1. Over the death

Screams and pillars of smoke were rising from far away. Add walked forwards silently ignoring the

On the road that should have been normally filled with traffic, Add stopped at a four way road and

Preparation to meet the enemy was complete. Why did such an enemy appear all of a sudden? Why

demons? Why was she getting in the way of the Velder Liberation Army that was fighting to save

There were so many things that needed to be known but Add put aside all of those for now. There

If you got beat once..

apart the silence.

Glitter Vanguard rushed out from the building it was hiding inside. Add smiled showing his teeth

You have to pay it back!!

wind when he was on top of his Dynamos. He was still slower than Aras windwalking but he could

When Add she had targeted immediately distanced himself and escaped, Elesis seemed to pause then

She jumped up lightly then swung her sword downwards.

It was a chilling sound even for Add who had heard it from afar. The object in her swords

got sliced in half and rolled on the ground in an instant. Elesis made a single somersault in mid air

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Add saw this happen with his eyes but he still found it hard to believe. Glitter Vanguard was

because they couldnt hope to destroy it directly.

It was too slow.

glanced at Add sideways. Her gaze was as if she was saying did you really dare to come alone? Add

replied with a menacing smile.

Do we really need introductions?

saying lets talk for now and not fight. But Add didnt let his guard down. The enemy was powerful

head the moment he got within the range of her sword.

Add laughed confidently in order to hide the cold sweat dripping from his back.

Why were you hiding in such a place?

Elesis leisurely, but slowly approached Add. Female panther laid her eyes upon her prey. It was as if

mettle from her steps. Add felt like immediately turning around and running away and struggled to

He had to be patient in order to make this plan a success.

Where are the others?

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Add decided to just ask directly.

Hmm, I wonder if he became much stronger.

For Add, this was important information that he had kept hidden. But Elesis was lightly running her

her uncaring attitude and instinctively stretched out his hand forwards.

Too slow.

only that gesture, the distorting space got shattered and returned to normal.

No, actually even Ran could do this much. His ambush had gone to waste but Add collected himself.

held up her sword to fix her stance. A gaze as if she wasnt interested. She was filled with an

So who should I slash apart first?

Her tone was as if she could see through everything. Well, the difference in Add and Elesis abilities

without a plan.

Elsword was way too weak.

Yes, he wasnt of any help and kept getting in my way so I killed him on my way here.

his shoulders.

Kukukukuk. The sight of how he was begging for his life knowing that he was about to die was so

Mr.Add!!

laid plan? Adds face got contorted but it was him that had misread the situation.

It looked like she had kicked the ground then the distance between them which was 100m apart

to 3m.

Ara who had given up hiding for an ambush ran in fast as she could to hastily hold up her spear to

Aras spear.

M, Mr.Add, back out!

Add was frighteningly surprised by the fact that his neck would have been chopped off if Ara hadnt

judgements now.

Guide Arrow!!

Ara with her strength clicked her tongue and backed off. But these special arrows made out of mana

When Elesis realized that these arrows kept following her no matter how much she distanced herself,

Clink! Clink!!

much for her to block all five arrows that flew in towards her simultaneously.

She managed to destroy the three but she couldnt help but to get hit by the two on her shoulder

Darn.

her pale expression that she just received a noticeable damage.

Alright. So our attacks do work on her. No matter how scary Elesis mobility was, no matter how

react if they got arrows fired at them from a long range.

Yes, I can.

pressuring Elesis from a long range, they needed someone to tie down Elesis in close quarters. Only

exquisite Aras spear skills were, it was honestly too much for her to face Elesis head on.

Ill also assist you much as possible. But what about Eve?

Add didnt reveal beforehand about how their enemy was Elesis. But Eve should have figured it out

Although they had Renas long range support, it was a complete life threatening gambit to fend off

He couldnt let Eve get destroyed. Elesis was way too dangerous.

then that was fine in its own way. No, it actually made Add angry but it was better than Eve getting

Then, well have to handle this by ourselves.

After having confronted Elesis once, Ara must have realized how great Elesis skills were and had a

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experience, she was filled with determination.

Just when Add was going over the plan again to ease Aras nervousness, his face stiffened. Elesis

Ejection!!

the demonic energy was gathering around her and screamed.

Buster!!

an enormous amount of demonic energy she had gathered towards the rooftop of the building Rena

Boooooom!!

powerful attack that not just the buildings rooftop but entire upper half of the building disappeared.

Arrows get annoying if left alone.

Ara screamed but Add didnt waver. No, he was actually wavering but didnt let it show. Showing

them.

It was a lie. But it seemed Ara didnt know what being suspicious meant and her face brightened

Im glad!

He hadnt known that Elesis could launch a long ranged attack. His original plan was to put Ara in

hiding in just got blown away completely.

Did she die? He did however point out couple of other sniping spots to Rena just in case. It would

Kukukukuk.

Rena was possibly dead, Elsword wasnt coming out, and Eve must be beside Elsword. They had to

This plan was a failure. It was a rational course of action right now to bring Eun out and time travel.

Then lets start.

test out Elesis abilities up to their limits in order to be successful next time.

Lets go Ara. Or you can let Eun take over if youre scared.

Ara spoke energetically then pulled out her hairpin. Her black hair got dyed in celestial white color.

approaching them confidently.

Dark blade and white spear clashed again.

unbelievable speed again and closed the distance while holding up her sword. This was the second

well if she ran using windwalking. But the difference between her and Elesis was the time required

When a normal human started running, they needed a warm up time in order to the reach their

But for Elesis, the moment she kicked the ground was her maximum speed.

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sudden attack but, if you only considered speed, Ara didnt lag too far behind her. The deciding

Unlimited.

It looked like an energy orb gathered on Aras hand then Elesis stance as she was about to swing

her hand caused a miraculous suction effect to disturb Elesis stance at least for an instant.

Void Field!!

Elesis feet. Elesis movements stopped completely from the twos continuous attacks. Ara didnt

After getting stabbed multiple times by Aras spear, Elesis frowned as she swung her sword to make

Void Field should have normally lasted longer but it seemed that Elesis had some kind of special

The effect is.!

screamed after realizing the dark-red demonic energies gathering on Elesis hand.

Huh?

Aras body stiffened as she got hit directly by the demonic energy that flew sharply towards her as if

getting dragged in by a magnetic force as she swung her sword.

Even as Ara screamed in pain after getting hit by this sudden attack, she quickly swung her spear.

had inflicted on her earlier with the spear had been cleanly healed.

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She pressures by swinging her sword with an unreasonable speed. When they position themselves

opening at a close range and injure her, she recovers on her own?

But Ara didnt mind her own injuries as she dove directly into Elesis.

Hah?

response to Aras attack. It was a terrifyingly powerful sword strike. Seeing this strike that contained

stretched out his hand as he shouted.

Adds alternate space attack happened right in the moment when Ara charged in. Elesis paused for a

Kugh.

Ara didnt miss this opening and stabbed with her spear multiple times. Elesis quickly recovered her

time.

Elesis backed off without hesitation when Add held up his hand again in order to shatter the

being mindful of Adds space attacks that came in through the openings.

human in the end. She feels pain when shes stabbed and she bleeds when shes wounded.

Dont let her escape!

Aras spear skills and Adds space manipulation abilities; it looked like they could match up to Elesis.

But Elesis frowned then for some reason she didnt attempt to respond to Aras spear this time. A

Void Breaker but his pupils shook widely.

Pardon?

Elesis body shined gold the moment Aras spear was about to pierce her. Aras body flew off like

Kyaaaah!!

back. Skin on Aras arm got torn apart and she received a bone revealing wound. She was barely

be able to continue the battle.

She had an unreasonable swordsmanship at a close range. She quickly closes the distance and comes

range. She recovers even if they injure her and launches a counter skill if they try to create an

What kind of monster was this? She was such a monster that you couldnt believe she was a human.

So this is.

Ara was panting as she kneeled on one leg. Elesis approached her with haughty steps.

to finish things now.

that she was a mighty existence with no blind spots.

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coming out despite how much Ara was trembling and trying to stand up.

There was no answer to Adds call. Elesis fixed the grip on her sword and slowly raised it up. Below

Eu.

trying to hold up her spear in defense. But this was an enemy she struggled against even when she

Then shall we end this?

Elesis would easily nullify his Void Double Impact. Adds most powerful attack, space gate opened

The sword was dropping.

Ara will die this time!! Just when Add let out a scream, the moment when gravity orbs were about to

Arrows faster than anything else came flying.

gravity orbs pouring down from a gap in the sky. She clicked her tongue as she backed off. She

instant.

buildings rooftop didnt cease.

With a clean shout from the rooftop, arrows continued to pour down towards every location Elesis

She was alive!

Rena hadnt died from the attack that had blown away the building earlier. But time for rejoicing was

Add, hurry!!

There was a limit to these arrows of fortune. Add quickly mounted the Dynamos and approached

left arm was so deep that he could see the tendons in her muscle and even her bones.

arrows but that will also reach its limit soon.

Eun needed to come out because he didnt know what might happen if they tried to retreat as they

No, Ill fight.

Add was about to speak but shut his mouth. Ara had grabbed her spear with two hands again while

This much wound can be recovered by fighting. And what will happen to the other people if we

..

abandoning everything and running away.

When Add was about to speak some reason into her, Ara stared at Elesis who was lightly dodging

If I turn my back and run away here, Ill also have to run away when I fight Elder Brother. Ill fight

Hey..

that Eun wasnt showing any signs of coming out.

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When the torrent of arrows that had been restlessly falling finally ended, Elesis jumped up again and

demonic energy blew away the building that Rena had been firing arrows from cleanly without a

Im sorry, my plan was flawed..

flawless plan when he had formed it. But he honestly hadnt known Elesis was this much of a

time to move to the next sniping point.

say that they were good as dead.

So lets escape for..

Ara stared at Add and smiled while courageously suppressing the pain from her wound.

What.

forwards. Elesis had always charged in first until now but this time Ara had attacked first.

speeds. In order to bridge this gap, Ara attacking first was crucial.

now.

Add realized Aras intention and let out an enraged scream as he quickly finished the necessary

space near her being distorted and quickly backed off while swinging her sword.

slight moment later. Elesis was withdrawing the sword she had swung so she had no choice but to

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Elesis smiled enjoyably as she responded to Aras attacks. On the other hand, Aras face was serious

They were equals when they had both reached their maximum speeds. Spear and sword mingled

Still, Ara was getting pushed back. Even though they were equals in speedtheir power, the power

Shatter!!

chaotically confronting each other that it was difficult to make calculations to avoid Ara getting

Elesis turned her head to dodge but she couldnt help her cheek from getting torn and having blood

In that moment, Aras spear aimed at Elesis chest. Add quickly shouted after seeing Elesis cover

Aim for her weapon!

Elesis chest was right in front of her but Ara withdrew her spear without hesitation and hit down

If Ara had stabbed just now, she would have gotten hit by the counter skill again and got torn apart.

Add purposely distorted the space where Ara was in. Ara didnt get hurt because she backed off

distorted in front of her.

Adds gaze and smiled sweetly. Her arm that had been injured before to the point where her bone

Thats..

Lord Euns powers.

So you can recover while fighting enemies during the Celesital Fox State? You dont heal when

condition but it would be ideal for the purpose of improving ones skill.

to her fighting bravely and it was almost time for Rena to have moved to her next sniping point.

At the surface, the situation didnt look too different from start of the fight. But it was actually

other hand, Elesis was bleeding from her cheek.

As I thought. She cant recover freely..

could even take down the mighty Elesis.

atmosphere had turned strange. Elesis would have normally charged in first but she was now leaning

As if she had discovered something annoying, as if she saw something troublesome to face.

A voice came from behind his back. Elsword had finally come out.

holding onto Elswords hand and gave Add an eye gesture telling him that she was sorry. It was an

But this was fine. Their firepower would go up even more with Eve. Also, Elesis should get a mental

Yes, Elsword.

But this was an enormous change compared to how she was trying to cut off their heads without

This wasnt bad. They needed time to recover their stamina and it also took time for Rena get into

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between Elsword and Elesis with a very confused gaze.

As you can see.

continuing the conversation as if he was suppressing his emotions.

Youre talking too much in the battlefield. Thats not how I taught you.

immediately got ready to respond but Elsword just stared vacantly.

If you call yourself a knight, then speak with your sword.

towards them. It was many times faster than before!!

Add screamed Eves name at this terrifying attack. But Eve must have interpreted Adds shout

Generate Black Hole!

stopped instantly. It didnt end with just her stopping and Elesis started to bleed from her thighs and

making an expression as if this was nothing and was biding for a chance.

devoured the flesh of her enemies. Such intentions were seeped into the beautiful female panthers

It was dangerous if they gave her an opening!

Void Field!!

Add and Ara also came to this realization and quickly assisted in restraining Elesis. Even while she

didnt even let out a single groan as she glared at the three of them.

terrifying pressure that it made Adds heart shrink.

Add grabbed the back of Elswords neck and threw him back. Elswords body shook weakly and

Hah!

arrows that had fallen in an instant when a dark beast that had escaped the cage was about to jump

She was probably biding for an opening to intervene.

Even Elesis who had been withstanding the threes attacks without even making a groan must have

But they couldnt let her back off anymore. Any more would be dangerous.

There was no chance for victory if not now. The El Search Party didnt have any chance for victory

Right in this moment where everybody had gathered, before she blew away the building Rena was

Okay!!

clash weapons with Elesis was her, she had the most dangerous position, but she believed in Adds

Dont use junk break. Youll die.

opening. No matter how powerful the attack was, attacks that left an opening were dangerous.

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Add spoke and let fly two chained space distortions. Elesis who was about to push back Aras attack

Eve realized Adds intention and also started to fire electron balls periodically.

Yes!

facial and bodily movements while firing space distortions little by little.

Elesis had realized the El Search Partys intention and looked annoyed as she swung her sword. But

wrists that just got grazed by an electron ball. Tendons in her thigh got cut off after getting hit

Of course, Elesis didnt seem to care about the damage as she swung her sword. But Ara who had

Elesis could have easily destroyed Ara under normal circumstances but Eve and Add were quickly

of Ara by just taking the hits with her body, Renas arrows poured in.

It was little by little but Elesis was getting pushed back. Add made a satisfactory smile as he chained

were about to fall off but the pain was still bearable.

Just when Add had confirmed his victory, the beautiful black panther opened her mouth.

gaze met with the eyes behind the red hair. What was seeped into Elesis eyes was deepest darkness.

Brutal Cutter!!

In that instant, Elesis sword got surrounded by an ink black demonic energy as it stretched out. A

reach increasing drastically but she still managed to adjust her distance. But that opening was what

Elesis feet immediately kicked the ground after lightly hitting away Aras spear. A dash faster than

assisting from the back.

Adds tongue as he was about to speak stiffened. She hadnt dashed in towards Eve who was firing

He realized it too late. It was too fast.

blade. She held a blade so long that the tip of her sword almost touched the ground far behind her.

the Dimension Distortion mode.. But it was too late.

Im.dead.

to think of it, didnt she also aim for Add during the first time while riding on top of Glitter

Not only that, in the enemys point of view, it was blatantly obvious to aim for Add who was

been in flight but such thoughts only lasted for a moment. He could only think that even if he

him.

couldnt think of any ways to survive.

A sword cut through humans flesh and splattered blood. Add couldnt speak after seeing the

It was Elswords blood.

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the back had thrown his body to block the sword that Elesis had swung aiming for Add.

When Add called vacantly, Elsword with his back turned towards Add staggered and collapsed. A

condition. Wide gap ran across his waist to shoulder. You could tell it was a serious wound from all

No, hell die. Death by shock before he bled to death, he cant survive no matter what.

Ah..ugh.

certain period of safety. Add ignored the fighting noise coming from outside and quickly pulled out

I, Its fine. Big Brother..

You could tell with a single glance that it was a mortal wound. But Elsword stubbornly shook his

fighting with Elesis again.

..

Without even holding up his sword, he had taken Elesis attack with just his body. It wouldnt be an

What were you thinking? ..Just what were you thinking?!

could have won. Why did he have to jump in and get in the way?

Elsword words were spaced apart as he panted. Such thin breaths as if they were going to flicker out

I dont know why Big Sister is like that.. ah.

Dont speak! Youll die if you keep speaking!!

signs of stopping. The wound was too deep.

..Please take care of the others. Big Brother Add is smart after all.

Please take care of. Eve.

Add was so dumfounded that he could only blink vacantly. This guy who was such an eyesore died?

There was still warmth remaining.

Add vacantly murmured and instinctively stood up as he released the Dimension Distortion mode.

What happened to Elsword..

his eyes closed beyond Adds shoulder. She held Elsword recklessly and shouted.

.

say anything to Eve who was letting out such a painful voice while holding Elsword.

Eve.

back. Thats how much mournful and miserable Eves voice was right now.

.Eve.

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she dived her face into Elswords chest. Like a child who didnt know what she should do, like a

Her screams, painful cry and shaking shoulders could only be interpreted as mourning.

Nothing he said would work right now. No, it wont work ever again. Add admitted this and

Hes dead.

Ill be by your side instead.

They were all reasonable and correct words. They were proper words. It didnt matter even if Add

Truth is the truth, dead people wont come back.

Haaa..

she had a large wound on her side. Sword that had lost its sharpness, a blunt and dead sword. She

Ara, come back!!

front of her. She was extremely fast even when she was running backwards.

She got called out when she was fighting well but Ara didnt care about such things and asked about

Eun, come out.

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Aras voice turned voluptuous instantly as if she was waiting to be called. Add felt anger, despair and

everything.

Why, boy?

Eun smiled at Adds shout but didnt move her hands. It meant that she wouldnt comply if Add

She was like the boatman asking for a fare from someone who was trying to cross the river of death.

Whats the problem with that? Weve been fighting well. Well be able to win very soon if we

Just like she said, Elesis wasnt even bothering to move and was standing absent-mindedly. A sad

fighting at her prime.

But..

Voice of lamentation, pain and sadness coming from behind him didnt cease.

words he left. No matter how much he disliked that guy, he had to fulfill his last words.

Merely for that reason? Doesnt boy know very well how dangerous it is to go back in time?

Add clenched his fists tightly after hearing the foxs sneer. Rage, denial and madness burned up

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achieve!! I refuse to win like this!! Ill obtain victory flawlessly with a perfect plan!! Ill win without

Well, its a somewhat okay mindset this time.

Dynamos to create a Time Stream wormhole.

Restarting just for that reason? Wasnt it good for him that such an eyesore disappeared? Shouldnt I

Dont make me laugh..

was denial. He couldnt obtain victory this half-heartedly after getting his life saved by a mere

Add owed his life to Elsword two times now. He was so embarrassed to an extent where he couldnt

Most of all, nothing could replace Eves sadness. Sadness and pain of having your precious person

though the same thing.

Whats why Ill go back. Ill go back. go back and..this time for sure!!

Ill defeat you!!