Twenty minutes passed...
After the Black Dragon broke free, it was never restrained again.
Instead, it engaged in a one-on-one duel with Takatsuki, who was in Sodros's state.
During this time, adventurers constantly tried to join the battlefield, such as a certain blonde girl who was almost consumed by hatred.
The Sword of Despair in the hand of the girl, driven by extreme hatred, could not break through the Black Dragon's defense at all.
Perhaps, when the girl reached LV7 or LV8, she would be able to harm the Black Dragon.
But now, the girl, who had just reached LV6 not long ago, could not even truly harm the Black Dragon.
Fu Hua once entered the battlefield trying to use an indirect attack to harm it, but the Black Dragon's scales had the effect of absorbing impact, so Fu Hua's hidden force was in vain.
Although she wanted to use Taixuan Sword God, Takatsuki stopped her.
This was not like being underground at that time; using Taixuan Sword God here required too much power.
If Fu Hua were to push it, she might sacrifice those memories that she had painstakingly recovered.
However, while the crowd had no way to deal with the Black Dragon, the Black Dragon also had no way to deal with the others.
Because Takatsuki in Sword Saint Mode possessed powerful sword techniques, every time the Black Dragon tried to abandon Takatsuki and attack others, it would be stopped by the chaotic sword shadows Takatsuki unleashe
Although the light sword, and even the projected demonic sword Claris, could not break through the Black Dragon's defense.
Takatsuki simply switched to a blunt weapon, directly using immense strength and superb sword techniques to send the Black Dragon flying around in the sky.
"Go, blast!"
"Is blast winning now? Why do I feel like the Black Dragon isn't injured at all?"
Some sharp-eyed individuals noticed the Black Dragon's state; although it looked disheveled, it was actually unharmed, unless you counted mental damage.
"Speaking of which, did you forget something? Blast killed Goddess Freya."
Someone else hadn't forgotten Freya's death: "If Goddess Freya hadn't been sent back, Ottar would definitely have been able to defeat the Black Dragon. It's all because of this guy that Babel was torn down and Orario was almost half destroyed."
"Hey, is there something wrong with your brain? If blast could defeat the Black Dragon, who would care about this little bit?"
"Yeah, this is the adventurers' final request, the Black Dragon that annihilated two of the strongest Familia."
The surrounding people could not join the battlefield and could only watch Takatsuki unilaterally beat the Black Dragon, but, just as they speculated, Takatsuki could not kill the Black Dragon
Takatsuki thought of the Divine Sword Yang-Ull, that divine being who picked up a branch from the ground, could spar with Sodros while walking in a daze, and not even a single green worm on the branch fell off.
If it were him, even with a projected weapon, no, even with a branch, he would be able to pierce the Black Dragon's defense.
Unfortunately, Yang-Ull's strength would probably have to be SSS-rank.
Just then, Takatsuki heard a familiar voice.
"Takatsuki-kun!!!"
With a single sword strike, Takatsuki repelled the Black Dragon and looked at Hestia, who was pushing through the crowd.
"Lady Hestia! It's dangerous here!"
Currently, no adventurers were approaching except for a few who were confident in their own strength.
"Lady Hestia, it's dangerous there, it's better not to get close."
Fu Hua appeared by Hestia's side in time to stop her.
"Fu Hua! Help me, I must give this to Takatsuki-kun."
Seeing Fu Hua, Hestia immediately found her savior.
"Something?"
Hestia nodded vigorously: "It's a weapon that can defeat the Black Dragon. Takatsuki-kun must need it very much right now."
Fu Hua looked at the object wrapped in cloth that Hestia was holding in her arms, and through its shape, she could tell it was a sword.
After a moment of hesitation, Fu Hua nodded.
"Lady Hestia, follow behind me, I'll take you over."
"Okay!"
Fu Hua stood in front, clearing a path for Hestia. Although Takatsuki's battle with the Black Dragon was a one-sided power overwhelming, he knew that he had not caused any significant damage to the Black Dragon.
And every time the Black Dragon made a large movement, it would force back a circle of adventurers trying to surround it, and sweep away many stones to clear out obstacles.
Fu Hua swung her fists, shattering the stones one after another, and brought Hestia closer to Takatsuki
"Takatsuki! Hestia has a weapon to give you. I'll help you hold back the Black Dragon.
A weapon?
"Okay! Wait for me!"
Takatsuki nodded, sent the Black Dragon flying into the air with a sword strike, and then threw out twenty-four swords.
"Ghost Sword: Storm Style!"
Twelve swords floated in the air, and twelve swords pierced the ground, trapping the Black Dragon in the middle.
The Sword Saint's awakening skill temporarily controls the enemy with twenty-four swords, then continuously controls them with a storm-like barrage of attacks.
But Takatsuki did not intend to follow up with the subsequent moves. Although this wouldn't control it for long, it would still control it for a period of time.
"Lady Hestia, what do you have for me?"
Temporarily controlling the Black Dragon, Fu Hua stepped forward. She had also tried attacking and knew that her attacks could not break through its defense, so she did not make any futile efforts, but instead tried to stall for time.
"Takatsuki-kun, this sword is a weapon I asked Hephaestus to forge for you.
Unwrapping the long sword wrapped in cloth, an ancient black long sword appeared before Takatsuki.
"This is..."
Takatsuki picked up the long sword and suddenly had a strange realization. At the same time, he noticed Hestia's complexion: "Lady Hestia, your face is so pale, could it be..."
Through the long sword, Takatsuki felt a connection to Hestia's bloodline, so he guessed that Hestia must have paid some price for the forging of this sword
"I'm fine, Takatsuki-kun. After defeating the Black Dragon this time, will you come back?
"..."
Takatsuki was silent for a moment: "I'm sorry, Lady Hestia, after this matter is over, I and the others will return to our own world."
"Is that so? That's good too. Your world is still waiting for you to save it, isn't it?"
She forced a smile: "How will you go back? Do you have any tools?"
"No, once I choose to go back from here, I will return directly."
"Is that so... Then it seems, this is goodbye."
Takatsuki nodded gently, and Hestia continued: "This sword has no name yet, Takatsuki-kun, you should name it.
"A name?"
Looking at the long sword in his hand, Takatsuki lowered his gaze slightly: "Then it shall be called..."
"Hestia's Edge..."