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Magic is a discipline created by humans to interfere with the natural order.

Think about it.

Isn’t it possible that creating a sphere of blazing flames in a space where no sign of fire is felt could happen without interfering with the natural order of things?

Because it is such a discipline, the goal of all magicians in this world is the same.

Going against providence to the fullest extent.

Going against providence means shaking up the very laws established in this world.

Although what we want to achieve through this may be different, the goal we want to reach is the same.

From beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, to swordsmanship, which is exclusive to melee dealers, and even great magic, which is considered exclusive to S-class magicians.

The higher the level of magic, the more exponentially its range and power increases.

This means that you can add your own providence to a wider space.

Here I felt puzzled.

If the goal of magic is to go against the laws of nature, what is the goal of swordsmanship?

Is it simply to kill the enemy right in front of me who threatens my life?

It certainly isn’t the wrong goal.

Because survival is something that should be given the highest priority to humans.

But if we only look at it that way, doesn’t the depth of swordsmanship become too low compared to magic?

There is an urgent need to revise the target value.

Because to cut down a higher enemy, you need a higher target.

Let’s go back to the beginning and focus on what doesn’t change.

“An object that exists to be black.”

A sharp blade and tip that can cut skin and draw blood with just a light touch, and is designed to cut and stab.

So, the goal must be to cut and stab.

As I said before, every wizard has a set orientation.

A goal that is like a lofty ideal.

So, if you incorporate the sword into their ideals, the goal of swordsmanship will also become infinitely higher.

If the wizard goes against providence.

“The inspection will be done by cutting the providence.”

The term ‘providence’ has several meanings.

On a small scale, it means cutting what is invisible to the eye, and on a large scale, it means being able to cut all the elements that make up nature.

Whether it’s the former or the latter, isn’t it the same that it’s an extremely high ideal?

Thump!

My heart starts pounding loudly and my vision clears up.

It’s a familiar feeling.

A sign of enlightenment I hadn’t felt in a long time.

The starting point is expansion.

In the rush to survive, I was only focused on killing the enemy in front of me, so I was unable to see, or rather, I ignored, the world before my eyes, and I finally encountered it, and the world before my eyes became wider.

It is not an extension of the physical world.

It’s just a mental expansion that occurs as things that were previously unseen begin to fill the gaps in your field of vision.

Just that alone made me feel confused for a moment, as if I had fallen into an unfamiliar world.

Kim Do-jin is in pain, pressing his eyelids with his free hand.

“Bam… … !”

Information is overflowing.

It goes beyond the simple flowing form of magic power and delves deep into its inner workings, forcing understanding.

My head starts to heat up with the vast amount of information that is clearly exceeding my brain’s capacity.

But you can’t just close your eyes on the battlefield.

Kim Do-jin barely opened his eyes, enduring the pain, and saw.

“What… Hey, what is this.”

[You have acquired the trait ‘Eye of Perfusion’.]

A message window suddenly appears in front of my eyes.

* * *

The great currents that surround the world.

Countless people live in it, each with their own flow.

Strange currents began to appear in and out of their bodies.

“Observation flow… .”

The eye of the flow is literally the eye that sees the flow.

That flow was providence.

All the laws that work to structure and regulate this world.

It became possible to see it as it flowed.

A huge flow that feels like it will suck you in if you just stare blankly.

Kim Do-jin, who was watching this, immediately closed his eyes and frowned.

“… My head is going to burst.”

The amount of information conveyed by the enormous force that was unintentionally inserted keeps making my head dizzy.

All I can do right now is close my eyes and turn away.

So, does that mean I have to live a life of pain every time I open my eyes?

‘That can’t be right.’

It’s probably just an accident that happens because you’re not used to handling it yet.

If you become accustomed to observing the flow, you will be able to limit the amount of information by seeing only what you want to see.

The problem is that it is difficult right now and it is not easy to open your eyes.

‘I can’t help it.’

I have no choice but to endure it.

It was the most ignorant, but surest method.

Of course, the problem is that it involves pain, but I’m used to enduring the pain.

I also had my own level of confidence.

‘The more pain you experience, the more it will help you control it.’

If you don’t want to be sick, wouldn’t you be desperate to control your body?

Kim Do-jin slowly opens his eyes after taking a deep breath to decide.

He was amazed.

‘The minister is a minister.’

It feels like looking at a painting.

It feels like an ordinary landscape painting has been painted with a variety of colorful rays of light.

As he looked around as if he were looking at a work of art, he soon realized reality through pain.

“Ugh… , this is not the time.”

No matter how accustomed you are to enduring pain, no one wants to feel pain for a long time.

As a self-help measure to relieve the pain even a little, Kim Do-jin focused his gaze on Ayush.

As the surrounding scenery becomes fainter, the pain feels lessened.

Kim Do-jin uses the resulting free time to observe the flow of Ayush’s body.

‘indeed.’

The origin of the power of the Apostle of Stinginess is clearly identified.

‘Was it gravity?’

The force that attracts objects.

The black vortex inside Ayush’s body is constantly pulling everything into him.

The tough, solid mass of flesh that covered his body was also a product of human power.

The flesh masses flowing down through the manpower are constantly compressed, increasing their density to abnormal levels.

The body, which appears to weigh at most 200 to 300 kg, actually weighs an estimated 2 tons or more.

The reason why it felt heavy every time they clashed attacks was because his arms were really heavy.

“… It’s hard to break.”

The compressed flesh has considerable value as armor due to its sheer density alone.

But the bigger advantage is that it is constantly rippling.

‘It shakes like crazy every time an attack hits, so the hitting point keeps getting messed up.’

The scattered impact point means you won’t be able to deal as much damage as you’d like, and your weakened attack power won’t be able to penetrate that dense flesh.

The ultimate defense that can never be replicated by armor made from solid ore.

Seeing this, Kim Do-jin was convinced.

My sword could never have penetrated that fleshy armor and caused fatal damage.

However, that was just Kim Do-jin from a little while ago.

‘If it’s now.’

A path is finally visible through the swirling currents.

A current that leads you to a deeper place that was barely visible until just a moment ago.

That visible flow is providence.

So, if we can just cut that flow, we can finally reach our ideal.

However, two problems still exist.

The first is how to cut through that which is visible to the eye but has no substance.

The second is that you have to accurately target and cut only the desired stream among the countless streams.

“Hmm.”

Kim Do-jin swings his sword lightly into the air.

Shhh!

A smooth trajectory is drawn in the air with a sharp sound.

But that was it.

There was no change in the flow that remained where the sword passed.

“I think I know it roughly… .”

However, I got the general idea.

It’s not a proper method, but isn’t there a way for me to interfere with the flow that exists but has no substance?

Release the magical power contained in the core engraved in the soul and release it from the body.

A thread of magical power coming loose.

Give orders to them.

“Bound.”

The goal is a visible flow.

I was curious.

Whether or not the magical power contained in the words can interfere with the flow that has no substance.

As I tried to calm my pounding heart and focus on the phenomenon before my eyes, something amazing happened.

“… Is that okay?”

Some of the magical threads that had been released outside his body took on a darker color, and he held onto and fixed in midair some of the flow he had targeted.

There I realized something I had forgotten.

“So the clue to interfering with that flow is magic?”

For now, we can only intervene through words, but surely there must be another way.

A way to push magic power deep into the bottom where providence flows.

Kim Do-jin looks at Ayush while holding a clue in his hand.

He laughed.

Even though my head was so hot it felt like it would explode at any moment, and my eyes were in so much pain that they felt like they would pop out.

I am so happy that the sky above my head has gotten higher.

“Let’s end it here.”

Immerse yourself in the flow that runs through Ayush.

The speed was so amazing that it felt like I was stepping with all my might, even though I only lightly kicked the ground.

Kim Do-jin, who made contact with Ayush in an instant without leaving a trace, lowered his sword and recited softly but clearly.

“Absolute.”

The will is grounded in the magic power contained in the sword.

A small stream running through the shoulder, which has not yet stopped bleeding.

The sword combined with the spirit accurately cuts through gaps that are narrower than the eye of a needle.

Crunch!

The blade came down, piercing through the shoulder joint that was lying in that path with great ease.

Bam!

Soon, the arm that had been torn off his shoulder fell to the ground.