episode_0162

Good luck!

A clear flame burned. And at the same time.

Crunch… !

Several monsters surrounding my son-in-law were reduced to ashes in an instant.

Considering that the level of each monster was too much for a single academy student, it could be called an achievement, but the person who accomplished it, Rachel, did not have a bright expression on her face.

‘… There are too many.’

Even though several monsters were killed at once, the monsters that filled the surrounding area showed no signs of decreasing.

It was a moment when Rachel felt disturbed by that fact.

Crunch!

A monster rushed towards Rachel.

The speed was difficult for Rachel, who had a gap while casting the spell, to react.

Sigh!

The monster couldn’t even reach Rachel and was split in two, lying coldly on the ground.

Even though it was a moment when her life was almost in danger, Rachel began preparing the next magic without even paying attention to the scene.

This situation itself was something I had now become accustomed to.

I used magic dozens of times, and the number of times my life was threatened by monsters was double digits.

And it was none other than Aira and Cedric who frequently dealt with the monsters.

Aira and Cedric took a few steps forward, leaving the rest of the group behind, swinging their swords without stopping.

Wizards are people who become more dangerous the closer the enemy is.

In order for them to pour out their firepower with peace of mind, they needed people to stop the monsters approaching them.

The ones playing that role in this group right now were Aira and Cedric.

If it weren’t for them, the group would have suffered damage close to annihilation long ago.

No, it could have really been wiped out.

Feeling grateful to them again, Rachel prepared her magic.

‘Would it be better to use more fire?’

Fire attribute magic has strong destructive power, and its destructive power is especially maximized when used against a large number of people.

In that respect, fire attribute magic could be seen as the most appropriate in this situation.

However.

The problem was Rachel’s skill level.

Basically, Rachel has some level of skill in all types of magic, and her fire attribute affinity is not that low, but if you look at it, it’s hard to say that fire attribute is Rachel’s strength.

Right now, the main attribute of the Sky Magic Tower she belongs to is not fire, and her teacher Patrick does not particularly prefer the fire attribute.

Therefore, when viewed objectively, the power of the fire magic she used was somewhat inferior to her level.

However, if you ask if there is any other magic that is appropriate to use, the answer is also ambiguous.

There was a sound flying into Rachel’s ears while she was so worried.

Quang! bang!

It was a heavy drinking that gave off an overwhelming presence even in such a noisy situation.

Naturally, Rachel’s eyes turned to the direction from which the loud drinking was heard.

Then, what appeared was disaster-level monsters and shadows, and Ethan fighting against them.

Even though he was dealing with Ten Sword-level warriors and Calamity-level monsters alone, Ethan was not pushed back.

No, it was no exaggeration to say that just looking at their momentum, they were overwhelming them.

Every time Ethan swung his sword, the calamitous monster screamed, and even the shadow could not properly block Ethan’s sword.

However, if you ask whether Ethan has an advantage, it is not true.

It was true that the disaster-level monster suffered great damage from Ethan’s attack, but it was recovering from the damage with its incredible regenerative power each time, and the shadow was avoiding a direct fight with Ethan with its strange ability, so it did not take any damage in the first place.

The same was true for Ethan, so the fight could have been described as the middle ages… … .

‘… ‘This can’t go on.’

Watching the scene out of the corner of her eye, Rachel came to a conclusion.

This situation should not continue for long.

Then, they have no chance of winning.

There are limits to their physical strength, magical power, and mental power.

On the other hand, the monsters that filled the surroundings had no intention of shrinking at all.

If we keep going like this, one day someone will reach the limit, and when that happens, it’s all over.

So, somehow we had to bring about a change in this trend.

However.

‘how… ?’

How can I change this situation?

As for the method, no matter how hard Rachel racked her brain, nothing came to mind.

It was in the meantime.

“… I don’t think this will work.”

Alexis, who had been continuously casting magic with her, suddenly spoke in a heavy voice.

“Lee Dae-ron, the limit will come someday. If that happens, you may not know it, but at least we will all die.”

He discussed death in a calm voice.

OK.

“My thoughts are the same. If things continue like this, the odds of winning will only get worse.”

Chris agreed and stepped forward.

It wasn’t just that.

“Is there any way?”

Wilhelm, with a frown, naturally joined the conversation.

And although they didn’t speak, Aira and Cedric were also listening to their conversation.

After confirming that everyone’s attention was focused, Alexis opened her mouth.

“I think I need to make some space for you.”

That was Alexis’ suggestion.

“It’s a gap… Would that be enough?”

Chris asked right away.

“… Honestly, I don’t know. but… In this situation, I think there are only so many variables we can create and rely on.”

Alexis spoke again, and the others nodded heavily.

They knew it too.

It would be best if I could quickly get rid of the monsters that filled the surrounding area and completely help Ethan, but that would be impossible.

There was no end in sight to the number of monsters, and each time they were defeated… No, there were more numbers popping out than that.

Even if everyone went all out and eliminated all the monsters around them, everyone guessed that it wouldn’t be long before the place would be filled with monsters again.

so that.

“Then let’s do that.”

“I don’t think there is any other way.”

Everyone agreed with Alexis.

“… Well then, let’s think about the strategy now.”

So, everyone started putting their heads together to create variables.

***

“… … .”

Facing the swordsman who had drawn his sword, I adjusted my grip.

Geomgongdreir Hexler.

The strongest warrior in the empire, and most likely the strongest warrior on the current continent.

Facing him, I felt tension deep in my bones for the first time in a long time.

After I finished training in the space created by Cheryl, and entered a new realm, I no longer felt very nervous.

When I entered the forest, when I first met the shadow monster, when I entered the tomb, and when I saw Armianon in front of me.

I was never nervous.

As a result, I ended up in a pretty desperate situation against Armianon, but even then, what filled my heart was a feeling that was quite far from tension.

Armianon was clearly a great and terrifying monster.

However, the pressure from Armianon and the pressure from swordsmanship were completely different types.

Armianon felt like dealing with a natural disaster rather than an enemy, and the pressure of being a swordsman felt like an extremely sharp sword that could cut through anything was draped around my neck.

Because of this, I couldn’t help but feel truly nervous for the first time in a long time.

I’ve already lost to him once.

And that’s a gap that even the word ‘overwhelming’ would be short of.

Of course, the person I am now is different from the person I was then.

Thanks to Cheryl, I have grown greatly and even entered new heights.

However, even now that I was so strong, I wasn’t sure.

I am confident that I can defeat the swordsman.

Just looking at it directly, it is impossible to estimate the level of swordsmanship even though they are facing each other at such a close distance.

That was proof that swordsmanship was clearly not beneath me.

I had a vague guess.

The swordsman will also be stepping into the realm where I have stepped.

At the time I was defeated by him, I was already one step ahead of a typical Ten Sword-level warrior.

However, he was defeated miserably without even being able to inflict a single wound on him.

After that defeat, I tried to find out by replaying the fight countless times.

How big of a gap exists between me and the swordsman?

What level has the swordsmanship reached?

It was after I entered a new realm that I vaguely knew the answer.

And now, standing here and facing the swordsman, I gained confidence.

That he is in the same situation as me.

Perhaps he had already entered this realm a long time ago.

The thought that I might lose crossed my mind.

I also thought that I might die this time.

however.

Even though I knew that, even though I knew it was dangerous, I couldn’t avoid fighting the swordsman.

Because it looks like the swordsman has no intention of letting me go easily.

In other words, if I can’t defeat the swordsman, not only can I not return to my group, but I can’t even move forward.

Then the head of the cult… The swordsman would not be able to stop the man he called the ‘cult leader’, and the continent would truly be destroyed.

That was something that absolutely had to be prevented.

Therefore, I couldn’t avoid fighting him.

“I think I’m ready.”

The swordsman spoke in a voice whose emotions were still unreadable.

Instead of answering, I quietly looked into his eyes.

And─

bang!

The fight has begun.