Fantasy System

Chapter 115: Ed's Strongest Sword-Skill

"It's not Space magic." Ed lied to the Elder Lich as if it was a normal thing. It was indeed Space magic, but not the one he used before.

"I said you can't-fool me. I can recognize it after being hit for so long." The Elder Lich regained his calmness and prepared to fight once more. Even now he didn't know exactly how Ed was able to bypass his Barrier, but he didn't care. As long as he knew it was coming, he would be able to do something about it.

Ed was able to use this new ability due to a notification he got from the system. Usually, the system would let Ed figure out these things alone. But, since this time was special, he was helping Ed out. The skill that Ed had the most trouble leveling up during his stay in this world, the Space magic skill, leveled up during his fight with the Elder Lich. His constant use of Space magic allowed him to overcome the limit he had hit before. Ed could only think how real fights are truly the best way to improve. Especially death fights.

Before his attacks could connect with the barrier, Ed used space magic on them. It was a difficult task, but Ed tried to do it before. Unfortunately, he almost burned Raikou's hair one-time experimenting. However, after leveling up the skill, he was able to successfully do it. Since the Lich's barrier existed physically, Ed bypassed it by teleporting the attack near the body of the Lich. Usually, people wouldn't be able to do it in all their lives, but Ed was special. He had a good understanding of such abilities due to having seen similar things before.

"Well, try to stop me then!" The two of them continued clashing. What the Lich said was true. Quickly, he was able to react to the attacks of Ed. His normal attacks that is. "72 Pound canon!" Ed used a flying slash along with Space magic. The slash hit the Lich inside of the barrier since he couldn't dodge it in time. The two fought as if they were long life enemies. As things stood, neither of them truly had the advantage. Even with his new technique, Ed could only close the gap that was between them. He had no way to completely finish the Lich off.

"As long as I have my barrier you'll have no way of beating me!" The Elder Lich told Ed exactly what he was thinking. He retreated back to the air as he was preparing a huge attack. Ed could see QI rumbling inside the Lich's dead body with his Sharingan. "You'll have no way of touching me when I'm this far. Not even your Space magic can reach me!" The Lich was now screaming high in the air. He was indeed out Ed's range.

"I can't break your barrier? My attacks won't be able to reach you? And who decided that?!" Ed used his maximum flight speed to instantly hover above the Lich. He withdrew Muramasa and held Shusui with both his hands. He used Shu, Ken, Armament Haki, and focused his entire remaining KI on his katana. This technique was also an original one and was the strongest out of all of his techniques. His already black sword shined with an even blacker luster. It looked like the light that comes from an eclipse.

"Providence Blade!" Ed's katana connected with the barrier. White sparks appeared as Ed was pushing with his entire strength. "Woooooaaaaah!" Letting out a final scream, cracks appeared in the air. "Impossible!" The Elder Lich seemed to not believe what was happening. His prized barrier shattered in front of him. "It doesn't matter, you should have exhausted your power with this attac-". The Lich stopped speaking as he saw a smile on Ed's face.

"It's a two-phase attack!" After breaking the barrier, Ed's sword released a flying slash. One that was Pitch black. With nothing to protect him, the Elder Lich had nothing to tank it with except his body. "Aaaargh!" Screams could be heard as he was falling down to the ground. Ed hit the ground a little later than the Lich. He was completely exhausted now, and he could barely move.

"You brat!" To his surprise, the Lich appeared out of the rubble and targeted Ed. The situation spelled trouble for Ed. He couldn't move and had no way to protect himself. His KI and all gone, and by the time a potion could take effect, it would already be too late. With all the odds against him, Ed still looked confident. Not a single trace of worry could be seen on his face. "I'm not your only opponent!" Ed declared proudly.

Raikou, Suika, Gobuta, Goburou, and Garu. All five of them were watching Ed do his best to provide them with this perfect chance. As they surrounded the Lich, each one of them used his special technique. Raikou used the same lightning blast he used against the Kyuubi. The other used magic or flying slashes. In an instant, the entire area was filled with dust from the ground being destroyed by their attacks.

"Ho-How can you all be so strong?!" Ed couldn't believe what he was seeing. Even after taking all those attacks, the Elder Lich didn't die. However, he looked like he could fall down with a single breeze of air that collided with him. 'It's probably fate' Ed thought to himself as he considered something. The enemy this time was strong. The strongest they had fought up until now. Ed needed to be as strong as he could in order to fight his enemies. So there was only one conclusion he could reach.

"Elder Lich. Won't you join me?" Ed dropped a rather surprising statement. Even the Lich himself couldn't react before a couple of seconds passed. "What do you mean?" He answered with a slight anticipation in his voice. "Don't you want to leave this tower?" Every monster in this tower would only have one answer to Ed's question. And that is 'Of course!'. Instead of being shackled in this tower, fated to die and be killed, anyone would rather join Ed's team.

"Of course I would want. But unfortunately, we monsters are bound to this tower. No one would be able to break us out of here." The Elder was now on his knees. It seemed like his willpower left him along with his final answer.

'But I have a system!' Ed grinned as he looked at the Elder Lich filled with despair.

Author's Thoughts

Shigun

Hello everyone! Hope you enjoy the chapter.