Chapter 1430 7th Sword [3]


    Giovani''s hand shed out before anyone could react.


    He was precise, powerful, and left no room for mistakes.


    If everything went ording to n, Rein would''vepletely died there and the little Demigod next to him would have followed.


    However, that "little Demigod" wasn''t so little after all.


    Damien couldn''t react to a God''s strike yet, but he was more than capable of reading microexpressions from this distance.


    The second Giovani showed signs of hostility, he acted.


    He was perfectly on time.


    sh!


    A sh of light appeared in the world, blinding Giovani for a moment. The sh soon expanded into a whole explosion as it reacted with the elements in the air.


    BOOOOOOOOM!


    A cloud of dust rose in the air between Damien and Giovani.


    In that moment, multiple things happened.


    Firstly, Rein disappeared.


    It was far too dangerous to keep his withered body in the Heavenly World for now, so Damien sent him to the Sanctuary where his soul would be cared for by Alexander and his body would be sustained.


    Secondly, another person arrived to rece Rein.


    Most of those things that happened were caused by him.


    Damien didn''t have much to do. He didn''t have the qualifications to interfere in what came next.


    He stepped back, watching as the new man appeared, his sword just inches from Giovani''s throat.


    Giovani barely blocked with his own sword, but if he had reacted a second toote, his head would''ve been gone already.


    "...Niks!" Giovani eximed.


    "It''s been a while, Seventh."


    The man named Niks spoke with a stoic tone.


    "I was curious as to why the Young Lord suddenly summoned me, but it seems you were the reason."


    "Young Lord?! Who–"


    Giovani''s eyes went to Damien immediately, only to see the man waving back with a cheerful smile on his face.


    "Giovani, I knew you were a bit special, but I never expected you to turn traitor."


    BOOM!


    Niks pushed strength into his arms, finishing through on the strike Giovani blocked.


    Of course, he was parried instantly. Giovani redirected his sword into the ground as he made several steps of distance.


    He almost lost because he was caught off guard, but he''d roughly understood the situation by now.


    Void Pce''s faceless Young Lord had finally appeared, and he came to save Rein while also being fully aware that he was a traitor.


    And, instead ofing alone like an idiot, said Young Lord brought the 2nd Sword of Void Pce, Niks Faust, with him.


    "Since it''se to this…"


    It was toote to try anything like justification or fleeing.


    Niks was known by the title of "shpoint Sword God" without reason.


    Among Gods, there were barely any who could outmatch him in a bout of speed.


    His sword skills obviously didn''t need to be mentioned either. He was far better than the likes of Rein or Giovani.


    It could be said that he was on apletely different level.


    However, Giovani wasn''t the same person anymore either.


    He''d done a lot of work for the Divine Order in the past few centuries, and over that period of time, they''d rewarded him with several things that helped him increase his strength.


    On top of that, he found that as he spilled more blood, the insights he''d gain into his sword path became far more numerous.


    He was now traversing a path that suited him, so he made progress faster than ever before.


    Even if it was Niks, he wouldn''t go down easy.


    ''I don''t want to take things to the Heavenly God ne yet.''


    Before that, he needed to find out how his skills fared against the 2nd Sword.


    The same 2nd Sword who was currently watching his every move with a cid expression on his face.


    At first, Niks didn''t understand why Damien decided to bring him along.


    The request really came out of nowhere.


    Damien spent a lot of time getting to know the 6 Swords who were currently in the main pce and understanding them.


    For the most part, they''d epted his lordship and had expressed their sincerity towards him in various ways.


    He, in turn, showed them the same sincerity, never belittling their position or trying to force them to work for him against their will.


    When he came to Niks before leaving the pce, he didn''t really specify "why" he needed protection or "where" they were even going.


    Still, Niks followed along to see what kind of person the Young Lord was outside the pce, and Damien happily allowed him to watch,


    From the beginning, Niks had been privy to his every movement through screens in the Sanctuary that provided him a real-time view of what was happening in the outside world.


    Damien''s sh against the homunculus put him on the edge of his seat, and while the imagery cut off for a moment at the end, leaving him no clues to understand how the homunculus ended up dead, he was still thoroughly impressed with Damien''s performance.


    Regardless of how it died, it was still at the level of a God.


    However, even that raised questions.


    Why did Damien need him if he was nning to risk himself and face Gods himself?


    It turned out that Damien was never arrogant.


    He never tried to fight someone who could truly utilize their Godly abilities.


    And when the time came, even though that person was once an ally, he ruthlessly pulled the trigger, bringing Niks back to the Heavenly World.


    In Niks'' mind, the facts were clear.


    The Young Lord was absolutely an amazing candidate for his position, and would make a spectacr Lord when he got the chance. He was a man who could instill hope into the dying pce and bring it the glory it deserved.


    As for Giovani? It didn''t matter how long they''d known each other.


    He was a traitor, so the only thing he deserved was death.


    Not a quick one, but one specially curated for filth like himself.


    It was amusing to see Giovani try to think his way out of the situation.


    In his eyes, the young buck would always be the young buck.


    No matter how much he trained in his bullshit bloody ughter techniques, they wouldn''t amount to anything.


    The Giovani he knew was a man who reached the limit of his potential and became obsessed with forceful growth through artificial means.


    A man like that, even if he gave off an aura like the one Giovani had now, would never be anything worth a cent.


    Frankly, this fight was decided from the moment Niks appeared. The title of 2nd Sword meant more than Giovani could ever know.


    However, Niks was a bit skeptical.


    Not because he doubted his own abilities, but because the Young Lord seemed to have another crazy idea.


    His orders were simple.


    "Find a way to lure Giovani into the Heavenly God ne."


    It was easy to aplish, barely even a task.


    But what he said next was…


    "Once you do that, the fight will be over. You don''t have to waste energy on scum."


    Niks didn''t know what the Young Lord meant, but he was quite interested to find out.


    So, without giving Giovani another moment to think his way out of this situation, he attacked.


    From that moment, Giovani became nothing more than a puppet.


    He was just dancing stupidly on a stage that he had yet to realize had been prepared for him.N?v(el)B\\jnn