The Progress of Civilization (Part 1)

Though the repelled evil spirit had not suffered much damage, Shade's actions made it even more frenzied. The Whisper Element corroded its spirit body, and more and more black faces emerged from the depths of its soul. Shade could even hear the ceaseless whispers and curses by his ears.

Its right foot swept aside the fallen leaves, but before it could attack Shade again wrapped in White Fog, Shade charged forward first, gripping his sword with both hands:

"One!"

He thrust forward fiercely, and the Moonbeam Greatsword was, as expected, blocked by a ghastly green shield.

"Two!"

Using Laguerre's Leap, he appeared behind the evil spirit, but the light shield appeared again and blocked the sword in Shade's hand.

"Three!"

Sword and light shield contended behind the evil spirit, while the second sword summoned by the Chaotic Time Blade appeared in front of the soul and struck directly at the evil spirit's head.

The light shield was shaped like half an eggshell. Once it defended against the attack from behind, it could no longer defend the front. The two-handed greatsword bearing moonlight pierced out of the air, first stabbing through the blood-red hand extending from the spirit's neck—most of an evil spirit's abilities were related to its resentment and cause of death—before the sword blade pierced its head.

The light shield behind it vanished at that moment, but Shade did not relax.

"Mind Blast!"

He threw a punch, and the black faces surrounding the soul dissipated in astonishment. The Whisper Element was driven away along with the White Fog. As the pure white spirit body emerged and cracks appeared across its surface, Shade knew he had won.

At the final moment of collapse, Professor Higgins turned to look at Shade. His eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment. He was