The Author's POV

If one were to use a word to describe how the situation beneath the tower was, it'd be 'slaughter'. The large hall of the tower was filled with blood, and the agonized screams of the demons could be heard continuously ringing out from within the space.

"Akh!"

"Aurgkh!"

What was supposed to be a trap in which they would find their way to slay the current leader of humanity instead turned out to be a slaughter for the demons.

Things weren't supposed to be this way.

Spurt―!

"Akh! No!"

Cracka! Cracka!

Sparks of electricity were seen flying through the air, and blood was seen accompanying each spark. The next thing that appeared after the sparks were a couple of yellow streaks.

They came forth immediately from Liam's eyes as they surveyed the entirety of the battlefield in front of him. There was something distinctively different about him today...

Whenever his gaze settled, a number of demons would fall from the sky and, not long after, turn into powder. It seemed as though his form was constantly fading into and reappearing in front of a demon before reverting back to a blurry state.

When he moved through an area, blood would spatter, and a demon would be killed.

…He was like a god of death, and he garnered the attention of those around him.

"Who is he?"

"…Have you seen him somewhere before?"

"Since when did we have someone this strong and yet not know anything about them?"

Within the hall, conversations began to take place as everyone's attention was drawn to Liam, who was sneaking his way through the demons and dispatching them in a matter of moments.

Because of the uproar his actions caused, even Octavious and the highest-ranking officers of what was formerly the Union took notice of what was going on.

"Why have I never heard of him?"

Even Octavious was taken aback by the scene that unfolded in front of his very eyes. At first glance, he was able to tell that the man before him was not an ordinary person but rather someone whose rank had reached the rank.

…Having just recovered his feelings and retained most of his memories, Octavious was shocked to know that he had no clue as to who the young man was.

"Where did such a monster appear from?"

Even though everyone else was talking about him, the individual in question, Liam, seemed to be thinking about something entirely different.

'I can see it.'

as his eyes performed a low scan of the area that he was in. His vision began to blur, and he suddenly found himself standing in

body before settling on a specific location, which he then stabbed directly in

"Arkgh!"

Spurt―!

demon did not

about the scenario was that right after Liam defeated

same thing repeated itself, and his

'This…'

just stood there, staring into space, as the demon in front of him disintegrated into powder. The unexpected turn

ever felt this way,

most of his attention were the thin

projections were an exact copy of them; the only difference was

of them, and when they flew, their projection would appear just a little bit ahead of where

shocking were the projections that were in

the demons turn their bodies and move directly into the same position as where the projection

predict

seemed to be the most logical given the situation, and yet… Liam found

It baffled him.

turned his head to look around, he noticed that time had slowed down and blue projections had appeared in

started to turn gray, and he noticed that the mana in his body was quickly depleting. Because of how quickly it happened, by the time a couple of seconds had

that didn't matter to

was whether or not what he was seeing was true, and as soon as he stopped channeling his mana and saw everyone move in the direction of

'It…It's true…'

predict everyone's movements, and the revelation stunned him. At that precise moment, more than a dozen

Is this something that belongs to my art? Is this because

"Ugh."

massaging

same time, he felt his heart palpitate with an unusual

was facing off against Ren in the Demon

the sparks that were already flying around his body began to crackle and pop with even greater intensity

Cracka. Cracka. Cracka.

from its sheath, a powerful force emanated from it,

He grinned.

"Come."

***

"What's up with Liam?"

a very long time that Liam was

been holding

with him over the past few years, was baffled by what Liam was currently showing. He had originally thought he knew his strength, but looking at

Bang―!

the impact caused his entire body to shake, but he did not move even an inch from where he

"Focus."

Following this, Hein heard a whistling sound, and a fist hurled past his