Chapter 254: Tates Valtazar (3)
vWlt[System Back-up in Operation. Reviewing the Precept.]jaPae
8N5b3rd PreceptIfdj4
a4VIHVk〚I will save the world.〛ssnH
EtyxDemon Lord Tates Valtazar: Relativity EXTRBLhGs
NrZOhSupport: 400% Increase in Stats9YI4d9
qvEv55oAura – { Unique (25,130 + 100,520) }JodBfA
UhC5xbMana – { Lower Unique (18,920 + 75,680) }NxF4D
bSP8OSStrength: 373 + 1,492PUpH
NsAAgility: 305 + 1,220XD4E9
AviVitality: 300 + 1,200GOUMX5
zNXYzOPAura: 314 + 1,256My6O
ervK4sMana: 314 + 1,256oVT
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LAiH6[System Back-up in Operation. Reviewing the Precept.]n9DtM8p
xarBQ3rd Precept8AMJsI9
tvPhH〚I will destroy the world.〛mQtSbY
1fWe3aHero Korin Lork: Relativity EXXCRE
EwV6Zi6Support: 400% Increase in Statsh5Jo
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0mvuTates Valtazar.1eRSZ
o9i3mcKA key figure from the Witch Revolution 100 years ago – the Spear Saint, who had been known as the strongest spearman of the generation.Ochn
tx6He was a master of the Six Ways of Spear and a rune mage who was no weaker than Erin Danua.olLRq25
00OOn top of that, the support from his Precept of destroying the world was at its maximum relativity against Korin Lork.VLHN
6MiAccording to what was known about him in the game, he had three Aura Cores and was at the Unique Rank with 75,000 in Aura Capacity.dxtCs
enD049However, that number had been downplayed due to the restrictions of the game. In fact, that was his stat after his 1st and 2nd Precepts were no longer functioning to the trap he fell into.BSR9
3jJtvIrIn other words,0vt9E
l2o7U8The current Tates Valtazar, with none of his Precepts affected, was truly at the peak of his power, and on top of that was the Divinity of Light that he didn’t use in the game.ABcGa
Mmv2yUBeyond a certain threshold, however, numbers didn’t mean much. What mattered was that he had several tools to rely on.bTL
tDuUSpear of Light, Areadbhair.HsZ
0A1xK1xThe self-moving spear that never missed its target and could not be blocked was one of the four great treasures of Tuatha de Danann.6OY
eiYBesides, he also had Lia Fail that could enforce destiny. That too was one of the four great treasures and could rewind time but… there was a low chance of that being used in this fight.JcMzk
nZ8Mc2Lia Fail was the Great Stone of Destiny – a treasure that would rather spectate the birth of the true King of Gods.5w5
gEOGZIt wouldn’t involve itself in a fight between two acknowledged contenders. Instead, it would deliver itself to the victor and serve as a symbol for the new God King.m8fZ
NGTQI7Therefore, what Korin had to be vigilant of was the Spear of Light, Areadbhair. There were two ways to counter that spear. One was to borrow the power of another treasure… and the other was to kill the enemy before they could throw it.z5BIU
pWYCB1Ominous Snake: Secret Arts – Distorted MarchLNLbw
NmUA spear suddenly emerged forth, demonstrating the art of surprise attacks. Hidden in the midst of various confusing marches was the real attack.oI2IBZr
N0wZu“I’ve seen that one already.”rZ5P
ksnI5cKwak!0zBH
BPNUThe spear that could trick anyone in its trajectory… was caught bare-handed.wDuOKp2
vPWj“…!”AIq
sCe0“Let’s not waste time.”0N4d
y4nNHe casually swung the spear after saying that, but even that nonchalant movement was a lethal threat for Korin. Instead of taking a step back to retreat, Korin parried the Spear of Light with the shaft of his spear.XOQmIv
l435atq– Kaduk! Kajijik!yOFo
95SEjThe impact of the downward strike was further amplified by Valtazar’s profound understanding of heavy attacks. An aftershock from the clash of the two weapons shrieked through the air and crushed the ground beneath them.uKemA
wR8‘Heavy…!’dOB5AcW
2LXIt seemed like such a casual swing, and didn’t even seem like spearmanship… and yet the weight behind it was incredible. Only through an overwhelming amount of experience and understanding was this possible.mVt
QQS8UC7And that one attack allowed Korin to realize something.wKd
NrzmThere was a sky above the sky, and before him was someone even the skies had to look up to.QSA9p
X88GRj“Magnificent spearmanship. Especially for someone with such short experience,” commented Valtazar.jTDLKz
A930H“Yeah. Sorry I only got 5 years of experience. What about you; 400 years or something?”xAwYmd
inw“You probably know it already yourself. It’s not about how many times you’ve swung your spear around. What’s important is who you have been against.”6PgwT
2Sa8MOGValtazar put even more force into the spear. Having been put down to one knee, Korin tried to push back as hard as he could but could barely move it.Ls6IP
VSNEven though his physical stats shouldn’t be lacking in any way, the difference in their understanding of the way of heavy spears was just too immense.5b5
Ybk“Tch… You’ve fought against all sorts of things for the past 400 years or so though. Even if you count just the players—”PoIfCCt
KLJr“Those idiots with nothing but power are worthless. The only thing worthy of value that I got from those 99 repetitions is probably the fight against Master. Well even Master didn’t serve as much experience after I killed her about 30 times though.”2Rqwlvx
pA0JYE“…Watch your mouth.”NHZ
qBLsHUKorin said while glaring into his eyes from beneath. His arms flexed even more as he attempted to push the spear back.RjGPeO
4ZXHORe“Hoh~ looks like I’ve upset my dear junior brother. I still have my respect towards Master. It’s just that she and I have chosen a different path.”OxpG
5brw“She gave you everything she had.”EQQR
G1ZgW“I know. But we can’t coexist. That’s all there is to it.”vC1O9
hkW“You fucker. Is that all you say after killing your own master?”wAJH1
t7uSOE“Let’s stop with this boring talk. There is no meaning to good and evil this late into the game.”4Bv2iz
axFTq“Of course it’s important! It gives me a reason to win! Motivation, so to speak!”O31U
rYnT4Along with a shout, Korin pushed the spear back, but Valtazar let himself be pushed before quickly getting ready for another stab.wXTLp
k6b“You have good skills, but I wonder if that’s the same for your instincts.”zUVy
eTaJEAn explosive stab raced through the air as Korin met it from the front with a stab of his own.b0bOY
KkJKeX‘So damn heavy…!’wM3Jj3
4WA8YSPIt was just a simple stab, and yet it was so heavy that it gave off the illusion that his spear might crumble the moment Korin let loose.g05GpM
1rvDXWhat was worse was that this was probably far from the end. There was no way that a superhuman who had surpassed the pinnacle of spearmanship and killed Erin Danua dozens of times had nothing up his sleeve apart from some stabs.5qfirx9
QhRHEV4Suddenly in the blink of an eye, Valtazar did a quick twist of his wrists.MCUU6
5F00Af8The technique of Na clung onto Korin’s Silver Spear – it was a skill that Korin knew better than anyone else.MFlX
vUBEYFLan Na Zha – the art of a swift transition from a clinging parry to a press and a stab.1U1
bBAqIt was one of the basic techniques of the spear and was one that Korin could react to even with his eyes closed.3x9ypU7
fAewe1Y‘Rotate it the other way around and fall back!’UQ72a1
IzNUbLan Na Zha had to be countered with another Lan Na Zha. That way, one could at least avoid having their weapon pressed down by the opponent’s. That way—kjj
5SE483l– Flick!nLH8
0u6fxAs if he knew Korin would do exactly that, Tates immediately added another twist. His spear rotated in the other direction and clutched onto Korin’s spear.A4TkQ
lI2cg– Kagagak…!ZXVf6S
VwosV5TKorin barely stopped his Silver Spear from hitting the ground but it was already too late.DuU
x1LpThe Spear of Light was already flying at its enemy.H5Q2lB
NHsfA stab was flying at his chest.lz6
O3rzck‘I won’t make it…!’yIzI
iRUMRight before the speartip landed on his chest, Korin moved not his arms but one of his legs. With his knee, he kicked the shaft of the Spear of Light before it managed to pierce through his chest.Sksh3W
pEra– Kajik!Z5g
GLICFlying up, the Spear of Light missed its original target and scraped past his shoulders instead. Immediately, Korin rotated his spear and aimed for the opponent’s throat before he could retrieve his spear.oXpA1Yo
IYF5YNs“Hoh~”8xb31Pg
RxOTates casually tilted his head as the spear only managed to graze past his cheeks. It was a minor injury compared to the slit on Korin’s shoulder.0f5lr
0iT7jYhHe licked the blood flowing down his cheek and smiled.1JXIR
4jTW“Not good enough. Faster.”bbW
WapzG2Tates retrieved his Spear of Light, took a step forward and rotated rapidly along with the spear. In response, Korin pulled his spear up to block it.Zrfc
iNpENKgA thud echoed as Korin was flung behind by the impact. He rolled across the ground but didn’t fail to keep Valtazar in his sight – at least he tried to until Tates suddenly vanished from the spot.hlFCMO
xWrMoeeThankfully, Korin was able to react thanks to his vigilance and stabbed forward.ppSMvg
5nRhhAnother thud.wvLiP
LoAdM2Korin was pushed back once again but this time he stood his ground thanks to digging his foot beneath.TiVl90x
UgZHe immediately followed through with a palm strike.lPSW9
J08– Swish1jx0l
hFNAgain, he mixed his surprise attack in the gap of a person’s consciousness. By the time the opponent could react, his palm was already on the enemy.6C8r6W
59nEight Trigrams Venerating Palm—uJYd
hMMThe palm strike struck Valtazar on the chest. Right when it was about to connect into the next set of moves of the Three Heavenly Palms, Tates rapidly spun on the spot to steer away from the attack.jMRSEP
fPW3KIn the blink of an eye, Tates positioned himself behind Korin.zYLE7bH
IfnvMj“If you’re aiming to be the strongest spearman, you should be using your fist like a spear as well.”Lfr
6f9wUsing the power from the spin he struck Korin from the back. Korin’s eyes shook and he had to gasp for breath but Tates did not wait for him and continued through with another punch that resembled a spear.Ssbxf
eYNSix Ways of the Punching Spearo1l
xqsbyKorin was flung forward as he rolled across the ground.avRihT
9QsM“That felt light.”USaT
8j8ViqIn the moment of the strike, Korin jumped forward to lengthen the time of impact which dissipated some of the force behind the attack.ZTI
l0HrTates chased him up. Before Korin could stand back up on his feet, he kicked downward with his foot.GgK
iorcODespite still being on the ground, Korin managed to retaliate with a kick of his own. However, his bone could not endure through the impact and cracked.yl9l
658WnEu“…!”oLOp
7OiBut before his cracked leg even landed on the ground, Korin twisted it around the enemy’s leg like a serpent to pull him towards him.i0DaPcZ
kh1H“Don’t look down on a Taekwondo black belt.”iR6w
1BV8What Tates had to face after that tricky maneuver with the leg was the rest of the Three Heavenly Palm Strikes.YkiJNWh
VacHHaving been suddenly dropped into a foreign world with nothing, Korin had spent more time training the basic martial arts that everyone had access to, even more so than the time he spent with a spear.p83IYg
K5KkbHis perfected palm attacks were about to strike at Tates’ vitals, but his hand was stopped in the middle.e4ZHe
52n“Tch…”NBRMJUK
Cio7HW“Heh~ I knew it. You do have good basics.”QdSWb
ANPh“Had to do whatever I could do to survive from tons of monsters like you!”1zB
ejtsIn the midst of the consecutive clashes of their fists, they transitioned back to their spears. They spun following the same trajectory of Spinning Heaven and collided.uuOUo
AiwThe two of them condensed their Aura for the attack, the aftershock of which pushed both of them apart.suPow
1oTWhen the two were too far for close combat, they both reached a similar conclusion.8lVMz
fgnCA gush of heat covered the sky as a sun appeared in the sky. Lighting up the darkness that had chased away light, the Sun heeded to his call and shot down from the sky.7nSo
Fm2NOHowever, the Spear of Light flickered even quicker than the Sun.pgA
CEIc2jZThe spear that appeared like a dot-point of light reached Korin in less than a second.tgje
XWg3OSpear of Light, Areadbhair – a treasure of the Danann known commonly for its ability to be tossed like a javelin.7oGjBX
uy159LjIt moved by itself towards its target, and was a miraculous weapon that never missed its target. Dodging it was out of question and it always managed to penetrate its opponent.gfX
TMqsLAs such, it was the inevitable spear.Rnw2
zrLKorin’s attempt to dodge the incoming spear was as futile as anything could ever be.0DUFEkc
ADCEbc“Shit…!”wWdrto
rSY2He rolled across the ground. Areadbhair swept across like a ray of light and sliced through all the twigs of the World Tree that were in its way.6k1
mwh‘It’s coming…!’YlTpLpx
ygmLbThe spear never missed its target.UNiiOD
IA4CIf the opponent happened to delay the inevitable consequence, it would defy all laws of physics to return to its target.dBv2is
QLamGKorin ran.kOWTTg
De0klHe ran as far away as he could from the Spear of Light – as fast he could, he continued to run.ZUxap
jP2WhIt wasn’t a reckless escape with no plans to support it. It was to return to the Red Spear that he had stuck on the ground at the start of the fight.rBDa
ELb– Swish!0EhB
2r5ztReaching forward, Korin grasped onto his spear. Throwing the Silver Spear into the ground nearby, he picked up his Red Spear and stabbed at the incoming Spear of Light.C7l7
db1– Kaang!ipPdv5Y
TaRYuBThe two spears collided into a single dot. Hitting a spear traveling at the speed of light at the very tip sounded too ridiculous to be true, but this was the result of his endless training with his master.xGM2Dz
OOxakThe treasure of Manannan Mac Lir, Gae Derg, had two effects.ncox1dH
tCqOne of them was the Beast Hunting Curse. When tossed, the spear always landed on the beast and would stop its ability to escape.7U3
sha0That was the original purpose behind the spear, as it had been crafted to hunt demonic beasts that used to contend against the gods.KRx
CF9y5bIts other ability was that of magic nullification. It crushed every magical effect and made them malfunction.cglEE3
Wf1FnK“Hmm?”63zogf
3Di57KbThe clash of the two spears ended with the magic of Areadbhair being canceled.uNMbdR
mmaIfXpNow that the self-moving, never-missing and all-penetrating concepts had been canceled, the Spear of Light was reduced to simply being a sharp spear.lsR
1f1zSeeing the outcome of the clash, Tates retrieved his spear as he inspected the destabilized abilities of the Spear of Light.awW
akS“The 47th was it? Or maybe the 48th? There was a guy who tried something similar to what you did, but he didn’t have the ability to hit the Areadbhair. He was nothing much himself, and had only theories to back him up.”UGZY9h
RmzhPl“Damn it… the Sun did nothing.”sUOy6
nXso9bTates wasn’t the only one who had attempted a lethal move. Korin too had manifested and dropped the Sun on Tates.F47
93lNwIn fact, the Sun did do something to the nearby branches of the World Tree. Everything that touched the Sun had disintegrated and was completely gone, but there was not a single burn on Tates.9p1kAQj
zIgRivn“Obviously something that big won’t be a threat to me. If you want to beat me, you have to compress it down.”fssIW
Fud6YSaying that, Tates approached him once again. It was neither fast nor slow, and was one of the orthodox moves of Six Ways of the Spear.QbSFy
5RCjROminous Snake.KyAar
1wuvqseThe Spear of Light slithered forth. Korin tried to block it but his defense was easily nullified by Lan Na Zha. In the midst of the Ominous Snake, Tates incorporated his profound understanding of the spear to stop Korin’s spear and inflict a wound.dyQ
nauKorin had to disgracefully jump and roll to the side to avoid the Spear of Light from creating a lethal wound on his stomach. The aftermath of the attack still crushed his body and pushed him into the ground.khs
n6hT‘He’s too strong… And besides, our skills are the same so he knows everything I’m doing…’nTeV1D
tSQI6Q2He knew he had to retaliate somehow. If he was losing in spearmanship, he had to rely on other means… by for example using the Domain Comprehension he had thanks to the system.nlv
dqOnOminous Snake: Extreme Arts –6oJ7Jf
L3kKRearing Head of the Venomous Dragond9t
13MtWM5He looked into the dark Domain. The only way to counter the Domain where time didn’t flow was to use one’s own Domain.sem0xM
WvkJFos“…!”J9QL
RKJBFkBut Korin missed Tates’ movements for a split millisecond and the spear didn’t land on its original target – and that confusion led to a moment of hesitation.fIm
VUE2qKIn search of the foe, Korin looked down and realized that Tates had lowered himself all the way down right before the activation of the Domain in preparation for a deadly stab.OzAv5
ooiWDVk– Swish!pSY
BGN1A venomous dragon flew coarsely through the air and penetrated through Korin’s shoulder.NZBPAX6
5lMaAwThe Spear of Light crushed through the bone and the flesh. Tates raised his spear with Korin still skewered.X8AHrEP
x5e0He lifted it vertically before striking him back down.Uwu
7u9F“Kuhuk…!”PTPaG
cDfukA kick then followed through before Korin even finished gasping for breath. The sound of his bones crushing echoed down the World Tree.NRm0I
lQPG“Is this all you got?”ipdU
y2KalETates leisurely strolled towards him and raised his spear.Ay6qXWT
hUru7“Try harder. I wasn’t keeping you alive for this kind of a boring fight.”qxk
rHaHe struck down once again with the Spear of Light. Korin, moments away from losing his consciousness, instinctively raised his spear to block the attack.njr8
WnZN5sH– Kajik!8Af
vFbZkThe aftermath of blocking the Spear of Light while lying down was deadly. The impact shook every muscle around Korin’s body and was conveyed all the way through to the floor beneath him.2UJn
xAkUz– Crack…!fS1
LvuOcBranches of the World Tree, that were thicker than millennium-old trees, couldn’t withstand the impact and crumbled beneath. Korin fell along with the broken branches before stumbling upon another branch.oOFH8U
UkijYm“Kugh…!”339J
K1UmHis body was crying out in pain. It felt like all of his bones were broken; the broken bone fragments were poking at his flesh and his regeneration wasn’t able to keep up with the damage.Sq02
xooZCWhether it be technique or specs… he fell short in all areas.7CA1437
x2qHjUTates Valtazar was the true zenith of spearmanship; a master of spear who had surpassed even his master.aiWajad
N9Gy‘Then I’ll have to beat him in pure strength at the very least.’nWNA
Dh6eBUUSixth Style Shura0vNn
JWPgA3x Sun CompressionQqI3KIm
6rF69N“Hoh…”wbwfdY
o5nKSUsing everything in his arsenal, Korin stood his ground against the enemy.N7o
93L“Good. Very good. Now I’m feeling some threat~. There were a few guys that wanted to use the Sun, but none of them was at your level. This truly is a power suitable for the birth of mythology.”vId
WcZMQy“You know you sound like a middle school kid living in his head?”i0v
CUyg“Don’t be the dog that’s all bark and no bite. Statements like that are in vain when you’re on the losing end.”KOlFD
wcl7CTates nonchalantly responded with a smile to the derisive comment. His attitude annoyed Korin even more.JhyRH5k
eRk“That’s the one problem I don’t like about you – you think of human lives as trash.”1DHKI
0aboExR“…”01NFpbv
sbhNd“Who cares about rebirth and revival of the mythology or whatever. Life is valuable. Don’t you dare destroy it just because you want to.”T63J
lcWLife.Qano
vDSGpTSIt was obviously what took precedence over all else.oc1JK7
QbuvSThe light from the compressed Sun brightened up the world.mKue
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