House of Asilo's Twelve Angelic Movements swordsmanship reigned supreme across the Old Continent.
Before the Robin Family rose to prominence, House of Asilo had been the foremost family of swordsmen on the Old Continent.
Even though the Robin Family had produced more than ten peerless swordsmen in succession, including formidable figures like Saroses Robin, who assisted Emperor Axel in founding the Empire of Fars, and legends like Zimmerman Axel Robin, House of Asilo had never fallen behind. It, too, had produced several swordsmen in no way inferior to them.
The Twelve Angelic Movements was a sword art that could be cultivated without end. Even among the vampires of House of Asilo, few could comprehend the sixth movement before the age of fifty. Almost everyone who comprehended the sixth movement eventually became a Sword Saint.
Of course, that was also because vampires lived such long lives.
Charlotte had never thought that continually comprehending new sword techniques was anything remarkable. He had always considered it perfectly normal.
But this...
This was absolutely not normal.
Hughes was not like Charlotte. Before he had even entered Tübingen University, he had already become a Knight. He had cultivated the Flesh and Blood Furnace and Golden Requiem for over ten years longer than Charlotte had practiced Bloody Glory. When he dueled Charlotte in the Dreamscape, he had received daily guidance from a Saint Rank expert, yet he still could not leave Charlotte behind.
Charlotte thought Hughes was strong, incredibly strong.
Hughes thought Charlotte was terrifying, fucking terrifying—a complete monster.
Now, it was Zolman's turn to experience that terror.
Before dueling Charlotte, Zolman had thought a mere Low-Order Transcendent would die within five moves at most. After they exchanged blows, he decided five moves might be a little difficult and that ten or so would be needed.