"You...who are you?"
The crisp crackling sound was mixed with countless scattered fragments, rushing to the surroundings along the corner of the open square. The originally chaotic battle was gradually pushed farther away as the wave-like air currents passed by. place. Stopping the swords in their hands, the NPC warriors and players who had tried every means to rescue the prisoners as soon as possible also looked over there because of this powerful wave that completely exceeded imagination, but the surprise in their eyes was, The level of shock in Rodman's eyes, who was confronting Duan Qing, was completely different: "The power clearly doesn't look strong at all, but why..."
"I know this is unfair and I have no intention of disturbing the balance."
Pinching his eyebrows, Duan Qing gradually walked out of the smoke raised by the dust and exhaled a long breath. The black balls of light that had been entangled around him also slowly disappeared as he gradually walked out. The ground disappeared into the surrounding air: "But I'm in a hurry now, so I won't hide it..."
"This is not the power of this world." Rodman, who stared at the opponent closely, became more serious: "Who are you? Could it be that... you are a weaver of destiny?"
"... As expected of a guy who once served as a sergeant chief, he actually knows those old masters."
Covering the expression on his face by lowering his head, Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "That's just right..."
"Just think of me as... someone from their side."
boom!
There was another crisp explosion, and a space in front of Rodman's left suddenly exploded like a squeezed balloon. The scattered space fragments then crackled on the surface of the shield that the Imperial Captain hurriedly raised, and then It disappeared slowly like ice and snow in the sun. A collapsed space black hole then appeared in the center of the space that was blown away by the sudden explosion, emitting a sizzling purple black light outwards. The strange black color that was constantly emitted then followed the shrinkage of the round sphere. Gradually disappearing, as if being compressed by some powerful external force: "Well... the laws of this world seem to be very strong."
"...This is the power of the void." After once again personally experiencing the feeling of bursting in ordinary space, Rodman's serious expression relaxed slightly: "Although it is different from what I know, but...you He is indeed a person who surrenders to his fate."
"...Then you have to guess, which old magician did I learn this from?" Duan Qing, who was silent for a moment, removed his black dagger and showed a bright smile: "Yes. Hayward, or Melius?”
"..."
Without answering the other party's seemingly proud expression, Rodman's eyes became serious again, and the invisible aura that had been dispersed by him returned to him with his posture, as if he wanted to He tried his best: "It seems that you are indeed no ordinary adventurer..."
"This situation should not be dealt with with an ordinary attack."
A sharp sound pierced the air in the corner of the square as his words fell, stabbing straight towards the space where Duan Qing was. The virtual sword energy formed by the golden outline then broke through Duan Qing and then stood up. The round shield he raised went straight through the center of his body. Duan Qing, who seemed to be completely unable to feel the sharp pain when his blood volume dropped and his body was injured, still had a smile on his face, raised his sword to block the fierce stab that followed the imperial captain, and then the purple breath The huge ravine formed unfolded in front of Rodman's sword that wanted to attack again: "This is indeed the power of another world, the devouring power from the void, but... how I use it , may be a little different from what you imagine.”
"Now I am just releasing those powers from the void."
In the scene where the black energy continued to spread and extend, Duan Qing turned around and pulled away. He gently used the tip of his sword to tear out a black ball with purple lightning flashing: "Then let them disappear."
"...What do you want to explain?" Rodman, who was once again forced back by the purple electric ball, said with a bit of surprise in his voice: "You want to explain to me on the spot the teachings of your magicians who love the void? Do I listen?”
"No, I just wanted to make a point."
Amidst the harsh tearing sounds of lightning and thunder, Duan Qing's smile slowly disappeared into his slowly retreating figure: "I want to deal with you now..."
"It's actually a very simple thing."
Countless lines of sword energy drawn with a black dagger instantly scattered from Duan Qing's position, and countless purple balls exploded around Rodman's body, which was just about to put on a defensive posture. The black sphere then resembled a brilliant lotus, completely enveloping the imperial captain in it. Duan Qing, who had not stopped castrating, then raised his sword and exhaled a breath of turbid air in front of the scene of purple-black electric light that was constantly erupting. Then he took a step forward and suddenly slashed downwards with a vertical sword light: " No. XM3807…”
"Dimensional Slash!"
Buzz!
The straight sword intent then followed the direction in which the vertical sword light extended, falling from the sky to the surface of the square like lightning, and then landed directly on the space crack opened by the sword mark. The explosion center was surrounded by black spheres. The pouring black aura then connected the purple lightning mixed in it, turning the sky with the sword light as the center into a dark area, until the surrounding guards who came after hearing the news were all contaminated by the spread. When he started to be hurt by the purple-black light that came out, the connected lightning began to slowly fade away: "..."
"……wrong."
In the scene that gradually became clearer, Rodman, whose armor was burnt by the lightning, struggled to break free from his stiff defensive posture, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and stood up from a half-kneeling posture. He stood up and said, "You are not one of those magic sticks. What you use... is pure swordsmanship."
"Whatever you guess, I won't hold back any longer." Duan Qing, who was still standing not far away, looked back and forth at the pale golden light surrounding the imperial captain for a while: "Unless you treat yourself You have some confidence that you can continue to carry on your fighting spirit, otherwise... I think it would be better for you to quit right now."
"Quit? How is it possible? As an empire captain, do you want me to give up..."
"Giving up sometimes doesn't mean being weak."
The black sword light that was incompatible with the world once again appeared around Duan Qing, but this time it was drawn behind him, and shrill screams then appeared among several Imperials who were surrounded by Duan Qing's arc-shaped purple lightning. The words of ordinary soldiers were accompanied by the words of their bodies whose parts had disappeared due to the passing of black lightning: "At least... you can save the lives of the other soldiers, can't you?"
"..."
"I'm not threatening you with the lives of other soldiers. Anyway, if I want to take action, there seems to be nothing you can do to stop me."
Turning his hand and taking his black dagger back to his chest, the smile on Duan Qing's face gradually disappeared: "We are adventurers, loyal to the mission, and only the mission."
"In order to complete the commission, we may use some... very difficult to understand methods." He pointed to the other surviving guards behind him: "Of course... we will not do anything unrelated to the mission because of some personal grudges. Superfluous things.”
"...I understand." Then Rodman began to retreat gradually with his slightly charred body: "We will withdraw our troops and leave the prisoners who are still alive to you... That's what you mean, right? ?”
"As expected, he is the captain of the fourth team of the empire. He understands things at a different speed than others." Duan Qing pointed behind him: "There are not many of them alive anyway. Everyone is half and half...how about it?"
"That's not quite what you said."
After staring at the other person for a long time, Rodman's voice became much deeper: "I have seen many adventurers who committed crimes for their own selfish desires. Their crimes are not much worse than the most heinous criminals in the empire. Although you seem to be different from them, but...I don’t have much choice now, do I?”
"That's right." Pointing to the guards behind him as if to demonstrate, Duan Qing showed a bright smile: "You can't beat me anyway, take a step back, we can get along better."
"Although I still don't know your name, but... I remember you." Rodman, who dragged his heavy steps and took two steps back again, said in a heavy voice: "What I want to remind you is... these Those who resist are not as innocent as they seem, and you will regret it."
"Adventurers only recognize money, not justice and evil." Duan Qing, who kept smiling, shook his head: "If you have a chance... you are welcome to hire us, Imperial people."
"……snort."
His eyes lingered on the purple electric light that had not dissipated from his body for a while. Rodman left a last cold snort, and then led the remaining people towards Duan as the other guards gradually gathered around him. The opposite direction where Qing was was retreated. Duan Qing, who gently waved his black dagger and kept a smile, watched the Imperial people leave, and then turned around to face Lie Yan who was dragging his broken arm under the surveillance eyes of those who were also withdrawing. Legend's figure walked slowly: "Okay, let's gather the living guys, let's..."
"Did I say you are still human?"
After baring his teeth and panting for a while, Legend of Flame simply sat on the ground opposite Duan Qing: "Although I knew you were very strong before, but you defeated that opponent so easily... You are not a game administrator, are you?"
"Can you use less special vocabulary?" Duan Qing looked around hurriedly: "It would be bad to be heard by NPCs."
"Aren't you using his meow?" He opened his eyes even wider, and spit out his saliva more than two meters high: "Those tricks you just played... now let's If you go to play in the UEFA Cup, you can probably achieve a sweep, right?"
"It's just an enhanced version of the sword energy." Duan Qing, who put away the black dagger, sighed and replied: "If the current development trend continues... one day, ordinary people like you should also learn these skills. .”
"Stop talking so easily!"
He was answered by the fat thief who came after him, and the same tone that could make people spit on his face: "In all these years of labor and management, I have never seen such a sword move! Tell me! Are you one of the gods in the sky? Came down?"
"Please, there is no belief system in this game. If I were to calculate it by force, maybe there is only one goddess of fate..."
"Then you are the apostle sent by the goddess of destiny, right?" Yangtze River No. 7, who also appeared from nowhere, asked with a smile: "Those purple-black light balls just now are very similar to some things in this world. The power wielded by the Destiny Weaver."
"No, he is not the apostle of destiny."
As a voice suddenly appeared, a tall figure covered in a gray-brown cloak appeared between the three players like a ghost: "It can't be him either."
"Who are you……"
Yangtze River No. 7, who subconsciously raised his weapon and noticed that the visitor was not hostile, asked doubtfully: "Who are you?"
"...He knows who I am."
He waved his hand back without looking back. The tall and burly figure was still staring in the direction of Duan Qing: "I also know his background."
"It doesn't look like you came to say hello to me."
Pressing his hands at the two players behind him, Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "Were you attracted by the power of the void before?"
"I should have warned you not to interfere in things here." The tall and burly man's voice seemed to have become heavier: "Not only did you not listen to my dissuasion, but... you are still using 'that' power."
In the scene where the faint golden light gradually enveloped it, he transmitted all the invisible momentum and pressure to Duan Qing: "Are you... really a betrayer?"
"Compared to the Mages Council, the Restorationists are indeed a group of betrayers."
Duan Qing, who shrugged his shoulders and ignored the pressure, replied nonchalantly: "But for adventurers, any power that can be used is good power."
"This will bring you suffering." The man, who was like a layer of gold, continued motionless: "If you really admit it... I can be sure that your suffering will come soon."
"You can't see something that even Rodman can see, right?" Duan Qing smiled and gave him a hint of his back: "I won't explain the specific source to you, here It’s not a good place to talk, anyway…”
"In order to resolve my doubts as soon as possible, I will continue to stay here."
He waved to where Legend of Flame and others were, and his back gradually disappeared into a corner of the square: "If there is any trouble..."
"Just come to me."
