"We finally meet."

Looking at the sword-wielding youth before him, Alfred spoke with a hint of emotion.

"This was inevitable."

Liens responded indifferently.

He could sense Alfred's emotion and roughly understood why he felt that way.

Compared to Alfred's unfamiliarity with him, having only met once, Liens knew much more about him.

The long-awaited outcome had finally brought hope of its realization, and even this old man, known as the Sword Saint, found it difficult to calm his heart.

"Yes, inevitable…"

Upon hearing this, Alfred's voice grew even more emotional, but he quickly composed himself and looked at Liens seriously.

"Your current state is different from what Marshall described. It seems you've already crossed that hurdle… So fast. Even I took a long time to get through it."

"Fate's doing."

"Fate… It seems you are not ignorant, but have already profoundly understood your responsibility. What is your view on this?"

"Follow the will of Heaven, and be true to oneself; the True Path is sought by me, why care for others' intentions."

"Why care for others' intentions… Good, very good."

Alfred laughed heartily, as if very pleased with Liens's answer.

As the two spoke, Balder and others also arrived successively, but like Ralph and Grover on the opposite side, they did not interrupt the conversation.

Seeing the two-digit number of opponents, Grover carefully retreated a few steps, quietly shielding Ralph in front of him.

Seeing his cowardly demeanor, the usually serious Ralph couldn't help but show a speechless expression.

However, Grover's caution was understandable. The disparity between the two sides on the surface was too great. If Alfred hadn't been present, Grover would have long since fled in such a situation.

Even with Alfred in front, Grover dared not fully relax.

Coming from Eldore, the Free Country, he had some understanding of powerhouses at this level and knew their strength.

But the problem was that such a powerhouse existed not only on their side, but also on the opposite side.

And excluding these two, even if he and Ralph doubled their numbers, they still couldn't defeat the two-digit number of opponents.

Facing such a situation, Grover naturally had to be a bit cowardly. After all, his Life was his own, and the most important thing for a person was to be responsible for his own Life, not to act recklessly.

"Be careful."

Liens and Alfred simultaneously sent telepathic warnings to their respective teammates. Immediately, with almost no warning, two longswords, entwined with different elements, clashed together.

Clang~

A crisp sound rang out, tugging at the heartstrings of the others around them. They all knew this was the signal for the battle to begin.

Balder and the others were about to rush over to support Liens, but the moment the two crossed longswords separated, an extremely powerful shockwave instantly spread rapidly outwards.

Balder and the others were forced away from the center of the battle, but thanks to Liens's warning, the others were not harmed by the sudden impact.

The roar ceased, and the dust flying in the air settled back to the ground.

Watching the two figures battling in the air, Balder knew that this time he probably wouldn't be able to participate.

Not feeling disheartened by this, as if prepared, Balder immediately took out a communication crystal and issued an order to the adjutant in the city: "Assemble the army, quickly form the 'Military Formation'."

"Yes."

A firm voice came from the crystal.

Balder put away the communication crystal and turned to look at Ralph and Grover on the opposite side.

"Ralph's Earth Vein Magic is very troublesome. If he wants to escape, it will be difficult for us to stop him without prior preparation. It's better to conserve our strength and wait to support Liens."

Understanding Balder's intention, Lucrezia spoke up to remind him.

Upon hearing this, the others beside her also felt it made sense, so they restrained the surging elements and magic on their bodies, merely staring at Ralph and the two of them with serious gazes.

Noticing the fierce gazes of these people, Grover's heart skipped a beat, and the Earth Element armor on his body thickened by another layer.

Ralph also placed his hand on Grover, silently circulating the magic power within his body, ready to transfer to another location through the Earth Veins if anything went wrong.

He also knew that the two of them alone could never be a match for the opponents, and might even be focused down and perish here if they weren't careful.

Their side was only able to suppress the Rebel Army on the opposite side because of Alfred's Absolute strength.

If it weren't for Alfred, the Rebel Army might have already entered the capital by now, instead of dragging on until now.

Speed is paramount in war, and the expenditure of an army of nearly 100,000 soldiers was a considerable cost for the Rebel Army, and even for the capital.

The Rebel Army had also relied on the active or passive support of the nobles they conquered along the way to last until now.

This was also the main reason why Balder and the others, after determining that the ultimate method, the 'Military Formation,' could not win, immediately adopted the action of withdrawing from the front line to the rear.

Resources were already insufficient, and a 'Elemental Tide' disaster occurred in the rear, making it truly difficult for the front line to sustain for much longer.

After persuading the others to stop, Lucrezia turned her gaze back to the sky.

The tension on the ground did not affect the two in the air. On the surface, both sides exchanged blows, and even she found it difficult to discern who had the advantage from the current battle situation.

Liens thrust his sword forward, and the power of the entire Heaven and Earth transformed into this direct thrust, striking towards Alfred in front of him.

The longsword was extremely fast, like a beam of light shooting out.

Alfred's eyes narrowed slightly, a faint glow appeared on his sword, and the 'Belief' in his heart transformed into an invisible, solid barrier blocking in front of him.

"Clang"

The two swords collided, and the power of Heaven and Earth and Belief exploded in the air. The roar was louder than thunder, and the impact of the power twisted space, trying to tear apart the bodies of the two.

But the spatial fluctuations quietly subsided before approaching their bodies, as if even space itself had submitted to the two of them.

Without a moment's pause, the confrontation resumed.

The two wielded their longswords, attacking and defending with seemingly simple moves, whether slashing, thrusting, or parrying.

The two figures constantly shifted in the air, sometimes roaring, sometimes silent, and only the space, constantly tearing and repairing, could express the terrifying power of their collision.

"Slash"

'Belief' transformed into an invisible sharp blade, slashing out with Alfred's sword.

Liens's expression remained indifferent, but the seriousness in his eyes indicated his difference from before. Facing the incoming charged slash, he gripped his longsword with both hands and plunged it downwards into the void.

"Absolute Barrier"

A faint membrane condensed in front of Liens.

Relying on the Absolute control of 'Heaven and Man as One' and the power support of 'Sword Heart', Liens could now realize in reality the moves that could previously only be used in the 'Mind Battlefield'.

The seemingly fragile membrane blocked the sharp blade. Alfred was not surprised by this.

In previous clashes, Liens had demonstrated his utilization of space more than once, repeatedly using multi-layer spatial superposition, though never before with such a complete move as this.

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