EP13. A calm adventure (6)
At the sudden appearance of the troll, Shaun quickly read the battle situation. Considering his current situation and location, it seemed like the most plausible way for him to stop Elsa and then kill Levi with the troll.
“Levy. Are you listening?”
“·······.”
He didn’t hear her answer, but Sean believed she could hear him.
“I will stop Ms. Elsa, so get rid of the troll.”
Couldn’t be more relaxed, Shawn didn’t hesitate to pay attention to his opponent.
Looking at Elsa staring at him from the other side, Shawn thought.
She obviously kept her sanity even though it was affected by the monster’s ability so far.
But why did she suddenly change her attitude and become hostile to them?
There was one thing that came to mind. That Kor Kurasm was attacked by them.
Thus, Shawn speculated that the one who felt threatened after being attacked used his ability much more forcefully.
It’s not just about intensifying your emotions, it might be making the enemies who attacked you feel extreme hostility.
If that’s the case, the current situation won’t last forever. If your ability is getting stronger in a crisis situation, it won’t last forever.
“Mr. Elsa.”
“Don’t call me by my first name.”
“I can’t help it. This is self-defense.”
Elsa ignored Sean’s words and immediately grabbed her shield and charged. Shaun took a stance at the reckless charge and entered a power struggle as he clashed his sword against his shield.
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Shawn acknowledged it through the feeling of heaviness in his arm. I don’t know anything else, but at least in terms of her physical strength, she was on par with her male counterpart, or even more so.
Of course, just because you are strong in a fight doesn’t mean you win unconditionally. Shaun momentarily relaxed the sword, causing her body to lean forward. And she immediately spun around, gathered her strength, and kicked the side of the shield with her foot.
However, how hard the shield was, rather, only the instep of her attack made me tingle. Finally, Elsa didn’t shake too much and backed up behind her to straighten her posture again.
She has fought many powerful people, but she also has considerable skills that can never be taken lightly.
Nevertheless, Sean was convinced in his own way through the sum. He’s confident that he can win enough if there aren’t any big variables in the fight.
In the first place, he didn’t care if he only wanted to earn time, so it was okay. What really mattered now was Levy’s situation, not theirs. Shawn glanced at the confrontation between Levi and the troll, then returned to focus on the original battle.
In my heart, I pray that Levy will win easily.
***
Levy glared at the troll ahead through the shadows. It was an unexpected variable that the troll suddenly appeared, but she was not taken aback.
Although she couldn’t answer, Levy, who listened to Shawn’s words, knew that she had to deal with the rampaging troll in front of her eyes.
Certainly, compared to the subspecies troll I caught yesterday, it seemed much more vicious. Of course, her weakness as a troll was magic, so it was clear that she was a very easy opponent for the usual Levi.
The only problem was that the current Levi was using her shadow magic. Attacks through shadows are applied with physical force, not magical power. In other words, it means that magic is not suitable for targeting the weakness of trolls.
Then you may wonder if it is okay to stop shadow magic and use other magic. But even that wasn’t as easy as it sounds. Shadow magic takes a very long time to dispel once used.
And during that time, the wizard is completely defenseless. If you cancel the magic now, you will be exposed to the troll’s danger.
That’s why Levi cast magic only when he was in a situation where he could definitely attack Kor Kurasm.
In other words, now we have to defeat the trolls using shadow magic.
I couldn’t deny that things were pretty messed up. The reason why shadow magic was used even though there were many restrictions was because of the great advantage that the shadow’s damage did not affect the caster.
If Levy had just attacked Kor Kurasm directly, the ability to break through the mind protection magic might have had an effect. Shadow magic was a means to protect against such situations.
‘Can I do it…?’
The answer was simple. The second thing I can do is because I have to do it.
It was beneficial to focus on the battle even a little during the time to be swayed by weak weaknesses.
Levy tried to picture Edward as clearly as possible in his mind.
Didn’t she see the old man’s battle right in front of her eyes? After all, he was the one who fought Edward.
Even though she was manipulated by Wiz, her memory was not clear, but the old man’s overwhelming strength, which defeated her magic with only her fists and gained the upper hand in battle, was still vivid.
As Levy recalled her memories, her shadow grew in size and became more distinct. The shadow becomes stronger as the magician knows what to copy.
“Kleuru…. Kre!”
The troll was also very wary, perhaps feeling the intimidation of the huge black figure behind the little girl.
The shadow that copied Edward prepared for battle while taking a guard stance. When the shadow stretched out its right arm, the speed of the fist fired was beyond imagination.
As it was, the fist hit directly on the troll’s face gave off a shocking sound so strong that it was mistaken for a bomb to explode. Unable to overcome his strength, the troll fell backwards, his face completely contorted and his teeth falling out.
However, the reason trolls have strength in physical power is their overwhelming regenerative power. Her crumpled face was restored in no time, and even her extracted teeth grew back.
Apart from that, the troll snorted at her and glared at her shadow, perhaps because she was so resentful that she had been properly attacked.
The guy glanced at the tree next to him, then uprooted it and grabbed it like a weapon.
Then he jumped straight up, stamping his feet and swinging down the tree he was holding with both hands.
The shadow crossed its forearms to block the attack, but the attack, which was more powerful than expected, caused the shadow to sink to the ground and sink its shape downward.
“Kleur-!”
The troll’s attack didn’t end with just one attack. When the attack didn’t go in, the guy raised the tree again and hit it again, repeating the process.
The forest shook with each strike. It was undeniable that the troll’s power was much stronger than she thought.
“Oops…!”
Realizing that the situation would not change at this rate, Levy raised one of his forearms and blocked the troll’s attack. Of course, the shock was much greater than when he blocked it with his arms, and now the shape of the shadow shook.
Levy didn’t care and punched the guy in the face with the shadow’s remaining right arm. The blow that went in perfectly frontal was strong enough to flatten the guy’s protruding nose.
However, even the blow I just made didn’t do any meaningful damage to the troll in the end.
It’s an easy opponent if you can use magic, but it’s hard to guarantee victory right now.
Above all, the reason why the current fight is exhausting is that Levy does not know perfectly about Edward. Maddened by that thought, Levy came up with a method he hadn’t considered before.
Any shadow other than Edward…?
Levy watched Shawn battle Elsa from up close.
***
Sean glared at Elsa.
Perhaps she too realized that her battle with the boy would not be easy, so she didn’t blindly rush forward, but instead confronted her, looking for gaps in her.
This confrontation was a welcome circumstance for Shawn.
Because he himself has an eye for his opponent’s weakness. Shawn didn’t hesitate to read her weakness.
When I first saw Elsa, I naturally thought that her weak armament was her weakness.
But looking at it now, that wasn’t a weakness. Rather, it was more of a well-designed trap.
Her weakness is that sturdy-looking shield.
Once he figured out how to fight the battle, Shaun didn’t hesitate to act.
As her opponent charged forward, Elsa protected her body with her shield as before.
When a huge shield like an impregnable fortress blocked his way, Shaun immediately ducked deeply.
I couldn’t see the enemy because it was covered by my shield. Elsa frowned at her and charged forward with her shield.
But Shaun wasn’t in rush range. Shaun, who had moved to her left in an instant, thrust her sword at her as it were.
Of course, Elsa wasn’t going to be hit like this, so she immediately turned her shield to block his attack.
And a brief moment of time.
Elsa saw Sean’s smile and stopped.
“It was a pretty good sparring.”
“…A cheeky guy.”
She couldn’t move. If she moved just a little bit, she would have been hit by a sword stuck in her floor right in front of her own nose.
It was an angle that could only be seen as if the straight sword had descended from the sky.
That must mean that the boy threw his sword into the sky, unless he teleported.
Which gap? The answer was simple.
In the first place, the sword in his hand was actually not a sword, but a scabbard.
The moment Elsa started to charge as her vision was blocked by her shield, Sean threw his sword into the sky and planned the battle.
Realizing all of this, Elsa said inside herself in awe.
“… That’s great. How did you expect it? Have you seen the future?”
“Okay. Hmm. Did you just do what came to mind?”
“As expected, you are cocky.”
Elsa decided to change her mind. At first, she thought that only girls were geniuses.
But looking at it now, it seems that the boy is also quite a genius. If he dares to put a modifier in front of genius…
Is it about a genius in battle?
“I guess you came back though?”
“Is that so? Seeing that he still wants to hit you, it doesn’t seem like it yet.”
“hahahaha.”
Retrieving the sword with an awkward smile, Sean looked at Levy. The shadow of Levi fighting a fierce battle with a troll.
If you just watch the troll fall to the shadow’s fist, Sean realizes that even though Levy seems to have the upper hand, in reality, he can’t handle the troll’s regenerative power and is in a situation where Levi is exhausted.
“I need some help?”
“To face a troll alone is amazing. Let’s go.”
Sean and Elsa rushed to Levi without delay.
“Levy! Are you okay?”
“····Shawn.”
“Huh? What? Could you say I’m sure it’s…”
Interrupted Sean, who was questioning him out of curiosity, and Levy spoke urgently.
“The mind protection magic has now been dispelled.”
“What!? What are you talking about. Then you’ll be swept away by your abilities!”
“I can’t help but talk to you. Anyway, I’m running out of time, so I’ll get straight to the point.”
Seeing Levy’s serious expression, Shawn nodded.
Seeing the two of them, Elsa said.
“Looks like you have something to say. Don’t worry. I’ll buy you some time.”
“Miss Elsa…”
“With my shield, I can withstand it, so it’s okay.”
Elsa stood in front of the troll.
Observing this, Sean urged Levy.
“What are you talking about?”
“Shaun. Give me all of Shawn’s memories.”
“What? ····Memory?”