Chapter 333: And It Was Winter (9)
Eslow was also aware that Keter hadn’t shown his Authority until now. In other words, what Keter was aiming for was an extreme counterattack using his Authority.
Shallow.
A scheme only worked when the opponent was unaware of it. The moment the opponent found out about it, it turned into poison instead.
Show me your Authority.
Eslow could retreat at any moment. Just as Keter had predicted, Eslow’s Authority allowed him to teleport to different weapons. Him appearing right in front of Keter had also been through the sword embedded in Keter’s abdomen. Because it was an instant teleport that required no time, reacting by speed alone was impossible. Although there was a restriction that prevented him from moving to the same weapon twice, there was no way Keter noticed that.
It’s over.
The feeling at Eslow’s fingertips told him everything. It was unmistakably the feeling of slicing a neck. The sword dug into Keter’s throat. Slowly, but certainly. Keter showed no sign of feeling it, and Eslow thought that was only natural.
I was fast, and you were slow.
The match was decided. Even so, Eslow didn’t lower his guard. Keter always played petty tricks, after all. But this time, there was no twist. Eslow’s sword had already cut more than halfway through Keter’s neck. Victory was certain. As a human, Keter could never survive having his neck severed. Eslow saw the relaxed smile Keter always wore slowly disappear. Watching that expression, Eslow smiled.
It’s been centuries since I’ve had a fight this entertaining.
Certain of his victory, Eslow stopped the sword that was about to finish cutting through Keter’s neck and pressed his left palm against Keter’s chest. Eslow’s Authority, Living Reflection Activation, could transform living beings into powerful weapons. However, it required two activation conditions. First, the opponent had to be incapacitated. Second, the opponent had to acknowledge defeat.
Eslow felt it was a waste to simply kill Keter. He believed turning Keter into a weapon would produce something extraordinarily useful. The conditions to do so were even met. Meeting one would have sufficed, yet in this case, both seemed to be fulfilled.