Chapter 1949

There are dozens of divine effects in the sword.

Judar acknowledged that Grids performance had never been inferior to his. In particular, he was wary of Grids swords. They possessed all sorts of bizarre functions and were deadly to the body. They were so powerful that they even rendered the s.h.i.+elds made of magic and divine power almost useless. In addition, the wounds they inflicted didnt heal properly.

He now completely understood why the dozens of dragons didnt manage to overpower Grid. They probably needed a breather every time a blow hit them, having to constantly change those who attacked. Even worse, the narrow s.p.a.ce meant they couldnt take advantage of their numerical advantage at all.

I thought that after reaching old dragon-level, I could easily win against Grid since he wasnt able to beat the old dragons. I was wrong. It was a mistake to leave Asura behind.

He had regrets, but it was too late for such things.

Now that things had turned out like this, Judar had to overcome the crisis alone. His mind was racing. He learned how to use his power and magic in real time. Since he was an expert at making barriers, he had a plan to utilize them at the right time.

Produce.

A translucent sphere appeared in front of Judar instead of around his hands, aiming at the sword dance of the charging Grid.

Distortion.

The sword dance was sucked into the dimension and reappeared somewhere elseright behind Grids back.

Absurdly, Grids sword dance stabbed at himself, the unexpected attack inflicting great damage. However, since he was accustomed to pain, he just smiled softly. He was starting to understand the principle of Judars power, or at the very least, a rough outline of it.

He deals with dimensions.

He was able to guess easily because he had witnessed Yuras h.e.l.l Leap skill several times.

The reason why skills and items become useless once he touches them is because they are transmitted in a different dimension.

In many ways, it was an overpowered ability. A real headache to deal with, but it was better than when Grid was feeling frustrated because he didnt know what he was dealing with.

Grid made up his mind and operated the G.o.d Hands, confirming that the moment even one G.o.d Hand was transmitted, all the hundreds of G.o.d Hands became neutralized. It followed the same principle that all his equipped armor became useless when his sword was transmitted.

It isnt a single target ability, it affects a whole category. However, the skill is only transmitted when touched directly.

The more he learned, the more amazed he was. Still, this didnt mean there was no room for him to attack. In fact, he mightve been helpless if this fight had taken place before meeting the old dragons and Chiyou. Now, his experience of fighting against the strongest existences in the world wasnt useless.

After releasing the combination of Defying the Natural Order and Twilight, Grid started swapping and using multiple weapons. For example, while attacking with Twilight, he let go of the sword in his hand just before it was transmitted. As a result, Twilights cla.s.sification was changed from equipped item' to possessed item, causing Grids newly equipped weapon and armor not to be transmitted.

[......!]

From the moment Grid started to use dozens of weapons, Judar became fl.u.s.tered because his counterattacks didnt work properly anymore.

Has he come up with a strategy to fight against my power? Experience is such a scary thing.

Those who were naturally strong relied on their natural strength. Just as human beings naturally walked on two feet, they also ruled with their innate strength.

Meanwhile, Grid was the exact opposite. He started as a weak person and became an Only One G.o.d. There were traces of fierce deliberation in every moment of his life.

Judar felt a strange tension as he created a new dimension that surrounded his entire body. The attack range of Grid, who had just replaced his weapon and unfolded the five fusion sword dance, was too large.

Grid started sweating as he watched the sword dance disappear to another dimension. Fortunately, it simply disappeared this time, and didnt reappear.

It looks like it isnt easy to bring it back after sending it away.

It appeared that the more precise the use of Judars power, the greater the consumption. This couldve simply been a difference in cooldown time, but Grid decided not to calculate that. Didnt Haranbekas group just fail to calculate Grids cooldown time and ended up in trouble?

The battle went on for a long time.

As Judar continued to pour out magic, Grid also had to use a lot of skills.

Ttang! Ttang! Ttang!

Only after his health had dropped significantly did Grid come up with an idea. He ordered the G.o.d Hands to forge items, and the sound of hammering was heard.

The G.o.d Hands produced a single item in groups of ten extremely fast. Furthermore, using the lava that flowed around the area where Trauka was asleep, the metals would take on the fire dragons flames every time it was smelted, turning them red.

Judar was suspicious of the sudden process and attacked the G.o.d Hands with his magic. The G.o.d Hands only stopped and trembled for a moment when struck by the spells. They werent destroyed.

Judar decided that he needed to get rid of the metal they were smelting, so he unleashed a ma.s.sive wide-area magic. Dark red magic power spread out and golden thunderbolts flashed. Grid moved as if he had been waiting for this and attacked Judar.

Judar was stunned when he realized that the G.o.d Hands behavior was nothing more than bait. Still, he reacted immediately, just like an Absolute would. He created a dimension in the direction of the sword dance and transmitted it. He surrounded his two hands with layers of translucent spheres and stretched out his hands like a flash of light.

Judar was holding Grids spinal cord and heart in his hands.

Finally! He was filled with joy and poured strength into his hands.

His face stiffened. Grids heart didnt pulsate. It was as hard as a stone.

A fake...!

As Randy was captured by Judar, Grid appeared by Judars side and attacked him with the six fusion sword dance.

The trick worked!

Judar, who almost blacked out from overwhelming pain, let out a groan for the first time. He flailed his limbs maniacally and counterattacked a few times before soaring into the air.

Grid didnt follow him because a dark red storm rose violently and crushed him. Every time there was a golden flash within the storm, powerful metallic magic power spread and neutralized some of Grids equipped items in real time.

Crazy. Did he calculate all of this?

Grid couldnt hide his fl.u.s.tered expression. He noticed that the previous traces of Judars attacks were emitting light. It was clear that some type of magic worked on it to form the barrier of this storm. Its power was immense. Seemingly, a lot of magic power had been invested into creating it.

Dominions intuition wasn't false.

Judars expression also wasnt very amiable. He finally understood why Dominion had left to train after being defeated by Hayate. He wasnt inferior to Grid in terms of magic or his power, but he couldnt fight against Grid head-on. This made him sigh.

Then Nefelinas bewildered face appeared in front of him.

[Get out of the way.]

He created a translucent sphere around Nefelina. Nefelina released Polymorph and even used Dragon Words, but it was useless. Judars dimensional binding was a secret technique that easily trapped even a top dragon.

[Lets change the order.]

Judars will was strongly engraved on the s.p.a.ce as he reappeared next to Traukas neck.

His fervent desire was clearly conveyed to Grid and the group of dragons.

Judar, how dare you?!!

The group of dragons began firing Breaths as soon as they read Judars intentions. By the time Judar approached Trauka, eight colorful Breaths had already reached him. He had to do at least something, so he covered himself with a sphere, reappearing shortly after the bombardment of Breaths and placing his hand on the back of Traukas neck.

Clang.

However, a s.h.i.+eld flew in and protected Trauka.

The s.h.i.+eld had just been made and thrown by a G.o.d Hand. It was only epic, so it was torn apart by a single blow. Still, it had the effect of blocking one attack, rendering Judars attack meaningless.

However, Judar was already preparing his next attack.

Clang.

Once again, a s.h.i.+eld flew in and blocked it. Judar felt annoyed and finally wrapped a translucent sphere around his hand. He ignored the s.h.i.+eld and prepared to stab Trauka in the neck.

Claang.

Once again, s.h.i.+elds flew in to prevent Judars from doing anything.

The first s.h.i.+eld to fly in was sent to another dimension, but the s.h.i.+elds that flew later werent transmitted. Thus, they retained their physical force. Since those s.h.i.+elds were cla.s.sified as items made by the G.o.d Hands, they shouldve all been sent. However, this wasnt the case.

Judar was puzzled, but he quickly realized what was going on.

Is it because they were completed at different times that they arent placed into the same category?

Judar made sense of what was going on.

In order to effectively block Judars dimensional transfer, Grid ordered the G.o.d Hands to produce items in real time. He also added the detailed command of staggering the timing of an items completion.

Crafting items was Grids specialty, so he thought he should do it whether it worked or not. Fortunately, it ended up working.

Judar clicked his tongue and admitted this slightly bigger loss. He squeezed out most of his remaining magic power and added divine power to activate a protective barrier. The s.h.i.+elds made by the G.o.ds Hands no longer protected Trauka. They clung to the dark blue barrier as if drawn in, gradually evaporating.

Just then, Grid escaped from the storm and hurriedly unleashed a sword attack.

Wave.

The sword energy of the Wave sword dance poured toward Judar. It was weak as a single sword dance, but Grid didnt care. He charged with all his might and also performed a two fusion and three fusion sword dance.

The waves of sword energy gradually grew and eventually became a tsunami. The overall strength was comparable to that of the five fusion sword dance.

Judars hand was touching the back of Traukas neck. Suddenly, a loud roar shook the entire lair.

The lair could feel when its master was in danger and screamed.

Boom, boom, boom!

The group of dragons repeatedly slammed against the dark blue barrier surrounding Judar, but to no avail. Not only was the barrier tough, but it was also strange in nature. It drew in any force that collided with the barrier like a magnet, gradually reducing the power of that force.

a.s.suming that the power that hit the barrier was a ten, it felt like the initial ten was divided into smaller fragments of one rather than hitting all at once.

Judars hand touched the back of Traukas neck once again. This time, the roar was louder. Traukas thick neck, which had remained upright even in his sleep, tilted slightly.

Just in time, the tsunami of sword energy from Grid collided with the dark blue barrier, shaking it violently. Compared to the group of dragons attacking all at once, this attack made Judar a bit nervous.

Nevertheless, it wasnt enough. The tsunami of sword energy also didnt immediately exert its power, instead clinging to the barrier and gradually losing its strength, like a flame going out.

'This expenditure of magic power and divine power is worth it.

The relieved Judar squeezed out his remaining magic power until it reached its limit. As Grid approached the barrier, Judar even spent his power one more time to ensure that things would end. He thought that by killing Trauka and increasing his status, he would naturally regain both his magic as well as his divine power.

The same translucent sphere that had sent Nefelina away occurred around Grid. It was a guaranteed targeting skill, one that could not be blocked or avoided.

[You are isolated from reality.]

I must kill Judar at all costs. Grid made a serious commitment as he fell into a bleak, deserted world.

Judars power was too strong. If he missed Judar this time, he would have to worry about the aftermath for the rest of his life.

How many more minutes or hours pa.s.sed like this?

In a state of panic, Grid returned to reality.

Contrary to what he felt, the time that pa.s.sed was only a fleeting moment. The tsunami of sword energy was still clinging to the barrier.

[Youve already escaped?]

Judars startled words rea.s.sured him. This didnt mean that things were in a better state.

The barrier between Grid and Judar was still intact.

Grid even borrowed Keen Insight' from Mercedes to identify the weaknesses of the barrier. He invested all his remaining skills into launching an onslaught, but it only slightly cracked.

Just then, Judar touched Traukas neck again. The lair shook even more fiercely than before. Traukas neck looked like it was going to be cut any time now.

Grid was blaming himself for wasting too many skills a.n.a.lyzing Judars power when a wave of sword energy swept past Grids side, seeping into the tsunami of sword energy still clinging to the barrier. The tsunami ate the waves and swelled up.

The surprised Grid looked back. Lord, who had just arrived, ran forward, using a sword dance again.

It was a sword dance that contained the Wave sword dance.

Lords Wave sword dance continued to power up Grids Wave sword dance.

Originally, it was a mere wave, but the sword energy suddenly overflowed like the sea.

[What...?!]

The barrier couldnt withstand the power and bigger cracks started to appear on its surface.

Father!

Lords cry awakened the momentarily dazed Grid. He came to his senses and reacted quickly.

[You have formed a party with Lord.]

[You have formed a party with your child and the effect of First Father is activated. All stats have increased by 8%.]

The most effective buff for Grid was a stats increase. He distributed all of his increased stats to strength and swung his sword at a flaw in the barrier. It was the Link sword dance. There was no way Lord didnt know it when he grew up watching his fathers back all his life. He also used Link.

Thanks to Brahams acceleration magic attached to him and his shadow manipulation, he was able to stand by his fathers side.

[You are performing a cooperative sword dance with the Overgeared Prince, Lord...!}

The father and son danced under a mysterious, dark blue light. The number of sword energies grew uncontrollably. It represented the number of connections that the father and son had built.

[You have understood the heart of Lords sword dance.]

[Lord feels great awe for you.]

[The skill Link has evolved.]

The moment Judars barrier shattered

[The G.o.ddess hope...!]

Judar expressed these hateful final words and fell down without being able to endure it any longer.