Multiverse: Ragnarok's Beginning - The Hero King's Path

The reason was that he was going to kill Ais!!!

At that moment, they had all sensed the malicious killing intent he held toward Ais.

As for Ais, she clearly seemed as though she had lost consciousness.

Under normal circumstances, there should have been no follow-up attack after victory had already been decided. Yet he still intended to deliver a fatal blow. He was obviously aiming to kill.

"Ais!!!"

Tione Hiryute roared, trying to awaken the somewhat dazed Ais.

At the same time, she was frantic to the extreme because she simply could not make it in time.

She had never expected him to suddenly try to kill Ais.

Damn it. Clearly, he had planned this from the very beginning, which was why he had so readily accepted Ais's invitation.

Then, at the crucial moment of their duel, he had suddenly laid bare his true intentions. By the time they spectators realized what was happening, it was already too late to intervene and save her.

Thus, Tione Hiryute could only watch with her eyes wide in fury as his sword was about to behead Ais!

Clang—!

Before the sound of metal striking metal had faded, another metallic cry rang out—the sound of a sword breaking.

Ais had regained her senses just in time to parry, barely blocking his sword.

His sword was of poorer quality than Ais's, so naturally, it broke.

But the immense force behind that slash still traveled through the blade and slammed into Ais, sending her crashing heavily into the ground.

"You bastard, die!"

"Get lost!"

The Amazon sisters arrived at the critical moment, just as he was about to launch a second fatal attack against Ais, who had been smashed into the ground.

The sudden turn of events left the others only just reacting—

"W-What is