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"Why do you openly declare that you will kill? It looks like you could do that."
It wasn't a bluff; Kaio genuinely had that kind of gaze. To the point where he was trembling even if he was deliberately sarcastic to make Jin more angry.
Jin smiles on the outside, but his mouth is dry.
'I can't even play a villain. This one is scary.'
Jin came to Laprarosa to purify the chaos, regained all his strength, and gained further enlightenment through battle god fusion. Jin never thought he would be so deeply and heavily pressured by Kaio's 'fighting spirit'.
Jin knew from before that Kaio is one of the highest level battle kings of the Plutonian tribe.
Even when the opening ceremony was held with the battle god fusion, all the battle kings fought with the support of Kaio.
Kaio assisted everyone with a single bow, and his arrows were the most elusive and threatening attacks even in the Battle God Fusion state.
"The 22nd match, begin."
As Vahn's words ended, a storm of lightning energy gathered around Kaio's Great Bow, 'Godkiller.'
[T/L:- 신살(神煞):- God Killer(神-God, 煞- to kill).]
Energy also gathered in Sigmund, but Jin was slightly slower than Kaio.
The difference was enough that it could only be recognized by those at least at the level of Battle Kings. The moment the blade and arrow collided, the ordinary warriors perceived that the two had attacked at the same time.
It was heavy.
The feeling was completely different from Teto, Garmund, Palem, and Dalpir, whom Jin had competed with before.
Especially in the previous two matches, even though Jin lost, he thought that the result might have been different if he used the Plutonian Reign Sword to its limit.
This time, Jin was sure from the first blow. At this moment, there was no way to defeat Kaio in a 'normal match.'
'If I continue training, there might be a chance.'
At the current rate of growth, it won't take very long. The sense of battle god fusion is growing Jin rapidly day by day.
Bang-!
A blunt impact shook his body whenever he parried the arrows that flew in a series of shots.
As if there was no need to check your opponent's moves, Kaio pushed Jin to the limit from the very beginning.
Jin was barely keeping up with his flow. In the eyes of the ordinary warriors, it seemed like a close match, but the battle kings already judged that Kaio had gained the upper hand.
No wonder.
Even the ordinary warriors, who felt that the two were fighting on an equal footing, believed that the outcome of the 22nd match was decided.
'It's a matter of time. At this rate, brother Jin will tire out soon.'
'I hope brother 10th battle king doesn't hurt brother Jin too much....'
Those who argued that Jin, as the successor, had to undergo another test with other Battle Kings, and those who saw him as confirmed successor, all shared the same worry.
When Kaio said "an accident might happen", it wasn't only heard by Jin.
"Didn't you say you could definitely defeat me? It's disappointing."
"Why don't you shoot one more arrow while you have time to talk? I am still holding on...… Kut!"
The arrow broke and a lightning bolt pierced Jin's left arm. The shrapnel deeply embedded, almost touching the bone, was not a coincidence but Kaio's intention.
It wasn't that Jin broke the arrow, but it was 'Scattered Arrows'(散矢). [Kaio's battle king Mystic Technique]
Unlike the mana cannon's explosive-type bullets, all of the dozens of shards of Kaio's scattered arrows moved according to his will.
At the opening ceremony, Jin did not experience Kaio's scattered arrows.
At the time, in order to pierce Jin's lightning energy, which was enhanced by battle god fusion, it was necessary to concentrate the destructive power to one point to the limit, so he didn't use this ability.
Moreover, during the three victories, he didn't reveal it to the other brethren, making it an entirely unexpected attack for Jin.
A shrapnel that had dug into his left arm was dislodged, severe bleeding followed. Then, in the second round, Jin had no choice but to take another blow to the injured area.
'This is no joke.'
To change the situation, a significant technique was required.
However, Kaio did not allow Jin even the slightest amount of time. He had fought against countless opponents, but it felt like Kaio was the first one who didn't even give him a chance to catch his breath.
He can't close the distance.
Kaio leaped like the wind, shooting arrows from all directions. It seemed like not one person but around ten archers were indiscriminately firing.
'Compared to this, Yulian's thunderbolt Harmilla is cute.'
Rather, it felt like an archer with the divine power of the storm god.
[T/L:- 폭풍신 :- Storm god. (폭풍- storm, 신- god)]
Even if Jin barely succeeded in defending, each time a vulnerability appeared, scattered arrows exploded, preventing him from moving away from his current position.
Jin changed his sword.
"Shadow Sword Ultimate technique? Ah, now that I think about it, it seems like you believe in that, brother Jin. Yeah, that sword is a bit dangerous."
Having said that, Kaio immediately increased his firepower even further.
Jin's shadow sword ultimate technique, that even blocked Lingling's senses, was not released.
It was because the curtain of shadow force that was trying to color the main hall was being torn apart by Kaio's lightning bolts.
It wasn't entirely ineffective. The accuracy of the bow decreased due to the obstruction of vision, and a considerable amount of lightning energy wasted in pushing out the shadow force.
"Brother Jin, you know very well that there is no point in buying time like this."
Every time Jin thought that Kaio would stop at this point, the firepower of the god killer increased.
In the end, Jin couldn't fully use the ultimate technique of the shadow sword, and had to replace the shadow sword technique with magic sword technique.
Even that wasn't perfect. In a state where his entire body was shaking from the impact like a ship trapped in a storm, he couldn't properly execute any technique. He couldn't even borrow Tess's most crucial power.
Even so, the flames showed tremendous power. He set the arrow on fire, pushed the lightning energy out and spread it, and even attacked Kaio.
The opponent that crossed Jin's mind at that moment was Hedo, the Tower Keeper of the White Night. The unsteadily unfolding fire had as much destructive power as the moment he hit the Hedo in the Sota Desert.
And, just like Hedo did at that time, Kaio showed his strength to shake off the blue flames without difficulty.
If Tess's power was added and fully used, even Kaio wouldn't have been able to take it so easily.
However, in combat, the assumptions were meaningless.
Because of this, Kaio did not feel much threat from Jin's flames.
Suaak-!
Dark sword energy was erupting between the blue flames. Kaio gracefully evaded the sword energy and began to close the distance with Jin.
It was not because he underestimated Jin to the point of giving up the advantage of dominating the distance. Rather, it was a deliberate choice to finish Jin more decisively.
The closer he gets, the more the destructive power of god killer is multiplied. The lightning energy that engulfed the entire main hall was converging towards Kaio as he got closer.
It was like tightening your grip. Even though the area encroached by Kaio's lightning energy shrunk, Jin couldn't spread his energy there. A stronger force continues to suppress Jin.
The shadow force curtain, that had been spread out in front of him, had been pierced.
With the final defense line crumbling, Jin had to endure the lightning energy of god killer, which had begun to seep into it.
Maintaining an absurdly advantageous state while eroding the opponent's territory with lightning energy is one of the characteristics of the Plutonian Reign Sword. Kaio's technique resembled that.
Swoosh-! Tak!
While frantically blocking the arrows, scattered arrows exploded again. With the third burst, Jin felt his vision darken for an instant.
Eyes.
The two shards had precisely pierced both of Jin's eyes.
Thanks to Multa's runes and protective shield, he wasn't really stabbed, but his head rang to the point where he felt dizzy.
"You won't be able to stop the next one, will it be okay? Brother Jin? It seems better to shout for mercy."
Ten steps, the distance between Jin and Kaio narrowed to that point.
Just like Kaio said, Multa's rune was completely torn on the eyes.
A chill ran down to Jin's spine and a cold sweat broke out. The instant his eyes were damaged, it could never be restored, even with Boras's healing power.
It was impossible to know for outsiders exactly how the battle between the two was going because of the lightning energy and shadow curtain.
Even if Jin were to lose both eyes, it would only be an "accident."
Jin's heart pounded wildly.
'If I retreat, I can never achieve my goal.'
Great Tournament of Battle kings, a fight to determine the successor of the battle god.
In that fight, all members of the Plutonian tribe risk their lives. Losing eyes was nothing compared to that.
It was even more so when he thought of it as a price to unite his brethren by becoming a villain.
"You are weak. If it were me, I would take your eyes right away without warning you, Kaio."
"I think so too."
Kaio let go of the bowstring he had drawn.
Then, along with the lightning energy hanging from the bow, all the arrows that were set up like pillars everywhere rained down on Jin.
Even if they were covered by lightning energy and shadow force, it was a movement large enough for all the brethren outside to notice.
The Plutonians gasped.
"In the end, brother 10th battle king...!"
"For heaven's sake, he didn't need to go that far! You could have made him incapable of combat!"
"This is not right. Sister battle god, we need to intervene!"
"It's already too late...… As brother 10th battle king said, Brother Jin should have declared surrender before it came to this. We could have stepped forward and prevented it."
Aaaah-!
Jin let out a scream in a cracked voice.
The accident finally happened.
After about ten seconds, the immense forces that had shaken the entire temple were now settling down as if all of it was a lie.
After everything was cleared, what Plutonians saw was Jin with arrows stuck all over his body and blood pouring out of his entire face, and Kaio looking down at him while breathing heavily.
The Plutonians couldn't blame Kaio. The Great Tournament of Battle kings was originally such a fight, and he just did his best.
The constant use of battle king mystic techniques was a huge burden for Kaio as well. He barely supported his trembling legs and aimed his god killer at the fallen Jin.
"Whoa, whoa...."
If Vahn doesn't announce the victory and he let go of the arrow, Jin will surely die.
Vahn watched it for a while.
"The 22nd match...."
But just as Vahn was about to announce the end of the match.
Suddenly, Jin, who fell down, stood up and stabbed Bradamante into Kaio's chest. With his sword in his mouth.
"What the hell is this!"
"Brother Jin!?"
Jin moved incredibly fast like the arrow, but it was not at a speed that Kaio couldn't react to.
But Kaio wasn't able to stop Bradamante that pierced his chest. To avoid being stabbed, he had no choice but to release the bowstring that had been aimed at Jin's head.
"You, you bastard...!"
Even as Kaio was stabbed in the chest, he did not release the bowstring.
On the other hand, Jin turned his head and even rotated the sword in his chest as if he was really going to kill Kaio.
"I told you, Kaio... You can never defeat me. Never."
Then, as Bradamante's energy exploded in his chest, the arrow grazed Jin's cheek and split the sky.
Kaio vomited blood and collapsed, and Jin trembled for a few seconds, staring down at him before losing consciousness.
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