To gauge his opponent's reaction, he lightly shifted her body.
Swoosh!
The sword energy flew towards me, embedding itself in the spot where my left foot had been just a moment ago.
The air was filled with a chilling sound of slicing, and a thin hole appeared where my left foot had been just moments ago. If I hadn't pulled my foot away, it would have been severed instantly.
'Crazy!'
I had let my guard down and almost lost my foot right from the start.
A cold sweat broke out, and my body tensed up.
I strained my eyes, trying to analyze the traces of the sword slashes in the air.
But—
Clang!
Dozens of sword auras rushed towards me without giving me any time to breathe.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
I desperately swung my sword to deflect the sword auras, but each one felt incredibly heavy.
If it weren't for the fact that this was the top-tier sword I had obtained from the gacha, the Moonlight, it would have been broken by now.
'I can't see any openings at all.'
No matter where I moved or where I extended my sword, I could only envision a future where I was countered.
This is why characters with such unreasonable power end up being used as materials for Alice's awakening, never getting a chance to be utilized.
Klang!
I cursed the Velvets development team in my mind, as I always did, and deflected another sword aura.
Then, I suddenly realized that there was a skill perfectly suited for this situation.
'Oh, right. With the sword's path...'
I immediately activated the vision of the sword's path.
However, I was greeted by darkness. All I could see was a pitch-black void.
In other words, no matter where I stepped, it would lead to my death.
Great.
How am I supposed to win against this?
As I let out a bitter laugh, I kicked off the ground and leaped forward.
In the pitch-black landscape, devoid of any light, I aimed for a faintly flickering line that seemed ready to disappear at any moment.
'But, this is just running away... It's not a way to defeat the Sword Emperor, is it...?'
For a moment, I had my doubts.
But first, survival takes priority.
While Jin Yuha was facing off against Sword Emperor, the Utopia party members were also charging towards Baek Seol-hee.
Utopia formed a formation as if they were raiding a boss.
First, Ichika's shadow blurred her vision. Sophia's party members were healed by her area-ofeffect healing spell, while silver arrows mixed in between them.
Kaaang!
And then, just in time, Yoo-ri's taunt activated.
"Good! Go, Kang Do-hee!"
"Senior, I'll support you! Slow down! Accelerate!"
Whoosh!
And then, Kang Do-hee, with the acceleration buff from Lim Ga-eul, charged forward using her ultimate skill.
Bright red flames engulfed Kang Do-hee's body, blazing fiercely.
The Utopia party members didn't need to say a word; they believed that this time, they could finally show that damn Jin Yuha's master, Baek Seol-hee, who they considered a bitch, what they were capable of.
They taunted her to keep her in place, buffed themselves, and then unleashed a devastating attack.
[Taunt] - [Acceleration] - [DPS]
This mechanism was Utopia's ultimate killer move, bringing victory against any formidable opponent.
Moreover, Kang Do-hee's newly acquired 'Avatar of Fire' was so exceptional that even Jin Yuha had praised it as an 'asymmetric power'.
They believed that even that monstrous instructor would be no match for them.
However,
"This bastard...!"
It didn't take long for Kang Do-hee's face to stiffen after using 'Avatar of Fire'.
Her fist only sliced through the afterimage.
"She's gone?!"
She was sure that Baek Seol-hee was right in front of her, brandishing her sword and approaching menacingly.
But she had vanished, as if she had sunk into the ground or soared into the sky.
"Where are you?!"
'Avatar of Fire' was an ultimate skill that increased 3 seconds to 30 seconds, allowing the user to attack with superhuman speed and deliver ten times the damage.
However, no matter how powerful the skill was, it could only be effective if there was an opponent.
During the extended 30 seconds, Kang Do-hee searched everywhere, but she couldn't find Baek Seol-hee's location.
"Damn it!!!"
Kwang! Kwang! Kwang! Kwang! Kwang!
Kang Do-hee's fists pounded the ground in frustration.
Finally, after 3 seconds, Kang Do-hee's 'Avatar of Fire' ended.
Thud!
Baek Seol-hee, who had suddenly appeared in front of her just like when she disappeared, kicked Kang Do-hee in the abdomen.
"Ugh!"
Kang Do-hee, who was momentarily defenseless due to the recoil from 'Avatar of Fire', was struck in the abdomen and pushed back. Baek Seol-hee looked down at her with disdain and said,
"A dog that relies only on physical strength."
Then, Baek Seol-hee kicked off the ground and headed towards Yoo-ri. Yoo-ri raised her shield to block Baek Seol-hee's attack, but
"A fool with only a tough body."
Kwang!
Baek Seol-hee stepped on Yoo-ri's foot, which was sticking out from under the shield.
"Aaahhhh!"
Yoo-ri's balance was thrown off by the unexpected stomp on her foot.
Zzzzzzzzz!
At that moment, Lim Ga-eul's whip, accelerated to supersonic speed, curved towards Baek Seol-hee.
Click.
"Ahh?!"
However, Baek Seol-hee didn't even look at the whip; she simply reached out and grabbed the end of it.
"You're still useless, except for your skills."
Whoosh! Kwang!
Baek Seol-hee swung the whip, and Lim Ga-eul was slammed into the ground.
"Kyaaaahhhh!"
Screeeech!
In the meantime, Sophia fired a silver arrow with an acrobatic pose, but Baek Seol-hee easily dodged it by slightly tilting her head.
"You're just annoying. Your evasion skills and timing are pathetic."
Smack!
"Kyaaah!"
Baek Seol-hee kicked a stone on the ground, hitting Sophia's forehead.
Ichika quietly hid in Baek Seol-hee's shadow and stabbed her with a dagger, but
"You were the only one worth watching, but you haven't improved since then."
Squeeze.
"Ugh!"
Baek Seol-hee grabbed Ichika's neck.
Then, Alice's powerful crescent blade, infused with rotational force, struck.
Baek Seol-hee looked at Ichika with a disdainful expression and placed her neck between the blade's strike.
Alice had no choice but to stop the blade mid-swing, letting out a sigh.
"You're just mindlessly strong... No, that's fine. You're still new, so I'll let it slide."
Smack!
Alice was punched in the face and sent flying.
"Ugh!"
Thud!
All their attacks had been in vain.
"Haa... Are you really doing your best?"
Baek Seol-hee sighed deeply, running her hand through her hair.
"As expected, you're even worse than I thought. There's no improvement at all."
Utopia, as the number one party in the world, had a certain level of pride in their abilities. But Baek Seol-hee's words directly challenged that pride.
However,
"..."
The members of Utopia bit their lips, unable to respond to the overwhelming gap Baek Seolhee had just demonstrated.
They couldn't even force her to wield her primary weapon, the sword, and were completely overwhelmed. A deep sense of helplessness weighed down on Utopia's shoulders.
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