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.

———!

faster than all

light, marking dozens of dots. The dots were connected by

rain. Hayate’s white coat had been torn in several places. He’d failed to perform a counterattack, so now he had

after the whole area was devastated. He opened his

prepared in advance,” Hayate simply stated. He even had

[......?]

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

stronger. These emotions, unfamiliar to

due to Dominion’s confidence in himself. Now, it was moving in

‘Dragon Slayer Hayate.’

had always maintained his

‘If I beat him—’

into the gaze that was locked onto

different the next time I

spear collided with each other promptly increased. The illusory spears pouring down from the sky

“......”

Black Knight Eligos and Seuron 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

between these two was strengthening them

the end,

[...Keuk!]

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

“Dominion!”

had been fighting admirably against Eligos, rushed over to support Dominion. Hundreds of Valkyries were still alive and well, but Eligos no longer

loser? You will

Seuron offered a cautious

suffered a serious stab to his side. Moreover, Hayate was a human being. Dominion had already started restoring his severed heart,

Knight joined the rest. The odds of winning

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 position to simply let go of enemies who dared invade

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

There really are

piercing that deeply, Dominion had already

mouth. It was all 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 past, which now proved to be of great

paled in comparison to a god’s inherent recovery

not give him more

to Leraje with a knowing glance. Just then, Dominion

my defeat a worthy enough price for

Dominion was admitting defeat.

frequently building up his transcendent status this year and he could feel that the pressure coming from Dominion

“”.......””

like statues. Eligos’s face was covered entirely by his helmet, but he had a

Slayer. Next time, It will

“......”

will be the one to get rid of Chiyou, not you or

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

Chiyou in the future. Today, he experienced the position of

Dominion would continue to experience changes in the

don’t help the old dragons... I will think

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