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48Battle of Daejeon Temple (3)

The precedent for ranking comes from the Valhalla Empire..

Settled at the southernmost tip of the continent, they created their own culture in a barren, closed environment surrounded by tropical jungle..

Valhalla is called the sacred place of warriors. The people of Valhalla risked their lives to go to the afterlife, which is said to bless those who died fighting honorably..

In particular, the children of the Valhalla Empire had a coming-of-age ceremony where they had to fight monsters regardless of gender, and they were a very warlike people, to the point that their parents were happy that they had won even if they were maimed in the process..

Valhalla.

They always wanted to prove their power.

It doesn't just end with the fact that they won, they clearly record the results and document who is the strongest..

That was the beginning of ranking. At first, it was a culture unique to Valhalla, but as the Valhalla Empire expanded its power, rankings spread as a culture throughout the continent..

The rankings were organized by Valhalla..

The rankings were compiled with reference to clear evidence, and the Kingdom of Cairo was also listed as a top 100 powerhouse..

49Homer above.

Of course his appearance was bound to be shocking..

‘Barco sends a wandering swordsman to Daejeon Temple..’

Viscount Lawrence showed a despairing expression..

wandering swordsman.

There is no one in Cairo who does not know his reputation..

Homer, like Berge, was a Class A mercenary, but unlike Berge, who built his reputation as a group, he was recognized for his individual military power..

The reason he was called a wandering swordsman was because he enjoyed fighting against strongmen while wandering throughout the kingdom..

3Homer, who was a castle swordsman, built his reputation by fighting numerous duels, and in the process achieved the feat of rising to 49th place in the rankings..

If his story had ended here.

Viscount Laurence would not have despaired so much..

Homer recently competed against a four-star swordsman known as the 30th ranked gatekeeper..

He lost that battle and showed the limitations of his 3-star skills, but after gaining enlightenment at the end of the duel, he advanced to the next level..

4realm of castle.

News of Homer struck the kingdom..

Everyone was eager to recruit a four-star prosecutor, and Homer's value rose through the roof day by day..

Such a being.

He has now appeared in the battle of Daejeon Temple..

Even if it were the Homer of the past, people would have sensed defeat at the sight of that name, but the current Homer was an invincible swordsman with no rivals in the northeast..

It was an instant for the atmosphere of confidence in victory to cool down..

People unconsciously identified one person's face at the same time, even though no one asked them to do so..

Roman Dmitry.

I was curious about his expression.

Lawrence's great battle as an opponent of Homer is virtually dead..

Naturally, people thought that Roman Dmitry would raise the white flag and withdraw from this match..

Roman didn't know who Homer was.

but.

Regardless of people's reactions, I knew that Homer was a strong man just by looking at him..

‘It's fun.’

twitch.

I laughed.

This is why life is so unpredictable.

Roman investigated Barko's movements through the Intelligence Guild and found out that they had borrowed money from the Golden Bank and hired the Berge mercenaries..

That was all the information revealed to the outside world..

With Roman's current abilities, he could not confirm the 30% power that Barco had hidden, and so the day of the decisive battle dawned..

and now.

Barco showed strength of more than 30%.

No one expected that it was not enough to spend a large sum of money to mobilize Flare, and that a four-star prosecutor was also hired..

‘If I had dealt with the evil serpents of the Demonic Cult through information warfare like this, I would probably have lost my head without even being able to fight properly. But that doesn't happen against Barco. Just as the other party hid their power, they also failed to understand what kind of being I was..’

ahead of war.

Roman was fully prepared..

So that there will be no problems even if you meet the strong people described in the book..

By pounding the steel countless times in the flames of the oven, he trained himself to compensate for his lack of information skills..

so that.

It was rather fun.

It was a chance to fight against the strong..

If he was strong enough to make people's faces turn pale, he was definitely suitable to be used as the standard of this world..

chuck.

“I am…….”

It was time to introduce myself..

As he was about to walk away, someone suddenly grabbed Roman's wrist from behind..

“Please abstain.”

It was Flora.

Like Viscount Laurence, she knew she had fallen into a trap as soon as she confirmed Homer's presence..

“The opponent is Homer, ranked 49th. Moreover, he is not just a ranker, but a powerhouse who is evaluated as having entered the 4-star range and may rise to a rank of 30 or higher in the future. Do you think you can beat someone like that? This plan was completely wrong. You forced Lawrence's sacrifice, and now it's our turn to pay the price. So step back. I sincerely hope that even if I abstain, I save my life, and that the Knight of Lawrence wins his second victory in the next match..”

Flora.

Her feelings toward Roman were complicated..

Although I loathed Roman, who selfishly only wanted his own gain, I still couldn't let the only person who helped Lawrence die, no matter what the purpose was..

This is a fight where defeat is clear.

Since Homer had no reason to spare Roman, Flora realistically hoped to abstain..

she is right.

Even if Roman surrendered with a white flag, no one would criticize him because of Homer's reputation..

but.

“I don't like it.”

I shook off the hand.

Then, seeing him try to walk again, Flora shouted urgently..

“And then you really die! This is definitely Lawrence's job. There's no reason to risk your life in a fight you can't win!”

Stand tall.

stopped walking.

Roman looked at Homer without looking at Flora..

like.

Attitude as if one is absolute.

The sight of Homer looking down on the people made Roman's desire to win boil over from the first time he saw him..

“It's my heart. I don't want to explain everything to you, so don't bother me from now on..”

Suddenly, words spit out.

I didn't check what Flora's expression would be like..

My relationship with her ends here..

Roman took a step..

He faced Homer, who looked at him with interest, and spoke differently than people expected..

“My name is Roman Dmitry of Lawrence..”

declaration of war.

No matter what, I crossed the irreversible river..

* * *

flutter.

The flag signaled the start of the showdown..

There was no aggressiveness like the first match..

Neither Homer nor Roman rushed in first, but waited with calm expressions for the other person to make a move..

‘I can't believe I have to deal with such trivial things..’

Homer was not interested in this confrontation..

I heard a rumor about the other person.

He was once ridiculed as an idiot by Dmitri, but is said to have completely changed after subduing the Blood Fang and intervening in this battle..

If it had the destructive power to destroy a flare, it could be seen that it was at least a 2-star aura swordsman, but that alone did not attract Homer's attention..

‘If it weren't for personal reasons, I would challenge Fernando right away..’

Fernando is a four-star prosecutor.

30He is a person called the above gatekeeper..

Homer, who lost the battle against him, suddenly rose to the level of the Four Saints with a proud heart..

now.

I gained strength to deal with Fernando..

Homer was immediately preparing for a ranking match, but he postponed it for a while at the request of the mercenary guild he belonged to..

“Homer. I agreed to receive a large sum of money in exchange for going to the Daejeon Temple battle. I know you're looking forward to your fight with Fernando, but please consider our position this time. The opponent is a family from the outskirts called Lawrence, who don't even have a 3-star swordsman, and it will be a really boring fight that won't even be a light warm-up for you..”

There was no reason to refuse..

Homer did not receive proper missions after obtaining the A-level mercenary badge..

They were busy wandering the kingdom and fighting against the strong, and the funds were all able to be resolved with the consideration of the mercenary guild..

It was a give and take..

Homer did what he wanted, and the mercenary group built its reputation through Homer..

Homer, who had reached the level of the Four Stars, could not ignore the guild leader's request..

Really.

It was a boring moment.

The fact that he had to come all the way to the outskirts and deal with an unknown face showed boredom on his face..

‘Let's finish it quickly.’

I had no intention of giving my all..

Just enough to get paid.

Homer lightly kicked the ground and swung his sword at the opponent..

sudden!

It was fast.

It was clearly at a 'light' level by Homer's standards, but in the eyes of ordinary people, it was so fast that it could not be compared to Chris and Jansson..

Ranker is a world outside of heaven..

People thought that Roman would not be able to withstand Homer's attack and would be beheaded by one blow..

however.

Kaang!

blocked the attack.

When Homer immediately took a forward step and launched a linked attack, Roman responded without retreating..

Caen!

Kakakang!

We exchanged attacks in an instant..

Homer thought that the 3-star aura would be enough to subdue the opponent, but Roman showed no sign of being pushed away even when the aura-covered sword hit him..

It was an absurd scene.

Roman's sword only had an aura so weak that it was doubtful whether it was even an aura, but even that aura was blocking attacks..

‘Look at this.’

It was strange.

A situation outside of common sense.

I got interested.

I was curious about how Roman manifested his aura, and for the purpose of a test, I raised the three-star aura to its polarity..

I didn't give it my all.

I judged that with this level of power, I could sufficiently subdue him..

Kwarung.

Crumbling.

The inside was boiling..

The power of mana swirled and the aura exploded from the sword, and the aura of the skilled 3-star seemed to end Roman like this..

It was on a different level from Jansson’s aura..

If Jansson was a swordsman who managed to reach the level of 3 stars, Homer was a being of a completely different level who had worn down from the level of 3 stars to the level of 4 stars..

blow.

People widened their eyes..

Due to Homer's overwhelming presence, I thought Roman would avoid it this time..

That moment.

“hey.”

It was a fierce voice.

When Homer gave him a look, Roman looked down at him with cold eyes..

“Try blocking it.”

flash.

My vision was far away..

That was Homer's last memory..

4Confrontation with Prosecutor Seong.

I was excited.

His blood boiled, and Roman thought he would be able to have a proper fight for the first time in a long time..

however.

reality was different.

Homer was not active in this confrontation and showed a belittling attitude even though he did not understand the level of his opponent..

‘Am I so easy?.’

When Chris.

understood.

Because the reputation was like that.

However, recently, I have met people who ignore me and show a hasty attitude even though they continue to show different behavior from the past..

He was a type of person that Roman could not understand..

In a situation where your life is at stake, how can you show such confidence that you blindly trust yourself when you don't even know your opponent?.

The steam has cooled down.

For this match.

I was fully prepared.

I laid the foundation for the Heavenly Demon Sword with the Flame Flame Sword, and now I can use the three-second method in the early part of the Heavenly Demon Sword Technique..

It wasn't enough yet.

In a situation where he could not recover even 10% of his original strength, Roman tried to improve by constantly whipping himself..

myself like that.

Homer looked down on.

I didn't come here to get people's approval..

As a prosecutor, I wanted to confront Homer, and my ultimate goal is revenge on Barco, not the interest of others..

blast furnace.

changed my mind.

If the other person is looking at you with disdain.

There was no reason to drag on the sparring..

“hey.”

Hwaak.

I raised my mana.

It was different from the other person's method..

The mana rising inside like a gentle wave wrapped around the sword and strongly sucked in the surrounding mana..

‘Heavenly Demon Sword Technique Three Seconds Style.’

The Heavenly Demon Sword Technique has no form..

Whoever swings the sword will do whatever he wants..

It is an irregular attack that cannot be predicted by the opponent, and its power increases multiple times depending on herbivory..

The martial artist who conquered the martial arts world.

I did my best.

If he could withstand this attack, he would acknowledge Homer's confidence and fight for his life..

“Try blocking it.”

flash.

swung the sword.

that was the end.

Homer couldn't even react.

While still aware that he was attempting an attack, his sword and body split simultaneously and blood spurted out..

Phuwak!

single blow.

Just like in Berge.

This time too, the game was decided in a split second..