Chapter 39 - Consequences

Sword Aura, something tangible yet intangible at the same time. It's a kind of Mental ability derived out of physical ability. Only those swordsmen whose way of the Sword have achieved a certain threshold, and broke it! Using Sword Aura required to use their Mental capabilities, and also their Mana.

Many swordsmen were stuck in that threshold for their entire lifetimes, unable to use Sword Aura! And that very Sword Aura covered Haize's hands, and the latter said coldly, ''To kill the three of you...''

''I don't need to use my Katana.'' Haize completed his sentence, angering the three Faction Leaders. Maybe they weren't Elemental ability users, but their body was very strong! Someone who relied on their Sword to fight, wanted to kill them with their mere body? That was nothing but despising them!

''You b*stard! Do you think that just because you're Sol Haize and killed a few Peak 2-Star beings, you can act willfully?! We are physical ability users, and we can crush you on pure power! I challenge you to say it again!'' One of them shouted angrily before rushing over!

Haize didn't seem to be affected by his outrage, even though the man rushed over with a speed of 80 meters per second. While someone's speed and power increases greatly from Peak Mana Core to Low Mana sea, the following states don't increase speed and power too much.

Mana Core is the foundation, while Mana Sea is accumulation and flexibility. Mist is accumulation, flexibility, control and versatility! This was the main reason why after teaming up, perfect Mana Sea beings could fight against Mist stage beings! Both Haize and Lyse didn't need to care about their foundation at all, because their Infinite Sun Flames laid the most solid foundation.

Only at the True Awakening stage, would speed and power greatly increase once again!

A punch was sent towards Haize, who calmly looked over it. His hand moved gently, and it diverted the attack towards the side, and a small shockwave passed towards that direction. While the other two Faction Leaders were still in a daze, Haize's leg moved upwards, delivering a powerful kick to the Faction Leader's stomach!

''ARGH!'' The Faction Leader screamed while coughing blood from the strong impact, his body crashing fiercely on a building. The other two Faction Leaders finally reacted, and their subordinates started fighting Lyse, Edward, Ziam, and John's dead army!

Colorful collisions happened as the two Faction Leaders rushed towards Haize without hesitation. One of them moved their leg like a whip, flashing with bright white radiance, ''Die!''

Haize's eyes passed over him before ducking, but another attack quickly arrived, as the third Faction Leader condensed a ball of Mana, and shoot it at him! A water-like Mana flowed around Haize, before blocking the ball of Mana like a shield. And no Mana was wasted, just the amount necessary to block it!

Punch after punch was diverted to different directions by Haize, and powerful shockwaves left big cobweb-like cracks on the ground. A high kick suddenly came over from Haize's back, and the first Faction Leader that had crashed in a building attacked once again!

With his forearm, Haize took the impact!

The Faction Leaders smirked, a swordsman obviously didn't major in their physical strength, but rather their Sword Art! Such a kick would obviously break Haize's forearm, or maybe even directly separate it from the rest of his arm!

Alas, nothing ever goes according to people's expectations, as Haize didn't seem to be bothered by the kick. Instead, the Faction Leader felt his body shivering, and the bones of his leg cracked one by one.

Haize had seen that Edward tempered his physique through his Sky Thunder... His Infinite Sun Flames obviously would have the same effect, and even better. An ability judged to be at least Universal Star-level wasn't a joke, principally one so unique!

If it was a week ago, perhaps he would suffer in pure physical strength, but now... Haize was able to compete with Mist stage monsters with his pure physical body! Of course, monsters that focused on strengthening their already strong physique would still utterly crush him physically!

He's still at the low Mana Sea stage, after all! Not everything can be solved with just a strong battle strength, sometimes, the gap in stages can't be made up with powerful abilities.

His eyes shone with a golden brilliance, looking like the dazzling sun. Haize's left hand grasped the first Faction Leader's feet before his right hand flashed with a cold, sharp light.

''Swordless Art: Cut.'' Haize said coldly, it was a simple name for this technique, but it represented its simple yet complex action. Blood splashed like a fountain, and Haize stepped back, as the blood passed right in front of him.

Before letting the opponents react, Haize's hand flashed again, ''It was good letting you all attack, but now it's my turn, hm?''

A severed head slowly rolled on the ground, and its original body fell softly on the ground. A small pool of blood was formed around the corpse, and it frightened the remaining two Faction Leaders.

''Wow, big brother, so cool!'' Lyse, who was fighting the subordinates without much trouble, couldn't help but scream like a fanboy!

John also gave his thumbs up to Haize, ''It seems you have improved your words effect, bro! I'll store that sentence later for use.''

''...'' Edward was just speechless, how come these siblings were all so weird?

Secretly, he also gave thumbs up to Haize and stored the sentence in his mind before quickly focusing on killing the subordinates. Haize's order was clear: Kill them all. They wouldn't need traitors for their future plans, and Haize's actions proved it.

''We surrender!'' One of the remaining two Faction Leaders shouted in desperation, but his face twisted in despair after seeing that Haize didn't mean to let them surrender at all, ''Since you won't let us surrender... Then die with us!''

Powerful energy started brewing inside his body, and it was estimated that within mere seconds, it would explode! Self-destruction was his way of letting Haize die with them!

Alas, this was reality and nobody would wait for the opponent for a few seconds to let him self-destruct. Haize's hands flashed two times, and exactly two heads fell on the ground. The subordinates fell into chaos after seeing that their three Leaders were actually killed!

However, Haize's face was still as cold as ever, and no trace of emotions could be felt in his voice, ''No one should remain, and all traitors should be killed.''

These three Factions were the first three to announce their loyalty, but also the first three to betray him. Through years, he had rejected his identity of an Emperor who ruled the underworld, and didn't reject the fact that people opposed him. But sometimes, people's thinking changes.

From now on, no more Factions would exist, no people would oppose him.

And so Haize was going to let people know what are the consequences of betraying...

The Emperor.

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