CHAPTER 644

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Somehow Talaris avoided fatal wounds, but her condition was not very good. She had internal wounds, and the breath she exhaled was covered with blood.

The martial artist who challenged Chiron the most, if it wasn't for that, Talaris would have already been torn apart by frenzy.

"The enemies of Runcandel are attacking the Garden of Swords, yet you came all the way here to Madame Talaris. I didn't realize you held such a deep grudge against her."

The energy of chaos that protected the Garden of Swords, Kalon, and Ram has weakened.

All of that chaos converged on Rosa. In other words, it now solely relied on Rosa's personal strength.

Jin was recalling the nightmare of sword emperor castle war from the enormous chaos that Rosa released.

Rosa narrowed her eyes as if Jin's words were amusing.

[Wouldn't you have done the same if you were in my place?]

Rosa Runcandel would undoubtedly prioritize dealing with Madame Talaris before me.

Jin immediately thought of that the moment he faintly felt the Cold energy of Talaris.

Looking back, there was no reason to be so sure.

It was much more efficient for Rosa to continuously overwhelm the formidable forces of Zipfel and Kinzelo than to deal with Talaris without question.

After the energy of chaos between Ram and the city faded, the cannon fire from each force penetrated the sky above the Garden of Swords more easily than before.

When Jin didn't answer, Rosa smiled.

[You may not want to admit it, but you resemble me a lot.]

Taang-!

A thunderous sound rang out from the god killer. Rosa lightly knocked down Kaio's arrow.

Even though Kaio lost his energy due to ultra-long distance support, even Jin, before he grew tired, wouldn't have been able to easily withstand such power.

"What do you mean by he resembles you? Do not compare the 13th battle king of the great Plutonian tribe with a monster like you."

[Plutonian tribe, this is the first time I've seen you in person. But the first impression is quite disappointing. You are provoking me to save that child...… the Plutonian swordsmanship that the youngest often showed didn't give off such a pathetic feeling.]

"The power obtained through immorality, are you so arrogant to believe in that?"

[Immorality...… I have never been wary of such ambiguous human standards. Even before this body becomes chaos.]

Squeak-!

Suddenly, a black blade swept across Kaio's back. If Kaio's reaction had been delayed, his body would have split in half.

Rosa didn't move. What slashed Kaio was the blade of chaos formed at his feet following Rosa's will.

Before they knew it, dozens of such swords had been formed. The pillars of light are mercilessly sliced leaving only shining traces.

Before the traces were even erased, the black blades swirled and aimed at Jin, Kaio, and Talaris.

"Brother Jin! Don't worry about me, save your companion!"

Kaio shouted as he pushed back the swords of chaos with his arrows.

Jin didn't even have time to answer. Talaris and Mort's frost protective shield, which had been deployed in time for blocking the attacks, were breaking too quickly.

On the other hand, the number of Rosa's blades increased in number with each blink. One hundred, two hundred, three hundred...… Rosa's first move was the moment Jin rushed to Talaris.

[The value of the clan is dominance by force, not immorality. That's what you often said. It was like that before. I've often thought about it but I don't know the difference no matter how much I think about it.]

Jin, who blocked the frenzy, took a step back.

[Runcandel has killed countless people so far, and enjoyed conquests and plunder. This will also be immoral for some people. What are your standards?]

Jin didn't hesitate to answer.

"I am a human born in the sword clan and a legitimate heir of magic sword, not a plaything of chaos. That's all."

[That's a good answer.]

Jin took a step back and countered the frenzy.

Rosa's power, which he felt in just one clash, clearly surpassed his own.

It would have been the same even if Jin didn't have the accumulated fatigue and injuries from the previous battle.

In addition, he felt the energy digging into his body through the clashed swords.

'Like poison, chaos is poisoning my body...!'

Chaos, a dark force that plunges humans into demonic nature.

Rosa herself is a huge chaos and the most powerful source of contagiousness. Ordinary martial artists would be engulfed in chaos just by standing near her.

Perhaps even martial artists of 9-star or higher wouldn't be able to withstand her, and even the superhuman would find it impossible to engage her in direct combat for an extended period.

No, it wasn't just a thought, it was a certainty.

Jin could feel the battle god's blood and the illuminating heart beating like crazy and pushing away the chaos transmitted from Rosa.

'It didn't happen when I first encountered it in the Garden of Swords...…. Is it the result of receiving something more from the Prophet after our conversation turned, or was it hidden?'

Either way, Rosa's contagiousness meant one thing. Currently, Jin is the only human who can fight against Rosa in the human world.

[Ilina's words about the Plutonian tribe being immune to chaos are true. If so, you are also beyond human.]

"I can't help but feel that you still want to engage in conversations with me as equals. What's the reason? Do you want some false comfort knowing that you're not the only one who's crossed the line?"

[You'll understand once you have a child, a satisfactory child. How much joy it brings to have a child like oneself. That's all there is to it.]

"You are completely insane. I'd prefer not to be treated the same as you who has succumbed to chaos."

[Well, in that case, Runcandel would have been finished before you came. It seems you're still misunderstanding this aspect about me.]

Madness, or demonic nature.

Although she was said to be insane, Rosa was different from Ron before he defied his fate or Smarion in the Ghost Castle, who had lost his reason.

If she had accepted such chaos, she should have lost her sanity long ago, but Jin couldn't sense anything like that from Rosa.

Instead, Rosa seemed more like a "living person" than ever before.

In Jin's memories the acting matriarch of the clan rarely showed any emotion. Especially emotions such as joy and satisfaction.

The current Rosa genuinely seemed joyful. 

She also appeared sad, knowing that she would have to kill her beloved child with her own hands.

Jin's gaze fell on the rear of Rosa, where he saw Talaris and Mort were barely holding on amidst the chaos blades.

[Do you want to save the master of the hidden palace? Well, you probably considered her more like a mother than me.]

The blade of frenzy pierced Jin's chest. He manages to block it with a Bradamante, but he loses his balance and is thrown backward.

I am jealous, huh...

Having spoken thus, Rosa ignored Jin's attempt to block her subsequent attack and turned her body to face Talaris.

For a moment, thoughts about Talaris flooded in Rosa's mind. Looking back, it seemed like she had always been jealous of the master of the hidden palace, not just now. Chiron had always been closer to her than herself.

[I wonder what it would be like if the first sword that saved you took the life of the master of the hidden palace. If so, will it hurt you a little?]

Meteor shower.

The third decisive killing move of Runcandel, the bloodline sword that saved Jin for the first time. The frenzy raised high was calling out black meteors.

The power, surpassing Luna's Mind Blade: Blood Moon that wiped out an entire island that day, shook the entire battlefield before even striking the ground.

However, the black meteor remained suspended in the sky for a while, as if caught in a noose.

1st Ultimate technique of Shadow Sword

First night.

Blocking senses, the first sign of the ultimate technique of shadow sword.

For an instant, Rosa's senses were blocked. 

However, before three seconds had passed, Rosa regained her senses and began to control the meteor shower once again. 

The first night's shadow force and the meteor sword's chaos began to push each other away, and the struggle between Jin and Rosaa began.

[Is this the best sword you have currently completed?]

The hundreds of black sword energy that seemed to overwhelm the entire battlefield stopped moving. It was the result of Rosa focusing entirely on meteor shower.

Thanks to this, Kaio, Talaris, and Mort were able to stop for a moment to catch their breath.

However, they could not move. The blades that had stopped moving blocked their path like prison bars.

Kaio still had the strength to break through them, but not Talaris.

Mort attempted a short dimensional shift, but the fatigue and thick chaos blocking the dimensional portal to the snow garden made it impossible.

It seemed like time had stopped on the battlefield. The meteor shower and the first night were moving so slowly that one had to look closely to notice.

The ultimate technique of Jin was losing the ground. The layered curtains of shadow force were being torn apart silently by the meteor shower.

Rosa lowered her head, seemingly disappointed.

[Very... impressive sword.]

Her disappointment was not because she thought Jin's ultimate technique was ridiculous. 

Contrary to appearances, Rosa knew that her meteor shower was being completely blocked by the first night's shadow force.

The disappointing fact was that she couldn't kill Talaris with that sword.

Cracking...…!

As soon as Rosa finished speaking, the meteor shower disappeared as if absorbed into the first night.

Jin was bleeding from every pore of his face, and Rosa seemed to be staggering from the impact. 

But that was all. Rosa would soon unleash her next sword move to finish off Talaris.

Jin didn't have much strength left, but he still threw his body forward.

'If I use my last bit of strength to unleash the Plutonian reign sword again...!'

What comes next?

He couldn't think that far ahead. The only conviction filling Jin's mind was that he couldn't let Talaris die.

In that single moment, his heart was completely dominated by emotion. 

To Jin, Talaris was such a person. A comrade who always had significant meaning to Jin.

Kaio also broke through the blades of chaos and went forward with Jin, and Talaris tried to scream. She tried to tell them not to come, to escape and survive.

She also received Rosa's sword before Jin came. That's why she knew that Jin was Rosa's only opponent. 

If Jin dies trying to save her here, the world will no longer be able to stand against Rosa.

But before Talaris could say those words. Jin realized that he didn't need to risk his life to save her at this moment.

Above Talaris's head, a dragon was descending. A black light was descending like salvation.

[Long time no see, kid.]

The black dragon, Murakan, Jin's guardian dragon.

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