< Chapter 106 - Juder Bayer #2 >
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There were twelve swordmasters in the empire, three of whom were elves.
Elio Lombardi.
One who is believed to be on the verge of becoming a Grand Sword Master.
As an elf, he spent much longer training than ordinary sword masters. Even the sword masters of the empire were lower than him when it came to training time alone.
Moreover, he was a high elf.
He boasted physical abilities that could not even be compared to those of ordinary humans or elves.
And one more thing added to that.
Uther looked into Elio’s eyes. The moment he saw those eyes filled with desire, anger, and impatience, he realized that it was impossible to persuade the demon follower.
We have to fight.
Even though they were elves, it was impossible for all of them to catch up with Uther himself.
There were only a few elves gathered here, and if they could just defeat Elio, they could open a way out.
“You’re strong.”
Elio said.
Having lived for nearly three hundred years, he eventually couldn’t stand it anymore and joined hands with the prime minister, but that doesn’t mean he was blind.
Two high-level mines were hit.
Apart from what I had already heard from the Prime Minister, I could tell just by looking at it now.
It’s strong.
This side also has to give it its all.
Elio swallowed his breath.
He jumped down from the Elfsteed and drew his sword at the same time. He shouted as he blocked the attack of Uther who was rushing at him like a wrath.
“Spirit Fusion!”
Among the playable characters, only Red Wind could use it.
The moment Elio shouted, the spirits of the earth responded. The spirits that rose from the ground took possession of Elio’s body, granting him new powers.
Kagagagagagagagagaga!
Elio’s sword became faster. Uther also responded with a quick sword, and the clash between the two quickly exceeded twenty hits.
“Ugh.”
Uther groaned.
Elio’s appearance changed as he became a half-spirit due to the spirit fusion. Having accepted the power of the wild, he was no longer a slender elf.
The muscles of his entire body swelled. His long fangs protruded, his eyes glowed red, and deer horns sprouted from his head.
“Woooooooooo!”
As Elio shouted like a beast, a truly majestic aura filled his sword.
The ground under his feet gave Elio endless strength.
“Uder!”
Cordelia’s voice was heard.
Elio’s consecutive attacks rained down.
He was fast and accurate. Moreover, despite having accepted the power of the wild, he used proper swordsmanship.
His sword, which he had trained for over two hundred years, was sharp and mysterious, although it could not reach the level of logic.
[Focus, future generations.]
Belencia didn’t say much. She just helped Yuder as the sword spirit of Sword Origin. She tried to draw out Yuder’s power even a little more.
But she could tell that he was a swordsman who could be called a legend in his own right.
The more he shared the sword with Elio, the less likely it was for Yuder to win.
The reason was simple.
Elio’s swordsmanship surpassed Yuder’s.
Uder was clearly a genius.
As Jay Kyung had noted, his swordsmanship was already on par with that of ordinary sword masters.
But the Sword Master in front of him was not ordinary.
Excluding fellow Elf Sword Masters, there was no Sword Master whose training period could be compared to his, as he had walked the path of the sword for such a long time.
When Yuder faced other sword masters so far, he was able to overwhelm them due to his physical prowess and the overwhelming size of his aura rather than his swordsmanship.
Even if he was a sword master with better swordsmanship than Yuder, he would not be able to withstand Yuder’s monstrous strength, his speed that defied common sense, and the energy of the sun that could only be described as terrifying. This is because the latter factors more than made up for the gap in swordsmanship.
But Elio was different.
Although his physical abilities, which were due to the fusion of spirits, were somewhat inferior to those of Yuder, they surpassed those of ordinary sword masters, and the energy that endlessly surged from the earth was more than enough to stand up to the power of the black sun that Yuder emitted.
He was ahead in swordsmanship. He was not behind in physical ability and size of spirit.
That is, the current Elio was superior to Uther.
Kagagagagaga river!
The sword fight continued again.
Uther gritted his teeth at Elio’s fighting prowess, which was stronger than expected.
Belencia felt as if her insides were burning.
As expected, enlightenment was needed.
Only when he left the Silk Road and attained enlightenment could the sword of Yuder come closer to reason.
[Previous generations, subsequent generations.]
Feeling sorry, Belencia couldn’t say anything properly.
Because it was impossible to attain enlightenment through a quick attack at this point.
What you can expect is a lifelong awakening from a life-or-death fight.
But it was not something to be expected from the beginning. As Velencia herself had previously told Uder, if she had relied on such things, even ten lives would not be enough.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The swords crossed.
Elio’s sword became faster and faster.
The bastard’s attacks became more and more violent.
It was truly terrifying how a huge amount of energy exploded with each sword strike.
So, Velencia let out a ragged breath. She clutched her burning chest and expressed her pain.
And then at some point I blinked.
Because there was one strange thing.
[future generations?]
Elio’s sword was getting faster and faster.
It was definitely getting more intense.
But Uther was blocking all those attacks.
Elio became faster and rougher because he couldn’t keep up with Uther if he didn’t.
Uther confronts Elio with his sword.
Yuder, who should be at a disadvantage, somehow manages to get along with Elio.
how.
How on earth can I do that?
Are you really gaining enlightenment in the midst of a fight?
Belencia focused on Uther, trying to figure out what was happening in him, a being that could be called an eccentric entity.
And then I realized.
What Uder is doing now, what he has accomplished.
[Fuck.]
As with Landius, the swearing came out.
But it wasn’t filled with anger. It was more like an exclamation, as Cordelia always insisted.
[What the fuck.]
Is this okay?
Is this possible?
Geom-hee, who had only cursed a handful of times in her life, smiled brightly. She concentrated her consciousness once more, trying to add even a little strength to the changes taking place in Yuder.
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The moment the sword met Yuder could also tell.
Can’t win.
Being superior to oneself.
It is impossible to defeat him unless you open the Seven Gates.
But it was difficult to attain enlightenment.
From the time I left the kingdom until today, I have been thinking about it whenever I had time, but in the end, I have not been able to even catch a glimpse of enlightenment.
Enlightenment.
Abstract concept.
Yuder has experienced many real battles in his past life.
That’s why I knew very well that a huge difference in fighting power could occur due to a difference in mindset.
But this kind of realization was so unfamiliar.
Moreover, in the midst of a real battle where not only Uther’s life but also Cordelia’s life were at stake, he could not rely on such an uncertain thing.
Elio was stronger than in the original.
I don’t know if it was the butterfly effect or if he joined hands with the demon followers and gained some other power, but either way, what was certain now was that in order to defeat him, he had to open the Seven Gates.
So Uder started calculating.
Instead of betting on an uncertain realization, I trusted myself once again.
I’m betting on the way I’ve been fighting so far.
‘From the beginning to the present.’
Yuder thought as he blocked Elio’s attack.
I recalled it with an eerily accurate memory and experienced it again.
The moment the door opened.
The process needed to open the door. The changes that occurred in Yuder’s own body and soul during that time.
I looked into this question.
I remembered the three gates.
I found a certain pattern and tried to make it as consistent as possible between myself then and my current self.
Quagga River!
Swords crossed.
It was impossible to shed Elio’s sword. He was in a hurry to receive it.
But little by little, I was able to properly recognize the bastard’s sword. It wasn’t something I was vaguely relying on luck to block.
He brought the sword to the exact location.
It wasn’t that swordsmanship suddenly became a thing.
My senses were becoming more acute.
As I got closer to the moment when the door opened, my five senses became sharper. No, it felt like my so-called sixth sense was opening up.
The sacrificial rite.
Jeomun.
Even though he was in the middle of a fight, he controlled the flow of energy. He matched his breathing, and finally perfectly recreated himself when he opened the Sixth Gate.
The black sun roared.
Uder immediately delivered a sharp roundhouse kick after striking Elio’s sword hard. He kicked the ground with his foot, forcing Elio to step back, and simultaneously generated yin and yang energy. He forcibly caused the black sun to explode.
bang!
It was crazy.
Even if Yuder himself was a yin-yang being, this kind of explosion was dangerous. It was nearly impossible to completely control the explosion that was going off at will.
But Uther did it.
The computational ability that he gained through reincarnation, which transcended his previous life, made it possible.
Cheonmujiche once again showed us what the incarnation of Mu is.
Belencia managed to dampen the violent outburst a little.
And one more thing added to that.
I haven’t seen her since I came to Omun.
“That’s very typical of you, Yuder.”
She said.
In the completely dark world, he laughed with a clear and refreshing voice and reached out his hand to Yuder.
A woman of unknown identity.
They vaguely call her a fairy, but who is she?
Could it be that he is an ancient sage who used the Nine Heavenly Gate to defeat the Great Lord of Hell, as the Master guessed?
And her words.
Her words are truly typical of Uther herself.
It wasn’t light.
It was heavy.
It was a horse that had something young in it.
The fairy looked at Yuder. She held out her hand again, and Yuder took it. She followed her lead and went forward.
I took a step forward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The energy exploded one after another.
A black dragon’s energy surged from Yuder’s entire body, engulfing the surrounding area.
A power so great that it could not even be compared to anything seen before – a power truly like the sun – descended upon the earth.
The Seventh Gate of the Nine Heavens and the Nine Heavens.
That’s why Yuder could see.
Beyond the distant horizon.
The long road that leads to that horizon.
And the one standing far ahead.
He turned around.
I smiled at Yuder.
He held out his hand and whispered something.
“-for.”
At that moment, I heard a faint sound and light enveloped my eyes.
Instead of horizons and paths, reality was visible.
A panicked Elio was seen roaring and rushing towards them.
Elio Lombardi.
A sword master close to the Grand Master.
His sword was visible.
I could tell by his sword.
understanding.
The heightened level of sword skill.
And one more thing added.
The wind blew.
A gust of wind blew.
Something that Yuder had never seen or understood before.
Elio approached.
He poured out his sword attacks.
That’s why Yuder also performed sword dance.
One more thing was added to the secret technique of the Twelve Swords of Snow Flower.
Sword of the Wind.
Another path leading to the horizon, created by someone who had reached the sword in the past, passed down to the Counts of Bayer.
It unfolded at Uder’s fingertips.
It was made of wind and lightning and rose again, roaring with a roar that shook the world.
Wind, thunder, and lightning strike.
Sword of wind and lightning.
Elio’s sword is crooked.
He could no longer defeat Uther.
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