Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 454 (Part 1)



454 (Part 1)

”’Chapter 455 – It’s a Relief.

Drip… Drip.

Blood flows down her righteous hand.

The sword strike that grazed her shoulder was rougher than expected. Because of that a large wound was left on her left arm.

The pain that would make her want to scream was rising to her throat but the woman only moved her injured arm a few times expressionless.

“…”

Though the pain was severe it was bearable.

That was her conclusion.

She grips the sword once more.

Fortunately it was her left arm that was injured. Since she was right-handed it wasn’t a major problem.

Rumble.

The dark clouds bound in the sky let out a fierce roar.

The clouds were filled with a tingling electricity that made one shiver just by looking at it.

Just as the woman was about to unleash her lightning and swing her sword again.

“… Are you planning to continue?”

Someone speaks to the woman who was facing her directly.

The speaker was the successor of the Sword Saint known as the Sword Saint and she was referred to as the hope of the orthodox sects.

At her call the owner of the lightning the Demon Sword Queen observes the Sword Saint with an indifferent expression.

“I don’t quite understand.”

Rumble-!!

As if pushing away the Demon Sword Queen’s lightning the energy erupting from the tips of the Sword Saint’s feet begins to dominate the surroundings.

“Why did you suddenly make this choice?”

“…”

The Demon Sword Queen did not respond to the Sword Saint’s words.

She simply gripped the sword she was holding and calmly swung it.

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Swoosh-!

Boom-!

From the tip of the sword that the Demon Sword Queen lightly swung a lightning bolt erupted. A stream of lightning that seemed to have thousands of branches shot towards the Sword Saint.

Though it was thin and slender energy it was clear that each one contained immense power.

“… Huh.”

In response the Sword Saint slightly furrowed her brows as if tired and gripped the sword she held tightly with both hands.

Zing-!

As a subtle vibration spread a golden energy gathered behind the Sword Saint transforming into the shape of swords.

The swords that floated in the air soon aimed their tips at the incoming lightning.

Bang-!

The energy scattered as it was shot towards the direction of the lightning.

With thousands of strands of lightning and several swords it seemed obvious who would win just by looking.

However the Sword Saint’s sword which plunged into the pouring lightning emitted a faint glow amidst the countless currents.

Swoosh-!

Moving at an unbelievable speed it began to erase the lightning one by one.

The speed was so fast that it was hard to see how the sword was moving.

And then.

Swoosh-!

As the energies in the air clashed the Sword Saint was extending her sword directly towards the Demon Sword Queen.

The Sword Saint who had approached in no time unleashed her dual sword technique. In response the Demon Sword Queen also swung her sword.

Clang-! Clang-!

In the dazzling movements each contained intricacy and precision.

Every time their swords clashed the surrounding area erupted with the sound of breaking air and the shock from the shattered enhanced qi scattered around.

It looked as if flower petals were fluttering in the wind.

However despite the beautiful imagery the energy contained within was exceedingly fierce.

Amidst the continuous eruption of enhanced qi.

Pik-!

“…!”

Blood splattered from the Demon Sword Queen’s left shoulder.

At the same time her brows furrowed deeply.

It seemed her wound had opened.

The Demon Sword Queen tightened her grip on the sword she held and swung it widely.

Crash-!

The lightning gathered on the blade grew to an enormous size creating a crescent shape that devastated the surroundings with its movement.

As a result her movements became considerably sluggish but she succeeded in pushing the Sword Saint away for a moment.

Thud-!

The Sword Saint leaping back from the Demon Sword Queen’s attack retrieved the sword that had been floating in the sky and made it revolve around her.

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“…”

The lightning she was dealing with using the Sword Levitation Technique was no longer a concern.

The energy had already vanished just moments before.

Seizing the brief moment of calm the Sword Saint looked straight ahead.

Huff- Huff.

The Demon Sword Queen was dripping blood and gasping for breath.

She looked visibly exhausted.

“…”

Seeing this the Sword Saint couldn’t help but bite her lip.

The Demon Sword Queen was not someone who would tire from a fight of this level.

Though her qi might not be on par with that of the ‘Demon Lord’ or the Heavenly Demon she was someone who used her abilities with remarkable delicacy and precision.

It was unreasonable for her to be so exhausted from just one battle.

The reason the Demon Sword Queen was in such a state was simple.

‘She fought enough to reach that point.’

It was truly a straightforward reason.

A breeze brushed against the Sword Saint’s nose.

It was filled with the scent of blood not just the smell of the Demon Sword Queen’s blood.

Behind the exhausted Demon Sword Queen the bodies of the martial artists from her sect lay scattered having perished by her sword.

Confirming this the Sword Saint frowned.

“… Did the Demon Lord permit you to do this?”

At the Sword Saint’s words one of the Demon Sword Queen’s eyebrows twitched.

“I thought the deal was concluded. Is this the will of the Demon Lord… or can it be considered the will of the Demonic Cult?”

Hadn’t it been said that the Demon Sword Queen had launched her attack two hours ago?

Just as she was about to return to Henan the incident occurred.

‘The Heavenly Lord had set up a barrier before leaving.’

In a situation where the Heavenly Lord had laid down a barrier the Demon Sword Queen casually cut through it and launched her attack.

At that very moment the Heavenly Lord was absent and the Sword Saint herself was in a ‘sleeping’ state.

However even if the representative forces were absent the current strength of the sect was by no means weak.

At the very least they had peak martial artists and some had just reached the transformation stage so their strength was definitely not weak.

‘To take on such people…’

The fact that the Demon Sword Queen had not only endured against them for two hours but had also killed more than half of them was astonishing.

As the Sword Saint pondered the unexpected level of the Demon Sword Queen she finally broke the silence and spoke.

“… Where is he…?”

“What did you say…?”

“That person… where is he…?”

Though the subject of her words was unclear the Sword Saint felt she knew who she was looking for.

The moment she realized this the Sword Saint clenched her teeth.

“Is it Baekjeolyeop… you mean to say you came here looking for him?”

“…”

The fact that the Demon Sword Queen known as the world’s wicked woman had come here looking for a mere martial artist from the Black Flame Sect left the Sword Saint with a slightly weary expression.

“… I wonder when you started to value your own people so highly you who are called the world’s evil woman…””’