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?"

step back just in

"You're still fine?"

was taken aback the most by the sight of Prince Murdock standing before him with his entire body completely restored to

his heart

Swoosh―!

Murdock seemed completely unresponsive. As

"Uh…?!"

place, and golden runes and words began to form around

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

"Wait… this…"

power of the

the runes and the golden words the very instant that they

"How is this…?"

a state

mind at the moment, but he had no time

Swoosh―!

apart, and in its

body, and just as the claws were about to reach his face, he clenched his teeth

"Fuck it."

white glow that was eerily similar to the Prince's emanated from his entire body, and at the same time,

and his body, which was already transparent, became

apart and felt the connection between him and Dark Servant

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

palm touched the Prince's abdomen, golden runes appeared all over his body, and he vanished from the spot, careening off into the distance and crashing into a number of distant

Thump!

about to follow him when

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

with his hands, Ren was just able to

"Not… yet…"

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

of him that had snapped completely, and within his vision, the only thing that existed was the

He needed to die.

"Ukh."

pushed himself up by pressing his hand against the sand, and his legs slowly began to

he stumbled forward, he eventually

Smack―!

he slapped him on the face a couple of

much, as the Prince didn't

completely out of

distancing himself from

That was…

"Ukah."

finally gained clarity, and he audibly gasped

head turned to face

"Y…y,you…"

the terrified gaze of the demon. With his hands behind him, the

as his back touched the rock behind

Jezebeth and the Protectors, cowering right in front

a step toward him, he caught up to him rather

what are you doing?! You had the chance to kill me, so why didn't you? Are you trying to play

in a state of panic. Long gone was his calm and collected gaze from before. What replaced it was one of utter fear

are you

"Quiet."

a single word. Grasping tightly at his neck, Ren brought his face near his,

reason I'm still keeping

muttered silently, his

deserve to die so easily.

Bang―!

the Prince's head against the bedrock beneath. With the same haze in

Bang―!

it against the

Bang―!

And again.

Bang―!

And again.

Bang―!

He smashed relentlessly.

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

completely mangled, and he let out

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