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Chapter 276: Thunder Slash
"Everyone, step back, step away.

“If you are not afraid of death or think that you can match my strength, you can try to stand next to this kid Fang Yi.

"But the only result you can expect is that the Empire will send your family triple the pension at some point!"

Seeing the guards fleeing the street in a panic, Bud glanced at Heitong and Kohler beside Fang Yi, and said sarcastically to Esdeath.

"If these two Hunters refuse to leave and die from my attack, don't ask me for compensation.

"After all, this is your man.

"Isn't it, Esdeath?"

In response to Bud's sarcasm, the female general simply clasped her hands together, cracked her knuckles, stretched her muscles, and then responded.

"You should worry about your own safety first, Bud.

"Assisting Fang Yi should also include attacking you, right?
"Don't die here, Bud!"

After hearing what Esdeath said, Bud just snorted coldly and stopped talking.

*
After Bud's warning reached the ears of everyone present, Heitong hugged Fang Yi's arm again.

At the same time, he tightly grasped the [Imperial Gear] [March of the Dead: Eight Chambers] in his hand and looked into the man's eyes.

The girl's meaning was very clear.

Rather than letting you get hurt, I, who am now 'immortal' under the blessing of the Imperial Tool, should be used as your shield to block this attack.

Fang Yi shook his head firmly, patted the girl on the back and signaled her to leave.

The 'weakened' female general should be enough for him to deal with Bud's attack. Moreover, he also wanted to challenge himself and see if he could accomplish the feat of 'cutting thunder'.

If the assassin's sister were to use the Imperial Tool again, the negative energy that controlled the corpse would once again erode the girl's body, and her physical problems would become even more difficult.

He would have to report to the assassin lady who was still working hard to obtain the [Imperial Tool] and [Super Strengthening Medicine] for him.

Moreover, part of the thunder that comes with Bud's [Imperial Weapon] is summoned from the sky, which can be regarded as a large-scale AoE damage that is almost all-pervasive.

This kind of lightning basically has the effect of breaking bad luck and exorcising evil spirits. Fang Yi is unwilling to gamble with the other party's life.

He also planned to take advantage of the time he was "treating" Hei Tong to take the girl to meet her sister.

In order to complete her sister reconciliation plan, successfully "break the feud", and clear the task called "Sisters Facing Each Other" that has been piling up on her list.

Looking at the determined Fang Yi, Heitong, who was holding the knife weakly, had to leave unwillingly.

As Kohler left, he silently gave Fang Yi a thumbs-up and mouthed, "When you need to strengthen that dagger, you can come find me after a while."

Obviously, the black man should have some ways to improve the [relic] called [Curse and Luck] in Fang Yi's hand in the near future.

*
With a gloomy expression, Bud folded his hands across his chest and took the lead in retracting his own 'realm'. He took a few steps with heavy steps and slightly widened the distance between him and Fang Yi.

This invisible confrontation between 'Winter' and 'Thunder Prison' finally came to an end amid the hopeful gazes of the crowd.

As the guards silently moved away from the street, they also looked at Fang Yi with gratitude and awe.

I am grateful that he was able to put an end to this confrontation, but I am also surprised that he dared to challenge Bud, who stood at the top of the empire, to a duel.

As the two strongest forces in the empire, Esdeath and Bud, when they were confronting each other in the ‘realm’, they did not care how many unrelated ‘ants’ would be killed by their ‘aftermath’.

In the few minutes that the two of them stood on the street and unfolded their "realm", some of the weaker and slightly injured people had already fallen into coma.

If Fang Yi had not stepped in to stop them, the number of people who had already squatted unconscious would probably have continued to increase.

Therefore, it was not until Fang Yi and Bud turned into a small dot in the eyes of everyone that the captains of the guards exchanged glances with each other.

He started a discussion about the fight somewhat disrespectfully to his boss, Bud.

"I originally didn't believe the newspaper's description of Mr. Fang Yi, but now it seems that [Empire's Wall] is an apt description of him.

"After all, not all bigwigs are willing to protect their subordinates and take us 'ants' into consideration when fighting.

"It would be an enviable thing to become Lord Fang Yi's subordinate."

After hearing his companion's words, another guard said with some regret.

"Although I admire Lord Fang Yi's courage and recognize his potential and character, it is still a bit difficult for me to take Lord Bud's attack without dodging.

"All we can do now is pray for Lord Fang Yi, hoping that he won't be seriously injured."

Just as everyone bowed their heads to pray, the originally clear and cloudless night sky was suddenly covered with dark and thick clouds.

Those who were familiar with Bud naturally understood what was about to happen:
The thunder was enough to cover the entire street.

coming soon.
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As Bud, who was standing a little further away, released the boundless "Thunder Prison" again, everyone present felt a heavy pressure that was almost suffocating.

As the black clouds rolled over the crowd's heads, obscuring the night sky and taking away the light of the stars and moon, one could see bright white lightning flickering among the dark clouds.

Combined with the somewhat distant and dull roar that foreshadows thunder, it gives people the illusion that several giant dragons are roaring and flying through the clouds.

For a moment, it seemed as if the heaven and earth were foreshadowing the terrible disaster that was about to befall this place.

Bud's stern figure stood under the dark clouds, staring at Fang Yi with his eyes slightly narrowed. His hand was gently raised, as if connected to the sky.

Those who knew him well knew that this was a sign that he was about to draw lightning to activate the [Imperial Weapon] [Thunder God's Wrath: Adrameleth].

The huge and violent thunders that were about to hit the ground were the product of nature and the embodiment of his will.

It is also his unshakable power that is enough to win the title of "The Strongest in the Empire".

[Secret] [Thunder Emperor Summons]

As Bud's raised hand suddenly fell, a loud noise loud enough to pierce the sky echoed in everyone's ears.

The crowd watching immediately chose to bend down and cover their ears.

"boom--"

The dazzling lightning that had been hovering in the clouds for a long time and accumulated a lot of energy finally fell from the clouds.

The boundless and violent thunder, like a surging river, struck Fang Yi without a single hole and illuminated the entire street as bright as day.

Before Bud's attack even touched the ground, the power it brought shattered the green tiles on the roofs and the bricks and stones on the streets.

For a moment, apart from the thunder that filled the entire space and heralded destruction, there were countless broken debris and flying dust caused by this attack.

As the lightning was about to hit the tiny figure holding a knife in the field, whether it was Yuan Qi, the enemy, or Fang Yi's friends, as well as the guards and reincarnations, they all held their breath, looking forward to and praying for the result of this attack.

They knew that when Bud swung down this thunder of divine punishment, all that would be left for the enemy would be death and despair.

But they also vaguely felt that today might be different.

The man named Fang Yi might be an exception.
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Looking at the thunder that filled her body and penetrated almost everywhere, and the broken ice cap in front of Fang Yi, the female general couldn't help but sigh.

[As expected, I am still too weak now that my [Imperial Tool] is incomplete.]

[If I could get my trait back, I wouldn't have to do this!]

When she caught Bud taking action, the female general spent a moment to create several layers of ice for defense, but as she expected, they did not play the expected defensive role.

This several-meter-thick ice wall only blocked the boundless thunder for a moment and dissipated some of its power before it was completely shattered.

The female general looked at the ice wall that had turned into smoke, and did not wave her hand again to create frost to resist the thunder. Instead, she chose to behave in a way that puzzled everyone.

The female general closed her eyes.

Facing the thunder that was about to hit him and Fang Yi in the next second.

All the female general did was to put her eight fingers together to form two petals to form the upper end of the "heart", and her two thumbs together to form the lower end, making a "victorious heart" gesture.

Then he let out a roar in his heart that only he could hear.

"Everything, everything, and the time that flows through my fingers.

"Freeze before me!
"This is time that belongs only to me!"

【Utopia】【Makpatma】

*
Along with the roar in her heart, as the "scene" unfolded, an indescribable chill seemed to gather around the female general.

The chill was not just frost, but a force that penetrated deep into the soul and could even make time stop.

At that moment, the surrounding space seemed to fall into a strange state.

The flying dust stopped in the air, the broken rubble remained suspended in place, and even the violent thunder that devoured everything was forced to stop its advance the moment it was about to touch the female general and Fang Yi.

Everything seemed to be paused by an invisible hand.

Looking at the female general who used her [ultimate skill], Bud's expression suddenly became serious.

Although he was far away from the female general and was not greatly affected by this [secret], except that his thinking and actions became a little sluggish, he had already noticed the abnormality around the female general.

His thunder did not dissipate, but just hovered in the air as if locked, still emitting the power to destroy the world.

“There is such a mystery!

“If the me from a few days ago were to fight her to the death, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to defeat her easily.

"I will lose this duel too." Bud couldn't help but smile as he thought about the powerful alchemical potion that the [Minister] had given him.

"Unfortunately, with the help of Ernest's alchemical potion, I have made a breakthrough in both my physical body and my realm.

"My attacks have become resistant to this kind of thing, but Fang Yi standing there can't move.

"In this short [Ultimate] time, Esdeath won't have time to handle all the thunder.

"So I won this fight in the end."

He looked at Fang Yi who was standing in the middle of the field with a knife in hand, and thought with some anger.

“Unless you can swing your sword and destroy all my thunder in an instant.

“Otherwise, there is only one ending waiting for you.

"That means lying quietly in bed and waiting to take Ernest's medicine to heal your wounds."

Thinking of this, Bud couldn't help but shook his head.

【How is this possible?】

He looked at the time that was about to resume flowing and felt that he had already won.

*
The female general who used her [Secret Skill] slowly opened her eyes, her gaze firm and cold.

Her imperial weapon, at this moment, displayed unprecedented power - [Secret Mokopatmo], which froze not only matter, but also temporarily sealed time and cause and effect.

"Now...it's our time."

Her voice was cold as ice, but it carried a hint of unconcealable confidence.

After waving his hands and exhausting all his energy for a while, he created several ice walls to weaken Thunder again.

The female general turned her head and looked at Fang Yi.

On the handsome face illuminated by the thunder, there was still the man's usual standard smile.

The knife in his hand was ready, and he seemed to be turning the brief moment won by the female general into the victory they both longed for.

“Very good, let me see your talent and strength.

"The extra time you've been given to think by freezing time and space should be enough for you to find a way to destroy Bud's Thunder.

“I believe that a strong person like you will not let me down.

"After all, you are..."

The female general suddenly realized that her [Secret Skill] was about to end, and stopped the words that were about to be uttered.

Replaced it with a sentence more suitable for everyone to hear.

"Then, I leave it to you, Fang Yi!
"Time starts to flow!"

However, before the female general finished the [Secret Technique], she noticed that the man's hand seemed to move.

[Am I seeing things? Can he move within my [Secret Technique]?]

Before the female general could suppress her doubts, surprise and shock drove them away.

Because she had discovered something.

Fang Yi beside her had already dealt with the thunder as she wished and was sheathing his sword.
-
The lightning that the female general froze with [Mokpatmo] only lasted for a moment, but it was all Fang Yi needed.

This brief moment only gave Fang Yi a little more time to react.

However, in the deduction brought about by [taking the initiative to defeat the enemy], tens of thousands of possibilities were derived that Fang Yi, who originally faced the enemy head-on, could not reach.

After all, with the adaptability of [Haunted], he can "cheat" - he can move during the female general's "time stop" and attack in advance.

At this moment, Fang Yi felt like she was just like an actress in some unconventional time-stopping movie, and she still needed to "perform" a little bit.

Therefore, he chose an option with fewer loopholes.

Under the influence of 'inspiration', he successfully paid for 70 years of his spare life and successfully launched [diligent study and progress] which could only be achieved in theory in the near future.

I temporarily copied and 'borrowed' some things from the assassin lady who was a bit far away from here.

With the temporary talent of Miss Assassin [Brilliance in Desperate Situations] and the blessing of her all-conquering 'momentum'.

The "momentum" of Fang Yi that looked down upon the world and could break through anything also underwent a miraculous change.

With the help of this power, he took a deep breath and swung his sword towards the thunder in the sky.
-
The moment time began to flow again, Bud, who was not far away, saw the scene he had expected.

Endless thunder rushed down again, like a raging river pouring down, completely engulfing Fang Yi.

All Fang Yi did was stand in the middle of the street, facing the boundless thunder without dodging, and swung his sword somewhat without knowing his own limitations.

Under the thunder, his figure seemed extremely small.

The long sword he was wielding did not have any special glow on the blade.

The ice wall that the female general Yu Lei had created before was instantly turned into powder and dissipated into the air.

All the above signs indicate that he will be swallowed up by the thunder in the next moment.

Seeing this scene, Bud felt relieved and a relaxed and warm smile appeared on his face.

"I thought you had some tricks up your sleeve, Fang Yi!

“Now it seems that’s all!

“As a talented young person, it is better to be humble.

"It's a blessing for you to suffer a little loss early."

The next moment, he saw a scene that he could not understand.

*
Fang Yi held the knife with both hands and swung it in an ordinary manner.

As the sword was swung out, an aura that looked down upon the world and could destroy everything erupted like a tornado towards the thunder around him.

Bud did not see the sword energy released by Fang Yi's sword.

All he saw was an arc of light drawn in the air by the blade of the long sword wielded by Fang Yi.

Although there was no extra embellishment of momentum, Bud felt that it contained an extremely simple sharpness.

Obviously, this was not relying on the power of external objects, but rather his own swordsmanship that he had honed to the pinnacle.

"Thunder may be boundless, but with my sword, everything can be cut off!"

Fang Yi let out a low roar, and a boundless sword light burst out from the thunder that was surrounding him and was about to devour him.

The flash of the sword was like the rising sun, piercing through the thunder and extinguishing the noise.

*
"boom--"

After a loud bang, all the thunder dissipated like a tide, and the violent power contained in it was also swallowed up by the knife.

The entire street fell into silence again.

The knife in Fang Yi's hand trembled slightly, but there was no fear in his eyes, only the afterglow of battle.

He slowly raised his head, looked directly at Bud, and spoke in a calm tone.

“Your thunder is just thunder after all.

“Cutting it off is not impossible.

"And I happen to have this ability!"

After doing all this, Fang Yi sheathed his sword and looked at Bud, with an arrogant smile on his face.

“Your thunder is gone, so this attack is over, right?
"It's time for you to announce the results of the fight."

His voice echoed in the silent streets like an invisible war drum, shaking the hearts of everyone present.

Bud's brows were furrowed, his mouth slightly open, and he couldn't say anything for a while.

He was a little at a loss for words.

He had never seen anyone who could rival his [Imperial Weapon] with such pure swordsmanship.

"How did this guy learn his swordsmanship? And how did he manage to cut off the lightning released by my Imperial Tool with his sword?"

[I've never thought about it, nor have I seen anyone else wield a knife to do what Fang Yi did.]

[Who is he? ]

The other people present also opened their mouths wide for a moment and temporarily lost the ability to communicate with others.

Fang Yi's incredible knife move really shocked everyone beyond words.

When Yuan Qi, who was hiding in the crowd, saw this scene, he felt even more uneasy.

(End of this chapter)