Kwahak!!
The axe that was flying fiercely toward my neck got embedded somewhere in the door.
I instinctively dodged, but if I hadn’t, the axe was definitely aimed to lodge itself in my neck.
“…It seems like the people here are characterized by ambush.”
[Hahaha]
[???]
[What the heck is this?]
[Another attack, huh?]
[These guys are no joke.]
[Seems like they are a race that just throws the first punch?]
[Lily, just break everything!]
[This is ridiculous.]
As I looked back at the source of the attack with disbelief, a giant over 2 meters tall reached out his hand.
The axe that was stuck in the door returned to the man’s hand.
With a bold impression and rugged muscles, along with an annoyingly confident expression.
For some reason, I felt like I was looking at my old job buddy, Muscular Uncle.
“Hahaha! This newcomer is pretty quick on the uptake!”
“…What are you doing?”
“If you’re here for the first time, we gotta have a welcoming ceremony! You’re from another world, right?”
Whoosh!
The man with the axe slung over his shoulder looked down at me while chuckling.
“The girl who came yesterday was pretty disappointing, but this one seems just fine.”
“Yesterday? Who came?”
“She was talking about some guild system or something, but she was so forgettable that you can ignore her!”
“…?”
‘If we’re talking about a system, that would mean a user.’
Only those above level 121 can enter the New Continent, so with me being the exception, other users cannot even step foot here.
To enter the New Continent Aether, you need to have a Holy Seal.
You need to slot the Holy Seal into a small temple located on an island to open the Dimension Gate.
But thinking about it, that’s not the only way to access the New Continent.
“Dimension Rift?”
The Blood Fight Lord met Jeokhye of the New Continent through a rift and got utterly wrecked.
While rifts that connect to other dimensions aren’t common, it’s not impossible for just the Blood Fight Lord to experience this.
What if one of the users accidentally crossed over while dealing with a rift demon beast?
‘It’s not completely impossible.’
Moreover, when I first entered the New Continent, I got a message saying, “All users will be able to travel to Aether in 14 days.”
It’s been over 2 weeks since that day, so the conditions have already been met.
However, without the Holy Seal, I can’t access the main world of each dimension, but I feel like I could at least wander around Aether.
[?]
[What?]
[Isn’t it originally impossible to come below New Continent 121?]
[Why is the user here?]
[Yena was climbing the tower hard today, crying her eyes out, hahaha.]
[What are you talking about?]
[If Yena can’t go, who else would?]
“It seems like you can’t enter the ‘standard route’, but you can come in through the ‘rift’. You probably can’t go to the main continent, though.”
In this case, it seems Yena might feel a bit unfair.
Well, if the context suggests that you need to be at level 121 to obtain the Holy Seal, then thinking of it as a process to get the Holy Seal might not be a bad thing, right?
“Alright, I think I’ve given you some time to think! You didn’t think it would end here, right?”
The man’s hand, holding the axe on his shoulder, was trembling slightly.
It wasn’t so much fear, but more like he was eager to test it out.
I pondered for a moment and pulled out the hammer.
“Oh? Are you using a hammer?”
“My main weapon is pretty much the hammer. I use a spear similarly as well.”
“Hammers are good! It’s great that I have a connection with the Extreme Blunt Faction, so this should be a fun fight.”
Kuhuhung!!
The man swung down his axe, releasing his battle intent.
The axe was stained with purple.
It looked like the guy wielding the scythe also had peculiar patterns carved into the blade, which seems to be a characteristic of the weapons found in Teshiniria.
Before long, people had gathered around the man and me, but it didn’t seem like they were focused on me being from another world.
Just like in the Main Temple, in Aether, there are plenty of beings from different races and dimensions on the streets.
From giants and vampires to celestial beings evolved from animals and raccoons.
With a little white ‘human’ added to the mix, it didn’t seem like that big of a deal.
─What’s going on? A fight?
─Looks like an outsider…
─Oh, Bujin!
─It seems like Bujin is fighting.
─It seems like they’ve already exchanged a few blows. That woman must be something special too.
─She’s really pretty…
─Bujin will obviously win, right?
The surrounding people seemed to care more about the man named ‘Bujin’ than me.
Kuhung!
Bujin raised his axe and took a stance similar to a martial arts position.
“I am Bujin, a high-ranking disciple of the Extreme Axe Faction. By the way, there’s hardly anyone above me, so you should consider it an honor.”
“Um… I’m Lily Elbrite. I don’t really have any special titles.”
“I see.”
[Hey Lily]
[Savior Lily, let’s go, let’s go!]
[Isn’t ‘Lily’ just a title?]
[The one who denies light, lol.]
[Light Denier, let’s go, let’s go!]
[Where did you sell the modifiers?]
[Ah, I’m embarrassed to use a title, hahaha.]
[???: I am the Savior of the world, a jester who toys with the rulers of the continent, and a human who denies the light…]
[Hahaha!]
“…Cough!”
Ku-hung!
I mimicked Bujin’s stance with my unique weapon, the hammer.
For a moment, our eyes met, and we moved simultaneously.
I instantly unleashed the Circle of Explosion.
“…!”
Ku-hung-hung-hung-hung!!
“Extreme Defense technique? You… are you really from another world?”
The twenty-one pieces of ‘separated’ days tore at me.
■
Bujin, the Urgent Disciple of the Extreme Axe Faction, frowned at the crumbling pieces.
A new newcomer had arrived.
The cocky guy who visited the Extreme Axe Faction yesterday had a good build and used the same axe, so I had decent expectations, but his skills were pathetic.
He relied on something called ‘skills’ for combat, but even a lower-level disciple could see through his obvious movements.
If the power of his technique had been strong, it might’ve been different, but instead, he got beaten like a dog and fled to the blood-soaked lands of the north with his subordinates.
They probably thought there was no hope here, but ‘Bloodsucker’ territory was the most hellish place in all the worlds; I couldn’t understand what he was thinking while he fled like that.
Anyway, feeling a bit disappointed, I threw an axe at the newly arrived newcomer, and surprisingly, the newcomer effortlessly dodged the attack.
I was shocked.
While that guy from yesterday was too oblivious to notice as his arm got chopped off by an axe, this newcomer had his eyes on the attack first.
So I had high hopes… but…
“Extreme Defense has already been invoked. Damn it. How could there be guys here with only outside abilities…”
Though the ‘main text’ itself was detached from this world, the place that could create the closest connection with the other world was right here in the Extreme Axe Faction.
It’s where numerous Outsiders gathered at the ‘entrance’ and handpicked talented individuals to preemptively claim them.
This kind of good newcomer is almost a rarity, maybe a handful in all of Teshiniria, including the Extreme Axe Faction.
I originally planned to test the newcomer lightly, but… the moment I saw the Extreme Defense technique, I unconsciously exerted too much strength.
‘It wouldn’t be strange if the opponent died.’
“Tsk. I guess there’s no help for it. I’ll just grab him and throw him over to the Extreme Defense Faction and take some flak for it…”
Flinch.
It moved.
The technologies used by Lily, the ‘Circle of Explosion’, and the one used by Bujin, ‘Separation of Truth.’
As the impact of the two techniques cleared the billowing clouds, a woman rose to her feet.
‘…A scratch?’
Bujin doubted his eyes.
The attack just launched was a technique that could shred even a disciple of the same rank, and it wouldn’t be strange if they died from it.
The lethality was excessive, even by his own standards.
Until just now, Bujin was contemplating how to bring that guy back to life at the Spring of Life in this world, Teshiniria, acknowledging his mistake.
As long as the spirit hadn’t completely escaped, there was still a chance to revive him.
‘But…’
“…Why is he fine?”
“……”
That guy, Lily Elbrite, was completely okay.
She had a bunch of scratches, but they were hard to define as injuries, and in fact, those wounds were slowly healing.
The only real damage she took was to her forearm, where she had allowed the first attack from the twenty-one strikes.
Blood was trickling down, but even that was gradually healing.
She let out a strange smile.
“That’s amazing.”
“W-What?”
“So that’s the reason you wanted the weapon so badly? Maximizing techniques and abilities. If I think about it, my unique weapon would also maximize the techniques of Teshiniria, so here wouldn’t be any different, right?”
I had let my guard down too much.
“It seems like that enhancement amplifies in Teshiniria… I’m curious about what happens when you use a technique without a weapon.”
“……”
Lily was smiling.
If you didn’t know the situation, you’d just think a very beautiful woman was smiling, but cold sweat was streaming down Bujin’s face.
‘…What the hell is this?’
The energy itself had changed.
Those calm, sea-like blue eyes had grown icy enough to send chills down his spine. The pure white power dwelling in the hammer was so distant it could purify everything in this world.
The light was finally about to destroy everything and grant eternal rest…
Awakening.
“…!”
As Lily took a step forward, the thick delusion filled with chaotic thoughts shattered, and he faced reality.
“…?”
“What are you doing?”
It’s calm.
Once again, calm Lily is staring intently at Bujin.
There was not a trace of the same energy from before.
“…Who are you?”
“I told you, I’m Lily.”
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