The Artificial Devil

In that moment, through a mixture of desperation and insurmountable intent to kill, those two desires intertwined like a double helix, spiraling into a new adaptation of the Evolution System.

As such, Dae-Seong was able to adapt to what he himself perceived as a threat, not having to wait for an attack to counter.

I see…so that's it! Jun-Seo realized.

Just as the burgundy-haired, scar-bodied man came to figure this out, he raised his guard, manifesting an intangible shield just as the monstrous greatsword was brought downward.

It wasn't nearly enough–

SWOOSH.

A torrent of power; a mixture of crimson flames and verdant winds that propelled it into greater potency laced into the slash itself, exuding a blast against Jun-Seo's impromptu shields, shattering them completely and slashing down into the man's flesh.

"Phh…!"