Chapter 360. The Difference (1)
Claaaang!
A deafening roar split the air.
Two Guillotines collided, the impact shaking the very world around them. A violent shockwave tore through the battlefield, sending rubble and dust flying, but Caron gritted his teeth and glared past the crossed blades.
There, standing opposite him, was himself.
The figure wasn't some weak doppelganger, nor a mere illusion. It was alive, breathing, radiating power so real that it made Caron's skin crawl.
"Let's end this," the other Caron said coldly. "That's the only way this story gets a happy ending."
A surge of Void's power flowed endlessly down his blade. It was pure, unrestrained, and incomparably stronger than anything Caron himself had ever wielded.
Clang!
The ground trembled as the other Caron stomped, and a massive whirlpool of mana erupted beneath their feet. It was the same form of Maelstrom Caron often used, but this one... This one dwarfed his in sheer destructive force.
Still, Caron didn't falter. He gathered his mana into his shoulders, braced himself, and charged straight through the swirling storm. His Guillotine shot forward like lightning, thrusting deep toward the opponent's chest.
Thud.
But before the strike could pierce flesh...