Swordmaster's Youngest Son Novel - Chapter 836
Chapter 836
[You… had the aura of a Genesis Knight.]
The fake Murakan said, covering the wound on his chest with his Shadow Energy.
Although Jin had received that aura from Ron during the Sword Emperor Castle War, the blow that severed the fake Murakan’s heart was solely the power of the Shadow Blade.
[No, no. You were cut because you’re a fake. If you were my peak, this wouldn’t have happened. You’re a cheap imitation.]
Despite appearing unscathed on the surface, the fake Murakan had experienced a significant loss with the fragment of his heart detaching.
From now on, the fake Murakan was no longer invincible against Jin’s group.
However, they were also aware that they needed to be more cautious.
Despite being fake, the opponent was depicted as Murakan at his peak. Of course, he couldn’t match the real Murakan as depicted, but he was undoubtedly capable of annihilating the entire world within the painting.
As Bradamante soaked herself in Shadow Energy again, Frey’s Secret Technique, Hamalen’s Wrath, was concentrating the freezing storm on the fake.
At the same time, Dranax and Vyollo executed their Magic Sword Secret Techniques.
Runcandel’s Magic Sword Secret Technique:
Hell Illusion Sword – Dranax Runcandel
Wind God Sword – Vyollo Runcandel
Dranax’s Magic Sword was imbued with fire, and Vyollo’s Magic Sword was imbued with wind.
The two jumped left and right, and their swords extended an enormous fire and wind, forming their respective barriers.
Due to the whip properties of the Hell Illusion Sword, the fake was unable to move while the whip inflicted relentless damage, and his wings were torn due to the continuous attack.
The only way to break through the Hell Illusion Sword was to attack Dranax with a stronger and faster blow.
However, even that path was blocked by Vyollo’s Magic Sword.
Wind God.
Vyollo was the first and last Knight to obtain this prestigious title due to the attribute of ‘Wind’.
Since the disappearance of the Runcandel Magic Sword techniques, the title ‘Wind’ had been primarily associated with the Melzaire contractors, mainly Magicians.
However, Vyollo was the only one who had achieved the title of Wind God without the aid of a god.
He was the one who freely changed the sword winds that the Ten Great Knights rode in aerial combat, and he was the one who ‘cut’ the fake’s wind so that he couldn’t maneuver due to the wind.
Although it wasn’t visible to the naked eye, Jin could immediately discern that Vyollo’s sword was absorbing and controlling the wind.
The absorbed wind was converted into Sword Wind by Vyollo at will, tearing apart the fake’s entire body. The three attributes of the Magic Sword used by the Ten Great Knights were trapping the fake.
They didn’t deploy their Magic Swords to deliver a fatal blow. They were only using the swords to restrain the fake.
Only Jin could deliver a fundamental blow.
Jin, like Temar in the past, was receiving support from the Ten Great Knights.
[Aaah!]
Murakan also joined forces with the Ten Great Knights.
From a distance, he shot his breath at positions where the Ten Great Knights wouldn’t be harmed, and up close, he fiercely tore at the fake, attacking with his forelegs, wings, and tail.
Naturally, the Magic Sword Techniques managed to hit Murakan to some extent, but the Ten Great Knights adjusted them well, so the impact wasn’t severe.
Jin maintained the stance to execute his sword technique at any moment while observing the others in combat.
Instead of going in himself to aim for the heart while Murakan and the Ten Great Knights suppressed the fake, he judged that shooting with the sword technique was the correct tactic.
They all had faith in each other and possessed the ability to predict each other’s attack routes, making the tactic feasible.
‘Hamalen’s Wrath, the Lady Frey’s Magic Sword Technique is the center. However, the energy seems weaker than before, so it seems like she’s keeping Murakan’s curtains under control.’
As expected, as Hamalen’s Wrath weakened, the Ten Great Knights flexibly changed their combined attack as if they had already agreed to do so.
Instead, Frey, riding Vyollo’s Sword Wind, continuously aimed at the fake’s back along with Murakan.
Despite losing stamina due to the release of massive amounts of aura and magic due to the Magic Sword Technique, each of their blows possessed the caliber of a high-level superhuman.
“Kaaah!”
At the moment when Dranax roared with momentum, starting the climax of the Hell Illusion Sword, a single black blade cut through the sky.
It was Jin’s Soul Slash, precisely cutting through the fake’s chest.
Unlike before, no fragments detached, but the Soul Slash had undoubtedly partially damaged his heart.
‘Slowly but surely, he’ll eventually be completely destroyed.’
The fake still had some tricks up his sleeve.
However, Jin couldn’t predict what they might be.
He didn’t know many of Murakan’s techniques.
Even Murakan himself said that during his peak, he usually just tore his opponents apart with overwhelming force, rather than relying on special techniques.
‘Shadow Energy Release, Black Chain, or Reinforced Breath might be among them, but there could be something else. Murakan barely remembers his peak days.’
Slash!
The second Soul Slash divided the battlefield.
Every time Jin unleashed the Soul Slash, Murakan and the Ten Great Knights momentarily scattered, switching to long-range attacks.
Once again, the Soul Slash didn’t miss the heart.
He cut his heart somewhere, piercing through his back, and the black sword energy came out.
[Argh!]
The fake spat out disturbed Shadow Energy and fell to the ground.
The Hell Illusion Sword wrapped around his right leg, and Vyollo directed all the wind wrapped around his sword towards his descent.
Due to its impact, part of the Storm Castle collapsed, forming a massive pit, and the shockwave destroyed the walls.
Jin, who had just jumped for the first time, shot the Soul Slash towards the pit from the air before the fake could get out.
Although he couldn’t see, the sword energy, which had grown to its maximum size, was destined to hit the heart no matter where it hit.
The sword kept bending and twisting as it was obstructed by something solid.
“Hoo…!”
Jin landed on the ground as he caught his breath.
His sweaty hair felt heavy, and after concentrating so intensely, his head felt slightly numb.
The fake was still alive.
They only stopped attacking briefly to catch their breath, but the group continued to stare at the pit with a sense of dread.
Emerging from the broken ground, the fake’s entire body writhed like a worm.
The scattered Shadow Energy around him flickered erratically, forming and fading repeatedly, and in his translucent chest, they could see his black heart damaged here and there.
It seemed like he had received a significant blow.
A strange sense of unease invaded the group. They had a hunch that approaching now and trying to finish him off would only be counterproductive.
[Kuhhuu…]
The fake vomited Shadow Energy and then let out a chilling laugh.
[What’s this? You lost your composure? Huh?]
[Murakan… Suddenly, I understand why I’m here. I confused myself with you.]
Upon hearing those words, the group’s eyes widened, especially the Ten Great Knights, who had to suppress their intense emotions.
It was because they had resented Murakan all this time.
Although they fought alongside the real Murakan and revived their faith, hearing it directly from the fake’s mouth was a completely different feeling.
[Yes, you finally admit you’re a cheap imitation. You’ve been striving to imitate me until now. Now I’ll finish you off once and for all… Ah, you persistent bastard. So, this is your last stand, right?]
The fake Murakan’s Shadow Energy amplified.
His blurry body turned black and dense once again, and a new pair of wings formed on his back.
The two horns on top of his head grew even larger, and his black eyes burned like fire.
It was another state of Murakan that Jin and most of the Ten Great Knights had never seen before, and it was a form that Murakan himself couldn’t remember.
Murakan started experiencing severe headaches as he saw the fake’s transformed appearance.
[Kugh… my head again, damn it.]
It was because of the memories. Murakan was recalling the memories he had tried so hard to forget: the days he wanted to forget, the things he didn’t want to remember.
Jin remained vigilant, not taking his eyes off Murakan and the fake.
‘Like the day we first met Orgal, Murakan’s condition deteriorated rapidly. Also, this fake’s power, it’s hard to believe he’s not a Genesis Knight. Is this some kind of… awakening?’
He couldn’t attack recklessly.
The current fake Murakan had no openings, and everywhere his gaze and his Shadow Energy touched was under his control.
Even if he used the Soul Slash to cut the heart, Jin doubted he could deliver an attack like before. It was as if the real Murakan from that time was being recreated.
[Aaaaa…!]
[Murakan… you must be suffering. You thought all these events, all the countless killings and destructions I caused, were nothing but lies.]
[Shut up! I’ve never done such a thing…!]
“No, you massacred countless innocents like insects, executed the knights of your Family, stabbed your trusted companions in the heart, and even tried to harm your contractor.]
That’s the truth, Murakan!
As soon as the fake finished speaking, Murakan lunged forward and unleashed his contained Shadow Energy.
However, in his frenzy, it seemed likely that he would suffer a fatal blow from the fake’s power.
He attacked without any concern for his own safety.
Unable to do anything, Jin and the Ten Great Knights rushed in front of Murakan to protect him.
Black chains rained down from the fake’s Shadow Energy curtain that stretched endlessly into the sky, and Jin and the Ten Great Knights managed to fend off most of them and protect Murakan.
But they couldn’t prevent a black chain from piercing through Frey’s waist.
Caught by the chain, Frey froze in the air, immobilized.
Although she wasn’t dead, a black mass emerged from Frey’s body and was absorbed by the chain.
It was her shadow.
“Frey!”
“Lady Frey, hold on!”
Murakan still couldn’t regain his senses and continued his attacks against the fake, but the fake effortlessly blocked his approach with the Shadow Energy curtain.
[Now Frey will die soon. Even if you cut the chain, once you’re hit, you won’t be able to avoid certain death. She died by your hands a thousand years ago, don’t you remember? Will you continue to deny the truth?]
After cutting the chain that had stabbed Frey, Jin repelled the other chains flying towards Murakan.
[Murakan, of all the things I’ve recreated from the events of a thousand years ago, there’s only one thing you truly didn’t do. This… destroying the Storm Castle without a trace.]
Black Dragon Supreme Skill
Manifestation of Shadows
The fake was displaying Murakan’s supreme skill, which he had forgotten.