Still, he was a ruler. He wasn’t in a

midst of the heightened tension between the two sides, Dominion, who had been staring at Hayate

mental world... There really are

was a mere three centimeters. Despite Hayate’s sword piercing that deeply, Dominion

quick pace because of a potion hidden inside his

paled in comparison to a god’s

must not give him more

signaled to Leraje with a knowing glance. Just then,

consider my defeat a worthy enough price for

Dominion was admitting defeat.

the Black and White Sisters didn’t notice, but Seuron had been frequently building up his transcendent status this year and he could

“”.......””

stiffened like statues. Eligos’s face was covered entirely by his helmet, but he had a rough idea of what his expression was

Slayer. Next time,

“......”

becoming a god killer. I will be

was an incomplete being who, if slain, could give someone the qualification to be

by Chiyou in the future. Today, he experienced the position of being inferior to someone for the first

thought that Dominion would continue

old dragons... I

of the Fire