NCCnovel Chapter 716 - 716
Chapter 716 - 716
"Unable to interfere? Why?"Amane Shinomiya climbed up from the ground.
He had clearly wished for Eiji to be unable to swing his sword. Eiji should have been hindered by all sorts of coincidences, unable to swing his sword properly or launch any decent attacks!
So why was his sword still so fast? So terrifying?
It was as if he wasn't affected at all!
No, he simply wasn't affected at all!
How was this possible?
His fate interference was invincible!
No one should be able to escape his interference, so how did this guy manage it?
Countless thoughts flooded his mind, leaving Amane Shinomiya momentarily at a loss.
But there was one thing he felt particularly fortunate about.
Just one thing—before stepping onto the stage, he had already wished for himself to win the match. So even though fate couldn't interfere with Eiji, it was still doing its utmost to protect him.
After all, he was facing a world-class opponent, so he had been somewhat cautious.
"My fate interference should be invincible, it should be invincible! But if this continues...!"
Even so, Amane Shinomiya's face was still filled with panic.
Sword light spread before his eyes.
One after another, like flower buds, countless flashes connected with each other, creating a breathtakingly beautiful sight.
But he knew full well that those sword lights were extremely dangerous!
Once caught in them, he would be torn to pieces, not even leaving a complete corpse behind!
"Boom!"
A loud thunderclap echoed from the sky as a bolt of lightning descended!
Eiji's intuition had long sensed the danger, and he swiftly dodged.
Before Amane Shinomiya could even catch his breath, Eiji charged forward again, unleashing countless flower-like sword lights.
The incredibly gorgeous sword lights truly delighted the audience.
Although they couldn't understand it at all, that didn't stop them from thinking Eiji's swordplay was beautiful.
Even though such a thought in itself could be considered an insult to the world's strongest swordsmanship.
A howling gale swept in, blowing Amane Shinomiya away.
The tremendous wind resistance simultaneously hindered Eiji's sword.
Amane Shinomiya threw out dozens of rapier-type Devices in one breath. The rapiers wobbled in mid-air, their trajectories completely lacking any technique, but with the atmosphere's assistance, they barely managed to block the sword lights. Although the time gained wasn't even a blink of an eye, it allowed Amane Shinomiya to dodge by a hair's breadth.
Move!
Just keep moving!
Only by moving could fate help him evade the attacks!
Amane Shinomiya continuously flailed about, his movements looking as unsightly as a monkey's antics, but each action coincidentally avoided Eiji's pursuit.
Yet the sword lights kept grazing past his body by the narrowest margins, making him break out in a cold sweat all over.
"It feels like the Sword God completely has the upper hand!"
"The opponent is no match at all! He's dodging so pathetically, it's hilarious!"
"I actually think the opponent is the scary one... Who could repeatedly dodge the Sword God's attacks like this?"
Countless people in the audience were marveling.
But the truly perceptive ones had noticed the blind spot in this situation.
The Sword God overwhelming his opponent was to be expected!
Shouldn't anyone facing the Sword God be utterly crushed?
So why could this opponent escape from under the Sword God's blade time and time again?
"It doesn't seem like he's using any particularly impressive evasion techniques. It almost feels like even he himself is confused?"
"How did he dodge that?"
"Could the Judgment Heavenly Thunder's claim actually be true?"
Doubtful murmurs began to rise from the spectator stands.
"Damn it! It feels like I'm just inches away every time, so why can't I land a hit?!"
At Hagun Academy's rest area.
Renren Tomaru was on edge, pumping her fist excitedly when Eiji cornered Amane Shinomiya, then slumping in disappointment when he escaped yet again.
"Can't he use his Absolute GodSpeed ability?"
Kanata Totokubara unconsciously clenched her fists, equally tense but less emotionally expressive than Renren. She murmured thoughtfully, "No, it's not a matter of speed."
Touka had returned to her seat in the spectator stands, watching the battle circle with a serious expression.
"Eiji is dozens of times faster than Amane Shinomiya, yet he still can't touch him. That's because fate is using countless coincidences to make the outcome of successful evasion a reality, so speed becomes irrelevant."
"Speaking of which, I remember reading on the school forum that Eiji can make his sword move faster than his opponent can activate their ability. If he does that, wouldn't he be inherently unbeatable?"
Stella recalled information she'd seen online before.
That particular point had always stood out to her, making her think Eiji's ability might be invincible.
"That's a good theory, but it only works if the opponent's ability requires activation!"
Touka shook her head. She knew what Stella was referring to, but having shared deep conversations with Eiji, she understood the intricacies of his abilities.
"The current situation is that Amane Shinomiya has already activated his ability. Fate's Shelter is a passive ability for him—there's no activation process at all!"
Absolute GodSpeed was powerful, especially its absolute initiative, which allowed Eiji to counter over ninety-nine percent of abilities.
But it was useless against constantly active passive abilities!
"So Eiji's current approach is the correct one!"
Touka concluded.
The others nearby pondered this thoughtfully.
"Is... is this sand dust?"
A gray wind suddenly swept through the air.
A section of the spectator stands was accidentally caught in the gust, leaving countless people rubbing their reddened eyes as sand dust irritated them.
The sandy wind blew into the arena, heading straight for the battle circle.
"This is a coastal city! Why is there a sandstorm?"
"Hmm... I have a bad feeling about this..."
Leaving aside Kaieda's worries.
While relentlessly pursuing Amane Shinomiya, Eiji was continuously being targeted by fate.
A banana peel flew out from nowhere, coincidentally landing right under his feet.
Then a trash bag came flying, attempting to cover his eyes.
Now, a sandy wind was blowing in, trying to destroy his vision.
"This Fate's Shelter is so cheap!"
Eiji fumed internally.
Normally, if fate wanted him to lose, it should make him trip or drop his sword.
For a swordsman, such things weren't completely impossible—there was always a one-in-a-million chance they could happen.
Fate intervention could target precisely that, making him lose his equipment without even realizing it.
But now fate interference had become ineffective, unable to directly affect him personally, so it could only resort to such underhanded means of physical disruption.
He closed his eyes, shielding them from the sandy wind.
Then the howling gale intensified, completely overwhelming his hearing.
Fate attempted to seal off his five senses, granting Amane Shinomiya leeway to escape.
"In that case—"
Eiji's gaze turned fierce.
While in pursuit, he slightly parted his lips.