MTLNOVEL Chapter 160
160. Without Limit
“Next… I will destroy… the demon clan dwelling within that staff…”
With a voice like grinding metal, the dragon warrior steps toward Lilith and Alice.
“No, you can’t! Meriel is inside this staff!”
“We won’t let you destroy it!”
The two of them hug their staffs tightly and shout.
“If you get in my way… I’ll destroy you too…”
Jack coldly declares, raising his right arm high.
Another shockwave, perhaps?
I try to activate my defensive skill in time,
“…Guh…!?”
But before I can, a glowing red strike slams into the dragon warrior’s chest.
“I won’t let you hurt them.”
Luca, wielding the Force Greed, in its [Blazing Form]—a form specialized in destructive power—stands face-to-face with Jack.
“Move… Ugh!?”
Jack staggers as he tries to advance again.
Fresh blood drips from his neck.
“Carelessness is your greatest enemy.”
Sarome, holding a knife, stands beside Luca.
Given that there was no sign or movement of an attack, it must be her signature stealth technique.
“Don’t… get in my way.”
The dragon warrior glares at Sarome and Luca, clearly irritated.
“Are you… allies of the demons? Then… I’ll destroy you too…”
“Want to try? See if you can catch my movements.”
Sarome kicks off the ground and charges at Jack.
Her glamorous dancer’s figure blurs, fading into a haze—and then vanishes.
“A technique to erase your presence… But my enhanced senses can see everything.”
Jack swings his fist effortlessly behind him.
Sarome appears there, struck by his punch—,
“Ugh!?”
She vanishes like smoke.
“Too bad. Over here.”
“Guh…!”
Blood sprays from Jack’s chest as he looks confused.
“Tch.”
His counterattack fist catches Sarome—but once again, her figure disappears.
This is different from the stealth technique she used before.
That one severed her presence, making it impossible for the enemy to detect her.
But now, Sarome is also disorienting her opponent.
It’s as if she’s creating illusions or clones.
Jack’s fists only hit the fake Sarome, while the real one briefly appears, slicing away at the dragon warrior’s body bit by bit.
“Guh…!? Ooooh…!”
“No matter how high your physical abilities are, you can’t catch an opponent you can’t sense. Even if you sense something, it’s just a fake presence I create. You’ll never catch the real me.”
Sarome calmly explains.
“This is my new stealth technique—[Dragon Flash Blow]. It’s an assassination secret art I mastered by delving deeper into the knowledge of the Factor.”
Her figure flickers in and out of existence, creating phantom clones, then vanishing again—landing rapid slashes on Jack.
The dragon warrior staggers slightly.
“Luca, now!”
Sarome shouts.
“Force Greed—[Lightning Form].”
Luca, now wielding dual swords, dashes forward like a silver flash.
A sub-light-speed movement—the speed-focused form of the Force Greed Sword.
“Fast…! Even my eyes can’t keep up…!?”
Jack’s counter is slightly delayed.
Luca’s speed must have surpassed Jack’s predictions and reactions.
“Force Greed—[Blazing Form].”
As she closes in, Luca transforms her swords.
The dual blades shift into a greatsword, which she raises high,
“Ultimate Technique—[War Heaven Slash: Force Break].”
A glowing red slash crashes down.
Using the speed-focused form to close the distance, then switching to the power-focused form to deliver a devastating attack—a flawless combination.
“Guh…!? Agh…!?”
Jack’s dark blue armor shatters, and he’s sent flying.
Luca has grown even stronger since her fight with Greed.
I recall her practicing with her sword in the inn’s courtyard.
She must have been training to draw out her sword’s power more efficiently.
Her efforts are clearly paying off.
“Onee-chan, bind him!”
“Got it!”
Lilith and Alice simultaneously raise their staffs toward the staggering Jack.
“[El Fall]!”
The wind spells released from their staffs form small tornadoes.
Six mini-tornadoes surround Jack, completely immobilizing him.
“You think you can bind me…?”
Jack’s eyes burn a fiery red.
A dragon-like emblem appears on his forehead.
Is that—the mark of the Domination skill!?