Overpowered Sword Chapter 200

Level up with swords (200)

It was an absurd statement.

“… what?”

When Lian saw that even Cedric’s expression changed slightly, she belatedly realized how absurd what he had said was.

Master.

A being who has overcome the limitations that he has no choice but to endure as a mortal and has taken a step beyond the threshold of transcendence.

Asking me to teach him how to do it was not something that Rian, who was not even close to him, let alone his student, would dare to say.

It is common knowledge that even if you learn only one secret martial art from a prestigious family, you will become an assassin. Moreover, the value of the ability to become an Auror Master was at a level that could not be traded for money, regardless of whether it was helpful or not.

So Lian immediately apologized to Cedric.

“sorry. “I have committed great disrespect.”

But Cedric’s reaction was unexpected again.

“No, I asked carefully. “I was just curious.”

As if he was about to start talking in earnest, he kicked the corpse lying at his feet and sat down on a rock. The smell of his blood stung his nose, but for the <Sword Demon>, it was no different from everyday life.

A life of cutting and killing something like breathing.

Rian, who read the naturalness of his actions, reflexively stiffened his body. Ryan, who was educated as a member of the royal family, also had a tendency to judge the dignity of his life by its value, but he did not perceive it as worthless like Cedric.

‘A true murder maniac just as rumored… is it.’

Cedric opened his mouth in front of Rian, who was raising his awareness.

“I said, ‘What do I have to do to reach the level of a master?’ The answer is very simple. “For those who lack talent and effort, they would be reborn quickly, but your case is a bit different.”

“yes? If the case is different… .”

“The qualifications are already in place. “There’s just one piece missing.”

Cedric declared.

In contrast to his cruel disposition, the insight he honed as a warrior and the knowledge of martial arts, which are inherent in human nature, were genius. So much so that you can see at a glance what Ryan lacks.

“As is well known to the world, the methods of becoming a master are greatly different between a warrior and a wizard.”

It was the difference between an Aura Master, a 7th Circle Mage, and an Archmage.

While the Archmage proves transcendence by establishing his own logic and unfolding his world theory, the Aura Master extrudes the microcosm within him into the material world to control power that transcends the laws of physics.

Therefore, wizards focus on pursuing the truth and principles that are widespread in this world, and warriors focus on training their strength and will to overcome their limitations.

“Your talent is sufficient. Your energy is full, and your body has been trained to its limit. “Then what is lacking?”

“… “Is it the heart?”

“okay. “I don’t know why I asked if I knew it myself.”

Cedric said, giggling mockingly at him.

“I don’t know what’s so dissatisfying about someone who was born into the royal family, but you’ve lost your ‘self-confidence’ right now. I’m not talking about confidence or anything like that. “There is no power to define oneself, no central point to believe in and move forward.”

The reason why “Auror Blade,” the power that symbolizes the Auror Master, reflects that person’s outlook on life was also the same.

Just as Leon, who admired Roderick, awakened the ‘Sun Sword’.

It was also the case that Al-Razzaz, who had been in awe of sandstorms since childhood, mastered the Wind God, and Karen, who considered the dark side of her life as a tool, awakened to the Dark Dance.

Ryan had no concept to define himself. Even now that he has lost his destiny as a warrior and has chosen to live as a crown prince.

“If I use myself as an example, it’s simple. From the moment I decided to live as a swordsman, I wanted to cut down anything with a single sword. Without being caught by any obstacles or restrictions. “I just wanted to travel through this world as I wanted.”

If it had been someone other than Cedric, the argument that had taken place on the streets of the Kingdom of Hispania would have been ignored. He must have tolerated their insults to a certain extent and held them back so as not to cause a big fuss.

However, he cut it to death without hesitation.

This was because the humiliation of enduring that insult was impossible in the life that one had defined for oneself.

“Good and evil are not related. Right and wrong, good and bad, have no influence on the ideas that must be established as a master. People in the world call me a murderer, and that’s not entirely wrong. “If I believe in it and move forward, that is enough.”

“Even if it’s not right, you mean?”

“In the first place, isn’t the definition of right and wrong something that people do? “If you believe that you are right, you should not be shaken even if a hundred people say you are wrong.”

It was an explosive argument, but only the Auror Master was right.

The mentality that can be called stubbornness actually becomes strength.

Just as Cedric’s belief that he could ‘cut’ enabled him to cut even beings that should never have been cut, so it was a realm that could only be entered into by taking one step closer to madness.

The horizon that Rian, who only pursued rationality, hesitated to approach.

“Well, even if I say it for 100 days, I will forget it tomorrow.”

Cedric muttered that and pulled out his sword.

Also, the movement was so natural that Rian momentarily forgot that he was in his killing range.

Unity of body and sword.

Cedric raised his sword as if he were moving his limbs and stopped his swordplay in front of Lian’s uvula. Lian, who realized the crisis a beat late, became damp with cold sweat.

“A hundred times.”

“… yes?”

Lian, who did not understand what he meant, asked back.

“From now on, I will threaten you a hundred times. “I won’t stop swinging for the hundredth time, so if you don’t want to die, try to block or avoid it.”

“No, what is that all of a sudden—?!”

As Lian desperately pulled away, his breastplate cracked open, and a reddish solid line appeared through the gap.

If I had gone in just one span deeper, my lungs and heart would have been torn apart.

“Yes, I should have chosen it a long time ago.”

As he looked at Lian, who hastily drew his sword, Cedric smiled with a bloody smile as always.

Cutting down the small fry to death wasn’t enough.

It would be nice to make a useful toy.

“There are 98 left.”

The sword light flashed in Cedric’s grasp once again.

* * *

After completing all work in the Viscounty of Rado, Leon and his party hurried to their next destination.

Fortunately, no other fiefdoms like Alzer and Ladoga where evil intentions were hidden could be found in the area. If you think about it, it was natural. The purpose of the evil cult is to expand the war. If the goal was to expand the scale and duration of the war, collapsing all the territories was a complete reversal.

It was also because the empire’s landmass was so vast.

“It may simply be due to the evil church’s lack of power.”

Leon ended his sentence like that.

It’s not that it wasn’t, it was just as he said.

If the Evil Church was strong enough to overwhelm the empire from all fronts, it would have been difficult for the Holy Church to keep them in check. The very fact that they have been plotting things behind the scenes of the empire so far proves that the evil cult’s power is not at a level that can protect the world.

“Hero, then is the next destination the imperial capital?”

Ellahan asked cautiously.

Ecliptic Karelum.

The heart of the Clyde Empire, and the land where the Light Emperor Nex reigns. It was a place where you would inevitably encounter an evil cult or a powerful enemy, and the red quest marker was still visible.

Leon nodded at those words.

“Yes, we will take the shortest route. “The Viscounty of Ladoga was the last thing we could do in this direction.”

Although the two territories were not the only tricks perpetrated by the evil church, there was no room for Leon and his party to interfere with the invading side of the Kingdom of Permat or the Meril Maritime Alliance’s front line.

The distance is far and the political standing is lacking.

If the two countries had been pitted against each other in the name of the Kingdom of Jugend, the war could only have expanded as the evil church wanted.

‘More than that, I’m concerned that the quest marker is still red.’

As Leon looked at the map displayed using the Holy Sword function, he focused on the ecliptic with a blood-red mark on it.

If I recall, this mark was red even when he was training in the Titan Mountains. A level of difficulty that is close to impossible. Even yellow poses a significant threat, but if it were red rather than orange, it would not be possible to guarantee the survival of their group.

After leaving the Titan Mountains, both he and Karen became Aura Masters, and even Ellahan joined, greatly increasing their strength.

Even so, the color of the mark doesn’t change?

[There are probably many bishops. There may have been at least two to three people, and up to five or six people.]

‘… Is it an exorcism (Nine-Hell)?’

I once saw a clash between Irexana and Cordia, the bishop of Despair. Even though he was defeated, Cordia even seriously injured the fearsome Irexana and even used his own death as a death spell to threaten them.

Even for Leon and his group, one person would be enough, but with two or more people, they were monsters that made it difficult to determine victory or defeat.

“Oh, come to think of it.”

Karen, who was walking without making a sound, looked back and said.

“I don’t think I’ve seen Ella use the ‘Auror Blade’. Are you intentionally not using it? Or is there a situation where you can’t use it?”

“hmm? “When I think about it, that’s right.”

When Leon heard those words, his curiosity seemed to be piqued and he turned to look in the direction where Ellahan was.

Not only is she the strongest saint of all time, but she is also a master-level warrior.

Because my abilities were outstanding even without Auror Blade, I did not recognize the gap. Holy laws, including <Divine Punishment>, were more powerful than most <Auror Blades>.

“Oh, haven’t I ever told you?”

Ellahan looked at the two people in turn with a puzzled expression.

“I have definitely reached the level of mastery, but I cannot use ‘Auror Blade’.”

“huh? why?”

“That’s because I am a saint.”

As Leon and Karen, who did not understand what she said, tilted their heads, Ellahan smiled at them and began to explain.

“〈Auror Blade〉 is the power to project the user’s mind and will into the material world. In a way, it can be seen as the embodiment of one’s self, an act of asserting one’s own existence.”

“Well, that’s right.”

At his eulogy, Ellahan began to say, “But.”

“Part of my heart is made up of faith. Faith is a power that is neither directed at nor for oneself, so it cannot become an ‘Auror Blade’. “I saw a synergistic effect by fusing with Aurors.”

It was a characteristic that only saints possessed.

Even the cardinals, who would be ranked next in terms of religious faith and holy power, did not have a world of images solidified by faith like the saints.

It had to be that way.

The saint was not called the ‘Wand of the Goddess’ for nothing. Because the goddess herself took charge and bestowed upon her that power and duty, the saints could be the medium that connected this earth and the heavenly world.

“You could say that in return for the goddess’s protection of me from birth, I lost the right to be as stubborn as I wanted.”

“Ahaha! Does Auror Blade have the right to be stubborn? “That sounds really cute.”

When Karen laughed at the cute analogy, Ellahan also responded with a slight smile.

“It is a force that is not permitted by the laws of the material world. “I wouldn’t know if I were to wield it in the form of a holy sword like the warrior, but I can’t help it because my strength is rooted in his grace.”

Moreover, just because he did not have the Auror Blade did not mean that Ellahan was weaker than other masters.

Harmony of divine power and aura.

The two powers mix and amplify each other, and if you think about the holy magic and holy magic that can be used as a result, the one that cannot use <Auror Blade> may be stronger.

As Leon was talking like that, a question that came to his mind suddenly came into his mouth.

“Ellahan, where is ‘He’ staying?”

“Wait.”

While Ellahan closed her eyes, Leon and Karen looked at her with expectant eyes.

This is why Leon and his party take the risk of approaching Karelum. If three people are not enough, just add more people.

One of the strengths of the Holy Order is its small elite.

Among them, some cardinals had more power than the Holy Knights, and some roamed the continent freely. Cardinal 〈Drifting〉 registered in the Adventurer’s Guild. And one more person.

Leon muttered that name in his mouth.

“―Adela from <Maengjin>.”

After some time, the Fourth Cardinal of the Holy Order joins them.