That was when instinctive doubt flashed through her mind.
Tesilid slightly twisted the angle of the holy sword. At that moment, the square jewel embedded in the hilt emitted a distinctly different light.
It was a red light more eerie than any evil eye.
<... ... !>
Avicinis flinched, but had no time to lose her wits. A dozen or so aura blades fiercely shot out at her.
In response, Avicinis also built a defensive line with the petals of the sign flower.
Kwakwakwakwang!
Each legion clashed in the center, creating a tremendous explosion.
In the aftermath, the axis of the earth shook loudly and a physical storm blew madly.
Even in the face of the air currents tearing through the atmosphere, Avicinis’ posture was not disturbed at all.
He showed his status as a demon lord by standing there, taking on the «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» fierce wind that could uproot even a large tree as if it were a gentle breeze.
On the other hand, the appearance of Tesilid made even Avicinis inwardly astonished.
‘How could a human?!’
Time seemed to slow down around him, and there was not even a trace of the slightest flutter on his body.
It was as if the wind had changed its direction and avoided him.
This overwhelming presence that covered all things, regardless of living beings or nature.
It made Avicinis think of another supreme being she knew.
Yes. The human before her eyes was like... ... .
‘The same.’
The newly born chaos evil, Reedwa.
<... ... !>
A chill rose from Avicinis’ fingertips at the thought that came to her without her knowing.
She tried hard to shake off the blasphemy in her head, but once she started paying attention, she couldn’t stop.
Swinging her staff widely, Avicinis questioned.
<Human.>
“.......”
<What is your true identity?>
Tesilid counterattacked and answered back.
“Didn’t you say so? You are just an uncivilized, mere human.”
<You are talking about ‘mere’ when you are fighting the Demon King.>
“I guess you are just a demon.”
<Nonsense! Stop talking nonsense and reveal your true identity, human!>
At this point, Avicinis felt an endless desire to find out the true nature of the human before her eyes.
And she had the power to solve this curiosity in an instant.
Tesilid also pointed that out.
“If you are really curious, why don’t you find out with your ‘eyes’?”
<If that's what you want, I'll gladly do it!>
Aviciis' left eye turned red and the poisonous eye of truth activated.
From now on, all of Tesilid's words will be weighed on a horizontal scale that measures truth and lies.
And the truth of the information he spits out will be detected without a single error.
<You were acting so proud just a moment ago, so you wouldn't be keeping your mouth shut now, would you?>
“.......”
<Now, tell me something. About you.>
Tesilid willingly opened his mouth as she wished.
“Demon King Aviciis. I am certain that I can kill you.”
The result of the judgment of the reckless declaration from the beginning is... ... .-Truth<Ha!>
Up until this point, I could laugh at the arrogance of a human who didn't know the subject. But.
“I already.”
In the following declaration, Avicinis’s laughter was bleached white.
“Because I killed you ten times.” -Truth<... ... !>
The judgment of the poisonous mind is absolute. Therefore, there is no room for objection.
<What... ... .>
She was consumed by agitation.
‘You killed me? Ten times? How?’
It was nonsense at first. However, she could not deny it. The weight of the absolute sentence crushed Avicinis mercilessly.
That was what made her realize the truth more than anything else.
Avicinis’ eyes, shaking in confusion, met Tesilid’s eyes.
“.......”
<... ... .>
For some reason, Avicinis felt that Tesilid Argent’s eyes were dark red, like someone else’s at that moment.
The gaze that stimulated her primal awe was creepily familiar. All of the Demon King’s senses rang an alarm.
That was it.
“I am.”
The final declaration. Tesilid finally introduced himself.
“Once, I was the being you called Reed.” -Truth<... ... !>
Avicinis’s mind went blank.
<What, you said... ... ?>
What did she just hear?
Reed.
Reed!
The being before her eyes, a newborn chaos evil!
<Wow, that’s ridiculous... ... .>
The Great Demon’s pupils shook violently. Tears of blood flowed from her left eye that had activated its power.
For looking into the pitch-black abyss that she should never look into, she had to pay the corresponding price.
<Oh, no. That can’t be. But the poisonous eye. But, still, that can’t be. That can’t be... ... .>
The axis of the mind shakes to the point of being helpless.
The shocking truth incited confusion and caused self-denial, ultimately leading to a loss of will to fight.
<Me, who am I with now... ... .>
The weakness of the mind that had been dug in was so fatal that the Demon King was rendered helpless.
Taking advantage of that gap, a distant and transcendent presence covered the battlefield.
<Ah.>
The Demon King’s eyes, which were as if they would tear apart, only then did he see the true nature of his opponent.
A powerful aura blooming like a mist over the handsome man’s shoulders.
A distorted shadow stretched from the tips of his feet to where the stained glass was.
The silhouette of a black-haired man holding a magic sword was impossible to miss.
‘Lead-nim... ...!’
It was certain. The being that Manma revered and praised stood before his eyes.
At that moment, the sword of the Holy Demon rang out. The final blow penetrated the straight path in two sounds, clear and bright, yet low and gloomy. And it reached Avicinis.
<Ah... ... .>
The power that covered her was strange. It was like a holy light or a magical energy, and an unknown aura of destruction swept away the Demon King’s dignity and strength.
<──.>
There was not a single struggle of resistance. The Demon King, who had lost his will to fight in front of the truth shown by the abyss, was devoured by the light of destruction.
It was the end that he greeted gently and meekly, just like in front of Reed.✠The summit of Mount Eltio was a good observatory for observing the world.
Taking advantage of that geographical advantage, Ailet and Reed were able to see at a glance the strange events that occurred in the northeast.
The purple crescent moon that had been half-melted from the beginning was now losing its form.
After a while, a surrealistic celestial body like a nightmare disappeared from the night sky.
The curtain of darkness that seemed eternal was lifted from the world.
It was a phenomenon that meant that the subjugation of Avicinis was successful. In other words, the battle on the Seonghwangcheong side ended with Tesilid’s victory.
“Terry.......”
Aylet felt a sense of relief welling up deep in her chest, but she did not neglect to pay attention to the front.
Five steps ahead, Reed also put down his magic sword for a moment, and Sagrad was looking into the purple moonlight.
“The 117th round is decided.”
“That’s right.”
“Are you happy? Aylet.”
“You’re happy because you won, so why are you sad?”
Aylet, who asked in a questioning tone, immediately kicked the ground with her toes.
In an instant, it dug into Reed's chest and stabbed the vertical axis of Seonggyeom Livli like a spear.
However, Reed's magic sword did not allow this and missed Seonggyeom's attack point.
What followed was a close fight that confused both sight and hearing.
The two blades kept whining and the auras with conflicting attributes drew dazzling trajectories and sparks.
A fierce battle where dozens of attacks and defenses were exchanged in one breath.
Even so, the power of each blow was so powerful that it could distort the terrain.
In this situation, even if they were on equal footing, their bodies were still damaged.
A bruise appeared wherever the blade and the sickle touched. The threads drew long lines in the air following the violent wind.
The two of them briefly distanced themselves and treated their injuries in their own ways.
Aylet raised her healing power to wash away her wounds, and Reed offered the blood that had filled the Demon Sword’s stomach as a sacrifice to repair his own body.
Neither of them had any problems with their injuries.
What was affecting them now was the loss of stamina.
The two had been fighting countless times since the start of the battle.
In order to continue this extraordinary battle, a huge amount of stamina had to be burned as fuel.
The shortness of breath that felt like her throat was going to burst and the fatigue that weighed down her shoulders were eating away at her body.
The most fatal thing was the mental power that was squeezed out in the process of continuously pouring out skills.
In this regard, Aylet’s situation was worse than Reed’s.
The future poem she wrote in a flash simultaneously hits the visual information of reality and the future.
The brain, which had to process this separately, was bound to be overloaded.
“Haa.......”
Aylet frowned with a severe headache.
Looking at her, Reed suppressed his heavy breathing and pretended to have a calm tone.
“Isn’t it getting hard?”
“It’s okay.”
“I’ll have to make it harder. That way, you’ll feel weak and think about giving in.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Reed took the initiative this time. Ailet easily slashed away the horizontally slashing blade of the magic sword.
Then, Reed lowered his center of gravity with a flowing motion and swung Ailet up from the bottom.
She succeeded in withstanding the attack with incredible reaction speed.
However, she couldn’t shake off Reed, who was pushing with brute force.
That’s so hard!
Their eyes crossed as they faced each other with their sword blades facing each other.
“.......”
“.......”
The leisurely face of the handsome man pressured Ailet’s exhausted mind. However, her spirit was strong.
“If I lose, you’re saying I chose you? If you rationalize the situation with such sophistry, does that make you feel better?”
“Yes.”
Reed was confident.
“Don’t you know? Aylet Rodelin.”
“.......”
“I’ve lost all of my past, present, and future, and I’ve lost all justification and motivation for my actions. Without even that small hope, I might go crazy. Even if it’s sophistry, it’s what keeps me alive.”
“.......”
While Aylet flinched, Reed sharply dug into her weakness.
“Do you feel sorry for me like this?”
“.......”
“Then choose me.”
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