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The only way to break it might be to launch a number of attacks at the same time that Gawain cannot counter, but this is impossible.

Rudy's current multiple casting speed has reached the upper limit of his brain's reaction speed, that is, he can cast five different types of magic per second. Casting the same magic is not too limited by reaction speed. He can now cast it ten times in one second. For simpler magic like momentum magic, which he practices more, he can cast it fourteen to eighteen times a second depending on his condition.

As for these traditional magicians in front of him.

Even the primitive magician in the new standard added by Loki.

They can basically only launch it three times in one second, and the most powerful team leader and others can only launch it five times within the upper limit of their brain.

The total number of times that all the people present can launch the attack in one second cannot exceed one hundred.

Although this number is already large enough.

If it were really activated, a basic offensive magic alone would probably be enough to flatten an entire street, right?

But with the help of the intelligent brain, Gawain's upper limit of counterattack within one second is:

1274 times.

"The magic spear cannot be used!"

"Damn it! Is there a back door?"

"Magic items can't be used either!"

Gawain pressed down his finger pointing forward, and the members of the magician group who were protecting the ministers and Greyrat behind him instantly fell to their knees under the powerful pressure. The shiny floor tiles were cracked by their knees, and they lay down coughing up blood and speechless.

Seeing that the Magicians' attack didn't work, the Knights of the Royal Palace Knights immediately burst into fighting spirit and rushed towards Gawain at a speed that ordinary people couldn't see. They attacked in a circular formation, and the leader jumped up directly, determined to cut down Gawain who was floating in the air.

Gawain turned to look at the knights and held out his hand, as if asking them to stop:

"The Great Lysis Technique."

This was the final version he completed two years ago. After investigation, Gawain added all common weapon materials, regardless of whether they were precious or not, into the range of decomposition. The activation complexity of this version was even higher than that of the Emperor-level celestial magic, and was considered by Rudy and Lokixi to be more suitable for use on the battlefield.

A huge and sophisticated magic swept past.

The knights' gorgeous and exquisite golden armor, swords and shields were instantly turned into powder, and even the clothes they wore next to their skin were not spared.

Next, turn your palms upward.

The elite knights, who were confused because their armor and weapons suddenly exploded into dust, were thrown high into the sky by a huge force. After breaking through the ceiling of the audience room, they were all smashed down into the red carpet. The fighting spirit wrapped around their bodies was completely shattered by the sophisticated momentum magic, and along with their limbs and bones, they finally fell into a big pit with their heads stuck in the ground and remained motionless.

At this point, most of the nobles present were so frightened that their legs went weak. They huddled together in various corners of the audience room, completely losing their previous arrogance.

This made Gao Wen recall the several debates he had with Philip at the Boreas residence more than two years ago.

Power is only a by-product of strength.

That's how it is.

Gawain put his hands behind his back and turned sideways to look towards the throne again. The ministers began to panic, but the old king and his heirs remained calm.

The King of Asura sighed:

"Sir Gawain, please stop. I will not pursue the matter further."

Gawain tilted his head, seemingly not understanding. He put his left hand to his ear as if trying harder to understand:

"What did you say? You want to hold me accountable?"

Gawain smiled, his ice-blue eyes tinged with red.

"I haven't finished pursuing the matter of you daring to lie to me yet?"

"You have no intention of rescuing the refugees, do you?"

He clapped his hands and stood before the king, and half of the guardians that the country's highest-ranking rulers relied on the most were blown away.

Blood and flesh were evenly spread all over the throne.

Including the king's white beard.

Chapter 8: Irresistible

"Sir Gawain, this is a bit too much."

The only white-haired old lady whose body was not dirty slowly drew out the golden sword, looked up and sighed.

Although the king was still calm, his hands and feet were trembling slightly, and his lips were struggling to speak.

He is a king, it is true, but he is not a warrior.

Wang Sizhong's daughters were already sitting on the ground in fear. The younger one was wiping the blood and flesh off her face in panic. Only the oldest one could still use her stiff hands and feet to take out a half-dirty handkerchief to wipe her father's face.

Gawain crossed his arms and curled his lips:

"Water Goddess Leta? I thought you would wait until the very end to make your move."

Leta, whose hair was completely gray and who was at least fifty years old, instantly activated the Deprivation Sword Realm, covering the entire Jinjian room and locking all her strength on the black-haired boy who was quietly floating in the air not far away.

"I'm worried that the next time you make a move, you'll kill all my useless disciples. Without all the Water Emperors and most of the Water Kings, the Water God School will be difficult to pass on."

The first time Gawain came to the capital, he visited the Water God's main dojo. After seeing the Water Saint's moves, he lost interest in this sword technique specialized for mortals.

But facing the person with the highest attainments in the Water God School, the guy with the title of "God", he was still a little curious.

Gawain jumps to irrelevant topics:

"How much weaker do you think you are than the Sword God?"

A swordsman skilled in combat is capable of handling any unexpected situation, including this one, so Leda answered without hesitation:

"If I could master one more secret technique, I would easily defeat that Gar boy."

There are five supreme mysteries in the Water God School.

If you master three of them, you can be called a Water God, and only the first generation Water God mastered all the mysteries.

Yet, the contemporary Water Goddess, Leta, ranks among the top three of all previous Water Gods. This is because she not only possesses the two most difficult and powerful secrets, but also fuses them to form the extraordinary sixth secret, [Sword Realm Deprivation]. In other words, Leta's strength is stronger than a Water God with four secrets, but weaker than a Water God with five. If she acquires one more secret, she might even surpass the original in swordsmanship.

Gao Wen, however, was not interested:

"That's it."

Leta understood, although the meaning was unclear, that the talks had broken down.

The next moment, several, dozens, hundreds, and more and more sword lights slashed towards various parts of Gawain's body almost in an instant.

Contrary to her expectations, Gawain did not dodge, block, or react at all.

Every blow truly hit.

But no harm was done.

Gawain calmly stretched out his hand and picked up a strand of black hair that had been cut off by the wave. He flicked his finger and the slightly curly hair shot out. Even though it was intercepted twice by Leta in an instant, the hair that was split into four strands still accurately pierced into the neck of the Water Emperor who had been standing beside Leta until just now.

The speed was extremely fast, but due to its mass, the power was limited. However, it still pierced the middle-aged man's throat, forcing him to kneel on the ground unwillingly, holding his neck.

Lieda didn't care about the important successor of the Water God School, but just continued to focus on Gawain who was stroking his hair regretfully.

Gawain smiled:

"It's my fault for wanting to test the power of my slash, and it's your fault for ruining my hairstyle. Isn't it fair to split the responsibility 40% and 60% between us?"

A drop of sweat fell on Leta's forehead. She felt a strange sense of oppression, not from her strength, but from the enemy's words... or rather, attitude...

"Then why did you attack him?"

Gao Wen's explanation of all the questions and answers:

"Shui Shenliu is yours, and Shui Di is Shui Shenliu's most important asset. You hurt my important hair, so I destroyed your most important asset. Isn't that reasonable?"

"But my hair can still grow back, so if you hurry up, maybe that guy can be saved."

With sweat running down her cheeks, Leta understood. She had lived in the royal capital for decades and thought she had understood the evil of human nature from the Asura nobles, but what she understood was at best the evil of human nature.

She swung the sword again, but it stopped between two fingers.

Gao Wen narrowed his eyes in dissatisfaction:

"I'm not finished yet. The rules of the battle are that you need to use all your fighting power and wisdom to try to defeat me and kill me, but you are not allowed to touch my eyelashes, eyebrows, or hair. These are my sister's favorite parts. Please don't make her sad."

Gawain loosened his grip, and a hundred swords struck him at the same spot on the neck.

Then, in the sight of everyone, even the only remaining Water Emperor, the arms and sword of the Water Goddess Leta disappeared, leaving only a huge golden ball of light in front, and the monster's right arm disappeared without any trace.

The sound of fingers colliding with the blade was so loud that everyone had to cover their ears and show painful expressions.

Ten seconds later.

The battle is over.

Gawain sheathed the golden sword, examined it for a moment, and then threw it into the arms of the old woman, who was sweating profusely and whose muscles were trembling with exhaustion. He said casually:

"Come back to me when you have mastered the remaining two secrets."

"Depriving the Sword Realm? At best, it's just a technique used against mortals. It's not even worth learning from."

During his battle with the Water God, Gawain wondered if his opponent's skills were of any value to him, but the answer was no. Deprivation of the Sword Realm was a perfect fusion of observation, counter-attacks, and offensive techniques, a combat technique Gawain admired, but it lacked practical value.

and so:

"But it is a beautiful art of combat. Don't let this kind of collection be lost."

Gawain seemed to have remembered something and asked the Water God, who had lost his fighting spirit:

"Will that guy on the ground deprive the sword world?"

Leta shook her head.

Gawain no longer cared about that useless thing. He slowly floated past Leta. The Beidi, Shuidi, Beiwang, and Shuiwang, who were still able to move, just watched, without even the courage to move a finger or make a sound.

Their swords were broken before they were even sheathed.

If I can't remedy the situation in time, I'll probably never be able to use swordsmanship again in my life, right?

Gawain bent down and took the crown that had been passed down for thousands of years in the Kingdom of Asura. He played with it and praised it:

"It's a nice collection, how about giving it to me?"

The king, who had collapsed on the throne, nodded quickly.

If it was the Sword God or a higher-ranking power that invaded to this extent, King Asura felt that he would not be so disrespectful.

But this guy in front of me...

It's crazy...

It's a monster...

It's a foreign object that is hard to describe in words...

If I had to use a metaphor, it would probably be the demon god Laplace, or even more twisted than Laplace.

Killing a Water Emperor for a broken hair, and considering the two to be of equal value, what a joke! This moody fellow, who can guarantee that he won't just slaughter you if you nod a little too slowly or act too majestically?

Gao Wen nodded politely:

"Thank you."

Then, he grabbed King Asura by the white hair and lifted him up to his eye level:

"I forgive you for lying to me."

"Respected King of Humanity, I implore you to do everything in your power to save your people from this unforeseen disaster. Is that okay?"

King Asra wanted to nod, but his posture restrained him. Just as he was about to speak, Gawain stopped looking at him and instead looked at the heirs below:

"If you are unwilling, I will impeach you on behalf of all the people of the Asura Kingdom and replace you with a king who is willing to sacrifice for his people."

"Which of you three thinks you can be a wise king?"

Gawain politely put King Asra back in his seat.

Then he used the king's scepter to nail the second prince, who had just nodded excitedly, to the wall.

He touched his chest and saluted:

"Well, let's get down to business."

Chapter 9 Demon God