Chapter 185: The Arrival of the Juggernaut?
"I'm sorry, I really know I was wrong. Please, I beg you, let me go." Valleta's face was pale, and fear was clearly materialized on his face.
Liam laughed out loud, "You're a funny guy. You don't realize you were wrong.
Instead, you know you're about to die."
"Sword Soul Liam, I really know I was wrong. I beg you, please let me go. I will definitely turn over a new leaf this time."
Liam stepped on the other's shattered right leg, causing Valleta to let out a heart-wrenching scream.
The bone, which had already turned to powder from the huge impact, and now even the muscles on his leg were bruised from the impact.
"What is one thousand minus seven?"
"Nine hundred and ninety-three!"
Liam cut off a section of Valleta's finger with his sword, "Continue!"
"Nine hundred and eighty-six, nine hundred and seventy-nine, nine hundred and seventy-two..."
"Ryuu, when dealing with an enemy with whom you have a deep-seated hatred, even if you really have to kill them, you must be one hundred percent sure that the other party cannot be resurrected.
Decapitate, dig out the heart and brain, burn the entire corpse, grind the bones to dust!
So, do you want to do it?"
"No, I'll just watch you do it."
Originally, when she first saw Valleta, Ryuu's thought was to tear him to pieces.
But upon seeing Liam so proficient in the art of torture, she felt like a new recruit in front of him.
Then I'll be a good girl and watch how he executes this bastard. I'll learn well too.
"Ryuu, you must be ruthless when dealing with hatred. There is nothing wrong with indulging in revenge, but you cannot let hatred consume your reason."
Liam took Original Sin back into his hand and smashed it towards Valleta.
He gestured at Valleta's wounds and directly smashed both of Valleta's legs into smithereens.
Valleta wanted to resist, but the shoulder bone of his only remaining right arm had also long since been smashed.
He could only endure the pain and writhe on the ground with his torso like a maggot.
However, Liam just stepped on his leg, and Valleta couldn't move.
Afterward, Liam used Lust in front of Ryuu and stabbed the blade into Valleta's spine.
Because it was his first time operating, his movements were very clumsy.
Afterward, he directly used brute force and a miracle, directly using the knife to cut the spine in the other's torso.
"You can deliver the final blow. Consider it the end of your deep-seated hatred."
Ryuu nodded. She took out her own sword and directly beheaded the dying Valleta.
Subsequently, she even used her sword to cut the head that was still falling in the air into many small pieces.
"How does it feel after taking revenge? Do you feel a sense of clarity?"
"A little empty. I feel like I've lost my direction in life."
Liam turned to look behind him. Homicidal Intent Perception allowed him to quickly lock onto the quietly approaching enemy—the Juggernaut.
"After you watch me kill this guy too, your future life will be completely up to you.
After that, you can do whatever you want."
Bors and the others, having tried their best, finally ran behind Liam and the others, as disheveled as sheep being chased by a tiger.
"Liam, Liam, save us!"
At this moment, a black shadow silently appeared on the ceiling of the cave entrance.
This was a monster that was completely black, with only its eyes being crimson.
Its entire body was about twenty meters long, slender, with four legs and a sharp, long and narrow tail, about ten meters long.
Overall, it looked like a ferocious lizard, or rather, a wingless earth dragon.
However, its entire body was almost entirely composed of magic stones, so it possessed astonishing defensive power.
Even Ais Wallenstein, who had reached Lv6 in the original work, needed to attack the same part multiple times with her wind magic-enhanced slashes to break its defense.
And Bell at Lv4, even the slash caused by the Hestia Knife was minuscule.
Ryuu followed Liam's gaze and also saw the Juggernaut on the ceiling. Her anger immediately surged to her heart.
Her companions who had died tragically because of the Juggernaut, those painful memories once again flooded her heart.
"Juggernaut! You bastard!"
The Juggernaut's tail was still dripping blood onto the ground. Of course, that was the blood it got on its tail when it cut open an enemy.
There was also a seriously injured adventurer girl in its mouth. At this time, she also saw Liam. Her originally desperate expression was immediately filled with hope.
"Liam, save me!"
Just as Liam was preparing to make a move, the Juggernaut had already bitten this girl to pieces.
Its sharp teeth bit through the other's waist and neck. The corpse turned into three sections. The head and lower body fell to the ground, while the torso was swallowed into its stomach.
"What on earth is going on with this monster? Why would such a terrifying creature appear on this floor?"
The adventurers, one by one, hid behind Liam and Ryuu, looking at the Juggernaut in panic.
Dozens of adventurers had already been killed by the Juggernaut. These adventurers who had been driven over here only felt the joy of surviving a disaster.
Liam's gaze locked onto the Juggernaut. He held Sloth and Lust in his hands respectively.
He knew that this Juggernaut's speed was very fast, so he didn't dare to be distracted at all.
This was a monster whose speed was equal to, or even possibly faster than, a Flash Swallow.
"Ryuu, be careful to protect yourself! He is very strong. Even I am not sure I can cut him down to his last breath for you to take revenge."
"You're confident you can kill it?"
Ryuu's eyes lit up. This creature that had given her nightmares for years, she really wanted to kill this creature!
But with her own strength alone, she absolutely couldn't do it!
Liam gripped his sharp blades and instantly released Triple Slash.
A dazzling flowing light streamed from his dual blades, and countless rubble shattered on the ceiling.
As the smoke and dust dissipated, the Juggernaut's figure had long since jumped to the ground.
This evasion speed was truly ridiculous.
It was a movement technique even swifter than Liam's Triple Slash release.
In Liam's view, this was a monster on the same level as the thirty-seventh floor lord, Udaeus.
And, because the other party's speed was too exaggerated, it became even trickier.
Warlord's Fervor, Auto Guard, Overdrive, Selfless Sword Aura, Flowing Stance, Weapon Tempering...
A large number of state skills were instantly released. One after another, streams of light flickered all over Liam's body.
The Juggernaut seemed to have guessed what Liam was doing.
And so it directly, at an extremely fast speed, instantly came before Liam.
"Clang!"
In a flash, the Sloth in Liam's hand and the Juggernaut's left front claw collided.
"BOOM!"
A violent roar mixed with a shockwave suddenly spread out towards the surroundings.
Some of the adventurers who were only Lv2 were directly sent flying by this shockwave.
One person and one monster were simultaneously pushed back several meters.
The Sloth in Liam's right hand let out a violent, trembling sword cry, while the Lust held in his left hand was instantly placed in front of him.
"Clang~!"
Sparks flew. The Lust in Liam's hand was once again knocked away. Of course, the thrust from the Juggernaut's tail was also blocked.
Liam now only had Warlord's Fervor and Auto Guard active. His Selfless Sword Aura was also only operating via the breathing method. To fight this special monster specialized in speed and strength, he had to look for the right opportunity to release his state skills.
If it was just comparing basic ability scores, it could be said that Liam's Strength, Agility, Endurance, and Magic were all inferior to the other party's.
Only his Dexterity attribute was on the same level as the other party's, and the Dexterity value affected attack accuracy, evasion, and movement fluency.
His eyes could keep up with the other's movements. Being able to see the other's movements clearly meant there was a possibility of counter-attacking.
Facing such a powerful enemy, Liam, on the contrary, became completely excited.
The stronger the enemy, the more excited he became. The strength improvement brought by this battle with a strong enemy was what he wanted most!
"ROAR!"
The Juggernaut ran towards Liam at high speed. Liam released his Selfless Sword Aura and attacked the other party.
One after another, dazzling Selfless Sword Auras, yet not a single one could touch the other party.
"Interesting!"
All along, the Selfless Sword Aura Liam released had been very useful. Basically, no monster could dodge his sword aura slashes.
But this time he had met his match. In the face of a speed-specialized monster like the Juggernaut, his Selfless Sword Aura was probably like a slow-motion move, easily dodged by the other party.
Since that was the case, Liam condensed the sword aura inside his blade and circulated it within his blood vessels.
Then Liam quickly approached the other party, releasing Triple Slash one after another.
And the Juggernaut, as if cooperating with Liam, easily dodged every slash.
Ryuu gripped her dual swords tightly. Although she and Liam were both Lv4 adventurers, she simply couldn't get involved now.
Too strong!
Just what level had this Juggernaut's strength reached?
Why was it that she couldn't even help?
Since Triple Slash couldn't keep up, then he would use Thrusting Smash!
A large amount of Selfless Sword Aura covered Liam's front, and then his figure quickly approached the other party.
The Juggernaut also charged at Liam.
The two sides once again erupted with a violent shockwave. The ground where Liam's two feet stood erupted with a large number of spiderweb-shaped cracks.
The shockwave from the collision once again spread out towards the surroundings.
Liam's body was at a disadvantage in terms of inertia and mass. He was directly knocked back seven or eight meters.
The Juggernaut launched a dash again, its figure turning into a phantom.
"Clang!"
Block!
A pitch-black front claw came grabbing at Liam's side, but was easily defended by Liam using Sloth.
Sparks erupted from Liam's blade.
This was just the beginning. The Juggernaut stood its ground and attacked Liam at high speed with its two claws and tail.
And Liam naturally also chose to meet the challenge!
Illusion Sword Dance!
A large amount of Selfless Sword Aura condensed on Liam's dual blades, and then a series of slashes, each faster than the last, was released towards the Juggernaut in front of him.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The attacks of the two sides kicked up a large amount of gale. The sharp sound of metal clashing continuously resounded.
Ryuu, Bors, and the others looked at this scene in shock.
"This is really too exaggerated, isn't it? I remember Liam can single-handedly kill the thirty-seventh floor lord Udaeus!
Is this monster also on the same level as Udaeus?"
Liam frowned and looked at the Juggernaut in front of him. This creature, if just counting the toughness of its claws and tail, was completely on the same level as Udaeus.
It might even be harder than Udaeus.
He still had the awakening skill, Extreme Ghost Sword Art - Tempest Style, which he hadn't released.
But it hadn't reached the kill line yet. At the very least, he had to wait until a moderate wound appeared on the Juggernaut's body.
"BOOM!"
Liam released an Illusion Sword Dance with over a hundred slashes.
A large amount of Selfless Sword Aura all condensed together, and finally was released towards the Juggernaut.
This time, the Juggernaut directly jumped away from this attack.
Very smart.
Liam found that his sword aura stasis effect had a hard time working on the creature in front of him.
The other's perception ability was ridiculously exaggerated.
The slightest movement could be detected immediately.
"Since that's the case, then I'll just have to release this move."
Liam made an opening stance. He had just taken a deep breath and was preparing to release his attack.
The Juggernaut had already instantly approached and launched a storm-like attack.
This attack caused a momentary disorder in Liam's breathing rhythm.
And at this time, Auto Guard took effect.
The Juggernaut's front claw was just blocked by Liam's blade, "Clang!"
The sound of metal clashing resounded. At the same time, a storm of Selfless Sword Aura erupted from the body of Sloth.
A hurricane howled. Selfless Sword Aura, mixed in the storm, rotated at high speed, blowing against the Juggernaut's whole body with a clanging sound.
Taking advantage of the disorder in the other's attack rhythm, Liam also immediately released Raging Dragon Slash.
"ROAR!"
A golden dragon head brought with it a large swath of phantoms. The dragon-shaped sword aura, far surpassing the Selfless Sword Aura, enveloped Liam's entire body.
The golden dragon head fiercely bit the Juggernaut's chest and left a sword mark on its chest.
The Juggernaut's figure was knocked back more than a meter by Liam's attack.
Although its figure was not pushed back much, Liam had already broken the other's balance.
After that was the continuous release of Raging Dragon Slash.
And so one after another, dragon heads emitting golden light came speeding towards the Juggernaut from all directions.
A deafening dragon's cry resounded through this Dungeon tunnel.
Bors and the others stared blankly at this scene, "What level of battle is this?
I feel like Liam and we are already creatures of different dimensions."
"Is this the strength of the Sword Saint title?"
One after another, Raging Dragon Slashes landed on the Juggernaut's body, and so one after another, wounds also began to appear on the Juggernaut's body.
The Juggernaut's eyes narrowed. It tried its best to use its two claws and tail to defend.
In the face of Liam's divine-speed slashes, the Juggernaut could no longer dodge and could only stay in place and passively defend.
The wounds on the Juggernaut's body were not yet enough. To kill the other party.
What Liam had to do was to lower the other's health to below the kill line.
He still remembered that the Juggernaut had more than one core in its body, and these cores would also move within its body.
To kill this creature, he had to slash its entire body in a short period of time.
I'll just continue to use this divine-speed slash. In one go, cripple the other party, and then use my awakening skill to kill this creature!
Ryuu's gaze was locked on Liam's body. So this was the high-end usage of the Secret Sword Art.
The sword aura she could release now, compared to this kind of move, was really too far off.
(End of this chapter)
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