chapter 32
32. Pretending to have skills
The illusion that a huge bouncy ball is flying like a baseball.
A magic circle appeared in front of the gauntlet, as if magic had been applied to the gauntlet, so let’s swing it.
The magic circle rotated and worked as if a propeller was spinning in the wind.
It showed a prominent characteristic of the Battle Mage series, where the stronger the swing, the greater the reaction.
In this work, it was in the pre-war stage of completely dissolving magic into melee attacks.
“Ice Shot!!”
The bluish flashing magic circle responded to the chanting and its power was amplified.
It’s like a kind of spirit or routine, which further increases the power.
In contrast to the heavy body, sharp icicles rained down like hail.
According to the future shown by the blue incontinence, that doorman named ‘Ching’ is trying to engage me in close combat by cornering me with no gunfire.
And he continued to throw sharp fists that were unbecoming of his size.
My heart started beating faster, perhaps because I was stronger than I looked.
“Whew.”
It suddenly slowed down and my vision became brighter and clearer.
My heart, which used to beat so fast, felt like it was beating slowly at this time.
The dizzy feeling brought on by heart rate addiction made my whole body tremble at an alarming rate.
With a sobering sense, the vision of a spider web between crimson and purple unfolded.
I read the weakness of ice magic in the shape of a flying icicle as a spider web.
It is not simply a weakness of the form of ice.
It was a weakness in the structure by which magic operates and is maintained.
“Surp-!”
The intersection that can create enormous variables is hidden for now.
Follow the shortest path to overcome all ice magic weaknesses.
The sword blade that cuts smoothly like flowing water was drawn.
Let the icicles that flinch for a moment fly away as if sublimated.
Dog-guk Ching’s harsh face made him flinch.
“W-what!? The magic has disappeared!?! But the remaining talent ends there!!”
Although I was surprised, I didn’t show any signs of speculation and immediately changed my strategy.
This time, the attribute of magical power was changed to lightning.
Applause with gauntlets that crackle with electricity while showing arrogance!!! I hit it.
Something like a dark cloud with lightning bursting out from the center of the plosive sound.
Blue sparks crackled between the dark clouds.
“I’ll fry it until it’s crispy!!!”
It seems like they are trying to block my vision and at the same time strike down a lightning attack that is impossible to avoid through the dark clouds and combat armor.
However, after attacking him with ice earlier, he tried to defeat him with his fists.
This time, you’re trying to strike me with lightning while using the Arrogant Award?
“…No, are you really making pork cutlets?”
“Shut up, you anchovy bastard!!”
I was thrilled by the feeling that I was personally experiencing the frozen pork cutlet production process.
I spoke quite seriously, but I guess it was quite a big provocation.
In an instant, it started spinning around me quickly as if surrounding me.
I hid myself with the dark clouds surrounding me, and the dark clouds that were the attack range slowly covered my surroundings.
“hahahaha! I have similar characteristics to Hoban’s homeroom professor. The more I gain weight, the more energy I can store!! I’m different from a muscle anchovy like you!!”
It may be true, but unlike its massive body, it spun around me at a considerable speed.
I think there is some misconception that I can only cast magic that has an intact form.
I could see all the so-called weaknesses, whether my eyes were closed or my vision was blocked, whether it was lightning magic or something else.
The blue color shows all the expected paths of lightning and attacks.
“It’s a futile effort!! Try recalculating or removing magic from the by-products of the magic that has already been activated!!”
As I adjusted my sword, the guy who kindly explained it made lightning crackle through the dark clouds.
Well, the sword I wield is a bit special.
If you cut anything along the texture of the weak points shown by the spider web.
“What, what!?!?”
Anything, including smoke, is cut out and the shape created with magic disappears.
Should we say that the source of magic was cut off because it took on an object or phenomenon?
Of course, there are so many objects with incredible durability like the Lizard King.
It’s like cutting tofu the size of a refrigerator with a small knife. There was a difference in the size of the force, so a method such as a double strike had to be used.
“What is it? I cut off your magic.”
But it was a simple magical phenomenon.
Let’s lightly separate the dark cloud’s main weak point and the point in the dark cloud where magic power gathers just before lightning occurs.
The dark clouds in the area disappeared, or the blue spark that was about to appear lost its shape.
But it still creates dark clouds.
“You’re next.”
Immediately, he lost his movement and rushed at me.
As they rush in, lightning is quickly cast through the dark clouds around them.
The guy’s gauntlets flashed reinforced lightning magic with strong physical power.
My whole body trembled at the prospect of being struck by lightning and crushed by a fist if I was not careful.
If you look at the difference in power between the 3rd and 2nd awakenings.
Because it’s at the level of a child and a professional martial artist.
Even one hit can kill you.
That’s why it’s even more exciting and your heart rate goes crazy.
As the sight before my eyes became brighter, the corners of my mouth went up in a creepy way.
The feeling of passing through a canyon bare-handed while skydiving.
I am taking a step deeper into the reality that if anything goes wrong, it will be over.
I rotated my body and passed over the surrounding dark clouds and the weak points of the lightning magic being cast with the tip of my sword, as if brushing against them.
It was similar to dying if perfect didn’t appear in one of the highest difficulty rhythm games.
It is also a life-threatening game where you have to know the movements with your whole body and perform them perfectly.
The sword path that came up at an angle went straight into the magic circle around the gauntlet, as if drawing a spiral.
“…! Hey, you bastard! What trick have you pulled again!!!”
I blocked the guy’s movements by stabbing the weak spot on the inside of the gauntlet’s wrist.
Do you know that if you keep moving, your wrist will be pierced by a sword?
He immediately gritted his teeth and tried to cast magic with the other hand.
“It’s not a trick, it’s a skill.”
I immediately pulled out my sword and cut into the weak point of the opposite gauntlet, destroying the guy’s weapon.
Pachang! The sparring gauntlets shattered with a sound, and the guy’s eyes showed disbelief.
The sharp tip of a sword was pointed in front of his eyes.
In fact, if things like overclocking, spatial movement, or unlimited range were used from the beginning.
If you had targeted the body during close combat, the battle would have already ended.
“Did I take care of you a lot?”
But complete suppression is the most difficult.
This is only possible if you have significantly higher skills than your opponent.
I only accelerate my mind and see the future shown by the blue incontinence and correct my movements while looking at it again and again.
This was possible thanks to the presence of amenorrhea in the body.
As if admitting defeat, he stepped back and took the sword from the fallen guy.
“Huh, how did you predict all my attacks!!”
Then he looked at me with eyes that seemed to ask me to explain whether he had eyes to see.
The surroundings began to stir.
There was so much noise that I couldn’t hear what Jane was saying.
But what does it matter? What matters is that I was able to enjoy the dizzying battle.
“I can just see everything.”
After completing the first match, I defeated the other cadets in a similar manner.
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Dark evening, the second day of the practical evaluation.
At the Awakened Academy close to the festival, cadets were eating food sold on the street.
“Hey, hey, who do you think will win in the sparring evaluation tomorrow?”
The noisy streets were filled with energy with some stories as side dishes.
“Tell me the subject! If you just ask, how will I know?”
“Of course it’s a match between Jane and Roxeo!! Night out!”
Due to Roxer’s performance yesterday.
The battle between Jane and Roxer emerged as one of the most interesting events in the practical sparring evaluation match.
Jane’s skills were so good that she didn’t even need to take the sparring evaluation.
No, on the contrary, it is too overwhelming compared to other cadets.
I was worried that it would give the cadets an overwhelming sense of helplessness.
In the first place, Jane’s opponent’s score was too high.
If you spar with kids with lower rankings because their scores are lower than yours.
Rather, the penalty only lowered Jane’s score.
Even if you fight a first-year cadet who ranks second, your score will drop.
Considering various circumstances, the Academy offered Jane the privilege of taking only one sparring evaluation.
He is so talented that he was tackled for no reason.
Because I might end up sparring with the monster Jane.
Thankfully, no cadet raised any objection.
But her choice of Jane caused her cadets to ask her many questions.
“Jane? Why on earth did you make that choice?”
“You weren’t rationally interested in Rokseo, were you?”
“That’s right, why waste a wonderful girl like you… A child that Rika is already holding tightly…?”
In particular, her Lily Harem pot asked her as if interrogating her.
Eating chicken cocoons bought from a food truck that came in when the academy opened.
Jane, who was watching the street magic performance of her seniors, was startled.
“Eh, aye! I’ve said it a few times, it’s just like a good book… And I’m just curious about your actual skills.”
Jane shook her head and waved her hands.
It occurred to her that her rock teacher had told her that she was pretty, so she quickly focused on her chicken skewers.
‘Look at this! Other kids just tell me I’m cool! Why is he… !’
Her lips waving as Jane shuddered at the strange sensation.
“I will treat you as my brother…!”
Yesterday, ‘Li Jin Ching’, who lost to Roxer for the first time, knelt down in front of Roxer, who was fighting with Rika.
‘Why is he like this all of a sudden? And people around you are staring at you a lot?’
Rokseo broke into a cold sweat, wondering if he was acting like that because he watched a lot of martial arts.
“I’m within ten fingers of this! If you just let me follow behind you, it will definitely help!”
During his battle with Rokseo, he learned that he was still a frog in the well.
He pleaded with a face full of flesh.
“.. Didn’t you ask me to spar with you because you like Rika?”
“Sa, actually, she’s just a popular girl, so for Gao’s sake…”
Rika, who was next to Rokseo, opened her dead eyes at Ching’s honest answer.
“No, you know my rumor. Gao is such an important guy that he is a big brother to the guy who was acting like a stalker.”
I felt sick to my stomach when Rokseo said that he had not done anything.
“That…! There are already rumors that he did it to hide his power from the Academy! I don’t care about that anymore!”
Then, Ching said, just like a defeated gangster falls under a stronger person.
She looked at Rokseo with her fists clenched with a slightly determined expression.
And then, next to him, Rika looked at Roxer with dead eyes.
‘No way…. ‘Are you jealous when a man does this?’
Rock Seoga was already talking about Rika and her relationship with men and women.
I gulped as I looked at Rika’s cold eyes as if she was holding a knife to his throat.