SSS-Rank Awakening: My Talent Multiplies Everything novel Chapter 71

Chapter 71: Silen The Executioner.

The moment Kael finished reading, every instinct inside him exploded with warning.

Danger.

Without hesitation, he spun around.

The ground trembled.

A heavy scraping noise echoed throughout the chamber.

Something emerged from the darkness.

Something massive and horrifying.

A headless figure stepped forward.

Its body was clad in ancient armor stained black with age.

In one hand it carried a gigantic axe.

In the other rested an eerie lantern that emitted a ghostly pale glow.

Despite lacking a head, the creature somehow seemed to lock unto him.

The lantern flickered.

For a brief moment, Kael thought he saw countless faces reflected within the glass.

Faces screaming in silent agony.

Immediately he activated Eye of Judgment.

Information flooded into view.

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[Silen The Pale Executioner]

Silen was an executioner for a once grand empire, a man who killed so many it forgot its own death. After the fall of the great empire, Silen, a man without purpose, wandered aimlessly. Yet still bound by the emperor’s final order, he continued his path of execution, executing everything that crossed his path.

Level: (Scales with the target)

Abilities:

Detection Beam — Locks onto a target with perfect accuracy for 5 seconds. The lantern emits a detection beam that fires periodically.

Phase 1 — Silen swings in wide arcs with brief patterns between them. The arcs can be predicted after 2 repetitions. Detection beam fires every 30 seconds.

Phase 2 — Silen throws the lantern head. It orbits the arena as an autonomous detection satellite.

Phase 3 — Silen slams the head back on, gains a fully functional detection system, and enters Execution Mode. All attacks chain: axe swing, follow-through, axe slam, stomp. No pause between.

Note: The current Silen is a fake clone but still possesses a slight portion of the original’s strength.

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Kael’s eyes narrowed.

A scaling boss.

Interesting.

Unfortunately, he didn’t have time to think further.

Silen moved.

The massive axe cut through the air with terrifying speed.

A shrill whistle echoed throughout the chamber as the blade descended.

Kael sidestepped and the axe missed him by inches.

The displaced air alone scraped against his cheek.

His smile widened.

Strong.

Very strong.

The executioner immediately launched another attack.

Massive sweeping arcs carved through the air as Silen advanced relentlessly.

Kael’s agility exploded into motion.

He ducked beneath one swing.

Rolled beneath another.

Leapt backward to avoid a third.

Each strike carried enough force to split stone apart.

One missed attack slammed into the floor and sent shattered fragments flying in every direction.

Kael observed carefully.

The executioner’s attack pattern repeated exactly as the description stated.

Once.

Twice.

A third time.

And then Kael saw it.

The opening.

"There."

His body blurred forward just as the axe descended. Kael angled his sword perfectly, causing steel to screech against steel as the attack was redirected slightly off course. A fraction of a second later, his blade flashed through the opening he had created, carving a deep gash across Silen’s torso.

The first successful hit.

Yet the executioner didn’t react.

There was no pain, no hesitation, no anger. Its entire existence revolved around a single purpose.

Execution.

And that target was Kael.

The axe came again, sweeping through the air with deadly force. Kael dodged and immediately counterattacked, his blade leaving another cut across the executioner’s body. Then another followed. And another.

Slowly, the rhythm of battle began shifting in his favor.

Yet Silen remained terrifyingly relentless.

The lantern hanging from its neckless frame flared with pale light, its glow intensifying with every passing second. Madness seemed to radiate from the executioner’s body.

The target was resisting execution.

And that was unacceptable.

Kael met its advance head-on. His sword danced through the air as steel collided repeatedly. Sparks erupted with every exchange, illuminating the dark chamber while the echoes of battle bounced endlessly against the stone walls.

Then, without warning, Silen revealed another opening.

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