Chapter 2321

2321 - Message

Robin used his immense soul units to coat his weapon, then used his life force to give an extra boost to the law of spacetime, which accelerated his weapon even further, resulting in a resounding slap—BANG!

Robin smiled as he watched Marlik being pushed backward again, and opened his mouth, ready to destroy whatever remained of his self-respect.

But immediately, he fell silent and took a step to the side.

At that moment, a small stone passed through the spot where he had been standing—a stone with enough speed and force to pierce his ribs. It was the stone Marlik had kicked moments earlier.

"Hmm?" Robin looked down with his golden eyes at his new standing position, then immediately leaped backward with force.

VROOM! At that moment, a fountain of lava, supported by Marlik's energy, erupted from beneath his foot. It was the stab he had struck into the ground while moving!

"...?" Robin began to look around. Marlik had done something extra, and it would surely have a result.

Then he quickly looked upward, to where he had swung his sword, and immediately opened his eyes wide.

There was an injured flying beast king falling directly toward him. If Robin had been careless for even a fraction of a second longer, its beak would have pierced his chest!

Woosch! Robin quickly used Spacetime to swap with a pile of air at the very spot where he had been standing, making it seem as if he hadn't moved a step.

Woosch! Boom! Behind him, the Beast King fell with a thunderous explosion.

"No!!" Zavarus screamed and ran over to examine him.

As for Robin, he continued to stare at Marlik with furrowed brows…

Three indirect attacks, each one capable of injuring him severely, but that wasn't their goal. Rather, it was to open a gap in his defense so Marlik could slit his throat. Given the speed and power Marlik had displayed, this was by no means unlikely.

If he hadn't slapped Marlik at the start, sending him flying and ruining all those plans, and if he had stood his ground and decided to toy with him for a while, he wouldn't have come out unscathed—that was certain.

Slapping Marlik from the start came as an insult and a belittlement, but somehow, it had saved his life!

No, in fact, if he had used any weapon other than the one he was holding in his hand now, it would have been severed, and he would have been forced to flee using Spacetime in a disgraceful scene…

This was the ability of Marlik the Butcher: Accumulation of Causality?

The Master Law of Causality was terrifying, without a doubt… Perhaps he possessed immunity against direct causality attacks, such as Severing Fate and Fortune Telling, yet using his surroundings against him was entirely possible, and he had just witnessed it now.

Moments earlier, Marlik had been testing the pulse with those attacks, wanting to see the reactions and gauge Robin's strength in Spacetime and Balance... If Marlik were to fight a life-or-death battle, Robin would undoubtedly suffer some losses, especially given the weakness that had recently afflicted his body.

As for Marlik, he stood at a distance, also looking toward Robin, but not to rethink his plans or out of anger... Rather, his expression was one of shock.

Marlik was specifically looking at what was in Robin's hand, staring as he placed his hand on his reddening cheek.

"Is that...?" Marlik muttered.

That thing, that weapon he had been struck with, was an arm—a black arm with five fingers and a forearm, cut off at the elbow.

Just an arm, but its aura and hardness... its appearance reminded him of something.

"Executioner's Arm," Robin began, tossing the arm into the air with a smile, "Do you like it?"

".....?!" Marlik slowly stood up, his eyes wide open in disbelief, mixed with some anger. "The All-Knowing God sent you an Executioner's Arm as a weapon? Has it come to the point of handing you physical objects?!"

"Hah?" Robin furrowed his brows deeply. "Your underestimation of me is starting to annoy me, you." Then he continued with an indignant expression, "Just because you take everything you have for granted doesn't mean I do the same." Then he grabbed the black arm by the middle finger and began to wave it. "I am the one who severed this hand myself."

"Liar!!"

Marlik shouted in a voice that shook the Beast Garden.

*Whoooosh*

Another sword moved into Marlik's hand, so he now held two swords, and his eyes began to dart around wildly, even more crazed than before, clearly preparing for something big.

"Oh, so scary." Robin chuckled, then looked the pink-haired young man directly in the eyes. "Listen, boy, I want you to deliver a message to your master on my behalf, while you're bandaging his wounds."

"......" Marlik's Aura began to increase, and the movement of his eyes quickened. He then took a step forward, causing the ground beneath him to tremble.

"I want you to tell him the following:"

Robin pretended to see nothing, and his expression turned extremely serious.

"If you see me, then I see you. If you seek to stop me, then I will seek to destroy you. If you narrow my path, I will choke your goals... and I won't do it through my followers," Robin raised his fist, "but with my own hands."

".....!!!" The hearts of Kiryān and Zavarus sank into their feet.

Then he lowered it and stared intensely into Marlik's eyes with fierce determination. "Tell him... that once I discovered he is a traitor to the universe, and he knows he is a traitor, I no longer need to be assigned a mission to target him. I will do it of my own will, and with great pleasure."

Then he showed a mocking smile. "Also tell him that my son's wedding is approaching. If he wants to talk, let him bring a gift and meet me with respect, and we will speak as two equals with respect!"

"Shut up..." Marlik began to surge forward, his words seeming to emerge from his stomach, laced with bitter hatred. "Shut up... shut up..!!"

Then he lunged like an arrow and began moving his two swords in various ways.

Ready to stab and slash around him.

"Hmph." Robin raised his head slightly. "If I hear that you have forgotten a single word of what I just said, your punishment will be doubled, you pink one. I will skin the Butcher live if I find you before me again!"

Then *bam*, Robin struck now.

*Hoom*

"What?" Marlik was surprised by a golden Gate blocking his path.

*Kshhh* Marlik struck the ground with his swords to change his direction at the last moment.

But the Gate moved and swallowed Marlik, then *poof*, it disappeared.

"Heh~" Robin shook his head with a laugh, then turned to calmly face the two Behemoths. His face was extremely weary, but his smile was clear. "I told him that the secret of hitting him with the shoe would ruin his plans, but he wouldn't listen."

Then *ding*, the Scale appeared and bestowed upon Robin an immense amount of Energy, fully restoring his vitality once more.

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