172 – Something I forgot
The orc who threw an ax at me was running to the starting point, the fort, beyond the level of widening the distance.
‘Let’s see if we can escape…’
If I had retreated to an awkward distance, I would have killed him right away. I was a bastard.
Sticky-
The orc’s blood stuck thickly to his bone armor. Their blood was not wiped off well, so the stealth effect had to be greatly reduced.
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‘Even if the coordinates were taken because of the blood, would you guys be able to touch a single hair on my body?’
The number of Orcs that came within the range of my senses was still countless.
Looking at the waves of Orc’s unique tusks rising up into the sky along the endless ridgeline, he seemed to feel the sense of the moment he faced the Orc Legion in his previous life.
Unknown blood flowed high into the sky, the sound of metal colliding with iron constantly resonated everywhere, and the boiling cries of orcs and hunters collided all reminded me of forgotten memories.
Throughout today’s dungeon exploration, the tension that had subtly surfaced on my skin mixed with the black emotions of fear and anger that I felt then, burning inside like wildfire, inciting the emotions I should have.
Kill. Kill the orcs― Kill! Fully Into the pit Push, I＞Let’s explode!
It was as if someone was whispering that in my ear.
‘It’s me who decides.’
Even if it wasn’t an hallucination like that, there was no reason to deal with it properly, so it was a useless meddling.
‘Whoa… I need to concentrate.’
As I raised my spirits while gazing at the vast blue sky, which was clearly different from the outside world, Arin’s body movements caught in a side glance came into view.
With her strong will, her movements were sharp and flexible like a raptor, and her piercing attacks had the intensity of a predator.
Every time the light reflected from her sword flashed, the movements of the orcs shook greatly, and even with their wild roars, Arin was dancing to the rhythm without shrinking.
The series of processes, her gestures, which look very elegant, but clearly show the urgency inside.
She urged me once again, who was preparing leisurely.
“Kwoaaa!!”
An orc that attacks with a rather ferocious force, revealing its black, rotten teeth.
‘Ah… That’s right. Shall I try this…’
After quickly replacing the Rune of Float by 14mm in the air, I activated [High Speed Flight].
According to the skill description, since it is currently floating in the air, it should be activated.
Huwook-
As expected, it moved quickly towards the target point. However, the noticeably slower speed than usual raised eyebrows.
Still, it was much faster than the speed at which the orc rushed, so he was able to occupy his back at once.
The rune of opulence has been replaced with the rune of absorption. Changing and using runes so quickly is an irregular operation that hunters of this level would not even dare to try.
It takes a few seconds for normal, low-ranking hunters to equip runes in their inventory.
Chii Ik-
‘Oops…’
The strong smell of burning leather came up. Of all the senses I have, my sense of smell is the least efficient, but the smell was enough to make me feel bad.
The soles of the feet, which were roughly filled with Big Bore’s leather, quickly rubbed against the ground, and the smell of burning rose up.
‘Tsk… The efficiency is not good. Get dragged on the ground.’
I liked the idea, but I couldn’t see it as being more effective than the transformation of the lightning step with the combination of the intermediate floating rune and [High-speed flight].
It might be possible with a higher grade rune…
‘I’ll have to seal it for a while.’
Swallowing my regret, I severely cut the defenseless orc body with a dagger.
Chow!
“Kkeuk!”
‘Shallow.’
It was a swing that was far from being able to kill a strengthened low-class warrior with a single sword, so impatience was evident in the subsequent action.
But soon, he calmed down his floating mind, and he reflexively turned around and was about to put more energy into the rotation.
Pooh-wook!
“Khehehek—”
The dagger that dug into the flesh he had cut through had greatly accelerated the rest of his life.
Soon, uncontrollable urine flowed from the lower body of the guy who had been hit by the dagger.
He quickly cut the orc’s throat to end his life. It is because of the judgment that it is not suitable for a warrior.
‘Hmm…’
I just quickly reviewed a series of steps.
It’s still rough and clunky, but it was an improvement in every way compared to last month when it creaked and couldn’t move properly.
I was getting stronger at an incredibly fast pace. However, the beginning was too low, so even though I ran pretty hard, I was still only D-class.
The moment you see the results of your efforts and desire for improvement.
If I were human, it would have been a good time for the adrenaline rush, but my reason was cold as if I was carrying a huge block of ice inside.
“Most Important Case＜ I＞, Me Lose Don’t Things.Always Calm Don’t lose Don’t Do Wouldn’t＜ /i＞.”
To have a calm mind on the battlefield where blood boils is normal… I laughed it off because it was the sound of someone who reached the pinnacle. Now, even if I don’t like it, I have become a body that follows the teachings.
Come to think of it, all the words he said to me in that short meeting were all things I could chew over and over again.
‘Did that man really like me… Maybe it wasn’t empty words that he wanted to make me his son-in-law…’
Even in the middle of a boss battle, these idle thoughts pass by in a fleeting moment. It’s also proof that I was human, but it’s difficult to do this.
A battlefield is a place where turbulent waves rage, where the leaves blown by the rough autumn wind keep swirling around me, and flocks of red birds constantly visit and annoy me.
It is also true that it is very difficult to concentrate in such a place.
However, it wasn’t enough to bring out the power that resided within me when life and death were at stake.
Thankfully, the orcs continued to attack me as if I had hidden honey.
I cut, cut, and cut those guys.
‘Tsk…’
At this level of slash, it would be a long way to kill them quickly unless they fall from the sky and pierce them down with all their strength.
‘No, this is.’
It was an unsatisfactory swordsmanship. Even to me, who only knew one posture, I was much closer to imperfection than perfection.
Let’s focus on getting rid of superfluities in swinging.
Keep your posture as small as necessary.
Boo-!
Keep your swing simple.
Shii-!
Did you say footwork is to occupy a position where maximum effect can be exerted with minimum force?
“Whoa!!”
The orc let out a roar that bordered on screaming, slashing a huge ax with half a blade missing at my head.
Instinctively, I pulled my upper body diagonally to avoid it. Seeing the orc reeling from the missed attack, he is greedy to completely destroy it.
This is a pleasure that is far from efficient and close to my own play that no one else knows about.
If you break your stance like this one more time, you’ll see the orc stumbling around in a ridiculous way.
‘No. Throw away those useless actions now.’
After changing my mind, I gave a rebound like a spring to my pulled posture, aiming at one point and poking it in.
Woowook-!
Wow-!
A brief moment of hesitation about cheating resulted in me being attacked as well. However, it was an attack that I swung reflexively while taking damage from me, so it couldn’t exceed my defense.
There won’t be any more mistakes like this in the future.
After defeating him, three or four will attack at the same time. Lesser warriors are not a threat even if many attack them.
Nevertheless, it is better not to experience being surrounded. Because it makes me feel dirty.
‘Think Empty. Yes Thinking Stop No Yes.’
… Couldn’t that man just make fun of me? He said to look to the left and look to the right.
I don’t know. Just try your best.
Abandoning unnecessary tricks, I lead in the direction of maximizing my strengths. These are the golden words Master Arin gave me.
What are my strengths…
A body specialized in evasion with a combination of high agility and innate senses. Conversely, it is a good ability to counter.
In addition, there are various skills that can create greatly increased strength and variables with the giant’s rune.
Judging from the synthesis of those things, I judged that there would be no one stronger than me, at least in this area.
Let’s wield it with confidence.
Slow-! Sudden!
Looking for an intermediate warrior, my gaze was fixed only on the enemies who came within my range of wielding.
As the number of cuts and swings exceeds 100 or 200, the spirit is not exhausted, but rather exalted.
A flashing white light sends a signal. Do. Something is going on.
The waves of the senses spontaneously gathered around my body and spread out again, repeating.
Go oh oh
I danced for a while, putting my feet on the fine line between the instinct to explode my power and the rational line of being calm.
The precarious dance moves that seemed to fall from the fragile boundary line were quite enjoyable.
Around the time I started to get confused whether I was cutting with my sword or cutting with the thorns on my body.
Before I knew it, I entered a white space. The space of martial arts that the system speaks of.
My head was dizzy at the far-off sense of space.
‘It’s been a while… This space.’
Soon, even that thought faded away.
This space is a bit different from last time. Unlike entering a space alone with a high-ranking Orc warrior, the energy of others was clearly sensed.
I could feel that Arin, who was far away, was struggling against the orcs at a significantly lower speed.
Unlike her rough breathing, her face was full of smiles.
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That’s funny. What is so good let’s laugh together
Does Arin know? She knew that now, when her strength had gone, she was approaching the high level of swordsman’s movements.
Follow her movements even from afar and try to fit in.
And I remembered. There are so many things I want to do. It reminded me of one of the few things I longed for.
In my previous life, I had always wanted to put my everything into a single swing.
When I think about how long it has been, Hyun Joong-gil is what I call an uncle. It was from when I was fascinated by the pure beauty of his swing.
Since then, I have been following only that one movement at home every day. The action of raising the sword high in the sky and lowering it down.
He probably did that on the morning of the day he was killed by Cho Ki-man.
If I wield it ignorantly like that every day, I had a vain hope that at least one cool attack skill would be manifested in me too. Yes, I had that feeling at first too.
However, from a certain point on, I was fascinated by its simplicity, and it seems that I just did it repeatedly when there was nothing to do.
It was a wind that was different from what I wanted to become stronger. By that time, I was partying with people so strong that I didn’t even want to.
Just a single flash of all my potential, body, mind, and spirit united and swung around. All I wanted was that.
I want to see again what I saw.
If you can touch even a little bit of perfection that can’t be achieved even in a dream, there’s nothing more or less to do…
… I moved my arm according to my memory. It was a natural movement, as if it was supposed to swing like this.
Glitch———!
It was completely different from the swing I had seen before, but there was a spark in it.
In the place where my dagger passed, an Orc intermediate warrior looked down at me in disbelief.
So-so-
Curiously, it was split in half exactly and fell to the left and right.