NCCnovel Chapter 652 - 652
Chapter 652 - 652
From vaporization to materialization, the entire exchange took less than a second."Got him!The gray mist condensed into Roa's face, cold yet pleased.
There was absolutely no way he could defend against this strike!
"Clang!"
But inexplicably, a sword suddenly appeared before him, blocking both of his claws perfectly.
"He actually executed both offensive and defensive movements simultaneously?"
Roa was greatly astonished.
Coming to his senses, he realized that while Eiji was swinging his sword to attack the gray mist, his other sword had already been positioned in a defensive stance, allowing him to block the assault just in time!
However, the human body operates on logic—when performing two actions at once, strength inevitably disperses, resulting in ineffective attacks and feeble defense.
But this guy—
In Roa's eyes, Eiji retreated several steps again, each step landing with tremendous force. The transparent tiles underfoot quickly cracked but rapidly restored themselves.
He had clearly performed two actions simultaneously, yet both his attack and defense were executed with full power!
This defied the logic of the human body. Even a vampire shouldn't possess such physics-defying reasoning!
Eiji's expression remained stern.
The Twin Wings Style enabled him to instantly control every muscle in his body. Thus, regardless of posture, he could mobilize the complete strength of his entire body, simultaneously swinging two swords—both strikes delivered with equal, full force.
This was swordsmanship that transcended the human realm from the very beginning!
"Again!"
Roa's eyes narrowed sharply, his gaze piercing.
If he couldn't achieve a one-hit kill, then he would relentlessly suppress him with absolute power!
The thought barely formed when Roa vaporized once more, turning into an ethereal gray mist that surged toward Eiji from the side.
"Clang-clang-clang—!"
The sound of clashing blades was incessant.
Roa continuously shifted between vaporization and materialization, with sharp claws and fangs emerging endlessly from the mist like the Sword of Damocles—a single hit would mean certain death!
"This guy's attack pattern hasn't changed!"
Eiji's mind raced.
The twin swords in his hands seemed to come alive, each blade intercepting Roa's fierce assaults from inconceivable angles at unbelievable speeds, while continuously dissipating force like light merging with dust.
Strength had never been his forte; his speed was his greatest asset.
Moreover, although Roa's attacks were ferocious, his mindset remained unawakened—every move targeted the lines on Eiji's body. Even if his brain couldn't keep up, muscle memory allowed him to parry each strike.
No, perhaps from Roa's perspective, there was no need for realization. As long as he landed one blow, Eiji's vitality would inevitably be completely drained.
"Though the experience gap is vast, the disparity in power is still evident."
Merlin stood leisurely to the side, looking completely unconcerned, with no intention of helping at all.
"How will you overcome this difference in strength?"
On the battlefield.
Under Roa's storm-like onslaught, Eiji retreated step by step. The immense force pushed him backward continuously, like a small boat in a tempest, on the verge of capsizing.
At first glance, it appeared so.
"Why?"
Roa clearly held the upper hand, yet the doubts in his heart continued to pile up.
"Why won't this guy fall?"
Even though he was on the verge of capsizing at any moment, he stubbornly clung to the sails.
Moreover, perhaps it was his imagination, but he felt the resisting force transmitted through the blades was growing stronger!
This felt less like capsizing and more like surfing!
"Fall already!"
Unable to breach this small boat after so long, Roa's heart hardened with ruthlessness.
He lunged out from the gray mist once more, his claws viciously striking toward Eiji!
His movements were wide and unrestrained.
He had completely abandoned defense, or perhaps he no longer cared about getting injured, as if fighting to the death.
He intended to trade injury for injury!
If his claws would be blocked, then he would discard them in exchange for a direct, unimpeded strike!
"Hah."
Inadvertently, he seemed to hear a soft scoff.
Across from him, Eiji raised his twin blades once more, a faint, elusive smile curling at the corner of his lips.
"Boom!"
In an instant, claws and blades collided.
A thunderous roar suddenly erupted, and the atmosphere chaotically surged.
Eiji didn't retreat a single step, his stance as steady as Mount Tai.
But on the other side, Roa's body was sent flying backward like a cannonball, crashing into the transparent wall, vomiting a large mouthful of blood.
His eyes were filled with shock, completely unable to comprehend what had just happened.
"He lost in a contest of strength? How was that possible?"
Even Merlin couldn't remain calm.
In all fairness, his swordsmanship wasn't poor—after all, he had taught Artoria her swordsmanship—but the exchange he had just witnessed was completely beyond his understanding!
"Grandma said...Peh, the old man once said that my evolution is faster than light!"
Eiji's expression was proud.
If he weren't holding his swords with both hands, he would definitely strike a pose pointing to the sky, challenging the heavens!
In the short span of less than a minute, due to the continuous pressure of force, Eiji's sword technique had evolved once again.
Harmonizing Light with Dust.
This sword technique was created for defense, diverting all of the opponent's force to render oneself invincible.
When this move was first used, even Kurogane Ikki, after trying every sword technique he knew, couldn't find a way to break through it.
And during his attempts, Eiji had seen through all of Ikki's sword techniques and attempted to integrate one of them into his own.
That move was "Circle."
At the moment of receiving the opponent's attack, by turning his body, he could circulate the force like a circle, then return it in his own strike.
In other words, it was a technique of complete rebound.
Back then, Eiji had integrated the Circle move into Harmonizing Light with Dust, forcefully repelling Kurogane Ikki in his Ittou Shura state and once crushing his fighting spirit.
He had long known that this sword technique still had great room for improvement and had always intended to refine it, fully integrating it into Harmonizing Light with Dust.
However, he had suddenly encountered the world's strongest swordswoman, Twin-Wings Edelweiss, learned the world's strongest Twin Wings Style, and since then had been engrossed in Twin Wings Style, neglecting this rebound technique.
It wasn't until now, once again trapped in a situation where his strength was suppressed, that he picked up this technique again.
And in less than a minute, he completed the evolution of the sword technique.
After all, as the water rises, the boat floats higher—so the modification was quickly accomplished.
While using Harmony of Light and Dust, Eiji typically redirects the opponent's attack toward the earth—a process entirely completed within his body, relying on his superb physical control. Through subtle manipulation of his muscles, he achieves the transmission of force.
But if he could transfer force to the earth, why not directly to the opponent themselves?
By deepening the subtle control of his muscles, the moment the opponent's force reaches his arm, he could circulate it within his body and instantly return it to the opponent!
Compared to "Circle," this eliminates the need for a turning motion.
This move is precisely the upgraded evolution of "Circle."
In other words—it's an instant parry!