episode_0099

“Then let’s conclude like this.”

Result of the military meeting.

The policy of trying to finish the matter quickly was decided to be withdrawn. Instead, it was decided to slowly move forward, starting from the surrounding positions and investigating various underground tunnels, and for now, they disbanded to relieve combat fatigue.

“In the end, we’ll be waiting until the Tang Clan comes.”

After returning to the tent we use.

Baek-ryeon, who was preparing a meal, muttered like that.

“I guess so.”

“It’s nice to see Seol-lin again, but… I’m a little worried given the situation.”

“Worried? What are you worried about?”

To my question, Baek-ryeon divided the meal for each of us, and finally, holding her own meal, she sat next to me and said.

“There was so much damage from this battle alone, I wonder what will happen in the future…”

“…Well. I don’t think you have to worry about that too much.”

“Is that so?”

“Because I’m going to start moving in earnest now.”

I said a word to reassure Baek-ryeon and scooped up the soup with a spoon for the meal.

Hmm. Baek-ryeon’s food is still good. It’s a familiar and good taste.

“Well… Since Master defeated the biggest problem, I don’t think there will be any more dangerous battles.”

“? What are you talking about?”

“Huh? Isn’t it that Master defeated the Sword Demon?”

Ah, is that what you’re talking about?

Well, if you just looked from afar, it would have been all sparkling and banging! And the waves of strong energy split off a part of Cheon-san, so that would have been all.

It might have been easy to misunderstand.

“I don’t even know if he was defeated or not. I couldn’t finish him off.”

“Y-you couldn’t finish him off?”

“That’s right. How could I finish him off in that situation? What do you think I am?”

There was no energy left to chase after the Sword Demon and completely finish him off while falling.

That’s why I just threw everything in, feeling like it was all or nothing…

As I said that, Baek-ryeon and Lucy tilted their heads and said.

“Master is… a superhuman?”

“The Hero is the Hero.”

“…Never mind.”

Do you think I’m Superman?

I’m still human, so I don’t have the ability to fly.

“Listen carefully. The place where I fought the Sword Demon was above a floating island. In that situation, the floating island couldn’t withstand the impact because the fight between me and the Sword Demon intensified. The floating island lost its rising power and fell as it was, and it’s impossible to finish off the Sword Demon in that situation. At least, if it was on the ground, I would have chased after him and finished him off, but… I can’t move as I want in the air.”

Of course, in the midst of falling, the Sword Demon and I were quite relaxed enough to stare at each other while riding on the fragments of the crumbling floating island… that’s because I knew I wouldn’t die even if I fell like this.

“In a falling situation, moreover, how can I finish off a guy who was swept away by the waves of strong energy that I caused and flew away? I don’t have the ability to fly in the sky. It would have been good if he died from being swept away by strong energy, and if he didn’t die… it was a feeling of regret. There was no energy left for me to deal with anything there.”

No. Even if I didn’t have the ability to fly in the sky, it wouldn’t have mattered if I could accurately capture him, but…

Because the strong energy I caused was so thick, it rather blocked my vision, so I couldn’t satisfy the conditions for using 【Space Rend】.

If I could have seen the Sword Demon even a little, I could have cut off the Sword Demon’s head as it was, but…

I couldn’t imagine that the Sword Demon would be swept away and disappear without even resisting.

‘…Well. Even if I think about it, the power of the double concentration of strong energy was ridiculous.’

Anyway, I failed to finish off the Sword Demon because of that.

“It tasted good to cut. So if he died like that… it would have been good, but I guess he didn’t die like that. He must have survived somehow.”

“I-is that so?… Then the war might be a little more difficult.”

“Not necessarily. I told you before. I’m going to take action myself now. Since the Sword Demon was badly beaten by me, he’ll be out of action for the time being, so there won’t be any frontal attacks like today. If that happens, there will be no one to stop me in the Beastman Alliance…”

When I shrugged my shoulders and said that, Baek-ryeon nodded as if she understood.

It would be more strange if you were fine even after being directly hit by an attack that split a mountain, and it’s hard to imagine that there will be another monster like the Sword Demon in the Beastman Alliance.

“Hmm…”

In the middle of eating like that.

Baek-ho, who had been still, tilted his head and carefully opened his mouth while looking at me.

“Does thou desire to move freely in the void?”

“Huh?… It’s not that I want to… If I was free, I could have defeated the Sword Demon… something like that.”

“Hmm… If thou desire, I can teach thee.”

…Huh? Really?

* * *

【Memories of the Sword King】

This skill is very important to me.

Thanks to this skill, I can calmly calm my mind even in situations that deviate from modern common sense. And the effect of this skill is not only that. According to the memories of the Sword King, I can learn the skills I need now.

As an example, when there was a need to face enemies on the sea, I can cite that I obtained a technique called 【Water Surface Flight】that allows me to walk on the sea.

In other words, it is a very important skill that allows me to selectively learn only what I need from the memories of the Sword King.

I couldn’t know about how to fly in the sky from this Sword King.

‘I can see that the Sword King doesn’t have the ability to fly.’

Well, when you think about it, it might be natural.

Looking at the Sword King’s skills, whether the enemy is in the sky or not, he can eventually cut them all down with a sword.

And that’s the same for me.

Except for exceptional cases like this time, even if I know how to fly in the sky, I don’t have to use it.

I don’t have to, but… there’s nothing to lose by learning it.

“Can you really fly in the sky?”

“That is so. To be exact… it is a way to act freely in the sky, but…”

And so, the next morning.

I took a place a little away from the camp with my party.

I was bothered that the soldiers of the Yeom family and the martial artists of other families and sects were diligently investigating the underground tunnels, but what could I do? If they’re not going to stop the Sword Demon, I have to stop him.

It can be said that it is preparation for that.

“But Joo-jak said that the Four Gods should not just lend their power to humans, didn’t he?”

“Hmm… That’s true, but… I don’t think this one that I’m going to teach is particularly special, so it won’t be violated. It’s a technique that any divine beast other than birds that can fly in the sky uses.”

“Hmm… If that’s the case, is it a pass?”

If it’s a pass, there’s no need to refuse.

“Okay. Then tell me quickly.”

“Okay. The name of this technique is 【Illusory Step】. The principle of the technique is to create an invisible foothold of energy in the air and stand on it.”

Swoosh.

I can feel some energy moving from Baek-ho’s body.

And the moved energy came out of the body and gathered outside. It was a weak energy that could not be noticed unless you could feel the energy in detail, but it turned into a foothold of sufficient strength to fix the body in the air.

And Baek-ho silently stood on the fixed energy foothold.

“If thou create a foothold on which thou can stand like this, it is practically the same as being able to move freely in the air.”

“Wow…”

“That’s really amazing.”

Baek-ryeon and Lucy looked at Baek-ho, who rose into the air, no, who stood in the air, as if they were amazed.

“You said you created stairs through energy, but I can’t feel any energy at all, so it’s amazing. Mr. Baek-ho.”

“Thanks for the compliment.”

“It’s definitely interesting to use this in many ways if you learn it.”

As Lucy said.

This is not just about me being able to move in the air. Other people can also stand on this foothold…

Can I use it to create an invisible wall in the air to block the opponent’s movements?

“First of all, it will take quite a while to get used to it… Let’s do it slowly. First of all, the trick is…”

“I saw the method.”

My stats, which boast a value of 999 in technique, allow me to grasp most of the techniques just by looking at them.

And this is not limited to techniques that are simply moved and used with the body.

Now that I have seen how to move and utilize energy with my own eyes, what remains is simple.

Swoosh.

“!”

“Is this how you do it?”

[You have acquired 【Illusory Step】.]

[【Illusory Step】: Consumes magic power to create an invisible foothold in the air. Depending on the skill level, the size and strength of the foothold gradually become stronger, and the speed of creating the foothold also increases.]

“T-to acquire it this quickly…”

“I think it’s possible to do more interesting things as I use this. I’m going to have to increase the utilization of this for the time being.”

After getting on the foothold I created, I raised the corners of my mouth.

Woowoong.

I create several more footholds in the air.

Is the total number of footholds that can be created at once about 5? And it’s annoying that I have to concentrate a little to create them.

“The goal is 15. Shall I try to create them as if I were breathing?”