Callen planted his feet. His sword swept downward. A brilliant arc of energy split the incoming attack in half. The two halves exploded against the walls behind him.Silas's expression changed. "So you really inherited Grant's technique."Callen didn't answer. He vanished.Silas's eyes widened. Callen appeared above him. His sword descended with enough force to split the courtyard.Silas crossed both arms.CLANG!The blade struck his defensive barrier. The entire ground beneath Silas collapsed. He dropped several meters into the crater before catching himself with one hand.Callen landed at the edge. Silas looked up. Then he laughed."Excellent!" He stood. "Now I understand. You really are stronger than Henrietta."Callen's eyes hardened. "Don't mention her as you knew her.""I knew everyone. That's the advantage of living long enough."Silas raised his hand. "You watched people die. I watched families beg for mercy. And every generation believed it would be the way to gain my mercy."

Silas roared and attacked again. Blow after blow struck Callen's body without giving him a chance to breathe.Callen tried to endure it, but every attack left his body more battered until blood began soaking through his clothes. Silas grabbed Callen by the neck and lifted him off the ground."It's over. You have no family here. No army. No one who can save you."Callen grabbed Silas's wrist. Breathing heavily, he replied quietly, "That's right. I came here alone."His eyes were red from dripping blood. Silas immediately threw him to the ground. Callen slammed into the ground and remained motionless for several seconds.Silas raised his hand to deliver the final blow."Then... Die with your foolish belief!"A massive amount of dark energy gathered above Callen. However, before the attack could descend, Callen's eyes opened.There was no fear in his gaze. Only a calmness that made Silas feel uneasy for the first time.Callen whispered almost inaudibly. "Not yet... It's not time yet."Si

Silas raised both hands, and hundreds of energy chains emerged from the ground before shooting toward Callen. He moved between them, avoiding one that nearly caught his leg as two others struck the spot where he had been standing.Landing on one of the chains, Callen used it as a foothold and shot toward Silas. Silas raised his arms just as Callen struck, blocking the attack with both hands as the ground beneath them cracked."You're getting faster," Silas said with a grin. "But your power is still unstable."Callen pushed harder. "I don't need perfect power. I only need enough power to kill you," he responded indifferently.Silas fell silent for a split second before bursting into laughter. "Hahaha! Now that's the answer I wanted to hear!"He released all of his energy, unleashing a blast of dark energy at point-blank range that sent Callen flying. Silas chased after him, appearing above Callen and slamming both hands into his body.BOOM!Callen crashed into the ground, but Silas att

"There. Admit it. Admit that you've lost!" Silas shouted.Callen did not move, so Silas approached him with a sneer. "Beg me to kill you. No one will hear you. You can die peacefully."Still, there was no answer. Growing frustrated, Silas stared down at Callen's motionless body and shouted, "Why? Why won't you beg?!" he demanded.He kicked Callen's body, sending him rolling across the ground. "After everything I've done to you, you still refuse to give me that satisfaction?"Callen remained silent. Silas clenched his fist. "You're annoying."He turned around and began walking away from the ruins. "I'm bored. Just die on your own."But after only a few steps, Silas stopped. Something cold had touched his ankle, freezing his entire body as he looked down.A blood-covered hand was gripping his leg. His eyes widened. "Unbelievable..."Slowly, he turned around and saw Callen still lying on the ground, his body looking like a corpse and his breathing audible. His eyes were not even fully op

Even with his consciousness almost gone, Callen forced himself to keep listening. "So you failed to find anyone brave enough?" he asked weakly."Yeah. I realized that even poor and powerless humans will forget their principles once they're given power. I once trained selected humans to become part of my plan. When they became strong enough, I faked my death in this world. Guess what happened?"Anger mixed with hatred flashed across Silas's eyes. "They forgot all the morals and principles they once believed in. The moment they realized they were even slightly stronger than other humans, they thought they had the right to restrict those people's rights.""But you did the same thing with all the innocent people you've killed," Callen interrupted with disgust."The innocent and the cruel will die eventually. It's only a matter of time." Silas smiled cruelly. "This world will only become harder for those who still cling to morals and principles in the future. Those who die today are lucky