Chapter 124: Destiny
A blow fired by Frontier.
A sword that emits a flash of light. To put it simply, a very large auror of that shape attacked Hercules.
Wow!
Hercules, as he declared, received the blow without moving.
A force so strong that most humans cannot withstand it. It is a much more upgraded version than the one hit by Heldrena Renzo. Because it contains the incomparable mana of the Black Sky.
However, this attack is not ‘crossfire’, it is not Excalibur that ate a dragon heart and has a double weave, and it is not the real Mjolnir.
Still, it is a force that will clearly deal a blow to Belphegor.
So what about against Hercules?
Shhhhh──
Dust clouds and fog rise together, obscuring visibility. It was a cartoonish scene, but Frondier held his breath and watched what happened next.
The sight he saw after the fog cleared was,
“… ?”
The first thing that caught my eye before Hercules was Telephus.
Telephos, who must have been watching from the side, was sitting a little away. He looks up at his father Hercules.
‘What is that guy?’
Frondier had his doubts, but decided to put his mind to rest. We see Hercules again.
“… Also.”
Hercules let out a voice that was no different from before.
However, unlike his strong body, his clothes were very ordinary, so the force of the aura tore them all apart and flew away.
“You’re strong. “It is a power that is unbelievable in a human being.”
Hercules nodded his head as if satisfied.
Frondier examined the body closely.
‘… ‘I’m fine, I can’t say I’m fine.’
Hercules suffered minor wounds all over his body. Now that his clothes were flying, he looked even better.
However, the wounds were really minor, as if they were no more than cuts on the tip of a piece of paper. Blood is seeping out little by little from the wounds all over the body, but can this be considered meaningful damage?
Fortunately, there was a clear wound in the exact center of his chest. He could almost be said to have been cut with a knife. It was a small consolation.
‘The current attack was actually the Maginot Line that could be used in actual combat.’
The reason Frondier didn’t use all his strength was because he wanted to hide, but there was another reason.
To deliver a blow of this magnitude, three stages must be passed: menosorpo, weaving, and auror. Even with this, you cannot hit unless the opponent has shown a huge gap or has been restrained in some other way.
If you take more steps to extract more power, it becomes extremely difficult to hit.
‘Could it be made stronger than this and at the same time with a shorter preparation process?’
Beating Belphegor was luck. Frontier knows better than anyone else.
However, even with the same amount of luck, he cannot win against Hercules. That feeling of despair.
“It’s an amazing ability and application. A method of creating weapons and firing them from a distance using melee weapons such as swords and hammers. Anyone who sees it for the first time will inevitably be struck.”
Hercules praises him, but of course Frondier becomes shocked.
The problem is that there is no harm even if it happens.
“This is my strength. As expected, you are amazing, Hercules. “I was impressed.”
“hahahaha, contrary to what you said, there was a lot of anger in your eyes.”
That’s right.
It’s not really full power, but there’s no point in assuming that. Unless you have an incredibly laid-back personality like Belphegor, there is no way you will be welcomed.
‘… When I think about it now, I think Belphegor’s appearance goes beyond simple ‘sloth.’
Belphegor watched and waited to see what Frondier would play. At the time, he thought it was a trait of the devil’s arrogance or laziness itself, but now that he thinks about it, it’s strange.
“Hmm, that’s power.”
Hercules nodded his head and put his hand to his mouth as if lost in thought for a moment.
Meanwhile, Telephus was still sitting down, not knowing how to get up.
“Ah, the wounds on my father’s body…”
He was just muttering something similar to this from before.
At that time, Hercules pointed to one of Frondier’s hands.
“But the hammer in your hand belongs to God.”
“… That’s right.”
“The right one is human, but it seems to surpass most divine weapons. “Is it from a hero who dominated an era?”
Since there was nothing to hide now, Fron Deer nodded his head.
Hercules said as if summarizing.
“God’s hammer, hero’s sword, put aura in it, add otherworldly mana, and shoot it at the opponent, la…”
Hercules, who gets hit once and almost understands the principle of its power.
Well, most people who got hit either became half-assed or were in a hurry to deal with it, so Hercules might be the first person to think about it leisurely like this.
“──hahahaha.”
And Hercules said cheerfully:
“Your power is like arithmetic.”
“… Yes?”
Frontier did not understand its meaning. Leaving him behind, Hercules shifted his gaze to Telephos next to him.
“How long are you going to sit there? Let’s go.”
“Ah, father. Are you okay?”
“Sick. “I hope you gain this much strength someday.”
“…”
Telephus kept his mouth shut. He glanced at Frontier.
“… “Ugh!”
Then, biting his teeth in anger, he followed Hercules, who went first.
“Hey, Hercules! “What does that mean?”
“It doesn’t mean anything.”
Hercules did not stop his steps, but only threw his horses.
“It’s something that needs no explanation.”
* * *
Frontier returned home.
When he entered the house, May, who was waiting, greeted him.
“Hello, Frontier. How was it? “Have you met Hercules?”
“I heard about it.”
Fron Deer stroked May’s head and sat down on her sofa. May’s small body came into his arms.
Frondier said.
“We met. Hercules.”
“Were you strong?”
“It was ridiculously strong.”
Frontier felt the power of Hercules.
It’s surprising that I was able to capture his Auror sword energy, but there’s something to point out first.
Hercules’ fist touched Frondier’s nose.
This alone is shocking to Frontier.
‘Auror, sixth sense, dark sky. ‘I surpassed everyone else’s reaction speed.’
In particular, it was very shocking to see that his fist reached him before Heukcheon could block it, and that he couldn’t even reach his fist later.
Prone Deer basically doesn’t draw his weapon first. That means he is usually empty handed until he starts weaving. For those who don’t know him, he can give the surprise of a weapon suddenly appearing, and for those who know him, the tactic of not knowing what kind of weapon he will pull out works.
However, this method presupposes that the black cloth provides the weaving time. If the speed at which Black Heaven’s defense is breached is faster than Frontier’s weaving, Frontier’s defeat is confirmed at that moment.
‘… ‘I had never met a single person until I met Hercules, a person who was beyond common sense.’
However, we must keep this in mind from now on. It’s not necessarily Hercules, but someone else who can do that may appear. Now he has to deal with God and the devil.
Moreover, even Hercules himself is a person who cannot be considered an ally. He just got a promise that he wouldn’t get involved.
It is unclear whether that promise will be kept.
‘Let’s just think that Hercules gave us a warning in advance. No matter what, we have to find a solution.’
Frondier was stroking May’s head and thinking deeply. There May lifted her head.
“Stronger than Frontier?”
“… Huh. “I can’t even jab.”
“What is a jab?”
She wrote some strange words. Fron Deer shook her head.
“No, nothing. Hercules is much stronger than me. So much so that I can’t compete with it.”
After saying that, Frondier suddenly remembered and asked May.
“May, do you know what arithmetic is?”
“Adding and subtracting, multiplying and dividing?”
“Huh. “I know.”
To be precise, what May said was arithmetic, but there was no need for her to risk it like that.
‘… Arithmetic.’
Frondier recalled what Hercules had said.
The fact that that short word was so stuck in my mind means that it stings me that much.
‘That is correct. “I did the math to create a stronger force.”
That is definitely a different way of thinking from other powerful people around Frontier.
Most people, not only people but also gods and demons, cannot combine or subtract their powers like Frondier.
The weapons they have are limited. A person who holds a sword focuses all his skills on the sword, and a wizard focuses on magic. Also, magic usually focuses on one skill and does not cover everything.
But Frontier was able to do that. He can create weapons, and the weapons he creates are powerful without him having to do anything. If you can combine them, you can unleash powerful power.
That power has helped him a lot so far, and has become his fighting style, but it’s definitely not common.
This is not a warrior’s mindset.
This.
‘The mindset of a gamer.’
Front Deer closes his mouth and looks away.
This world was originally introduced through a game called Etius. Gamers achieve stronger numbers by combining their skills and weapons.
I am not at all interested in ‘how’ to swing a sword or ‘what process’ to use magic. Because that’s not the gamer’s job, it’s the character’s job.
Gamers expect that the character will definitely produce a certain amount of damage, and build their builds based on that assumption.
It was the same with Frontier. Since I’ve played this game more than anyone else, I guess I can say I’ve gone a long way in that regard.
It has been done that way until now.
‘I know what you mean.’
A sigh naturally flowed from Frontier’s mouth.
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‘I don’t know how to solve it.’
To put it another way, Frondier has known his weaknesses for a long time.
So he asked all kinds of people to learn from him in order to increase his proficiency in all kinds of weapons.
Gratitude cannot overcome the extreme of pursuing only one path. He already knew.
‘Unlike me, most people practiced all kinds of discipline before entering Constel. ‘When it comes to physical training and swordsmanship, magicians are people who have accumulated theory and knowledge in parallel, and all kinds of review and preparation over a long period of time.’
It is obvious that if you swing the same sword, the strike of someone with overwhelming experience will be more powerful than that of Frondier.
So, should I go through the same process as other people from now on?
Should we keep up with the accumulation over that long period of time?
“… “Jeongseok is scary.”
Frontier has a hunch. The way for him to become stronger than he is now is to keep the same standards that he has not done until now. If he practices for a very long time and with great effort, he may truly acquire the power to match the weapon he holds.
But I don’t have time. That simple fact makes my head hurt.
Frontier asked May.
“May, if I train for 10 years, wouldn’t I be able to use a weapon well?”
“Why does it take 10 years to handle one weapon? “You just have to do it.”
“… “It’s you.”
You cheating bastard. Fron Deer lowers his head.
From May’s perspective, she would not empathize with the situation in Frontier at all. He will be able to quickly imitate most of what he sees.
“And Frontier is already good with weapons.”
“… I?”
“Huh. “Because you can ‘fall out of the game.’”
Ajie’s skill is lost. May shook her head.
“I can’t do that yet.”
“…”
“They say you can do that technique with a spear or a sword. “Isn’t that great?”
“… But it’s just a technique.”
Frondier became puzzled even as he spoke.
I know. Why can I lose weight? Even May can’t follow along.