Chapter 191
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Boom!
“Ugh! Dang, that hurts.”
“Oho? You’re very sturdy.”
Sirius showed surprise when Hanma stood up, relatively unscathed, to his smash attack. Hanma’s body had drilled into the ground, as if he were a nail that was hammered, but soon, Hanma displaced the surrounding earth and got out from the ground.
Crack.
However, Hanma was only able to sustain one attack.
“Oh my god…”
The gathered users exclaimed aloud when Hanma’s head crumpled, like a boiled potato being smashed by a pestle.
“Hanma’s bones are strong enough to withstand a head-on sword qi strike, so, for his head to just crumple like that…”
At that moment, the users were drained of their confidence and will. They realized that Sirius wasn’t just a strong opponent with a large body and extreme quickness. Every rise in level meant a larger difference in power level, so for Level 13 or so users to properly contend against a Level 18 or above being meant that many, innumerable factors had to work in the users’ favor. In terms of this battle, the users needed at least 10x more users to even put up a fight.
Woong.
Right then, the upper level calvary started to arrive.
“Ah, so annoying… another… oh? A high-level user?”
“Cruze!”
“… I see. He’s strong.”
“Arthur.”
“Hot damn! Are we glad to see you two. I thought we’d be wiped out.”
Adol, who was standing at the forefront of the users with his shield held up, while the others formed a triangular formation behind him, let out a sigh of relief. On the other hand, Sirius, who had been relatively calm before the new arrivals, frowned heavily. Of course, his eyes were locked onto Arthur, the black-haired swordsman who was carrying Dustin, his draconic sword.
“Oh, you seem like a worthy opponent.”
The strong recognized the strong. Moreover, unlike Merlin, Arthur didn’t hide his aura and power level.
“Hmm. Adol, how many users have fallen?”
“Three. Ohje, Hanma, and Jeros. We estimate that he’s at least Level 18 but probably higher, so be careful.”
Hearing Adol answer in a respectful tone, Adol smiled in embarrassment.
“Uh, Adol… I’m five years younger than you, so please feel free to speak to me comfortably…”
“Hahaha, but if I did that, I’d feel uncomfortable…”
The atmosphere suddenly turned collegiate and cordial. Arthur didn’t hang around much with the other users, but he was always respectful and considerate whenever he interacted with them. Of course, Sirius, who didn’t care for their conversation, took a step forward. Sirius wasn’t fuming with anger, as he had no reason to be angry; from the start, he was an existence that enjoyed fighting more than conversing, so he was actually pleased and looking forward to interacting with the new arrivals.
Bam!
When Arthur’s draconic sword Dustin collided with Sirius’ fist, a tremendous aftershock wave reverberated out and caused the ground to split like a cracking windshield. Up to this point, Arthur was the first user to properly respond to Sirius’ attack.
“You’re quick. So, you want to fight based on speed, right?”
Flash!
A burst of light flashed out, and soon, Arthur’s Bursting Sword Light First Step, Thousand Light, covered Sirius’ body.
“Hahaha! Finally, a worthy opponent!”
Both of Sirius’ arms disappeared. For an observer, Sirius’ lack of visible arms might look like his arms had been cut off, but, in actuality, both his arms were moving so fast that they weren’t visible to the naked eye.
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“Be careful! What?!”
Whenever Arthur’s sword strikes collided with Sirius’ martial art moves, a gust of wind resulted. However, these aftershock gusts of wind weren’t just strong, they contained force deadly enough to cause boulders to shatter.
Ting!
Others would most likely think that a tidal wave of light could easily be produced whenever there was a Flash, but in truth, Arthur created each stream of light with his sword qi. Of course, this didn’t mean that Arthur was swinging his sword a thousand times. With one swing of his sword, Arthur was able to send out one to tens of sword qi strikes.
Currently, while in [Battle Mode], which was accelerated by tens of hundreds of times compared to his [Normal Mode], Arthur was unleashing his eight hundred and forty second sword strike. He was sending out an average of 10 sword qi strikes for each swing of his sword, but by mixing a single sword qi with concentrated power, which was sent out like a plane-like wall rather than a point form of attack, within the 10 sword strikes, Arthur was able to whittle away at his enemy by exacting minor, yet considerable blows.
“Oh, how unique. You’re using a strange, novel technique, huh?”
And, with time accelerated hundredfold, Sirius spoke [Words]. Surprisingly, Sirius was moving at the same speed as Arthur and striking out at the pouring sword qi attacks.
‘Nonsense. This doesn’t make sense.’
Arthur groaned. Of course, it wasn’t a surprise that someone who had realized mana could strike out and deflect his sword qi attacks, but it seemed unfathomable to strike his sword qi attacks, which were converted into photons of light, with just one’s fists.
General sword qi was closer to being a solid, and once one reached higher levels, the hardness became closer to being a liquid. Moreover, if a sword qi technique was sent out through internal energy, it would be more like a gas, but that was the limit.
However, Arthur succeeded in creating photon-sized light, which was unheard of, and developed it into a technique that couldn’t be physically defended against. Wasn’t it absurd to think that sunlight could be deflected by one’s fists?
Boom!
“Ugh!”
The waves of light that were rushing towards Sirius all disappeared. Suddenly, Arthur, standing roughly 10 meters away from Sirius, frowned. As a god-like swordsman, Arthur had been attacking and defending with his sword qi strikes, but any observer could tell that he looked dismayed.
‘Clearly, I’m the one being pushed. I’m Level 19, yet… If I continue to fight at this pace, I’ll be defeated in 30 minutes.’
Arthur gave a bitter smile as he took care of his inner wounds. He pretended to be calm, but the truth was he felt helpless. He had somewhat realized that he had reached a limit, but he had been ignoring that fact until now. He constantly faced defeat when sparring against Lionel, the lord of Valiant Heavenly City, but he made excuses to himself by stating that his opponent was a monster-like being who was over Level 20.
But now, Arthur knew the truth. Of course, when considering the cutline for a level, the difference between someone just entering a level and someone who was on the cusp of crossing into that same level was night and day, so Sirius was beyond what Arthur could contend with. Perhaps if Arthur had met Sirius a week ago, no, a month ago, Arthur would have been able to fight Sirius on equal footing.
‘I’ve become weak.’
Arthur could only come to this one conclusion. He was in perfect condition, and there were no harmful curses or restrictions placed on him.
To put it bluntly, he was in a slump.
“Hey, do you think you can take a break in the middle of…!”
Boom!
Sirius, who had stabilized his internal energy within the span of one breath, lunged at Arthur, but at that moment, a thunderbolt fell and struck him. Of course, Sirius was able to stop the lightning strike.
“Wow, did you see that? He grabbed his lightning bolt with both hands and tore it to pieces!”
“Crazy, what kind of monster showdown is this!”
“Dang, I bet I can’t even beat Arthur’s summoner!!”
Adol, who was relatively far away from the action, held up his Tower Shield to defend against the aftershocks while the rest of the party hid behind him and groaned. It was Arthur’s pet, the black drake, Toothless, that had fired the thunderbolt at Sirius. Compared to other users’ pets that only played an auxiliary role in battle, Toothless had a strong enough fighting power in and of itself to contend against most, if not all, users.
“Hahaha! Come on, keep attacking!”
A huge shockwave erupted around Sirius, who shouted with excitement. Arthur counterattacked with Toothless, but he was still being pushed back. However, Sirius, who was smiling, was also meticulously assessing the situation and fully aware of where he stood.
‘This isn’t good. There are many enemies. Besides, this guy and that girl over there don’t seem to be pushovers.’
With a pinging sound, aura power began to rise from Sirius’ body as he grew a pair of wings on his back and spread them out.
Bam!
“Huh?!”
“Shit!”
Sirius flung himself in a completely unexpected direction; Arthur belatedly realized Sirius’ purpose and chased after him. However, Sirius’ speed was on a completely different level. It was possible for Arthur to directly fight against that speed, but it was impossible to keep up with Sirius’ movement, as Sirius specialized in speed.
Crack! Bam! Boom!
Ilyia, who had been hiding in the dark, died instantly after one shot. Though her stealth ability was amazing, it wasn’t enough to avoid Sirius’ seemingly omnipotent eyes. Next, Bruce fell; his Spirit Armor was unharmed, but like glass covered by a cloth, the terrifying impact of Sirius’ attack shattered his internal organs and skeletal structure.
“Ilyia! Bruce! Why didn’t you idiots hide yourselves better!”
Adol, who was the only one to successfully defend against the enemy’s attack, groaned at the piercing blow to his shoulder as he took a few steps back. Scorpion and Lancelot, who were hiding behind him and escaped the massacre, noticed that one of the magic stones installed on Adol’s shield handle had lost its light. Scorpion and Lancelot soon asked, “Are you okay, Adol?”
“I’m only able to take on one such attack. Even that one attack has left me in this terrible state.”
However, the fact that Adol was able to receive and stand up against Sirius’ attack itself was surprising. As seen when Bruce, who wore Spirit Armor, was killed by a single blow, as Sirius’ attack didn’t just transfer a physical shock, but contained a compilation of Penetrating Power-type attacks that penetrated past an opponent’s defenses. Since Adol had defended against such an attack, one could state that Adol was one of the best tankers in the game.
Boom!
Naturally, Sirius, who was able to handle the remaining three with a few more attacks, rolled on the ground after sustaining a devastating blow. Although Sirius was powerful, Arthur was not someone to be ignored. Moreover, Arthur wasn’t alone.
“Hmpf! Did you think I’d just stand by and watch you do whatever you want?”
Boom!
“Ack! Attacking me with toys!”
“Hmpf! Then taste the wrath of my toys!!”
Cruze, who had boarded a Gigas made of her solidified aura power, fired artillery shells with her right hand. The armor-piercing bullets made by solidifying her mighty aura power pierced Sirius’ defense and inflicted a tremendous blow to his body.
“Ten Deaths.”
Arthur’s Bursting Sword Light Third Step, which consisted of ten sword strikes, exploded out. Compared to the Thousand Lights that emitted a thousand sword strikes, this current attack seemed modest, but the energy contained in each of the sword strikes was incomparable to those of Thousand Light. And above all else, the sword strikes were exceedingly quick.
Whoosh!
“Damn it!”
Sirius was able to avoid and block eight sword strikes, but the last two sword strikes struck him, leaving a deep wound on Sirius’ chest. He was able to mend his wounds with his amazing regenerative power, but even if he healed his wounds, the wounds were caused by swordsmanship strikes, so their effects would still linger.
Flutter!
Sirius flapped his wings, and his body, like a UFO, sped from a standstill and moved behind Adol’s group. Cruze, who was preparing to block a counterattack, groaned.
“Gosh, you’re so stubborn! Even in this situation, you’re aiming for those guys!”
Startled by Sirius’ unexpected movement, Cruze fired a bombardment of shells at Sirius; at the same time, Arthur rushed at Sirius and spewed out more sword qi strikes. However, though being struck by Cruze’s bullets on his side and having one of his wings cut off by Arthur’s sword qi strikes, Sirius successfully made his way to Adol and the others.
Crack!
“Ugh… ugh. What absurd… ugh?”
Adol vomited blood. Arthur and Cruze reacted and launched their attacks at Sirius when he made his move, but Sirius’ speed wasn’t something that Adol could recognize and react to. Up until now, Adol had been able to block Sirius’ attack with his shield because of the directness of the attack, but this time around, Sirius had maneuvered to his flank, so Adol had failed to block the attack that came in from his side.
“All… the glorious power of Dari…”
Adol raised his divine power. Once he called upon Darian’s name, a great divine power came down upon him. Considering that Adol didn’t normally use divine power, the size of the power seemed relatively large. In truth, this was one of Adol’s trump cards.
“Too late, idiot.”
However, trump cards need to be used at the appropriate times, and there was always a limit to the effect that can be brought out from such trump cards.
If a situation could always be reversed every time one revealed a trump card and shouted ‘Fufu, actually, I have this trump card~!’, then what would be the point of developing one’s own abilities?
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Boom!
“Ugh! Dang, that hurts.”
“Oho? You’re very sturdy.”
Sirius showed surprise when Hanma stood up, relatively unscathed, to his smash attack. Hanma’s body had drilled into the ground, as if he were a nail that was hammered, but soon, Hanma displaced the surrounding earth and got out from the ground.
Crack.
However, Hanma was only able to sustain one attack.
“Oh my god…”
The gathered users exclaimed aloud when Hanma’s head crumpled, like a boiled potato being smashed by a pestle.
“Hanma’s bones are strong enough to withstand a head-on sword qi strike, so, for his head to just crumple like that…”
At that moment, the users were drained of their confidence and will. They realized that Sirius wasn’t just a strong opponent with a large body and extreme quickness. Every rise in level meant a larger difference in power level, so for Level 13 or so users to properly contend against a Level 18 or above being meant that many, innumerable factors had to work in the users’ favor. In terms of this battle, the users needed at least 10x more users to even put up a fight.
Woong.
Right then, the upper level calvary started to arrive.
“Ah, so annoying… another… oh? A high-level user?”
“Cruze!”
“… I see. He’s strong.”
“Arthur.”
“Hot damn! Are we glad to see you two. I thought we’d be wiped out.”
Adol, who was standing at the forefront of the users with his shield held up, while the others formed a triangular formation behind him, let out a sigh of relief. On the other hand, Sirius, who had been relatively calm before the new arrivals, frowned heavily. Of course, his eyes were locked onto Arthur, the black-haired swordsman who was carrying Dustin, his draconic sword.
“Oh, you seem like a worthy opponent.”
The strong recognized the strong. Moreover, unlike Merlin, Arthur didn’t hide his aura and power level.
“Hmm. Adol, how many users have fallen?”
“Three. Ohje, Hanma, and Jeros. We estimate that he’s at least Level 18 but probably higher, so be careful.”
Hearing Adol answer in a respectful tone, Adol smiled in embarrassment.
“Uh, Adol… I’m five years younger than you, so please feel free to speak to me comfortably…”
“Hahaha, but if I did that, I’d feel uncomfortable…”
The atmosphere suddenly turned collegiate and cordial. Arthur didn’t hang around much with the other users, but he was always respectful and considerate whenever he interacted with them. Of course, Sirius, who didn’t care for their conversation, took a step forward. Sirius wasn’t fuming with anger, as he had no reason to be angry; from the start, he was an existence that enjoyed fighting more than conversing, so he was actually pleased and looking forward to interacting with the new arrivals.
Bam!
When Arthur’s draconic sword Dustin collided with Sirius’ fist, a tremendous aftershock wave reverberated out and caused the ground to split like a cracking windshield. Up to this point, Arthur was the first user to properly respond to Sirius’ attack.
“You’re quick. So, you want to fight based on speed, right?”
Flash!
A burst of light flashed out, and soon, Arthur’s Bursting Sword Light First Step, Thousand Light, covered Sirius’ body.
“Hahaha! Finally, a worthy opponent!”
Both of Sirius’ arms disappeared. For an observer, Sirius’ lack of visible arms might look like his arms had been cut off, but, in actuality, both his arms were moving so fast that they weren’t visible to the naked eye.
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“Be careful! What?!”
Whenever Arthur’s sword strikes collided with Sirius’ martial art moves, a gust of wind resulted. However, these aftershock gusts of wind weren’t just strong, they contained force deadly enough to cause boulders to shatter.
Ting!
Others would most likely think that a tidal wave of light could easily be produced whenever there was a Flash, but in truth, Arthur created each stream of light with his sword qi. Of course, this didn’t mean that Arthur was swinging his sword a thousand times. With one swing of his sword, Arthur was able to send out one to tens of sword qi strikes.
Currently, while in [Battle Mode], which was accelerated by tens of hundreds of times compared to his [Normal Mode], Arthur was unleashing his eight hundred and forty second sword strike. He was sending out an average of 10 sword qi strikes for each swing of his sword, but by mixing a single sword qi with concentrated power, which was sent out like a plane-like wall rather than a point form of attack, within the 10 sword strikes, Arthur was able to whittle away at his enemy by exacting minor, yet considerable blows.
“Oh, how unique. You’re using a strange, novel technique, huh?”
And, with time accelerated hundredfold, Sirius spoke [Words]. Surprisingly, Sirius was moving at the same speed as Arthur and striking out at the pouring sword qi attacks.
‘Nonsense. This doesn’t make sense.’
Arthur groaned. Of course, it wasn’t a surprise that someone who had realized mana could strike out and deflect his sword qi attacks, but it seemed unfathomable to strike his sword qi attacks, which were converted into photons of light, with just one’s fists.
General sword qi was closer to being a solid, and once one reached higher levels, the hardness became closer to being a liquid. Moreover, if a sword qi technique was sent out through internal energy, it would be more like a gas, but that was the limit.
However, Arthur succeeded in creating photon-sized light, which was unheard of, and developed it into a technique that couldn’t be physically defended against. Wasn’t it absurd to think that sunlight could be deflected by one’s fists?
Boom!
“Ugh!”
The waves of light that were rushing towards Sirius all disappeared. Suddenly, Arthur, standing roughly 10 meters away from Sirius, frowned. As a god-like swordsman, Arthur had been attacking and defending with his sword qi strikes, but any observer could tell that he looked dismayed.
‘Clearly, I’m the one being pushed. I’m Level 19, yet… If I continue to fight at this pace, I’ll be defeated in 30 minutes.’
Arthur gave a bitter smile as he took care of his inner wounds. He pretended to be calm, but the truth was he felt helpless. He had somewhat realized that he had reached a limit, but he had been ignoring that fact until now. He constantly faced defeat when sparring against Lionel, the lord of Valiant Heavenly City, but he made excuses to himself by stating that his opponent was a monster-like being who was over Level 20.
But now, Arthur knew the truth. Of course, when considering the cutline for a level, the difference between someone just entering a level and someone who was on the cusp of crossing into that same level was night and day, so Sirius was beyond what Arthur could contend with. Perhaps if Arthur had met Sirius a week ago, no, a month ago, Arthur would have been able to fight Sirius on equal footing.
‘I’ve become weak.’
Arthur could only come to this one conclusion. He was in perfect condition, and there were no harmful curses or restrictions placed on him.
To put it bluntly, he was in a slump.
“Hey, do you think you can take a break in the middle of…!”
Boom!
Sirius, who had stabilized his internal energy within the span of one breath, lunged at Arthur, but at that moment, a thunderbolt fell and struck him. Of course, Sirius was able to stop the lightning strike.
“Wow, did you see that? He grabbed his lightning bolt with both hands and tore it to pieces!”
“Crazy, what kind of monster showdown is this!”
“Dang, I bet I can’t even beat Arthur’s summoner!!”
Adol, who was relatively far away from the action, held up his Tower Shield to defend against the aftershocks while the rest of the party hid behind him and groaned. It was Arthur’s pet, the black drake, Toothless, that had fired the thunderbolt at Sirius. Compared to other users’ pets that only played an auxiliary role in battle, Toothless had a strong enough fighting power in and of itself to contend against most, if not all, users.
“Hahaha! Come on, keep attacking!”
A huge shockwave erupted around Sirius, who shouted with excitement. Arthur counterattacked with Toothless, but he was still being pushed back. However, Sirius, who was smiling, was also meticulously assessing the situation and fully aware of where he stood.
‘This isn’t good. There are many enemies. Besides, this guy and that girl over there don’t seem to be pushovers.’
With a pinging sound, aura power began to rise from Sirius’ body as he grew a pair of wings on his back and spread them out.
Bam!
“Huh?!”
“Shit!”
Sirius flung himself in a completely unexpected direction; Arthur belatedly realized Sirius’ purpose and chased after him. However, Sirius’ speed was on a completely different level. It was possible for Arthur to directly fight against that speed, but it was impossible to keep up with Sirius’ movement, as Sirius specialized in speed.
Crack! Bam! Boom!
Ilyia, who had been hiding in the dark, died instantly after one shot. Though her stealth ability was amazing, it wasn’t enough to avoid Sirius’ seemingly omnipotent eyes. Next, Bruce fell; his Spirit Armor was unharmed, but like glass covered by a cloth, the terrifying impact of Sirius’ attack shattered his internal organs and skeletal structure.
“Ilyia! Bruce! Why didn’t you idiots hide yourselves better!”
Adol, who was the only one to successfully defend against the enemy’s attack, groaned at the piercing blow to his shoulder as he took a few steps back. Scorpion and Lancelot, who were hiding behind him and escaped the massacre, noticed that one of the magic stones installed on Adol’s shield handle had lost its light. Scorpion and Lancelot soon asked, “Are you okay, Adol?”
“I’m only able to take on one such attack. Even that one attack has left me in this terrible state.”
However, the fact that Adol was able to receive and stand up against Sirius’ attack itself was surprising. As seen when Bruce, who wore Spirit Armor, was killed by a single blow, as Sirius’ attack didn’t just transfer a physical shock, but contained a compilation of Penetrating Power-type attacks that penetrated past an opponent’s defenses. Since Adol had defended against such an attack, one could state that Adol was one of the best tankers in the game.
Boom!
Naturally, Sirius, who was able to handle the remaining three with a few more attacks, rolled on the ground after sustaining a devastating blow. Although Sirius was powerful, Arthur was not someone to be ignored. Moreover, Arthur wasn’t alone.
“Hmpf! Did you think I’d just stand by and watch you do whatever you want?”
Boom!
“Ack! Attacking me with toys!”
“Hmpf! Then taste the wrath of my toys!!”
Cruze, who had boarded a Gigas made of her solidified aura power, fired artillery shells with her right hand. The armor-piercing bullets made by solidifying her mighty aura power pierced Sirius’ defense and inflicted a tremendous blow to his body.
“Ten Deaths.”
Arthur’s Bursting Sword Light Third Step, which consisted of ten sword strikes, exploded out. Compared to the Thousand Lights that emitted a thousand sword strikes, this current attack seemed modest, but the energy contained in each of the sword strikes was incomparable to those of Thousand Light. And above all else, the sword strikes were exceedingly quick.
Whoosh!
“Damn it!”
Sirius was able to avoid and block eight sword strikes, but the last two sword strikes struck him, leaving a deep wound on Sirius’ chest. He was able to mend his wounds with his amazing regenerative power, but even if he healed his wounds, the wounds were caused by swordsmanship strikes, so their effects would still linger.
Flutter!
Sirius flapped his wings, and his body, like a UFO, sped from a standstill and moved behind Adol’s group. Cruze, who was preparing to block a counterattack, groaned.
“Gosh, you’re so stubborn! Even in this situation, you’re aiming for those guys!”
Startled by Sirius’ unexpected movement, Cruze fired a bombardment of shells at Sirius; at the same time, Arthur rushed at Sirius and spewed out more sword qi strikes. However, though being struck by Cruze’s bullets on his side and having one of his wings cut off by Arthur’s sword qi strikes, Sirius successfully made his way to Adol and the others.
Crack!
“Ugh… ugh. What absurd… ugh?”
Adol vomited blood. Arthur and Cruze reacted and launched their attacks at Sirius when he made his move, but Sirius’ speed wasn’t something that Adol could recognize and react to. Up until now, Adol had been able to block Sirius’ attack with his shield because of the directness of the attack, but this time around, Sirius had maneuvered to his flank, so Adol had failed to block the attack that came in from his side.
“All… the glorious power of Dari…”
Adol raised his divine power. Once he called upon Darian’s name, a great divine power came down upon him. Considering that Adol didn’t normally use divine power, the size of the power seemed relatively large. In truth, this was one of Adol’s trump cards.
“Too late, idiot.”
However, trump cards need to be used at the appropriate times, and there was always a limit to the effect that can be brought out from such trump cards.
If a situation could always be reversed every time one revealed a trump card and shouted ‘Fufu, actually, I have this trump card~!’, then what would be the point of developing one’s own abilities?
Boom!Ugh! Dang, that hurts.Oho? You're very sturdy.Sirius showed surprise when Hanma stood up, relatively unscathed, to his smash attack. Hanma's body had drilled into the ground, as if he were a nail that was hammered, but soon, Hanma displaced the surrounding earth and got out from the ground.Crack.However, Hanma was only able to sustain one attack.Oh my godThe gathered users exclaimed aloud when Hanma's head crumpled, like a boiled potato being smashed by a pestle.Hanma's bones are strong enough to withstand a head-on sword qi strike, so, for his head to just crumple like thatAt that moment, the users were drained of their confidence and will. They realized that Sirius wasn't just a strong opponent with a large body and extreme quickness. Every rise in level meant a larger difference in power level, so for Level 13 or so users to properly contend against a Level 18 or above being meant that many, innumerable factors had to work in the users' favor. In terms of this battle, the users needed at least 10x more users to even put up a fight.Woong.Right then, the upper level calvary started to arrive.Ah, so annoying another oh? A high-level user?Cruze! I see. He's strong.Arthur.Hot damn! Are we glad to see you two. I thought we'd be wiped out.Adol, who was standing at the forefront of the users with his shield held up, while the others formed a triangular formation behind him, let out a sigh of relief. On the other hand, Sirius, who had been relatively calm before the new arrivals, frowned heavily. Of course, his eyes were locked onto Arthur, the black-haired swordsman who was carrying Dustin, his draconic sword.Oh, you seem like a worthy opponent.The strong recognized the strong. Moreover, unlike Merlin, Arthur didn't hide his aura and power level.Hmm. Adol, how many users have fallen?Three. Ohje, Hanma, and Jeros. We estimate that he's at least Level 18 but probably higher, so be careful.Hearing Adol answer in a respectful tone, Adol smiled in embarrassment.Uh, Adol I'm five years younger than you, so please feel free to speak to me comfortablyHahaha, but if I did that, I'd feel uncomfortableThe atmosphere suddenly turned collegiate and cordial. Arthur didn't hang around much with the other users, but he was always respectful and considerate whenever he interacted with them. Of course, Sirius, who didn't care for their conversation, took a step forward. Sirius wasn't fuming with anger, as he had no reason to be angry; from the start, he was an existence that enjoyed fighting more than conversing, so he was actually pleased and looking forward to interacting with the new arrivals.Bam!When Arthur's draconic sword Dustin collided with Sirius' fist, a tremendous aftershock wave reverberated out and caused the ground to split like a cracking windshield. Up to this point, Arthur was the first user to properly respond to Sirius' attack.You're quick. So, you want to fight based on speed, right?Flash!A burst of light flashed out, and soon, Arthur's Bursting Sword Light First Step, Thousand Light, covered Sirius' body.Hahaha! Finally, a worthy opponent!Both of Sirius' arms disappeared. For an observer, Sirius' lack of visible arms might look like his arms had been cut off, but, in actuality, both his arms were moving so fast that they weren't visible to the naked eye.This novel is available on bit.ly/3iBfjkV.Be careful! What?!Whenever Arthur's sword strikes collided with Sirius' martial art moves, a gust of wind resulted. However, these aftershock gusts of wind weren't just strong, they contained force deadly enough to cause boulders to shatter.Ting!Others would most likely think that a tidal wave of light could easily be produced whenever there was a Flash, but in truth, Arthur created each stream of light with his sword qi. Of course, this didn't mean that Arthur was swinging his sword a thousand times. With one swing of his sword, Arthur was able to send out one to tens of sword qi strikes.Currently, while in Battle Mode, which was accelerated by tens of hundreds of times compared to his Normal Mode, Arthur was unleashing his eight hundred and forty second sword strike. He was sending out an average of 10 sword qi strikes for each swing of his sword, but by mixing a single sword qi with concentrated power, which was sent out like a plane-like wall rather than a point form of attack, within the 10 sword strikes, Arthur was able to whittle away at his enemy by exacting minor, yet considerable blows.Oh, how unique. You're using a strange, novel technique, huh?And, with time accelerated hundredfold, Sirius spoke Words. Surprisingly, Sirius was moving at the same speed as Arthur and striking out at the pouring sword qi attacks.Nonsense. This doesn't make sense.'Arthur groaned. Of course, it wasn't a surprise that someone who had realized mana could strike out and deflect his sword qi attacks, but it seemed unfathomable to strike his sword qi attacks, which were converted into photons of light, with just one's fists.General sword qi was closer to being a solid, and once one reached higher levels, the hardness became closer to being a liquid. Moreover, if a sword qi technique was sent out through internal energy, it would be more like a gas, but that was the limit.However, Arthur succeeded in creating photon-sized light, which was unheard of, and developed it into a technique that couldn't be physically defended against. Wasn't it absurd to think that sunlight could be deflected by one's fists?Boom!Ugh!The waves of light that were rushing towards Sirius all disappeared. Suddenly, Arthur, standing roughly 10 meters away from Sirius, frowned. As a god-like swordsman, Arthur had been attacking and defending with his sword qi strikes, but any observer could tell that he looked dismayed.Clearly, I'm the one being pushed. I'm Level 19, yet If I continue to fight at this pace, I'll be defeated in 30 minutes.'Arthur gave a bitter smile as he took care of his inner wounds. He pretended to be calm, but the truth was he felt helpless. He had somewhat realized that he had reached a limit, but he had been ignoring that fact until now. He constantly faced defeat when sparring against Lionel, the lord of Valiant Heavenly City, but he made excuses to himself by stating that his opponent was a monster-like being who was over Level 20.But now, Arthur knew the truth. Of course, when considering the cutline for a level, the difference between someone just entering a level and someone who was on the cusp of crossing into that same level was night and day, so Sirius was beyond what Arthur could contend with. Perhaps if Arthur had met Sirius a week ago, no, a month ago, Arthur would have been able to fight Sirius on equal footing.I've become weak.'Arthur could only come to this one conclusion. He was in perfect condition, and there were no harmful curses or restrictions placed on him.To put it bluntly, he was in a slump.Hey, do you think you can take a break in the middle of!Boom!Sirius, who had stabilized his internal energy within the span of one breath, lunged at Arthur, but at that moment, a thunderbolt fell and struck him. Of course, Sirius was able to stop the lightning strike.Wow, did you see that? He grabbed his lightning bolt with both hands and tore it to pieces!Crazy, what kind of monster showdown is this!Dang, I bet I can't even beat Arthur's summoner!!Adol, who was relatively far away from the action, held up his Tower Shield to defend against the aftershocks while the rest of the party hid behind him and groaned. It was Arthur's pet, the black drake, Toothless, that had fired the thunderbolt at Sirius. Compared to other users' pets that only played an auxiliary role in battle, Toothless had a strong enough fighting power in and of itself to contend against most, if not all, users.Hahaha! Come on, keep attacking!A huge shockwave erupted around Sirius, who shouted with excitement. Arthur counterattacked with Toothless, but he was still being pushed back. However, Sirius, who was smiling, was also meticulously assessing the situation and fully aware of where he stood.This isn't good. There are many enemies. Besides, this guy and that girl over there don't seem to be pushovers.'With a pinging sound, aura power began to rise from Sirius' body as he grew a pair of wings on his back and spread them out.Bam!Huh?!Shit!Sirius flung himself in a completely unexpected direction; Arthur belatedly realized Sirius' purpose and chased after him. However, Sirius' speed was on a completely different level. It was possible for Arthur to directly fight against that speed, but it was impossible to keep up with Sirius' movement, as Sirius specialized in speed.Crack! Bam! Boom!Ilyia, who had been hiding in the dark, died instantly after one shot. Though her stealth ability was amazing, it wasn't enough to avoid Sirius' seemingly omnipotent eyes. Next, Bruce fell; his Spirit Armor was unharmed, but like glass covered by a cloth, the terrifying impact of Sirius' attack shattered his internal organs and skeletal structure.Ilyia! Bruce! Why didn't you idiots hide yourselves better!Adol, who was the only one to successfully defend against the enemy's attack, groaned at the piercing blow to his shoulder as he took a few steps back. Scorpion and Lancelot, who were hiding behind him and escaped the massacre, noticed that one of the magic stones installed on Adol's shield handle had lost its light. Scorpion and Lancelot soon asked, Are you okay, Adol?I'm only able to take on one such attack. Even that one attack has left me in this terrible state.However, the fact that Adol was able to receive and stand up against Sirius' attack itself was surprising. As seen when Bruce, who wore Spirit Armor, was killed by a single blow, as Sirius' attack didn't just transfer a physical shock, but contained a compilation of Penetrating Power-type attacks that penetrated past an opponent's defenses. Since Adol had defended against such an attack, one could state that Adol was one of the best tankers in the game.Boom!Naturally, Sirius, who was able to handle the remaining three with a few more attacks, rolled on the ground after sustaining a devastating blow. Although Sirius was powerful, Arthur was not someone to be ignored. Moreover, Arthur wasn't alone.Hmpf! Did you think I'd just stand by and watch you do whatever you want?Boom!Ack! Attacking me with toys!Hmpf! Then taste the wrath of my toys!!Cruze, who had boarded a Gigas made of her solidified aura power, fired artillery shells with her right hand. The armor-piercing bullets made by solidifying her mighty aura power pierced Sirius' defense and inflicted a tremendous blow to his body.Ten Deaths.Arthur's Bursting Sword Light Third Step, which consisted of ten sword strikes, exploded out. Compared to the Thousand Lights that emitted a thousand sword strikes, this current attack seemed modest, but the energy contained in each of the sword strikes was incomparable to those of Thousand Light. And above all else, the sword strikes were exceedingly quick.Whoosh!Damn it!Sirius was able to avoid and block eight sword strikes, but the last two sword strikes struck him, leaving a deep wound on Sirius' chest. He was able to mend his wounds with his amazing regenerative power, but even if he healed his wounds, the wounds were caused by swordsmanship strikes, so their effects would still linger.Flutter!Sirius flapped his wings, and his body, like a UFO, sped from a standstill and moved behind Adol's group. Cruze, who was preparing to block a counterattack, groaned.Gosh, you're so stubborn! Even in this situation, you're aiming for those guys!Startled by Sirius' unexpected movement, Cruze fired a bombardment of shells at Sirius; at the same time, Arthur rushed at Sirius and spewed out more sword qi strikes. However, though being struck by Cruze's bullets on his side and having one of his wings cut off by Arthur's sword qi strikes, Sirius successfully made his way to Adol and the others.Crack!Ugh ugh. What absurd ugh?Adol vomited blood. Arthur and Cruze reacted and launched their attacks at Sirius when he made his move, but Sirius' speed wasn't something that Adol could recognize and react to. Up until now, Adol had been able to block Sirius' attack with his shield because of the directness of the attack, but this time around, Sirius had maneuvered to his flank, so Adol had failed to block the attack that came in from his side.All the glorious power of DariAdol raised his divine power. Once he called upon Darian's name, a great divine power came down upon him. Considering that Adol didn't normally use divine power, the size of the power seemed relatively large. In truth, this was one of Adol's trump cards.Too late, idiot.However, trump cards need to be used at the appropriate times, and there was always a limit to the effect that can be brought out from such trump cards.If a situation could always be reversed every time one revealed a trump card and shouted Fufu, actually, I have this trump card~!', then what would be the point of developing one's own abilities?
