Whoosh! Whoosh!
Violent winds howled, endless smoke filled the sky.
As if blotting out the sky and covering the sun, it directly obscured the entire firmament.
No one knew how long passed.
After the smoke cleared...
Elsa and the others all held their breath and looked intently.
They saw that the entire ground was already split and shattered.
Dense cracks converged towards an enormous deep pit in the center.
Above that location...
A figure stood suspended in mid-air.
It was none other than Ayato.
What happened to Reinhard?
Emilia and the others exchanged glances, then all climbed up to the highest point of the wall.
The first thing that came into view...
Was bright red blood.
This blood was mottled all over, almost dyeing the bottom of the deep pit red.
"So much blood?"
"Has Reinhard died?"
Emilia and the others showed signs of shock and doubt.
If that were the case, the kingdom would probably be in big trouble.
"No."
Puck, floating, shook his head. "The strongest Sword Saint in history wouldn't die that easily."
The moment his voice fell...
They saw the earth at the bottom of the deep pit collapse, and a figure leaped up, actually stepping on the clear wind.
It was!
Reinhard.
At this moment, his exquisite and luxurious knight's uniform was soaked with blood.
He no longer had the carefree and easygoing demeanor from the beginning.
The only thing that remained the same...
Was his aura, vast as the sea, shaking sky and earth, which hadn't changed in the slightest.
"My blessing... was broken through."
Reinhard pinched his own blood, a flicker of shock in his eyes.
He had the blessing of thunderclouds.
Which could nullify lightning strikes.
He had the blessing of impact resistance.
Which could completely eliminate impact force.
Logically speaking...
Even facing the double attack of lightning and that divine boar, at worst he would just be a bit more flustered.
But now...
He was injured to this extent.
It wasn't that the blessings failed.
But that the other's power had already exceeded the maximum effectiveness of the blessings.
Otherwise...
He probably wouldn't just be injured.
He might have directly lost his life.
On the other side!
Ayato's eyes also flickered.
It seemed the blessings of the world were not absolute.
But that made sense.
Even Cursed Spirits had some bizarre mechanism-type abilities.
Allegedly, once touched, it was certain death.
But that was also relative.
When encountering a strong opponent, they would just use raw force to crush them.
No mechanism whatsoever.
Was nothing to mention.
This world was the same.
The power of blessings also had its limits.
"However, relying on just now's power to defeat Reinhard probably isn't that easy."
Looking the other over, the corner of Ayato's mouth curled up. "You also have healing-type blessings?"
Before his eyes...
Reinhard's wounds were recovering at a visible rate.
In this short time...
Aside from the blood and dirt on his body...
Reinhard already showed no signs of injury.
"I didn't expect to be pushed this far."
Reinhard took a deep breath, looking up at Ayato floating above, the fighting spirit in his eyes undiminished.
"If that's the case... using those dangerous blessings, I believe I shouldn't die..."
As if talking to himself, as if speaking to Ayato, Reinhard's aura had already changed.
The next moment.
He struck again.
Hum!
The Dragon Sword vibrated, a sword thrust out, pulling a visible golden light.
Reinhard when sparring and Reinhard when truly fighting were completely different people.
How strong he was when using all his Blessings...
At least for now, no one knew.
Crack! Crack!
Like the sound of shattering glass.
A vast and mighty slashing attack directly swept across the sky.
This time, not only the earth beneath his feet, the sky above his head...
But even space itself seemed to be cut in two.
Looking into the distance, a black line appeared and grew increasingly clear.
As if the vast sky and earth had been split in two.
"Interesting..."
Facing this sword, Ayato's eyes flickered slightly.
He only felt...
That through some mysterious power...
He and this sword had been connected.
This sword could be called a causal sword, an inevitable sword.
Reinhard's slashing attack contained the blessing of arrows.
This meant his long-range attacks certainly hit.
But!
What even if it inevitably hit?
Ayato never thought of dodging.
Nor did he need to dodge.
He raised one hand and gently flicked his finger.
The next instant!
A vast and mighty bolt of lightning, like the Milky Way flowing down from the Ninth Heaven.
A magnificent and vast light directly filled the entire sky.