Winner Takes All

Right when Jack swung his knife, Zenith's right foot suddenly volleyed as if it was a sword, sweeping a large swath of snow and splashing it onto Jack's face.

It caught Jack off guard, stunning him for a moment. Under the unbelievable gazes of Achilles, Debut and Yarol, Zenith took advantage of Jack's momentary pause to turn his body, jumping and twisting in the air like a top. With an angle accurate to the millimetres, Zenith flew right through between Jack and Dragon Cavalry Sword and landed steadily behind Jack.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

Ppak!

At the same time, Zenith's right hand held onto the Dragon Silver Spear that was stuck into the ground.

Achilles and the other two almost had their jaws dropped to the ground at the sight of this scene.

Zenith was probably the only person who dared to perform such a dangerous act which almost exposed all of his flaws to Jack now, wasn't he? Even if anyone else dared to do this, they probably would have been greeted by Jack's Dragon Cavalry Sword with just a single moment of delay! "Roar!"

Jack roared in anger when his sword missed the target and slashed the air.

Without any warning, he twisted his body, turned back and drew himself towards Zenith. The Dragon Cavalry Sword in his hand made the snow splash all over like a python that came from the skies. With Jack's strength and the weight of the sword, it was enough to hurt a person to their bones with just a scratch.

Bang!

However, as Jack was turning around, Zenith suddenly pulled out the spear from the ground, causing the ground to split apart.

Zenith was as quick as lightning. He did not dodge Jack's attack but went straight towards his sword instead.

Clang!

Metals were clashed against one another while sparks flew from the collision.

Jack's movement did not stop. He put more pressure onto his Dragon Cavalry Sword and went straight for Zenith's left hand by trailing the Dragon Silver Spear.

In a second, Zenith withdrew his left hand, allowing the head of the spear to fall towards the ground. At the same time, he raised his left foot and gently tipped the spear's head, causing it to buzz like the sound of a dragon's chant. From the side, it went straight to Jack and poked at his waist.

It seemed to be a light attack, and in fact, Zenith only tipped the head of the spear lightly, but when it hit Jack, Jack suddenly let out a grunt and flew backwards from the impact.

This scene was confusing to Debut and Yarol who were watching from the side.

Their minds were completely blank from utter shock, unable to understand how the light attack from Zenith earlier could cause such a powerful force.

As for Achilles, his gaze turned sharp while his body shook a little too.

Ever since Jack's drastic change, this was his first time seeing him repulsed by anything!

Moreover, it seemed to have been done so easily in this one-to-one battle.

"Roar!"

Jack's furious roar resounded amidst the blowing wind and snow.

"Brat! How dare you!"

In the next second, Zenith swayed the Dragon Silver Spear and dashed towards Jack.

In that instant, the two men crashed together.

Clang...

The rapid movements created sparks which spewed amidst the snow and wind.

Following their moves, afterimages were seen in the air because they were moving too quickly. Wherever they went, they could cut of the stream of wind and snow as well. While fighting against each other, the two men twisted and turned.

Everything was too fast that it made the onlookers dizzy.

"They're so fast!"

"I can't see them clearly at all!"

Debut and Yarol came back to their senses, murmuring from the scene of the incredible moving shadows.

Achilles' gaze was still as sharp as ever from watching the fight. There seemed to be a flame burning within him. His body was tensed, but he could feel his blood burning within him.

As the Chief Guard, he was only scraped off from his position but his ability was still at its peak.

Though Debut and Yarol could not catch the movements of Jack and Zenith, but Achilles could see them clearly.

Even with his ability, he had to admit that Jack and Zenith's fight was legendary. It was the show of the century!

Each move and style were quick and smooth but it came with such terrifying lethality that can even break mountains apart!

The way Jack and Zenith fought still came off as a shock to Achilles.

All of their moves, attack and defence ones were done in the air.

From Achilles' point of view, this was a showdown by two battle masters. This was a masterpiece!

If f any of them were careless to not defend any of the attacks, it would cause them serious injuries, regardless if it was Jack or Zenith!

Jack was madly violent because of his sickness, that was why he had such plays.

As for Zenith, he was calmly exhibiting each of his attacks and defences confidently.

With this difference, it made Achilles' estimation towards Zenith's strength rise indefinitely. Though he had the body of a mortal, but his presence was one believed to be godly.

This was what Achilles felt towards Zenith while watching the battle.

He knew the best about the changes in Jack's ability!

Other than the changes, he knew about the difference as well.

With his ability, he could barely handle one of Jack's killing move even with his life.

Even if he was fully armed, he would be spitting blood after getting beaten up badly by Jack.

But now, Zenith was handling Jack's attack with ease. He could even counterattack and had the upper hand at times!

Boom!

With Zenith's leap into the air, the spear in his hand was like a dragon that came to life. It shook the ground loudly, splashing the snow on both sides as forcibly pushed Jack back. Achilles suddenly widened his eyes.

With that shot, he clearly saw that snow was not the only thing that flew into the air, but the surface of ground as well!

This shot managed to crack every inch of the ground.

It even scraped off its surface!

"Roar!"

Jack, who was forced to retreat roared. His face had the look of a reaper, and once again, he picked up Dragon Cavalry Sword and dashed towards Zenith. "Dragon Ascending!"

In an instant, the Dragon Silver Spear that Zenith was holding closely to him suddenly let out a low grunt.

At that moment, Zenith stared sharply at Jack.

Just as Jack was about to reach him, Zenith yanked the spear up and created a sky full of snow.

Boom!

The barrel of the originally sturdy Dragon Silver Spear suddenly softened with this drag.

Amidst the snowflakes, a buzzing noise burst out, trembling the entire earth.

Vaguely, Achilles felt that the spear in Zenith's hand came to life and became a real dragon with silver scales all over his body. The dragon seemed to be winding its body that was wrapped with snow and stabbed right at Jack.

At the same time, the automated Dragon Silver Spear suddenly let out a noise comparable to the angry roar of a dragon.

"Ah!"

Debut and Yarol screamed at the same time.

Achilles let out a miserable expression as well.

In an instant, Zenith's Dragon Silver Spear, like a dragon that was flying, flew directly towards Jack.

On the other hand, Jack had also stopped his movements as his eyes darkened right away.

He quickly raised the Dragon Cavalry Sword to his chest, shielding himself.

Boom!

The tip of the Dragon Silver Spear landed on Dragon Cavalry Sword.

In a moment's time, the extremely durable Dragon Cavalry Sword instantly broke into countless fragments and flew out in all directions, while Jack flew out in the direction of a parabola.

He looked up into the sky, spat out a mouthful of blood before landing heavily on the ground...☐☐☐☐☐