Episode 244
I only looked ahead and moved forward.
Heiro’s life has always been like that.
The goal was always to be strong, and after overtaking that goal, there was no looking back. Once you have surpassed an opponent, they are soon forgotten even in your memory.
Because there was no way we would meet again anyway.
His talent, which is not even worthy of being called a genius, and his growth rate beyond the standard made it possible.
Heiro grew stronger at a literally monstrous rate.
The whole process was not smooth.
Fighting against the strong always meant risking one’s life.
I’ve been through quite a few near-death situations.
Although I never once expressed it.
‘Unavoidable risk taking.’
In any case, the fastest way to become stronger was to risk your life.
therefore… … .
This situation was something Heero had never experienced before.
I was overtaken by someone who was so far behind that I couldn’t even see him.
It wasn’t even someone he had always kept an eye on or had even targeted at once.
‘Luan Badnicker.’
A name that shares the same last name is unfamiliar.
The appearance is also the same.
That guy had the most disparate appearance among his siblings, so even when I saw him face to face with him, the feeling of discomfort did not go away.
Do we really have the same blood flowing under our skin?
‘ah. pupil.’
Now that I think about it, their eyes are similar.
Jerk.
One step.
Luan still didn’t move as she had declared, and Hiiro felt bored watching her.
There was no way to find a gap in that guy with his strange posture.
The Luan I was currently facing gave me a sense of skill that befits a veteran who has never been in combat before.
The insight created by crossing many boundaries of death was crying out like that.
Hiiro drew several battle scenes for victory.
A fierce battle, certain defeat.
A struggle of strength, certain defeat.
We can fight, we must lose.
Long game, inevitable defeat.
… … .
… … .
Most of my imaginations ended with myself being miserably defeated.
I almost burst out laughing.
You have to feel this much of a gap with someone who is five years younger than you?
He felt a little bit about how the many strong men who fought against him felt.
– Fight to the death.
I will admit it.
I doubted my father’s advice until just before I encountered it.
He did not regard Luan as someone he had to risk his life for.
Although he was a strong man, he thought that if he showed his sincerity, he would be able to achieve victory without difficulty.
It was an idea that I would have to completely abandon from now on.
‘Do you know the meaning of giving up the first strike to the strong sword Heero?’
Hiiro just asked in his mind.
Strong sword.
What does Ganggeom mean?
It’s strong.
hard.
heavy.
Therefore, it is inevitable that it will be relatively slow, and it will naturally be difficult to take the initiative.
In other words, if you take the initiative even once, you are already halfway to winning.
‘… ‘You probably know.’
I thought that the current Luan would know.
So, if a concession is made knowingly, it is the good will of a powerful person.
Hiiro.
I decided to cheerfully accept that goodwill.
This fight will be very difficult and arduous… … . Because it won’t be as difficult as the process of understanding.
Just then, the calculations in my head came out with results.
A short-term decisive battle, a weak victory.
Jerk.
Two steps.
Change your thinking circuit.
It was also a process of removing impurities left in my head.
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He no longer regarded his opponent as a brat or a childish younger brother, but now identified with the many strong men he had defeated by a narrow margin.
Arrogance, carelessness, and conceit are set aside, leaving only confidence.
‘Actually, this was the most difficult.’
Heero burst out laughing.
Recognizing Luan, who was not even in my mind, as my enemy was much more difficult than the battle that was about to begin.
So Hiiro did not pay attention to the promotion battle that took place earlier.
The battle of the Archmage that everyone was paying attention to was also ignored.
I just meditated and calmed my mind and body.
Fortunately, it worked.
Jerk.
Three steps.
At this time, Luan’s expression changed.
As if he realized the mana contained in his steps.
‘I noticed it sooner than you thought?’
This means that strength is accumulating in your steps.
Taesang Seven Treasures.
This is a special step used by a certain giant warrior.
A step designed only to increase destructive power, not to avoid attacks, confuse the opponent, or gain an advantageous position.
With each step, power accumulates in the body, exponentially increasing the destructive power of the next attack… … .
Suddenly, the words of the giant who taught me this step flashed through my mind.
– For a human, you have strong muscles. Nevertheless, your limits are clear.
– I will allow up to five steps. Don’t be greedy for more than that. Even if you encounter a strong enemy that will risk your life, you can only take six steps.
– Don’t even think about trying any further than that. Anyway, my limbs will be torn apart before I can use it properly.
Coo… … !
Four steps, four steps.
At this time, Heiro also used the divine protection he possessed without hesitation.
The blessing of strong bones.
The blessing of the iron heart.
The protection of the storm.
The protection of sturdiness.
The protection of protection.
Kugugugugung… … !
The blessings surrounded by many people reduced the burden on the body, and at the same time, the effectiveness of the Greatest Seven Treasures was also enhanced.
The rain stage began to shake and mana began to gush out like a haze, and it became entangled in the blade like a vine.
At this point, Hiiro assumed the upper position.
“To that extent… … .”
The mutterings of one of the heroes sitting in the audience reached my ears with unusual clarity.
Hiiro answered in his mind.
This is someone who has to go to such lengths.
When did you become this strong?
Or was he hiding his power?
Such trivial questions didn’t matter anymore.
The important thing is. okay. One thing is important.
Heero Badniker has never been defeated by a strong opponent until today.
It will be like that today too.
Finally, five steps, five steps.
Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu… … !
A heavy vibration-like sound rang out from Heiro’s entire body.
Clear veins sprout from the hand holding the sword, and the forearms, shoulders, waist, thighs, and core muscles that support the weight all contract tightly.
Rather than a sword weighing only a few kilograms at most, it looked as if he was holding a weight that easily weighed hundreds of kilograms.
With bloodshot eyes.
I clenched my teeth until my molars were crushed.
Heiro asked himself.
‘Is this enough?’
With just the accumulation of these five steps, Heiro split the head of the steel crocodile, the monster of the [swamp area].
It was also a decisive achievement that allowed him to be promoted to Class A.
Then let me ask you one more question.
Is Luan Badniker as strong as the Steel Crocodile?
‘no.’
It’s stronger than that.
So just doing your best is not enough.
– I am not prepared to kill. Fight to the death.
I will do my best to kill you.
That was my father’s advice.
Coo… … !
Six forbidden steps.
The moment I stepped on him, a tinnitus, like a metallic sound, rang in my ears. My vision became blurry and I tasted blood in my mouth.
This was because there was a feeling of tightness in the intestines, and fishy blood was welling up from the esophagus.
Now it’s hard to even stand.
Hiiro asked in that state.
“Will you accept it, me?”
Luan said with a smile.
“Please come, brother.”
“… … .”
Heero’s steel sword, smiling half-heartedly, finally falls.
The momentum of the falling blade changes and accelerates according to the accumulated steps. The direction can also change six times.
So, this blade, which seems slow at first glance, is almost impossible to avoid once cast.
The mana that extends like lightning from the blade paralyzes or suppresses the opponent’s body like an electric current.
Therefore, anyone who encounters a falling blade experiences the hardening of their body.
This is like forcing out the human instinct to freeze immediately after seeing a moving carriage.
However, even all this pressure would have been easily overcome by the Luan he had seen.
Nevertheless, this guy tried to respond from the front.
Kiiiiing… … !
A long metallic sound rang out from the blade.
Cooung, cooung, cooung… … ! As it falls, the blade with successive strength increases falls towards the top of Luan’s head.
Biggie.
Lightning sword.
Gurgling!
With the sound of thunder, the non-stage was colored white.
All power was put into just one swing. He did his best. It was a desperate strike swung with the intention of not being able to lift the sword for a while.
Before the lightning sword touched me, my consciousness was stretched out.
‘That would also be an art.’
Luan thought through the stretched time.
How easy is it to pack one sword into one sword?
At first, he also planned to take the hit, but he changed his mind along the way.
Somehow, it was because of a thought that passed through my mind as if a lightning bolt had pierced through me.
I know from experience.
A time that has now disappeared, the 100-day training experienced in Yeongsan.
Amid the sloping slopes, swirling rainwater, wind, and thunderstorms all around… … .
Like when I suddenly remembered a thunderstorm-.
The moment of creation comes so suddenly.
Good luck!
Naturally, I put a flame on my open palm.
The chlorine did not erupt or scatter, but naturally wrapped up to the forearm.
Luan rotated her right hand in that state. It was a fluid movement, as if drawing Taegeuk (太極).
As a result, it took on a shape that looked like the dough had been spread in the air.
‘Currently, there are a total of four flames that I can use.’
Red salt, blue salt, purple salt, and black salt.
In order to hide its identity, the blue flame containing the instrument and the magnetic flame derived from it must be hidden… … .
It occurred to me that it might not be necessary.
There is an old saying that if you want to hide a tree, hide it in the forest.
Even if it is a flame with unholy power, if only it could be hidden among flames with a stronger presence… … .
… First spread the red flame, second apply the blue flame, and finally cover it with the black flame.
Spewing out different flames at the same time is not suitable for attack.
Due to the foul nature of flames, they tried to eat each other.
But what if you use that property in reverse?
‘Defense season.’
Heero’s strong sword is undefendable.
It has the power to shatter even the sword of the Seven Deadly Sins, a relic, if attacked from the front.
That single sword, whose destructive power has been raised to its limit through divine protection and strange stepping techniques, may not be able to take on even an S-class hero head-on.
Such characteristics awakened the rebellious spirit within me.
I wanted to somehow block this unstoppable technology.
‘There is no point in increasing the intensity. The only way to stop this herbivory is to shed it.’
So it’s a firework.
Chloride, a form that is freer than water and cannot be bound even by a glass.
If it is a film made from that salt… … .
… The three flames that devour each other will become the strongest shield until the strongest flame is born.
Fuwaaaaaaa!
“… … !”
The blade covered in lightning was swallowed up by flames.
This is usually the case with polar positive energy.
Just as no starlight can shine when the sun is brightly revealing its presence, relatively weak light is mercilessly eaten up.
Pass… … .
Heero’s blade turned into dust and flew away. It was the result of handling a sword containing everything as a sword body.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Amid the blades that turned into ashes and scattered, Heero was silent.
His face was covered in blood from the blood that flowed from the seven balls, but he asked without even thinking about wiping it off.
“… What is this?”
Then Luan said with a slightly embarrassed expression.
“well. “What should I call you?”
“… … .”
“The second half of the hundred sun eclipse, the second half of the first half eclipse… Falling on a sunny day. hmm. “This name would be good.”
“… “No way.”
“that’s right. “It’s a vegetarian meal that I just made.”
Luan said with a smile.
“Thank you. “Thanks to you, I also gained a lot.”
“under… … .”
Heero stopped laughing.
The faces of the enemies I had fought so far passed by like waves. Also the words they left behind.
-This monster… … ?
– Have you grown to another level with this fight? The blood of iron blood. I am truly afraid… … .
– Even the word genius is not enough. Your qualities are beyond recognition. If you do not deviate from the right path, it will be a disaster for all people, and if you deviate, it will be a disaster for the empire.
Right.
Did the enemies I fought so far experience this feeling?
Beetle.
Heiro’s new model shook.
I muttered one last thing before losing consciousness.
“… “It sucks.”
* * *
dump.
Heero Badniker has fallen.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Gimnasion was engulfed in silence.
It was a completely different atmosphere from when the battle first began.
When Hiiro broke the unwritten rules of promotion matches and went first… … .
Those sitting in the audience were loudly upset.
Some people even frowned openly. These were people who knew about Badniker’s ugly business.
Blinded by the checks on each other, they tried to kill their brothers and even thought that they had broken Heros’ long-standing custom.
He even expressed his displeasure at the thought that he was polluting the position before promotion for personal gain.
It wasn’t.
For Heero, that was the best.
Therefore, even when Hiiro unfolded the Great Seven Treasures, most of the audience’s attention was focused on Luan.
“The amount, concentration, and stability of mana make no sense. I don’t think it’s at the level of a single Yeongdo… … .”
“It was mana that went beyond color and had distinct properties. Even the command of it was perfect. “It is an unmanned vehicle that has already been completed.”
“Are you saying that you have reached the state of maturity with your bare body and not with a weapon? “At that age?”
“Who is the teacher? If it’s Badniker, it’s Calzac, no. “I handled it with my bare hands, so I guess it’s Tanko, the Great Warrior?”
“What is there to be surprised about? It’s not like there was no precedent, and the Bloodline of Sanghyeolgong was Sanghyeolgong… “Well, let’s just know that much.”
“But isn’t Heiro Badknicker also the one who is related by blood?”
“hmm… … .”
“Anyway, this promotion match… “It was as if the challenger had been reversed.”
The last word was key.
As an A-level hero, Hiiro did not play the role of receiving and grading challenges, but instead gave his all to his opponent.
Luan took the attack completely.
As a result, the person who attacked fell, and the person who blocked remained standing.
Although it was a contradictory result, the meaning is clear.
After a moment of silence.
Waaaaaaaaaa!
Explosive cheers erupted from all directions.
People with noble status, called heroes, were shouting or whistling with excited faces.
“… … .”
Luan received the cheers with a slightly dazed feeling.
A disconcerting change was taking place inside the boy.
There are many times when I won a fight.
There have been many instances of success.
Defeating Hector, defeating Barter, dealing with Juan the priest… Or when you hit the devil, etc.
However, today’s victory gave a completely different feeling than then.
“… ah.”
Luan understood the difference.
All of those gathered here were powerful men who encompassed the empire.
They were people who met the world in their own way and achieved notable results.
Those heroes watched this fight, saw Ruan’s victory, and cheered him on.
Recognized by the world.
In other words.
‘… I see.’
After returning.
Only at this moment-.
Luan Badniker had appeared in the world.
fantasy,
