Level up with swords (44)
It was literally a moment.
El Cid moved Leon’s body into an unfamiliar posture, and in the very next moment, decapitated the cave giant.
Merak.
It is the name of the second star in the Big Dipper, and corresponds to the second eclipse in the Seven Star Sword. A slash that releases the aura compressed to high density within the body at an incredible speed!
【Grrrrrrr?!】
A caveman whose head had been cut off with a single sword vomited blood foam.
The durability, which was undeterred by Cesare’s strong blows and Khan’s repeated attacks, could not withstand a single slash.
Black blood drips from the wound that does not regenerate due to the holy sword. ‘Chiek!’ The ground melting with the sound proved the toxicity and malice seeping into the blood.
And one beat later, the severed arms slipped away.
thud… ! Kugung… !
Two thick arms were lying on the ground.
The cave giant was not unstoppable. Even though he blocked it reflexively, he was decapitated by that defense.
Astonishment and fear.
His eyes, filled with different emotions than before, looked at Leon and towards the sword held in his hand. Is it possible to unleash this level of destructive power on someone who is not even a sword master?
【Crunch, Cluck, Cluck… !】
The power that had been boiling indefinitely disappears like an ebb. Because the cut side of the neck does not regenerate, it is not possible to even recite spells.
Still, the caveman desperately held on to his neck.
Although it could not regenerate, its vitality was amazing. Even though he had all his skin, muscles, bones, and nerves cut off, he was still alive as long as the sections were attached.
“If your head is cut off, will you still be alive? “It sucks.”
El Cid borrowed Leon’s words and laughed at that.
“Or is that little thing what you wanted? Then, why don’t you throw away the foreign media and serve Dullahan? “They get around just fine without their heads.”
【Fire, thank you… !】
The caveman must have been so excited by the sharp insult that he vomited blood and shouted with his eyes wide open.
Hold your head with both arms and make fists with the other two arms.
Yes.
Even with its head cut off, the caveman was still able to fight. By planting its eight legs into the ground to minimize vibration, it was possible to hit the enemy by swinging only its tail and two arms.
With the driving force of <City Devourer> behind him, the cave giant, determined to die, glared at Leon.
“Oh, you have grit.”
El Cid scoffed at that determination and aimed his sword.
To be honest, he was overdoing it too. The plan was to end it with one blow, but perhaps because it used Leon’s body, its destructive power was lacking.
The trembling fingertips, knowingly or unknowingly, complain of their limitations.
It was almost a gamble whether or not I could survive the second attack.
‘El Cid.’
Nevertheless, Leon did not hesitate even an inch.
“OK.”
El Cid raised the holy sword above his head.
The upper body shows its intention right from its posture. Light rises from the vertically raised blade, as if piercing the sky.
Cut it.
As your eyes let go of all distracting thoughts and become transparent like glass beads, the world you see in your field of vision changes. Eyes that can see through the flow of air, waves of vibration, and even distortions in space.
Leon, who temporarily shared the view, realized something. This scene is said to be one of the final destinations that can be reached with <An dharma>.
A solar eclipse (天樞一式)
Dubhe
I couldn’t see it this time either.
‘What the hell!?’
Leon was able to perceive that moment longer than anyone else, but he could not understand how his body moved, let alone the law of the sword.
A speed that goes beyond even a moment.
The moment I thought I would cut it, it had already been cut. The concept of swordsmanship that I knew until now is collapsing. Only the pain of the muscles and bones creaking from the recoil was clearly engraved.
【Kraahahaa ――!】
This time, the cave giant, split in two, struggled.
Black blood splatters from that cross section, and the power of the external method remaining within the body pours out.
A cloud of smoke as black and sticky as tar!
It was the culmination of the bad karma the evangelist had accumulated over the years. A crime that desecrates the lives of thousands and tens of thousands of people. There are overflowing sins that cannot be atoned for by any act.
Inside the cavernous creature that had been cut in two by the holy sword, the bloody preacher screamed.
【die! die! Everyone die! You guys too with me-】
Immense power gathers in one place.
It’s like gunpowder about to explode.
A vicious self-destruction that even used its own soul as a part of it! Not only will it widen the dimensional gap opened by <Swallow the City>, but it will also cause an explosion that can blow up this labyrinth.
If that happens, it’s all over.
“I knew it would be like this.”
El Cid took a nose-to-tail stance with a wry smile.
“So I relaxed a little. “To blow it away more clearly.”
The true meaning of the Seven Star Sword is revealed in its linkage.
Two is better than one, three is better than two.
As an inexperienced Leon, he may not be able to handle any of them well, but if he transfers that repulsion to the holy sword, it can be a one-time special move.
Vertical and horizontal cuts intersected.
Seven Star Sword
Yeon-sik’s five righteousnesses
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A great cross-shaped slash from Dube to Merak!
Polar Cross
Dazzling starlight swirled everywhere.
Only Leon could see it.
king!
The light emitted from El Cid’s swordplay split the smoke cloud in half and even split the essence of life beyond it. Starlight did not just cut through matter.
It cut down all the evil karma spewed out by the preacher and even the dimensional gap that had opened up due to ‘Swallowing the City’.
【… Nonsense.】
The cave giant’s body, split into four parts, leans backwards. The guy who failed until the last struggle could not move any further.
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu… .
The dimensional gap that stretched behind his back sucked him in.
It was truly a comical ending.
To die by being sucked into a crack that you opened?
The preacher also laughed as if he had lost his mind –
“ah.”
At that time, Leon and El Cid saw.
Something that appeared behind the preacher’s back opened its huge mouth and swallowed the person who had been sucked into the dimensional gap.
It was just a moment.
Because the dimensional gap closed at the same time.
“… “Is that it?”
[okay.]
El Cid, who had suddenly returned to his sword, spoke.
The monster that was intended to be summoned in <Devouring the City>, a being that devours a city along with a fishing rod, passed by.
A few seconds later and he would have been dead.
Leon broke into a cold sweat after understanding that fact.
“It was close.”
Only then did Leon lower his sword and sit down on the ground.
If it goes beyond this point, it won’t move even if you kill it.
My knees are shaking, and my fingers don’t move a single joint. This is the first time I’ve been this exhausted.
Cesare and his companions caught up with him late.
“Brother!”
Cesare, who arrived before anyone else, supported him.
“Bishop.”
“You don’t have to say anything. for a moment… .”
After examining every part of Leon’s body, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“There are mild cramps and congestion, but there are no major injuries. “I am truly fortunate.”
Karen then stuck her head out and chirped.
“Junior, we won, right? When I saw it from a distance, it seemed like it flashed and then disappeared. “Did your junior knock you down?”
“that’s right! Also, what happened to it, whether it was a ritual or something? “I don’t know anything, so please explain!”
Khan also joined Karen in talking.
He seemed to be okay with the blood flowing from his side, so he started by wiping the blood off his fists.
Leon, whose consciousness was becoming increasingly blurred, briefly explained.
“Swallowing the City” has stopped.
The preacher was eaten by the ritual and is certain to be dead.
‘ah.’
Immediately after that, Leon sensed his own limitations and asked Cesare for a favor.
“Bishop, I feel like I’m about to faint, so could you please take me there?”
“yes?”
“please… .”
As soon as he finished speaking, he fell limp.
El Cid, seeing that face, giggled.
[Good job, child.]
The fact that I was able to come to my senses until now was amazing. If it were a normal person, he would have fainted the moment he first used the Five Ointments.
The repulsive force of the Seven Star Sword was that great.
Not once, but three times.
By the end, I had even used the five swords, so it would be difficult to swing the sword for a while. Even if he had gone a little further, there was a high possibility that he would have become a real wreck.
Kugugugugugung… !
And the collapse of the labyrinth created through external methods began.
The three were confused for a moment, but then they picked up Leon and started running as fast as they could.
Of course, I didn’t know where the exit was.
Since it was not a space that was common sense, the escape was also like that. The rush team joined Conrad, who was left alone in the process of escaping, and somehow managed to get out.
It was the end of the war to subdue evil.
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[Whoa, it was a bit dangerous this time?]
As Cesare, carrying Leon, ran out of the labyrinth, El Cid, who was watching, let out a long sigh.
This is because, in many ways, the situation continued to go beyond what was expected.
I encountered ‘evil’ without even being able to use the typology of an Auror yet, and discovered a plot to devour a city. It was not a situation where I could turn my back on the excuse of inexperience.
It was a shame because they brought in powerful people like Cesare and Khan, otherwise there would have been no way to win.
[…] If you were watching, would you help me? You were just hanging out because you had nothing to do anyway, right?]
[――――――.]
[what?]
El Cid answered in an absurd tone.
[No, you poor bitch. What will the saint do when the hero dies? Shouldn’t the hero be the top priority!]
The other person seemed to have nothing to say about that point, so he remained silent.
[Well, somehow the crisis has been overcome. Sudden crises are actually a common occurrence for warriors. It must have been a good lesson since I haven’t even felt the wall lately.]
It shouldn’t just grow smoothly.
You can become truly strong only when you face a powerful enemy, tremble in fear, and shed blood and tears when faced with adversity.
Who did that?
‘The pain that doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.’
El Cid also completely agreed with that statement.
[―――――.]
At that time, El Cid, who had been listening to the empty air, spoke.
[…] is it. Well, I can’t help it. This is an expedient that could be used because the seal has not yet been broken.]
The Holy Sword came down to earth a year earlier than the oracle.
So in return, most of his power was sealed away, and his limitations were limited to giving Leon a few words of advice or emitting a light of purification.
But El Cid took advantage of a gap in the rule.
A seal is a limitation and a restraint. Although almost all functions are tied together, the causality restrictions are also weakened. To the point where it becomes possible, even for a moment, to control the hero’s body like before.
[One month.]
However, the power of causality was not easy.
He imposed sanctions in his own way on the expedients used by El Cid. His consciousness will not rise to the surface for another month or so. He already felt frustrated thinking about leaving Leon, who was still immature, alone.
[Well, that’s it. You will take care of it.]
El Cid just believed.
The strength and perseverance that Leon has shown so far. He said that even if he was not by his side, his steps along that path would not be disturbed.
[If you just keep training, you will quickly achieve B rank… I also showed you the Seven Star Sword, so I guess I’ll learn at least two… . Before I leave for the Titan Mountains, I need to do some planning… .]
Even though I was constantly muttering words, my consciousness was gradually sinking.
Indeed, this stagnation is a penalty.
El Cid was satisfied with that and closed his eyes. A ritual space that exists inside the Holy Sword. A place that Leon cannot yet visit and is only allowed to heroes.
He fell asleep for a while, promising to meet again in a month.
