The Player's POV

[Congratulations, you have obtained Ability - High Level Aura!]

"Huh?"

Alaric, after killing more than 10 Tower Creatures, suddenly received that notification from the system.

"Another new Ability?"

Including this Ability, he had obtained a total of 3 Abilities.

But, based on the name, The King guessed that this Ability would not be as useless as his previous 2 Abilities.

"Don't disappoint me, Tower!"

— — — [High Level Aura] — — —

— Imagination is power.

— With this Ability, you can strengthen yourself, and at the same time, create anything you want.

— — — — — — — — — — —

"..."

To be honest, he didn't know how he should react.

Perhaps… Alaric was feeling a little disappointed?

"Strengthen yourself?"

What did The King need that for?

He was already strong.

He was currently the strongest person in the Tower!

"And create whatever I wanted?"

What did Alaric want to create?

Weapons?

"Nonsense."

He was the guildmaster of the Azure Crown guild!

That meant The King had a lot of Artifacts that he could use whenever he wanted!

His guild was not that poor.

Why did he have to use something made of aura instead of using weapon-type Artifacts?

In general, this Ability wasn't very good.

However, it was definitely better than Alaric's previous two.

If it was before, he would have felt lucky to have gotten the Ability.

But unfortunately, not now.

"Sigh."

The King shook his head in frustration.

But then, he paused as an idea flashed through his mind.

"Wait… Create whatever you want?"

Could Alaric create anything other than objects?

Would it be okay if… The King created an organ from his aura to sustain his life?

It was a crazy idea.

"But it's worth a try!"

***

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Alaric continued to endure the demon king's kicks.

His body remained motionless, not reacting at all.

Like a dead person.

But, that was only on the outside.

Inside The King's body, a miracle was happening.

Golden aura threads gathered around the location of the heart, then slowly merged together.

They were trying to replace the destroyed heart.

Alaric had tried replacing other organs with aura, and they all worked fine.

But he had not done the same for his heart.

That meant this was the first time he had done this.

And that also meant this was a very risky plan.

But, The King was out of options.

This was the best way he could think of.

Acted dead.

Then attacked the demon king by surprise.

Not long after, the heart created from the aura was completed.

All that was left was to wait.

And pray for a miracle to happen.

1 second passed.

Still nothing changed.

2 seconds passed.

Everything was still the same.

3 seconds passed.

Alaric's world view was still only one color.

Black.

4 seconds passed.

Suddenly, one of his fingers moved slightly.

5 seconds passed.

The King could feel his body being kicked nonstop by the demon king.

6 seconds passed.

His eyelids moved slightly.

7 seconds passed.

Alaric's brain was working again and he regained control of his body.

8 seconds passed.

He could now breathe like a normal person.

9 seconds passed.

The King saw light.

10 seconds passed.

It was all done.

"…!"

His eyes immediately opened.

"What the hell!?"

And of course, that shocked the demon king.

After all, this was the first time he had witnessed a human being revived from the dead.

"Nonsense!"

He shouted, completely caught off guard by Alaric's sudden resurrection.

"You're still alive!? How!?"

The King completely ignored the demon king's questions.

At this moment, his mind had only one command.

— Kill the demon king.

Or at least inflicted a serious wound on him.

Instantly, a sword from the aura formed in Alaric's hand.

"You bastard! You dare kick me like a piece of trash!?"

He roared, charging straight at the demon king like a starving lion seeing its prey.

More than anyone else, Alaric understood his current situation.

It was true that he had revived, but his time was running out.

This aura heart could not replace the position of a real heart.

So, taking advantage of this remaining time, The King must definitely kill the demon king.

Tactics changed.

Strike fast, win fast.

Whoosh!

His sword was swung.

Normally, the demon king would definitely be able to block this attack.

But unfortunately, right now, the demon king was completely off guard due to shock.

Hence, that was impossible.

Thud!

And as a result, his left arm fell to the ground.

"Now we both have lost an arm!"

Alaric laughed.

It was the laugh of someone who had completely lost his mind.

"Continue!"

He did not allow himself to rest.

He had to continue.

This was a race against time.

Regaining his balance, The King once again rushed towards the demon king.

At the same time, he launched the most random slashes possible.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

The more hits the better

"Damn it!"

It was only when he felt his right arm disappear that the demon king regained his senses.

Although he felt very tired from losing a lot of blood, he could not rest.

Gripping the obsidian sword in his hand, the demon king also began to launch a series of different slashes.

Trying to block Alaric's incoming slashes.

Clang!

Cleng!

Cling!

The sound of two blades clashing echoed throughout the silent battlefield.

Both of their bodies were trembling with pain and discomfort.

New wounds piled on top of old wounds.

What the fuck was this?

Hell?

But, the two of them still did not falter.

"Is that all you have, Dix!?"

The Demon King roared, slashing down with all his might.

Whoosh!

His blade came down at a speed that tore through the air.

It was like a giant meteorite falling from outer space to earth.

But The King was no pushover either!

He pulled his sword back, took a deep breath, and gained momentum.

His eyes closed.

Sensing for the right moment to swing his sword.

"..."

Alaric's breathing was even.

It was as if he was not in a life-or-death battle where the loser would surely die.

"Right now!"

The King's eyes widened instantly.

At the same time, his sword swung at a horrifying speed.

If the Demon King's slash was like a meteorite falling to the ground…

…Then Alaric's slash was like a rocket launching into space, carrying the hope of humanity.

"I have more than you can imagine, Demon King!"

Meteor and rocket.

A fierce and dramatic duel.

Clang!

The two blades clashed against each other.

Boom!

Forming a huge explosion, swallowing up everything around.