Chapter 336: The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Ally (2)
Authority was similar to a miracle performed by a god, and also an unfair phenomenon. However, there was no such thing as “absolute” in this world.
As such, some Transcendentals created Divine Arts—a technique that reached the domain of gods and was comparable to Authority—with talent counted among the finest in the world and effort that ground their very bones away. Keter’s Limitless Archery, Hyperion’s Sudden Thunderpalm From The Blue, and Deyal’s Ultimate Nullification were all Divine Arts.
There may be many kinds of strength, but true strength didn’t need an elaborate explanation; the principle of Ultimate Nullification was a perfect example. It was a sword that slashed the world. This was a concept that was one level above space, and it could even cut through time itself. Deyal’s sword could not be blocked, and the only answer was to evade.
However, Keter did not evade. Instead, he threw himself into Ultimate Nullification’s embrace. He ran toward death. It was beyond recklessness—no different from suicide. Any attack was strongest at its starting point, and the farther one moved from that point, the weaker it became.
Warriors called this the interval of attack, and maintaining a razor-thin distance was considered supreme since the closer one was able to dodge an attack, the greater the chance to counterattack. Even if struck, only the tip of the blade would graze them. A mere graze does not reach one’s life. However, if one moved just three centimeters deeper, the blade would end their life. Distance control was everything in battle.
And yet Keter ignored that principle and charged in. It was practically a declaration of death.
It should have been that way...
Deyal looked at Keter. His expression was easy to read; Keter was confident he had won.
Keter’s emotions were so openly displayed that, paradoxically, his true thoughts couldn’t be read.
How does he know Ultimate Nullification’s weakness?
There was no such thing as a perfect technique; weaknesses and flaws always existed. If someone claimed their technique was invincible, they were either ignorant or too inexperienced to have discovered their own weakness.
Like this, Deyal’s Ultimate Nullification also had a weakness: there was a safe zone of one meter. If one remained within a one-meter distance of Deyal, Ultimate Nullification did not strike them. This was because this sword had a long hilt. No matter how short the swing, a gap of one meter inevitably remained.