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title: "Chapter 232: A Trick"
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slug: "ch-232"
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novel: "Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100"
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number: 232
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views: 0
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likes: 0
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wordCount: 1281
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createdAt: "2026-04-13"
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Max stood up, rubbing the dust from his clothes. His body was untouched, his skin unscathed, but his expression was serious.
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Because once again—he had been hit without seeing the attack.
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It was just like before.
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A gust of wind.
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No trace of Evan.
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No form. No figure.
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Just the wind.
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’Why…? Why do I only see wind before I’m hit?’ Max thought, his eyes narrowing. His mind raced, analyzing every moment of the battle.
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Wind.
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Not a person. Not a blade. Just air itself.
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Evan stood tall, his eyes calm but unwavering. "You should give up," he said, his voice steady, unshaken. "You are no match against me."
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Max, however, only chuckled. "I wouldn’t be that arrogant," he replied, a smirk playing at his lips. "Not when you can’t even put a scratch on my skin."
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CRACK!
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Purple lightning erupted around Max, wild and untamed. But then—
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It condensed.
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The erratic bolts of lightning flowed downward, spiraling around his legs before solidifying into form.
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A pair of lightning boots shimmered around his feet, buzzing with raw energy. A projection of Lightning Steps.
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Max took a single step forward.
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The air trembled.
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Evan’s expression darkened—not because of the lightning, but because of Max’s words.
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He had noticed it too.
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His attacks weren’t working.
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No matter how many times he had struck, how violently the wind had lashed out—Max remained unscathed.
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His fingers clenched.
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Then—Max lifted a single finger.
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A casual, taunting gesture.
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"Come… and attack me again."
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Evan’s fury ignited.
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The winds around him flared in response, twisting into spirals of rage.
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"I refuse to believe your skin is thick enough to withstand my wind!"
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The moment Evan spoke, he vanished.
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Again.
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Max was ready this time.
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His Three-Dimensional Body went into overdrive, his senses stretching to their absolute limit, scanning every inch of his surroundings.
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Then—he felt it.
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A wave of wind.
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But this time, Max was prepared.
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No hesitation. No second-guessing.
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"Space Freeze!"
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BOOM!
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The air around him solidified, a section of space locked in place under his control.
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Then—
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Lightning Steps.
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His body reacted instantly.
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His instincts screamed at him to move, and so he did—
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A single step backward, a flash of purple lightning surging from his boots.
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WHOOSH!
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Just as he moved—
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A violent gust of wind sliced through where he had just been, narrowly grazing his clothes.
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Max’s eyes widened.
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And then—he understood.
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All this time—he thought Evan was attacking him directly.
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That Evan was somehow moving faster than teleportation.
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That his body was untouchable, impossible to track.
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But now, he saw the truth.
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It wasn’t Evan.
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It was the wind.
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Evan had never truly been the attacker.
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The wind itself was attacking him.
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Max’s mind raced, piecing it together.
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Evan had been disappearing not because he was moving at incomprehensible speeds—but because he was making it seem that way.
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Every time he vanished—he wasn’t attacking at all.
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Instead—
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He let the wind strike for him.
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The very air had been his blade, his presence a distraction.
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It had been an illusion all along.
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Evan wasn’t moving faster than teleportation.
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He was simply manipulating perception.
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Max exhaled, his fingers tightening around his sword.
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A grin formed on his lips.
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"So that’s how you’ve been doing it…"
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He understood everything.
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"You… dodged it?"
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Evan appeared in front of Max, his expression frozen in shock.
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He had fought many opponents. Countless warriors, geniuses, prodigies. Every one of them had struggled against this attack—his illusion of speed, the unstoppable assault of the wind.
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Some had tried to resist. Some had tried to block.
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But none had ever dodged it.
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Not until now.
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Max stood firm, his smirk unwavering.
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"Well," he said casually, "it was a good technique… or should I say, a trick?"
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Evan’s eyes narrowed.
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"But it’s useless once the trick is known."
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Then—BOOM!
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The air trembled.
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The swirling dust around Max was blown away, repelled by an unseen force.
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His Fusion State Aura surged, climbing to 25%.
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The effect was instantaneous.
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A terrifying intent burst forth from Max’s body—an intent so sharp, so overwhelming, that even Evan’s Level 3 Wind Aura wavered.
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For the first time in their battle—the wind hesitated.
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Evan’s expression darkened.
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This pressure… this intent… it was unlike anything he had ever faced before.
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Evan clenched his fists, refusing to falter.
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"It doesn’t matter," he said, his voice calm but laced with an underlying sharpness. "I am invincible in my Lord Form."
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A flick of his fingers.
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The air shifted.
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BOOM!
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A pillar of wind exploded beneath Max’s feet, a tornado bursting from the ground.
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The sudden force nearly sent him flying, but Max reacted in an instant—
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Dash! Super Dash! Phantom Dash!
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His body vanished.
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One second, he was there. The next, he was a blur of motion, propelled by his Lightning Steps and Wind Float.
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The tornado missed, but Evan was already moving.
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"Fall."
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His voice was soft, but the wind roared in response.
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From above, blades of air rained down—sharp as swords, faster than arrows. Hundreds of them, slicing through the air, each one capable of cutting through stone.
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Max didn’t slow down.
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Sky Float. Wind Float. Lightning Steps.
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Using all his movement skills, he surged forward.
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He moved with the storm, weaving through the deadly barrage like a shadow. The wind grazed his skin, some of the blades nearly cutting into his shoulder, but his instincts kept him one step ahead.
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Even if they had cut his shoulders, it couldn’t pierce his skin.
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Then—a trap.
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A sudden shift in the wind.
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The air around Max collapsed inward, forming a crushing sphere of pressure around him.
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An invisible cage.
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The moment he realized it—it was too late.
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The air constricted.
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Max’s lungs burned, his movement locked in place.
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Evan raised a hand.
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The wind around Max spun violently, forming a vacuum.
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A storm within a storm.
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A wind prison.
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Max could see the ground below him fracturing from the sheer pressure. If he didn’t break free now, he’d be torn apart.
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But Max only grinned.
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"You think wind alone can stop me?"
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His sword hummed, the 25% Fusion State Aura igniting along the blade like a crackling storm.
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And then—𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
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Space Freeze.
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For one second, the air around him stopped.
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No wind. No movement. Just absolute stillness.
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And in that second—
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Momentum Sword: Drag Sword!
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His blade moved, slower than anything Evan had ever seen—almost lazy, almost harmless.
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But the moment the sword touched the air—
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BOOOOM!
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The wind prison shattered.
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The sheer weight of the sword’s movement ripped through space, dispersing Evan’s control for just long enough—
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And Max moved.
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Lightning exploded beneath his feet. His speed—beyond sight.
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Evan’s eyes widened.
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Max reappeared right in front of him.
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His sword—already swinging.
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Momentum Sword: Horizon End.
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A single slash.
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Faster than thought.
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The wind screamed as a clean line split the sky in two.
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Evan barely had time to react—he twisted at the last second, the sword grazing past him, cutting a deep gash into the air itself.
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The spectators watching sucked in a breath.
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"He cut the wind…?" someone muttered in disbelief.
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Evan flipped backward, his body twisting in midair.
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A line of blood trickled down his arm.
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He landed softly, his expression still calm—but there was a hint of something new in his gaze.
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A terror.
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’That attack almost had me.’
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He thought frowning.
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The winds around him erupted.
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"I see," Evan said. "You’re fast. But I am the wind."
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Max’s lips curled into a grin. "Then let’s see if the wind can stop a storm."
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Magic Sword Barrage.
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The air rippled.
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Hundreds of blue-glowing swords appeared around Max, humming with deadly intent. |