Andrew Thompson
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Zeshion joined the fray! Although a tad too late, a helping hand is still a helping hand! Zeshion engaged Noir in close combat, making him unable to focus on attacking from range. He was extremely wary of Zeshion's new sword, something that I was seeing for the first time too. The sword was of a pure black color, as if it were cursed, but it was releasing a holy aura. Each swing cut not only air but even space along its path. Noir was blocking it with crystallized tentacles, but the tentacles…-
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As if to flaunt his newfound powers, Noir started off by firing beam-like attacks all over the place. It was an indiscriminate and powerful attack, hitting not only the god tamers but even us, who were further back. *ZING!* The beams flew in a straight line at the speed of light. It was almost impossible to dodge! Zeshion's team managed to move for a bit, but they still ended up being peppered with burnt holes all over their bodies. Fortunately, not a single one hit their vitals, so they survived…
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"Wait!" I quickly stopped Zeshion, who was already turning his back to Noir's corpse. He stared at me as if looking at a paranoid friend, showing a wry smile. "What's wrong, Will? The fight's already done; there's no need to keep your guard up any longer." He walked closer to Noir's corpse and even went as far as kicking his decapitated head away. Zeshion then walked toward me and patted my shoulders, smiling reassuringly. "See? He's already dead. Nothing else could happen now." "..."…
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325 Death of a Nemesis With Zeshion finally healed, the battle should start to return to its previous balance. Before he went and confronted Noir, however, he first moved both Ajax and Vermeil to where Blanc was. They weren't really injured as the halo healed them, but they were now completely out of energy. A stray attack could potentially kill them off! After throwing them, Zeshion didn't bother with talking it out anymore. With a single leap, which ended up destroying the floor behind him,…
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324 A Big Bang Noir had his focus on me, of that I am sure. That was something he needed to do, however, since, among everyone right now, I am the one with the most threat to him. I myself couldn't believe what I was doing, but my movements seemed to be optimized for fighting against Noir's every move. From how fluid my movements were, I could glimpse the dense amount of dedication placed on mastering even a single unassuming step. "Don't look down on me!" Noir roared, angry. This time,…
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323 A Single Clap I woke up. No, it felt like I woke up, but I probably wasn't out for that long. The battle with Noir was still ongoing, as could be seen by how the god tamers were having a hard time blocking his attacks. The earlier divided tentacles were now focused solely on them after I fell. "Ugh...!" I tried to move, but my body refused to budge. My wounds were severe, and the energy I had was slowly slipping away, dissipating together with my life force in the form of blood. The…
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322 For Starters, A Thousand Years (2) As time went on, I could feel myself getting better and better at dodging Noir's attacks. However, for the record, I am still unable to properly move reflexively. I'm slowly approaching my target of perfection with each new death I achieve. From my count, the 100,000th death was a milestone. Roughly a month had passed time-wise, after all. To celebrate it, I challenged myself to wear a blindfold for a few thousand deaths thereafter. Of course, I died much…
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321 For Starters, A Thousand Years (1) I knew that my memories of this place wouldn't last in the real world, so to bypass my memory, I instead focused on letting my body make the movements. It's pretty close to muscle memory, but now that I think about it, it's more accurate to label it as procedural memory. Just like how one wouldn't easily forget to ride a bike, I would spend enough time here that my body would move unconsciously to counter each possible move that Noir could make. *SQUISH!*…
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This is an uphill battle! With my strength, I am honestly doubting I can last a minute against Noir. Unlike mindless demons like before, the opponent is human, after all. Outsmarting him would be difficult. "Then all I need to do is go agll out from the start!" I lit the Flame of Evolution on my right palm and the Flame of Regression on the left. As soon as both flames roared, they covered my body and started providing me with an almost bottomless amount of energy. 'But the amount of karma I have to…
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Noir slowly raised the blue orb in his hands, letting the aura coming from it radiate toward the entire dome. When the semi-invisible aura passed by my side, I felt an extremely cold chill. "Everyone, gather!" I quickly called the girls. Feeling something amiss with Noir's actions, everyone followed without missing a beat, sticking close to me. As soon as I confirmed that everyone was accounted for, I raised a specific barrier to block energy waves from touching us. *CLACK!* As soon as I did, the…
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