Chapter 153 : Chapter 153

Chapter 153. Welcome, Double Dragon (5)

Arrogant.

Insolent.

Rude.

But….

“It suits you.”

The corner of Marquis Raines' mouth went up.

Now he could be sure.

This was not a duel between 7-star knights who had reached an equal level.

Marquis Raines was challenging a stronger opponent who was above him.

‘There will be no need to go see the Imperial Sword Saint of the Empire.’

The opponent he desperately wished for was right in front of him.

What was there to hesitate about?

His heart pounded like crazy.

He let out the overwhelming emotion in his chest and charged forward.

“Here I come! Patrick Schneideeeer!”

“Anytime.”

With Marquis Raines' charge, the two superhumans clashed once again.

Kwang! Kwaang! Kwaaaaang!

The clashes of Aura Blades continued.

It was certainly a different aspect from before.

Marquis Raines had taken the initiative, and Patrick was blocking his attacks.

Marquis Raines' sword was sharp and fast.

And his shield was a solid barrier and sometimes became a mace.

From the moment an Aura Blade was imbued in it, his kite shield’s identity as a weapon or a defensive tool became ambiguous.

Stabbing, hitting, striking, and slashing….

A rough and destructive attack that could turn even a large monster into a rag in an instant.

Patrick blocked it all with the twin swords in his hands without taking a single step back.

As a result….

Kwang! Kwaang! Kwaaaaang!

The solidly packed floor of the training ground was shattered.

The shockwaves spreading around were powerful enough to rupture a person’s eardrums.

The fragments of the exploding aura still contained enough destructive power to actually kill a person.

The fact that just two humans clashing could create such destruction was simply astounding.

“In… increase the distance.”

“Move away. Move away!”

The knights of the Marquis Raines family who were on the outskirts of the training ground hurriedly moved further away.

If they were to get caught up in that by mistake, even a 5-star knight would not be able to retrieve their bones.

‘Hmm…. he’s a bit better than that brat Garcia.’

Even amidst the rough exchange, Patrick had the leisure to evaluate Marquis Raines.

Even within the same 7-star realm, Garcia, who had just reached the realm, and Marquis Raines, who had been in the realm for a long time, could not be the same.

This was a matter of course.

This man might be the strongest human Patrick had met since his rebirth, with the exception of the Imperial Sword Saint.

But….

‘This much is far from enough.’

He was fast and strong.

The destructive power of the Aura Blade he created was also excellent.

But that was all.

In the end, this man was the same.

He did not know the subtlety of martial arts.

‘I’ll show you a proper move. How much you can feel depends on your capacity.’

The next moment, Patrick’s sword moved subtly.

He blocked Marquis Raines' long sword, which was flying towards his heart, with the sword in his right hand.

KWAAAAANG!

Up to this point, it was the same.

As the attack was nullified with a brilliant explosion of aura, Marquis Raines tried to retrieve his sword and get back into his stance.

But….

“Hmm?”

The sword did not return.

To be precise, his sword and Patrick’s sword were stuck together and were not separating.

Marquis Raines was momentarily flustered by this first-time experience.

“Keuk….”

“Isn’t it strange?”

“What kind of technique is this?”

To the marquis' question, Patrick responded with a deep smile instead of an answer and said.

“Shall I show you something even more strange?”

And he pressed down on the opponent’s diagonally touching sword, imbuing the power of the subtlety of weight into the tip of his sword.

And then….

Kuuuung.

“Euuuut….”

Marquis Raines was astonished.

The sword had become heavy.

No, it was getting heavier and heavier.

The sword he had held in his hand his entire life and wielded like his own body now felt unbearably heavy.

It was as if a large rock was pressing down on the sword.

“…Is this magic?”

“Does it feel like magic?”

“……”

“Think carefully. If you feel this is magic, then there is no hope for you.”

At Patrick’s words, Marquis Raines clenched his teeth.

Yes.

It was an incomprehensible phenomenon, but he could feel it instinctively.

This was not magic.

This was a martial art.

It was just that his mind could not comprehend it because it was a high-level martial art of a level he could not understand at all.

The principles of a martial art that he, a 7-star knight, could not comprehend….

A hollow laugh escaped him.

But….

“Haaaaaaaap!”

If he could not understand the principle, there was one alternative.

‘Technique is broken by overwhelming power.’

His aura was activated to its maximum, granting him strength that transcended the limits of his body.

“Uooooooooh!”

Peeeeong!

At that, his long sword, which had been suppressed by Patrick’s sword, bounced upwards.

And Marquis Raines once again aimed for Patrick’s heart and unleashed a full-powered thrust.

A thrust with all his strength.

The opponent, whose torso was open because his arm was raised, could not respond.

The moment he was sure of his success this time.

Buuuuung!

His body, which was thrusting, floated up into the air.

When was it?

The sword in Patrick’s other hand had moved as if gently pushing his sword up from below.

As a result, Marquis Raines, whose own thrusting force had been used against him, was lifted entirely into the air.

‘How can this be….’

Marquis Raines was astonished.

Was such a… such a thing possible?

The Heaven-Raising Art of Thoughtful Emission, and Grafting Flowers onto a Tree.

What Patrick had used were common martial techniques in the Central Plains martial world.

In the Central Plains martial world, although there were differences in level, these were subtleties of martial arts that even a first-rate master could use clumsily.

Patrick used those two subtleties to nullify the fatal attack that Marquis Raines had attempted.

And to Marquis Raines, who was floating in the air and defenseless, he warned in a low voice.

“Second one is coming.”

And once again, Patrick’s body turned into a streak of light.

“Keuk….”

KWAAAAANG!

The second Flashing Dragon Strike.

This time, it was an attack that soared up from below.

Marquis Raines focused all his aura on his shield and blocked the attack.

However, since he couldn't offset the impact in mid-air, he was sent flying back more than 50 meters before he could land.

He landed and immediately glared at the front, clenching his teeth.

“Not yet. I can still….”

“Show your fighting spirit through actions, not words.”

“……!”

He couldn’t even gasp.

There was no one in front of him.

The moment he confirmed Patrick’s voice coming from behind.

“Keut!”

Marquis Raines hurriedly twisted his body and unleashed a storm of consecutive attacks towards the rear.

Kwakwakwang! Kwang! Kwangkwang!

Attacks with enough destructive power to turn even a large rock into powder poured down on Patrick.

But….

“You need to be calm. It’s too chaotic.”

Patrick received all those attacks without taking a single step back from his position.

With wild, convulsive swings, he could not penetrate Patrick’s twin swords and land a blow on his body.

“Hmph!”

In the end, with his attack having failed, Marquis Raines once again opened up the distance.

And the moment they faced each other again, Patrick….

Ttuduk. Ttududuk.

He tilted his neck left and right and rolled his shoulders gently as he spoke.

“The three times are up now.”

The warning he had given when he took the rear just before was the third and final consideration Patrick had promised.

In other words, from now on, he would be attacking to actually hit.

Marquis Raines bit his lip hard and said.

“Come.”

“Alright. Then….”

Patrick slightly bent his knees where he stood and said.

“Here I come.”

As the word ‘come’ ended, Patrick’s body once again turned into a flash of light.

Flashing Dragon Strike

‘I will block it.’

It was much faster and stronger than before.

But it was a technique he had already seen twice.

Marquis Raines focused his aura on his shield and prepared for the impact that would come upon him.

This time, he would hold his ground without being pushed back.

And after holding on, he would open his shield and immediately follow up with a counterattack, and even that monster would not be able to respond.

Marquis Raines tensed his entire body and prepared for the destructive force that would explode against his shield from the front.

But….

Huuuung!

There was nothing.

The destructive flash of light that should have exploded against his shield from the front simply passed through him.

There was no impact at all.

And at that moment….

“Heok!”

“No way?”

The knights watching this situation were astonished.

Being far away, they could see it.

The flash of light disappeared, and suddenly, seven Patrick Schneiders appeared, surrounding Marquis Raines.

[ Flashing Dragon Strike: Variant Form: Big Dipper Seven Linked Strikes ]

Peong! Peongpeongpeongpeongpeong! Peeoong!

The seven Patricks, who had taken up positions in the Big Dipper formation around Marquis Raines, fired flashes of light in sequence.

Marquis Raines, who had been fully prepared for a frontal attack, could not dodge a single one of those attacks and had to take them all with his body.

“Keoheoeok….”

As he was sent flying into the air after being hit by the final Flashing Dragon Strike, Marquis Raines thought faintly.

‘I can’t win….’

And with the feeling of the impact of falling to the ground, he lost consciousness.

* * *

The match was over.

Double Dragon Patrick Schneider had defeated the guardian deity of Decator, Marquis Raines.

The knights of the Marquis Raines family, who had witnessed this undeniable scene, could only remain silent with dazed faces.

And the one who broke that silence first was….

“All units, prepare for battle!”

It was the voice of the knight commander, filled with anger.

At that voice, the knights of the Marquis Raines family, who had been in a daze, drew their swords in unison.

“Damn it….”

“I knew this would happen.”

“Shall I cut them all down? Young Master.”

Almost at the same time as the marquis' knights drew their swords, Patrick’s companions returned to his side and guarded him.

At that, Patrick said with an indifferent expression.

“Just wait for now.”

And he walked over to where the knight commander was and said.

“Mister, what do you think you’re doing right now?”

“It’s you who….”

The knight commander ground his teeth, glared at Patrick, and then forced himself to continue speaking.

“Do you really think you can get away safely?”

“Yeah. I think so?”

“All units….”

“Or!”

Patrick cut off the opponent's words strongly.

And with a cold gaze, he looked around and said.

“Shall we build a mountain of corpses here?”

At that moment, those who met Patrick’s eyes flinched.

Those words were neither a bluff nor a joke.

Patrick Schneider, who had won by overwhelming the 7-star knight Marquis Raines, was completely unscathed.

Even if they threw in the entire knightly order, would they have a chance of winning?

Just then, the knight commander closest to Patrick bit his lower lip hard and said.

“Do you think we will back down?”

“You really want to fight a reckless battle?”

“The chances of winning are not important.”

He raised his sword, pointed it at Patrick, and said.

“A knight is a being who dedicates their loyalty to their lord. We cannot let you, our lord’s enemy, go like this!”

At that roar, which seemed to have been drawn from the depths of the knight commander's stomach, the other knights who had been scared and intimidated also drew their courage.

The chances of winning were not important.

There was only a place and time where a knight must not back down.

For them, that was this place, this moment.

At their unyielding resolve and determination, the corners of Patrick’s mouth curled up.

And Patrick shrugged his shoulders and said.

“So they say.”

“Keeeung…. I’m dying here, you could at least lend me a shoulder.”

The one most shocked by the answer that came back was the knight commander who was confronting Patrick.

“My loooord!”

“I’m not deaf.”

Marquis Raines, who had been lying motionless, sat up and said.

At that, the other knights also shouted for their lord and rushed to him.

Marquis Raines stood up on his own, reassured them, and then said.

“Everyone, step aside.”

And through the path created by the parting knights, Marquis Raines approached Patrick and said.

“I have lost.”

“I know.”

“And I am sorry. I will formally apologize for the rudeness of my knights by bowing my head.”

And Marquis Raines bowed his waist respectfully to Patrick in apology.

“My lord, there is no need to….”

“Shut up!”

Marquis Raines' resounding voice echoed across the training ground.

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