A Man Like None Other

As six shadow clones appeared at once, Jared, who had been fighting solo up until now, managed to surround Ararat completely.

The Dragonslayer Sword gleamed with a fierce light. Each strike came down with overwhelming force, as if it was hellbent on destroying everything in its way.

“Hmm…” Ararat frowned.

Without warning, stabbed his longsword into the ground.

“Unmovable!” roared, and in the blink of an eye, countless swords rose up around him, encircling in a deadly formation.

Though Ararat didn’t move an inch, the floating swords around attacked relentlessly, each one acting like an extension of his will.

Their swordplay collided in an intense storm of blades. Sword energy swept out in waves, and wherever it touched, mountain rock crumbled into dust. Deep trenches were carved into the ground, like the mountaintop had been ravaged by some giant, invisible force.

Amid the chaos, Jared slipped into an odd state of mind. His thoughts cleared, his focus narrowed. Every move Ararat made, every time drew his blade, it all slowed down, each detail unfolding with perfect clarity.

Jared began to pick up on the deeper structure behind Ararat’s sword techniques. What once looked complicated was now clean and logical in his mind.

it… The weak point’s right there,” muttered to

one. At

of taking Ararat head-on, Jared started sidestepping, slipping through openings, and targeting

immediately, his expression flickering with

up mid-fight. But

aura flared as moved. Ararat’s swordplay evolved in an instant. What had been a barrage of endless swords now refined itself into something far deadlier. Each strike felt like it could rip the world apart. Even the space around them seemed to bend

Domain!” called

surged with sword energy. It looked like a silver river had

one bearing the

his legs were sinking into quicksand. His meridians throbbed under the immense pressure. Quickly, plunged his sword into the ground and began to chant the Focus Technique. Surprisingly, the meteorite sword energy within a thirty-foot radius around vanished,

eyes narrowed. The sudden vacuum in his sword domain threw off for a

absorb

in his hand danced through the air, splitting its glow into a Circle of Duality. One side flared bright like the sun, the

Boom!

two sword energies clashed, a brilliant burst exploded outward. Jared’s sword collided with Ararat’s, ripping three dark gashes into the void