episode_0175

The identities of those who suddenly appeared were people Wade knew well, including Ethan.

“… How?”

A question inadvertently flowed from Wade’s mouth.

“Hmm?”

“… How did you get through the enemies? The opponent’s strength must not have been easy.”

Before Wade was ejected to another space by the shadow’s move, the enemy’s strength was confirmed to be ten swords and one disaster-level monster.

That alone was too much for Ethan and the rest of the party to deal with, but there was no way it would end there.

Wade predicted that they probably prepared more power to deal with the group more reliably.

Because of this, the party will struggle greatly, and even if they overcome it on their own, it will take a lot of time.

However, Ethan and the others broke through the enemy at a speed that exceeded Wade’s expectations, and appeared at this moment and in this place.

Because it was so unexpected, Wade couldn’t help but wonder.

“Oh, you mean those guys? That’s it, it wasn’t a big deal.”

Ethan smiled and dismissed Wade’s question as if it was no big deal.

“… I would like to say that, but it is as you say. It was quite difficult at first.”

Soon, his expression slightly hardened and he began to explain the situation.

***

Even though he was dealing with Ten Sword-level warriors and Calamity-level monsters alone, Ethan was relaxed.

No, if you look at the situation alone, Ethan seemed to be overwhelming the two.

Huh!

Ethan swung his sword again.

It was a powerful and sharp blow that had the power to shake even Mount Tai.

If you look at its force alone, it was a sword that was extremely ferocious and seemed to be devoid of reason, but in reality, that was not the case.

It was a perfectly calculated blow that took full advantage of the innate sense of a warrior named Ethan Bertrand.

It is a sword swung in a trajectory that the opponent can never avoid.

Therefore, the opponent has no choice but to block this sword.

However, if you block it, it is a problem as long as you block it.

It was a meticulous and well-executed blow designed to steer the subsequent flow in a direction that would be advantageous to oneself, taking into account the impact at the moment of blocking.

In other words, it was an unreasonable sword that forced the opponent into a corner.

however.

Hissing─

The shadow completely destroyed such an unreasonable attack by turning its body into a shadow to avoid it.

‘… Sheesh.’

Seeing that scene, Ethan clicked his tongue inwardly.

‘That’s annoying.’

Annoying.

Ethan’s feelings while dealing with a Ten Sword-level warrior and a Disaster-level monster at the same time were exactly the same.

There is no crisis.

He is not in any danger.

However, time continued to drag on.

That was the problem.

‘It seems like it’s still holding up well… … .’

Ethan’s eyes slowly moved backwards.

There were a group of people gathered there, dealing with monsters.

They were still holding out well against a number of monsters that were difficult to count.

Originally, that alone would have been something worthy of praise.

Because the level and number of monsters were not at a level that a single academy student could handle.

However, now was not the time to create a friendly atmosphere by giving compliments.

Because it was literally just holding on.

‘There is no time.’

I don’t have time to be like this.

I had to resolve this situation as quickly as possible and help the other side.

They will become more and more exhausted, and the risk will increase.

However, knowing it and doing it were two different things.

‘This guy is the problem…’ .’

It was the shadow that was holding Ethan back.

If the opponent was a disaster-level monster, I was confident that I would finish it in a few blinks.

However, every time I tried to finish it, a shadow came in and interrupted me.

However, whenever I tried to finish off the shadow first, I used that annoying ability to get out of trouble.

That sluggish fight continued for a long time.

Because of one shadow.

‘What should I do…? .’

Even in situations where he should have felt anxious, Ethan did not lose his composure.

Slowly and calmly, I began to think of a solution.

Fortunately, there are more ways to think of it.

‘I think it might be possible with that technology… .’

Geomgang, a technique with tremendous destructive power that he was able to use through enlightenment one day.

Ethan thought.

It seems like Geomgang can cut shadows.

It was just a guess, but Ethan was sure it was.

To begin with, Geomgang is not just a sharp and destructive technique.

Geomgang is a blade that was created with intention in the first place.

And intention is will.

The Geomgang that was created based on it did not simply have physical strength.

If you want, you can even cut magic and even spirit bodies.

Considering the characteristics of the sword, there was a high possibility that it could cut that shadow as well.

but.

‘The problem is that it’s not as easy as it sounds.’

The problem was that it was not easy to create that situation.

Ethan is not yet able to use the sword freely.

Because of this, using Geomgang required time to concentrate one’s mind to the extreme.

‘There’s no way he could give me that kind of time.’

Even though he was clearly outclassed by Ethan, his opponent, Shadow, was also a Ten Sword-level martial artist who had reached the level of suspicion. Even if he didn’t know exactly what Ethan was trying to use, there was no way he wouldn’t have noticed that it was something dangerous to him.

Therefore, there would be no gap.

And, even if you somehow manage to smoke the sword, it is a problem.

The moment the sword river blooms, the moment you feel its destructive power, it will be obvious that he will use that pesky shadow again to widen the distance.

‘What should I do…? … .’

Ethan was worried.

How can I overcome this situation?

How can I kill the shadow?

However, no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t think of a solution, and in the end, a feeling of nervousness was about to creep into Ethan’s calm heart.

Puzzle!

Lightning flashed.

True to its nature, a ray of lightning flew at the speed of a flash.

To none other than the shadow.

Its speed and destructive power were truly terrifying.

“Heung.”

Hiss!

The shadow cut down the lightning with one swing of the sword.

“… … .”

After Ethan saw the scene, he quickly turned his gaze to look in the direction from which the lightning came.

I saw the kids looking this way with serious eyes.

“Dugui! I will help you!”

Alexis shouted.

“You’re doing something pointless.”

The shadow saw their actions and commented briefly.

“There is no way they wouldn’t know that it would be an act of strangling their necks.”

It was as he said.

The group, including Rachel, was barely able to resist the forces of monsters by working together.

It was an obvious fact that if there was a sudden loss of power there, there would be problems in blocking the monsters.

The picture unfolding right now was like that.

Because Alexis’ magic was directed at shadows rather than monsters, the burden on Cedric and Aira grew even more, and their hands and feet were becoming dizzy.

“If we continue like this, there is no hope.”

Alexis continued.

That statement wasn’t wrong either.

If the fight continued like this, there was no chance for them to win.

Knowing that, Alexis and the others were trying to create a variable.

Pajik!

Alexis created lightning again.

And then, a few flash-like bolts of lightning rushed towards the shadow again.

“There is no guess.”

Of course, those lightning strikes produced no significant results.

Because everything was shattered by the sword swung by the shadow.

however.

The shadow had no time to boast about that fact.

Tooung!

bang!

Because magic came one after another.

The magic that flew this time was something I wasn’t sure if it could really be called magic.

Because it looked like a lump of magical power without any properties.

but.

The results it produced were never ambiguous.

Quang!

The lump of magical power that flew towards the shadow caused a grand explosion.

Its power and destructive power were at a level that could never be ignored.

“I’ll blow the whole thing away.”

The master of that unique magic was Wilhelm.

Wilhelm is a person who grew up drinking elixirs like water thanks to the enormous wealth of the Golden Hand.

In terms of the amount of magical power, it was at a level that could not be compared to anyone else present.

Therefore, even if magic is used in a somewhat ignorant way, it creates tremendous destructive power.

Even objectively speaking, it was a truly threatening attack.

“No use.”

It didn’t work on shadows.

The shadow avoided all of Wilhelm’s magic just by moving its body around.

“It’s all just meaningless struggle.”

What you guys are doing is just struggling.

“Gently accept defeat.”

So, don’t do anything pointless and just accept defeat and death.

The shadow spoke in a voice without the slightest emotion.

However, the shadow’s voice did not reach them.

Whiiing─

Because the strong wind scattered his voice into the air.

At the same time, the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped.

It wasn’t just a cooler level.

In the distance, a bitter cold suddenly descended that made one wonder if the snowy plains of the North were like this.

“Then how about this?”

It was just one young man who created that phenomenon.

Among the many magic towers on the continent, the Cold Cold Magic Tower is one of the most powerful.

Chris Pale is a disciple of the master of the Cold Cold Magic Tower and a genius in ice magic who is said to have one of the greatest talents in the long history of the Cold Cold Magic Tower.

The magic created by that young genius turned this place into a snowy field, even if only for a moment.

“I wonder if I can endure this.”

Looking at the shadow with an expression that doesn’t know what it’s thinking.

Taaak─

Chris finally snapped his fingers.

And then a storm came.

A cold storm that seemed to freeze everything in the world.

The distorted tree, the monsters in the area, and even the disaster level monsters froze in an instant.

A miraculous disaster that cannot be created except by magic.

The cold is so bitter that even a warrior with ten swords must be prepared to suffer damage.

however.

“I would have said it was no use.”

Even that didn’t work on the shadow.

The shadow escaped the storm by changing into its own shadow.

The frigid storm that seemed to freeze everything only froze the ground and trees, and ultimately did no harm to the shadows.

Jureuk─

Sweat ran down Chris’ forehead.

This magic was a magic filled with his full power.

The reaction had arrived now.

However, even in that situation.

Even though my physical strength and magical power were running low.

Even though all the magic did not cause any damage to the opponent.

The color of despair did not appear on Chris’s face.

“Actually, I was expecting it.”

“… What?”

The shadow’s eyebrows slightly furrowed at Chris’ answer.

And that moment.

Puzzle!

Lightning flashed once again.

The shadow, which was about to sneer and ask if it was going to throw another flash of trivial lightning without giving up, soon hardened its expression.

This lightning strike was because I noticed something was different.

Squeeze!

The sound of lightning this time was different.

And, everything was different.

It wasn’t just a few bolts of lightning.

Suddenly, a huge sphere made of lightning was floating in the air.

The Magic Tower of the Sky is a rare magic tower that studies various attributes.

As the name suggests, this is a place that deals with any attribute related to the sky.

Therefore, unlike other magic towers, if you ask the magicians of the Magic Tower of the Sky what their best attribute is, they will probably give you a variety of answers.

This is because each field of study is different.

However, if you ask them what attribute has the greatest destructive power, they will unanimously give the same answer.

That’s right, lightning.

And the magic that Rachel cast now was the one with the greatest destructive power among those lightning-attribute magics.

The arcane magic of the Magic Tower of the Sky.

Celestial sphere.

This incredibly destructive magic, which would have been unthinkable at the level of an academy student, has appeared here thanks to Rachel’s help.

“It seems that your ability is weakened in the presence of light.”

“… … !”

The shadow’s expression distorted for the first time.

It was because it hit the nail on the head.

“That’s why I used my magic.”

Chris’s magic, the cold storm he created, was not aimed at the shadow himself from the beginning.

In the first place, the purpose was to freeze everything around it.

“In an environment like this, there would be no place where light doesn’t reach.”

Ice created by Chris’ magic was filling the entire area.

And, the ice thus created was now acting as a mirror.

The light created by the lightning emitted from the celestial sphere spreads in all directions, and the ice created by Chris reflects the light.

Because of this, the bright celestial light was literally illuminating the world.

In fact, there is no place where light does not reach.

In this situation, you cannot turn into a shadow.

The shadow’s expression hardened as it recognized that fact.

“Then, let’s check to see if it really won’t work this time.”

And then, heavenly punishment fell.

Kuung─

With a heavy sound, a sphere made of lightning began to fall to the ground.

Just one person, towards the shadow.

The celestial sphere appears dull when you look at its enormous size, but its reality is ultimately lightning.

In other words, it had no weight and retained the properties of lightning, which was as fast as a flash of lightning.

At that size, the speed is reminiscent of a flash of light.

It was an unavoidable blow, no matter how shadowy or a warrior he was with the Ten Swords.

Just like that, he looked at the inevitable ball of lightning falling towards him.

“… That’s great insight.”

The shadow commented calmly.

In this urgent situation, he identified his weaknesses and created a situation where he could attack those weaknesses.

Shadow was truly impressed by that fact.

Great insight, composure, and talent.

Surely, if time passes like this, he will make a name for himself on the continent… No, these were talents who were sure to rise to the position of leading the continent itself.

but.

“No meaning.”

That future will not come.

The shadow was sure of that.

“Certainly, I cannot avoid this spell with my abilities.”

however.

“Enough, it can be blocked.”

The power of the celestial sphere is incredible.

In the first place, the name itself, Vision of a Magic Tower, could not have been light.

That magic contained a power that would undoubtedly be dangerous if hit directly, even by a warrior of the Ten Swords.

However, to put it the other way around, you don’t have to get hit directly.

A warrior who has reached the level can even cut down magic depending on his skills, and once he has reached the level of the will and can control the will, most magic will no longer be a threat.

Although it would be impossible to completely cut through that level of magic, if you swung your sword with all your might, you could significantly reduce the damage.

Of course, its power would still be absurd.

The aftermath alone would be enough to turn a person into a lump of charcoal.

However, the shadow didn’t worry about that either.

Shadow has worked as a member of the cult leader for a long time, taking care of all kinds of tasks.

Some of them were as simple as killing someone, but there were also many that were difficult to handle.

After dealing with such things for a long time, Shadow had to be prepared to respond to any situation.

The defensive artifact created by the Archmage himself was one of them.

The shadow finished calculating.

If you use the artifact, you will be able to sufficiently block the aftermath of that magic.

Of course, it won’t be able to completely block it, and it will cause some damage.

However, even so, it would be at a level where it could move sufficiently.

Well then, that’s the end of the situation.

I recognized the shadow.

This is an attack with all the power of those little guys.

This situation cannot be created twice.

Therefore, the shadow was confident of its victory.

As long as you can withstand this attack, you just have to deal with Ethan in the same way as before.

Disaster level monsters are also just frozen on the outside and not dead.

Over time, you will break the ice on your own, and when that happens, you two can deal with Ethan again.

And, if Ethan’s feet are tied up like that, those little guys who have exhausted all their strength will soon become prey to monsters.

“It’s over.”

As he was organizing his thoughts, it was the moment when the shadow raised its sword.

“Okay, that’s the end.”

A calm voice pierced the shadow’s ears.

At the same time, he felt his blood run cold.

Because that was a voice that should not be heard in this situation.

For some reason, Ethan was standing in front of him.

Even at a glance, the sword is imbued with a destructive energy.

The moment the shadow met those eyes, it immediately recognized Ethan’s intentions.

He appeared here to cut himself down.

“… Are you crazy?”

Those words reflexively flowed from the shadow’s mouth.

The heavenly sphere is falling towards this place.

In just a little while, extremely destructive lightning will explode here.

And that lightning will turn this entire area into charcoal.

There was no way that even Ethan would be safe in there.

“If this continues, you too will be swept away by that lightning… … !!”

The shadow revealed its emotions for the first time and shouted at Ethan.

Perhaps because of his mood, his voice seemed filled with anger.

however.

“I know.”

Ethan readily agreed to that statement.

“Why are you making such a fuss about getting hit by lightning?”

Then, he said indifferently, as if he didn’t care about lightning at all.

“… … .”

It wasn’t a bluff.

The man in front of me was truly thinking that.

The shadow realized that fact when it looked into Ethan’s eyes.

“Now, let’s end this.”

Ethan raised his sword.

“You can’t even run away now, right?”

A fierce smile appeared on his face.

“Ethan Bertrand… … !!”

The face of the shadow, the face that had always shown no emotion, became distorted for the first time.

and.

Quaaaang!

Lightning struck, and the world turned white.

In that white world.

Sigh─

A sword drew a sharp trajectory.

***

“That’s roughly how it happened. This time I got some help from these guys.”

Looking at Ethan speaking calmly.

“… … .”

Wade forgot the situation for a moment and looked at Ethan blankly.

What he said was so absurd.

To finish off an enemy by receiving magic that is not ordinary magic but equivalent to the vision of a magic tower with one’s bare body is an absurd story that only appears in legends or old stories.

However, regardless of the absurdity, Wade did not doubt its authenticity.

Not only was Ethan not the type of person to tell a lie, but his body was charred here and there and his clothes were burned to a large extent, adding credibility to his statement.

“Anyway… … .”

Without even paying attention to Wade’s gaze towards him, Ethan slowly looked around the audience again.

His gaze slowly passed the monsters that filled the surroundings, Veluid, and the religious leader, and finally rested on Mary floating in the air.

“I don’t know the details, but somehow I can get an estimate.”

Although he did not receive an explanation, his superhuman senses instinctively understood the situation and drew a conclusion.

“Roughly speaking, we just need to wipe out those guys.”

Ethan raised his sword with a willing expression.

“Before, those guys weren’t enough, but it’s good.”

The ghost smiled viciously.