A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

"It can fly? That's such a hassle." Bray was a little unmotivated.

"One for each person, Your Majesty?" he asked Dorothea beside him.

"of course."

“I can’t fly, I’ll fight this,” Bray said, pointing to the shadow of the lion in the distance.

"Whatever." After saying that, Dorothea glanced at the black dragon in the sky.

The place where Bray is located is known as the Snow Garden.

This place should be filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, completely out of place amidst the surrounding blizzard.

However, for some unknown reason, this place was covered by snow and wind, resulting in what Bree sees now.

Of course, this thick layer of ice and snow has now been cleared away once again.

Unfortunately, the method of dispelling it was far too brutal.

Not only the snow on the ground, but even the flowers and plants rooted in the soil were swept away.

The raging flames swept through the entire forest, devouring everything in their path.

Unfortunately, it was powerless against the adventurer wielding a longsword in front of it.

A sword can cut both tangible and intangible things.

"Severing the flow of water" is not simply used to stop water, but to stop all intangible things.

Including flames.

However, these flames are ignited by the burning of concepts, and simply "cutting off the flow of water" is not enough.

Therefore, Bray needs to use the mental world to remove the concept mixed with flame.

His eyelids were lowered, and the surrounding heat was oppressive, enough to easily make one sweat profusely.

Sweat dripped down Bray's chin.

No matter how fierce the flames are, this is all that can be done.

Bray tossed aside the coat that Dorothea had given him, which was quickly engulfed by flames and burned to ashes.

Although he was being ungrateful for what the Queen had given him, he would rather be held accountable by Dorothea later than die from the heat.

"It's so hot... Did I choose the wrong person?" Bray muttered.

The high temperature made his head feel dizzy and throbbing, as if he would collapse at any moment.

His physical strength is rapidly declining, and the Aragami following the flames has not even appeared yet.

The shadow behind the raging fire remained motionless, seemingly frozen in place, simply burning everything around it.

"Master, even if you choose the one that can fly, you still can't cut it down," Zekyou said irritably.

Although the final sound was powerful, it still couldn't help the Master fly.

The fact that the Master could use swordsmanship to achieve a "displacement" effect was already incredible enough; if he could fly, that would be too much.

"Even so..." Bray couldn't help but let out a dejected voice.

As things stand, it seems the other side won't make a move.

Even so, Bray still needed to gradually disperse the flames to advance.

Ugh, it's so hot.

"What exactly is this guy's concept?" Bray muttered as he slashed through the flames.

He hadn't intended to ask anyone this question, but Juexiang answered quickly.

"It's 'burning'," Jue Xiang said.

"Burning... huh?"

"You can know what the other person's concept is?" Bray was surprised when he realized this.

"Of course, if Juexiang weren't powerful, my useless Master would have nothing to rely on," Juexiang said smugly.

Because a masterpiece is a masterpiece, it is incredibly powerful.

That's right, that's the logic here, there's nothing wrong with it.

"The ultimate praise..." Bray was about to say a few more words of praise for the ultimate praise, but he was stopped halfway by the roar coming from above.

"Scorched Earth Emperor! What are you standing there for! Quickly burn all those things in front of you!" the black dragon said in a deep dragon roar.

Although the sound was muffled, it was still possible to tell that it was a female dragon.

The black dragon was almost cornered by Dorothea, and if the Scorched Earth Emperor didn't help it, it wouldn't be able to take it.

It's simply unforgivable that such a poorly cobbled-together artificial monster could cause Him, a demigod, such embarrassment.

"You muddle-headed fool who can't even think straight, all you need to do is listen to me!"

The almost abusive instruction changed the movement of the shadows below.

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of chains rattling filled the air.

Although he couldn't see any chains in front of him, Bray still had that illusion.

After the clanging of the chains ended, the shadow behind the flames began to move.

"BOOM!!!!!!!!!!" A lion burst out of the flames, leaving deep footprints on the ground as it ran.

Flames still burned along the edges of the footprints, and the flames continued to burn for a long time.

Even though there was no flammable material around, the flames still lingered.

Just as His conception suggests, "burning" means burning things.

There's no need to specify whether or not flammable materials are allowed; even the rules can be burned through.

He "burned" away the factors that hindered his speed, and his enormous body crashed into Bray on the ground like a high-speed railcar.

Fire, following the footprints of the Scorched Earth Emperor, approached the mine.

Although the fire wasn't actually lit, the heat was real and couldn't be dissipated.

"Roar! Ro ...

"Clang—" But, the next second, the sword shattered the fangs and repelled the attack of the Wild God.

The flames were right up to Bray's face, and the tips of his hair were singed by the sparks that brushed against him.

Bray frowned as he felt the power emanating from the blade.

It wasn't that the Scorched Earth Emperor had particularly good teeth, but rather that in the midst of his rampant attacks, one couldn't sense any "individual will."

That sounds a bit far-fetched, but that's just how he felt.

Unlike all the corrupted Aragami that Bray encountered before, this Aragami has not yet been corrupted.

Even though it's on the verge of collapse, at least it hasn't collapsed yet.

Judging from that attack, the Scorched Earth Emperor seemed more like a wild beast chained up.

"Is he chained up?" Bray murmured, holding his sword horizontally.

However, this is not a reason for him to hold back any of his strength.

Fighting a demigod, Bray has no right to hold back.

"..." As if he had keenly heard Bray's murmur, Scorched Earth Emperor paused for a moment.

Bray was right; at this moment, the Scorched Earth Emperor was indeed a wild beast that had been chained up.

And what bound Him was the black dragon of the sky.

That guy used methods beyond those of a demigod, employing the power of a "true god" to imprison himself.

The Scorched Earth Emperor himself had no way to extricate himself from this predicament.

His disheveled appearance, yet he was a demigod, is truly pathetic.

He gained "wisdom" through divine inspiration, yet He wished He had not received this "wisdom".

In this way, He will not feel guilty about His past sins, nor will He feel sorry for being bound.

Perhaps it would be easier to be a pure wild beast.

Aragami are easily broken, and Scorched Earth Emperor has managed to stay steadfast until now simply to confront some of the mistakes he has made.

He longed to face it, but dared not.

Year after year passed, but in the end, I still didn't dare.

Even now, on the verge of collapse, they still dare not.

"Roar!!!!" Emperor Scorched Earth roared to the sky, and a pillar of fire shot into the air, almost burning the black dragon in the sky.

He did not say anything to Bray.

After all, He is a Wild God, while Bray is, in any case, just a Black Iron.

There is no need for dialogue between the two.

My thoughts started to become muddled again, and even thinking gradually became difficult.

The body of an Aragami is so troublesome, filled with pain.

He clearly succumbed to temptation and used the divine source, but in the end he began to regret it.

Whether human or divine, they are all so contradictory.

"BOOM!!!!!!!!!!" After the last thread of the Scorched Earth Emperor's sanity snapped, a huge crater was smashed into the ground.

Power and flames—all these elements demonstrate that the Scorched Earth Emperor is the perfect embodiment of violence.

The heatwave ruffled Bray's bangs.

At this moment, Bray straightened up and used the scabbard and blade to block the impact, his figure was only pushed back half a meter.

Even just half a meter was enough to make Bray's soles get hot.

Bray subconsciously lifted his foot, but his posture remained intact.

"It looks like the string of reason has snapped," Bray said quietly.

"Don't you want to think about anything anymore?"

Of course, these are just his personal complaints.

But he was right.

Emperor Jiao Tu had no intention of thinking about anything else. Since he was bound by shackles and unable to resist the black dragon in the sky, he would just obey orders.

But this kind of self-abandonment is the most fatal thing for the Aragami.

When the last and only method of "suppressing collapse with willpower" is abandoned, then the fate of this Aragami is already clearly visible.

"Boom!!!" The explosion blasted the frozen garden to the ground.

All that was beautiful was gone, except for the area less than two meters around Bray that remained intact.

"If you can think, then think about it carefully."

“Giving up thinking is not something to be praised,” Bray sighed.

The Aragami he encountered were always like this, always like this…

Every time they appeared before Bray, it was as if all they did was go mad.

Bray knew perfectly well that the Aragami still retained a sliver of reason before it was destroyed.

"..." Bray crouched down without saying a word and gripped the sword that was already drawn.

He's not good at talking, he's not good at showing mercy, and he's not even good at saving others.

So he had no choice but to give it his all.

A roar no less powerful than that of the Scorched Earth Emperor resounded behind Bray.

If the Scorched Earth Emperor is just a lion, then Bray is backed by a pride of lions.

"Onis Swordsmanship" and "Lion's Lament"

This sword strike requires no magic or internal energy.