Episode 140 Sword of Inferno (3)
In this world, dragons are largely divided into two types.
Elder Dragon and Lesser Dragon.
A dragon that appears occasionally in the western regions is the lesser dragon.
Although it possesses incomparably stronger power than normal monsters, it is not an enemy that humans cannot defeat.
If several pinnacle or advanced graduates rush at you, you can knock them down.
The dragon that Yols defeated on his own in the past was also a lesser dragon.
On the other hand, the elder dragon is an ancient dragon that went extinct in the distant past.
It has power so strong that it cannot be compared with lesser dragons, and its intelligence is superior to that of humans.
The biggest feature is the ‘Breath’, a long-distance attack using powerful magic.
Basically, it’s not something humans can deal with… It is said that the iron-blooded sword emperor and his aides from a thousand years ago exterminated them all through a bloody battle with the elder dragon.
A common keel in the Empire today is the bone of a lesser dragon.
However, the elder dragon’s keel remains in this world.
The family of the Marquis Verdier in the east has kept the elder dragon’s keel as an heirloom for generations.
It was intended to absorb the energy of the keel when a swordsman who would later dominate the world was born in the family.
In the meantime, such a prosecutor had never appeared before, so I just kept it.
And the elder dragon’s keel was stolen by the Ignias family.
Originally, it was intended to be given to Rufus, the heir.
The energy of the keel was so intense that ordinary graduates could not absorb it, but it was possible to absorb it if it was an arcane technique that had been passed down from generation to generation in the Ignias family.
but… As the academy’s threat grew serious, Carleon decided to accept the power himself.
Of course, Carleon has already reached the limit of growth.
Even if you absorbed the magic of the keel, you couldn’t settle it into the mana heart.
However, if it is a practice method, it can stay in the body for a few days.
If you use that magic… Unleash the true power of Ignias Infernal Swordsmanship.
‘The great Prince of Flame Jade.’
Recalling the first Duke of Ignias, who assisted the Iron-Blooded Sword Emperor, Carleon activated the magic of his whole body.
He could see that the enormous magical power he had obtained from the elder dragon’s keel was boiling in his veins.
‘Your feat now… Please allow the ugly descendants to reproduce.’
In the distance, I saw Professor Yoles leaving his men behind and running out alone.
He was once a colleague, but now he is only an enemy to be defeated by Carleon.
Carleon released his magic without the slightest hesitation.
‘Ignias Infernal Swordsmanship Decisive season… The Inferno!’
Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwa Kwam!
A huge flame was released with a roar.
The principle of technology itself is simple.
Ignias only uses the flame sword technique, which is a characteristic of the infernal swordsmanship, to maximize firepower by utilizing enormous magical power.
Just that… It can emit flames like the breath of an ancient fire dragon that would burn everything in the world.
If only he had dragon-level magical power.
“Keugh!”
Carleon vomited blood from his mouth.
Although he had sufficient magic power, it was because he lacked the qualifications as a graduate.
Sensing that the veins throughout his body were about to burst, Carleon’s eyes widened.
“Oh oh… … !”
It was truly an inferno.
The dense forest was completely on fire.
It was a more tremendous sight than expected, and Carleon couldn’t help but admire it.
“… … ?”
However, something strange appeared in the center.
There was a place that was not engulfed in flames.
It was where Yoles had been running.
“no way… … .”
Carleon approached it using his spiritual powers.
And I found Yoles lying on the ground with his whole body scorched.
“… … .”
Looking around, Carleon realized what Yoles had done.
He defended his allies using the Gratusian swordsmanship.
Originally, the dragon swordsmanship of Gratusia was a swordsmanship to deal with huge beings such as dragons.
It seemed that there was also a skill to block the dragon breath.
“Excellent, Professor Yoles.”
Carleon gave pure praise.
Di Inferno, which Carleon had just opened, had enough firepower to annihilate the entire detachment of Yols.
However, Yoles stepped forward and risked his life to defend, and the detached unit was able to reduce the damage to a minimum… … .
“In return… Don’t chase your men who are running away now.”
After all, small fish are not Carleon’s opponents.
Because the only things Carleon has to defeat are the best swordsmen of the academy.
If only the pinnacle could be defeated, the Ignias family with more troops would have no choice but to win.
“In exchange, I will take your life.”
To decapitate the fallen Yoles, Carleon raised his sword.
He cut the head of his colleague, the professor, but there was no hesitation.
Even if he saved his life anyway, his life as a prosecutor would be over due to burns all over his body.
It would be more merciful to kill him quickly here.
“Farewell, Professor Yoles.”
Saying that, the moment Carleon tried to strike the sword.
There was a shadow that rushed like the wind from behind.
“… … !”
Quaang!
There was a roar as the swords collided.
Carleon, who managed to block the surprise, opened his eyes wide and shouted.
“Heinrich Agrippa… … !”
“It’s been a while, Carleon Ignias!”
With his blue hair fluttering, Heinrich performed the Agrippa Absolute Swordsmanship towards Carleon.
“Didn’t you run away… … !”
“It’s a chance to kill you, but there’s no way you can run away!”
Heinrich took a stance toward Carleon, who was caught off guard.
It was ‘The Crux’, the representative technique of Agrippa’s excision technique.
“Ugh!”
Kwak Kwa Kwa Kwam!
Four consecutive strikes like a storm hit Carleon.
Although they blocked everything, Carleon had no choice but to step back.
Heinrich’s skills were much improved than Carleon knew.
“Heinrich, you bastard… Have you reached the advanced grade level!”
Now that I see it, I have grown taller and my body shape has changed.
It was proof that he had become a senior graduate and experienced a metamorphosis.
“How already… … !”
“Don’t treat me the same as your ugly son, Carleon!”
“Ugh… … !”
Rufus, the son, was insulted.
Enraged by that fact, Carleon swung his sword.
The moment Ignias tried to burn Heinrich to death with the flame sword skill.
“Haap!”
“… … !”
The screaming sound of a woman coming out of the blind caught Carleon off guard.
Blocking the brown-haired schoolgirl’s attack, Carleon’s eyes widened.
“Cerine Bastian?!”
Fain!
It was not as good as Heinrich from earlier, but it was a sharp enough attack.
Right after that, Carleon felt a terrifying presence behind him.
“Huh… … !”
Kwak!
Twisting his body roughly, he bounced off the sword flying from behind.
“This flying sword technique… Is it Chloe Yousburg!”
“As expected, it doesn’t work for Carleon-nim.”
I saw Chloe hiding in a tree.
“What is this… … .”
Heinrich, Celine, and Chloe.
Carleon was surrounded by three students.
“Don’t interfere.”
At that time, Heinrich sighed coldly as he looked at Serene and Chloe.
“I catch Carleon. You guys run away with the others as Professor Yoles instructed.”
“I can’t.”
Serene replied in a calm voice.
“I saw you moving in the opposite direction by yourself, and I couldn’t ignore it.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. First you… … .”
“And this person is the enemy who trampled on our Bastian family.”
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“… … .”
“So you can’t run away.”
“Tsk, do as you like.”
Heinrich frowned at Serene’s determined voice.
However, it was Carleon who frowned the most.
“It’s ridiculous. It’s not Aernas, it’s just you guys blocking me.”
Carleon felt anger.
Not too long ago, Carleon and them were in a relationship between professor and student.
I wouldn’t have shown them anything that would make them look down on me, so how could I climb that high?
“Especially Heinrich… Just because you’ve reached the advanced level of graduate, do you think you’ll be able to deal with me?”
“Do you think it is impossible?”
Heinrich snorted.
“I guess you forgot that Mikhail Waltfeld was beaten by Aernas, who was a senior graduate.”
“that… … .”
“I am not an idiot either. I came because I thought I had a good chance of winning.”
Saying that, Heinrich glanced at Serene and Chloe.
“They will be the same.”
“… … .”
Serene and Chloe silently nodded.
“Carleon Ignias, the fire attack just before was definitely amazing.”
Heinrich glared at Carleon and said.
“It was really like a dragon’s breath. Is that the decisive season for Ignias’ infernal swordsmanship?”
“You know it. Did you hear from your father?”
“Perhaps this is the first time you’ve used it in real combat.”
“… … .”
“So I couldn’t control the range well.”
Saying that, Heinrich looked around.
Now the whole forest was a sea of fire.
“Didn’t I use too much magic power? If you do this, your mana heart will be empty.”
“You know me very well. Are you saying that after experiencing my sword skills?”
“Sorry for exaggerating. Still, it must have consumed a lot of mana anyway.”
“… … .”
“It will be different from the magical power of swordsmanship that can be retrieved. It is impossible to reabsorb magic from such a blazing flame.”
Heinrich’s eyes shone sharply.
“If you’ve lost your magic that much, I can defeat you with my own strength. After exchanging attacks a few times ago, I came to that conclusion.”
“You are still arrogant, Heinrich… … .”
Carleon smiled bitterly.
“Your point is correct. Now I’m in a state where I’ve consumed a lot of mana.”
The flames just now were created by releasing an enormous amount of mana.
Of course, that much magical power escaped from Carleon’s body.
“but… Aren’t you treating me like an idiot?”
After glancing at Celine and Chloe, who must have attacked with similar thoughts, Carleon raised his left hand.
“Do you think I entered this realm to launch a one-off attack?”
“what?”
The bracelet on Carleon’s left wrist suddenly shone.
Then the flames that had been burning the forest began to fade.
“what?”
“This… … !”
Heinrich and Serine hurriedly looked around.
“Carleon-nim, can’t you… … .”
Chloe, who was on top of the tree, asked in a stiff voice.
“The magic power released in this way… Do you have any items to retrieve?”
“It is an artifact, Chloe Yousburg.”
Artifact.
Heinrich opened his eyes wide upon hearing that word.
“An artifact? no way… … !”
“Yes, your father must have an artifact too.”
Looking at the shocked Heinrich, Carleon smiled.
“An artifact passed down from generation to generation in the Ignias family, ‘Nipple Gadir’… It is the ultimate artifact that can reabsorb the mana scattered around and make it your own again.”
“… … !”
“I heard that my ancestor, Yeomok-gong, used this artifact to unleash an infinite series of high-fire feasts.”
I could see Heinrich, Serine, and Chloe hurriedly widening their distance.
Carleon didn’t care and raised his sword.
Using the reabsorbed mana, lightly spread the sword of flame.
Just by swinging a flaming sword, they could attack them from a distance.
“Keugh!”
“Ah!”
“… … !”
As the three of them were caught in the sword of flame, Carleon walked forward.
“do not worry. I am also the head of the eastern swordsmanship family. I will respect you guys who courageously challenged me.”
“Ka, Carleon… … !”
“I won’t let you die painfully. I will suffocate them one by one with my sword.”
Saying that, Carleon approached Heinrich first.
“You are also a person who will interfere with Rufus’ future. I’m sorry, but I have to die here.”
“Keugh… … !”
Heinrich tried to fight back, but to no avail.
After Carleon blew away Heinrich’s sword, he slowly raised his sword.
“Goodbye, Heinrich.”
“Carleon… … !”
Heinrich, who did not lose his fighting spirit until the end, raised his voice towards Carleon.
The moment when Carleon was about to strike the sword while admiring that figure in his heart.
“hmm… … ?!”
Kwak!
A silver sword flew like lightning and aimed at Carleon’s neck.
Carleon hurriedly drew the sword, but immediately after that, cold air gushed out from the sword.
“This cold aura… … ?!”
Carleon stepped back in amazement.
The cold energy emitted from the sword offset the surrounding flames.
“This… … !”
He raised his head in the direction the sword flew.
Then, with terrifying speed, I was able to confirm the appearance of a young man approaching this side.
“no… … ?!”
It was impossible.
This cold aura is the power of Professor Ferdinand’s Cervest White Fire Sword.
But why does that guy use that power?
“How… … !”
cooong!
With a roar, a young man with silvery white hair landed.
Seeing that, Heinrich, Serine, and Chloe were stunned.
“Yes, you bastard, how… … .”
“Fortunately, the gamble was successful.”
After confirming that Yoles was losing consciousness, the young man turned his gaze to Carleon.
“As expected, you decided to destroy each unit starting with the detached unit, Carleon Ignias.”
“Aernas, why are you here… … !”
Ernas Landstein.
He, who was supposed to be moving with the main body of the academy in a faraway place, appeared at the moment of desperation.
It was with an ice-cold sword.