episode_0090

It is said that a true expert can understand the opponent’s capabilities just by crossing swords.

In that regard, Master has clear expertise.

As a habit, whenever I encounter others, I always figure out what level of skill they have.

I thought that the reason why the teacher fought against the elf Eila was because he was confident that he would not lose.

However, after the first clash, the teacher’s expression did not look very good.

Kang- Kang- Kang-

Afterwards, there were three clashes in a row.

As expected, Master was pushed out in terms of strength.

Master put strength into his hand holding the sword, and Aila loosened her grip on the sword slightly and twisted it around.

Unlike us, elves do not practice magic separately.

There is a rumor that magic flows instead of blood, but that doesn’t seem to be true. At least I bled when I got cut.

Instead, the abilities of elves, including basic physical abilities, are so incredibly outstanding that such rumors circulate.

Archery is archery, swordsmanship is swordsmanship, and magic is magic.

The reason why humans did not go extinct among elves, whose average abilities exceed those of humans, is probably because the elves are so small in number that they do not need a large amount of land.

The reason the alliance of kingdoms adjacent to them did not fall is purely because the elves did not feel the need to do so.

“Are you done warming up? Then let’s get real.”

After the magic sword, the single-edged sword held by the elf, and the backsword clashed several times, Aela began to move in earnest first.

Kakakang! Kakakang!

Three rapid sword strikes in succession before the metallic sound even disappears.

I’ve seen this before, but it’s incredibly fast.

Still, it seems like the movement is visible to some extent now.

Unlike me, who blocked Aila’s sword with almost instinct, Master blocks it by clearly watching its movements.

Rather, he tries to attack at any opportunity while receiving the sword, but Aila also skillfully blocks the attacks and tries not to give up the initiative.

Watch each and every movement without exception.

The sight of the sword moving, every single moment, is captured in my mind through my eyes.

This is a situation where either Master or Aila could get hurt.

However, I soon stopped caring about that and was concentrating on keeping in mind the way they moved and the sword techniques they used.

If anyone saw me, they might say I was a cold-hearted person.

But without even realizing it, I was immersed in the beautiful sight.

A fierce dance where you risk everything you have for your opponent.

Those dances are important things that should never be missed.

Kakakakakakakang!

Aila’s white sword constantly strangles the teacher.

A barrage of attacks using a physical ability far superior to that of a human being, and the three attacks mixing together with a time gap between them are even faster than that.

Master cannot take a single step from the onslaught.

The moment you move your body even a little, you may be cut by the backsword and a part of your body may fly off.

That’s how quickly Aila chases after her teacher.

And let’s dig into that.

The key is all actions before the triple strike is attempted.

Every once in a while, Aila fires her white sword not at her teacher’s body, but at the air nearby.

It may seem like an attack that doesn’t have much meaning at first glance, but each movement is an attack that blocks all space in which the teacher can move in advance.

He is making the area around the teacher into a space that he cannot avoid and repeatedly attempting a three-hit attack.

It’s like trapping a person in an iron bar barely big enough to stand and stabbing them one-sidedly.

The white sword, which shows off its courage, does not allow you to retreat even slightly or take your eyes off it.

‘You’re losing stamina.’

All movements are aimed at making the triple strike reach the opponent’s body.

Even if all of them are blocked, the attack that a strong body uses with all its might at every moment continues to consume both mind and body.

Aila, who had continued to attack about 200 times in a short period of time without stopping, took a moment to catch her breath and took a step back for the first time.

“Are you done?”

Master does not miss the moment and begins a counterattack.

“You move well with that body?”

As the teacher approaches Aila, who is out of breath, he steps forward as if he is about to collapse, perhaps because he has received all the blows.

But that was all just preparation for the next move.

thud-

“Rachal.”

The teacher hits his knee on the ground, stomps his foot, and jumps out.

bang!

“Kkeut!”

An ordinary vertical cut with a magic sword.

The teacher’s strong strike, which seemed to have used all his might, hit Aila straight down, and Aila took the blow just like that.

Even though it seems like it was a situation that Aila could have avoided, for some reason she still received that strong sword.

No matter how you look at it, this exchange can only be considered a loss.

If you can avoid the opponent’s attack, it is better to dodge it at all costs.

This is because the opponent will lose his weapon and consume stamina, and you will be able to take the initiative in attack and defense.

And the situation happened again.

thud-

The moment Aila tried to move, Master stamped his foot on the spot again.

flinch-

For some reason, Aila is unable to move again and receives another slash in that state.

This time, instead of taking it head on, I deflected the magic sword, but the shock did not completely disappear.

thud-

A deep sound rings again.

And then the attack begins again, like a guillotine that cannot be escaped.

If you fail to comb it out even a little, Aila’s body will be split in half.

She thinks she has time before Master regains his bearings and starts rolling, but Aila can’t get out of the quagmire.

I don’t know the reason, but I know for sure that Aila is in a situation where she can’t escape.

“Ugh… Ah! Really!”

The moment the teacher raised the magical sword again, red magical energy was seen concentrated on the tip of Aila’s white sword.

Quaaaang!

When the tip of the white sword touches the magic sword in accordance with the teacher’s vertical slash, a strong explosion occurs.

The tip of the backsword was slightly cracked.

Both Master and Eila fall once to avoid being caught in the aftermath.

“Whew, I thought I was going to die. Isn’t it true that using a method like that to stop movement is already a technique no different from magic? I should be confident.”

“Tsk!”

Unlike Aila, who was catching her breath, Master clicked his tongue as if he had no idea he would escape in such a way.

Aila seemed to have changed her mind due to the dangerous situation a while ago, and was anxious.

“I tried to show various things to Lee Rim, but I couldn’t do it. I have to end it here.”

“Has the foundation already been revealed? I still have a lot left.”

“It is impossible to show all skills within today. Since the odds were in sight, wouldn’t it be natural to put an end to it?”

“That makes it a will.”

I don’t know if this was a show of bravado towards each other, or if they both admitted that they would lose if they thought it would drag on for too long.

What is certain, however, is that in each other’s eyes, there is now an added sense of reverence in greeting the other, and that they are treating each other with a corresponding killing intent.

Let’s get back into position with each other.

The distance at which your weapon can reach the opponent the moment you take a step forward.

Two people start talking at the same time.

thud-

“Rachal.”

“Life built up in layers.”

Shouting out starter words is a magician-like action to give confidence in what one is doing.

“Deterioration.”

“Thirteen souls in one vessel.”

Strong self-suggestion, like hypnosis, allows you to have confidence that there will be no failure in your actions.

“Draw.”

“Thirteen Erg!”

Contained in the three affirmations to oneself is the desire for victory.

Eila raises her white sword and strikes it at her teacher.

The teacher also thrust his magic sword at Aila in response.

The first to reveal themselves were Aila’s 13 swords.

In addition to the sword Aila is holding, twelve illusory swords as transparent as glass are stabbed towards the teacher along with the white sword.

There is only one magical sword that can stand against him.

Even after seeing the illusory sword, the teacher does not stop and instead aims for the critical point.

Clink!

At the same time, the attack of the magic sword that went horizontally towards Aila’s neck destroyed all the transparent swords that flew in to block it.

At the same time, Aila urgently switched to a defensive stance.

But the assault did not stop there.

“It’s over.”

‘You should never say something like that.’

With a line that made me uneasy, Master’s sword dug into the white sword Aela was holding from the exact broken part, breaking the sword’s waist.

I thought that the magic sword would split the last white sword in half and stab Aela’s neck for victory, but-

bang!

What was heard was not the sound of a throat being cut, but the sound of a magic sword hitting a strong object.

‘What is that?’

I wondered if what I was seeing was real.

What is on Aila’s neck are fragments of the transparent sword that was broken earlier.

The fragments that were thought to have fallen to the ground formed a hexagonal shape and blocked the magic sword.

Only then did Aila relax, confident of victory.

“You should say things like that only after you’ve completely finished it. But I kind of like it. Should I try it too?”

“Che!”

The teacher tries to retrieve the magic sword, but the magic sword does not move as if it is attached to a protective shield made of its fragments in the air.

“It’s over.”

At the same time, Aila imitates her teacher’s tone and attempts a final attack.

This behavior could be called bad taste.

However, unlike Master, Aila’s words became more meaningful because she actually achieved it.

He quickly approached with a white sword that was broken in half and stabbed his thigh, making the teacher fall to his knees.

However, the duel where both sides risked death does not end there.

Aila is also a patroller, and she reliably silences the enemy, completely blocking any further variables.

He pulled out the sword from his thigh and cut the wrist holding the sword, then cut the other hand that was reaching out to block further incoming attacks, and finally, he cut his throat, which was completely defenseless.

dump-

An action that is familiar to me as a patroller, to completely neutralize an invading enemy.

The battle ended there.

Master’s body slowly loses its balance and falls.