Chapter 714

"Damn it…."

The senators of the South-North Union exhaled sharply as they looked at their frozen arms and legs.

The cold energy was so severe that even their aura couldn't easily dispel it.

Slice!

Runaan sliced the neck of the elder wearing an eyepatch and raised the blood-soaked Snow Flower Sword.

"Let's go!"

At her fierce cry, the eyes of the Light Wind swordsmen filled with fierce determination.

"Follow the captains!"

"Let's avenge Raon!"

Thanks to the three squad captains, the swordsmen erased their fear of the senators and displayed all their skills.

Slash!

Sylvia slashed down a senator of the South-North Union trying to shoot out astral energy from the right and then straightened her back.

Seeing the young swordsmen charging like bulls, she bit her lip.

‘The Light Wind division….’

Seeing the children of the Light Wind division, which meant everything to Raon, the anger that had heated her chest cooled, and cold reason took its place.

The Light Wind division was no different from proof that Raon once existed in this world.

Not wanting to see those children die, she stopped searching for Beorn and circled around, taking down the strong enemies.

Boom!

As Zieghart's swordsmen began to take control of the South-North Union's headquarters, the door of a three-story building on the right was smashed open, and Helgurum, the vice union leader of the South-North Union, walked out.

"Raon Zieghart! That damned bastard is the problem!"

He tore off the blood-stained bandages and gnashed his teeth.

"If that bastard hadn't killed the Axe King and the head of the senators, and if Rector hadn't blocked me, we wouldn't have been so one-sidedly defeated!"

Helgurum stomped his foot fiercely, blaming it all on Raon.

"Ugh…."

Sylvia, her eyes bloodshot, bit her lip.

"It's all because of you! I'll kill you!"

Burren, rarely losing his composure, charged at Helgurum. Just as he was about to unleash the Barren Wind Sword, Karoon blocked his path.

"F-Father?"

Burren trembled, seeing the calm in Karoon's eyes.

"Even if your heart is filled with rage, keep your head cool. This is a battlefield."

Karoon shook his head, speaking in a dry voice.

"No matter how injured he is, that guy is not your opponent."

"That's right. That guy is mine."

Aris nodded as she walked from behind.

"Sylvia, leave that old man to me."

She patted Sylvia's trembling shoulder and stood before Helgurum.

"You keep running away. Are you really a Transcender? Or just a coward?"

Aris lightly twirled her fingers at Helgurum.

"If it weren't for the injury from the Sword Demon, I would have killed someone like you in one blow!"

Helgurum revealed his fierce eyes, blaming it on his injury.

"While you were getting beaten by the Sword Demon, I was fighting the First Apostle, you know?"

Aris snorted, telling him to stop talking nonsense.

"You're just lacking in skill."

"Shut up!"

"There's no place left for you to run now. Let’s end this."

Aris placed her hand on the sword handle and thrust her right shoulder forward.

"Fine!"

Helgurum tilted the spear he was holding with both hands downward.

Blue fire of energy surged from the spear blade, tearing apart the surrounding buildings.

"Die!"

As he thrust the spear, a blue vortex arose and enveloped Aris’ entire body. Her skin cracked, and bright red blood spurted out.

Despite the terrifying spear attack from Helgurum, Aris did not retreat. She stepped forward with her left foot. A colorless dimension opened above the sword blade drawn from its scabbard.

* * *

Boom!

A thunderbolt erupted from Glenn’s Heavenly Tremor, piercing the sky.

It wasn’t just swordsmanship—the lightning bolt that swept through the surroundings seemed like a natural disaster.

Whoosh!

Dranos summoned four water dragons with his Sea Dragon Spear.

He perfectly harmonized the martial arts he had built up and the magic imbued in the Sea Dragon Spear, unveiling a new realm of spear techniques.

Roar!

As Glenn’s sword strike and Dranos’ spear strike clashed, a dark line appeared as if connecting the sky and the river.

The massive wave of energy tore apart the very space.

Crackle!

However, the intense clash did not last long. Glenn’s lightning spread a brighter light, devouring Dranos’ water dragons.

"Ugh!"

Dranos, like a bird with its wings torn, fell and staggered on the river.

Explosions occurred wherever his feet touched the water.

Swoosh!

Glenn stepped into the air with the Supreme Harmony Steps. As soon as Dranos thought of moving, Glenn had already reached in front of him and extended Heavenly Tremor.

It was a movement that transcended the concept of martial arts.

But Dranos, the leader of the South-North Union, also possessed power beyond comprehension.

He quickly bent the Sea Dragon Spear, blocking the trajectory of the incoming Heavenly Tremor.

Glenn and Dranos clashed at an extreme speed, with red and blue lights extending to the sky and earth.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sound followed after the wave of energy. The two Transcenders were colliding with their sword and spear in a realm faster than sound.

Rumble!

The river surged on its own, summoning a storm, and dark clouds filled the sky, blocking the sun.

It was a bizarre sight, as if the world was coming to an end.

Crash!

Glenn’s slash from his shoulder pushed Dranos, making his knees buckle and his body tilt, his feet soaking in the river.

"Urrgh…."

Dranos bit his lips until they bled, trembling as he held the Sea Dragon Spear.

"Do you think it ends like this?"

As he swung the Sea Dragon Spear, six water dragons surged from the four spear blades, covering the sky and river.

"Even if I die, I will take you with me!"

"Sword Field Creation."

Ignoring Dranos’ words, Glenn raised Heavenly Tremor.

"Seamless Perfection."

His low murmur didn’t change the world, nor did it raise the sun and moon.

Only one thing changed. Glenn had transformed into a divine sword that transcended the realm of martial arts.

An overwhelming energy that made it seem like only he existed in this world extended outward.

"That again!"

Dranos, with a tone of frustration, extended his Sea Dragon Spear.

The six water dragons summoned by the spear blade created a terrifying energy as they surrounded Glenn’s entire body.

Hisss.

In the face of a spear strike that seemed to obliterate his existence, Glenn raised the lightning sword in his hand.

"Heaven’s Lightning."

With Glenn’s cold voice, a red slash advanced. The lightning blade that spread along the horizon split the six water dragons without leaving a trace.

"Ugh, it’s not over yet!"

Dranos tilted his upper body forward, swirling the spear handle. The blue energy absorbed all the surrounding river water and extended toward Glenn.

Rumble!

Under the immense pressure, Glenn’s body wavered like a mirage. It felt like the entire river was intent on killing him.

"Land Slash."

Under the pressure that made it difficult even for a Transcender to move a finger, Glenn slashed the lightning sword.

With a grace as if the god of swords had descended, the falling blade cut through the blue energy’s tidal wave and the South-North Union’s headquarters behind it in half.

"This is the end."

He lowered his gaze with a dry expression, as if he was already certain of victory.

"Cough…."

Dranos, shocked by the Heaven’s Lightning and the Land Slash, spat blood. Yet he did not collapse, gathering all his remaining energy for a final explosion.

Rooooar!

As Dranos stabbed the Sea Dragon Spear into the Rable River, a pillar of water connecting the sky and river surged.

He unleashed all his remaining energy, creating a massive sphere of energy.

"End? No! It’s your end!"

The sphere of energy, filled with Dranos’ energy and the river’s water energy, advanced with immense light.

The wave of power created a scar in the air as if it had torn through space.

Roar!

Facing Dranos’ ultimate attack that seemed to erase his existence, Glenn slashed the lightning sword.

"Heavenly Blade."

* * *

The moment Glenn uttered “Heavenly Blade,” a corpse raised its head from the half-destroyed warship.

On his face was a blue dragon helmet that seemed to devour light.

Derus Robert. He had never left the battlefield for even a single moment.

He had been circling endlessly around Glenn, waiting for the one opportunity to kill him. Hiding his presence and aura with the energy of death, he endured the waves of the Transcenders with his bare body.

To seize a chance smaller than a needle’s eye, he maintained his focus through extreme pain.

‘For this very moment.’

With the energy of death, Derus Robert silently advanced through the river, setting his sword.

‘This is the first and last chance.’

Having fought him directly, he knew. Glenn Zieghart was a perfect swordsman with no openings.

Especially his Sword Field Creation, Seamless Perfection, was a martial art that could be considered invincible.

‘But…’

Being too strong was his weakness.

When Glenn unleashed the Heavenly Blade, he focused all his strength and spirit on his opponent.

In other words, that was the only moment to kill the God of Lightning.

Swish.

Hiding his killing intent within the battlefield’s energy, Derus sneaked up behind Glenn.

Glenn’s eyes, focused only on Dranos, turned backward. Only now did he notice Derus’ presence.

But.

It was already too late.

Glenn was still unleashing the Heavenly Blade on Dranos with all his might.

If he had 1 second, or even 0.1 seconds, he could have redirected his sword, but he didn’t even have that fleeting moment now.

Fwoosh!

Derus stabbed his sword, burning with the energy of death, toward Glenn's heart. It was a perfect ambush, even more flawless than he had envisioned.

‘It’s over.’

He was about to curl his lips, certain of Glenn's death.

Hum!

A white sword rose from the river beneath Glenn’s feet.

Raon Zieghart. The swordsman who had returned from death once again advanced toward death.

A golden flame burned on the blade of Heavenly Drive, as if it aimed to pierce the sky.

Sword Field Creation.

Genesis.

Just like the ancient moment of Genesis, which erased the darkness and opened the sky, the golden light that overcame death illuminated the Rable River.

Kyaaaaaaaah!

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[Author – Writing Ant, 글개미]

[Translator – Irving]

[Proofreader – Mayank]