Re:Zero: Starting from the Great Transformation

Kalina had been waiting for a long time and immediately drew her sword upon seeing this.

"Are you finally done?"

"Well, sorry for the delay, we can get started now."

Ron said this, but did not draw his sword.

Instead, he let his hands hang naturally and just stood there looking at Kalina.

Kalina raised her eyebrows.

"You're a swordsman, but you don't draw your sword. You look like you think I'm easy to deal with."

"I just don't think it's necessary."

"Really? Then..."

The moment the words fell.

Kalina suddenly leaned down and rushed towards Ron head-on.

King of the North, Kalina.

He is the orthodox Beishenliu and the disciple of Atofi.

In terms of swordsmanship, he is one of the best in the world. If we ignore his self-healing ability, he is probably a master of the same level as Badigondi.

If it were a year or two ago, Ron would have had to fight hard against this opponent.

But that was in the past.

Facing the rapidly charging Kalina, Ron made almost no movement until the opponent's sword blade cut through the air and the tip of the sword pointed straight at Ron's throat, then he moved to the side with an imperceptible amplitude.

The blade grazed Ron's skin by a hair's breadth.

Kalina was slightly surprised, but her movements were undeterred. Noticing the attack cup evade, she jerked her wrist, switching her sword's thrust to a sweeping motion, aiming to sever Ron's neck.

If this was a normal sweep, Ron would naturally not dare to underestimate it.

However, at this time, Kalina suddenly changed her tactics. The old power was gone and the new power had not yet emerged.

This move seems exquisite, but in fact it is more clever than powerful.

Ron didn't shy away, but instead thrust his neck forward, blocking the blade before it could swing. With the help of his fighting spirit, the blade couldn't even cut Ron's skin.

Kalina was shocked and tried to draw her sword and retreat, but Ron would not give her that chance.

"Bam—"

He strode forward and threw an uppercut at Kalina's abdomen.

With a dull sound, Kalina took the punch without any loss of power.

Kalina's body shook violently, and then she collapsed like mud.

She was knocked unconscious by the punch.

The onlookers couldn't help but gasp when they saw this.

"It was just one punch..."

"As expected of a hero."

"It's so scary!"

Ron ignored the small noises around him.

He slowly laid Kalina's unconscious body flat on the ground, stood up and looked around.

Just as he was about to speak, he discovered that the many guards who had gathered on the city wall suddenly rushed forward and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"what's the situation?"

Rudeus was also a little dumbfounded.

Just now they were acting like "Don't even think about getting through unless you kill us all", but how come they all ran away in the blink of an eye?

Ron was also speechless.

However, just when the two were in trouble, they found that the door that was originally closed had been opened at some point.

As if waiting for the two to enter.

Rudeus touched his chin and suddenly realized.

"I understand!"

"What do you understand?"

"Isn't this a common pattern in RPG games? You can only move forward after defeating the boss guarding the level. You just defeated that Kalina, so we can move on."

"..."

Ron wanted to complain loudly about what kind of common sense this was.

However, the door that was already open in front of him left him speechless.

Finally he sighed.

"Forget it, there's no point in standing here any longer, let's move on..."

I just hope the road ahead will be easier.

……

……

Ron thought so.

However, just as he and Rudius stepped through the door, the originally dark hall in front of them suddenly lit up.

The candle lamps on both sides of the hall were lit at the same time, burning with dark purple flames, making the entire hall look eerie and scary.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but there seems to be some ghostly voice echoing in the air.

This atmosphere...

Rudeus couldn't help but shudder.

It's simply the cutscene CG triggered after entering the BOSS room in an RPG game.

"Hehehe..."

A sinister and terrifying laugh came from the front of the hall.

"Brave man, you are able to defeat Kalina of Wind, one of the Four Heavenly Kings. Your strength is truly worthy of recognition."

"But if you think that our Four Heavenly Kings are only at this level, you are gravely mistaken. After all, Kalina is only the weakest and dumbest of our Four Heavenly Kings, and cannot represent our true strength at all."

"Next, let me meet you."

Someone said so.

Then he walked out from the corner and came in front of Ron and Rudeus.

He was wearing black armor similar to that of ordinary soldiers, with white hair sticking out from the gaps in the armor, making it look a bit furry.

"Another one?"

Rudeus held his forehead and sighed.

Ron couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that almost everyone here was an idiot.

Benebene obviously didn't know what the two were thinking.

He took up his position with great fanfare and shouted:

"My name is Benebene!"

"He is one of the Four Heavenly Kings under Lord Atuofei, a Saint-level swordsman of the Northern Divine School, [Water Benebene]!"

"Brave man, your journey ends here. Let me, Benebene, be your final opponent..."

"Shh-!"

The words have not yet fallen.

Ron had already rushed out with a blank expression.

It was so fast that the attacker didn't react until the distance between them was less than three feet.

"What--"

Benebene tried to draw his sword in fear.

However, before he could complete the action, Ron's fist had already swung out, hitting his abdomen like a cannonball.

"Bam—"

With a muffled sound.

The heavy and hard black armor was actually cracked into pieces.

Benebene's body was like a rootless duckweed under this powerful punch, and he flew out directly.

Chapter 121: Keep Moving Forward

"boom--"

Benebene was sent flying backwards like a meteor, crashing directly into the pillars of the hall. The solid pillars were cracked by the impact, and his entire body was embedded in the pillars like a sculpture.

Ron kept his fist pumping and looked down at his fist.

"Hey, Ron!"

Rudeus was startled by this sudden change.

He quickly lowered his voice and said:

"You're exaggerating! If you accidentally kill someone... there's probably no way this will end."

"Will not."

Ron looked down at his fist.

He had noticed during his previous battle against Kalina that the armor worn by each of these guards was actually of quite good quality and could offset attacks to a great extent.

If it's a magic sword, cutting it off shouldn't be a problem.

But if he just attacked with his fists, Ron wouldn't be able to completely destroy it with his current strength.

"Huh... that's quite a trick. If it were an ordinary character, I'd probably be done with it by now."

Just as Ron was thinking.

The guy embedded in the pillar struggled to pull himself out.

He looked down at his armor that was dented and deformed, and an expression of heartache seemed to appear on his face.

"Do you want to continue fighting?"

Ron said calmly.

"I've already said that we have no intention of becoming an enemy of Lord Atofi, and we're even prepared to offer treasures. Even so, you're trying to stop us. What's your intention?"

"Huh, we, the Four Heavenly Kings of the Royal Guard, have no business doing that kind of thing."

Benebene walked towards Ron while stretching his body.

"Our orders are to stop you. If you have anything to say, please wait until you have defeated us all and see Lord Atofi."

Ron and Rudeus looked at each other.

They both saw deep helplessness in each other's eyes.

Generally speaking, characters like the Four Heavenly Kings should be considered powerful leaders. However, as of now, these guys seem to be just good fighters, and their IQ might even be lower than that of the average person.

No, it’s better to say that his IQ is basically the same as Atuofei’s.

Is this also a necessary condition to become one of the Four Heavenly Kings?