Sword Art Online Volume 16 – Alicization Exploding Chapter 18 – War of the Underworld 59 However, Deusolbert’s skill was polished through a near infinite number of months and years, to a practically divine level. Only the upper ranks among the dark knights and pugilists could react against that single strike. In actual fact, the second, cut from the left at nearly the same time as the first, had perished with his plate armor severed along with his heart by the time he began swinging down his large hatchet. The overwhelming power difference was evident in everyone’s eyes. However, the elite goblins showed no hesitation. Chief Shibori, too, was a superior being that inspired fear in them and they did not even consider opposing his command. Two who circled around from Deusolbert’s side, bathed in the blood sprays from their own race, assailed him from both the left and right. The experienced knight showed not even the least panic and first cut into the left goblin from below and drew that into an arc into the right goblin from above. The single immediate motion that ended the enemies on both sides was truly on the level of divinity. Three remained; no, four if the general was counted too. Would they come all at once or one after another? Avoiding the spurts of blackish-red blood with a jump back, Deusolbert prepared his next attack. The fifth naively slashed at him from the left of his vision. He saw no light reflected off blades from any other direction. “Nuhn!” He sliced horizontally with the sword on his left with that curt yell. The tip cut a silver arc and sank into the enemy’s right. Both of Deusolbert’s eyes opened wide in that moment.