SSS SKILL: DUPLICATE

KING'S FIELD

"Fuck!" Cursed Rayga.

Fire field surrounds Rayga. His earthen gloves crumble. He tried to jump, but fire whips are tied to his feet.

Edgar instantly moved by the old man's side. His sword is swinging toward Rayga's body.

Bang! "Ahhh!" Rayga flies to his back.

A one-foot wound appeared on his body, but it isn't deep.

Edgar dashes and follows Rayga. Threads of fire gather and rotate on his sword.

A fire wall rises behind Rayga.

Bang! Rayga's back hit the wall.

Edgar moved below the giant old man, then he slashed his sword.

Bang! "Acck!" Rayga coughed out blood. Another big wound appeared on Rayga's body, and he is pushed up.

Woosh! A fire whip rises from the field, ties his hand, and pulls him down.

Edgar jumped up. He holds his sword above his head. The threads of fire element dispersed.

The sword became two meters long and he slashed it at Rayga's neck.

Bang! "Ahhh!" Rayga blocked the sword with his left forearm, but the slash pushed him to his back. A big wound appeared on his forearm.

Woosh! A long thread clad with aura suddenly tied Rayga's hand and pulls him out of the fire field.

Rayga rotates his body in mid-air.

He steps on earth, then he jumped back. He keeps jumping away from the king's field.

Boom! He landed heavily on the ground. He controls his muscles, and then the opening of the wounds started to decrease. The bleeding also decreased.

"Huff huff," Rayga is panting.

Edgar is also panting. He returned the previous size of the king's sword, then he deactivated his king's field.

"The defense of 3rd peak level is really tough. If I'm only against one, I could have killed one of them now. Two 3rd peak level working together is really hard to kill even with the king's field. Completely activating the field is consuming too much mana and aura.

Partial activation should be enough. The more they use their aura, the less compact aura they can use to protect their body. I must keep consuming their aura! By the time I must end this fight, my remaining aura should be enough to end the battle." thought Edgar.

Completely activating the fire field will prevent enemies from casting other elements when they are in the field. Edgar can also freely form the fire in the king's field without magic circles, but swords are a lot easier to form because of his concept. Partially activating the field helps Edgar cast fire magic skills easily in a circumference of eighteen meters, but it cannot prevent enemies from casting magic using other elements.

Edgar continues analyzing in his mind.

"The old man is much more versatile in evasion since he learned my aerial skill. His defense is really tough. I succeeded in attacking him in the air because he did not know that I could easily cast magic within eighteen meters. They have no experience in battling against a king's field, but the more they fight me, the more they are adapting."

Edgar looks at Maneki, then he suddenly rushes.

Maneki's face changed as Edgar runs toward him. He runs away, then he changed his lightning whips into lightning snakes.

LIGHTNING BEAM

Shoo! Shoo! Shoo! Many lightning beams are flying toward Edgar.

Small magic circles appear around Edgar.

FIRE BEAM

Many fire beams fly toward the lightning beams.

Boom! Boom! Lightning beams and fire beams are clashing in the air and exploding.

Some beams hit the ground, and holes keep appearing.

Dust and holes keep appearing around Edgar and Maneki.

Edgar slashes his sword at Maneki.

Flaming aura blades are rapidly moving in the air.

Maneki swings his lightning whips.

Lightning blades fly toward the aura blades.

Boom! Lightning blades and flaming aura blades exploded, but some went to Maneki and Edgar.

Edgar moves to his side. Maneki jumped away.

Whoosh! A fire whip suddenly came out of the dust and tied Maneki's feet.

"What?!!" Maneki is shocked.

The whip threw him toward Edgar.

Edgar suddenly charged. He is holding his sword above his head, ready to slash at Maneki.

Its too late for Maneki to form the purple hands. He controls his lightning threads to block the sword.

Bang! A ten-meter flaming aura blade strikes at the lightning threads. The threads were not able to stop the flaming aura blade, and it hit Maneki's body together with the threads.

"Ahhh!" screams Maneki, he is hit and pushed by the aura blade.

Edgar runs and follows Maneki.

Maneki eyes imperceptibly look in the air, then he sneers at Edgar. His index finger suddenly moves.

"I will surround him with flame swords. I will not let him move-" Edgar is thinking of his plan, but his thoughts were cut off.

"What?!!" A thin thread is tied to his right foot. His foot is pulled forward. He loses his balance, as if he slips on a slippery floor.

Rayga suddenly charged down from the air and struck his fist on Edgar's body.

Boom! "Acck!" Edgar coughed out blood. His armor cracked. A huge hole appears on the ground, and Edgar is buried within the hole.

The hole is full of dust. Edgar's situation cannot be seen inside.

Rayga immediately jumped up. He does not want to get trapped in the field again. When he reaches enough height, he attacks Edgar with earthen fists.

Maneki smirked when saw what happened to Edgar. He is still being pushed by the flaming aura blade. He moved his index finger.

Bang! A lightning whip is buried deeply in the ground.

Woosh! Maneki pulled himself out of the flaming aura blade. He controls his lightning whips and turned them into snakes.

Maneki grins. The lightning snakes attack with beams.

Earthen fists and lightning beams are rapidly moving toward Edgar.

KING'S FIELD

Shoo! Shoo! Shoo! Flame swords fly toward the earthen fist, and fire beams fly toward the lightning beams.

Bang! Bang! Bang! The magic skills are exploding in midair.

Edgar lifted himself with a fire dragon, then he controls it to get out of the hole. He deactivated the fire field. He moves away from the hole, then he landed on the ground. The fire dragon dispersed.

His appearance is a mess. He is panting heavily. His armor is cracked and his body hurts. He touched some parts of his armor. The armor became loose, then he removed it.

He threw the armor and the cape to the ground.

Edgar looks at Maneki, who has a wide grin on his face.

"Sneaky bastard," said Edgar as he breathes heavily.

Maneki seems to know what Edgar said.

He chuckles and says,"Bastard, you sneak on us many times. I haven't paid you back yet for those attacks. Expect a higher return, bastard."

Rayga also grins when he heard Maneki. He felt so comfortable when he hit Edgar with a powerful blow. They were at disadvantage because they weren't familiar in fighting with King's Field, but they are starting to adapt to it.

Rayga looks at Edgar with a wide grin.

"Hahahaha, kid, how does my fist feel? Too bad, that blow did not kill you. I was trying to hit your head, but I am not too familiar with moving in the air yet, so I was not able to adjust my direction and hit your body. Don't worry, I will try not to miss next time. I will crush your head on the ground."

Edgar looks at his two complacent enemies. He covers his whole body with flame. The sneak attack of the thread is too dangerous. The thread is clad with a little aura. It was almost undetected. It is difficult to notice during battle. It will be difficult to focus on the fight if he is too cautious about the thread. His fire can burn the thread used by Maneki for sneak attacks.

Edgar stares at Maneki.

Bang! The ground cracked as he dashes to Maneki.

Maneki grins, then he control his lightning snakes to attack with lightning beams.

Edgar casts fire beams and swings his sword to attack with flaming aura blades. Rayga joins the fight and supports Maneki.

EARTHEN FIST

FLAME SWORDS

LIGHTNING BEAMS

FIRE BEAMS

Bang! Boom! Magic skills keep flying in the air and exploding as they clashed with each other. More holes appear on the ground. Soil keep exploding and flying in the air. More dust appear around their battlefield. They continued their intense battle for a period of time.

Flop! The three of them landed on the ground. All of them are heavily panting. Edgar's clothes have torn. His red hair is a mess. Maneki and Rayga have more wounds and burns on their bodies. There are cuts on their faces. Maneki's clothes are like those of a beggar. The compact aura on their body is thin. All of them have a small amount of aura remaining.

Edgar stares at the two, who are not far from each other. They are determined not to let each other get killed.

"The time to end this fight has come. My personal guards should have sent away the prying eyes near our battle," thought Edgar.

Edgar took a deep breath and exhaled.

He disperses his king's sword.

Rayga and Maneki noticed Edgar's action.

"Hahaha, kid, are you giving up? Are you telling me that an old man like me has beaten you in endurance?" Said Rayga with a grin.

Edgar chuckled when he heard Rayga.

"Old man, you are too shameless. I'm alone while you two are working together. I disperse my secret skill because it isn't needed to end the fight. With your current state, my sword clad in aura is enough." said Edgar.

Rayga and Maneki's faces changed when they heard what Edgar said, and then they laugh.

"Hahahaha, kid, stop making me laugh. My wounds on my body hurt when I laugh. Ahh! It hurts! Hahaha, I can't stop laughing, hahaha, damn kid!" Rayga is holding his stomach while laughing.

Maneki chuckles. His eyes become more murderous.

He stares at Edgar and says,"It is good. Keep your arrogance. It will feel a lot better when I stomp on that arrogance. You no longer have enough aura and mana. You can never defe-"

Maneki stopped talking. His eyes turned wide, including Rayga.

A while ago, in the tent of the army on the border of Ru kingdom, a commotion was happening. A magic device is at the center of the tent. The runes are shining. Inside the tent is a white shield that reaches every corner of the tent. The device is for emitting sound-blockade magic. There are soldiers kneeling inside and being held by other soldiers. The vice marshal is standing in front of the soldiers kneeling on the ground.

"Damn you! We argued many times, but doing this is too much! This is considered treason, idiot! I will make you pay for this!" a man shouted. He is the Marshal of the army assigned by the Regent King of Ru. He is a chess piece by Duke Reich. He is kneeling with his cronies.

There are chains carved with runes in their hands. The chain prevents the release of aura and magic. The chain will absorb the aura and mana, then release them into the air. The chain cannot be used in battle because it takes time to attach it to a prisoner's hand. It can only be attached to a subdued prisoner or pass out enemies.

The marshal passed out because they drank too much alcohol and let themselves get drunk. The marshal will not let himself pass out without leaving enough security for his life. He let his trusted subordinate command his guards and send signals to officers of the army once there was danger to his life. He has already done this a few times. There is no danger at the border because he knows that they are secret allies of the Maginev empire, so he was always drinking with his cronies. He is not used to life on the border, but he has no choice but to follow the order of his master, Duke Reich. He did not expect that passing out this time would be different and that danger would come within the army.

The entrance of the tent opened, and then a man wearing armor came in.

"Llan! Get out quickly! Send a signal to the officers! There are traitors in the army!" the marshal shouted to his trusted subordinate that just came in.

The vice marshal laughed when he heard the shout of the marshal.

Llan smiles while looking at the hysterical marshal.

"Indeed, there are traitors in the army—you and your cronies."