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.

———!

was impossibly faster

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

sky like heavy rain. Hayate’s white 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 longer able

the whole area was devastated. He opened his mouth to speak. [I

human-like expressions. I was able to react because I was prepared in advance,” Hayate simply stated. He even had a faint smile

[......?]

surrendered himself to the unfamiliar emotions experienced in the

and a desire to get stronger. These emotions, unfamiliar to a being who was born an Absolute, were changing

moved in a machine-like manner, following a constant pattern due to

‘Dragon Slayer Hayate.’

always upright posture, which had always maintained

‘If I beat him—’

into the gaze that was locked onto

different the

each other promptly increased. The

“......”

had just been quietly 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 were solely focused on

battle between these two was strengthening them both.

the end,

[...Keuk!]

The fight had become overwhelmingly disadvantageous for him the second he became solely focused on fighting alone. After all, the opponent was the Dragon Slayer who evolved to have two mental worlds. He was probably one of the few in the world who

“Dominion!”

support

loser? You will all pay with your

go...” Seuron

suffered a serious stab to his side. Moreover,

joined the rest. The odds of winning were low when

with skills equal to or greater than Seuron was at least fifty. There were also corps commander-level

he was a ruler. He wasn’t in a position to simply let go of enemies who dared

the two sides, Dominion, who had been

mental world... There

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

mouth. It was all relative. Hayate was also recovering at a quick pace

comparison to a god’s

not give him

to Leraje with a knowing glance. Just then, Dominion

I consider my defeat a worthy enough price

Dominion was admitting defeat.

been frequently building up his transcendent status

“”.......””

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

Next time, It will be

“......”

a god killer. I will be

desire was to experience death. He was an incomplete being who, if slain, could

by Chiyou in the future. Today, he experienced the position of being inferior to someone for the first time. He experienced emotions he had never

Dominion would continue to experience changes in

old dragons... I will think

know, Judar has recently targeted the heart of the Fire Dragon. He would’ve never done that if he secretly joined forces with the