Chapter 272
Chapter 272
I don’t have time to fight leisurely at my pace from here on .
More members of [Warmongers] would gather here if I dawdled around .
[Warmongers] is a group of people who would choose to fight 1-on-1 . . . But there’s no guarantee that applies to every one of them .
No matter how weakened they are, I’d still rather avoid fighting a bunch of people who know how to fight like a true magic combatant all at once .
I have my sword at the ready with that in mind .
“Alright, let’s fight . ”
” . . . Yeah . Here to a good bout . ”
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A little while later .
After winning over nine [Warmongers], I faced off against the last one, [Combatant Neiar] .
“You took care of them all didn’t you! Just splendid!”
The man who came last shouted out loud in ecstasy .
It’s not that he’s glad that his friends have died, he’s purely delighted at the prospect of fighting a formidable foe .
This guy . . . Looks like he’s the strongest one amongst [Warmongers] .
The degree of his physical degradations seem to be the same as other members .
However, his skills are a cut above the rest .
His crest is Disqualified Crest .
Battle style is the same as me, combining weapons and magic usage .
However . . . My opponent here is using a spear instead of a sword .
“But I’m nothing like those guys! You ready!?”
” . . . Yea . Let’s begin . ”
The man nodded when he heard me .
“–Hmph!”
He thrust his spear at a tremendous speed .
I dodged it by a hair’s breadth .
And right as the enemy was about to enter my sword’s range–he shot out a magic .
An explosion magic .
–This magic was not intended to beat me, surely .
He’s going to employ it as a diversion to get in my range depending on how I deal with it
Foreseeing that–I use freezing magic on the enemy’s explosion magic .
Freezing magic could be used to reduce explosive magic .
The enemy’s magic was high powered hence I couldn’t completely overcome it–but it was good enough .
I plunge myself into the reduced explosion magic .
I could feel my hair getting burned from the blast, but I care not .
And then–My sword grazed my opponent’s cheek .
” . . . Busted huh . ”
“You . . . you’re an even crazier monster than I thought! Dope!”
Outwardly, it looked like my sword only scratched the enemy’s cheek–but originally, that should have been a blow that ended this fight .
–That slash had a highly concentrated [Magic Poison] augmented on it, hence even a scratch should have paralyzed him .
But the enemy had seen through that .
And he cast a specific detoxifying magic to counter [Magic Poison] right as he was hit by my slash .
『T-that was an incredible trade of blows . . . I wouldn’t rush into an explosion if it were me . . . 』
『I saw Mathi-kun augmented something on his sword just now . . . Am I imagining things?』
『Unn . . . I don’t really get it!』
Looks like Alma and Ruli noticed the trading blows that had just unfolded .
Iris doesn’t seem to notice . . . Well, Iris is a menace even when she’s just by randomly swinging weapons anyway, no need for her to learn these tactics .
. . . Not like she could use these tactics with her current state of mana circuits anyway .
By the way, I’ve asked these girls to stand by and be ready to launch surprise attacks from behind anytime .
The opponent wished for a 1-on-1 battle, but I’ve got no reason to follow along .
However, it’s a rare chance to fight against someone from the past era and all .
Might as well fight head-on .
“Oraaa!”
The man thrust his spear once again after a pause .
I was going to dodge that like earlier– .
“Hmph!”
The spear’s trajectory bent right as I dodged it by a hair’s breadth .
A physically impossible trajectory .
Of course, it’s magic that made this possible .
He must have put move-type magic on the spear to forcefully change its direction .
He’s also put an attack magic on top of it to compensate for the loss of power due to the unnatural trajectory .
I would have lost my head if I got hit by this blow .
I lowered my posture to the extreme just as the tip of the spear was right upon me .
And then, I slid below the spear and closed in on him .
No matter how powerful a magic is, there’s nothing to it if it misses its target .
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