/TAK/ /CREAK/
Pushing the huge door in front of me, I entered a huge room whose ceiling was nowhere to be seen.
'Same as always.'
Seeing the scene in front of me, I remembered the contents of the game.
/TOK/
With the loud sound of something clashing with others, I looked at my back.
Only to see the door was closed, not leaving a space open.
"A huge room with a shining silver light entering from the ceiling that was very high, illuminating around. A huge space filled with nothing, aside from a huge throne."
I mumbled, seeing the place around.
'Same as in the game.'
/SHINE/
At that moment, the room started to shine, this time from the ground.
"Foul Warrior."
Revealing a man sitting on the throne with a bored expression on his face, with his head resting on his hand.
"A greedy human, spurned by the grace of Gods…."
With his head slowly rising, his silver-blue eyes opened wide.
"A low-born who knows nothing but desires everything."
/TOK/
Raising up from the place he was sitting with his hands, grabbing the staff lying over his throne.
"Thy wish to trample over the ruins of my grace…."
/TOK/
With his staff hitting the ground, he raised his hands.
"Thee shall prove to me…."
/SWOOSH/
With the wind swirling over the room, everything started moving.
"I, the king of Xerxes, Xenon, the Xanthous, have been waiting…."
'All Seeing Eye.'
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Name – Xenon, the Xanthous
Age – None
Class – Magus
Mage Rank – 6-star
Knight Rank – 0-star
Attributes – Metal, Elemental
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/SWILR/ /WOOSH/
"To be granted audience one last time."
/HOWL/ /RUMBLE/
With thunder forming over the sky, he locked his eyes with mine.
"What an entrance for an old man like you who lost his sense of reasoning and wished for something he didn't deserve."
With that mumble, I grabbed my sword.
In the first place, thanks to this place having mana poisoning in the air, I wasn't able to use my lightning magic, but he was.
Because he is the sole reason this place in such state….
Because he was the one that turned those people into the metallic puppets….
"Come warrior….."
"….."
<Conditions are met.>
<Trait [Duelist] activated.>
/TING/ /CRACK/
With my aura shining blue light, I dashed to the man holding his staff.
With my eyes scanning the environment, I closed the distance at a speed hard to see.
/TING/
But before Callius even reached the magician with his staff shining, something blocked his sword.
/TING/ /TING/
It was a man with two spears in his hands, his skin full of metal.
'Now, he will start summoning his pests…. Annoying.'
'Annihilation Sword, Void Steps.'
/SWOOSH/
Ignoring the metallic man in his front, Callius dashed to the magician behind with a sharp turn, his aura focusing on his legs.
/TOK/
But once a great magician, Xenon was someone who participated in countless battles.
"Foolish move."
With his staff hitting the ground, suddenly, he conjured spikes from the ground, making Callius immobilized.
At least, that was what he was aiming for.
'Spike attack.'
/SWOOSH/
Before he could finish his chant, Callius had already jumped into the air, losing his footing.
But that didn't matter because he was rapidly closing the distance.
"Ho?"
However, even if that happened, the magician was relaxed.
Even if the long black estoc was pointing towards his face.
/TOK/
With another touch of his staff to the ground, his head suddenly changed color.
/CLANK/
Nullifying Callius' attack.
/CLANK/ /CLANK/ /CLANK/
And then started parrying every attack of his without leaving any opening for Callius to attack.
'Phase 1 of Xenon, the Metal Head.'
That was the nickname given to the Xenon by the players because he was such a guy that if you aimed at his head blindly, you would never be able to defeat him.
'CLANK/ /CLANK/
With my sword clashing with his staff that had already grown longer with his metal magic, I was on the losing side
/SWOOSH/ /SWOOSH/
And coupled with the attacks of the soldiers he had just conjured with his metallic magic, I was at a disadvantage.
/CLANK/ /CLANK/
But I never stopped attacking his face.
"Foolish Warrior, why do you keep attacking my face?"
A question was raised.
"…."
Without answering, Callius kept attacking.
"It is thy wish to not answer then…."
And he didn't persist on the question, attacking Callius with his staff.
/CLANKKKK!/
'He will lengthen his staff again.'
Immediately seeing through the magician's aim with his 'All Seeing Eye,' Callius jumped back, raising the distance.
'It is about time you started to get tired of the constant ringing sound over your head.'
In the first place, there is a reason why I was attacking his head over and over again.
In order to make his ears hear the sound more than ever, making his senses null.
Because metals or materials with high density would transmit sounds a lot better and stronger….
And don't forget that with his head covered with metal, his state of the body was getting worse inside….
/SWOOSH/
However, just because I raised the distance didn't mean I was safe.
No, I was far from being safe with those annoying pests trying to attack me every time.
/CLANK /CLANK/ /STAB/
However, Callius had already gotten used to the way his summons fought, thanks to his fast adaptation. Therefore, with his sword, he nullified the enemy with a precise move set.
/THUD/ /THUD/ /THUD/
Making them fall to the ground.
"Hisss….."
Slowing his heartbeat by releasing a frost breath, he lowered his center of gravity, channeling his aura on his sword.
'Sword of Annihilation. Bladesurge.'
/SWOOSH/
Jumping towards the enemy, his sword was raised, aiming at the magician.
"Again, with the foolish move."
His staff raised, the magician mumbled.
"Brass and bronze, hear my call."
With his staff hitting the ground conjured a wave of metallic lances over his body, aligning them at Callius.
/SWOOSH/ /SWOOSH/
"Lend me your strength; stand tall."
With his chant finished, his lances flew to the Callius at a fast speed.
'Sword of Annihilation, Null Space.'
/CLANK/ /CLANK/ /CLANK/
With his sword raised and fast responses, he blocked every bit of attack, like he knew where they would attack him from.
/SWOOSH/
And then, appearing in front of the magician, he aimed at the magician's face again.
As he had already anticipated such a thing, the magician covered his face with metal trying to defend against the strike.
"Heh, you fool."
With a slight smile on his face, Callius mumbled.
'Sword of Annihilation. Unseen Sword.'
/CLANK/ /THUD/
At that moment, two sounds of something clashing were heard.
A spark flew into the air from the magician's head.
And blood spurting from his chest.
