The Indomitable Martial King Chapter 100

‘That’s what you said.’

Although this was a method I had already seen through Siris and Tila, I was still embarrassed when I encountered it in person.

Since becoming an Auror user, he has been able to figure out most things just by looking at them. I can’t imitate the dwarves’ method, Earth Resonance, because my body is different, but the method itself has been figured out for a long time.

But I have no idea how that method works!

‘Well… … .’

Russ made a bitter expression. In fact, floating a sword in the air and moving it freely is not that difficult for an Auror user. It’s a matter of putting an aura on the sword and then moving it with willpower.

The problem was that even then, there was no use for it. If you’re so preoccupied with controlling a sword floating in the air, will the only thing you get hit with is a stab? If you need a long-range attack, just fire an aura. There is absolutely no need to throw a knife.

But that wasn’t the method. Russ, an Auror user, knew for sure. There was no energy connected between Stella and the dagger right now.

Stella is not controlling it. The daggers are really flying around by themselves. Of course, there will be nothing to get distracted about.

‘As expected, as you said, it has nothing to do with Aurors?’

Russ widened his eyes as he expanded his Auror domain and grasped the movements of the daggers. Reppenhardt’s explanation from before came to mind.

-The Orcs’ vision, Spirit Weapon, is said to be a method of communicating with the sword and awakening its spirit. Well, that’s what they believe, although the actual research I did was a bit different.

While Tila was fighting, Reppenhardt took the time to tell Russ as much as he knew about the orcs’ vision. We can’t make the mistake we made at Siris again. Because the situation was urgent, I let Tillaya go, but Russ, who was next, had quite a bit of time.

Contrary to the beliefs of the Orcs, weapons that are merely tools cannot really have souls. However, when the Orc warriors activate the Spirit Weapon, the weapon moves on its own as if it were alive. There is no way that Reppenhardt, a wizard, would not have studied this irrational phenomenon. When he was the emperor of the Antares Empire, he studied Tashid and other orc warriors and had a great understanding of their vision.

-It’s not exactly the soul of the sword, but the orc warrior’s own thoughts reside in the weapon he has used for a long time. By projecting your consciousness for a long period of time, you leave a residual thought, and that thought power turns the weapon into a kind of counterintelligence body. If we compare it to magic, should we say it is an artificial intelligence state? Well, compared to that of a wizard, it is quite simple.

When a rational being is accompanied by strong emotions or consciousness, it leaves a trace in the flow of the world. That is residual thought.

-Orcs are famous for being simple among the races in the world, and the more simple they are, the more intense their thoughts are. Their act of pampering their weapons soon became an act of putting residual thoughts into the weapons, and the result was the Spirit Weapon. By applying that ability, it is possible to project one’s thoughts and tame animals. That’s why orcs can tame fierce beasts like direwolves.

The true racial trait of the Orcs is not simply making their weapons fly. It is the ability to allow one’s thoughts embedded in other objects to directly affect reality.

After research, Reppenhardt realized the true power of the orcs and was thrilled. In other words, it meant that Orcs could move objects or mind control others just by thinking, as long as they properly understood what they were doing.

So, during the time of the Antares Empire, Reppenhardt once gathered his orcs and taught them his theories and trained them to consciously activate their power of thought. If done well, I expect that great weapons will be given to the Orcs.

But the result was a huge failure.

The orcs’ thoughts clearly had physical power, but their power was too minimal. Only by concentrating one’s mind correctly for a long period of time was it possible for that power of thought to have an impact on the present world.

In other words, only when you concentrate your thinking power until it takes the form of residual thoughts will physical results come out. And unless it is an affection bordering on obsession or something truly precious, no residual thoughts remain. After realizing this, I was disappointed and eventually had to give up on the experiment.

In any case, it was impossible to tell Russ about his past life, so Leppenhardt left that part out and only explained the practical parts.

-The stronger the power of thought in a weapon, the more the weapon moves as if it has real life. If you become an Auror user, you can almost think of him as an alter ego. The more information you have contained in your residual thoughts, the more your skills and experience remain.

Russ clicked his tongue as he felt the movement of the flying dagger.

‘Indeed, the level of movement is different from the Orcs from before.’

The two daggers imbued with aura were dancing in the air, cleverly aiming for Russ’s weak spot. Each of her attacks was incredibly accurate and delicate. Even though it was the same dual sword, it was a world away from the one Zalkato showed. It really felt like there were two more invisible Stellas joining forces.

‘Ah, that’s really tricky.’

Grinding his teeth, Russ continued to dodge attacks. He didn’t have the strength to fight back. Stella, who threw the dagger, also did not stand still. His hands were filled with aura and he continued to swing his powerful sword, which alone caused the ground to crack and the atmosphere to tremble.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwak!

The dagger and Stella simultaneously stretched out three long blade auras. At an angle that was impossible to avoid, Russ instead of defending himself this time, instead stabbed his sword in for a long time.

“Taaaat!”

As before, instead of blocking each attack, the method was to force the opponent to retreat by striking them with a sword. As expected, Stala also withdrew his attack and crossed the capital, taking up a defensive stance and widening the distance. But the result was different from before.

Stella stepped back, but her daggers, Setea and Landat, did not.

Faaah!

A flash of light flashed past Russ’ shoulder, accompanied by an eerie noise. Russ let out a moan and stretched out her right arm.

Pop! Fight!

Red blood was flowing down his right arm. He turned his body as much as possible and was able to avoid Setea’s attack to the left, but he also did not have time to dodge Landat’s auror, the right dagger. Fortunately, it wasn’t cut, but his arm couldn’t move because the tendon was damaged.

“Ugh… … .”

Starla let out a loud cry as she saw Russ suppressing the pain while holding the sword with only his left hand.

“It’s my victory!”

Russ’ eyes wavered.

It has been a long time since I acknowledged that my opponent’s skills are superior to my own. Experience, skill, and the power of Auror. In all respects, Russ is not yet a match for Stella. However, it was still disappointing to admit his defeat like this.

He hasn’t shown everything yet!

Suddenly Russ raised his eyes and shouted.

“Not yet!”

Pow!

The ground beneath Russ’ feet exploded. The force of his body being thrown was so strong that the ground caved in. Russ rushed forward and raised the long sword held in his left hand above his head. He closed the distance in one go and jumped on top of Stala’s head, gritting his teeth.

‘I’m not yet proficient enough to use it in actual combat… … .’

A sudden realization came to me at Grand Forge, and I did my best to sort it out by cutting myself off from the outside world for a week. And thanks to that, I was able to get one small thing.

The fact that the opponent was an orc had no meaning anymore. Stella was clearly a great swordsman he could respect. He wanted to show something to that prosecutor.

Russ cried out inwardly as he slashed his sword.

‘Please succeed!’

A loud shout broke out.

“Phantom Divide!”

The flower of the blade was in full bloom. Dozens of slashes filled Stella’s field of vision and began to fly in with terrifying force.

☆ ☆ ☆

A storm of blades fills the field of vision. Blue auras pour in from all directions in dozens of slashes.

But Stella was puzzled.

‘what?’

It may seem like an incredibly flashy technique, but in the end it just involves a lot of cutting. Only ordinary warriors would be able to use such dizzying illusions, but she was an Auror. It is possible to clearly identify which of those countless slashes is the real one.

‘There are only three things I can feel. The rest is a trick.’

If you attack an Auror like that, the result will be nothing but flying limbs and rolling around on the floor. Since the other person is also an Auror user, there is no way he wouldn’t know that fact, right?

It seemed like he was attempting a final attack that disregarded life and death by exploding his last strength. If a human had seen it, they would have condemned it as a foolish act of suicide, but… … .

“Young bachelors can get away with it!”

The orc, Stella, actually liked it.

‘Well, does a guy who has ever held a sword have to worry about one or two arms and legs to use it?’

Satisfied, Stella rushed forward and jumped into the storm of blades. Ignoring most of her slashes as mere tricks, she parried the real attack with her Auror-infused capital. Her daggers also blocked the remaining two sword strikes in the air.

Kwakwakwak!

Auror and Auror collided and an explosion rang out. After blocking all of Russ’ attacks, Stella stretched out a long blade auror with her remaining hand. His target was the thigh, an area that would not kill the opponent but could definitely injure him and decide the winner.

The car was about to swing the Auror’s capital.

Flash!

There was a flash of light, and for a moment I felt a sharp pain in my side. Before she knew it, Russ’s long sword, which was obviously blocked by her own capital, was located to her left and cut her down.

“Keuok?”

With a groan, Stella quickly stepped back. And he lifted his head in surprise. I’m sure I didn’t feel any presence in this direction?

“No, what is this?”

“Oh, if you apply Aura, you can do things like that.”

Reppenhardt, who was watching, muttered with a slightly surprised expression. As a fellow Auror user, he was able to immediately figure out what Russ was doing.

The same was true for Stella. She nodded, pulling out her Aura to stop the bleeding in her side.

“Is it a technology that separates presence from reality?”

Now, Russ mixed the auror and the real sword, disguised himself as an auror, hid his true identity, and delivered a slash.

Stella was truly impressed by the exquisite Auror operation method. Something like that wasn’t something that could be done with effort. This is a technique that can only be achieved if you are born with good sense. In fact, it was a method that even Repenhardt and Stallard could not imitate, even if they recognized it.

But Russ actually didn’t look very happy. He was holding a sword and making a nervous expression.

“Tch, is it a failure…? … .”

The orcs who were watching looked puzzled. I don’t know what constitutes failure after giving it a good meal. But Stella had an expression of understanding.

“It was a pretty useful attack, but it won’t work twice.”

With just one look, Stella was able to recognize the weakness of Russ’s method. Although he couldn’t copy the technique, it wasn’t that difficult to destroy it. It’s a matter of just ignoring the presence and focusing your senses on the physical vibration of the air that separates the substance.

In other words, unless Russ’s latest attack failed to inflict fatal damage on Starla, that method is no longer useful. I also understand why Russ called it a failure.

“Now then, let me teach the young man a lesson!”

Taking a stance, Stella threw herself in triumph. Then, she linked up with her dagger and unleashed her blade aura. Russ also took up his sword again and began a counterattack.

“Phantom Divide!”

Once again, countless slashes fall like rain. However, this time, Stalra and the two daggers imbued with her thoughts ignored the presence, recognized the vibrations in the air, and launched a counterattack. The dazzling Blade Auror slashes through her illusions one after another and sharply stabs her sword towards Russ’s true form!

“Taaaat!”

At that moment, Russ burst into spirit and slashed his sword diagonally. An illusion of a sword was aiming for her thigh, but she ignored it. It’s just a sign.

Stella smiled in remorse as she recognized the real slash aimed at her neck. This is definitely real! The air flow proves it!

“Huh!”

It was the moment when he was about to confidently block the sword with his capital while shouting. Suddenly, Russ’ long sword moved just one meter down and cut into her thigh!

“Ugh!”

Stella frowned and stepped back. Russ clicked her tongue. She was too shallow. Since she only cut off her skin at most, she would have little effect on her fighting power.

However, Stella looked more shocked than the injuries she suffered.

I got cut again.

This time, too, I was cut at the sight.

no. To be precise, the physical and phantom attacks suddenly changed positions as if they had moved in space. Russ muttered in joy, even though he was out of breath as if he was going to collapse at any moment.

“Seo, it worked!”

The orcs’ expressions became even more strange. She said earlier that she failed after properly stabbing, but this time she just grazed and succeeded, and she likes it.

‘Why on earth is it like that?’

On the other hand, Stala, who had the insight to recognize Russ’s methods, was stuttering with a shocked expression on his face.

“Awesome… … do… … “What is this?”

“Hey… … .”

Repenhardt exclaimed in admiration as he looked at Russ and Stella in turn.

What Russ did just now was completely unrecognizable to him. That was completely different from the martial arts he had practiced and learned, so even though Reppenhardt was a stronger Auror than Russ, it was not a recognizable technique.

However, I could guess what he had done.

Contrary to Stella’s illusion, Russ did not call it a failure because he could not inflict fatal wounds on his opponent. Indeed, the first Phantom Divide ‘failed’ to cast the skill. The utility of separating appearance and substance is merely a by-product of failed technology.

The successful Phantom Divide was not simply a technology of that level.

‘Have you already got a feel for the empty sword? A true genius is a genius.’

What Russ did now could be said to be the beginning of the season of the sword saint Cyrus, who had tormented Tashid so much in his past life, the sword of empty space.

The strongest swordsman, Sword Saint Cyrus, who broke away from all martial arts on the continent and created his own swordsmanship.

He was able to move through his black space. Of course, it was a technique that was only possible in a narrow range of only a few meters around the user, but even so, the feat was enough to astonish all warriors and magicians.

The three major elements that are impossible with any modern magic.