Volume 5, Chapter 57 – Facts

A Legendary aura suddenly erupted, and in Julius’ field of vision, a massive radiance filled with holy power came rushing toward him.

“A Paladin’s Retribution Strike?”

Battle-hardened Julius recognized the true nature of that light in the very first instant.

At the same time that he identified where the light came from, Julius’ hands did not pause, and he swung the greatsword in his grip straight at the incoming holy light.

The fierce sword light, carrying a violent gust, met that radiance, and at the instant the two touched, that patch of space flashed with dazzling light.

Rumble…!

At the same time, a deafening explosion rang out.

“I spent a full two hours wearing you down, I don’t believe you can hold out much longer.”

That Legendary player wore a cold smirk.

“Of course, if you surrender now, it’s still not too late.”

“Surrender?”

In response to this player’s words, Julius only gave a single counter-question.

“I already tried to talk nicely. If you don’t surrender, then don’t blame me for hitting hard…”

Standing in midair, that player wore a completely mocking expression, and judging from what he said, it was as if Julius’ words were the biggest joke in the world.

“Stage of Light.”

As that player silently chanted in his heart, dazzling light began to envelop his entire body.

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At the same time, an aura so powerful it made breathing difficult was unleashed from him without restraint.

“Come on, let me see your strength.”

Even though Julius had already been fighting for a full two hours, even so, he still had no thought of backing down.

Not only that, facing the energetic Legendary player, Julius even opened his mouth and taunted in an extraordinarily bold tone.

Pointing the greatsword in his hand at the player in the sky, Julius’ aura surged step by step, reaching its peak after just a few seconds.

Boom—!

The Legendary player standing in midair turned into a dazzling meteor, then came flying toward Julius’ direction.

In response, Julius also stomped fiercely on the ground, pulverizing it underfoot as his figure shot straight up to meet that player who had turned into a meteor.

The battle between Legendary and Legendary thus began.

Although it had not reached the level where a single strike like a Throne-tier could shatter the void, the destructive power between Legendaries was still something ordinary people could hardly imagine.

Just their speed alone was such that only afterimages could be seen, and every clash sent shockwaves that whipped up gales within dozens of meters around them.

“You’re not up to it, you’re not up to it at all. Is that all the strength you’ve got?”

Mid-battle, the player fighting Julius grinned wildly.

“Why aren’t you giving it your all, are you looking down on me?”

“…”

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But for Julius at this moment, he had actually already been going all out.

After all, the two-hour-long firefighting operation had already consumed quite a bit of his stamina. On top of that, while fighting this Legendary player now, he also had to split his attention to watch over the situation on the Legendary battlefield.

It could be said… that even if Julius wanted to give it everything he had, it was something that already looked extremely difficult.

“Damn it… why are you outsiders targeting us… clearly we haven’t done anything, we haven’t even gone to provoke you, so why do you still insist on wiping us out?”

“Why?”

That Legendary player looked completely at ease.

“Being weak is the original sin… Besides, to us, all of you are just our… hmm, nourishment to get stronger.”

“What did you say!!?”

“Am I wrong? Nourishment?”

Faced with Julius’ powerless fury, that Legendary player was starting to enjoy the sight of Julius wanting to hit him yet having no way to do so.

“Looks like you don’t really understand what you people exist for… never mind, you’re going to die sooner or later anyway, so it doesn’t matter if I tell you some things in advance.”

“By your terms, we’re outsiders who came to this world from some unknown world, right? We really were very weak, but for us, that weakness is only temporary.”

“Do you know why I’m this strong, why I have Legendary power, and why I possess all the abilities of a Paladin?”

“Actually, the reason is very straightforward.”

As he spoke up to this point, the Legendary player’s lips curled slightly, and a playful smile appeared on his face.

“Because my power was taken… from a Paladin just like you…”

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“Y-You… what did you say…”

Unbelievable.

But… the Legendary power of the outsider before his eyes could not possibly be faked.

Julius really did not want to believe it… however, if not for this fact, then how had the outsider before him… and all those other outsiders, become Legendary in such a short time?

Yeah.

Not long ago, when those outsiders first appeared in this world, they had all been incomparably weak.

Yet now… there were already many existences at the Legendary tier.

And why had these things, which should have been impossible, come to pass?

“Could it be… that all of this is real?”

“To those outsiders… are we really just so-called nourishment for getting stronger?”

Fear.

Panic.

Fright.

At this moment, all sorts of unprecedented negative emotions surged up in Julius’ heart without end.

The hand gripping his greatsword began to lose its strength.

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Not only that, even the outsider before him, who looked to be just a single Legendary, now seemed to be wearing a bloodthirsty face.

“Hahaha, what’s wrong with you? Why are you suddenly showing such a scared expression?”

Seeing Julius’ reaction, that Legendary player looked as if he’d discovered a new continent.

“So you actually get scared just from knowing the truth? Tsk, tsk, tsk, I thought something like this wouldn’t affect you at all.”

“Honestly, I only revealed one truth. If not for the restrictions of xx(System), I might even tell you the fact that this world is actually just an xx(game), and all of you are just a pile of xx(data).”

Because of the System’s filtering, Julius could not hear more than half of that sentence clearly.

But going by Julius’ understanding, what he had said definitely was not anything good.

“What’s wrong? Have you already lost your will to fight just like that?”

Looking at Julius, who now fell silent and seemed to have no desire to make a move, the Legendary player’s attitude gradually relaxed.

“Haha… since you no longer have any will to fight, then obediently go die for me.”

As his last words fell, that Legendary player swung down the knight’s sword in his hand.

And just as it looked like Julius was about to be cut in two.

Far away within the army, Yushan Lunjin, who had been watching this battle the whole time, suddenly had a change in expression.

“This is bad—”