The Man’s Decree

Jared had lost count of the phantoms he killed with Dragonslayer Sword atop the unnamed mountain. At that point, he had already acquired eight marks on his body. One more, and it would be completed.

Unfortunately, regardless of how many phantoms he killed, the last mark simply. wouldn’t appear. “Does attaining the last mark require something special?” Jared was feeling rather dejected. If killing phantoms can’t give me the final mark then there is no point in slaying more of them.

As he looked down at the humongous phantom over a dozen meters tall, he grew restless and wondered out loud, “If I kill that big guy, will the ninth mark finally appear?”

In the end, he leaped from his spot and dove toward the giant phantom. I’ll give it a try right now. I have the Divine Bow, anyway. There’s nothing these phantoms can do to me. If I can’t win, I’ll just run back to the peak.

He swung Dragonslayer Sword twice, cutting. open a path for himself. Then, he swiftly arrived before the giant phantom. The humongous phantom growled in frustration when it spotted Jared because none of the other phantoms could do anything to him even though it had been days.

the direction of

harm. The giant phantom roared and attempted to slap Jared forcefully. Jared was agile enough

Jared thought he should find its weak spot. A second later, he noticed a spot on the phantom’s neck that he could stab the Dragonslayer Sword into. Hence, he leaped. toward the phantom’s neck

succeeded in piercing the phantom’s neck, and the sword actually penetrated it completely. He was overjoyed upon witnessing that, thinking that was enough to eliminate

seem affected at all. That attack merely served to enrage it further. It howled as it tried to slap Jared

expeditiously rose and waved his hand, summoning Dragonslayer Sword back into his palm. Without delay, he

currently no match for the humongous phantom. Can I even