Chapter 700: You are truly insane


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    Ceano''s eyes crinkled at Kyle''s words. Like the human, he had sensed the presence of the individuals who had previously arrived in the area to observe their battle.


    Naturally, he knew they wouldn''t remain silent after seeing him near their territory. After all, he could annihte their smalls with just a wave of his hand.


    "Okay, as you wish. I will finish you as quickly as I can. However, how about you surrender to expedite the process?"


    Kyle tilted his head as their weapons collided with a sharp metallic ng, and noticing that Ceano was fixated on his sword, he quickly let go of his grip and delivered a punch to Ceano''s abdomen, sending him reeling backward.


    "Surrender? What''s that?"


    Ceano chuckled. He could see the sweat trickling down his body, mingling with the blood oozing from the wounds Kyle had inflicted on him in such a short time.


    He wasn''t seriously injured and could have easily healed his injuries, but he refrained from doing so because he had noticed that Kyle frowned whenever they were too close to each other, indicating that the scent was making the human ufortable.


    The scent of his blood was heightened by the dark energy within him. And given Kyle''s difort, it was evident that the skill he was using to monitor his surroundings was closely connected to his sense of smell.


    From this, Ceano concluded that the more potent the surrounding scents became, the more overwhelmed Kyle would feel.


    ''Honestly, I can''t just harm myself on purpose to make him feel more uneasy, especially since he''s not even reacting to my provocations anymore. I need toe up with something else... something that would wreck his sense of smell.''


    He noticed Kyle moving toward him, the sword tightly gripped in thetter''s hand. But instead of engaging, he moved back and steadied his breath, then a familiar artifact materialized in his hand.


    Kyle halted in his movement as he noticed the round artifact enveloped in dark energy. It resembled a crystal but emitted no luster; it was purely dark and ominous.


    With a swift flick of his fingers, a teleportation portal instantly materialized behind him. He then locked eyes with the second shadow general, wearing a smile that didn''t quite reach his eyes.


    "Go on, use it. What are you waiting for? I told you, didn''t I, that you are allowed to use all the artifacts you possess in this battle? I would never go back on my word."


    Ceano tightened his grip on the artifact. He wanted to reach the phoenix, but the human stood in his way. That''s why even if he used the artifact, it would be pointless since Kyle could easily escape the explosion''s range through a simple teleportation portal.


    "Who said I was going to use it?"


    A smirk spread across his face as the artifact began to levitate, its dark aura swirling and seeping into his body.


    "I never intended to invoke a naturalw merely to defeat an individual who hasn''t even reached the supreme rank, as it drains too much of my strength, but it seems I have no other option this time."


    Kyle hummed nonchntly, but all his attention was on the man before him as a powerful, destructive aura began to gather around thetter''s body.


    "A naturalw? So you do possess one."


    He pondered in his mind, attempting to discern what type of naturalw Ceano had mastered, all the while silently channeling all his remaining spiritual energy into his sword to unleash the final move of his sword art: the Void of Silent Darkness.


    ''If the threat I am sensing from the man intensifies, I will eliminate him with one swift strike, even if it means sacrificing a body part in the process.''


    Bia, who was watching the battle from a distance, noticed when they both paused in their movements. Kyle didn''t say anything, but she instinctively sensed that he was nning something dangerous.


    However, it wasn''t like she could interfere; that would onlyplicate things for Kyle. Nevertheless, she possessed a life-saving artifact-the ring on her ankle that she had discovered in the tomb. If things spiraled out of control, she would position herself between the two men to activate it.


    So, the artifact would instantly transport both her and Kyle to another location.


    She became alert when Ceano began tough loudly. The dark energy surrounding the man hadpletely engulfed his form. Even his long, peach-colored hair was turning dark with each passing second. He ced his palm over his face and nced at Kyle through the gaps in his fingers.


    "Just one naturalw? I suppose you underestimated me far too much. Third waszy, so even though he had the chance to learn thew of darkness because the dark energy favored him, he didn''t and met a pathetic end at your hands. But the other shadow generals are different from him."


    He blinked, and his pupils darkened. The golden color within them vanished as if it had never existed in the first ce.


    In that instant, Kyle felt as if the entire universe had copsed upon him, throwing him off bnce. He cursed and desperately attempted to steady himself, but it was as if the very fabric of space waspelling him to fall. He failed and even lost his grip on the sword in his hand as he struggled, and began coughing up blood.


    Bia''s eyes widened at the sight. Instantly, she rushed toward Kyle, ready to catch his body on her back. However, the moment she entered his vicinity, she too lost her bnce as an overwhelming pressure pressed down on her body.


    Ceano crouched down and observed the duo. Below themy an infinite dark space as they plummeted deeper and deeper.


    "Pfff!"


    His body quivered slightly as he stifled the uncontrobleughter that threatened to escape his lips. With a mere wave of his hand, both Kyle and Bia''s falling bodies came to a abrupt


    stop in mid-air.


    Instantly, the two of them spat up blood because all their internal organs were shaken when their bodies were forcefully yanked from beneath the overwhelming weight that had pressed


    down on them.


    Bia cried out from the pain coursing through her body and cursed the shadow general and his entire lineage. She suffered more injuriespared to Kyle, as her physique wasn''t as strong


    as his.


    - ''This funkin'' son of a witch! If only I were a bit stronger, I would have torn him apart for causing such harm to my precious body!''


    She tried to used all her agility to leave the area, but her injuries left her barely able to fly. So, she quickly began to channel her spiritual energy to heal herself.


    In the distance, Kyle wiped the blood from his mouth and called for his sword, which had slipped from his grasp earlier.


    His fingers trembled as he grasped the sword and lifted his head to face the man now hovering


    above him.


    "What was that?"


    Ceano locked eyes with Kyle. His smile wavered when, instead of fear, he detected genuine


    curiosity in the human''s gaze.


    What an weird individual.


    But since the human was about to die anyway at his hands, he opted to respond to thetter''s


    final question.


    "It''s weak since there''s no mass beneath. However, thest time I used the naturalw of gravitational domination, I took countless lives simply by increasing the gravitational pressure around them until their bodies could no longer endure it."


    He paused for a moment, allowing the weight of silence to linger in the air. When he spoke


    again, his voice was imbued with an ominous yetughing tone.


    "Do you want to know what happened to those people when their bodies could no longer withstand the pressure?"


    Kyle''s eyes crinkled slightly, but instead of joy, they glimmered with a dark curiosity, as if he had discovered something fascinating that he desired at all costs. He clenched his fist and


    raised it toward Ceano.


    "Oh, no need for that since I know."


    He opened his fist suddenly, fingers unfurling to spread wide.


    "Their bodies exploded into pieces, right?"


    Ceano''s eyes chilled at his words. The human spoke with a peculiar tone, as if he were eager to


    try what he had just said.


    "You are truly insane."


    Kyle burst intoughter and inwardly instructed Bia to instantly leave the area, as he was


    about to obliterate everything, even the very space they were in.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    "But you haven''t even seen the real me!"


    Ceano lifted his head as he sensed a powerful individual approaching his location from a


    distance.


    ''What a nuisance. Wasn''t James injured? Why is Odiak himselfing here for this human when he needs to guard the seals? He could have sent another elder. I need to finish this


    before he arrives.''


    He blinked, and the darkness that had gathered around his body began to absorb his blood, adopting a hint of scarlet. Ceano nced down to lock eyes with Kyle. And his gaze flickered with a hint of greed.


    "It''s odd that I can no longer sense that unique essence I once detected within you. However, I still want to uncover whatever Celestial your body contains. So, don''t worry; I will leave your


    body intact."