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.

———!

of the attack was impossibly faster than all the ones that

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

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

after the whole area was devastated. He opened his mouth to speak. [I didn’t expect you to withstand this,

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

[......?]

surrendered himself to the unfamiliar emotions experienced in the moment.

These emotions, unfamiliar to a being who was born an

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

‘Dragon Slayer Hayate.’

always upright posture, which had always maintained his dignity,

‘If I beat him—’

was flooding into the

be different the next time I meet

collided with each other promptly increased. The illusory spears pouring

“......”

same could be said about the Valkyries. There was no room for them to intervene. The Dragon Slayer

was strengthening them both. The vast battlefield continued

the end, victory

[...Keuk!]

became stronger when he commanded an army. The fight had become overwhelmingly disadvantageous for him the second he became solely focused on fighting alone.

“Dominion!”

to support Dominion.

loser? You will all pay

Seuron offered a

side. Moreover, Hayate was a human

The odds

was at

of this. Still, he was a ruler. He wasn’t in a position to simply let go of enemies

sides, Dominion,

There

a mere three centimeters. Despite Hayate’s sword piercing that deeply, Dominion had already recovered enough to be able to

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

comparison to a god’s inherent

give him

Leraje with a knowing

consider my defeat a worthy

Dominion was admitting defeat.

had been frequently building up his

“”.......””

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

Next time, It will be

“......”

killer. I will be the one to get rid of Chiyou, not you

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

least for Dominion, he wouldn’t be buried by Chiyou in the future. Today, he experienced the position of being inferior to someone

thought that Dominion would continue

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

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