Chapter 937 – 937.Yggdrasil (7)
“First and foremost, win!”
That guy has a habit of speaking.
As I watched the midwinter rush like that, I remembered the teachings that Namgung Yuha gave me yesterday.
(Keep in mind! The basic method of Cheonroe Sword Technique is clearly a simple method of politeness rather than attack, but on the other hand, it is possible to be attacked in an emergency like this!)
I took my posture, recalling the teachings of Namgung Yuha.
And as soon as I saw the midwinter scene within a certain distance…
Shoot! Faaah!
Move your feet, bend your knees, tighten your thighs, twist your silence followed, and bounce your back flexibly.
As soon as I bounced my waist like that, I felt the Danjeon flowing internal energy into my whole body.
Just then, as soon as my energy began to flow throughout my body, I heard a cheerful midwinter cry.
Paaaaa!
“Joaaaaa!”
Midwinter had already summoned a spirit two to three meters away from me.
“Haaaaa!”
And this time, just like last time, the spirits scattered left and right, dispersing my gaze and concentration from side to side.
It was something I had already expected, but it was a different scene from the last time I saw it.
‘You can’t underestimate me like last time.’
Thinking like that, I used all my strength to perform the Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique and the Heavenly Wind God Technique at the same time.
Right now, I only have one sword, and I was planning to fight Midwinter with my sword skills.
One situation must be blocked with swordsmanship, and the other must be avoided with divine techniques.
Midwinter and the fairy tale.
Of the two, the one who chose defense was…
Ssssshhhhh! Chaeaeang!
“Ugh!”
It was midwinter.
I blocked the midwinter regime with the edge of my sword.
And the kick of the snowflake spirit flying from the other side…
Shoot! Faaah!
I avoided it with light movements.
Perhaps because the snowflake spirit had lost its midwinter personality, its expression began to distort as I dodged the kick.
‘Both the owner and the spirit are interesting.’
I blocked it once and dodged it once.
And at the same time, I was able to complete the ceremony intact.
‘Good. Let’s focus on defense first.’
With that in mind, I began to defend against the next attack from Midwinter and the Snow Spirit.
Shoot! Visor! Paaaaat! Whip!
Previously, I had blocked Midwinter’s attack and avoided the Snow Flower Spirit’s attack.
But now, on the contrary, he has begun to block the attacks of the snowflake spirits and avoid the attacks of midwinter.
‘As expected, the spirits are much faster. Instead, pure strength is superior in midwinter.’
The story spirit’s attack was fast, but the burden when blocked was small.
In comparison, midwinter’s attack was slow, but the burden of blocking it was not that easy.
But…
‘Of course it’s nothing compared to Namgung Yuha.’
Thanks to the energy flowing from my Danjeon, I was able to easily receive and avoid the attacks of Midwinter and the Snow Flower Spirit.
It was a moment where I could once again feel the greatness of my strength.
‘I don’t think it was like this even when I used the magic of possession.’
Possession techniques grant the ability of the soul, but there was a strong feeling of being granted experience, which was the source of the ability.
When blocking, there was a strong feeling of offsetting the damage as if it were being dealt based on past experience, rather than just blindly blocking.
In comparison, I had the feeling that I was blocking the current defense using my own strength.
What can I say… If possession is a sense of accomplishment gained through cheating, then martial arts is a sense of accomplishment that I learned myself… ?
‘I guess I can last about an hour like this?’
Although I couldn’t block it continuously for hours like when I used the magic of possession, I felt like I could block it for about an hour without difficulty.
In fact, I wondered if I could stay like this for an hour in one place.
However, I corrected my thoughts by blocking and dodging the attacks of the midwinter and snowflake spirits that poured down like a storm.
‘No. ‘I’m not fighting to frustrate you in the first place.’
What I want is the heart of midwinter.
What Midwinter desperately needed right now was to let go of her feelings of anger.
‘But I have no intention of defeating you quietly!’
I shouted to myself and began pouring energy into my sword in earnest.
A sword with blue electric current flowing through it.
While receiving fierce attacks from both sides, I used the Heavenly Wind God Technique to quickly move my position.
Parbat! Shoot!
“!?”
As soon as I disappeared, the midwinter and snowflake spirits who had been attacking me suddenly became embarrassed and looked around.
‘Cheonpungsinbeop… ‘That’s really amazing.’
The Heavenly Wind God Technique required more movement than moving in a straight line.
However, even though there were more movements, it was faster than a straight lunge and showed such strange movements that it dazzled the human eye.
Above all, it was understandable that Midwinter and the Snowflake Spirit were surprised.
When I was fighting with her Namgung Yuha in the Colosseum, I was shocked to see her suddenly disappear.
‘Even then, if it wasn’t for the gravedigger’s possession technique, we wouldn’t have been able to catch it.’
While I was thinking that, the folktale spirit found me first.
“!?”
The snowflake spirit that discovered me must have given a signal to Midwinter, and only then did Midwinter turn his head and figure out my location.
Midwinter looks at me and mutters with wary eyes.
“… “It’s really fast.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
“Joy!”
Midwinter let out a loud snort and rushed towards me again.
This time again, midwinter is trying to attack me from both sides like a snowflake spirit.
‘I can’t treat you like that again this time.’
I used my magic against the fairy spirit that turned to the right.
The snowflake spirit turns the corner a little more to the right, even though he is confused.
Shoot! Faaah!
It seemed like they wanted to surround me somehow.
But I did not accept the fairy tale’s plan calmly.
‘Thunderbolt Sword Technique 2 stars!’
I used the 2-star Heavenly Wind God Method and the 2-star Thunder Sword Technique to attack the folktale spirit and move from place to place.
Shoot! Paaaaat! Visor!
The folktale spirit began to defend itself even though it was embarrassed.
And midwinter attacks me next to the defensive fairy spirit.
Paaaaat!
“Haaaaa!”
Midwinter launched an onslaught and tried to somehow get into my blind spot.
However, her efforts were left as meaningless actions thanks to my brilliant new law.
In the end, she gave up on several failed siege attempts and focused on the attack.
I dealt with two such people at the same time and began to use the 2-star Thunder Blade technique fluidly.
There was one thing I felt while fighting the middle of winter.
‘That’s fun.’
Joy.
Through midwinter, I was able to feel the joy that I could not feel when fighting Namgung Yuha.
Sparring with Namgung Yuha felt like learning due to the overwhelming difference in skill.
In comparison, Midwinter was of a lower level than me, but he was an excellent opponent for exchanging swordsmanship.
I practiced swordsmanship against Midwinter with such joy.
..
..
Before I knew it, an hour had passed since the duel began.
“It’s over.”
“Ha… Ha… Mr. Lee…”
Midwinter looked angry, but didn’t attack me anymore.
I smiled as I looked at that midwinter.
“Now, be quiet for a week. “Don’t bother me for no reason.”
“…”
“Are you going to keep your promise?”
“… Okay!”
Midwinter started screaming loudly and grumbling to himself.
As I grumbled inaudibly, it seemed like I was probably having a conversation with a tale spirit or channel being.
‘I’m looking forward to seeing how strong you will be next time.’
I was really looking forward to it.
I have never seen a woman with equal skills and passion like Midwinter.
Plus, the ability to figure out the opponent’s patterns every time you fight.
I was excited to see how far he would push me with that ability.
As I was catching my breath after fighting against midwinter, Izanka came up to us and smiled cheerfully.
Haha! You nailed it with Namgung Yuha’s swordsmanship! “I heard that Namgung Yuha taught her her abilities, but I never thought she would learn this quickly.”
“Haha… “She just watched and learned.”
“That’s great! Namgung Yuha even refused when I asked her to teach me her swordsmanship.”
“Omg? Is it true?”
Honestly, I was surprised.
This Janka is one of Namgung Yuha’s few colleagues, and she thought that if she asked him to teach her, she would teach him well…
“Okay! I also wanted to feel the charm of swordsmanship, so I asked to learn. But unfortunately, he refused, saying that my constitution was not good for accepting his swordsmanship.”
The reason for her refusal was not just to be annoying or to hide her abilities.
This was because Izanka’s body type and constitution did not meet the conditions to accept martial arts.
“Namgoong Yuha refused but was extremely sorry. That means she didn’t have the talent to accept that swordsmanship from me.”
“Haha…”
Although Izanka said that, she actually had no need to focus on martial arts.
In the first place, Namgung Yuha said that if she and Izanka fight sincerely, she might lose.
Look at that massive body looking down at me.
‘… Wow, my legs almost gave out when I remembered the past.’
[Thoughts from before?]
‘Yes. She looks just like a girl I used to know…’
She had once seen a woman much taller and with a much more powerful body than this Janka.
A vigilante from the village where Viola lived.
By my standards at the time, a monster of monsters.
No, even if it appears now, it is a monster with enough skills to be called a monster.
‘From what I remember, he’s much stronger than Izanka, right?’
[You’re right. At the time, the spear skill level in the temperament window was 55.]
[55!? What kind of local vigilante is so strong!?]
For reference, Viola’s hometown was also the hometown of Lena and Beatrice.
The reason Lena was so brute force was because its residents were blessed with strength.
In fact, the reason there was such a strong vigilante in that village was because of Viola.
I remember the crazy ciscon Hero guy saying that he only selected the strong to protect her sister.
In other words, even in a world where military power is strong, the village’s vigilantes were the ones who selected and gathered the strong.
‘Well, we won’t have to meet anymore anyway…’
As I looked at this image of Janka, I felt her body tremble and let go of her past emotions.
Izanka laughed cheerfully when she saw me like that.
“If it’s okay with you, could you spar with me?”
“I will do it when I have time.”
I wondered if my martial arts skills were a match for my opponent.
But what Izanka wanted was not my martial arts experience.
“No, the possession technique you learned? “I want you to deal with that.”
“Ah…”
“She is that woman named Min Hayeon. It was incredibly strong! In my entire life, I have never seen a woman stronger than the leader! “I heard you are just as strong.”
I heard that she sparred with Min Ha-yeon the other day, and it looks like Min Ha-yeon won in the end.
But… It wouldn’t have been possible to fight against those monstrous summons and deal with Min Ha-yeon’s archery skills at the same time.
No, no matter how strong Izanka is, she will be cut from those two summons.
“Uh… Are you okay?”
However, even though this Janka said that she lost to Min Ha-yeon, she actually smiled happily.
“If I fight strong guys like you, I will definitely become stronger! “You can’t miss the opportunity to become stronger and spar with the strong!”
I thought I knew why Midwinter liked Izanka.
Her personality was very similar.
And it also has the force that Midwinter wants…
‘… It would be nice if she looked similar too.’
[…]
[…]
Even though I sighed bitterly inside, I smiled and nodded.
“Can we do it tomorrow? If possible, I want to fight in the best condition possible.”
“Puhahahaha! Of course! Rather, it is a welcome!”
After making plans to spar with Izanka, I turned my head and checked the middle of winter.
“…”
Midwinter twitching his eyebrows as if indignant.
I frowned as I looked at that midwinter.
“Now, let’s go report to our sisters.”
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..
Midwinter and I trudged down the dark street.
As I took a step, Midwinter took hers in a staggered rhythm.
Jeopuk, Jeopuk… Jeopuk, Jeopuk… Jeopuk, Jeopuk…
There was a hint that he didn’t want to even overlap with me.
‘… ‘Are you doing that on purpose?’
Just in case, I unexpectedly took a step half a beat late.
Then the sound of Midwinter’s footsteps coincided exactly with mine.
Jeez.
“Wha!?”
As the sound of footsteps overlapped, Midwinter let out a sound in her throat…
Jeopuk, Jeopuk… Jeopuk, Jeopuk…
The sound of footsteps began again in an off-beat.
‘That’s really childish.’
It was a childish but fun situation.
As I walked calmly, I turned my head and glanced at the midwinter scene.
“…”
Midwinter staring at me like a snake.
But I didn’t think it was particularly scary.
‘I remember Bom glaring at me before.’
Her body type is different, but perhaps because she is a biological sister, she closely resembles Han Bom from before.
It was a moment when I was laughing and looking back cheerfully.
‘… Huh?’
In the back of midwinter, a star twinkled.
I tilted my head looking at the twinkling star.
‘Uh? Are there stars here?
Although it is night here 24 hours a day, you can never see the stars or moon in the sky.
This is because the 5th floor floating island obscures everything.
As I looked at the stars closely without realizing it, Midwinter frowned and grumbled.
“How long are you going to see me?”
He probably thought he was seeing himself.
But I didn’t respond to Midwinter’s grumbles, and continued to observe the stars.
‘The star… ‘Is it getting bigger?’
If I wasn’t mistaken, the star was definitely getting bigger.
While I was looking at the stars and wondering, midwinter got annoyed again.
“It’s so funny how people lose…”
I cut Midwinter off and made her scream, ready to rip her eardrums.
“Move!!!”
“What!?”
I immediately took out the bow and arrows from my inventory and aimed them at Midwinter.
“W-what! Suddenly!”
Midwinter gets scared when a bow is suddenly pointed at him.
But there was no time to explain to Midwinter right now.
I fastened the arrow to the bowstring at a much faster speed than the swordsmanship I had performed earlier and fired it toward midwinter.
And that’s the first stage of superconductivity…
Paaaaa!
“!?”
An arrow fired with a noise loud enough to damage the eardrums.
Midwinter, who was unable to react at all even though an arrow was suddenly flying towards her, opened her eyes wide and made a stiff expression.
And the arrow I shot was the face of midwinter…
Paaaaang!
“Aaaaah!”
… It passed by.
And the arrow that flew away leaving a trace of yellow light…
Paaaaa!
It hit the stars floating in the sky and turned them into white starlight powder.
Midwinter turned her head with her shaking eyes and looked at the place where her roar came from.
“W-What on earth…?” .”
Midwinter turned her head to follow the trajectory of the arrow I shot.
Paaaaat…
My arrow, leaving a yellow trail, pierced the flying white star and shattered it, continuing to fly.
Midwinter cried out in astonishment as she saw the stars scattering into white powder as if a gun had exploded in the sky.
“West… No way!”
At the same time as the cry of midwinter…
Shoot…
Countless stars identical to the pure white star I shot down earlier are falling into the dark sky…
“It’s artillery fire! “You must avoid it!”
The dark Umbra began to light up like daylight.
