Chapter 476: [Volt]
Everyone present knew that Shien was strong.
He wouldn’t have been able to single-handedly subjugate the [Assassination Branch] otherwise.
He wouldn’t have been able to single-handedly decimate nearly half of the Kingdom Knight Order otherwise.
He wouldn’t have been able to tame the black dragon of Atlus otherwise.
He wouldn’t have been able to make the Lucica family suffer and level the entire noble district otherwise.
Even Harvis, the Imperial Prince and a descendant of the Hero, lost to Shien. This had already proven Shien’s strength.
However, even so, no one expected Shien to be able to rival Aldia.
He was the strongest human, the Kingdom’s number one knight.
The Commander of the Royal Knights, known as the strongest below the transcendent level, was a symbol of invincibility in the Kingdom.
Even legendary experts from various races and realms were wary of Aldia. Who would have thought that he would lose to a young noble of adventurer origin?
No one would have thought that!
Therefore, seeing Shien send Aldia flying with a single sword strike, crashing into the ground and buried by rubble, everyone, including Ancil, Lia, and Charl, was shocked.
Even legendary-level experts like Jacinta, Rockto, and Yuler’s expressions turned serious, their gazes towards Shien completely different from before.
Because they knew that this was someone who could threaten them.
Although he was excessively young, not even twenty, let alone thirty, and no one wanted to believe that such a young person could threaten them, the facts spoke for themselves.
“How did he suddenly become so strong?”
Harvis was also shocked.
Although Harvis had fought Shien before and knew his strength, Shien’s strength at that time hadn’t shocked him too much.
Harvis had even admitted defeat before Shien used his Unique Skill. That wasn’t because he acknowledged his inferiority, but because he was deliberately trying to gain Shien’s favor for his own purposes.
Of course, Harvis didn’t think he could definitely defeat Shien if he went all out.
Shien was still very strong, being able to single-handedly decimate nearly half of the Kingdom Knight Order and subjugate the [Assassination Branch], proving his strength.
But Harvis had also heard that Shien’s Unique Skill was the ability to adjust his level and skills under certain conditions, not a combat skill like his. Therefore, if he went all out, even if he couldn’t guarantee victory, Harvis didn’t think he would easily lose to Shien.
Therefore, before this, although Harvis valued Shien, he only humbled himself slightly, not excessively.
But now, the strength Shien displayed truly shocked Harvis.
That terrifying teleportation ability and dazzling swordsmanship, even Aldia was completely suppressed and sent flying. If it were Harvis, he wouldn’t be confident he could block it.
No, let alone block it, he wouldn’t even be able to hold on for long.
Perhaps, with the strength Shien displayed now, whether he could even last ten seconds was uncertain.
Harvis was dumbfounded and shocked.
The girls in the Buztout mansion were equally dumbfounded and shocked.
“Mr. Shien actually sent Commander Aldia flying?”
Lumia couldn’t believe her eyes.
“So… so amazing…!”
Melika’s eyes shone brightly.
“He’s become so strong…”
Even Vivian was a bit dazed.
Originally, these girls were at a loss when Shien suddenly started fighting Aldia.
But now, seeing Shien gain the upper hand, they were both incredulous and surprised.
Only Airi, staring intently at Shien, murmured,
“His performance is not bad, but it’s not that easy to defeat that knight…”
Only Airi could see it, right?
No, Shien also noticed.
With the perception of [Outer Awareness of Heaven’s Decree], Shien could clearly see that Aldia’s magic power wasn’t weakening, but becoming even more powerful.
“Come out.”
Shien looked at the crater ahead and said calmly.
“It would be strange if that could defeat you. Stop pretending, Commander.”
Shien’s words made the crater, where rubble was still falling, tremble.
“Bang—!”
The next moment, an astonishing magic power erupted from within the crater, sending debris flying as a figure slowly emerged.
Seeing this, everyone’s expression changed.
Aldia, walking out of the crater, was completely unharmed, except for some dust on his clothes.
“That was a strong attack.”
Aldia held his greatsword with one hand, his muscles bulging, veins visible, but his face remained impassive as a suffocating pressure emanated from him.
That pressure told everyone present one thing.
Aldia was getting serious.
“It seems I can’t defeat you without using some real strength.”
Aldia said calmly.
“I haven’t used this move in a long time. I might not be able to control it, so be careful.”
Saying so, Aldia stomped his foot, shattering the ground, and charged towards Shien.
His speed was so fast that it created a sonic boom and a gust of wind.
However, seeing this, Shien frowned.
“A frontal assault?”
Was this Knight Commander looking down on him?
Knowing that he could teleport and had excellent eyesight, he actually chose a frontal attack, such a direct and simple charge. Wasn’t this looking down on him?
But just as Shien had this thought, a sense of danger arose in his heart.
Shien’s [Outer Awareness of Heaven’s Decree] not only granted him various perception abilities but also enhanced his intuition beyond his five senses. Therefore, Shien trusted his instincts implicitly.
Recalling Aldia’s words just now, Shien had reason to believe that there was something more to this action.
Since that was the case…
“Then I won’t take it head-on.”
Shien decisively used the teleportation ability of [Outer Perception of Heaven’s Decree] and vanished from the spot, appearing in another location.
“Boom!”
Aldia’s greatsword struck where Shien had been a moment ago, creating a loud explosion.
This attack was powerful, but it missed Shien.
However, the sense of danger in Shien’s heart, who had teleported to another location, didn’t decrease, but instead suddenly intensified.
“…!”
Shien’s heart trembled, and he immediately prepared to teleport again.
Unfortunately, it was too late to react.
“Bang!”
A terrifying force suddenly struck Shien and exploded, sending him flying as if hit by a meteor.
“This is…!?”
Shien felt his head spin. After recovering, he adjusted his posture and landed on the ground, his feet plowing through the earth, sending debris and dust flying, leaving two deep furrows.
This showed how powerful that attack was.
Fortunately, Shien had the protection of [Inner Manifestation of Heaven’s Decree]. At max level, it could almost block all attacks below the legendary level, and even attacks above the legendary level, if they weren’t strong enough, couldn’t harm him, leaving Shien completely unharmed.
But just as Shien steadied himself, Aldia had already appeared before him.
“Boom!”
The broadsword slashed down again, creating a sonic boom.
Shien instinctively raised his Holy Sword and blocked Aldia’s heavy blow with a clang, the ground beneath his feet shattering again.
But almost at the same time, an invisible force, just like before, struck Shien from the side.
“Bang!”
With an explosive sound, Shien was sent flying again, and this time, he couldn’t stabilize himself. Like Aldia before, he crashed into the ground, shattering it.
The tide of the battle instantly turned.
“Mr. Shien!”
“Mr. Shien!”
Lumia and Melika couldn’t help but cry out.
“Shien…!”
Even Lia leaned forward, an anxious expression on her face.
Ancil, on the other hand, seemed relieved.
“As expected, no one can defeat Aldia.”
Ancil seemed reassured by his knight’s strength.
The others, seeing this scene, also suppressed their shock.
Rockto even stared intently at Aldia and whispered,
“That’s Aldia Elvenbein’s Unique Skill—[Volt].”
—[Volt].
That was Aldia’s signature Unique Skill.
Harvis had also heard of this Unique Skill.
“Being able to freely manipulate the direction, position, and even state of his attacks with his will, making them unavoidable and unblockable, even overlapping attacks and increasing their power to another level, this is the effect of Aldia Elvenbein’s Unique Skill, [Volt], right?”
Harvis turned to Rockto.
Rockto nodded.
“This Unique Skill is very simple and crude, without much complexity. When Aldia first became famous, it was even considered a minor skill that could only be used for small tricks, but Aldia used it to forge his reputation.”
“When he uses this Unique Skill, his attacks will never miss.”
“Therefore, it’s also called the ‘Spear of Unerring Accuracy’ by some.”
“But it’s not just that.”
“Look, Aldia’s true strength is about to be revealed.”
With Rockto’s words, the situation on the field changed.
“Swish!”
Shien suddenly appeared behind Aldia, a sharp glint in his eyes, the Holy Sword in his hand like a cold arc of light, slashing mercilessly towards Aldia.
Sensing the movement behind him, Aldia’s expression remained unchanged. He didn’t even turn his head, simply raising his greatsword and slashing at the air before him.
But this slash wouldn’t miss.
Because, under the effect of [Volt], the power of this slash was redirected to Shien’s side, hitting him directly.
“Bang!”
The invisible force exploded beside Shien, creating a violent shockwave.
“Ugh…!”
Shien endured it, as if he had already anticipated this, and forcibly steadied himself, preventing himself from being blown away.
Only with the protection of [Inner Manifestation of Heaven’s Decree] could Shien withstand the attack of a top-tier legendary expert so directly.
And while enduring this attack, Shien continued to slash with his Holy Sword, seemingly intending to exchange blows with Aldia.
Unfortunately…
“Clang!”
Just as Shien’s Holy Sword was about to hit Aldia, without any warning, it was as if it had collided with an invisible weapon, sparks flying as it was deflected.
Aldia simply continued his slash towards the air in front of him, but that slash, defying physics, changed direction and appeared behind Aldia, deflecting Shien’s attack.
Then, Aldia punched the air before him.
“Bang!”
Shien felt a punch in his abdomen, and he was finally sent flying like a cannonball.
And Aldia, his expression still impassive, continued to punch the air before him, unleashing heavy blows.
“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang…!”
The next moment, Shien, who had been sent flying, was bombarded by punches appearing from all directions, bouncing around in mid-air like a pinball.
Aldia didn’t even move, his attacks all landing on Shien from different directions and positions, pummeling him like a sandbag. The scene was astonishing.
“This…”
Harvis was stunned.
Rockto’s expression also turned increasingly serious.
“See?” Rockto said in a deep voice, “This is Aldia Elvenbein’s Unique Skill. Even standing still, his attacks can continuously hit his opponent, and all attacks against him can’t reach him, because as long as he makes a move, that attack will either send the incoming opponent flying or deflect their attack. He has no weaknesses.”
“The spear of unerring accuracy.”
“The shield of absolute defense.”
“The sword of certain death.”
“Aldia Elvenbein’s [Volt] has various titles.”
“This is the current strongest human, the Kingdom’s number one knight, known as the strongest below the Three Goddesses and the Six Demon Lords.”
It was with this ability that Aldia gradually made a name for himself, and after breaking through to the legendary level, quickly rose to the top of the human race.
Until he became the strongest human.