Free Web NovelChapter 40: 40 | Spatial Cleave!
The twin swords whistled through the air, aiming directly for Dexter’s neck. The blue lightning on their edges screamed with a high-pitched whine.
Fast.
Far faster than any opponent Dexter had fought before. The assassin closed the distance in the blink of an eye. One moment he was on the hood. The next moment he was right in front of Dexter’s face.
Without hesitation, Dexter waved his hand.
A long black saber instantly appeared in his grip. It materialized from his system inventory in a flash of light, the weight settling into his palm as if it had always been there.
The Type-3 Macro Splicing Saber.
He had kept it inside his system inventory ever since receiving it. Never drawn it
Now, for the first time...
He finally drew it in real combat.
"CLANG!"
Steel collided with steel.
A powerful shockwave erupted from the impact. A visible ring of force expanded outward, kicking up dust and debris from the highway surface.
The asphalt beneath Dexter’s feet cracked apart. Spider webs of fractures spread in every direction.
The shattered remains of the SUV were pushed backward several meters, scraping across the road with a metallic screech.
The assassin’s eyes narrowed behind his mask.
"Your strength is impressive. It’s no wonder you are confident."
Dexter didn’t answer.
Instead, he twisted his wrist and slashed horizontally. The black saber cut through the air with speed that it left a dark afterimage.
The assassin blocked with one blade while counterattacking with the other.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Three rapid collisions rang across the highway. Each one louder than the last. Each one more violent.
Sparks scattered like fireworks. They flew in every direction, landing on the asphalt and burning tiny black marks into the surface.
Nearby abandoned vehicles shook from the force. One car’s windows shattered from the pressure alone.
Blue lightning collided repeatedly with the dark steel of the Macro Splicing Saber. Each impact sent arcs of electricity crawling along the blade’s edge.
Although Dexter managed to block every strike, each collision forced him another step backward. His feet slid across the asphalt as his arms absorbed the brunt of every hit.
"Bang!"
His arms became numb as his feet dug trenches into the asphalt. Two long grooves trailed behind him, marking every step he had been forced to take.
"So this is the strength of a Superhuman..." Dexter muttered through gritted teeth.
The gap in raw cultivation still existed.
Suddenly—
His enhanced hearing picked up another sound.
A faint metallic click.
Someone was reloading a sniper rifle.
Dexter’s face changed instantly.
There was still another assassin!
Without hesitation, he activated Flame Burst.
Boom!
Flames exploded beneath his feet.
His speed increased fivefold.
His figure disappeared from before the superhuman assassin.
The masked man swung instinctively—
His blades sliced through empty air.
At that same moment...
Nearly three hundred meters away...
A sniper squeezed the trigger.
Bang!
The bullet crossed the battlefield in an instant.
Its target... Selene.
Still inside the SUV, she had no way of seeing the attack coming.
Dexter’s eyes widened.
He swung his saber toward the incoming bullet.
Too late.
The projectile had already reached her.
For a split second...
His heart nearly stopped.
Then—
A brilliant violet barrier suddenly bloomed around the girls.
BOOM!
The sniper bullet struck the barrier head-on.
Ripples spread across the protective shield.
But...
It didn’t break.
Not even a crack appeared.
Dexter let out a long breath of relief.
The Type-Three Protective Amulet had activated.
As long as the barrier remained intact...
The girls would be safe.
The sniper fired again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three more anti-mana rounds slammed into the barrier.
Each impact created massive ripples...
Yet the shield remained completely unharmed.
The assassin standing opposite Dexter frowned beneath his mask.
"So they have protective artifacts..."
His killing intent intensified.
"If that’s the case..."
"I’ll kill you first."
Blue lightning suddenly exploded around his body. It wasn’t just on his blades anymore. It covered his entire form. Crackling arcs of electricity danced across his arms, his chest, his legs.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
Bolts of electricity crawled across the ground beneath his feet. The asphalt blackened wherever the lightning touched.
His aura surged explosively as he activated his Thunder talent and disappeared into a streak of lightning. He was way faster this time as tranformed into a streak of lightning.
Dexter’s enhanced vision barely managed to follow the blur. He saw a streak of blue light moving toward him with insane speed.
He wang d to dodge but his body was simply too slow.
Without hesitation, he activated Flame Burst bloodline skill.
"Bang!"
Crimson flames erupted beneath his feet as his speed increased by 500%!
Just as he moved —
Slash!
One of the lightning blades grazed across his chest. The edge cut through his shirt like it was made of paper. The fabric split open instantly, revealing the skin beneath.
Blood trickled down his chest but it was kbkyrwt a superficial injury.
But the lightning energy embedded in the cut sent tiny shocks through his nerves.
Dexter’s expression darkened.
Even after dodging...
He had still been injured. The assassin was simply too fast. His attacks covered too much area. Even when Dexter moved, the blade’s reach was long enough to catch him.
The assassin smirked beneath his mask.
"Your reaction speed is impressive."
"But your cultivation is too low."
"The gap between Meta Human and super human is as vast as the ocean. You cannot possible hope to bridge the gap between the Awakening Realm and the Superhuman Realm."
He was right. The difference between the two realms was vast.
At the awakening realm, each level up increases inches strength by 25 stats across all attributes.
But for Super human realm, each level up is a whole 50 stat points in each attribute!
Every physical attribute was elevated to a completely different level upon entering the Superhuman Realm.
Dexter tightened his grip on the Macro Splicing Saber.
Without hesitation he immediately activated Scorching Fury.
"Bang!"
A wave of heat burst from his body as the air around him shimmered and trembled.
His muscles swelled as tremendous strength coursed through every fiber of his being.
He could feel the power flooding through him like lava.
His combat power instantly rose by eighty percent.
A crimson aura surrounded him. It flickered like flame, dancing across his skin and along the length of his blade.
The assassin laughed.
"Good."
"I was hoping you weren’t weak."
In the distance, terrified civilians had already fled the highway. Cars sat abandoned in long rows. Some had their doors still hanging open where their owners had fled without thinking.
Some people hid behind abandoned vehicles, peeking over the hoods with wide, frightened eyes.
Others recorded the battle with trembling hands. Phone cameras shook violently as they tried to capture the superhuman clash.
Emergency sirens echoed faintly from afar. Getting closer. Someone had already called the authorities.
But neither fighter cared.
The assassin suddenly smirked.
"Now, let’s battle for real!"
The next instant —
The assassin thrust both swords toward the sky.
Lightning suddenly gathered as the morning sky darkened.
Crackling arcs of lightning danced between the two blades as a terrifying pressure spread throughout the battlefield.
The fleeing civilians looked back in horror.
"What is that?"
"Is that... lightning?"
"Heaven..."
The assassin roared.
"Thunder God’s Slash!"
The accumulated lightning poured into both sabers. The blades became blindingly bright as he slashed directly at Dexter r with unbelievable speed.
Dexter’s pupils contracted.
He instinctively knew he couldn’t block this attack through brute force alone. If he tried to meet it head-on with a simple slash, he would be cut in half along with his blade.
He took in a deep breathe and he face turned cold.
Pouring mana into the Macro Splicing Saber as he activated one of the skills of the Type 3 weapon.
Spatial Cleave!
