"Oh?"
Sensing the sharp aura gradually rising from the frivolous man ahead, Riezel could not help giving him another look.
This aura was naturally nothing to him, yet it had already reached Sword Saint level.
Judging by his appearance, he was definitely no older than Albert, who had once been hailed as the strongest beneath the Sword Saint in Ginas Kingdom. Yet he had already become a Sword Saint-level existence. Such talent would be considered top-tier across the entire Akasha Continent.
But...
"You don't actually think you can stop me, do you?"
The hint of amusement on Riezel's face vanished completely, replaced by calm indifference.
"Can I stop you?" The other man did not back down, answering just as calmly. "How would I know if I don't try?"
As he spoke, the man slowly raised a hand, releasing an obscure yet powerful surge of magic power.
"Bang!"
At once, the ground beside "Gigabyte" exploded.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"...
As though setting off some sort of chain reaction, the ground burst open one after another, throwing up clouds of dust.
The ground around Riezel also exploded, and streaks of cold light shot out from within, raining down on him from every direction.
Lightning flickered amid those cold flashes, causing their speed to soar as they broke the sound barrier one after another and shot toward Riezel at extreme speed.
A transparent gleam immediately lit up in Riezel's eyes. Activating Clear World, he swept his gaze around and instantly saw the true nature of those flashes.
They were blade-like swords shaped like sharp awls.
"Gigabyte" manipulated countless such blades, holding out both hands as though extending innumerable invisible hands, gripping those blades and launching an omnidirectional, dead-angle-free assault against Riezel.
"I see. So that's why you're called 'Gigabyte.'"
Riezel understood at