Archon bent his knees and shot at lady Zina, his body moved with the precision of a bullet as he closed in on her, his blade poised to strike. The carefree expression on her face immediately transformed into a serious one, realizing that this attack wouldn't be as easily blocked as the previous ones.'Flaming Sword Dance, Continuous Strike'Archon executed his Flaming Sword Dance, Continuous Strike technique. His strike descended from above in a projected arc, and just as he reached Lady Zina, he swiftly pushed his sword behind him, initiating a circular motion as he brought it down. Lady Zina managed to intercept the strike with both her daggers, but the impact sent shockwaves of power around, her feets sank into the ground, creating a small crater in its wake.In the midst of their blades colliding, Archon vanished once again, leaping slightly above Lady Zina and twisting clockwise to generate momentum for another strike. He targeted her left side, swiftly retracting and moving ar

Lady Zina motioned for Archon to pay attention as she began to tell him a tale."A long time ago, there was a tribe of people called Demons. They possessed extraordinary strength, speed, and power like no other humans, but they had a flaw—an unquenchable thirst for blood and war. The demons killed without mercy and roamed the land to satisfy their violent desires. However, amidst their ruthless nature, they also harbored a longing to overcome their curse and live normal lives. Their salvation came when the chief of the demon tribe had a child with a human, and that child proved to be the solution. The child was able to overcome the curse while retaining the traits of a demon.""Realizing the path to redemption, the demons understood that the old generation had to be gone for the new generation to thrive. So, when the other human nations united to wipe them out, the demons didn't fight back. Instead, they surrendered themselves to be slain, offering their half-breed children—the new ge

Archon found himself hidden within the confines of a massive, dilapidated building in an abandoned town on the way to the Blade Kingdom. The place had probably been ravaged by beasts about a year ago, leaving behind no trace of life, not even a single corpse was left at this point, they were either eating by beast or had long since decayed. only the evident of destruction remained.Two weeks and two days had passed since Archon bid farewell to Lady Zina at Tikara village, as they parted ways each going on his own journey to their goals.Archon embarking on his journey to Blade Kingdom. Traveling on foot and evading the roaming beasts, he had experienced countless life-threatening situations, forcing him to grow stronger, particularly in harnessing his cursed energy, which had finally been able to grow and had even seen significant improvement.Experiencing the reality of the beasts' dominion firsthand had left a profound impact on Archon. As he lay low behind a fallen wall, concealing