Chapter 323: The Demon Sword Red (Part 2)

Samimi pretended to be shocked. “How can a Demon Human still use the Sword of the Hero’s skill? That’s unfair!”

“Cheater!” Bemore exclaimed as well.

The Red Ghost spoke up. “He was a Hero in his past life, so of course he can use the Sword of the Hero.”

Steve added an explanation. “But there’s good news. The Sword of the Hero is a sword of virtue. Its skill, [Light Duel], can only go so far—it cannot take a life.”

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‘As expected of a pharmacist, she’s practically a walking encyclopedia.’

‘So the reason for bringing her into the party was for moments like this, to explain the mechanics.’

Of course, her usefulness on this journey went far beyond that.

Without her knowledge of plants, everyone would have eaten the poisonous mushrooms Niubao picked and been wiped out halfway.

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Everyone could only stand by and watch the battle.

Human Duel King versus Abyss Duel King.

The ultimate showdown.

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But Samimi already had the answer in her heart.

Cresia could not win.

The reason was another matter for now.

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The Connection Witch on the other side couldn’t intervene in the battle either.

She was also restricted outside the barrier.

Because at this moment, everyone was categorized as—

[Audience].

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The true form of [Light Duel] was a double-layered diamond-shaped barrier.

The inner layer was for the duelists.

The outer layer was for the audience.

Beyond that were the unrelated parties.

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Audience members and duelists could switch places at any time.

As long as the sword wielder permitted, an audience member could enter the fight.

So it wasn’t strictly one-on-one.

One versus two, one versus many, even one versus ten—all were possible.

But the prerequisite was the sword wielder’s consent.

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And the most outrageous part of this skill was:

It could only pull “enemies” inside, not teammates.

No team fights allowed.

A Hero could not gang up on a single opponent.

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Superficially fair.

In reality—extremely biased.

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Of course, there were loopholes.

For example—beating the enemy half to death, dispelling the barrier, and then finishing them off.

Dishonorable, but entirely feasible.

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The so-called “requirement of a pure heart to wield the Sword of the Hero”

Was just a legend.

Even a Demon Human could use it.

The Hero of the Gale couldn’t be called absolutely righteous either.

When it came down to it—

Whoever was stronger could use it.

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This skill seemed to have little advantage.

Going to the trouble of creating a barrier, just for a fair duel?

But in the real world—

“Mechanisms” were the core.

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Numerical values could be phased out by updates.

Mechanisms could not.

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What a Duel King feared most was being surrounded.

With this skill, you could prevent being worn down by successive opponents, ambushed, or mobbed.

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Take Cresia, for example.

She lost last time because it was one versus three.

If she had this skill—

Even ten Samimis might not be able to defeat her.

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Just as Samimi was pondering this—

The battle began.

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Cresia stepped forward slowly.

Sword Draw.

In the next instant—

Sudden Acceleration!

Her sword shadow was like lightning!

“Thud! Thud!”

In a single exchange—

Heart and throat, simultaneously pierced.

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But she didn’t stop.

She continued with evasive footwork, frantically following up with more strikes.

Rapid sword thrusts.

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Twenty-four strikes.

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Only then did the Magic Sword Reid finally react.

Slow as a zombie.

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A one-handed sword swing—

Horizontal Slash!

Cresia was forced back.

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“…”

She created distance, her expression darkening.

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Against a normal person, they’d be dead countless times over.

But Reid showed no signs of weakening.

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“Undead thing,” she judged in a low voice.

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In her perception,

The Magic Sword Reid wasn’t like a living creature, more like a wandering soul.

Its presence was weaker than a plant’s.

Hollow, dim.

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Her sword pierced it—

Like puncturing a sheet of paper.

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No internal organs.

No physical structure.

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“Immune to physical attacks?”

She adjusted quickly.

Battle Aura poured into the Red Tassel Sword.

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The second round began.

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Her speed slowed.

But her footwork—became bizarre.

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The Magic Sword Reid began to counterattack.

His swordsmanship—

Traditional Demon-Hunting Sword Art.

Grand and sweeping.

Heavy chops, jumping chops, spinning slashes.

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He actually dared to use a jumping chop against Cresia.

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Cresia easily performed an upward thrust, hitting a vital point.

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But—

Ineffective.

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Reid ignored the damage.

The heavy chop came down!

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Cresia sidestepped to evade, counterattacking simultaneously.

But her opponent—had no hitstun.

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“Crack!”

The heavy chop smashed into a tree stump.

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Cresia instantly circled behind him.

Using the momentum to Charge—

Spinning Slash!

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A flash of sword light!

The Red Tassel Sword whipped out like a lash!

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Striking the neck.

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But—

It only cut in one-third of the way.

Stuck on bone.

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The next moment!

Reid’s movements changed abruptly!

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An extremely fast turning slash!

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“Fast-Slow Blade…”

Samimi’s expression changed.

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The attack rhythm was suddenly fast, suddenly slow.

Extremely annoying.

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Cresia barely dodged.

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The Red Ghost and Blue Ghost were already sweating on the sidelines.

An expert could tell at a glance—

This enemy was no simple foe.

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And at that moment—

Cresia’s blindfold was blown off by the sword wind.

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Second phase, activated.

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Sword Qi—erupted!

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Pale blue sword qi, like seawater, filled the entire space.

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She stood in place.

Motionless.

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But countless Battle Aura clones materialized.

Began swinging their swords in the void.

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Sword light densely covered the area.

Like surging waves.

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The Magic Sword Reid was completely submerged.

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As if chopped into mincemeat.

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Several seconds later—

Everything returned to silence.

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Cresia put her blindfold back on.

Closed the “Quan Yan.”

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The sword qi dissipated.

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Everyone saw the result.

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The Magic Sword Reid—

Was just a skeleton.

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Skin and flesh completely destroyed.

Bones glowing red and smoking.

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But the next instant—

An even more terrifying scene unfolded.

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Skin and flesh—

Began to regenerate.

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Arrowheads, blades—

Automatically returned to the body.

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In the blink of an eye—

Perfectly restored.

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“Boom!”

Reid swung his sword!

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Sword qi erupted!

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Covering the entire barrier!

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Cresia was hit head-on—

Sent flying!

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“Pfft!”

She crashed into the Air Wall, vomiting blood and collapsing to the ground.

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Samimi and the others quickly acted,

Pulling her out of the barrier.

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At this moment—

The outcome was decided.

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Cresia, defeated.

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“Cough… can’t deal damage… bones… too hard…”

She relayed the information in fragments—

And fell unconscious.

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Everyone gathered around her.

Silent.

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All her former sharpness was gone.