Chapter 115

Chapter 115: Headless

The legendary sword had its own Ultimate Skill.

Alas, Alex could only use its incomplete version. The sword’s stats had fallen significantly to match his level. And then, the incomplete version of the Ultimate Skill simply turned him into the dullahan.

Alex’s eyes shone blue as if he held two souls within himself.

His sword let out a cold aura. That aura stemmed from Alex’s new race and abilities. It combined the dullahan and [Chilling Slash’s Soul Freeze Effect], which turned his sword into a terrifying cold weapon.

“Already cowering in fear?” Alex said arrogantly.

For his daughter, it sounded like a cool phrase. Her eyes twinkled as she stared at Alex from within the cage. She believed that Alex would soon free her!

Nektor saw through Alex’s change, however.

It wasn’t odd for people to change once an immense power fell into their hands. Ultimate Skills also brought people’s strength back, which shocked their bodies and minds.

The latter was much more impactful. Hence people’s personalities often took a little or more significant shift.

The hubris took over Alex’s heart.

The pride of being a pure-blood dullahan and the owner of the Dullahan King’s sword influenced Alex more than it should.

Nektor was more concerned about Alex’s race change, though.

It happened in a flash, and the transformation was perfect. He glanced at Celia, thinking about her authority’s power. He clicked his tongue in a different place.

Then, Nektor scoffed, “You still remain insignificant in my eyes. Ultimate Skill.”

The loud roar reverberated from Nektor’s body. His Ultimate Skill took a form, enhancing all his powers. However, his change was different from other dullahans.

He summoned a black horse, but just for a second. In the next second, his battle horse became his additional armor.

Nektor wore a black helmet with horns. In that helmet, two soul eyes shone brightly.

“I will prove it to you, Alex,” Nektor clenched his sword, taking the first step forward, “I don’t spit out empty promises.”

He thrust forward to prove his words that Alex was still insignificant existence. He would demonstrate to him that he wouldn’t change Sara and her daughter’s situation at all!

Nektor and Alex’s swords clashed!

BANG!

From that first contact, it was clear that Alex was still one step behind Nektor. His enemy’s sword didn’t budge, while Alex was forced to exert more strength than ever.

He also slightly slid down behind.

Alex’s cold sword also couldn’t affect Nektor easily. Even if the [Soul Freeze] effect was passive now, Nektor was a dullahan whose soul had been like an ice cube from birth.

Nektor also let out a mist that shrouded them both.

Celia and others no longer would be able to peek at their fight.

And in that domain, Nektor excelled more. His instincts eclipsed Alex’s reactions. He hid his sword well, constantly inflicting some damage to him.

Even if Alex parried the sword, he still suffered health point losses as the mist scratched him.

Nektor had a clear advantage.

But in that powerful display of domination, Nektor had always been careful of one thing. He avoided slashing around Alex’s head, as one bad slash could turn this man into a headless dullahan.

“You still cower in fear,” Alex whispered haughtily, even though he had been the one to receive the most wounds, “You fear something within me… Even I can’t use the full power of this sword. There’s still something within me that can turn the tides of that battle.”

Alex recalled Sara’s words.

[Becoming headless is dangerous. That state has so many weaknesses, you know? What I fear the most is someone cutting my connection with my body. When I turn headless and lose that connection, my body will no longer recognize allies and enemies.

I will become the uncontrollable woman who will only slow down once my body exhausts itself.]

“The Ultimate Skill might have turned me into a different person. But I’ve been living with my principles for as far as I can remember. Those shaped me and my heart. I will never abandon them,” Alex whispered with a smirk, “My headless body will never turn against my daughter or other girls.”

Alex brought the sword to his neck. He didn’t know how to turn himself into a headless state, nor did he have the skill to help him.

He could only cut his head off. With a heart soaked in hubris, Alex didn’t have any mental barrier to prevent him from doing that.

He just casually did that.

Nektor stared at him with inexplicable emotions.

At last, Alex’s head flew out of the mist. His body was left behind, and he no longer had any control over it.

He landed on Celia’s cage.

“Alex?!” Celia looked at him with big eyes.

But when she noticed the black tendrils around his neck, she calmed down. He was the dullahan, and his head could roll around just like hers!

She asked, “Are you okay… Daddy?”

“I am fine,” Alex replied with a faint smile.

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BANG! BANG! BANG!

Nektor and Alex’s bodies engaged in a heavy and fast sword confrontation.

Their swords were non-stop clashing with each other. For outsiders, it would look like they had two swords. Many also would think that they slashed more than a hundred times in one second.

Their weapons sounded like the miniguns constantly letting out bullets.

“ELIAS DEATHWILL!” Nektor howled.

He had seen Elias Deathwill’s prowess a few times. That man’s swordsmanship was so powerful that Nektor often used him as a reference for his training.

That was why he was sure that Alex’s headless body… was utilizing that man’s swordsmanship to perfection.

No, it was like Elias Deathwill’s Swordsmanship took over Alex’s body.

“I WILL ERASE YOU!” Nektor roared, letting his emotions take over him.

That was a fatal mistake.

“Ugh!”

Nektor’s eyes popped from his sockets. He had been looking over his body from afar and finally had suffered wounds on two fronts.

Alex’s sword cut through his torso like butter. That laceration seeped into his body, sending chills all over him. His soul trembled as the foreign coldness took a residence within him.

He spat a little blood, “If I’m not careful, he will turn my body into a mindless weapon too…”

If both Alex and Nektor’s bodies became mindless, who would be the victor?