Chapter 160
The spark of life had gone out.
It was no longer his body holding him together, but his soul.
‘What is this man?’
For the first time in his life, Owl Abys felt fear and awe at the same time.
The old man had refused to compromise on anything.
Not on the lives of his comrades, not on his obsession with victory, and not even on his own comfort of wanting to die in peace.
Standing behind that small back were things he absolutely could not yield.
That was why he had not retreated.
Though his movements had become infinitely sluggish, his eyes, tempered by pride, grew colder and even sharper.
Shivers!
Owl, who had stepped back instinctively at that gaze, bit his lower lip hard.
‘Me, a member of the Abys Family, afraid of a dying old man? I won’t accept this!’
Thud!
To deny that fact, Owl sprinted forward and gripped his sword hilt.
Clang!
Fwoosh!
As the blood-colored blade was drawn from its sheath, an ominous crimson Aura emanated from it.
In contrast, Licht’s sword flickered with a fragile Aura that looked as if it could extinguish at any moment.
The disparity in power was obvious to anyone.
‘…This is beyond my strength.’
Licht recognized this truth himself, so the outcome was clear even without seeing it.
And yet.
Clang!
Licht smiled and clashed his sword with every ounce of his being.
For this moment, let us burn without limit.
Until this soul is completely consumed by the flames.
* * *
Graaaaaa!
Gripping its halberd, the Ice Troll sprinted, intending to descend upon Altair as a white terror.
