"This sword doesn't look too bad."
Completely unconcerned about Serenity's expression, Jared simply walked over to the sword and scrutinized it. Serenity had also gotten over her shock and was staring at the sword with a complicated expression." This is a very evil magical weapon, I heard that it can imprison the souls of people and use them as energy, and even devour souls to increase its strength. I'm afraid that the souls of the enemies who died under him were all imprisoned in it.... This kind of magic weapon should simply be destroyed!"
"You can't say that."
Jared's a little intrigued by this.
"The key to world peace is the person who uses it. How about it? Why don't you try it?"
"Let me use this?"
The silver-haired maiden knight frowned in great disgust asshe gazed at the longsword on the ground, which emanated an unsettling aura .
"That's right, your weapon is just an ordinary long sword, except for a little bit of gorgeous decoration, there is no use at all, although I do not know why you are already a relatively advanced magician, but you still need to bring a sword this kind of weapon to deal with the enemy, but the stronger the weapon the better, isn't it?" Jared stretched out his foot, and the emerald green sword immediately flew up in response to the sound, spinning in the air in a circle before inserting in front of Serenity.
"My instructor once said that the only way to become strong is to rely on oneself. Being strong with the help of outside forces is not really strong."
Serenity stared at the sword in front of her, not bothering to draw it.
"Hmph, that kind of crap is just a cop-out."
But what Jared said next made her eyes widen in surprise.
"Escape, escape?!"
"Strength through external forces is not real strength? Whoever says that is really running away from reality. The person who makes that kind of excuse just doesn't have confidence in himself. That kind of person is just afraid that he'll become addicted to this kind of power, just like a man who is addicted to women will never be able to recover from this kind of power. But that's just a lack of confidence in one's ability to resist temptation. Power is power, and there is no difference in the nature of power, whether it is self-cultivated or external power. If you become weak without external power, you are not qualified to use this weapon."
With that, Jared turned and walked down the hallway, waving his hand at Serenity without looking back.
"Anyway, decide for yourself. And you're tired tonight, I'll take turns keeping watch with Caroline, so get some rest and talk about it. Think carefully about what power is really for."
Jared's silhouette disappeared in front of Serenity through the dappled moonlight and dark shadows. Serenity stared blankly at the Soul Call that was stuck in front of her, and didn't say a word.
Strength ...
The smell of scorch in the air, Jared stopped and stared out at the ground. Under the cool moonlight, the charred black marks on the ground were so obvious that it took no time to realize that they were Caroline's battle scars.
Strength is exercised not by external forces, but by oneself.
Childish talk from a weakling living in peace.
When the opponents are equal in strength, the strength of a weapon can be the difference between winning and losing.
In the process of killing, in addition to the reasons for living do not need to consider, not good nor evil, that complex and difficult to understand the things in the real killing battle does not play a decisive role. Not because you are more righteous and powerful, not because you are more despicable and bloody, everything is just a clash of forces and fighting.
Only those who ultimately survive are entitled to characterize it.
I'm afraid the legendary warrior who used Excalibur to seal away demons wouldn't agree to give up his weapon to train himself.
(Hard work.)
The figure of Caroline appeared, walking slowly, while polishing the umbrella in her hand.
"Did you, too, get it right?"
(The situation was a bit off, Steven didn't use the power he used when he fought you that day, so I killed him easily.)
Just like Jared, Caroline would not be concerned about her opponent's suddenly weakened strength, nor would she even care about the reason for the weakening, as long as she was able to kill him with ease. As for the rest, she could wait until after she killed him. Otherwise, it's all just talk.
"By the way, I'm going to have to ask you about this."
As if something had suddenly occurred to him, Jared held his hands out in front of Caroline's face.
(----!)
Even if she was prepared, Caroline couldn't help but draw a breath of cold air, only to see that on Jared's palm, a thick and long wound was clearly visible, blood and flesh were intertwined and even white bones could be seen from it. If it was an ordinary person, I'm afraid that he would have fainted because he couldn't endure this kind of pain. But looking at Jared's expression, not only did he not feel the slightest pain, it was as if he didn't feel it at all.
（Really, you're messing around again?)
"I can't help it, my opponent is more troublesome, and I have no way to distance myself, so I have to use this."
(I really hope you won't use your powers indiscriminately in the future, although it's easy for you, I'm afraid it'll be a big deal if others see it.)
Caroline said, while holding Jared's two bloody palms tightly, she looked so focused that she didn't even care about the blood and flesh on her white silk gloves. She was so focused that she didn't even care about the blood and flesh on her white silk gloves. If it was her normal life, she would even care about the dust on the edge of her dress.
(Though your power is indeed very useful, this seems to have a lot of side effects, so be careful not to paralyze your senses.)
"Don't worry, nothing like that will happen."
It's also one of Jared's powers, and in fact, as a multi-powered psychic, his powers are so diverse that even Caroline's are much less diverse. But in this regard, they both have one thing in common: they both have a "resident ability".
Normal psychic abilities naturally cause wear and tear on the body when used, but resident abilities do not cause any damage to the user's body when used. Caroline's "Thought Communication" belonged to this kind of ability, and there was no time limit, so she could use it anytime, anywhere, and at the same time, there was basically no consumption. This is the difference between Resident Abilities and other abilities. As a multi-talent, there is always a certain ability that is Resident. Likewise, Jared has a permanent ability.
Intracerebral remodeling.
The ability to modify, enhance or block any part of the brain at will is Jared's resident power. Of course, the effect is only temporary and can't be sustained for long. But for Jared, it was enough for instantaneous high-speed thinking, calculations, and memory storage. Similarly, he could also use this ability to block the transmission of pain nerves, or enhance his power through stimulation, adjusting brain functions and sensitizing his nerves. Just like now, if it wasn't for the shielding of pain nerves, Jared's spirit would have already collapsed. Unfortunately, his ability could only work on the inside of his brain, and even if he was able to speed up the healing process by stimulating the secretion, it would still be far less perfect than Caroline's "Tectonic Harmonization". However, in other aspects, the use of this ability is very obvious. It was thanks to this ability that she was able to learn the not-so-easy Imperial Common Language in two days. In the Forest of the Undead, Jared was also able to stabilize his mind by blocking out his hunger. Of course, even if the physical sensation is blocked, it doesn't mean that it disappears, so in the final period, even if the sensation is blocked, Jared will still notice the fact that the continuity between his body and his brain begins to diminish.
(All right.)
Caroline let go of her hand, and Jared's palm was completely healed, not even the slightest trace of injury visible. She gently removed her bloodstained gloves and pulled another pair from her dress.
"In this way, the opponent's temptation ends here."
Jared leaned against a stone pillar, smiling as he analyzed.
（"Surely, you don't think the prince is just a sex maniac?)
"Lust and strength are two different things ... Since he can be responsible for the task of surveying the territory of other countries, compared to it will not be so simple."
（So, if we do this, will the other side slip away?)
Caroline was a little worried, after all, Stephen and the old man had been killed by them, so the other party would obviously be alerted, and if they retreated after careful consideration, Jared's plan of eliminating them would not be carried out. Of course, if the other side retreated, then the incident would be treated as if it had never happened. That way, the aftermath would be easier to deal with.
"They won't slip away, that pornographic prince since he would think of using these two people as a test, must have already had the idea of dealing with us ... like that kind of person, will only be conceited in his own cleverness, and won't just simply slip away, in his hands, must still have trump cards. "
With that, Jared smiled smugly and pointed to his head.
"So, we just have to wait for the other side to come to us."