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Jin could feel it just by facing Paellito's back that he is a swordsman who could cut through everything even without a sword. A person who had reached the pinnacle of the martial art of swordsmanship, undoubtedly a Genesis Knight.
The Sword Demon.
In the True Demon World, he is the only one who looked down on all the demons, except for Zito.
His sword technique could pour out from within the demonic energy filling the empty space at any moment. The group prepared for it by drawing their swords and sharpening their senses. Even Murakan silently reinforced his shadow force shield.
However, as if such an abrupt surprise attack was unnecessary, Paellito patiently waited for Jin to speak, still without turning around.
"Sword Demon, Paellito Belgasyum. You recognized me right away."
"There was no other way. The first thing I felt as soon as I rose to the surface was not the bright light of the real sun, which I had longed for so much in the nether…. but the truth that there was no longer Sakiel Grosch in this world."
"It seems you cared for her a lot."
"She was an indispensable person for the True Demon World."
A heavy voice filled with suppressed sadness. For a moment, Paellito could only recall what Kelliark had said to him.
-In my opinion, you still haven't completely calmed your heart, Sir.
How can I fight by completely erasing this sorrow?
Even he, who had risen to Genesis Knight, felt an unbearable sense of loss. Paellito acknowledged that fact and looked at his own reflection in the great ice shield of Talaris with a calm gaze.
"What happened to Sakiel in the end?"
"She wasn't disgraceful."
"I didn't ask such an obvious question. Jin Runcandel, what did she seem to want at the very end?"
"Paellito. To me, Sakiel was nothing more than an invader. She was nothing more than a terrible monster who can sacrifice millions, tens of millions, even billions of subordinates, and even herself for the sake of Zito. That's why I killed her. Are you asking how I might know what such a madman was thinking? Even if I did know, I would have no intention of speaking the last word of my enemy."
"Ah, I see... I momentarily forgot. You are still people who haven't been purified by pain."
Crack...!
Suddenly, a crack appeared in the middle of the great ice shield of Talaris where Paellito was looking. It was because Paellito's power had started to tear through the great ice shield.
"Let's postpone honoring Sakiel for a moment. Today, this place, the Holy Kingdom, will disappear without a trace."
Then, as Paellito drew his sword.
Jin was the first to rush forward, thrusting his sword into Paellito's back almost simultaneously with his movement. Murakan exhaled almost at the same time, and Dante and Hedo spread their sword energy in all directions.
Swoosh-!
However, Paellito's speed in breaking the great ice shield was even faster. The group's attacks passed through thin air, and Paellito was already inside Ayula's barrier and through Talaris's great ice shield.
'I can't believe he broke the master of the hidden palace's great ice shield so easily!'
'He is so fast, even more than Jin. I can't read his movements...!'
Although the density of the shield had to decrease due to enveloping the entire Holy Kingdom, Talaris was clearly releasing the full power of Myriad Ice.
The great ice shield was torn apart as if it were a piece of paper.
Below, there were saints and holy knights of the Holy Kingdom, as well as the subjects. And Paellito didn't come to the Holy Kingdom to differentiate between soldiers and civilians while killing them.
At this rate, thousands of humans would be brutally killed in a moment. Even the Holy Kingdom's knights, no matter how outstanding, couldn't last even one minute against Paellito.
If Paellito didn't fight against the group and instead focused on slaughtering the subjects, it would be impossible for anyone to stop it, not even Chiron and the expedition team if they were here.
But fortunately.
Ayula had left her authority in the Holy Kingdom to prepare for such a situation. Ayula's protective barrier not only prevented external intrusion.
Tusaaaa-!
As Paellito penetrated Ayula's barrier and entered, suddenly golden spears were forming in the empty space near him.
'Ayula's spears...!'
Twenty golden spears that Ayula had used as weapons when fighting Zito.
The divine weapon emitted a sharp light to kill the intruder. The spear possessed a power that even made Zito shudder with pain.
Swoosh-!
Paellito deflected the spear that came straight at him. He showed signs of being pushed back by the initial shock.
However, despite the close call, he was skillfully deflecting every spear that flew at him from various angles. The deflected spears bounced around in the air for a moment before targeting Paellito again.
Because of the spears, Paellito's speed was slowing down. In the meantime, the group rushed in and used their attacks.
The twenty golden spears of the god, three swords of knights close to the Genesis knight realm, and even Murakan's shadow force.
All of them perfectly converged to pressure Paellito, but he showed no sign of being overwhelmed.
Jin got goosebumps all over his body.
'If it weren't for Lady Ayula's spears, at least one city of the Holy Kingdom would have already disappeared.'
The visible mountain ranges were already collapsing just from the shockwaves that were exploding in the sky. And relentless tsunamis were crashing in the sea, the clouds were dissipating, and roads and small villages were also swept away.
Fortunately, there were no visible casualties at this point. Jin kept extending his senses towards the ground during the battle to confirm this fact.
The altitude of the battlefield was rapidly decreasing. Ayula's spear had a clear purpose.
'The spear is driving him away, preventing Paellito from landing in the civilian areas. And that means Lady Ayula believes that Paellito cannot be killed with only the weapons she left in the barrier. The Great Plain of Belliam will soon become the battlefield if we follow this path.'
If it were the Great Plain of Belliam, at least there would be no casualties from the shockwaves during the battle.
Paellito also had a rough idea of their intentions.
'Is it truly the indomitable will of the immortal who faced Lord Zito head-on? Annoying. It will be difficult to attack the Holy kingdom in earnest until all the spears are eliminated.'
In that case, he would get rid of the spears.
With that judgment, Paellito willingly accepted the flow of the spears. Now, he focused on the attacks from Jin's group.
"Jin Runcandel. You asked me if I cherished Sakiel. This time, let me ask. Do you consider the insects living in this Holy Kingdom to be precious beings? You keep caring about them and it's quite surprising to me."
Paellito was aware that Jin was continuously checking the civilian areas.
He genuinely found it surprising. Paellito was astonished by the fact that Jin could endure his killing intent and even pay attention to other things.
It was the first time he had directly seen such a strong 'human.' He once again recalled the need for the order of pain in the world.
"There is no reason for them to be sacrificed in the war between the strong. I can understand that you, who use your subordinates without hesitation, cannot comprehend it. You said you cherished Sakiel, but in the end, if it was Zito's order, you would have used Sakiel as expendable."
Boom...!
Their descent was over. As Jin's group landed in the middle of the Great Plain of Belliam, all twenty spears rained down upon Paellito.
However, Paellito deflected all of the spears at once.
Amidst the thick dust created by Ayula's spears bouncing and struck here and there, Paellito's eyes flickered.
Sword Demon Style Ultimate Technique
Netherworld Sword
In an instant, everyone felt their vision getting blurry.
It was a phenomenon that occurred when Paellito's demonic energy bound their bodies. Hundreds of threads of demonic energy rose up from somewhere and relentlessly targeted their eyes.
"Ugh!"
Immediately after they dispersed to avoid the demonic energy, Hedo was the first to be attacked.
Hedo had clearly sensed the moment when the purple sword energy enveloped him. Paellito's sword may be as fast as light, but it wasn't something a high-level superhumans like Hedo couldn't perceive.
However, just as he thought he had blocked it. Hedo's vision suddenly flipped upside down. It felt as if his head had been thrown to the ground.
'What...!'
It was incomprehensible. He couldn't feel any sensation of something touching his body. It wasn't the effect of some ability or an invisible force restraining him, nor was he in a state of losing consciousness and then waking up.
Literally, his vision suddenly flipped upside down.
Hedo instinctively tried to rise. He needed to quickly regain his posture and prepare for the follow-up attacks. After all, his life would be on the line in a matter of seconds.
However, Hedo didn't fall, nor was he thrown to the ground. So, his attempt to adjust his posture actually disrupted his stable stance.
What was disturbing Hedo's senses was the nature of Paellito's Netherworld Sword.
Paelito's mastery of the sword had reached a level where he can distort the opponent's senses solely through his will. It was a power that differed significantly from psychic magic spells, including illusion spells. It was closer to manipulating reality.
Hedo's vision was continuously distroting. It repeatedly flipped upside down and shattered like broken glass.
All of this happened in less than a second. Hedo closed his eyes, preparing to awaken his mind's eye. This was the only response possible because he was Hedo.
Paellito, like the wind, effortlessly passed through his comrades' sword shields in an attempt to thrust his sword into Hedo's chest.
Thud!
Even the formidable body that Luna and Luntia had acknowledged was pierced like a child's flesh. Blood and flesh splattered.
If Hedo's companions hadn't slightly altered the trajectory of Paellito's attack, the Netherworld Sword would have penetrated Hedo's chest perfectly.
Hedo was barely able to step to the right and the sword pierced through his shoulder. Just as Paellito was about to retrieve his sword, Hedo thrust his long sword into Paellito's side, and tried to grab his throat with his left hand, preventing Paellito from avoiding Ayula's incoming spears.
But Hedo's left hand only grasped empty air. Paellito took a step back from there and turned around to slash Ayula's spears.
No one here could replicate what Paellito had just done.
Skkk!
The perfectly bisected spear scattered on both sides of Paellito. He even deflected the consecutive spears that were flying at him while being threatened by Jin's group.
Then, Paellito leisurely stepped back and looked at Jin and the remaining nineteen spears. His killing intent was still focused solely on Jin, not Hedo.
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