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114. Another.

Whoosh-!

The moment the flag was planted in the ground, the men in the training grounds pulled out their weapons and swung them at each other as if they had been waiting for it.

Most of the people in the Black Land were rough and lived at the bottom.

They could have been embarrassed by the sudden test, but they saw it as an opportunity.

The ability to seize command in the upcoming war is synonymous with monopolizing the credit.

Clang clang clang clang clang-!

“Euhryaaaaaa!”

“Die!”

The sound of various weapons clashing can be heard everywhere.

Yohan glanced upwards even as he drew his sword.

There, he saw Black Wolf looking down on this place with a haughty attitude.

‘Is it really possible? To intervene in a timely manner only at the moment of killing?’

Yohan’s question was soon answered. He felt a clear murderous intent from somewhere and turned his eyes to see a man reaching out his sword towards the neck of a warrior.

Soon, a black figure fell from the sky towards that place.

Whoosh-

The sound of the wind brushing against his clothes was heard. The moment Yohan blinked, Black Wolf had already taken the warrior who was about to die and left the training ground.

And then disappeared again, taking a new warrior out of the training ground.

Yohan’s eyes widened.

‘Is that really a person…?’

Of course, he wasn’t moving alone. Sarah’s figure was also seen from time to time.

But the ratio was ridiculous. Black Wolf moved three times, while Sarah barely moved once.

It was a moment when the difference in capabilities was felt.

As Yohan was feeling these emotions, he heard a strong shout next to him.

“Arrogantly! You’re having frivolous thoughts!”

Yohan could tell who the owner of this voice was.

It was the warrior who had been arguing with him just a moment ago.

Whooooosh-

The warrior swung his greatsword with a loud wind sound.

Some strange attraction enveloped Yohan’s whole body.

It was clearly a slower sword strike than other warriors, to the point of being yawn-inducing, but somehow he felt like his body was becoming sluggish.

‘The mystery of absorption!’

It was a martial art mainly manifested in heavy swordsmanship.

A sensation as if the entire space was filled with the energy emanating from that warrior.

Yohan recalled the teachings his master had taught him.

─There’s a characteristic of those guys who swing big swords, and that’s that they pull the opponent in like a grain of rice.

─You might be flustered if you experience it for the first time, but it’s not as difficult to break as you think.

─If you put a needle in the swollen corpse’s intestines, it’ll burst, right? You can use that feeling. By making a small hole…

‘Explode the space.’

Swoosh-

Yohan’s blue-tinged longsword cuts through the air.

Crash! Something that had been binding him was broken. Yohan felt like his body was getting lighter.

Soon, the warrior’s greatsword and the blue longsword collided in mid-air.

Clang!

“Keuheuk!”

Perhaps Yohan’s strength was stronger than it looked, the warrior took a step back with a hardened expression.

Yohan wasn’t one to miss this. He immediately followed up, swinging his sword up, down, left, and right.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The warrior twisted his wrist this way and that, continuously changing the direction in which the blade of his greatsword was facing.

Perhaps because it was a weapon with a large surface area, he was able to perform an efficient defense with just a slight movement.

But if there are advantages, there are also disadvantages. Yohan swung his sword greatly once.

Clang!

“Where do you think you’re going!”

The warrior, who quickly blocked Yohan’s sword strike, staggered slightly. Yohan lowered his stance in that gap and stepped on the ground.

Yohan’s figure slipped like a snake and headed behind him. The warrior tried to quickly turn around, but his movements were sluggish.

When he turned his head, there was only a dark and round object in front of him. It was Yohan’s knee.

Whack!

“Kehek!”

The warrior fell backwards, bleeding bright red blood from both nostrils.

He felt like the world was spinning and time was slowing down.

Thud-!

“Kueueueuk…!”

But he couldn’t give up here. As the warrior tried to quickly get up, something touched his neck.

It was cold and flicked its tongue like a snake.

Sreung-

“I’ll cut you if you move.”

The warrior looked at the blade with trembling eyes, then back at Yohan.

He dropped his greatsword to the ground with a servile smile.

“P, please spare me.”

Yohan snorted and then kicked him in the chin. It wasn’t a very strong kick, so the warrior was able to get up instead.

The warrior looked at Yohan with bewildered eyes.

Yohan said quietly.

“Get out. Don’t loiter around.”

“A, I understand! I’ll get out right away!”

He hurried away. The warriors around him didn’t bother attacking him. It was because of Black Wolf’s presence.

Instead, they slowly stepped away and surrounded Yohan. They realized it after seeing the fight just now.

If they wanted to gain command, they had to exclude this man at all costs.

Yohan rolled his eyes around, counting his options.

‘Four in total.’

Two pairs. I clearly saw them fighting until just now, but they’ve already formed an alliance.

There’s a saying that yesterday’s enemy is today’s friend. They were clearly flexible thinkers.

After exchanging glances for a while, they suddenly kicked off the ground. They were trying to take the lead right away.

“Haaaaaaap!”

“Die!”

Sword strikes coming from four directions. Each and every one of them was skilled enough to claim to be a representative of their group.

It would be manageable in a one-on-one fight, but for Yohan, who only had vast internal energy (magic power), it was a difficult situation.

‘One at a time, slowly but surely.’

Clang!

The straight sword in front and Yohan’s longsword collide. Shrrrr, the opponent’s feet leave a long mark on the ground as they are pushed back.

But there were still three swords left. They were reaching towards Yohan’s stomach, neck, and thigh.

It seemed impossible for Yohan to block them. The moment Black Wolf, who was watching from afar, was about to kick off the ground─

Clang!

Suddenly, a faint white barrier appeared, blocking the attacks with a loud collision sound.

“What!”

“What is this strange thing!”

The warriors who attacked Yohan were visibly flustered. Yohan took his left hand off his sword and stretched it out as it was.

Peeeeeeng- Pabababak!

The moment a blue afterimage flashed, the three warriors rolled on the floor with their eyes turned inside out.

Black Wolf’s eyes twinkled.

‘That magic he used earlier.’

He even fired five shots this time. If he had been in that position right now, it would have been difficult to block with his bare hands. He must have mobilized internal energy.

It wasn’t difficult. It was just annoying. But even so, it was a worthwhile technique.

‘He doesn’t even seem to be struggling, how many times can he do that?’

There have been otherworlders who used such techniques among those he had encountered so far.

But this man was different. He also seemed to have a great talent for martial arts, and above all, his judgment was amazing.

‘It would have been easier to use magic from the beginning, but he deliberately drew his sword. What great courage.’

Black Wolf easily predicted the final passer of this test. It will definitely be that man.

Swoosh, Black Wolf turned his head and looked elsewhere. He doesn’t seem to need to worry about that side.

Black Wolf thought without realizing it.

‘I want to fight him once.’

***

Peeeeeeng- Whack!

Every time a blue light flashed from Yohan’s fingertips, numerous warriors rolled around on the floor.

Yohan sighed, waving his fingers mechanically.

‘I wish I could just shoot magic missiles from my whole body…’

He could only regret that he couldn’t. Since he was taking on the concept of Geomancy, he couldn’t recklessly reverse the direction.

“Die! Using magic in the sacred training ground!”

Yohan let out a sneer at the roar coming from behind him.

Sacred, it was an inappropriate word for a warrior of the Black Land to say.

Yohan was about to reflexively use a magic missile, but he twitched his eyebrows.

This is because a large circular shield suddenly popped out in the air.

‘Player!’

“Haaaaaaap!”

Yes, it was time to show up. It was unnatural for Yohan to be the only player in this vast training ground.

He glanced over the shield roughly, but it didn’t seem like an ordinary object. It must be an artifact.

Yohan lightly stepped on the ground and stepped back.

Kwaaaang!

The player’s hand axe violently struck the ground. Yellow dust covered Yohan.

The moment Yohan frowned, something flew in with the sound of wind cutting through the air.

Whooong-!

Clang!

Yohan, who had hurriedly deployed a shield, examined what it was, and it was the shield that the player had taken out of his inventory earlier.

The shield cleared away the dust, albeit a little. Thanks to this, he was able to secure a faint view of the front, but he couldn’t see the guy’s figure.

Immediately afterwards, a fierce voice was heard from behind.

“I don’t know what kind of artifact you got, but a swordsman should hold a sword!”

“……!”

Thud-

The player’s thick palm grabbed Yohan’s neck. He said quietly.

“I won’t kill you. Heueueueup!”

His body felt like it was floating, and the ground and Yohan’s face rapidly got closer.

He said he wouldn’t kill him, but where? Yohan made a helpless expression and flicked his fingers.

As expected, martial arts alone are not enough against a player.