Heaven Realm Mountain was shrouded in dense fog year-round, with no distinction between day and night, dawn and dusk.
Within this highest institution that had once governed every aspect of human affairs, a battle to end everything was underway.
Blades crossed.
Liozrealize tilted his head slightly, evading Tanzimat's strike. With a casual lift of his hand, the space-time torn apart by the black hole was instantly repaired.
"Don't hesitate with your sword. Once you've made up your mind, strike properly."
Liozrealize instructed, "All right."
Lioz suddenly flicked his left hand, canceling the Black Hole Destruction Sword as he fiercely sent forth a pale crescent slash.
The bright moonlight carried a biting chill. Shattered frost instantly spread across Liozrealize's body, and he smiled faintly. "At a time like this, it's best to use Guerrilla Star to lock down movement, then deploy a dimensional membrane to capture and restrain."
He gave a slight shrug, and the cold on his body was instantly dispersed among every Citizen Unit within him. All restraints vanished without a trace, like mud sinking into the sea.
Lioz flipped into the air and brought both swords crashing down. Liozrealize held his sword diagonally to parry, and the two crushing slashes immediately slid off the blade and veered aside.
"Pay attention. I'm going to counterattack."
Liozrealize's voice was gentle, but his hands showed no mercy. He kicked Lioz precisely in the wrist. Lioz's hand loosened, and if not for the nerves connecting him to the end of the sword, Tanzimat would nearly have been kicked away.
Before Lioz could react, his body instinctively leaned back—just as Liozrealize swung a sword past his eyes, nearly taking them out.
Lioz slapped the floor behind him and flipped back to his feet. Liozrealize immediately swept a kick into his chest. Before Lioz's