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Chapter 325: The Witch and the Hero's Dual Departure
Chapter 325: The Witch and the Hero's Dual Departure
Earlier, the longsword in Yecheng's hand shattered due to the use of "Crescent Heaven Thrust," signifying his defeat as a Mage Swordsman.
But now, he shattered Olivier's holy sword with "Instant Break," defeating him not as a Mage Swordsman but as a warrior.
And when he said, 'A Mage Swordsman without his sword is as good as defeated,' there was no doubt he was expressing a different outcome.
As a Mage Swordsman, he lost to the heroic Olivier, but as the warrior Nocturne Omiga, he emerged victorious over the once-great hero.
Hearing Yecheng's words and seeing the Light Sword descending upon him, Olivier's next action caught Yecheng off guard.
Olivier, who had been summoned through a summoning ritual and should have lacked consciousness and thought, surprisingly smiled brightly. He opened his arms wide, willingly accepting the Light Sword's strike!
As the sword light completely enveloped Olivier, his figure shattered like glass.
Olivier was ultimately defeated, but his final action surprised Yecheng.
Summoned through a magic ritual, Olivier was merely a mana mirror image and should not have possessed consciousness.
However, when Yecheng witnessed Olivier's last act, he felt a sense of liberation emanating from him.
Especially that final smile, as if saying, "I entrust everything to you from now on."
While Yecheng dealt with Olivier, the battle between Shadow and Aurora on the other side also reached its conclusion.
Just as Olivier found and repelled Yecheng, Aurora, upon witnessing Shadow's defeat, located Shadow and attacked him again.
Watching Aurora attempt to shoot him down with blood-red chains, Shadow expressed a sigh.
In his eyes, Aurora was the one truly bound.
"I wish I could fight the real you, not a mana mirror image burdened with so many restrictions.
Normally, with your strength, I would relish the challenge, but now, I must dismiss you to focus on defeating that man."
Aurora unleashed a barrage of blood-red chains, striking Shadow with incredible speed and from various tricky angles. Shadow, without evading, was instantly pierced.
Astonishingly, Shadow's pierced body didn't explode; instead, black liquid, like mud, sprayed out, even though the blood-red chains had penetrated him.
Shadow, standing in place, quickly melted like a slime, turning into a puddle on the ground.
Witnessing this, Aurora's face registered surprise, and she turned her head back with a sense of realization.
"Too slow! I've seen through your moves. As a mere magic ritual-generated mirror image, you possess the original's strength and techniques but lack adaptability.
Such a level is insufficient to defeat my Shadow!"
A sword light slashed across Aurora's body, and like Olivier before her, Aurora shattered like glass.
As Yecheng and Shadow, having each dealt with Olivier and Aurora respectively, once again turned their attention to each other.
With the obstacles removed, it was time to get serious.
Yecheng gripped his Light Sword, channeling and compressing a significant amount of mana into the blade, preparing for an enhanced version of his Crescent Heaven Thrust.
Shadow, hovering in mid-air, observed the surge of mana from Yecheng with an excited battle-ready expression.
"I've always known that while my magic power is beyond ordinary, it pales in comparison to yours." Shadow spoke as he gathered and compressed his mana, "To become stronger with limited mana, I must constantly refine my skills and learn to utilize my magic more efficiently. Since I can't be a nuclear bomb, I'll become the bomb itself. Emulating nuclear fusion, I will compress my magic within my body to that extreme."
Watching Shadow's actions, Yecheng couldn't help but admire his audacity and skill.
Yecheng had been training in mana compression and manipulation since childhood, and with the foundation of Ghost Dao, his proficiency was exceptional.
However, when it came to compressing mana, Yecheng couldn't match Shadow, who not only dared to think of such a technique but also had the courage to execute it.
Mimicking nuclear fusion to compress mana within one's body was a risky endeavor. A slight miscalculation or error in mana control could result in the annihilation of everything nearby, including the user.
Despite the dangers, Shadow, through meticulous calculations and advanced mana compression skills, had perfected and successfully executed this technique.
In terms of raw magic power, Shadow couldn't compare to Yecheng... or rather, in this world, there was likely no one with greater mana than Yecheng.
After all, Yecheng's magic power was shared among multiple versions of himself from different worlds, far surpassing human limits.
Even now, facing Shadow, Yecheng felt he didn't have a clear advantage.
Personality-wise, Shadow, with his chuunibyou and playful nature, undeniably possessed exceptional talent and potential.
His aspiration to become a 'Shadow Power Seeker' seemed chuunibyou, but it wasn't something ordinary people could achieve.
Shadow, once a regular high school student, had mastered multiple skills to the pinnacle at his age. He wasn't an ordinary person. With his innate learning ability, talent, and now the main character aura, he was formidable.
To be honest, the Shadow standing before Yecheng was likely the strongest person he had encountered in this world so far.
In a mutual understanding, Yecheng and Shadow moved simultaneously; one dove from above, while the other shattered the ground beneath his feet and leaped into the air!
(End of Chapter)
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