Chapter 393 - Country of Sakura, Cherin and the Seven Holy Swords [164] (1/2)

393. Country of Sakura, Cherin and the Seven Holy Swords [164]

The inside of the whale was dark, narrow and hard. It was the absolute worst.

(Anyway, it’s gonna get dangerous if I don’t get out of here soon…)

I put my strength into the Black Sword and shoot a slash that cuts the world asunder.

「Fifth Sword–」

「Final song – Whale Dance.」

「!?」

Just before I could launch World Judgement, thousands of sand swords pierced through the whale’s belly.

「Ka, ha…」

Sand swords with a wide variety of attributes violated my body further.

I was slashed, stabbed, gouged, burned, melted, frozen, suffering all sorts of tortures… I trembled in excitement.

(This is a Seven Holy Sword. This is one of the strongest swordsmen of humanity…)

A calculated combination of techniques. Precise swordsmanship with excellent physical strength. An insatiable ambition to reach the true soul dress.

A power that exceeds the limits of human, reached at the end of a long path of devotion to swordsmanship.

(Haha, this is amazing…)

After being stabbed numerous times, I slowly slid out from the inside of the whale.

A number of my vital organs were damaged. I could no longer feel any of my limbs.

However, the darkness that sprang out from the depths of my body did not allow me to break.

「Hahahaha… Gyahahahaha! That was an amazing technique, Von Mustang! I thought I was about to die!」

My tattered body recovered completely in an instant. Inexhaustible amount of spiritual power coursed through my whole body.

The more I was completely absorbed into the battle, the more I sought power, and the more the seemingly infinite darkness overflowed.

「If you are a human being, just die already (this recovery speed has exceeded Hydra’s by bounds. No, it’s much more than that. It is almost rivalling a phantom beast’s “regeneration”.)

The sludge-like darkness that constantly oozed out of my body transformed into “armour” which protected my body, and a second Black Sword took form in my left hand.

「Now, then. Let’s continue! Let’s cut each other more, and more, and more!」

「You are a human-shaped “phantom beast” itself.」

As soon as our line of sight intersected, I gripped the two black swords and rushed to close the distance with Von.

「Whale Mochi, Whale Shield, Whale Swamp, Whale Thorn, Whale Bubble!」

Von released a flock of sand whales of various attributes.

「Oi, Oi, what’s wrong? Are you out of spiritual power already!? Your attacks’ momentum is slower than before!」

I slashed his attacks apart like tofu with my two Black Swords.

「Ku, ridiculous! (Bastard, I didn’t get slower, you got faster!)」

With a sour expression, Von slashed his left hand with the short sword in his right hand.

「Secret song – Blood Sand Dance!」

The sand whales that were bathed in Von’s blood had a crimson pattern emerge on them, and were shot with tremendous force.

However, I understood something instinctively.

This was no longer an attack I had to defend against.