After Kim returned to his house with Hinata, he immediately started training. He sat down on the ground and ran Dark Breathing Technique in his mind.

His breathing became a pattern and the spiritual energy started gathering around him.

Slowly, he drowned himself in his cultivation but a few minutes later, he noticed something. Enormous energy from outside.

His eyes instantly opened.

Bang!

The next moment, his door was kicked. Behind the door, there was a man. His face was extremely pale and there was a sword that was constantly dripping blood.

Seeing this, Kim's eyes widened. He instantly stood up and asked.

"Who did you kill?"

Kiro didn't reply. He raised his sword and without any second thoughts, he rushed toward Kim.

His speed was so fast that Kim couldn't even dodge it. His eyes narrowed and his pupil shrunk. He didn't even realize but the sword was already in front of him and he couldn't even see it coming.

It was so fast that Kim instantly realized the difference in strength between him and Kiro. The difference made him realize that he stood no chance against Kiro.

Splash!

The sword pierced his stomach.

"Kim!"

Hinata who seemed to be in a state of shock roared. Her Heavenly Asura Body was activated and a massive strength gathered at her fist.

Her body instantly appeared in front of Kiro and the next moment, she punched forward. Seeing that punch, Kiro didn't dodge it or block it.

He let the punch strike him.

Bang!

His body flew out of the house and he landed on the ground.

"Kim, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I should've run away. I shouldn't have stayed here. I'm sorry."

Seeing the sword piercing his stomach, Hinata's body became weak instantly. Tears fell down her cheek and she started crying.

"You don't need to blame yourself." Kim put his hand on the hilt of the sword and tried to pull it out.

Splash!

When he pulled the sword, blood gushed out of his stomach.

Thud!

Kim fell to the ground.

"Kim!"

Another voice rang from outside. It belonged to Neyol. When she walked in front of the door, she saw Kim on the ground with his stomach bleeding.

She instantly rushed in front of Kim and her eyes turned red. She looked at Hinata who was next to her crying.

At this moment, her anger soared.

"It's all because of you. If it weren't for you, none of this would've happened."

Kiro sensed a powerful killing intent toward Hinata and his body instantly stood. The next moment, he appeared behind Neyol.

He picked up the sword on in an instant and tried to slash forward.

Ding!

Suddenly, the tip of the spear collided with his sword.

[You are holding a spear]

[Your strength, agility, and dexterity have been increased by five]

"This time... I saw it."

Kim couldn't help but smile. But, he felt his arm getting weaker. He was losing his blood constantly.

Neyol realized the man behind him and instantly kicked back. This time, Kiro used his sword to block the kick.

Ding!historical

Neyol was using Armament Technique so when her leg collided with his sword, she didn't bleed.

At this moment, Hinata suddenly appeared next to Kiro and punched him once again. This time, Kiro was going to block it but he couldn't do it.

His body flew out and landed several meters away.

Seeing this, Neyol's killing intent didn't fade away. She stared at Hinata and shouted.

"You bitch, if he is so vulnerable to you, why didn't you use your body as a shield? I knew it. You just wanted Kim to die."

When Hinata heard those words, her eyes became red and tears fell down.

"No, no, no, I didn't want this to happen. I really didn't want this..."

Thud!

She fell to her knees but when she was blaming herself, Kim suddenly caught her hand. She turned her head at him and saw him bleeding even more.

Her tears didn't stop seeing that.

Neyol immediately took out a few pills from her spatial ring and rushed near him.

"Eat these! These will recover your wound."

Kim didn't eat them. Rather, his hand slowly left Hinata and held Neyol's wrist.

"Don't blame her. This is a choice I made. A man never regrets the choice he makes. No matter what happens from now on, I just want you to do one thing."

Neyol looked at his face slowly turning pale. She bit her lips and tried to move her hand but he was holding her tightly.

"Die!"

Suddenly, a voice rang from behind. It brought chills down Neyol's back. Before even she could turn around, the sword was already in front of her.

Splash!

Suddenly, blood fell on her face. Neyol's looked at the face in front of her with confusion. The blood that fell on her face belonged to Hinata.

Hinata blocked the sword for her.

She used her own body to block the sword for her.

Neyol didn't understand what happened. At this moment, her mind had gone blank.

When Kiro realized what he had done, his hand left the hilt. He stumbled back a few steps and there was horror on his face.

"No, no, no, no, what did I do? Why? Why did you do it, princess?"

His scream was so powerful that it blasted the walls of the house.

Hinata looked at Neyol's face and said.

"I'm sorry.... I couldn't protect him. I couldn't even muster the courage to move... Please take him away. Kiro won't move for a while."

"Hey, hey, why did you do this? Why? Bitch, I hate you. Why did you do this?" Neyol's expression changed. There was anger and guilt in her heart.

She screamed like a child.

"What about your dream? What about being the strongest person in the world? What happened to that dream?"

"How could you take the sword for me? I am your rival. I am not Kim. Why?"

Hinata slowly smiled and said.

"Strongest... If I can't even protect the person I love, what's the point of being the strongest? I didn't take the sword for you."

"I took it for Kim. Now, take him and leave. With my death, Kiro will enter a state of madness and kill everyone. Hurry up!"

When Neyol heard that, she didn't know what to say. Her body couldn't move but she forced it. Now, she must save Kim.

She didn't want to lose anyone.

But, when she turned around, she noticed that the pills in her hands were gone. And, there was a man standing next to Hinata.

Kim only took one pill and he stuffed all the others into Hinata's mouth. He pulled the sword and tore his cloth, wrapping it around her stomach and back.

"Neyol, I have one task for you. You must complete it no matter what. Take her and Yeosho away."

"No! I won't leave you. I will never leave you." Neyol didn't take a second to stand up next to him and shouted.

Kim held Hinata in one hand and touched Neyol's shoulder with the other.

He looked into Neyol's hand and said.

"I'm sorry. Neyol, I am feeling guilty, incredibly guilty."

"Before this, I was just a sore loser, pathetic man who couldn't even look into woman's eyes."

"But after meeting you and Yeosho, I changed. I slowly started to feel the confidence and it led me to make Hinata fall in love with me."

"Do you think a girl will fall in love with a boy in just one day to point of sacrificing themselves? No! I was the one who made her do it."

"That's why don't let her die. After changing so much, I realized something. A man can't love all of his women equally but he must love and protect them sincerely."

"I can't leave you behind to die. I can't leave her behind to die. But, I won't die."

When she heard his last words, Neyol's eyes widened. She saw nothing but boundless confidence in his eyes. She bit her lips, still hesitating to leave.

After all, confidence doesn't mean strength.

"I promise you. No matter what it takes, I will come back to you. So, please leave and survive. No matter what, all three of you must survive."

Kim's continued to speak with incredibly sharp eyes.

Neyol finally couldn't hold it. Kiro was slowly standing up on his feet. His eyes were filled with nothing but killing intent.

At this moment, she even tried her spiritual power but it didn't even make him blink.

She gave him a hard look and said.

"You must return no matter what."

Kim smiled and nodded his head.

"I will."

Neyol bit her lips and rushed away from the broken wall while holding Hinata in her hand.

"Don't take her away!"

Kiro roared as he rushed toward Neyol but suddenly, a spear appeared in front of him. His fist punched the tip of the spear and killed its momentum.

"Sorry, but I can't let you leave."

Kim stood with the spear in his hand. He was standing in front of Kiro. At this moment, Kiro had nothing but madness in his eyes.

"You are the reason for all of this. I will kill you. I will kill you."

Kim slowly took a deep breath and applied the Armament Technique all around his body. The cloth that was covering his wound fell down.

He looked into Kiro's red eyes and said.

"Sorry, I can't die."

"I have the promise to keep."