Reincarnation of the Strongest Sword God - Side Stories Chapter 346 - Chapter of Time

Ancient River's Heart, first-floor hall:

Why did they disappear? Leroja was surprised when the nine doppelgangers before her suddenly disappeared. Then, when she saw the system notification she had just received, she was taken aback even further. Did someone clear the trial already?

Leroja grew unsettled as she looked at the system notification.

"Black Flame?"

However, after giving the matter some thought, Leroja didn't find it all too surprising that Black Flame was the first to clear the Ancient River's Trial.

The difficulty of having to go up against the doppelgangers of the nine other participants while simultaneously trying to break the barrier blocking off the pathway to the second floor was absurdly high. Even now, she had only managed to exhaust one-third of the barrier's energy. Moreover, this was after she had used multiple Grandmaster Regeneration Potions to trade damage for damage.

If not for the Grandmaster Regeneration Potions letting her instantly heal herself back to full HP, she would have long since gotten killed.

However, it was a different story for Black Flame. Black Flame's Basic Attributes were so overwhelming that none of the other nine participants could hope to match him. Even with her Divine Twilight Set, Leroja was not a match for him. Not to mention, Black Flame was also capable of using that nigh-unstoppable Holy Annihilation of his.

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Contrasting Leroja's reaction to the trial's abrupt end, Cross laughed when he saw the system notification.

"Leroja must be losing her mind right about now." Cross chuckled as he looked at the system notification before him. At the same time, though, a wry smile appeared on his face.

Shortly after the trial began, Cross quickly understood that out of the nine other participants, Black Flame would be the most troublesome opponent to deal with, even more troublesome than Leroja, who could attack from range. However, he still couldn't help but feel a little vexed to see Black Flame securing first place. After all, his original plan to compete with Leroja fo

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