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.

———!

speed of the attack was impossibly faster than all the ones

like a ray of light, marking dozens of dots. The dots were

torn in several places. He’d failed to perform a counterattack,

an exhale only after the whole area was devastated. He opened his mouth to speak. [I

have human-like expressions. I was able to react because I was prepared in advance,”

[......?]

particularly emotional. He just surrendered himself to the unfamiliar emotions experienced in the

emotions, unfamiliar to a being who was born an Absolute, were changing

in a machine-like manner, following a constant pattern due to Dominion’s

‘Dragon Slayer Hayate.’

always upright posture, which had always

‘If I beat him—’

the

be different the

times that the sword and spear collided with each other promptly increased.

“......”

watching the battle. The same could be said about the Valkyries. There was no room for them to intervene. The Dragon Slayer and the God of War

was strengthening them both. The vast battlefield

the end, victory belonged

[...Keuk!]

the second he became solely focused on fighting alone. After all, the opponent

“Dominion!”

Valkyrie, who had been fighting admirably against Eligos, rushed over to support Dominion. Hundreds of Valkyries were still alive and well, but Eligos

the loser?

Seuron

moment his final blow struck Dominion’s chest, Hayate also suffered a serious stab to his side. Moreover, Hayate was a human being. Dominion had already started

Knight joined the rest. The odds of winning were low

or greater than Seuron was at

he was a ruler. He wasn’t in a position to simply

between the two sides, Dominion, who had been staring at Hayate

There really are

centimeters. Despite Hayate’s sword piercing that deeply, Dominion had already recovered enough to be able to stand without requiring any

relative. Hayate was also recovering at a quick pace because of a potion hidden inside his coat, a Reidan recovery potion that he’d received from Grid in the

potion paled in comparison to a god’s

must not give him more time

Leraje with a knowing glance. Just

I consider my defeat a worthy enough price for invading

Dominion was admitting defeat.

up his transcendent status this year and he could

“”.......””

was covered entirely by his helmet, but he had a rough idea of what his expression was like when he met

time, It

“......”

a god killer. I will be the one to get rid of Chiyou,

Chiyou wasn’t solely because of revenge. Chiyou was a fallen god whose desire was to experience death. He was an incomplete being who, if slain, could give someone the qualification to be considered a complete god killer. He was a risk factor, so it was only reasonable for Asgard to want him

he experienced the position of being inferior to someone for the first time. He experienced emotions he had never felt

thought that Dominion would continue to experience

old dragons...

the Fire Dragon.