northernbook Chapter 380: Battle of Supreme Swords... Part-5.
Chapter 380: Battle of Supreme Swords... Part-5.
Chapter 380: Battle of Supreme Swords... Part-5.
*Clank* *Clink*
Rio and the clones' swords hit each other again and again, making noises that resounded throughout the empty hall.
The swords that the clone is using is just an extension of its body, and if it were someone else's clone, Rio could have directly used his 'Soul Splitting' the moment their swords touched each other.
However, because this entity is Rio's clone, it possesses 'True Immunity', meaning that many of Rio's potent abilities will not affect it.
'Moreover, it's currently completely ignoring defense and is going for full offense...'
Rio literally killed all of its allies right in front of it after all; the clone is a bit angry over that matter.
'I guess I will also be quite a bit angry if my friends get killed right in front of me... Also, I will become as reckless as this clone...'
'I wonder if I can actually fill this weakness though...'
As long as you have even the smallest amount of emotions left, you will still get affected by the demise of your friends and close ones. This is a weakness that all creatures are born with from the very beginning.
'I guess the reason why reaching 'Perfection' of 'Sword Intent' is a path of elimination of all weaknesses from yourself... and having these emotions is also seen as a weakness, I guess?'
Let alone Rio; even if it were Ashtel Rex in this situation, even he would have gotten angry if his son got killed in front of him, which means not even SS-rankers, literal demi-gods, are immune to this weakness.
'Some say that your emotions are your strength, not your weakness... I wonder which path is correct...'
Rio shook his head and backstepped a bit to avoid the three continuous sword swings.
'It's starting to use space type and time type more now...'
Rio has been fighting the last clone for about five minutes now, and the other party's offensive just doesn't seem to have an end.
[Sword Intent!]
[Elemental Sword Art: Thunder Type: Golden Thunder Coiling Dragon!]
As if a thunder dragon had manifested on Rio's sword, it opened its jaws wide as Rio swung his sword to attack the other party.
But the clone didn't even flinch; it immediately countered Rio's attack with another attack made up of golden thunder called 'Redirecting Dragons!'
'D*mn! This clone is already using techniques that I only just came up with now...'
Rio has insanely high sword aptitude; every time he fights and uses his skills, various new ideas and inspirations come to his mind at every moment of the battle.
New ways to counter the opponents and his own skills come up like a tsunami, and they are unstoppable.
Just now, when Rio used the coiling dragon skill, he immediately came up with a way to counter it automatically, and the clone literally used that technique to counter the skill.
'This means that this clone can still keep upgrading itself along with me... This is getting a bit tedious now...'
The fight between Rio and his clone is all about who will cause a mistake first.
As both have pretty much the same skill set, the victory and defeat only depend on a very few things, like the sword intent.
'I need to find an opening to land my 'Sword Intent'... Only that can make some difference...' *Boom!*
Rio jumped back immediately to avoid the attack.
The clone turned the sword into a massive claymore and tried to squash Rio with it in an attempt to surprise him.
But Rio didn't feel much of a burden; the sword's heart is enough to bear this burden.
*BOOOM!*
Rio swung the sword in a downward motion while the clone swung his sword in a horizontal
motion.
Both of them carried out the attack at nearly the same time.
Rio's immensely powerful 'Sword Intent' completely overpowered that the clone used and
then directly headed towards the clone.
*Crack*
The clone tried to block it with his sword, but the sword also shattered, and the clone was
sliced into two pieces by the insanely strong 'Sword Intent'.
A smile of relief appeared on the face of the clone before it exploded and turned into
nothingness.
Seeing that scene, Rio sighed and felt a bit dejected at the clone's death.
"Phew... that was a tough battle..."
Rio used up nearly all his mana in that final attack, and if it hadn't worked, he would have been in a lot of trouble, as he only has a few more mana recovery potions left in his space ring.
'When I go back, I will have to stock up on these potions again...'
Rio didn't have many tricks left up his sleeve at the moment that could help him forcibly kill the clone, so he had to resort to the good old 'Talk No J*tsu' to get his work done. 'Although I ended up manipulating the other party in the end... I need to consider that someone can use this tactic on me too, so I need to be prepared about these scenarios...' Although the battle with the clones was intense, it was worth fighting it; if Rio had just left without the fight, he wouldn't have gotten the chance to figure out so many weaknesses of his
own.
'Come to think of it... how did I enter this arena in the first place? I definitely tried to leave and was going to head back, but then there was suddenly a shift in the space-time fabric, and I
found myself standing here...'
'That's so bizarre... That's something only SS-rankers can do; these clones likely weren't the
ones who teleported me here all of a sudden...'
Just when Rio was confused, the vague calling that was asking Rio to come towards it
suddenly appeared in his mind once again.
Now it was targeted towards the floor of this hall.
Author's Notes.
Yo! It's your beloved author here!
Would you be able to figure out your own weaknesses like Rio did?
(Tell me your thoughts in the comments)
By the way, don't forget to use those power stones!!