Thales took a deep breath.

If his crime is himself.

The young man lowered his head in confusion.

No goal, no direction?

Swinging from side to side, going with the flow?

There is no...self.

Ricky didn't notice anything strange about Thales, but the young man was in a daze, and for a while he could only hear his own breathing.

Has he always been... like this?

Until Ricky spoke again, his stern tone brought Thales back to reality, as if he had been blown away by the cold wind.

"The omnipotent power of termination? Imitation? No, it is far from as beautiful as you imagine."

"If you are not me, if you don't know my character, whether I am aggressive or cautious, whether I like to stab or chop, you don't know my habits when defending against enemies, or the strength of my sword,

I don’t know which muscles I used to draw the sword, I don’t know the circumstances and history of my past battles, I don’t know the life and past I’ve experienced, I don’t know how I developed such a finishing power..."

Ricky's eyes became more and more terrifying, as if he was looking at unbearable shame, as if Thales had committed a heinous crime.

"Then, you can't imitate the most important and essential part of my power of ending, the things that make it "what it is" to me."

Thales, who had just been thinking deeply about a certain sentence, could only listen quietly.

"If you haven't experienced the life of a punishment knight, you can't just enjoy Sak'el's multi-tasking and ignore the terrible burden he bears every moment. If you haven't seen Barney's world, you can't do anything.

Only enjoy Barney's terrifying lethality but ignore the tragic price of his ruined life."

Ricky snorted coldly and scolded him mercilessly.

"No matter how exquisitely imitated the sin of the Hell River is, its product can only be inferior and nondescript dross."

Second-rate goods...

Nondescript...

At that moment, Thales looked into Ricky's eyes and suddenly felt that his long-standing impression of the power of termination, his complacency and pride in the sin of Hell River, were all shattered to bits and pieces at this moment.

No, maybe it's not just the finishing power.

besides……

Thales subconsciously clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

he himself.

Ricky looked at the slightly depressed Thales and shook his head gently.

"More importantly, when you rely on imitation but ignore these, it is equivalent to the power of termination that you have condensed with your life, to each of your imitation objects, to each of your opponents, and even to you.

I lack the most basic things..."

At that second, Ricky straightened his posture and his eyes were extremely serious.

"respect."

Lack of...respect?

Thales was shocked by his attitude.

But at the same time, the young man couldn't help but start thinking about the Black Sword, the imitation and copying he had taught himself in six years, the so-called "universal ending power"...

Could it be...

Not a good thing?

Ricky's tone could almost freeze the entire dungeon

"You are not imitating at all, but plagiarizing."

"For plagiarists, the sword in their hands or in their hearts will never be theirs. The fakes you imitate are just superficial and will always be missing the most important core."

"You can never become one of those great warriors who have internalized the power of the end in their lives."

After Ricky finished speaking, he stared at Thales motionless.

Wait for his response.

Thales said nothing.

He didn't know how to respond.

It wasn't until several seconds later that the young man breathed out with difficulty and asked

"So, the so-called 'omnipotent power of ending' in the Sin of Hell River is actually nonsense?"

Ricky snorted coldly.

"No," he leaned forward and gently raised his index finger to Thales, "This statement is correct."

"But you're going the wrong way."

In Thales' confused eyes, Ricky spoke softly

"The meaning of imitation lies in understanding."

"Understand your opponent."

understand?

Thales blinked.

Ricky looked around and slightly raised his lips.

"I don't know Barney, I don't know Sak'el, I don't know your confused friend."

"But I can understand them on another level by feeling their final power."

Another level?

Thales thought hard.

The leader of the Sword of Disaster's eyes flashed

"For example, through analysis and speculation, I can know..."

"Facing Barney, I may not be able to fight him with the sword that cost his life, but I must use other factors from the side to delay, disrupt, and thwart his attack until I finally defeat him."

"Facing Sak'el, I can't compare with his perfect overall consideration. I can't even hesitate or think too much. I have to concentrate on my strongest point and hit the arrancar in order to achieve success.

The power of war.”

As he spoke, Ricky suddenly paused.

Thales, who listened humbly, looked puzzled.

"That's it, ha," Ricky suddenly tapped his palms. He looked in the direction of Barney and Sak'el respectively, as if he understood something.

"Barney versus Sak'el will probably be a good matchup."

Ricky dissipated his excitement and turned around

"Facing your confused friend, my best choice is not to confront him head-on, not to fight with him in rounds, not to prolong with him, not to give him the opportunity to bully the enemy and feint to find my weaknesses.

, but to cover up oneself and hide the motives, and before he has time to react, he will strike a fatal blow from behind or even secretly, defeating the enemy in an instant."

Thales frowned.

But Ricky then changed the subject.

"But you know..."

He stared at Thales thoughtfully

"You can do all of these better than me."

Thales thought about it.

Ricky sighed.

"My finishing power has its own characteristics, and my style of facing the enemy has been established. Only then can I bring out my strongest point."

"But you, Thales, your prison crime is changing all the time. Through so-called imitation, through short-term contact and observation, you can do more, understand more broadly, and master more details.

Understand your opponent faster, better, and more perfectly than I can."

Understand my...opponent?

Comparing Ricky's example, Thales chewed on the meaning of this sentence.

"The power of termination is one of the most miraculous powers of mankind. How many masters have gone through countless hardships to achieve such an achievement?"

Ricky seemed to be feeling the same way.

"The imitation of Prison River Sin is not to simplify this process. On the contrary, it is to better grasp the opponent's process, and then make better adjustments to gain yourself, add advantages to your battle, and provide you with better responses.

Give choices.”

Thales's eyes lit up
To be continued...