The Author's POV

Chapter 815

"Surprised? Just gotten started?"

Jezebeth mumbled Ren's words over and over again while covering his mouth with his hand. As his whole body shook, his posture became increasingly hunched over.

"Kh…khh…k.."

The words were so unexpected that he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

His laughter started out as a series of muffled cries, but it quickly grew into something more. It wasn't a boisterous laugh, but it had a depth to it that reverberated throughout the world.

By the time he was done laughing, tears had formed in the corners of his eyes.

"Now this…"

He wiped the tears from his eyes, fixing his gaze on Ren.

"This is the way things ought to play out. And here I was getting concerned that everything was going a little too smoothly for me."

Jezebeth felt genuinely relieved.

The scariest thing was the unknown. Something that Ren specialized in.

What wasn't scary was the known, and now that he knew what Ren's plan was, he no longer felt as wary as before.

Having said that, he didn't let his guard down.

Turning his head to stare at the projections, Jezebeth smiled.

"So this is your plan?"

Within one of the projections, the only thing he could see was the color white, and although he couldn't exactly tell what was going on inside, he already had an idea.

"Hmm."

He smiled while pondering.

"It isn't a bad plan, but…"

Turning his head to look at Ren, he shook his head.

"Never mind, I'm sure you've already worked everything out in your head. Your years of experience should have prepared you to recognize certain facts by now. I suppose the only thing I can do is try to move things along more quickly."

Clenching his fist, the air around Jezebeth trembled. Staring directly at Ren, he punched out.

WOOOM―!

It didn't matter where his fist went; the space around it would shatter, and a whole new world would reflect in the broken pieces of space. This time, it was a snow-covered plain with rocky outcrops.

***

Drizzle. Drizzle.

Water drizzled down from the sky once the whiteness of the world faded. An utter silence encompassed the world, only broken by the muffled drizzle from above.

"Still alive?"

A certain voice broke the silence. Slowly descending from the sky, Ren's gaze paused on a small figure laying beneath the ocean floor. Over half of his body was torn, and his eyes were completely white.

Stepping onto the surface of the water, he bent his body slightly. He calmly studied the demon beneath, his gaze fixed on his white eyes.

He was still alive, but his condition wasn't good.

He was barely holding onto his own life.

'So this is how strong the sixth movement is…'

Ren inwardly muttered, staring at his hands, which had become transparent. For the first time he could remember, he had finally used the sixth movement, and the power contained within it was something that was well beyond his expectations.

No…

To say this was beyond his expectations was a lie.

He had seen what it could do against the Protector and thus could tell exactly how powerful it was.

Splash―!

Submerging himself into the water, Ren sank down until he stood right above Prince Murdock. He was just about to end things when, all of a sudden, Prince Murdock's gaze cleared, and his hand sharply reached for his neck.

Swoosh―!

"Hm?"

back just in time to avoid

"You're still fine?"

Prince Murdock standing before him with his entire

his

Swoosh―!

Murdock seemed completely unresponsive. As though something had taken over

"Uh…?!"

was, his entire body suddenly froze in place, and golden runes and words began to form around him and then

looked up, he was astounded to see a fine white film covering

"Wait… this…"

power of

runes and the golden words the very instant that

"How is this…?"

into a state of utter

the moment, but he had no time to dwell on them as two sharp claws made

Swoosh―!

apart, and in its place was a long trail of

moving his body, and just as the claws were

"Fuck it."

to the Prince's emanated from his entire body, and at the same time, golden runes materialized on

that were encircling Ren's body shattered, and his body, which was already transparent,

something inside of him tear apart and felt

a result, his movements froze for a fraction of a second, but he was able to maintain his composure and press his palm against

over his body, and he vanished from

Thump!

just about to follow him when he suddenly noticed that

stunned to discover that his legs had completely vanished, and he fell face first against the sand

himself with his hands, Ren

"Not… yet…"

had significantly weakened as a result of his actions, and he came perilously close to actually passing

something inside of him that had snapped completely, and within his vision,

He needed to die.

"Ukh."

himself up by pressing his hand against

stumbled forward, he eventually arrived

Smack―!

slapped him on

the

out of

mused, distancing himself

That was…

"Ukah."

finally gained clarity, and he audibly

head turned to face him, and their

"Y…y,you…"

gaze of the demon. With his hands behind him,

futile attempt as his back touched the rock

a powerful demon, who was once hailed as one of the strongest existences beneath Jezebeth and the Protectors, cowering right in front of

him rather quickly, and his hand

me, so why didn't you? Are you trying to play

was his calm and collected

are you

"Quiet."

to utter a single word. Grasping tightly at his neck, Ren

one reason I'm still keeping you

muttered silently, his eyes

because you don't deserve to die so easily. You need

Bang―!

the same haze in his eyes, he brought his

Bang―!

it against the ground once

Bang―!

And again.

Bang―!

And again.

Bang―!

He smashed relentlessly.

the water shook with each smash, and like a machine, he continued for what seemed like

face was completely mangled, and he let out

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