Chapter 349: The One Who Moved Towards the Horizon (2) (1/2)

Terms used in this episode:

Superhero landing – a cliché pose on how superheroes land.

What was the horizon?

What was the inner essence of the sword?

What exactly was the Sword of the Sky?

Many swordsmen walked their own roads.

To the average swordsman, the horizon was like a fantasy.

They did not recognize its existence.

For them, walking on the road was not easy.

But as they fumbled on their way, they could sense the existence of the horizon, though vaguely.

It was like the shining stars in the sky.

So it was unreachable for them.

But there were a few.

There were those who found their way to the stars.

Those who went beyond vaguely feeling the existence of that distant horizon, and saw with their own eyes that a horizon existed.

Again, only a few of these people, who were like a handful of sand among the countless sand that covered a sandy beach, would move towards the horizon.

Those who were more than geniuses and deserved to be called as monsters.

Most of them realized that there were already stars in the night sky when they held their swords.

They saw the horizon and made their way towards it.

The Sword God was the same.

So was First Sword.

Maximilian did too.

And the Sword God realized then.

That they could not reach the horizon because they were advancing without any obstructions.

They thought that their road had been cut off just because the road in front of them was blurred.

So they stopped walking.

Because they were monsters.

Because they were gifted with amazing talents.

Because they had never faced even a small wall.

The Sword God laughed for no reason.

Reaching the horizon was simply impossible with talent alone.

A mind of steel that does not lose to one’s own weakness.

An indomitable will that will never be broken.

These were not his favorite quotes.

But it was necessary.

Those who did not know suffering and ordeals would never reach the horizon.

“Maximilian…”

The Sword God saw him.

A person born with the greatest talent in Pleiades, yet staggered and fumbled in front of the Sword of the Sky.

He was someone who dazzlingly shined.

“EUAAAAAAAAAH!”

Maximilian roared. He cried out.

His halo, the ring of an angel that symbolized his power as a Virtue angel, spun violently and radiated an immense glow.

His six wings of light spread out widely, letting out a tremendous power.

His body was strengthened further.

The light of Divine Sword Balisarda grew stronger.

“Defend it.”

Defend this place.

Carry out the order given by the voice from a higher place.

Maintain order and return history to its proper place.

Maximilian’s eyes glowed. The five Blades of Judgment soared up again and headed towards Lucas. Pure white swords that had defeated Death Knights in one strike then fell down like rain.

Lucas swung his sword in the meantime.

He always walked on the same road in his life that had been repeated several times.

He was able to finally reach the horizon by moving forward and walking.

Lucas knew.

What he should do.

Where he should slash.

The rain of swords was dazzling yet merciless.

The heavy rain that hit the ground was enough to change the terrain of the surrounding area.

But the Sword God knew.

Scarlet could feel it too.

“Lucas.”

A single streak of an aura blade slashed the heavy rain.

He did not need to destroy everything.

Lucas could tell.

What would touch him.

What would not reach him.

How to destroy the heavy rain.

He swung his sword several more times in a row.

He destroyed the heavy rain of swords.

The Blades of Judgment blended in the heavy rain and tried to target Lucas, but it was useless.

His sword pushed them away.

It was not just a slash.

The moment the swords touched Lucas’ sword, the Blades of Judgment were instantly defeated. The swords fell to the ground as if it was natural.

“EUAAAAH!”

Maximilian kicked the ground.

The ground trembled with that single action of his.

Having a particularly strong body even among the Virtue angels that transcended humans, Maximilian increased his speed with his superhuman strength, combining the two again to create an unstoppable destructive power.

His sword was equipped with a dizzying speed and a powerful strength that could even break mountains.

It rained down from the heavens to the earth.

But it could not cut Lucas.

Maximilian’s sword shook.

He could not exactly tell if it slipped or was pushed.

What was clear was that Maximilian’s sword was being pushed aside by Lucas’ sword which could not even compare to the strength of Maximilian’s sword.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Roars broke out.

But it was different from before.

It was not the sound of clashing swords.

Every time Maximilian’s sword shook, or whenever it struck the air or ground, roars were heard.

Maximilian could not understand.

Lucas’ swordsmanship was average.

It was neither equipped with great power nor was it as fast as light. It also did not have an aura blade that could cut through anything.

But Maximilian’s sword shook.

The moment he faced that sword, his own swordsmanship was twisted uncontrollably.

And Scarlet shuddered at the entire scene.

The Sword God exclaimed.

“The sword’s inner essence.”

Lucas’ sword had the inner essence.

That one fact was what caused the present situation.

“No.”

It can’t be.

No way.

Maximilian said. Anxiety gripped his mind.

I have to maintain order.

I have to defend the proper fate that the voice from a higher place had said.

But the inner essence is in front of me.

The inner essence of the sword, the Sword of the Sky…

“Voice from a higher place!”

Maximilian became nervous.

He unleashed an attack with all his strength.

It did not have a name, but it was the strongest attack that Maximilian could do.

A dazzling light covered the place.

The massive shockwave forced the place into silence.

But Scarlet smiled.

Because when Maximilian’s oppressive light covered the area, she saw it.

“The Holy King’s Cross Sword.”

The Holy King’s sword that moved forward.

It did not crush the oppressive light.

It did not suppress it.

It simply unfolded naturally and dispelled the false light.

As it crushed Maximilian’s power, it cut off the unique power that had captivated his mind.

Craaaack-!

Maximilian’s wings of light shattered.

His angelic halo turned into fragments and was scattered by the wind.

Lucas’ sword did not slash Maximilian’s body.

The sword of the Holy King only destroyed the false light.

“Maximilian!”

The Sword God caught the body of the falling Maximilian.

Although Maximilian had lost consciousness, there was no more madness and blindness in his face as he slept.

Lucas heavily breathed.

Just like what Jude always did, he felt like he wanted to go to Scarlet and Kajsa now, but he could not do that.