Alpha swung the sword in her hand, wiping out the enemies before her with a single strike. Despite being a girl under ten, her swordsmanship was extraordinary. Anyone witnessing this would be in awe of her limitless potential and bright future.
Yet, there was no joy in Alpha's eyes.
Not even a hint of happiness, only despair.
"I'm not stupid. How could I not see what's so obvious?"
She muttered to herself, swinging the sword again.
"Agh!"
The enemy, pierced through the head, let out a final scream before collapsing in a pool of blood. The disbelief in his eyes was clear even in death, as if he couldn't fathom being defeated by such a young girl.
Alpha found it remarkable too. She was immensely powerful, a stark contrast to the girl she was two months ago. It was all thanks to that person's teachings.
She couldn't believe this strength was her own.
Which led to a troubling question: if she was this strong, how powerful was Kishi, who had taught her swordsmanship and still couldn't be hit by her best efforts?
Alpha pondered, knowing she couldn't fully grasp it without seeing it herself.
"Duty accomplished."
She casually wiped the blood off her blade.
"Ha~"
Alpha vented her frustration on her enemies, releasing her pent-up anger.
Kishi had assured her it was a temporary test to observe her recent growth.
But Alpha was too smart to be deceived by such a simple excuse.
Although she didn't know the reason,
Kishi undoubtedly had his deeper motives.
But for now, she couldn't be his strength and staying would only be a hindrance, so Alpha wisely accepted the diversion.
"I must work harder and become stronger so I can stand by his side and be useful to him."
She vowed in her heart.
Then, she approached a carriage, opening a wooden box to find a piece of rotting flesh possessed by a [Demonic Spirit], a descendant of a hero cursed like herself.
"Poor child. Don't worry, you'll be saved soon. He will heal you in due time."
Alpha gently touched the lump of flesh, her expression sorrowful and compassionate.
But as she brought her compatriot back to Kishi...
Boom--! ! !
She witnessed a terrifying sight.
The earth shook,
The sky roared,
A massive surge of magical power turned into a crimson whirlwind, and even the aftermath obliterated everything it touched!
It was like an apocalyptic scene.
"What is this?! Wait, that direction... Could it be?!"
Alpha's eyes widened, her beautiful blue pupils contracting in shock and horror, her heart racing.
Could Kishi be the one doing this?
But is this something a human can do?
If so, he's infinitely more powerful than she ever imagined!
She had to see it with her own eyes.
Taking a deep breath to steady her trembling body, the elf girl immediately ran in the direction of Kishi.
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Meanwhile, on the other side…
"Alert! Alert! Alert! A huge threat has been detected! The host is inflicting a devastating blow on this system!"
The system was shocked by Kishi's sudden attack, red exclamation marks flashing on its interface.
Massive energy surged from the system to resist the slashing attack of EA's deviant sword!
"Why! Why is the host attacking this system? Please stop immediately! Repeat! Please stop immediately!"
"Hmph~ Why should I? What a funny question to ask the system. Destroying the enemy is what needs to be done. Is there any doubt?!"
Kishi injected all his magic into the EA Sword, his face showing a mix of arrogance and disdain as he glared at the system like it was a sinner deserving death.
"Concentrate all resources! Analyze the power of the EA Deviation Sword! Emergency processing activated, processing! Processing! Processing! Processing failed! Cause analysis: insufficient system energy! Energy! Energy energy! Energy..."
"System, you really are foolish! Do you think I didn't notice your danger or your conspiracy?"
"During analysis, I don't understand. This system has never made an error!"
"Hahaha! You truly are a mindless system. Your very existence proves it!"
Kishi laughed mockingly.
From the day he acquired the system, he constantly pondered its true nature.
It had the power to break world dimensions,
Could exchange for countless powerful abilities and treasures.
And there was no apparent cost.
It was a mysterious system, unclear in every aspect, but Kishi could still make several guesses.
Firstly, [System] definitely wasn't naturally born! To Kishi, it seemed like a highly advanced machine, a machine that humans could never build!
Since humans couldn't create it, who did?
There was no answer to this question, but it could be called... God!
Creating a system with so many overpowered abilities, Kishi could only describe the creator as a God.
And not a benevolent one.
He had seen people doing charity for the poor but never for the rich.
"You say I was chosen out of goodwill? Haha~ What a convenient explanation. But there are many people in the world more pitiful than me. Why not choose them?"
"Help me become the king of the world? Maybe, but what happens when I ascend the throne? Bind my soul to yourself, perhaps planning to turn me into a puppet later, you malicious system."