Episode
88 Towards a Graded Advanced (3)
Rainy night.
Brantley, who came to me alone, drew his sword and opened his mouth.
“Ernas Landsstein.”
“Yes, Brantley.”
“I leave the academy tomorrow morning with Archbishop Arteklas.”
“I know.”
To leave tomorrow morning, now is the time to rest.
Nevertheless, Brantley came to see me.
And he drew his sword in front of me.
“I want to fight a sword with you.”
“… … .”
It was an inappropriate word for this situation.
But it was also predictable.
“Graduate, the head of the Agrippa family, has reached the climax… Are you just going to fight a sword with an academy student?”
“I am not just an academy student.”
Brantley’s voice was cold.
“I no longer think of you as an academy student.”
“… … .”
“I want to fight you with a sword, Ernas Landsstein.”
In front of Brantley speaking again, I nodded calmly.
“good.”
As usual, I was wearing a sword around my waist.
When he pulled out his sword and took a pose, Brantley also took a stance.
It was the posture of Agrippa’s cutting edge technique.
‘It doesn’t show the steps above that.’
There are three stages to the Agrippa family’s swordsmanship.
The first is Agrippa’s quick sword technique. As a swordsmanship that does not rely on magical power, Heinrich used it as his main force in the past.
The second is Agrippa ablation. It is a dedicated swordsmanship that can only be used after reaching a certain level, and Heinrich used it as the body of the entrance to the gradient in the last non-radio, and then self-destructed.
And the third last… Only the head of the Agrippa family can use it, it is a swordsmanship for the ultimate grade.
‘I didn’t show it in the fight with Archbishop Arteklas.’
It is a swordsmanship that should not be revealed to the world.
Do not use in the presence of other people.
And even now, you don’t have to show it to me.
‘Even if you intend to kill me here, I wouldn’t bother using that sword.’
With that thought in mind, I moved slowly.
At the same time as he took one step forward, he sent magic power to his whole body.
The body that went through the metamorphosis of bones began to be strengthened with the magical power of the Grade 8.
‘then… Shall we go?’
Paah!
It kicked the ground and moved.
Using Ionia’s speedy swordsmanship, the distance was narrowed in an instant.
It came out at a speed that was surprising even to myself.
“… … .”
Brantley was staring at me with her mouth shut.
No change of posture, just waiting for me on the spot.
Towards such Brantley, he swung his sword without slowing down.
“… … !”
Koo!
The sound of swords and swords clashing resounded.
Brantley blocked my attack very easily.
I attacked Brantley, moving back and forth without stopping.
But Brantley blocked all of my attacks, barely moving from the initial position.
“Then, let’s go this way.”
Brantley popped out without warning.
He followed me, who was moving quickly with Ionia’s swift sword, and performed a high-speed stab.
“… … !”
Quang!
Swinging the sword with all his might, he made the stab deflect.
The tip of the sword did not touch my body, but a huge shock was delivered to my body.
If it had been hit orthodox, there would have been a large hole in the body.
“You blocked it.”
With a brief mumble, Brantley continued to attack.
Each attack was capable of slicing a person in two with a single blow.
However… I was able to stop them.
The higher grade magical power and body gave me that level of strength.
‘But, you can’t just defend yourself like this.’
I raised my magic even more.
Ionian swift swordsmanship didn’t work for Brantley at all.
It would work if it was the Bertinsky Black Chain Swordsmanship, which is Angela’s name festival, but the Ionia rapid swordsmanship that is backward compatible with it is not a match.
However, I have a sword that can rival Brantley.
You will grow as a tax-saving swordsman… Callesius Spear Swordsmanship.
‘In the meantime, I have been reproducing the Calecius spear swordsmanship in the novel.’
Type 1 Lightning.
Type 2 Moore (舞雷).
Type 3 Thunderbolt.
Type 4 lightning.
So far, it has been successfully reproduced.
But more than that was difficult.
This is because, from the next stage, Formula 5, you need higher grade magic power.
so… Now you can challenge.
‘You must use the magic that has reached the advanced grades and the body that has successfully metamorphosed.’
He raised his magic to the limit.
By circulating that magic power through the blood vessels of his body, he maximized his physical abilities.
However, even this is not enough.
‘Yeah, not enough yet.’
Awakening needs a trigger.
Just because my magic and body have satisfied the conditions, just because I know everything about enlightenment in the novel, doesn’t mean I automatically enter the next level.
‘Here… I must put myself at risk.’
I went on the offensive.
Although it was difficult to defend, he aggressively attacked Brantley.
I saw Brantley furrowing his eyebrows slightly.
‘Brantley, you must have thought I was being reckless.’
Now, Brantley isn’t doing his best.
Still, it completely overwhelms me.
It would seem like suicidal behavior for me to attack in haste here.
‘That doesn’t mean Brantley is slowing the offensive.’
Brantley continued the attack without hesitation.
Because I’m not the type to slow down the offensive by taking care of myself.
The more I attacked Brantley, the more dangerous things kept happening.
But I continued to attack without fear.
Because I believed that I would find a way in the midst of an attack that would cost me my life if I was careless.
‘The crossroads between life and death… We must take advantage of this dire situation.’
Opponent: Brantley Agrippa.
Southern’s strongest and highest level swordsman.
Against him, he is in the middle of a confrontation that can blow his throat.
There is no shortage of circumstances to enter the next level.
“… … !”
Seeing me poking in without hesitation, Brantley’s eyes widened.
His eyes seemed to ask if his life was not worth it.
But as he watched me continue to dig in without any hesitation, his eyes grew sharper.
‘come.’
I felt it instinctively.
That Brantley was determined to show the next level.
He could have predicted what technology would unfold.
‘The Crux… … !’
The ultra-high-speed four-shot that represents Agrippa’s cutting edge technique, The Crux.
This is the technique Heinrich used against me in the last non-radio.
Unlike Heinrich, who lacked magical power and lacked proficiency, Brantley will show The Crux properly.
Even if we do our best to defend right now… It will inflict fatal wounds on me.
‘then… … !’
That moment.
Everything in the world felt slow.
This is because the extreme concentration at the crossroads of life and death affected my consciousness.
As The Crux unfolded towards me, I pushed my limits.
‘Calecius Spear Swordsmanship, Type 5… … .’
Graduate higher-level magical power.
A body that has undergone skeletal metamorphosis.
Brantley is the absolute strongest.
the crossroads of life and death.
All the realizations I wrote down in the novel.
It all comes together and allows me to push my limits.
‘Changreegumgang (蒼雷劍剛).’
Blue lightning engulfs my blade.
Feeling the immense magical power dwelling in the blade, he stretched out his arms.
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My attack, which unfolded with a thunderous sound, penetrated into the middle of The Crux.* * *
In the novel, Joles Callesius developed the Callecius spear sword technique for students.
In order for students to face stronger opponents than themselves, they pursued swordsmanship that temporarily maximizes the power of their attacks.
The most important thing was to strengthen the sword.
Since the students had no choice but to lack the absolute amount of magic, it was necessary to use the magic in a special way to strengthen their swordsmanship.
The first thing that Yoles thought of was that the magic was circulating at high speed on the blade.
Through this, the cutting power and destructive power of the sword could be strengthened, but the energy efficiency itself was not very good as the magic power was circulated quickly.
So Yoles worked with the main character Acandel to study a new method.
‘However, Yoles himself did not complete the new method.’
Yoles dies along the way.
Being swept away by the great turmoil that will happen soon.
Standing up from that death, the main character, Akandel, completes the way Yoles was pursuing.
By the true swordsmanship genius Acandel, Callesius Spear Swordsmanship has evolved into the ultimate thrift swordsmanship.
‘That way… To firmly fix the magic.’
The sword is the flow of magical power.
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Magical energy continues to flow over the blade, and he uses it to attack.But in the new way, they don’t let the magic flow.
After thoroughly compressing the magical power, it is firmly fixed on the blade.
In other words, black is water, and the new method is ice.
‘Sharper and harder than any other sword in the world.’
The magical power that was fixed as hard as ice generated a blue light.
The density was so high that a tiny amount of energy sometimes leaked out, creating sparks like lightning.
At first glance, it doesn’t look much different from the existing Callesius Spear Swordsmanship, but in reality it has reached a much higher level.
[The level of understanding of Calesius Spear Swordsmanship (Rank B) has reached a certain level.]
[Permanent binding proceeds with the growth of Calesius Spear Swordsmanship (Rank B).]
[Permanent binding of Calesius Spear Swordsmanship (Rank A) has been completed.]
A message was floating around, but there was no time for concern.
With all my full power, I challenge Brantley’s The Crux.
“… … !”
Sword Kang (劍剛).
The ultimate sword that only I can use in this world right now.
A new state that even the swordsmen who have reached the climax have never seen before.
In the novel, Akandel, the main character, used this as a weapon to confront the climax of the Graduates.
‘Yeah, that’s why… … .’
I am not born with natural talent like the protagonist of a novel.
But at this moment, I am in the same realm as a natural swordsmanship genius.
so that… Even with the Graduate who has reached the climax, he can fight back.
‘This is… This is Ernas Landsstein.’
The moment when a great thunder roared from the sky.
The sword, which stretched out like a lightning bolt, pierced the middle of The Crux and reached Brantley’s chest.