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"You're almost ready."

"Then I'll start ravaging you."

"Do you finally understand? I am a cruel, cold and heartless monster, but also a lovable monster."

"I'm so sorry, you just used martial arts. But I test the strength in meters. I can't judge the difference of one or two centimeters."

————!

He suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils contracted sharply and then slowed down again, and his chest heaved up and down.

Ha, ha, ha...huh——

The sunlight across his eyes awoke Brian Anglaus's consciousness from the nightmare. The dazzling light made him squint his eyes and reach out to block the sunlight.

He propped up his upper body and sat on the edge of the bed, looking around in panic like a little mouse. Looking at the empty room, my mood slowly calmed down.

Brann recalled the appearance of that powerful monster and couldn't stop his hands from shaking.

"really……"

Even though half a month has passed, the fear in my heart has not been eliminated.

Shalltear Bradfallen, even the man who gave up everything for the sword, was far inferior to that absolutely strong person. With a beauty that combines all the beautiful things in the world, a monster among monsters, a truly powerful person.

Just thinking about it brings fear throughout my body.

He was always afraid that such a monster was chasing him. He almost didn't sleep all the way to the royal capital, just running for his life.

When he fell asleep, Shalltear would still appear in front of him, like an inner demon. Suffering from this uneasiness, he didn't get a good night's sleep and just ran away desperately.

The reason why he chose to escape into the royal capital was because he thought that he might be overwhelmed in a crowded place and unable to be found. However, the harsh environment during the escape caused him to be extremely mentally exhausted and even had thoughts of committing suicide. This was even a matter of fact. Something he didn't even expect.

Fortunately, I met Gazef by chance on a bone-chilling rainy night, otherwise I would have died tragically in a deserted alley and disappeared. The pursuit of strength leads to failure in the middle.

But what to do now?

He has studied swords all his life and dedicated all his life to the sword, just to win victory from Gazef.

However, so what if he wins against Gazef. Now that he knows that there are beings who are countless times stronger than him, what's the point of being in a position where he is less than superior and more than inferior?

Bang bang bang——

"Anglaus, are you awake? You should be awake."

"Well, Stronov. I'm awake."

After Brian answered, the door opened, and Gazef walked into the room, fully armed and dressed.

"You slept for such a long time. You slept so deeply that it scared me."

"Yeah. Thanks for letting me get some sleep, sorry."

"Don't worry. So, what happened, do you want to tell me?"

"Well..."

Brian wriggled his lips. He wanted to express his inner pain, but when he thought of that desperate figure, his heart beat rapidly, and he felt vomiting. He covered his mouth and retched.

"Anglaus? Hey, Anglaus, are you okay?"

Gazef quickly stepped forward to help Brian, who was kneeling on the ground unable to stop retching, and found that his whole body was shaking and there was sweat on his forehead. He was breathing rapidly as if he had encountered something frightening, and his mood was very unstable.

I didn't expect him to react so strongly. He obviously asked the question in a cautious tone, as if he was afraid of touching a wound.

Patting Brian on the back, he asked him to rest against the window.

Gazef frowned as he calmed down. This man was different from what he had imagined. He no longer had the original high-spirited spirit, nor the warrior's heart eager to defeat powerful enemies. He completely degenerated from a proud swordsman to a bereaved dog. If he continues like this, he might become a useless person.

Could it be that he was cursed?

There have been so many changes before and after that it’s hard not to think so.

Gazef thought for a while and said, "Anglaus, you and I will go out later."

"Where to go?"

"Go to the palace and meet someone who can change your current situation."

His friend is a priest, and he may be the best priest in the kingdom who is good at lifting curses. He should be able to help Brian in his current sluggish state.

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The kingdom’s training ground.

Gazef was unusually late today. Originally, he was the second one to arrive. By the way, Climb was the first one. After all, he had to swing the sword hundreds of times every day to strengthen his grip before sword duels. Proficiency.

Today, however, Climb was distracted.

Not only was he distracted while practicing his sword swing, but he was also distracted when he was dueling with Lin. Not to mention that it failed to play a role in training, he even suffered several wounds.

Lin frowned: "Uneasy, unstable, and timid. Clem, are you sick?"

However, he put his hand on his shoulder and released healing magic.

"I, I..."

Climb opened his mouth.

He knew what was going on with him. It was simply because what His Highness Lana said last night still affected him, which was why he hadn't had a good rest all night and was now in a bad state.

The most important thing is that he could still use most of his own strength. However, after Lin became the betrothed partner of His Highness Lana, he became inexplicably afraid of sword fighting with her, fearing to hurt the other party... even though she relied on her own strength. Not qualified at all, but still.

Probably because he was afraid of being blamed by Her Highness Lana, Climb could not sort out his own entanglements.

"Well, apart from being a little mentally depressed, there is nothing wrong with my body."

Lin smiled reassuringly.

However, that gentle and friendly smile made Climb, who was slightly jealous in his heart, even more ashamed.

In front of him is a person who spared no effort to save civilians, fight against evil parties in the kingdom, and teach him powerful martial arts. Regardless of his identity and character, he can be called the conscience of the kingdom. If he insists on finding someone in the kingdom who is worthy of His Highness Lana, The only human being is Lin.

How can he question the talent and appearance of a man?

"Master Lin, thank you very much for your teaching, I will always support you!"

"Huh? Ah, ah...thank you?"

Lin didn't understand why Climb was suddenly so serious and said confusing words.

But the support he mentioned should probably be support for him to help the common people of the kingdom. After all, Climb has always wanted to contribute to the common people from a long time ago.

Just then——

"You two, it's a little early today."

"It's you who came late today, Gazef."

Hearing a familiar voice from behind, he knew who was coming, and turned his head to give him an annoyed look.

Gazef apologized slightly: "I'm sorry, something happened today, and we need to go through the procedures to bring outsiders in, so it took a lot of time."

"Bringing outsiders in?"

I didn't expect this to be the reason.

Only then did Lin and Climb look at the man following Gazef.

He had some disheveled hair and dark circles under his eyes because he had not rested well. His body was hunched and weak, full of decadence, like a bereaved dog.

However, his appearance was too familiar.

"—Brian Unglaus?"

Lin opened his eyes slightly.

The bad relationship between Brian and Gazef was a hot topic in the capital. Everyone was guessing who the winner would be in the ring, and the result was naturally Gazef. But Brian was not discouraged. He left a sentence saying "I will definitely defeat you", and then ran away without knowing where.

It seems that he has not been doing well in recent years?

...No, that's not right.

Others may not be able to see it, but as a priest who has rescued many civilians, Lin immediately noticed it.

Brian's decadence was by no means developed slowly over the years, but was caused by the huge blow he suffered recently and his failure to recover.

"Brian Anglaus?" Clem was also slightly surprised: "Could it be that the powerful Lord Anglaus?"

He admired the strong, and he could clearly remember those who were as good as the Kingdom's warrior captain Gazef, but his decadent appearance, like a bereaved dog, was not as high-spirited as he remembered.

"Strong?...Haha."

I don't know if he was stimulated by this word, but Brian's vicissitudes of life showed obvious bitterness, which also indirectly confirmed Lin's guess. Brian was devastated.

He looked at Gazef with doubtful eyes. After receiving it, the other party explained: "I suspect Anglaus may be cursed, so I hope you can help."

"It's more like a huge blow than a curse." Lin Zhizhidao said.

Brian pursed his lips.

Gazef rubbed his brows and said worriedly, "Is this really the case? I wasn't sure at first."

After all, he is the kingdom's warrior captain and part-time rival of Brian. It would be funny if he didn't know him well.

"Forget it, just in case."

Lin clenched his hands and released purification magic on Brian. In fact, as Lin said, Brian was not cursed, but simply suffered a blow.

"So, what happened?"

"I-I met a monster."

"monster?"

"A vampire with terrifying strength."

"... Let's talk about it in detail."

Lin also became interested when he heard the sensitive word vampire. Probably because the purification magic had a certain soothing effect, Brian's mood was very stable. Although he stumbled a little, he still recounted the whole process.

To put it simply, the move that Brian created to defeat Gazef was deflected by a vampire named Shalltear Bloodfallen with just one little finger.

After being hit, Brian turned around and ran away, living in the shadow of the other party for half a month.

Brian did not mention that he was employed by the mercenary group at that time. Although he felt that Gazef might say that everyone has his own life, facing this upright man, he really did not want to mention his past self in order to pursue swordsmanship. No matter what kind of things he has done in his life.

"Being flicked away by a little finger?... That's really hopeless."

Brian is a strong man as famous as Gazef, and his self-created martial arts must be top-notch, but he was deflected by someone else's little finger... Even if the opponent was a vampire, the proud swordsman would be paralyzed. It's understandable.

... From Climb's point of view, this is true, but from Brian's point of view, it is not so. He must be doubting the purpose of his efforts for several years now, and he must be immersed in self-doubt.

"I see, I know what to do."

"Really, Lin."

"He's about the same as Climb now."

"Ah, me?"

The guard boy pointed at his nose, obviously not expecting that it would involve him. His strength is not comparable to the three people present, and the obstacles he encounters must be out of reach.

Seeing his surprise, Lin shook his index finger and said, "No, no, no, you are wrong Clem. People have some commonality, regardless of whether they are geniuses or not."

"is that so?"

Clem was skeptical.

Lin thought for a while and said: "Okay, in that case, let me teach you the third move, which is also my last move."

"Third move?"

The young guard's eyes lit up.

The two moves Lin taught him - [Fool's Wisdom] taught him not to give up, and [Mortal Sword] taught him how to reach geniuses. So what will the third move be?

"So--"

Lin got into a fighting stance.

"Attack here, Climb."

"yes!"

Climb raised the training sword in his hand and stared at Lin's body, trying to find any flaws.

What a great defense, no weaknesses at all. But you can’t give up. Since there are no flaws, create flaws!

Thinking of this, Climb was about to take a step forward when a bone-chilling coldness swept over his body the next second.

W-what...

Whether he was frightened by the gentle priest's reversal, or whether he was forced to pause and stiffen by the sudden killing intent, Climb was speechless.

The hand holding the sword was shaking constantly, the tip of the sword was shaking like crazy, and the tremors all over his body made the chainmail shirt make a noisy sound.

It seemed as if he could be crushed in the next second. The billowing murderous mist, which turned red to black, approached like an angry wave. Clem felt his consciousness gradually turn white. Due to the intense fear, his body wanted to give up consciousness.

"What's wrong? Won't you attack?"

Like an invitation, like a conversation, like a taunt, like an education, the tone was plain but contained a lot of expectations, turning into a knife that pierced Jean Clem's heart deeper than any other blade. It even made him forget the fear from ahead for just a moment.

His heart made a heavy thumping sound.

The body that was so old that it creaked was injected with fuel at this moment, and the blood flowed rapidly, driving the body to fill the brain.

"Although it's a bit wasteful... forget it, there is another way anyway. Then, Climb, just die for once."

——Full open!

The blue flames surrounding Lin's body boiled, and his eyes burst out with bright blue light. At this moment, Lin was like a god... No, the terrifying divine power, Lingran divinity and majestic divine power gathered together were the real Lin. God!

Slowly pull away and make a gesture of punching.

Climb stared intently at the opponent's movements, which were slow enough for an old lady to do. His teeth collided up and down, making a sound. He knew that he would really die if he received this punch! So much so that the revolving door started to appear in my mind.

Move! Get moving!

Just run away!

Get moving!

Like a god who was far above him, like a god crushing ants, the complete imagination of death dominated Climb's brain.

No, absolutely can't die!

Move, move!

Even though he wanted to shout so much, his legs were still as heavy as a stone, and he couldn't move due to the pressure. The revolving door moved quickly and uncontrollably. He even pressed fast forward, and the memories of more than ten years passed by quickly.

No, no...

Tears flowed down unconsciously.

Until Lana’s smiling face appeared in Climb’s revolving door.

——What a joke!

If you can't die for Lana, why not die at that time? How can you die a cowardly death? !

Anger surged in his heart, and the fear in his heart was shattered by the violent outburst of emotion.

My legs can move.

I can also move my hands.

The eyes that I just wanted to close were opened wide.

His whole body's senses reached their limits, and he could feel even the slightest vibrations in the air. The surge of adrenaline allowed him to break his own barriers, and of course, the same was true of the barrier of death.

"Ohhhhhhhh!!!"

Climb took a heavy step forward. The veins in his hands that were holding the sword hilt swelled. He twisted his waist and tried his best, roaring and swinging his strongest sword at Lin.

——Mortal Sword!

"Oh? You didn't choose to run away, but instead took the initiative to approach me?!" Lin steadily caught his sword and only used two fingers.

"Haaah-haaa-haaa!"

Climb gasped for air, then let go of the sword and his legs went weak. Lin held Climb's shoulders to prevent him from falling to the ground.

"Well done."

The tone was appreciative.

"You know? People are stubborn, so they insist on having their own way even though they know it won't work; people are stupid, so they try their best even though they know it won't work; people are also brave, so they never back down even when the enemy is strong. Congratulations, Clay Mu, you have learned the most important move when fighting the strong - the courage of the weak."

It's a pity that Climb, who was facing death and breaking through the limits, passed out because he squeezed his own potential too much. He didn't hear Lin's praise, which was a little regretful.