kingnovel Chapter 671 - 671
Chapter 671 - 671
"Come to think of it, I heard him say before that he seems to possess a special speed ability that allows him to absolutely surpass his opponent's speed?"Merlin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead for what felt like the umpteenth time tonight, recalling what Eiji had said during his fight with Roa in the cyberspace.
"But what exactly is the target of this surpassing speed?"
Scáthach patted her forehead, her face full of bewilderment.
That earlier strike—they hadn't been able to see any trace of it at all!
The speed of that strike must have surpassed their eyesight and reaction speed by who knows how many times!
"Such speed..."
"Could it be?"
Immediately after, both of them thought of something simultaneously, their eyes widening in shock.
"He surpassed the planet's speed?!"
That's right.
There absolutely shouldn't be such speed on this Earth!
He must have used the planet itself as the target, making his attack speed instantly surpass the planet itself!
"Earth's rotation speed is 1.4 times the speed of sound. Simply surpassing that speed couldn't produce such results, so there's only one answer—he surpassed Earth's orbital speed!"
Merlin was utterly astonished.
Earth's orbital speed, that is, its speed moving around the sun, is considered to be about 30 kilometers per second, which is 88 times the speed of sound!
In other words, Eiji's earlier strike was at least 88 times the speed of sound, approaching 90 times the speed of sound!
No wonder they couldn't see even the slightest trace.
There simply don't exist any creatures on Earth that could deal with such speed or react to it!
You should know that, theoretically, the third cosmic velocity is only 49 times the speed of sound—reaching this speed allows one to escape the solar system.
Eiji's earlier strike had perfectly surpassed this threshold.
The power of this strike perfectly surpassed the stars!
If he went to help at the space agency, maybe he could make Voyager directly escape the solar system?
The expressions on Merlin and Scáthach's faces were complex.
Witnessing the originally insignificant dwarf suddenly become a towering giant, their current feelings were like riding a roller coaster, quite unreal.
On the other side.
"Ugh!"
Eiji grunted, unable to resist clutching his head.
He stumbled on his feet, nearly falling to the ground, but managed to steady himself in time.
However, an intense stabbing pain assaulted his brain, as if an iron rod were constantly stirring inside his mind.
"That was reckless... I shouldn't have launched my Noble Armor..."
Eiji's face was pale as he breathed heavily.
Although his Innate Noble Armor was certainly sturdy enough, under the atmospheric friction at nearly 90 times the speed of sound, it must have already disintegrated, perhaps even melted into molten iron.
The destruction of his Noble Armor transformed into direct mental impact, nearly knocking him unconscious on the spot.
The reason he could still stand now was partly because his Noble Armor was no longer a single sword but an ever-increasing swarm of blades—the destruction of one sword wouldn't cause him to lose consciousness.
Another reason was that he possessed the "Unyielding" skill, similar to the Battle Continuation from the Type-Moon World, making him quite resilient.
However, he was almost at his limit.
Based on the intensity of his headache, the next time he launched a full-power attack would be when his spirit depleted completely, plunging him into unconsciousness!
"Where's Arcueid?"
His body swayed unsteadily, his vision blurring uncontrollably.
But Eiji gritted his teeth against the pain, forcing his bloodshot eyes open to search for Arcueid's figure.
Yet she was nowhere to be seen in the surroundings.
There was only an overwhelming radiance.
"Watch out, look up!"
Just then, Scáthach's voice rang out urgently.
Eiji instinctively looked upward.
In that instant, his mind went blank.
—There, covering the sky, was a colossal hand made of light!
Eiji's height didn't even match the length of her thumb.
The gigantic hand of light descended from above, blotting out his view, its two fingers closing in to pinch him.
Like a child catching insects.
His instincts screamed at him!
If he got caught, it would be over!
"Sword Step!"
Purely on instinct, Eiji leaped backward.
A sharp pain suddenly shot through his mind, throwing his balance off completely. He tumbled uncontrollably, rolling over a dozen times through the sea of flowers before coming to a stop.
But he had no time to dwell on the pain, his attention entirely captured by the sky with an expression of utter astonishment.
"Hey, hey, hey... is it really necessary to be this absurd..."
As far as his eyes could see.
A giant stood between heaven and earth.
Her entire body was enveloped in a brilliant golden light, with the faint outline of a feminine form discernible within.
Eiji had witnessed Alice's London Bridge Giant, a being with two thousand years of mystery—one of the three great familiars left by the Witch Mother. It stood ten meters tall, its body incredibly durable, capable of striking with ten tons of force.
But that Bridge Giant, compared to the one before him now, was nothing more than a child's toy.
The giant of light easily towered several times over the school building; the twenty-meter-high structure only reached her shins.
By rough estimate, she stood at least a hundred meters tall.
"This is..."
Eiji was rendered speechless by the sheer scale.
"That is the true form of a True Ancestor!"
Scáthach's voice came again.
"And what's more, the true form of a True Ancestor royal! I never expected it to be this massive... But there's no need to fear. Right now, she's actually weaker than before!"
No, no, no!
Scáthach, are you seriously not joking?
No matter how you look at it, the hundred-meter-tall form is far more intimidating!
"You've truly surprised me, Eiji."
Seeing that she hadn't managed to catch Eiji, the giant of light gave up on futile efforts.
"To think I'd be defeated without even realizing it, utterly destroyed without a trace left... You really are a miraculous, unbelievable guy!"
Arcueid didn't open her mouth, but her voice reached Eiji's ears.
"As expected of the man I've taken a liking to—you really are something!"
"I may be a monster, but you're definitely not a normal human either. We're clearly a perfect match!"
Arcueid's voice sounded genuinely delighted.
After seeing Merlin's illusion magic, she had already confirmed the truth.
Even though she had been defeated, her heart was filled with nothing but joy.
If Eiji were just an ordinary human, an insurmountable gap would inevitably exist between them.
But as things stood now, it proved the possibility of a connection between them.
"Shall we continue fighting?"
Eiji took a deep breath and rose to his feet from the ground.
"Of course! I haven't completely fallen yet!"
Upon hearing this, Arcueid happily raised her foot and stomped toward Eiji.
"I really do like you after all! Let's be together, Eiji!"
"Isn't your way of confessing a bit too strange?Eiji couldn't help but voice his complaints.
Is there really a confession method where you stomp on someone while proclaiming your love?
He raised the cross sword in his hand once again, facing the giant foot stomping toward him, and fiercely thrust the sword forward!
Kijō City got another middle-part hairstyle!