“Kuhh!!!?”
I dropped my body low, almost collapsing forward.
At the same time, relying almost entirely on instinct, I swung my sword behind me.
Clang!!
The Meteor Sword and Tyrfing clashed.
Last time, it had been broken in two, but this time it held firm.
The power of the swords seemed evenly matched, able to withstand each other.
The problem was… my strength wasn’t enough.
“Take this!”
I angled my sword and slid the blade aside.
That gave me just a little room.
In that moment, I tried to retreat backward—
“No, forward!”
“Heh.”
Lena’s ability far surpassed mine.
Trying to escape or going purely on the defensive was pointless.
I’d just be overwhelmed immediately.
If so, then the only choice was to leap into her range, even if it was reckless.
The risk was huge, but the return could be as well.
If I got it right, maybe my attack would land.
“Haaaah!!!”
I lunged forward and thrust.
She dodged, but that was expected.
Using the spring of my lower body, I forced the sword’s trajectory to change.
I swept sideways, then immediately flicked it upward.
A strike pattern outside the norm—
“Not bad.”
Lena blocked every blow with ease.
If it was an unorthodox fight, that only made her stronger.
It was as if she was saying, “Is that all?”
“Now it’s my turn!”
“Ugh!?”
A shock and pain ripped through my abdomen.
It must have been a kick.
I didn’t even see it coming…
Helpless, I was blown backward.
And then Lena’s follow-up attack came crashing down.
“True Dragon King Sword Style – Secret Third Form… Great Serpent!”
Lena swung her sword at a speed beyond what the eye could follow.
A shockwave was unleashed, striking like a beast.
I couldn’t dodge!
I couldn’t defend!
If so… then I’d face it head-on!
“Divine Dragon King Sword Style – First Blade… Mountain Breaker!!!”
I unleashed a strike with all my might.
But even then, all I could do was barely cancel out the shockwave.
Lena charged forward.
In the blink of an eye, she was right before me, unleashing a storm of blades.
It’s no good.
Each blow carried tremendous power, and above all—she was too fast.
I could only just defend.
There was no chance to create an opening for a counterattack.
“Kuh…!!!”
Desperately blocking.
Dodging by the narrowest margin.
All the while, feeling death pressing down on me, I searched for a chance to strike back.
I can’t lose.
I can’t afford to lose to Lena, who’s being driven by twisted emotions!
If I lose…
If I lose…
Someone important to me might get hurt!!!
“Daaahhhhhh!!!”
“Eh—”
Lena had no openings.
Even so, I deliberately stepped forward.
Her blade tore into my left shoulder, a sharp pain shooting through me.
But because I moved in myself, the timing was thrown off, and it didn’t become a clean cut.
I managed to catch it on the bone instead.
“Divine Dragon King Sword Style – Third Blade…”
“No way—!?”
“Crimson!!!”
At point-blank range, I unleashed a strike with every ounce of strength I had.
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