Chapter 604

Just as Galan's axe was about to reach the man with orange hair, a pair of large hands suddenly grabbed his great axe.

"How is this possible!"

Seeing what lay before him, Galan found it hard to believe; after all, though his axe had nothing particularly extraordinary about it, to the people of Ishgaria, it was utterly unstoppable.

"Who are you?"

Looking at the man who had blocked his axe, Galan's expression grew steadily colder—he did not know who could block his axe, but he knew his axe was not something just anyone could stop.

And to block his axe meant this man's strength was at least equal to his own, which was precisely what Galan feared most.

"I thought some insect had come to disturb my nap—turns out it's you, one of the Ten Commandments."

"It's you—how could it be you!"

Looking at the man before him, Galan's face darkened; he recognized him at once—the Sin of Pride among the Seven Deadly Sins, one of the two most terrifying fighters among them, Escanor the Sin of Pride.

Escanor and Galan were old acquaintances; Galan knew Escanor's strength well—had it been evening, he might still have defeated him.

But now, clearly, it was dawn—Escanor at this hour possessed at minimum the power to crush most of the Ten Commandments.

Yet even so, Galan felt no fear; judging by Escanor's appearance, Galan understood he had not yet reached his peak—he still had a chance to win.

"Don't think that because you defeated me last time and sealed me away, you can face me again—this time, I'm different!"

"Oh, I'm curious what you mean by 'strong'—after all, under the sun, all light fades."

Speaking with his distinctive accent, Escanor's eyes brimmed with arrogance—this was precisely why he alone among the Seven Deadly Sins bore the title of Pride.

Seeing Escanor, everyone in Ishgaria felt a flicker of recognition; even though his body had changed form, his appearance remained utterly unchanged.

"Is this man… the one from the Seven Deadly Sins who feared battle the most?"

"I don't feel like it's him—he shouldn't have power this strong."

Watching Escanor's body swell to a terrifying size, even Macao, who had been relentlessly attacking, was taken aback—Escanor's current form differed far too much from what they had seen before.

"Yes, that is undoubtedly Escanor of the Seven Deadly Sins—only he possesses such power."

At this moment, Tōshirō Hitsugaya arrived beside Macao, watching Escanor radiating pride and strength, a faint smile on his face.

Escanor earned the title of Pride because during daylight, he was impossibly arrogant—even Meliodas, leader of the Seven Deadly Sins, might not defeat him in the daytime.

"With this power, he's truly a great warrior—but why, when we met him before, was he so gentle?"

"That's because of his ability—the sun, or rather, his magic attribute: the sun. This solar magic grants Escanor his greatest strength when the sun shines brightest."

"At the same time, solar magic also causes Escanor to grow increasingly arrogant when the sun is present—this is why he is called the Sin of Pride among the Seven Deadly Sins."

Galan, watching the arrogant Escanor, felt a flicker of anger—last time he lost to Escanor because he had activated his Galan Game when fighting him.

This time, he would not be so foolish as to play any Galan Game with Escanor.

Facing Escanor, the Galan Game was merely a burden—he'd be better off forcing Escanor to lie, which might give him a chance to defeat him.

"Your sin is pride, but you are by no means the most arrogant man—the Seven Deadly Sins fool, your arrogance is not enough to frighten this old man—die!"