In the room, Ashton's gaze was fixed on the book as if he had not heard any sound.Dansley's hand suddenly held a playing card with a human face printed on it. The face turned out to be Ashton's.Then, three swords cut the playing cards into three pieces.In an instant, an unpredictable force emerged from the void. That force appeared to cut Ashton in half as if to bring the scene depicted on the playing card into reality.That was Dansley's superpower—the Person in Painting.If it were in the Eesteen, the painters would have seen that ability as divine strength capable of making everything in the painting a reality. In the Weesten world, during the Middle Ages, that was more akin to the role of magicians. So, Dansley transformed into a magician while combining his superpowers to create a complete set of killer moves.He could map magic to reality, and he could also map what happened in reality to a magic trick, altering previous events.If used correctly, that could become a ve
"Holy Shield of Ruling!""Holy Light of Defense!"Stain used several defensive superpowers in a row, and power filled his body, trying to resist Ashton's attacks. The longsword entwined with flames was like a firecracker, with explosive power several times the speed of sound, penetrated his mouth and nailed him to a high wall ten meters behind him."Awh, the little Weesten pig doesn't even have the means to fight back. I don't know if this scene will be spread on the dark web and seen by the world. What kind of impact will it have on you?" Ashton's words were sharp.Stain's expression twisted in anger.The power of the oracle appeared on his wound, and the longsword was quickly squeezed out. Stain wiped the blood from his mouth. His eyes filled with resentment, and they were focused on Ashton.At that point, Ashton's mana surged, and the longsword penetrated another inch, nailing Stain, who had finally broken free, to the wall once more."Fools! Can you even imagine the skills a
That series of methods confused everyone.What the hell was that?For a while, the surrounding five elements seemed to be in chaos.First, the earth sword, previously sealed, rose from the ground. Then water appeared from nowhere. A vast, soft force tightly wrapped around everyone, severely limiting their speed. Then, a metallic sword representing the ultimate sharpness appeared out of thin air. Finally, it became entangled in the fire and burned everything.A series of offensives appeared to yield thousands of possibilities.In fact, the west's understanding of the world was based on seven great powers, whereas the east believed in only five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Aside from that, there was no additional power. The five elements served as the foundation for everything else.Thus, the five elements represented the world's foundation. Ashton realized that from the five-element mystic array. After entering the innate realm, he practiced the five-element sword
"Did we succeed?"Klim stared into the distance with cold black eyes.The Sickle of Death artifact could cut through space, destroying everything in its path while ignoring defense and any means of manipulating space. It was very domineering."No, it was an afterimage! He was not there!" Dansley exclaimed.He encountered the same scenario the first time he used magic to attack an opponent. Ashton was like a scout on the battlefield, always avoiding danger in the first place; even if their attacks hit him, they would only damage his afterimage.At the time, Ashton appeared 100 meters away.How could a group of Weesten superbeings understand cultivators' methods?His divine will covering a hundred kilometers gave him a good idea of all the changes within that range, and his intuition was flawless. Klim used the Sickle of Death to attack him from a kilometer away. He had long been aware of the fluctuations caused by the artifact's release of power.As a result, before the other pa
"What? That's impossible!"Dansley's face changed. It turned bloodless, like a monster.When he took out the Staff of the Gods, which could only be used for the last time, he realized that the ludicrous and bloody game was about to finish. He had only used the staff twice in his hundreds of years of living. It had dealt with extremely powerful adversaries both times and succeeded without much incident.He did not believe that a mere Lindorm warrior could withstand the strength bestowed by the sacred tree. Additionally, the attack was not limited to the Staff of the Gods. After sealing their opponent's soul in the sacred tree, Alexander used the Holy Grail to flood it with the blood of the twelve angels, forming a seal. That seal formerly protected a true god, the Church of Light's first-generation Supreme.When wars were raging and frequent in the Middle Ages, the Supreme's influence was profoundly ingrained in people's hearts. He governed the entire Western and Northern Hariupia f
"I shall leave the task of cleaning up the battlefield to the rest of you. I don't have any strength in my body now. I have to leave and return to the castle," Sorensen said wearily.He put the Sword of Judgement aside. That artifact did not belong to him. Someone from the Judiciary would collect it later. In addition, Stain's body also needed to be handled.They suffered too many losses in that battle. It would take a long time for the entire world to digest and plan simultaneously. Otherwise, if other countries decided to invade, they would have no means to resist.Many countries' superbeings were eyeing each other in Northern and Eastern Hariupia. The entire west was not united. Different martial arts and factions relied on one another while fighting for their own interests, just as they did in many eastern countries.Even in a large country, there would be many different sects, and those sects would compete with one another, even employing hidden techniques to harm each other.
"Seal!"Ashton shook his finger, and the divine will turned into invisible shackles, completely blocking the space of hundreds of meters around Dansley and the girls. Dansley found that even if he wanted to move a finger, it was extremely difficult.On the other hand, Mona, Melanie, and Fiona could move freely."Kill him." Ashton said blankly.A short knife appeared in Mona's hand, her breathing became rapid, and her whole body became tense. Standing in front of her was one of the five guardians of the Western world, and now she was actually going to kill him by herself. This unreal feeling filled her mind and made her tremble all over.And then this trembling anxiety turned into excitement.She was a warrior, a Linnish warrior, and she was to kill one of the five guardians of Sceponyol with her own hands. This would become the most glorious moment in her life."Puff!"The short knife plunged into Dansley's body almost without hesitation, puncturing his heart and killing him.
"The army in charge of guarding Blood Clan's territory is not subject to the jurisdiction of Sceponyol and its allies. If you wish to take action against them, you don't have to consider the leaders' ideas. Even if we do something, it's best to kill everyone and consider it ridding society of scum. We will accept your kindness and reward you appropriately."There appeared to be a reason why the high-level management and military were not present during the conflict with the five guardians. Sceponyol's internal leaders were not as cohesive as they appeared. They held grudges and disagreed with one another, even secretly competing and attempting to set each other up.The fall of the five guardians might benefit Sceponyol's upper management.When the five guardians were still alive, they had many devoted followers across Sceponyol and its allies. They believed in the long-standing Tarot Council, the Blood Clan's thousand-year history, the Dark God doctrine, the Round Table Knights' vis
Once the news spread, the world was in an uproar.The ban on nuclear weapons had been lifted?That meant the nuclear weapon's password had been entered, and the weapon could be launched from the ground with a single command.Furthermore, it differed from the time in the Syferian ice plains. Taking into account the international community's influence, Sunoria used a low-tonnage nuclear bomb with minimal lethality, but Aarrowsmith was different. Once they decided to use nuclear weapons, they would disregard all public opinion until they had utterly destroyed their opponents. In that case, the bombed area would be a wasteland where nothing could live for at least a century.Nobody wanted nuclear weapons to detonate on their own territory.Therefore, wherever Ashton was, the country in charge of that territory would be in a panic.Sceponyol and the allied countries quickly convened a military meeting and contacted Aarrowsmith, demanding a halt to the nuclear bombings.However, when
A single person had destroyed an entire fleet."Your actions will start a war!" Leblanc roared furiously."You're an insignificant clown; your words don't matter. Furthermore, so what if I start a war?"Ashton regarded Nimo with interest. Nimo and the others were dressed in combat suits and ready for a final desperate fight."Hand over the core technology of the combat suit and the formula for the Water of Youth, and I will let you live today," Ashton said.He admitted to being greedy for Aarrowsmith's technological advancements—not for their combat effectiveness, but for the scientific application behind those means.If members of Obsidian Gates were equipped with that type of combat suit and the Water of Youth, combined with the martial arts practitioner's own methods, their combat effectiveness would skyrocket. Everyone would become a super warrior fearless of death.However, his words made Nimo laugh wildly."Do you think it's up to you? A filthy Linnish man wants the sixth
Nimo laughed. "We're safe! Everyone, the retreat mission has been completed successfully." Nimo finally felt relaxed.Three other figures then appeared on the ship.Their combat suit was removed, revealing the figures of a woman and two men.The Annihilator Team had only four survivors.The captain of the ship approached the deck."I am Leblanc, the ship's commander, and I have been ordered to come pick you up. Why are there only four of you? What about the others?" Leblanc inquired in a suspicious tone."All of them are dead. That Linnish warrior killed them.""What?"Leblanc was shocked.He knew what power the Annihilator Team wielded, and he was sent to perform that task precisely because of that. He responded as soon as possible and cooperated unconditionally because he knew that any task assigned to the Annihilator Team had to be something he could not ignore.He also understood the Annihilator Team's composition—the frontline combat team, the communications team, the in
The battle continued.Ashton only used a sliver of true thunder's power before annihilating several members hiding in the dark in one fell swoop. Those members were waiting to report the news.The Annihilator Team was not made up entirely of combatants.The sixth-gen combat suit was still in development and had not yet been officially added to the assembly plan, so only frontline combatants wore it.For example, communications, intelligence collection, transmission, and backend members wore standard fifth-gen combat suits.In the face of that devastating thunder, there was no powerful self-healing and recovery ability, nor the ability of the Water of Youth to reshape the body. The other members were destroyed almost in the blink of an eye."Damn, what kind of weapon is that?"The captain roared frantically during the attack."Captain, this is the latest information—he found an artifact that gathers thunder and lightning at the Church of Darkness' headquarters in Edlington. That
"What? Is our warship here?""It has arrived offshore. Our country is our strongest supporter. No one can take action against Aarrowsmith's soldiers!" The man's confidence had skyrocketed.He had been a member of the Annihilator Team for over a decade and had been promoted to captain along the way. He had never encountered such a situation on a mission. A warship from Aarrowsmith's strongest navy had appeared to escort him in defeating their enemy. That undoubtedly helped him gain confidence."Fight as you retreat; buy me time."The captain took the Brain's terminal and refilled a black magnetic rod.At that moment, an indescribable scream ripped through the sky. As soon as it ended, a 50-meter building containing several people collapsed.Ashton was wearing the Obsidian Jade Scales and resisted dozens of gunshots. He grabbed a sniper from the Annihilator Team, swooped down, and smashed the opponent into the ground, grinding them into powder and ripping the combat suit apart. The
"Since the first battle in the Syferian ice plains, no one has ever caused me such a severe injury."Ashton threw a punch with enough force to cause massive explosions, swiping it at 30 times the speed of sound.The man in black armor raised his large shield almost subconsciously.When Ashton's fist made contact with the shield, a silent ripple of space appeared, and ultrasonic waves that normal creatures could not hear spread frantically in all directions like a silent bell signaling the end of the world."Hmm?"Ashton realized that when the two forces came into contact, the shield vibrated at trillions of times per second while the special metal inside formed a ring-shaped magnetic field. That magnetic field disrupted the surrounding energy flow to resolve the power emitted by his punch.It functioned similarly to the previous black magnetic rod, except one was used for attacks and the other for defense."Go!" The man's arms were numb. He held a shield and dragged the woman at
It got close to Ashton in a matter of seconds, and the black magnetic rod exploded at a speed that was almost certainly 20 times the speed of sound. No other weapon in the world could do what it did.Therefore, even Ashton was careless. His carelessness stemmed from his belief that, even if his mana could not stop the destructive power of that magnetic rod, he could at least slow it down for a moment. That moment was sufficient for him to react and take appropriate countermeasures.He did not expect the magnetic rod to ignore his mana and injure him instead.Modern weapons that could ignore mana defenses were certainly interesting."Unexpectedly, we were forced to use Plan B, utilizing the valuable Breaker Black Pillar. That damn Linnish warrior! That cost a billion dollars!" The thin man holding the transmitter removed the black sunglasses from his face and cursed viciously."Don't complain; that's Ashton. He's known as the strongest man in Lindorm. Even if we lose tens of billio
"What have you been up to, Ashton? There's no way it was just about breaking Mister Darek's curse, right? When Mister Johnson saw you, he was terrified and booked us on the first flight out," Kendra said, her voice tinged with disbelief.Ashton simply smiled, unfazed. "Oh, nothing much. I just took a quick stroll around the country and picked up a few favors along the way.""When's the flight Harry booked for us?""Tomorrow morning, six sharp," Kendra said, still incredulous."He can't wait to see the back of us," Ashton said with a laugh, but he got it—it was part of the job.Sceponyol could only begin to pick up the pieces and shuffle the deck after Ashton left. With him around, everything stopped, with unexpected events lurking around every corner."Well then, let's make the most of tonight and head out bright and early tomorrow, back home.""I'm with you. It's not every day we get to go abroad. I'm too wired to sleep anyway. Might as well check out what kind of fun this coun
"That's Mister Ashton Levin!"Harry's confirmation hit Luce like a ton of bricks.He might not have met Ashton before, but he knew the name carried a lot of power. The entire upper echelon of Sceponyol and their allied countries had been on edge, dealing with that Lindorm warrior's actions. Rumor had it he had come from the east, smashing through dozens of mercenary strongholds, clearing out the Bit Sea Strait, surviving a thermobaric onslaught, and marching straight into Brighton, putting the whole city on high alert.Blood Monarch Alexander had entered the fray, but even he could not withstand the onslaught and was cut down by Ashton. That bold move sent shockwaves through Sceponyol's superbeings community, leaving them humiliated and thirsting for revenge. In a show of force, the Five Great Guardians mobilized with one goal—to take down the perpetrator and restore their tarnished reputation on the world stage. After a grueling battle that lasted over an hour, the guardians lay de