Chapter 257: Lightning Sword Saint vs Shadow Sword Saint (I)

Chapter 257: Lightning Sword Saint vs Shadow Sword Saint (I)

Outside the Frenzel residence, on the main road, Lizbeth jogged over and soon spotted the carriage that picked her up every day.

After seeing the carriage, she slowed down and immediately boarded when it arrived beside her.

At the same time, the flickering shadow that had appeared behind her last time reappeared.

"So? Did he agree?"

Rohm asked as soon as he appeared.

Apparently, the news that Riezel had taken Lizbeth into the mansion for a talk had already reached his ears.

Since Riezel hadn't hidden it either, the fact that he brought Lizbeth into the mansion in front of so many people meant that those with sharp ears had surely heard about it through various channels.

Aside from discussing the attendant contract, he couldn't think of anything else the two of them could talk about, so he asked Lizbeth directly, causing her to shrink her shoulders slightly.

Nevertheless, Lizbeth still answered honestly.

"He asked me to go back and wait for the news."

Lizbeth informed Rohm of the situation.

'Wait for the news?'

Rohm mused to himself.

'Seems like he's already considering it.'

Even though Riezel didn't agree right away, this was undoubtedly a very good sign.

"Your Highness, you—"

As Rohm was about to tell Lizbeth to push a bit harder to seal the deal, he suddenly fell silent before he could finish his words.

In the next second, the flickering shadow behind Lizbeth began emitting a gloomy, cold aura.

"W-What's wrong?"

Lizbeth was startled by the sudden gloomy and cold aura.

"...It's nothing."

After a moment of silence, Rohm replied and withdrew his gloomy and cold aura.

"Since he asked Your Highness to go back and wait for the news, let's just wait for now."

After saying this, the flickering shadow behind Lizbeth quickly disappeared.

Only Lizbeth was left in the carriage, her face still showing signs of doubt and confusion.

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At this moment, instead of returning to the royal palace, Rohm left the carriage and headed toward the outskirts of the royal capital.

Even though it was still broad daylight, his form seemed to blend into the darkness as if it were night. Only a faint shadow remained, silently gliding toward the outskirts of the royal capital, crossing the city walls, and leaving behind the city called Yeluvia.

After a long while, he finally came to a stop in the middle of a desolate wilderness.

"Come out."

Rohm exclaimed to the desolate wilderness, his voice cold and clearly echoed.

"I know you've been following me. No need to keep hiding."

A few seconds later, a faint voice responded.

"I completely sealed off my aura, yet you still noticed me... Looks like I'm not that good at this whole hiding thing, huh?"

Rohm's words weren't exactly malicious, but they definitely stung.

It was clear that Rohm had been provoked by Riezel's attitude.

Riezel, still wearing a calm expression, looked at Rohm indifferently.

*BOOM!*

Without warning, a lightning bolt exploded, like a thunderclap tearing through space, shooting toward Rohm at incredible speed and crackling through the air as it went.

"?!"

Rohm's eyes narrowed, and the moment the lightning bolt surged, he instinctively transformed into a shadow as dark as black water and darted to the side.

*Swish!*

As the lightning bolt grazed the shadow, it triggered a lightning-encased slash that struck empty space, slicing through the air with a high-pitched sound.

Needless to say, Rohm had clearly dodged Thunderclap and Flash.

Since Riezel returned to the Akasha Continent, Rohm was undoubtedly the first to dodge his Thunderclap and Flash perfectly.

"Do you really think this move will work on me?"

Rohm's gloomy, cold voice reached Riezel's ears.

"For so many days, I've seen you use this move a thousand times, so it definitely won't work on me."

If it had been Rohm's first time seeing Thunderclap and Flash, he would have found it a bit tricky to handle, but after seeing it repeatedly, he could easily counter this superfast iai slash.

Since even Sword Masters like the Letto brothers had identified the flaw of Thunderclap and Flash and developed countermeasures after seeing it twice, it was even less of a challenge for a Sword Saint like Rohm.

During this period, Riezel had used Thunderclap and Flash countless times against many challengers in the arena, so it was no surprise that Rohm had completely seen through it.

"Whenever you use this move, there's always a thunderous roar first, and once you perform it, you can't change direction or alter your move. In other words, as long as I dodge the attack path the moment the thunder roars, there's no way this move will hit me."

Saying this, Rohm drew his sword.

Like a formless black liquid swaying, the sword in his hand looked as if it were made entirely of shadows, its blade as black and ethereal as the darkness itself.

"Let me show you, even though you've become a Sword Saint, you're still just a rookie and no match for an experienced one."

As soon as Rohm finished speaking, his figure vanished, and all that was left was the shadow sword, seemingly floating in mid-air.

In the next moment, as if manipulated by an invisible force, the shadow sword suddenly slashed toward Riezel.

*BOOM!*

A thunderous roar echoed around Riezel's body again as he shot toward the shadow sword.

However, Rohm's shadow sword was like a ghost, first vanishing and then reappearing suddenly in another position—this time, right in front of Riezel.

"Black Sword - Shadow Slash!"

Rohm's gloomy and cold voice echoed.

In an instant, black light seeped from the shadow sword and slashed toward Riezel from mid-air.

*BOOOM!*

For the third time, a thunderous roar rang out, but this time, the sound wasn't from thunder but from the ground being sliced open.

A black light, like a sword beam, cut through the earth and wilderness, leaving a massive, deep chasm in the ground.

Rubble flew into the air, a sandstorm stirred up, and the shockwave exploded outward, blowing away rocks, rock plates, and everything else in the surrounding area.

With just one sword slash, it felt as if the world was shaking.