System vs Rebirth

"Kh!" The guy who was thrown away by Noel managed to land safely and stabilize his stance in an instant.

However, Noel was still fast enough to reach him and swung his sword downwards.

*Clink!*

The guy was forced to pull out his blade and block it with one hand on the handle and the other on the blade, trying hard to stop it.

'What's wrong with this guy's strength?' He asked inwardly, feeling something wrong with Noel's strength.

Noel was only a Spirit Wielder while he was a Spirit Master. There should be a huge gap in their strength.

Noel wasn't like Igor either, who trained his body to the limit and achieved that strength. So, it was quite surprising to find this power in that tiny body.

The Spiritual Energy started to come out of his body and made its way to the sword. Noticing the movement, the enemy also circulated his Spiritual Energy while jumping back to gain some distance to see what Noel was up to.

Before he could escape, Noel used the Spiritual Energy as fuel to light them up with the Ignition Sword.

*Boom!*

The explosion struck this guy from the Supreme Devil Organization, pushing him downward. The dust was kicked up, covering them.

Once it settled down, Noel actually managed to pin the guy on the ground. His enemy was on his knees, but unfortunately, the fire seemed to be not enough to deal some damage.

"Haaaa!" The guy was angry as his pride was being crushed after this mere Spirit Wielder managed to push him to this state. He let out a roar while releasing all his strength in one go.

The burst of Spiritual Energy allowed him to push Noel back and overpower him.

Unfortunately, Noel had always known that his attack would be completely useless against a Spirit Master like him. Hence, Noel jumped to the side as if he was trying to regain his composure.

His enemy chased after him and covered the distance in a single leap.

"!!!" Noel looked startled as he instinctively raised his sword, receiving his enemy's slash.

*Clink!*

The single clash actually launched Noel into the air before eventually landing a few meters back.

The enemy didn't give up after that one slash. He continued to chase after Noel as he didn't plan to let Noel go until he brutally killed him. This was the only way to wash away that shame.

*Clink!*

*Clink!*

A series of clashes resounded inside the woods as every time he struck, Noel was blown away for a few meters.

It looked like Noel was being pushed back by this guy and had no way to fight back. Little did this guy know, Noel was planning something.

After a few more rounds, Noel's face, which showed his distress, suddenly regained its calm.

"!!!" The rational side of the guy suddenly kicked in, not missing that single detail. Still, he had already swung his blade.

Suddenly, there was a burst of Spiritual Energy on Noel's sword as it received his slash.

*Bam!*

The swords collided, but the Spiritual Energy that empowered their swords ended up clashing, causing a small shock wave.

Surprisingly, Noel stood on his ground, not being pushed back even an inch.

After so long suppressing this ability, Noel could finally use it.

Everchanging Emotion Sword Style, Surprise.

Yes, Noel finally lifted the ban on his Everchanging Emotion Sword Style. There were three reasons why he decided to unleash this ability. Firstly, no one was around anymore. With no witnesses, no one would be able to recognize this ability.

Secondly, the people from the Demon Relief Squad that were with him right now knew his identity. There was no need to hide it anymore.

And last but not least, Noel always wanted to see how strong the Everchanging Emotion Sword Style was. Although he had been suppressing this sword style the whole time, it didn't mean he abandoned it.

Every opportunity present was used to train the abilities he couldn't show like the Ice Ability and this swordsmanship.

And finally, Noel could unleash everything on this opponent.

'He changes?' The enemy felt something from Noel. His instinct kicked in as his body moved by itself. 'Eh?'

The guy didn't realize it, but he was already a few meters away from Noel. His fear was actually telling him to fear Noel.

He kept staring at Noel dumbfoundedly as he found the Spiritual Energy on his sword and body intertwined with each other as if the sword had become a part of his body.

Noel took a deep breath before leaping forth. He waved his sword from the right. The Spiritual Energy on his sword became far sharper than previously.

"!!!" The enemy felt like this sword could cut everything, so he tried to avoid it.

Unfortunately for him, Noel created the Increase Agility Rune to give the last boost he needed to catch up to his opponent.

*Clink!*

Their swords clashed as the enemy gritted his teeth while feeling some numbing pain in his hand.

It felt like his sword would be destroyed if he continued this way. And even his hands would have a hard time.

Still, he was a Spirit Master. Unlike the previous battle, where Noel and Anna managed to suppress a Spirit Master from using all his abilities, Noel was alone this time.

The guy covered his body with Spiritual Energy like before. As soon as Noel approached him, he struck Noel's blade first, aiming for his neck.

Another clicking sound echoed in the woods as Noel blocked his swing easily. However, the position was close to his face.

Noel didn't feel anything the whole time until suddenly a sharp pain jolted his mind.

"!!!" Noel was startled and jumped to the side, avoiding whatever his opponent tried to do. But he soon realized the reason for that pain as he put his hand on his cheek, finding blood coming out.

'What?' Noel was dumbfounded, not understanding how the enemy managed to hit him. He had perfectly blocked that attack. So, Noel asked himself, 'How?'