[ The Four Dream Gods also emerged from the distorted space, surrounding El Cid, and Phantasos, like a phantom, clasped El Cid's hand without him knowing.
"What a fine man, should I take him for myself?"
El Cid's expression remained unchanged as he slowly looked around. The presence of the Four Gods of Dreams here also meant that the path to the Dream World was not far.
Icelus: "I'll handle this guy. Get lost, Phantasos!"
The illusionist Phantasos leaned directly against El Cid. Seeing Icelus about to make a move, he reluctantly pulled away: "What's the matter... can't I play a little longer?"
El Cid then turned his gaze to Icelus: "Before I complete the mission of retrieving Sisyphus, I cannot casually throw away this life."
He raised his hand and unleashed a golden sword qi. However, a grid-like pattern of threads appeared on Icelus's body, and he vanished into space. The sword qi passed directly through Icelus's body, slicing the giant rock behind him in half. ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Why is this little hand-holding so natural? It's hilarious. El Cid didn't react at all."
"Good heavens, he even leaned directly against him. This is the first time I've seen a god and a Gold Saint so close without fighting."
The people from other worlds had subtle expressions. This Capricorn El Cid seemed a bit too calm, didn't he? He didn't keep a safe distance between himself and the Specter. What if the opponent suddenly attacked?
Moreover, Phantasos had leaned against him, and El Cid's expression hadn't changed at all. If it were any other Saint, they would have punched him by now.
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〜Jujutsu Kaisen World, Future Timeline〜
"Oh?! This Icelus plays with space. El Cid is going to have a tough fight."
Satoru Gojo slightly adjusted his sunglasses, revealing his azure eyes.
El Cid, at first glance, was a physical attacker. Although being able to unleash such sharp sword energy with his hand was far beyond ordinary, how could pure sword energy defeat someone who manipulated space?
All the sword energy he unleashed was redirected, having no effect whatsoever.
Itadori was also a bit worried:
"The Four Dream Gods shouldn't attack together, right?"
Although Icelus intended to act alone, the others hadn't left. Who knew if Icelus couldn't win, the others would choose to join in.
.....
[ After El Cid attempted to unleash several golden sword qi, without exception, all of them were redirected elsewhere by Icelus through spatial transfer.
Icelus laughed without hesitation: "Hehehe, still don't understand the difference between a god and a mere mortal?"
When El Cid once again unleashed a golden sword qi towards Icelus, he was startled to find his own sword qi flying back at him from the side.
"What... why is my sword qi coming from the side?!"
The next moment, a bloody severed arm flew through the air. El Cid's wrist, along with his Cloth, was severed by his own sword qi.
Icelus looked at the silent El Cid, becoming more interested: "Not even a scream, El Cid!"
Then, in response to El Cid's question, Icelus thoughtfully explained how he twisted space to redirect El Cid's attack behind him.
Phantasos, standing nearby, picked up El Cid's severed arm with a perverse delight and rubbed it against his face: "A strong and charming arm, how wonderful~."
The next moment, Icelus, no longer wishing to linger, delivered a powerful punch directly to El Cid's face. The latter skidded along the ground, raising a cloud of dust, flying hundreds of meters before plunging into a cliff, his fate unknown. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Space ability counters El Cid. Are all Gold Saints anti-attribute masters? Why do they always pick fights with those who counter them?"
"Just now I thought Phantasos was beautiful and El Cid was a bit unappreciative. My apologies, I misjudged big brother... he's a pervert."
Indeed, those with "god" in their name are consistently arrogant, but equally powerful. This spatial ability alone is hard to deal with.
Although El Cid seemed to be defeated instantly, no one from other worlds thought he was weak. His sword qi had even cut through his own Gold Cloth.
After all, the God of Death had said before that this Gold Cloth had never been shattered since the Age of Myths. Now, El Cid, by his own power, had cut it.
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〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
〜In the inner sea of the planet, in the furthest tower〜
"The situation is a bit tricky now, losing an arm right at the start..."
Merlin shook his head. The already difficult situation became even harder.
Although El Cid had fallen off the cliff and lost an arm, Merlin did not believe that El Cid's mission would end here.
The will shown by the Gold Saints before was never simple. This injury was considered minor compared to the previous ones.
Meanwhile, Doctor Roman, far away in Chaldea, put down his coffee:
"Although he shouldn't be dead, he should be out of commission."
Although that indestructible sword qi could even cut through his own Cloth, it relied entirely on his right hand. Now, with his wrist severed, it was tantamount to crippling himself.
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〜Saint Seiya Shioriverse, The Lost Canvas timeline〜
"El Cid... I..."
Sisyphus felt a pang of guilt. It was because of him that his friend had to challenge the Four Dream Gods alone and lost an arm.
"Don't worry, Sisyphus! My blade is still sharp."
But Sisyphus's words were interrupted by El Cid. His expression hadn't changed at all, as if the person with the severed arm on the screen wasn't him.
"If I were to be defeated like this, it would only prove that my El Cid's sword is nothing special."
Sisyphus looked at El Cid, who was as aloof as ever, and slowly relaxed.
Yes... after all, El Cid is the most arrogant Holy Sword in Sanctuary, he wouldn't be defeated so easily.
.....
[ Seeing that El Cid, below the cliff, had completely stopped moving, the Four Dream Gods quickly turned and rushed towards their next target, Pegasus.
The scene changed. The trio of Pegasus was still running swiftly through the forest.
Just as Hades's Castle was in sight, the world suddenly turned gray.
The Dream God lightly tapped his finger, and a brilliant light instantly lit up, opening the gate to the Dream World.
The Dream God looked at Pegasus, who had already entered a dream, and brought Pegasus's soul and body together into Morphia, a place where only kings and heroes could sleep.
Meanwhile, in the forest, Yato and Yuzuriha encountered Phantasos.
"Grim Phantasia—"
The Grim Phantasia unfolded instantly, rendering their bodies completely immobile.
They could only watch helplessly as their souls were extracted and taken into the dream world.
In this dream world, like a golden cage, many different purple orbs floated in the air. Phantasos looked at the orb in his hand and chuckled: "You two will stay in a beautiful dream... forever!"
Crack—
Just then, a golden light cleaved through the dream world. The next second, El Cid descended from the sky, like a golden Holy Sword, striking down towards the enemy.
Phantasos quickly dodged, and after regaining his balance, He couldn't believe what he saw before his eyes. A human being was able to enter the Dream World from the real world.
Phantasos's expression turned grim: "You should have been dealt with by Icelus. Why are you here?"
El Cid said in a deep voice, "The Gold Cloth you hold is calling out to me here. Even if it is cut off by the Dream World's barriers, the sound of the Cloth will not disappear."
"I still have a blade in my hand, even if it is taken or severed." ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Good heavens, so he had a trick up his sleeve! This incredibly cool El Cid must not die; it would truly be heartbreaking."
"What a brilliant stratagem! Since his arm was severed, he used that opportunity to find the Dream World through the resonance of the Cloth."
The people from other worlds looked at the cold-faced El Cid with admiration. As expected of a master who didn't even cry out when his wrist was severed, he is both brave and resourceful!
Then everyone looked at Phantasos with immense pity. Why did you pick up such random things? Now you're in trouble; someone's come knocking on your door.
"This is directly cutting through space, entering the Underworld from the real world. Can a blade really do that?"
This is no longer just a physical object; it's directly tearing through space, almost a conceptual attack. As expected, the Gold Saints are ridiculously strong.
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〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline, Chaldea〜
At this moment, Doctor Roman looked incredibly awkward. He wanted to find a hole to crawl into during this moment of being proven wrong. Just as he was about to sneak away, he was called back by Da Vinci.
"Uh... Doctor, weren't you so certain that the armless El Cid was out of commission? How does he seem even stronger?"
Faced with Da Vinci's taunts, Doctor Roman had no words.
Who knew they wouldn't play by the rules? Not only could he unleash sword energy with a severed hand, but now he could even tear through space.
"What a cool Capricorn!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but praise.
"What a line: 'I still have a blade in my hand, even if it is taken or severed.'"
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〜Jujutsu Kaisen World, Present Timeline〜
"Can space really be cut open?!"
Satoru Gojo's face was full of surprise. He never expected El Cid to enter the Dream World in such a way.
How sharp must this seemingly pure physical sword qi be to even tear through space... Looking at it this way, is my Limitless a bit unsafe?
"That's so cool!!"
Yuji Itadori, a slightly chuunibyou teenager, had stars in his eyes.
With his hand severed, it was as if a sword had been unsheathed, and the exposed blade was even sharper. It was incredibly cool.
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〜Saint Seiya Toeiverse, Anime timeline〜
"Is this the true Holy Sword?! Cutting through space itself."
Shura of Capricorn felt the gap between himself and El Cid.
He had always believed his Holy Sword was the strongest attack, that no one could withstand it. It wasn't until he witnessed it firsthand that he realized his Holy Sword was far from reaching its full potential.
But even with such power, El Cid still felt his Holy Sword wasn't sharp enough, wasn't a true Holy Sword, and even had further potential.
"Perhaps it's this mindset that allows El Cid to constantly grow stronger."
Shura then realized that from the very beginning, their mindsets were not on the same level. Is this the former Capricorn El Cid? He truly is amazing, the only Holy Sword in Sanctuary.
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