NOVEL NEXT WORLD My Daddy Hides His Power
Chapter 250
A brief silence flowed—
Enoch and Cheshire, who had been staring at each other, simultaneously swung their swords and filled them with mana, without saying who would go first. The first action taken by the swordsmen, who disregard each other’s shields to fight, is to channel mana into their swords. As expected, Enoch had been brainwashed by the Emperor, but he was moving according to his instincts. ‘I have to do it.’ Cheshire slowly closed his eyes, then opened them again. The world reflected in his red pupils slowed down. With eyes blazing with murderous intent, Enoch slowly swung the arm holding his sword. A surge of blue sword energy extended outward. However, that sword was the only one that was fast and sharp in a world where everything was slow. Boom—! The moment he raised his sword to block, ‘As expected.’ Cheshire laughed as he felt his arm tremble with a tingling sensation. It was a strength that Enoch had never shown in dozens or hundreds of sparring matches. * * * A month ago. “This time, fight with your eyes open.” The last duel between Enoch and his sword before preparing for war. Enoch’s words, “Fight with your eyes open,” were an instruction for Cheshire to unleash his unique ability. In other words, eyes that can manipulate the density of time. When he opened his eyes, time flowed slowly and all attacks came slowly. This was undoubtedly a sure-win secret technique, but… Whoosh—! “How is it? Is it a little slower than before?” There was just one exception, it didn’t work against the sword energy Enoch unleashed. Each swordsman has their own unique speed, power, and range when it comes to sword energy. And unfortunately, Enoch’s sword energy penetrated even the density of time that had been made as heavy as possible. “….” Seeing Cheshire shake his head with a darkened expression, Enoch approached him and sat down with a thud. The two were silent for a long time. “…Cheshire.” “Yes.” “I’ve always done my best when sparring with you, but I can’t guarantee that it’s my best.” Enoch added, spreading out his palms. “Right now, my body is probably fighting instinctively… thinking that I shouldn’t kill you.” “….” “But after being brainwashed by the emperor, I will be different. I’ll move solely on the instinct that I must kill you. That’s when a power even I didn’t know about will emerge.” “….” “If you decide that I’m hard to deal with, the first thing you should do is aim for my arms and sever them so I can’t hold my sword. That will make it easier to subdue me.” Cheshire didn’t answer and bit his lips. If that happens, Enoch would find it hard to recover. Because he is such a powerful ability user, reversing it would come at an enormous cost, even with Lilith’s abilities. “You will fight with a holy relic, but in reality, that will only place you and me on the same level.” The holy relic, the Sword of Judgment. When the sword blocks an attack, it absorbs the mana contained in the strike and transfers it to the user. Although they are the same Dos, there is a significant difference in their mana levels. However, the sword that will bridge that innate gap. However… . “The Duke won’t get tired, right?” “…Probably.” As Enoch said, the holy relic only allows the two to fight on equal terms. Even if he swung his sword hundreds or thousands of times, he couldn’t tire Enoch out. “You won’t be able to defeat me.” Enoch vaguely felt it. The final battle. That day’s outcome was tilted toward Cheshire’s defeat. Unlike the ‘failed time,’ Enoch had a daughter to protect, and the prayer to become stronger for her pushed him to grow with each passing moment. “But… .” You won’t be able to win. But, “…You have to win, Cheshire.” You have to win. Cheshire clearly heard the words Enoch had unintentionally hidden. You have to win, Cheshire. … Even if it means killing me. * * * Boom, boom, boom—! Enoch’s sword energy flew continuously without a moment’s pause. Ramon, the Emperor’s aide who was witnessing his prowess right before his eyes, trembled in fear. ‘Is he really a human…?’ It wasn’t for nothing that he was called the Empire’s greatest ability user. No matter how skilled Cheshire is, it seems unlikely that he could defeat Enoch… ‘W, what the heck is that?’ Cheshire, who thought he could never close the distance due to the relentless barrage of attacks, Boom, boom, boom—! He dodged, deflected, and blocked half of Enoch’s attacks with his sword, closing in like a flash of light. Unbelievable movements. ‘As expected, my eyes weren’t wrong. How can someone move like that?’ It was, like, super fast. Cheshire’s sword, rushing forward swiftly, left behind a faint afterimage as it surged toward him. Clank—! The swords of the two men tangled. A fierce struggle. After a few exchanges, Ramon’s mouth slowly opened. Enoch was the one getting hurt. Cheshire’s strange movements never allowed a single effective strike, even at such a close distance. On the contrary, his sword sliced through various parts of Enoch’s body. ‘Wait. That crazy guy, that…’ Ramon’s eyes widened as he continued to watch the scene. Of course, he thought that the fight would end only when one of them died. ‘No way…? Is he trying to subdue Enoch Rubinstein without killing him?’ Even Ramon, who didn’t know how to fight, could see it clearly. In contrast to Enoch’s sword, which swung with the intent to kill, Cheshire’s sword aimed to deliver minimal strikes, incapacitating his opponent. Boom, boom—! In the meantime, two wizards from the Emperor’s Imperial Guard also launched their attacks. “….” Even while evading those attacks, Cheshire relentlessly closed the distance between himself and Enoch once more. The guards’ protection. Enoch’s sword energy poured out every time the distance grew. In that absurdly disadvantageous situation, Cheshire continuously charged forward. Cheshire relentlessly targeted only the areas where Enoch’s limbs and tendons were functioning. He focused only on the areas that would allow for recovery without any obstacles once the battle ended. ‘H, he’s fighting so disadvantageously, almost to the point of dying, yet he’s still going for it, even if it means losing an arm?’ Even more so, perhaps out of worry, he never uses his sword energy. Without any sacrifice, It was a determination to take only the Emperor’s life. Ramon swallowed hard and glanced at the Emperor watching the battle. ‘He’s become nothing but a bent old man. How many more days will he live…?’ Seeing him unable to even stand properly, it seemed the Emperor had consumed so much life force that he couldn’t even deploy a shield. Now, all the Emperor had was the brainwashed power, and what awaited him was death, which would soon come as his lifespan ran out. Ramon mourned his master’s miserable appearance. ‘What a truly vicious man….’ Even though he must have anticipated his own end, the Emperor didn’t flee and instead brainwashed Enoch. Even if he died, on the throne. It was a determination to die wearing the Emperor’s crown, as a ruler. Whoosh—! At that moment, A blue flame flared up between Enoch and Cheshire, drawing a boundary as they clashed. ‘Damn it.’ Cheshire bit his lip and distanced himself from Enoch. The moment he blocked Enoch’s first attack, who had been brainwashed, he realized that all the countless duels they had fought up until now had been meaningless. The strength that even Enoch didn’t know was truly amazing. And, as Lilith said. “Dad will become stronger while fighting.” Even at this moment, he was constantly breaking through his limits and becoming stronger. Enoch instinctively read the opponent’s attack pattern, and now it seemed he had also sensed the time flowing differently for Cheshire. The act of drawing a boundary with flames to create distance… It must have been because he realized that close combat was disadvantageous to Enoch. ‘I should have finished it before my power was read.’ Cheshire despaired as he recalled Enoch’s movements that followed him through the density of time as they clashed their swords. In the flow of time that moved differently for each of them, even the gap where Cheshire had barely held the upper hand was severed. “Dad has no choice but to become stronger. The gods, Primera, they blessed him to win no matter what…” Enoch’s body instinctively moves, ignoring its limits… “… Because he is the hero of this world.” Slash—! At that moment, Enoch’s sword energy shot into the air.Boom! The gorgeous chandelier hanging from the ceiling of the Great Hall fell, blocking the escape route. And in an instant. Enoch came right up to his eyes. Clank! He quickly blocked Enoch’s sword, but his escape route was blocked. “Keugh.” Enoch pushed Cheshire over and climbed on top of him, aiming his sword horizontally across his neck. He barely managed to block it, and the two swords clashed, crushing Cheshire’s neck. “Keugh, eugh.” “….” Another fierce struggle. Enoch’s hand holding the sword felt tremendous power, as if he was going to crush his enemy’s neck. Cheshire gritted his teeth and stared into Enoch’s unfocused eyes. Since Enoch had overcome the limitations of his body, the slow-flowing time was no longer on Cheshire’s side. “Ha, keugh.” The pressure on his neck was painful. “…Cut off both of my arms so that I can’t lift my sword.” In fact, there had been several opportunities to subdue Enoch, but Cheshire hadn’t taken them. He wanted to keep Enoch alive as much as possible. However, it was still arrogance. Enoch was at the peak of his power, which was absolutely unattainable by human power. He was even growing stronger by overcoming his own limitations at every moment. “Ugh, keugh…” Cheshire gritted his teeth and applied pressure to the arm holding the sword. Slowly, Enoch was pushed back. At that moment. ‘Ah.’ Blue mana rippled around Enoch’s sword. Sword energy. If he had been hit by the sword energy at this distance, Cheshire would have died instantly. “….?” However. The mana that had gathered somehow dispersed. Cheshire was surprised. Beyond Enoch’s unfocused eyes, he noticed the faint trace of remaining will. Ah, you, even at this moment. He was constantly struggling to escape from the brainwashing. “Keugh…!” Was it because of that? In the distance, the Emperor stumbled, spitting out blood. Enoch’s blue eyes sparkling. ‘Don’t hesitate, Cheshire.’ ‘Please, I….’ Enoch’s voice, crying desperately, was heard inside. “Cheshire… please don’t kill Dad… make sure to save him…” Cheshire’s face twisted painfully at the crossroads of choice. “This, damn… b*stard…” The staggering Emperor opened his eyes fiercely and focused his mind. Blue mana gathered around Enoch’s sword, which had lost its light once again.
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