Chapter 146 A Swift Victory...

Chapter 146 A Swift Victory...

[Ding! Congratulations on becoming an A-ranker!]

'Even the lifeless voice of the status panel's notification has turned lively now... strong individuals are indeed treated much better...' (Rio)

Rio shook his head at this thought. He didn't dare become too arrogant just because he had become an A-ranker; there were more than a million A-rankers in this world, and there was no point in thinking too highly of yourself.

While Rio contemplated in his mind, the dense mana surrounding him started to scatter, and the tornado disappeared into thin air after some time.

*Grooooarrr*

Now that the protection of mana was gone, the undead immediately rushed towards Rio, and its giant axe descended toward Rio's head.

'Hmm, my detection skill has improved a lot it seems...' (Rio)

Rio tilted his body to the left slightly and dodged the attack easily. The giant axe landed on the ground where Rio was originally standing; the impact of that attack caused the ground to crack, and a small valley was carved out in the ground.

'Is this undead recovering its former S-rank strength as time passes?' (Rio)

Since the start of the battle with the undead, Rio had noticed that the undead was slowly getting stronger as time passed; they started to use more and more techniques and fighting styles as the battle continued.

'I will need to finish this in one strong attack then...' (Rio)

Rio jumped back and created a small distance between them. He raised his sword over his shoulder, bent his knees, and took the stance for a powerful slash.

The undead seemed to have sensed something; it immediately put its axe in a defensive stance and covered itself with mana to defend against Rio's incoming attack.

'Its 'perception' has recovered too; this thing is getting more dangerous with each passing second... I need to deal with it fast...' (Rio)

[Sword Intent!]

[Concentration!]

[Body Strengthening!]

A massive amount of mana condensed on Rio's sword, and the air trembled around Rio just from the presence of that incredibly condensed 'Sword Intent'.

Rio's sword's length increased to several meters due to the condensation of mana and 'sword intent' on it.

'Rest in peace; you were a noble warrior, you defended your homeland in your death and after...' (Rio)

[Elemental Sword Arts: Descending lunar eclipse!]

[Soul Splitting!]

Rio's sword descended on the undead with an intimidating momentum. The air pressure from that attack was so strong that it split the clouds in the sky, and a new valley was created.

That one attack altered the geography of this ancient battlefield in an instant. Dust and rubble flew away like meteors. The cut on the ground was so deep and neat that magma could be seen with the naked eye.

Despite all of this, the undead stood still. The sword attack seems to have passed right through it, without doing any damage at all, but that was definitely not true.

In those last moments, the undead seemed to have gained some sanity back; it used telepathy and whispered in Rio's mind.

'Thy strength Extraordinary...'

With that said, the undead's body split into two halves vertically, and both of its halves fell down on the ground with a 'thud' sound.

Lia immediately jumped on him with slight tears in her eyes.

"Thankfully, you are okay!" (Lia)

Rio patted Lia's head and comforted her with a slight smile on his face.

"Yeah, I am fine, what about you? Where have you guys been?" (Rio)

Rio didn't know that they were watching him from afar, and thus he was confused as to why Lia suddenly hugged him; he thought she was the one who had suffered and wanted to get comforted.

Link pointed his index finger towards him and said in an excited tone:

"Don't think you have won! I will reach A-rank in no time too!" (Link)

"Yeah, yeah..." (Rio)

"Tch!" (Link)

Link became annoyed by looking at Rio's mocking face and stopped talking. (Rio didn't mock him, but in his eyes, Rio looks like he is mocking him.... Link's way of thinking is quite complicated...)

"Congratulations on your advancement, Student Rio... you have already fulfilled the graduation criteria now.... it's indeed a great achievement" (Raji)

Even Raji, who always had a cold look on her face, complimented Rio for his amazing feat and gave him a slight pat on the shoulder to show her appreciation.

She nodded her head at Rio and then glared at Link with fierce eyes.

"Link, you should also start working harder from now on... it is very likely that Rio will leave you behind in the dust from now on..." (Raji)

Link was embarrassed at Raji's statement; he puffed up his chest and said in a confident tone.

"Humph, I will also reach rank A in no time, just you wait, Rio!" (Link)

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere eased a lot. The previous tension and awkwardness seem to have disappeared by now.

(All of them seem to have forgotten about the existence of Fade, Kira, and Damian altogether...)

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Author's Notes.

Yo! It's your beloved author here! Finally, we know why Kevin was such a deadbeat father; it was not that he wanted to kill Rio, it's just that the original Rio was too weak for his considerations...

Question of the day.

Would you also like to defend your homeland like the undead knight who fought Rio even after his death?

1. Yes (The urge to do a last stand against a whole army and go crazy....)

2. Not (I am a little cutie patootie so I will pass...)

3. Others (Tell me in the comments)

By the way, don't forget to use those power stones and also leave a review if you like the story. Comment your opinion about the chapter. Your support is my motivation.