262 – Waves (5)
The identity of the stone wall that suddenly rose up was the magic [Stone Rise] Cast by Theo with the [Elemental Sword].
Oswald, who had no way of knowing that fact, ran toward Theo and suddenly stopped.
‘Magic, magic?’
Lunaflora in Theo’s group suddenly comes into view. Even if Luna cannot use her spirit, she is one of the strongest on the continent with her magic alone. She felt the same sense of fear as she had when she burst through the front doors of the [Ford Company].
Oswald turned his head towards the subordinate behind him and shouted.
“Hey, you bastards! Are you not doing your job properly? “I heard they blocked you from using magic!”
The subordinates quickly took out the magic device from their arms and fiddled with it.
One of the subordinates answered.
“The device is operating normally, Oswald!”
“Hey, then what is that thing I see in front of me right now? “That’s not magic?”
“It probably looks like an artifact powered by external mana!”
At those words, Oswald looked at Theo for a moment. Coo coo coo— Additional stone walls are coming out with a loud noise.
Still, since no direct harm came to him, Oswald watched the scene in silence.
‘I guess what they said is right.’
If Luna could use magic, it would have been time for her to use it a long time ago.
Oswald gave instructions to his subordinates with only one corner of his mouth raised.
“Hey, do you have enough bombs? Try throwing some at that stone wall. “Let’s see the silver-haired bastard’s face.”
“······If we do that, the Polaris guys who heard the sound will arrive soon.”
“Ah, that’s it! I take responsibility. Throw it quick, you bastard! You idiots. Would those guys have come this far without a plan? “They came here after specifying our location?”
Oswald nervously fired at his subordinates. As for the elite members, I brought in mainly rookies out of fear that their faces might become known, but I had no idea that their thoughts would be this short.
But more than that, the subordinates were afraid of Oswald’s unholy decree.
“Sorry! Our thoughts were short. “I’ll throw it right away!”
Oswald’s men threw bombs at Theo.
Bang! Kwakwang—!
When the bomb hit the stone wall, there was a loud noise and pieces of shattered stone flew.
Oswald narrowed his eyes, watching Theo through the cracks of the violently churning pieces of stone.
“Ha.”
But Theo was alive and well.
An additional stone wall was created in the moment when the stone wall was exploded by the bomb.
Oswald laughed.
‘As expected, courage is the best on the continent.’
I was right in thinking that if I gave that silver-haired monster some time, it would become a huge threat in the future.
······That guy is a wave. Devouring everything.
‘In less than a month, I learned something completely unexpected!’
However, Oswald’s sentiments did not last long.
‘I don’t know what the artifact is, but there will be a limit to the number of times it can be used.’
He immediately ordered his men to throw additional bombs.
The subordinates threw bombs at the stone wall in unison. It was more than three times more than before.
Bang!
Quagwang─!
Quagwagwang──!
As the amount of bombs increased, the amount of flying stone fragments also increased rapidly.
The space between Oswald’s group and Theo’s group was filled with a pale, earthy fog.
Oswald held an ax in each hand and prepared to jump out at any moment. And he stared at Theo through the haze.
“Ha! “Are you done with your remaining talents?”
After confirming that the stone wall was completely destroyed, Oswald immediately strengthened his legs. Among them, his right leg had incredible strength.
The identity of his right leg was a ‘replacement body.’ Because the previously transplanted left arm caused physical disharmony, he had his right leg amputated before receiving the transplant.
“Wipe your neck and wait!”
Oswald ran towards the silver-haired bastard at explosive speed.
Immediately a dagger flew from the silver-haired guy.
Oswald did not slow down his running speed and struck down the dagger with his axe.
Before we knew it, Oswald had arrived right in front of Theo.
“Jan Jae-ju is boring! Do you have anything else left to show me, you handsome bastard? Take it all out now. “If you die, you won’t have a chance to show it!”
Whoo!
Oswald lifted the ax in his left hand and aimed it at Theo’s shoulder.
“You’re barking like crazy now and then. What a bastard.”
Theo muttered and twisted his body to avoid Oswald’s attack.
“Hey~ Are you avoiding this?”
Oswald’s eyes widened. His eyes filled with excitement sparkled.
‘Of course I have to do this!’
It was rewarding to replace one of his limbs with a ‘replacement body.’
It wasn’t in vain that he was trapped in the boring research ward, sweating alone.
Since the silver-haired guy’s men were already rushing towards him in droves, Oswald continued his attack, targeting only Theo.
The ax in the hand moves as if dancing.
Netting──
Wedge──
As if the ax had responded to his call, it made a sound that tore through the wind.
The ax never grazed Theo, but Oswald didn’t care.
“Yes, I have to do this much! Let’s see how far we can avoid it!”
The ax he is currently using is an artifact with two types of special effects that he received from Thomas.
Among them, the first special effect is that as the ax is swung repeatedly, the acceleration of the ax itself gradually increases.
“hahahaha! It’s not easy, right? “My skin is shaking, isn’t it?!”
The first special effect worked normally and very well.
Chaeeng──!
Kang──!
At some point, the silver-haired bastard was unable to avoid his own axe and started blocking it.
Of course, the power of your ax is not normal, so even if you block, the damage accumulates quickly.
And if he twists his hand even once, I’ll take his head right away.
I’m beating up on him like that.
“Ugh!”
The guy’s sword was bent at a strange angle and stabbed him in the left shoulder.
A counterattack with unexpected timing and trajectory.
It was the first counterattack he attempted since the battle began…
“Turn it off!”
······The sword was fast.
I even felt like the length of the sword had increased.
Theo’s [Demon Sword] Cleanly pierced Oswald’s left shoulder.
It was a perfect opportunity to turn Oswald into a one-armed person again by slashing the sword stuck in his shoulder.
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But Theo did not get any more greedy and immediately retrieved his sword.
Oswald has a fraud-level blood-human ability [Danger Perception]. He could have been more greedy and gotten caught up in it.
Nay said.
─Oh my~ Aiya, you are definitely strong in actual combat. I can’t believe I even vaguely used sword energy on my first attempt.
As Nay said, Theo was a bit of a wild beast, but he succeeded in using sword skills.
‘······The taste is definitely different.’
Human muscles have the property of contracting instantly when stabbed by a blade such as a sword. Of course, that feeling of contraction is also passed on to the person who stabbed it.
But it was different just now. It felt like sticking my finger into soft pudding.
The description in the creation is that the steel was sliced like tofu by a sword covered with sword energy and sword steel.
‘Anyway, the goal was definitely achieved.’
The goal is to stall for time by confronting Oswald until the Polaris Knights arrive.
Now that there is a hole in his shoulder, Oswald will not be able to run wild like before.
Since the party is confronting Oswald’s men without any significant damage, all we have to do is wait like this.
But Oswald seemed to have read Theo’s inner thoughts, and he did not back down.
Oswald opened his eyes brightly and laughed maniacally.
“hahahaha! This is my first time in my life seeing a monster like you. Hey you. Have you really had an ‘awakening’?”
With those words, Oswald swung the ax in his right hand horizontally.
Theo lowered his body as if he was collapsing to avoid Oswald’s ax blow.
And then──
Huh!
── He swung his sword sharply, aiming for Oswald’s ankle. A movement that feels like hitting the floor with a sword.
Oswald jumped up and raised his ax high above his head.
“Look carefully! “This is a technique I prepared for you!”
Then, using the force of the fall, the ax was brought down towards Theo’s head.
Of course, because it was a big move, Theo did not take it lightly. He dodged it by rolling his body to the side.
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Wow!
When the ax hit the ground, a loud noise sounded as if the ground was breaking.
No, in reality, the ground began to crumble as if it had been bombed.
“······Ugh.”
Theo was caught by the shock wave and was thrown far away.
Theo bit his lower lip and looked at the marks made by his axe. There was a hollow crater there that looked like a small meteorite had fallen.
Oswald laughed with a distorted expression like a demon.
“What do you think, you bastard? “Do you really feel like you’ve screwed up now?”
Theo did not respond. Instead he informed Ney.
─······I have to write that.