Chapter 132 Golden Apple (5)
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When Renzo punched Aster with his bare fist.
“?!”
Renzo and Aster were surprised.
Although the reasons were different.
‘Superpower… !’
Aster’s impressions were truly simple and accurate.
Aster blocked Renzo’s fist with his sword.
However, after blocking it, it spun around in the air.
Although it was the result of Aster’s choice to reduce damage, it was an incredibly powerful force.
‘What is this guy?’
Renzo was also surprised.
His attack was powerful enough to spin Aster around in the air.
Aster landed just like that.
That too, very neatly.
‘Did you predict how I would attack and what force it would be? In that short amount of time? Or pure reflexes?’
Renzo’s eyes lit up.
‘I’ll have to try it.’
Renzo’s hands were pulled back.
Immediately after,
Valid!
“Hmph!”
Aster blocked two successive attacks and took a step back.
‘This guy has no intention of using paint!’
Renzo’s attack is honest. He pulls both his fists back, so he throws a one-two with both of his fists. It’s such a simple idea.
However, its speed is fast enough that the opponent cannot avoid it, and its power is strong enough to push it back even if it defends.
Even if he attacks openly, Renzo himself benefits.
Aster once again strengthened his defensive stance and spoke.
“As expected, you are planning to attack Frontier.”
“No, I plan to kill him.”
I can’t keep quiet until I hear an answer like that. Aster’s eyes lit up.
“We can’t leave it like that. “Frondier is not for your fun.”
“Yeah, no.”
“… ?”
Chin
Renzo put his fist and palm together.
“He wasn’t killed for fun. “I have a grudge.”
“Resentment?”
“Okay. “He tricked me.”
Renzo spoke with murderous eyes. From the looks of it, it seemed like he was really pissed at Frontier.
“What do you mean I lied to you?”
“That bastard said he would let me fight God! “On that condition, I cooperated with him!”
“… “You mean during the Mangot War?”
“Okay!”
Renzo nodded loudly, as if he had figured it out very well.
“But actually, the place where they dropped me was filled with nobodies, and both the Zodiac and the shepherds of Mangot ignored me! To vent my anger, I organized everything around there, but when I thought about it, that was exactly what Frontier was aiming for!”
… That’s right.
Aster also heard the story roughly.
‘Frondier said he dropped Renzo in the most dangerous place.’
If that is true, Renzo was not satisfied even though he fell into the most dangerous place in the war.
In other words, it wasn’t fun.
‘That sounds creepy.’
Aster swallowed his thoughts and asked.
“Did you want to fight God?”
“Specifically?”
“… “For some reason, the conversation from earlier was out of focus.”
Aster felt for Renzo what others felt for him.
Of course, Aster doesn’t think he’s that type at all.
“It’s not important other than fighting God! “The point is that Frontier deceived me!”
Indeed.
Regardless of whether fighting the gods was fun or not, Frondier had to keep his promise. Then Renzo might have been satisfied too.
Frondier does not keep his promise, and Renzo is angry at him.
‘… ‘I feel a bit resentful of Frontier this time.’
While Aster was thinking, Renzo said that he was still living, etc.
“I hate liars who deceive me the most. Deception in battle may be passed off as strategy and tactics, but other than that, it’s a no-brainer. I tore to death all those who dared to deceive me. The same goes for Frontier.”
“Frondier is a liar. “To that extent,”
“Oh, then can you say that Frontier is honest?”
“…”
Aster blinked at Renzo’s question, then slightly looked away.
Renzo shouted at the sight.
“It serves him right! “You think the same as me!”
“Well, it’s not to the point of killing me. Other than that, Frontier is a good person.”
“If you take away lies from Frontier, what remains is sloth, deception, threats, and ridicule! How can a guy like that be a good person! “Did all the good people search for me while I was on the red land?”
… What.
Was Renzo such a logical man?
He is literally irresistible.
“Well, I guess it’s good. Whether Frontier is a good person or not. “I didn’t kill you while trying to hide that.”
“… !”
Aster’s expression hardened.
A red haze rose around Renzo.
‘Divine power!’
Although Aster was nervous at the sight, he still had doubts.
‘Ares is undoubtedly the god of Olympus. But he doesn’t possess Renzo. Regardless of whether you don’t do it or can’t do it, does it make sense to lend your strength in either situation?’
This situation is where Renzo freely uses the divine power of Ares.
While Ares does not possess Renzo, it is as if he is providing him with full support.
‘What on earth are you thinking?’
Renzo’s fist is in front of you.
Taang!
Aster fell back again and struck his fist with his sword.
‘It feels like I hit a piece of metal!’
Aster swung Renzo’s hand with the intention of cutting it. However, it is questionable whether this is the sound of a blade touching a person’s body.
Renzo is completely immune to Aster’s attacks. Aster has been repeatedly put on the defensive from earlier.
But instead, Renzo’s expression becomes distorted.
‘It feels the same as before. ‘What is this guy?’
Renzo just used his divine power. Both power and speed are on a different level than before.
However, the results of the attacks are almost similar.
There is no doubt that he has the advantage. Because Aster is not able to transition from defense to attack.
However, it is strange that there is no change even though his speed and strength increase.
“You guy, something feels bad.”
“I feel right… !”
“You idiot!”
Bang! Quang! Kwaang!!
Aster’s sword and Renzo’s fist collide. Although it never sounds like that.
Aster cannot overcome Renzo’s power and retreats. His body swayed and his legs moved slowly.
However, Renzo’s fatal blow does not reach.
Either he attacks with a stronger force or with a weaker force.
‘It seems as if they are coming together.’
Renzo felt like he was on a stage. The process of making a promise in advance to attack and defend each other and then carrying it out.
Of course, there was no way I would have made such a promise. It’s just Aster’s ideal defense that makes you feel that way.
‘Against me, you insolent bastard!’
Whick!
Renzo’s fist flies horizontally, and Aster lowers his stance to avoid it.
Renzo’s anger at this confrontation grew, giving him an opportunity to avoid it.
‘Now!’
Aster caught the gap, his sword stretched out,
Empty!
“?!”
Aster changed his judgment in an instant, changed the angle of his sword, and blocked Renzo’s sudden kick.
Renzo’s feet were faster than his sword.
‘Even after showing a gap, you’re faster than me?’
Chi-ik!
Aster’s feet left long marks on the ground.
The two’s expressions were almost distorted.
For Aster, Renzo is.
‘I’m fighting with just my physical strength, without feints, measuring distances, or preparing for a fight. I’m not doing this on purpose. This is the essence of Renzo. ‘I’m not interested in that in the first place.’
All of Renzo’s attacks are easy to understand. There is no need to read auras or see muscle movements.
A fighting style that ignores the basics of combat. And with that, you win.
On the other hand, Renzo is displeased that he even blocked his own kick.
Aster from Renzo’s point of view.
‘We are prepared for every attack and every situation. It’s like a walking combat manual. I’m not the type to feel passion or joy in fighting. ‘He probably isn’t even interested in winning.’
The two opened their mouths. The expression, which resembled disgust, was surprisingly similar.
The thoughts were almost the same.
‘I don’t like it.’
Cheok!
Renzo finally took out the spear behind his back.
“Is it fun to fight like that? Aster.”
“… Why on earth do you find fun in fighting?”
Questions and answers that clearly inform each other.
And at the same time, it is a question and answer that perfectly draws a line between each other.
“… Your existence itself is no fun. “Do you think you can deal with me in such a textbook way?”
“Textbooks are the history of mankind. “I have no intention of losing to someone who ignores all of that.”
Renzo pulled back the spear.
Aster said, looking at it quietly.
“Oh, and it’s hard to find fun in original existence.”
“You’re late, man!”
Shhh!
A spear fired at Aster.
Aster turned his head to avoid it and took a step toward Renzo.
And saw. The spear still held in Renzo’s hand.
“?!”
Wow!
I blocked it wrong this time. I cut him off with a knife, but his hands and shoulders still feel numb.
There were no injuries, but there was damage close to internal injuries.
‘The thrown spear was recovered. It’s not like the spear I shot moved and returned, it’s as if I hadn’t thrown it at all!’
But that didn’t happen with the window that was struck out.
Renzo quickly ran over, grabbed the spear, and swung it in the air.
“Sigh!”
The trajectory of the spear that slit Aster’s neck, Aster avoided it by almost moving his head. Defensive skill without losing his balance below his shoulders.
“Is this really crazy?”
Renzo turned the spear he swung halfway and struck it from top to bottom.
Meanwhile, Aster took the biggest leap he had ever made and widened the distance between him and Renzo.
‘What kind of ability is this? If you dodge it, it will come back to your hand, but if you block it, it won’t come back?’
There wasn’t long time to think.
Hiss!
Wow!!
Another spear flew by. This time, when Aster dodged, it hit the ground.
Aster looked at Renzo.
Still holding the spear.
‘Even things that hit the ground come back.’
Grumble
Moreover, even if he dodged it, blood lines were drawn on Aster’s face due to the aura and wind pressure.
There is clearly damage, but it is judged not to have been a hit.
“Aster.”
Renzo said.
“You don’t even have the courage to tackle a topic that isn’t fun.”
Renzo glared at Aster as if he was truly dissatisfied.
“Even after seeing this ability, you keep the distance between me and me.”
“… !”
“You’re just setting yourself up to become prey!”
Hiss!
Wow!!
As the distance widened, Renzo’s attacks became more merciless.
Aster is a pure swordsman. There is no way to attack Renzo from a distance.
There is a sword that can close this distance in an instant, but it is too dangerous to use it against Renzo right now.
A flash that cannot be used consecutively. This is because the burden on the body after use is enormous. If Renzo blocks it, the gap is fatal.
Quang! Quang! Quaaang!
Aster stepped back and tried to avoid it.
Every time Renzo threw it again, it flew at a faster speed.
‘I’ll tear that textbook up with my own hands!’
Renzo really hates the same type of swordsman as Aster. Prosecutors who have been thoroughly trained in textbook theories. He always crushed those damn theories with his enemies.
‘How far can you stop this!’
Aster keeps retreating, Renzo’s spear shoots like a missile.
Every time the spear hits the ground, a sound like a bomb exploding is heard one after another.
In fact, Aster was having more and more difficulty avoiding the spear. It’s definitely different from the defense from before.
Renzo did not intentionally throw the spear at top speed, but slowly increased his speed. Because I wanted to know where that defense would break down. And because I wanted to see that face of despair.
And,
‘… Hmm?’
After chasing Aster for a while, I realized,
“What is here?”
There was a lake.
The lake closest to Aster’s home.
‘Did you lure me here?’
But why?
Water is not something the prosecutor likes.
When you get wet, your body becomes heavy, the handle becomes slippery, and the person you are trying to cut becomes slippery as well.
Additionally, if the ground is wet with water, potholes and slippery spots are everywhere. Balance and posture often fall apart in unexpected places.
‘Did you increase the uncertainty factor because you thought it would be difficult to beat me?’
In that case, Aster, you are very mistaken.
The more theory-based a test is, the more vulnerable it is to coincidences and accidents.
‘It makes me realize how foolish it is to think that you would be stronger against the Irregular than me.’
Renzo’s thoughts stopped there.
Fault!
“Her?”
Renzo was stunned for a moment.
Aster, who had his back to the lake, jumped backwards once more and launched himself into the lake.
‘Does this guy really want to run away?’
A warrior jumping into the water and soaking himself. I have never seen such a stupid prosecutor before.
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But that wasn’t the case.
Aster jumped into the lake, but didn’t get wet.
As for Aster.
“… This.”
Renzo’s expression hardened.
He knew now too.
The reason Aster lured him here.
Duwoong─
Aster stood. On the lake.
His feet rested calmly and firmly on the surface of the water.
“… Right. “That was it!”
Renzo let out a strange voice mixed with admiration and displeasure.
As if responding to him,
“That window.”
Aster opened his mouth.
“It is a weapon of God.”
He speaks and extends one hand.
‘Hmm!’
At that moment, Renzo felt the hairs on his entire body stand up.
From the bottom of the lake, something alerted his senses.
… Sreuk.
Almost without making a sound, it floats in front of Aster’s hand.
It was a sword.
A hero’s sword with the legend of the lake.
“Let’s be a little fair.”
Aster held his sword.
Boom!
With Aster in the air, the lake sank.