Episode 21
Sardia’s maneuver technique.
An orc passed me by, swinging his longsword at me. I quickly moved to his flank and swung my sword.
Swaaaah!
The sword imbued with the spirit of fire cut through the orc’s flank. Sparks flew as the solid muscle split. The flesh turned black and gave off the smell of meat.
Kuung!
The orc stomped his right foot on the ground. The lower body of the sprinting creature was planted in the ground like a stake.
Boom boom!
The orc’s back twisted. His upper body twisted toward me. The longsword swung along its trajectory.
I once again deployed the Sardia maneuver.
‘Tch!’
Unfortunately, my body wasn’t used to the Sardia maneuver. My posture collapsed due to the brutal use of my lower body muscles.
Seriously!
The orc’s sword grazed my shoulder. No, I thought it just grazed, but the wound was quite large. If I hadn’t been wearing armor, my arm would have been torn off.
I quickly regained my balance and stepped back. The orc did not follow me, but glared at me, snorting. The wound was quite deep.
“… … Was it a variant?”
The orc’s wounds were bubbling, a phenomenon you would only see in a troll.
Natural healing.
It also had a very high level of healing power.
However, in some wounds, no boiling occurred.
It was a part that was seriously burned by the spirit’s flames.
“Inferno, burn his face when you get the chance.”
Inferno flew high into the air, flying out of the sword. He circled around the orc’s head, firing fireballs as the orc swung his longsword nervously.
“Your Majesty, are you okay?”
Thanks to me, the men were able to land in a safe place.
Instead of a sword, Brown held a bow in his hand.
He ran, pulling back the bowstring with all his might and then releasing it.
Ss …
The orc blocked Brown’s arrows with his sword, even while being restrained by the spirit.
Brown frowned, then reached into the quiver hanging on his back and pulled out an arrow.
Shhhhh! Shhhhh! Kaang!
The arrow missed the orc, but achieved its intended purpose.
It stimulated the orc’s mind.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The orc ran towards Brown, getting hit in the back of the head with a bullet. Then a gust of wind blew, obscuring the orc’s vision.
It was a sandstorm caused by the wind spirit.
I felt a magical force behind me.
As expected, a vine-like stem sprouted from under the orc’s feet and grabbed his ankle. It was the binding spell of the wizard Jansen.
Boom boom!
The orc used his brute strength to cut off the stem that had bound his feet. It was not enough to tie his feet, but it succeeded in creating a brief opening.
I ran into the orc.
It was at that moment that the orc who had sensed me was about to turn around.
Swoosh!
He cut off the orc’s chest.
It cut through tough skin and muscles, but did not split bones.
Kuwaaa!
The orc swung his fists and longsword nervously. He couldn’t hit me with such disorderly attacks.
“El, it blocks sight, hearing, smell, and taste with wind.”
Wheeing!
The sandstorm focused on the orc’s face.
A whirlwind rose around him, stimulating his hearing.
‘You have talent.’
El fought so well that it belied the fact that it was her first fight using spirits.
To be exact, it was the wind spirits that often fought.
Kuwaaa!
The annoyed orc went berserk.
The bindings snapped as soon as they were tied, and the sandstorm did not inflict any damage on the orcs.
“shield!”
Jansen enchanted Brown’s shield.
As a bluish light enveloped the round shield, Brown boldly charged at the orc.
Chaaang!
Brown parried the orc’s attack.
They tried to counterattack, but without success.
‘… … I guess I can leave him alone a little longer. He’s a really good training partner.’
Brown often fought against orcs.
Although it didn’t deal any significant damage, it definitely dodged or blocked the orc’s attacks.
‘If you make a mistake, you die!’
That desperation drew out Brown’s power. Brown had no way of facing the orc head-on. He stood diagonally, holding out his left arm, which held his shield. He intended to give up his left arm if necessary.
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“Inferno.”
Kwaaaaang!
At the moment when he was absorbed in Brown, a bullet was fired into the orc’s face. Brown took advantage of the gap every time. Small wounds gradually appeared on the orc’s body. However, they soon bubbled and healed.
‘It’s like a troll, your stamina decreases as you heal your wounds.’
The orc grew tired rapidly.
The creature’s movements became dull and its sharp attacks disappeared.
But Brown was also tired. Even though he had blocked the attack, his arms were shaking as he faced the orc’s brute strength with his shield and sword.
Eventually I intervened.
I swung my longsword and took the orc’s sword head-on.
Kaaaaah!
“That’s enough. That’s all for today’s training.”
“Yes, your highness.”
Brown didn’t push himself. He knew his limits. He backed away, his arms hanging limply.
The orc tried to push me with force. The brand on its forehead twitched and a dark aura flowed out from it.
‘Trickster, what on earth were you thinking, bringing such a monster into the world? And how did I end up becoming the eldest son of Hebron? Is it really true that all of this is your doing, Trickster?’
In my previous life, I was called a genius in theory, but my current intelligence was average. Above all, I knew nothing about tricksters, so I couldn’t even come up with a hypothesis.
Kkugugugugu!
The orc tried to crush me with his force.
I thought he was taking a deep breath, then raised his long sword high. He was going to chop me down like he was chopping firewood with an axe.
‘You’re stupid.’
The orc was not a knight.
They were natural warriors, but the knights’ swordsmanship was made to surpass those who fought by instinct. This was also the reason why the alien race lost the war against the Kingdom of Zenon.
Kwaaaaak!
The orc’s sword struck the ground.
I disappeared from his sight. It was a Sardia maneuver.
He dug into the square and used his Antaria swordsmanship. He slashed at the bastard’s side with his flame-filled sword and sliced through the back of his thigh.
This time, the orc twisted his waist to cut me down. But this time, his body did not twist flexibly. It was because he had damaged the muscles necessary for the movement of forcibly bending his upper body.
Tilt!
The orc’s body tilted.
Kuuuuung!
The orc fell through the air, his posture twisted and his pelvis cracked!
The orc’s large eyes showed me holding a longsword. I plunged the longsword into the bastard’s chest.
Phew!
A long sword that had been digging deep erupted with karma.
The red-hot sword disrupted the orc’s healing power.
Whoosh whoosh!
Inferno decided to create a red flame.
The power of the intermediate fire spirit was clearly demonstrated, burning the orc’s internal organs.
Chaekang!
The orc didn’t even put up a fight, but my longsword broke. Not only did I take the blow from the front, but I also released too much spirit fire.
Kwajik!
I plunged the sharp, broken blade into the orc’s neck again. The short piece of iron was buried deep enough to disappear, and the spirit’s flames gathered there too.
Kuwaaa… … .
The orc wasn’t dead. His hands groped my neck and chest, then grabbed my face. His grip was weak, but just the sight of his hard, rough palms swiping across my face sent shivers down my spine.
He was a monster, to be sure. If I had fought him without any spiritism or magic, I would have been the first to fall.
“El, finish it.”
Shhhhhhhhh!
The wind blade conjured by the spirit cut off the defenseless orc’s neck. The wind of the lower spirit was not able to cut off the orc’s neck.
Shh shh shh shh shh!
However, the exhausted orc was unable to resist, and his mangled neck was eventually severed.
“Protect me.”
After giving the order, he sat down.
It was to cultivate the aura.
‘indeed!’
It was just like when I hunted the goblin with the brand on its forehead.
I felt the recoil of having annihilated the enemy in a large-scale battle. Magical power poured into me like a tidal wave through the pores of my entire body.
Quagwaquagwaqua!
It used to be hard to hold out, but not anymore.
That meant I had grown that much.
“Hoo… … !”
I took a deep breath. This time, I didn’t rush.
I calmed my mind and straightened my posture.
And he examined the fallen orc’s corpse.
‘It’s just a corpse. If I were to absorb this thing’s life and magic power, the amount of magic power that would pour into me would be beyond common sense. That would mean there’s something embedded in this brand.’
He placed his hand on the orc’s brand. The area around it was distorted as if burned, but the brand was deeper than any scar.
As I continued to practice my aura in that state, more magical power gathered than before. The magical power absorbed through the pores of my entire body was the same as before. However, the amount of magical power flowing into my palm was greater than before.
Magic power gathered in my danjeon.
It spread throughout my body, emitting a sizzling heat, and soon awakened each and every muscle in my body. I felt a surge of strength.
‘The magic power is spreading evenly throughout the body.’
It meant that the Antaria Aura training method had reached a higher level. Unlike other training methods that confine the aura in the dantian, the Antaria training method allowed the aura to flow throughout the entire body.
‘It strengthens the whole body by infusing the aura into the veins.
That’s the first change.’
It was a passage I read from
Maybe we could take the next step.
‘The path through which the aura flows is called the Aura Road or Mana Road. Everyone overlooks it, but there is more than one Aura Road. There are those who advocate several Aura Roads, but there are countless thin paths, or veins, in the human body.’
The theory of the Kingdom of Antaria was correct. The knights of the Kingdom of Zenon only knew how to destroy Antaria’s swordsmanship, and failed to see the merits of the long-established method of training.
Quagwaquagwaqua!
I sent my aura through the thin channels throughout my body.
Thanks to the fire attribute aura, I could feel the flow of the aura more clearly.
‘This is the orc’s memory.’
The same thing happened when I hunted a branded goblin before and absorbed its aura.
In an instant, he shared the goblin’s memories and emotions.
And then I heard someone’s voice.
-I’ve been waiting for you, Louis.
The same voice called me.
The sound disappeared so quickly that it wouldn’t be strange if it were dismissed as an auditory hallucination.
I opened my eyes.
Because there was no more magic power to absorb.
‘The aura of the danjeon has doubled. The amount of aura scattered throughout the meridians is also considerable.’
Unlike other training methods that only accumulate aura in the dantian, the Antaria Aura training method also stores aura in the three veins. The entire body functions as the dantian.
Bubbling.
I discovered something strange happening in my body.
The wounds were boiling. The minor wounds had disappeared, and the left shoulder that had been hit by the orc was bubbling and trying to heal.
‘Did you absorb the orc’s abilities?’
It was amazing. I wanted to find out why this was happening to me, but I still lacked information.
‘There’s no need to be impatient. If someone is waiting for me, he’ll approach me without me having to rush him. I just need to survive by making full use of the power given to me. Whoever it is, I just need to make them regret using me.’
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Elle, who had regained her spiritual powers, brought a rope from the other side. Meanwhile, Brown drove in a large stake.
The basic work was done by tying the rope to the stake.
