We agreed to set sail, so you'd become the ruler of the deep sea?

Chapter 403 [Shane] VS [Edward]

At this moment.

Some vague memories surfaced in Edward's mind.

But it only takes a breath.

It seems that a will pressed the delete key deep within his memory.

Clear those unnecessary emotions and thoughts from your mind.

All that remains is a clear and definite purpose.

That is...

Eliminate every single one of these people in front of you!

So in the next moment, Edward's eyes turned extremely cold and sharp.

Simultaneously.

Without a word, he slashed at Shane with his lightsaber.

That stance clearly indicated an intention to sever his head with a single sword strike.

Xia En naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait for his doom.

He raised his arm, and the long, black sword in his hand met the attack once more.

This jet-black longsword only looks like a sword.

Actually.

It is an extension of Shane's [Great Dark Heaven] domain.

Just like the previous jet-black armor.

— In legendary-level battles, directly opening one's domain to fight will not only waste secret power, but may even put one at a disadvantage because the density is far inferior to that of a legendary powerhouse.

Therefore, Xia En simply focused on one point, condensing the [Great Dark Heaven] to an extreme degree, which might even break through the surface with a single point.

So, when the two collided...

The jet-black longsword did not shatter into pieces as Edward had expected; instead, it was directly disintegrated by the unique secret power that analyzes all things.

Instead, it incredibly withstood the attack.

Only a tiny nick remained where the blades met.

"how is this possible?"

In an instant, a strong sense of disbelief rose in Edward's heart.

It was only natural that the Lord of Cinder could block his lightsaber.

After all, there is a certain gap in rank between the two sides.

Edward was not surprised by this.

But at this moment.

Neither Shane nor Karl-Leigh in front of us has reached the level of a legend.

They are nothing more than two sixth-order ants.

Yet these two individuals managed to block a sword strike from him, a legendary figure nearing the eighth rank.
And not just once?
Edward's fighting style relies too heavily on the information he gathers.

Therefore, when encountering situations that are beyond the norm and outside the scope of his database records, he will be more surprised than the average person.

Just like...

The machine encountered a bug it had never encountered before, causing it to crash.

However, Edward still retained some human qualities.

After a brief moment of surprise.

He said coldly, "Unless you become a legend, you're just an ant."

"You two think you can defeat me?"

Before he finished speaking, Edward once again swung his lightsaber.

This time, however, the sword blade split into hundreds of afterimages the moment it was unleashed, raining down on Xia En in a deluge.

Each sword light appeared to be illusory, yet it was real.

and.

Their angles and positions seemed to have been meticulously calculated, sealing off every inch of space around Xia En.

Xia En had a feeling.

No matter which way he goes, he will be attacked by hundreds of sword lights at the same time.

In other words, we can only withstand this attack head-on?

Upon seeing this, Xia En's expression immediately became extremely serious.

After that exchange, he was able to roughly deduce—

The power of the laws that Edward possesses is probably analysis!
Resolve.

As the name suggests, it involves cracking and analyzing.

Edward can rely on the information he gathers to find fatal flaws in enemies and external objects.

And deliver a fatal blow at the crucial moment.

This ability is actually quite similar to Shane's [Prying Eyes].

They can all directly see through the core weaknesses.

only.

Edward's analysis was based on the analysis of massive amounts of data.

Xia En, on the other hand, has to search and eliminate from the chaotic points and lines.

On the other hand.

Edward's analytical power can even break down some ordinary things in a very short time.

It can instantly obliterate large objects or sturdy defensive structures, and can also inflict fatal damage on living beings, directly decomposing their body tissues.

of course.

Like Shaon's [Great Dark Heaven], the Flames of the Lord of Cinder...

Edward might not be unable to decompose it either.

However, the prerequisite for decomposition is that enough information is collected.

Just like an AI software or intelligent algorithm, it aims to achieve the goals expected by the designer.

This requires debugging using a large amount of data.

Ultimately, they are based on the same principle.

This also means.

As the battle with Edward drags on, the more information he gathers, the easier it becomes for Shane to fall into a disadvantageous position and be defeated.

And at this time.

Facing the sword lights coming from all directions, Xia En suddenly heard a reliable voice in his ear.

"Captain Shane, leave it to me."

Hearing this voice, Xia En felt much more at ease.

Trusting her, Xia En did not hesitate at all. Ignoring the surrounding sword light, he neither dodged nor avoided, and rushed straight towards Edward's direction.

"Ha... You're courting death!"

Upon seeing this, Edward's lips curled into a cold smile.

Ignoring such an attack would be the worst decision the enemy could ever make.

At the moment each lightsaber made contact with it, Edward was also able to extract a portion of the information from the other party.

Even if Xia En's physical body was strong enough to withstand such a storm of sword light without dying.

But after that.

Shaun will have no secrets from Edward.

All his flaws and weaknesses will be clearly exposed to Edward's eyes.

By then.

Edward could kill him in the blink of an eye.

But just as Edward was having these thoughts...

Suddenly, a layer of armor made of runes appeared out of thin air on Shane's body.

Countless mysterious runes appeared on it, shimmering with a magnificent halo, flowing as if they were alive.

You can find it if you look closely.

Each character contains a vast amount of information and knowledge.

This knowledge is like books stored in the Federal Grand Library.

When they are stored in books in written form, they have no harmful effect.

But when they actually materialize...

The sheer volume of knowledge was thus clearly revealed to people.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
A series of muffled thuds, like a sudden storm, echoed continuously from the runic armor.

However, those seemingly fierce sword lights could not penetrate its defenses, nor could they harm Shane and Karl-Rays under the armor.

"This is?"

Edward's expression changed slightly.

How could he not be familiar with this secret art that uses knowledge as a weapon?

Isn't this exactly the tactic of their "Truth Society"?
Edward then glanced out of the corner of his eye in another direction within the palace.

there.

An elderly woman with silver hair and slightly pointed ears raised her cane, meeting his gaze without fear. Her eyes held a wisdom that had been refined by time.

Even Edward dared not underestimate them.

Edward quickly compared the information and retrieved the old woman's details from his memory bank.

"A traitor to the Truth Society..."

"The former Truth No. 008, Lady Tranquility?"

"Unexpectedly... this long-lost scholar from the [Truth Society] was also involved in the infiltration operation."

Followed by.

Edward looked behind Jane and saw William, the Deep Sea Priest, Ratwen, the priest of the Church of Glory, and Benny, a federal officer.

And... Princess Anbing of the Great Yan Kingdom!
All the surviving members of the infiltration plan appeared in this palace.

not long ago.

Under the cover of the King and Colonel Gold.

Xia En and the others successfully escaped the pursuit of the undead and entered the Great Yan King's Palace.

Upon discovering that Edward and the created Augustine B1 were attacking the Lord of Cinder, they promptly joined the battle.

It was thanks to Jane's teleportation technique that Shane was able to stop Edward's attack at the crucial moment.

at this time.

William and the others were captivated by the epic battle between Augustine and the Lord of Cinder, and were awestruck by the unparalleled power of the two kings.

But they also knew that it was a battle they couldn't intervene in.

What they can do now is to work together to kill Edward, who has ulterior motives!

Edward's eyes flickered, and he instantly assessed the current situation.

But he showed no sign of fear.

the reason is simple.

All the members of the infiltration operation, including Xia En, were only sixth-tier Mystic Path users.

There wasn't even a single person who broke through to the legendary level.

He himself does indeed possess strength approaching the eighth rank.

Such a vast difference in skill level cannot be bridged by sheer numbers alone.

Edward shifted his gaze back to Shane, who was clad in platinum and rune armor, a fierce killing intent flashing in his eyes.

In his opinion.

Of these members of the operation, only Shane posed any threat to him.

Therefore, Edward made Shane his primary target for elimination.

Then, a faint blue light shone in his eyes.

The arcane power that had previously settled on the runic armor began to recede.

Although the armor blocked the thousands of sword beams, it did not prevent Edward from using it to gather information about Shane.

But when his secret power flowed back.

The information it carried surprised Edward slightly.

because……

That wasn't Xia En's own data and information, but a large chunk of completely unrelated knowledge!
E.g.

Postpartum Care for Marine Mammals

Transmission and Simulation of Steam Machinery

Federal Advanced Mathematics (Detailed Explanation)

"On the Application of Architecture in Island Planning"...

All sorts of strange and varied knowledge were transmitted into his mind from those secret powers.

of course.

It's not that this knowledge is useless, but Edward never expected to receive such knowledge during battle.

Just for a moment.

Edward realized the reason behind it.

He looked at the runes flashing on the armor and immediately understood Jane's intention.

no doubt.

Jane knew that Edward had the ability to gather information about the enemy from all aspects and find weaknesses in battle.

And at this moment.

Jane, however, turned the tables and used Edward's information-gathering abilities to instill this jumbled knowledge into Edward's mind.

This way.

Edward's decryption method will face significant obstacles in its attempts to continue deciphering Shane's information.

It's equivalent to...

This knowledge contaminated Edward's database.

Simply remove this knowledge.

It will take him a lot of effort.

Not to mention.

At this point, Jane's knowledge of these runes was not limited to just a little.

Instead, she was instilled with the vast amount of knowledge she had amassed over hundreds of years in the Federal Library.

Even within this, there is a considerable amount of extremely dangerous and taboo knowledge.

If general knowledge is like seawater, it can only fill Edward's mind with quantity.

Then.

Taboo knowledge is like a steel needle hidden in these seawaters, capable of piercing the weakest points in one's spirit.

A single piece or two of knowledge might not be able to harm Edward.

But as they pierced Edward's mind time and time again.

Ultimately, this will also have some impact on his rationality.

Especially in.

Edward's mental state was already different from that of ordinary people.

To know.

Edward, as Joey's father, became the way he is now entirely due to the transformation by the Truth Society.

His memories and personality were altered by the Truth Society, and even his personality became incomplete.

If further stimulated by taboo knowledge.

No one knows what kind of changes will occur in his mind.
It can be said.

This was actually an "information war" between Jane and Edward.

As information flooded in, many chaotic and fragmented memory fragments kept appearing in his mind.

Those memories inexplicably made him feel uneasy and panicked.

Edward understood that he was afraid... of truly recalling those memories!

"You guy..."

Edward endured the dull pain in his head and looked at Jane not far away.

At this point, he changed his mind.

Among this group, the person he feared most had become a traitor to the Truth Society!

But that's it.

Shane had arrived before Edward with the force of a thunderbolt.

The black sword formed by the Great Dark Sky seemed to absorb all the surrounding light and hide in the shadows of the air.

Combined with Shane's constantly improving physical abilities, and the power provided by the Karls steam core.

The power of this sword.

It can only be described as horrifying!

It tore through space and slashed forward with a whooshing sound.

Wherever the black sword went, it left a dark rift in the air, its destination unknown.

Edward was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of knowledge, and his reactions became somewhat sluggish.

However, his true rank and strength are still above that of Xia En.

Faced with Shane's attack, Edward snorted coldly, and a dazzling beam of light suddenly shot out from his eyes.

Shaen sensed a deadly danger emanating from the beam of light.

Even the armor Jane created probably couldn't stop it.

He forcibly changed his body's movement, slightly turning his body to avoid the beam of light.

The seemingly slender beam of light fell on one wall of the palace hall.

All of a sudden.

The massive wall instantly disintegrated into countless tiny particles, completely dissipating into the air.

This created a huge gap in the entire palace.

Rumbling--

This royal palace, which had stood firm since the founding of the Great Yan Kingdom, has now collapsed!
(End of this chapter)