Chapter 890 - The Fate-Smashing Blade (1/2)

Chapter 890: The Fate-Smashing Blade

Marlene gazed at her other self sternly as she sensed an unprecedented, murderous aura that was so ice-cold it wrapped around her tightly. Although Marlene was experienced in such dangerous battles, she felt as though she was held in the hand of a monster like a defenseless chick and all she could do was watch the monster widen its mouth and devour her completely.

Marlene gnashed her teeth and clasped the sword in her hand, holding it before her. At the next moment, she lost control over her body as though to the effects of extreme fear.

What happened?

Marlene widened her eyes in shock, gazing at her body which she didn’t know had fallen to the ground. There was a ghastly, bloody wound on her right arm. She stared blankly at her arm and her head was blank. She couldn’t remember when she got hurt or why she was on the ground. As she slowly lost her consciousness, immense pain consumed her.

“This is…”

“I didn’t expect you to dodge it.”

Suddenly, the Magic Swordsman appeared behind her and the instant Marlene heard her voice, she jumped to her feet and stared at her other self vigilantly.

“You’ve surprised me. It seems like you’re really strong in this world. This isn’t the swordsmanship of the Senia Family, right? Where did you learn it from? Could it be from that so-called man? I can’t understand why you possess such strength. I always think that women who are deceived by men will only be immersed in fake gentleness and eventually crumble in their hands. Am I not right about it?”

“There isn’t only one reason for me to become stronger.”

Marlene sucked in a breath of cold air. The pain on her right arm wasn’t a great sign. Currently all she could do was to perhaps launch a final attack. Although Canary said that she hadn’t fully mastered this attack, she had no other choices left.

“I want to stand alongside and not behind him, being the useless person who is always protected by him. I can’t tolerate this anymore, so I want to become stronger and face the unknown future and enemies with him. I know I can’t defeat the powerful enemies yet, so I want to be stronger!”

“… It seems like you and I are somewhat similar.”

The Magic Swordsman pondered in silence. Then, she raised her sword and pointed forward. On the other hand, Marlene sheathed her sword. She bent over slightly, held the sheath with her left hand and hilt with her right in a sword-drawing posture.

“Alright then, this will be the final attack. Let me see how strongly you desire to be with that man!”

The Magic Swordsman burst forward with her sword in a dazzling red lightning. It was so quick that almost no one could react to it. But as soon as the blade was about to strike, Marlene raised the heavy, silver sheath.

At the same time, she withdrew her sword and slashed a blinding red arc.

It only took an instant.

The powerful clash cracked and shattered her sheath into bits.

Clang.

Marlene dropped her sword and collapsed to the ground palely. Although she unleashed a deadly attack on her other self, she was also hurt badly. Her left shoulder had been punctured entirely. If she didn’t lift the sheath to defend against that attack, perhaps she would have been dead by now.

“I can’t die yet…”

Marlene lifted her head and gnashed her teeth. Her eyes were filled with unprecedented determination.

“I promised and believed in him. This is the biggest… difference between you and I.”

Marlene said as she turned to the other side of the battlefield.

“Hey, isn’t this cheating?!”

The man wasn’t as carefree anymore. Rhode, Lize, and Anne joined forces and took him on together. He might stand a chance if he were a pure swordsman, but he was a Spirit Swordsman. Although he had the Soul Messenger talent tree which made him a strong attacker, he was only slightly stronger than ordinary humans after his spiritual powers were sealed.

“Who cares about that. Anne, attack!”

Rhode wasn’t interested in discussing fairness, of course. He knew himself perfectly that he wouldn’t utter nonsense at such a critical moment. He knew that any attempt to harass the mind was meaningless. But he couldn’t promise the same for the two young ladies. If his other self caught onto an opportunity to do so, he would turn the disadvantage around to his benefit. Therefore, the top priority now was to eliminate him as soon as possible!

“Got it! Leader!”

Anne responded. She raised her shield and burst forward like a flying missile, aiming for the man. The man brandished the black sword and struck the shield heavily. Boom! Anne flinched upon impact and at the same time, Lize sneaked between them with clenched fists, hurling punches at his chest. But to her surprise, the man laughed and she came to an abrupt halt.

“Yo, this young lady is quite adorable. What’s your name?”

“Huh?”

They were in the heat of the battle and the random question about her name bewildered Lize. She lifted her head and gazed at the man dubiously. But at this moment, Rhode’s voice sounded from behind.

“What are you doing?! Dodge!”

Lize came to a sudden realization and placed her arms before her in a crisscross stance. Almost simultaneously, the man thrust his foot forward. Although Lize got into a defensive position just in time, the powerful force threw her off. Fortunately, Anne appeared behind Lize and caught her in her arms.

“How dare you attack my woman. You’ve got balls!”

Rhode struck forth with his blade, aiming for the enemy’s heart. Then, the loud clash of blades sounded and without a doubt, his attack was stopped by the man.

“How can you say that, my other self? I’m also you, so doesn’t that make your woman mine?”

“You wish! What’s mine is mine. What’s yours is also mine! Why don’t you bring your women for me!”

“Stop berating! My woman is also yours, alright?!”

“Not alright at all!”

Both of them slashed their blades and sparks splashed everywhere. Then, two shadow clones erupted from Rhode and brandished their swords. But this time, the man burst into laughter and swung his blade forcefully. In the powerful gust of wind, Rhode’s shadow clone vanished into dust and he could only come to a halt and retreat. Without the support of the spiritual powers, the shadow clones created from the Fantasy Daybreak swordsmanship were only ordinary, which needed no explanation as to why they were defeated so easily.

“This won’t do, my other self. Why have you become so timid?”

Timid?

Rhode twitched his brow.

This bastard sure knows how to brag. You think I’m still in the game, huh? Wait.

Rhode realized something.

That’s right. My battle style is very different from the past. This man is indeed my in-game avatar with powerful sword skills and brute force. But my sword skills now are focused mainly on efficiency and transformation. There is only one reason for it.