chapter 17
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– You must stop fighting.
Avalanche, the training instructor, had been feeling those feelings for 10 minutes or so.
This battle should not go any further than this.
It felt pretty serious too.
“…”
But I couldn’t.
There were no injuries to the two cadets engaged in the confrontation that they could see now.
Not a single one of them suffered fatal wounds, not even a small wound on the body of the two cadets.
Because it was one-sided.
One side drives the offensive without a break, and the other side completely blocks the offensive.
Even though the battle lasted quite a while, none of the cadets’ weapons touched each other’s bodies, so of course there were no injuries.
Ironically, it had to be seen that there was no room for objective interference.
Still, Avalanche was feeling a sense of crisis, or even a sense of alertness.
The reason lies in one of the cadets who are currently competing.
A cadet with an unfamiliar name, ‘Hancheonseong’.
It was hard to see that he was even a freshman to see him go on a fierce offensive. From controlling the distance to throwing out spears, it was truly a one-sided offensive, but I did not feel inexperienced in handling weapons.
The other cadet was a cadet who was known by everyone’s name as this year’s academy senior student due to his legendary character.
Even when I was dealing with Leonhardt, whom I was familiar with, the offensive of a cadet called Hancheonseong continued as natural and terrifying as flowing water.
It was a scene that could not be understood by common sense, and it was a reality.
At the very least, a cadet with a common rank has an edge over a cadet with a Legendary trait. Who the hell can believe
It was such an absurd sound that even I would snort if I had heard it in words.
By the way.
Because that’s what’s happening now.
Chaeeng! Chaeeng!!
The way he handled the spear was changed once again as a large spark erupted from the armed forces he encountered.
Unlike the previous one, it stabs or cuts with strong force in one attack.
‘I know the magic of variables.’
At first, he thought he would throw a series of shots that emphasized speed, but he sometimes adjusts his strength and weakness to launch an offensive as if he cuts off the flow with a strong force like now.
It had no choice but to be nervous so that even in the position of receiving an attack, he could never be vigilant.
‘Still, his posture was not disturbed.’
Two people as much as a long-lasting match. The signs of exhaustion were evident without anyone.
Anyone can show a gap right now, or the use of handling weapons may become insufficient, but except for the first few matches that took place in the beginning, the pattern of one-for-one moves forward continues.
Both. It was tightly intertwined without any push.
If Leonhardt is pushed back one step by striking the spear, he immediately takes another step forward. And in order to stop it again, Han Cheon-seong pushes forward again with an intense onslaught.
A strange confrontation follows, like a kind of interlocking cogs.
That… it was very unusual from the standpoint of watching.
The improvement of the match is that one side is attacking and the other side is just defending.
Then it was right that the defending side should usually collapse.
But when it became Leonhard, the balance was maintained to the extent that I wondered if it was possible to interlock like this, and the match continued.
Chachachachaeng!
Among the sharp metal sounds resounding, Leonhardt, wet with blonde hair, caught his eye.
Among the signs of exhaustion, the eyes were different from the beginning of the match.
I look at the tip of the window like a calm lake.
He did not take his eyes off the edge of the spear for even a moment and was immersed in how to respond to the attack, and the calmness that was not like a freshly enrolled cadet stood out.
‘Even though he has legendary characteristics, he is not arrogant… .’
Senior in the entrance exam this year.
Leonhard Loryant.
Befitting the legendary characteristics of the Changcheon One Sword, the way the sword was handled was quite complete.
Right now, with a defense that is close to perfect, the spear blade doesn’t even give me room to touch my body.
By the way. It was just that.
Leonhardt couldn’t move forward any more.
So this time, I caught a glimpse of Hancheonseong wielding a spear from the opposite side.
The spear’s trajectory, as if he would not even give him a chance to breathe, forms an intermittent trajectory, or sometimes rushes in as fast as light.
And the look of exhaustion could not even be compared with Leonhardt.
The cadet’s body was already at its limit.
It was all because of that cadet that I was nervous thinking that this battle should be stopped.
Of course, his whole body was drenched in sweat, and even his breathing was short.
Even those eyes were blurred, and traces of the body complaining of abnormality appeared everywhere.
nevertheless.
The offensive of the cadets did not weaken at all compared to the beginning.
Keeping your body moving with a body that has reached its limit means that you are demonstrating extreme concentration.
‘There is a possibility of reaching the next level.’
So I couldn’t stop fighting.
Traits were the ones that gave clues to the next step when you hit the limit and go through a crisis.
Now, that cadet named Han Cheonseong was highly likely to be standing at a crossroads. If I accidentally stop the match, I’ll be blocking the path of the cadets… .
Truly, this battle was a dilemma for me as well.
Han Cheon-seong knows that his body is limited to the extent that it is not strange when a cadet is in danger, but he can’t stop.
Even now, he looks like he is swinging the spear close to trance.
gulp.
Without realizing it, I swallowed my saliva and made up my mind.
This fight cannot be stopped.
And he must have felt it himself.
You are now on the verge of further evolving your own traits and moving forward. So what kind of upliftment do you feel… .
As an instructor, I couldn’t interfere with that.
I couldn’t even stop fighting. We had to wait until the match was won.
Instead, I had to prepare everything and be nervous about flying my body at any time in case of an unexpected accident.
The young blue light on the sword that Leonhard held was getting stronger as time passed.
Of course, the destructive power is also getting stronger.
As a cadet grew up, Leonhard’s character gradually radiated its light more strongly.
And in an instant, a change appeared.
Chae Aeeng!!
The spear is pushed out loudly with an intense sound that will tear your ears.
When Leonhard slashed the spear with his full power, the cadet named Han Cheon-seong hesitated and took two steps back.
‘It’s over.’
Shortly thereafter, I sensed the end of this battle.
He looked at me with my body ready to fly.
“…!”
Unbelievably, the cadet named Han Cheon-seong hesitated greatly, but did not let go of the spear in his hand.
Slurry!
It rotates strongly on the floor, as if forcing a strong force to flow, and at the same time straightens the window, throws the window toward the front again as it is.
After that, he started stabbing the spear like crazy even more than before.
“…What!?”
Leonhard, who was trying to narrow the distance at once, stopped again and had to face the offensive.
Chachachachaeng!
Unlike before, the rapid succession. Flames burst from the sword that collided with him, and the fight did not end.
Without realizing it, pure admiration leaked out.
‘I have to look at it with my innate sense… .’
It was amazing.
It wasn’t like the ability of a trait.
A momentary improvisation of the moment when the body is straightened and the spear is released again by sweeping the floor.
Even if it was a common level 3 characteristic, there was no movement that could be corrected.
However, that one number blocked the end of this battle.
It was to cut off the moment that led to defeat and once again brought the offensive edge.
If he hesitated at the moment of being greatly pushed back, or if he was inexperienced in draining power, Leonhardt would have dug into the gap and finished the match.
“…it’s crazy.”
“How can you still wield a spear?”
“Isn’t that common?”
I felt a variety of sounds from the cadets gathered one by one, and a smile lingered on my lips without me realizing it.
It was said that this year’s incoming students are even better than last year’s.
By the way, you will feel that from the day of the entrance ceremony.
Leonhardt, who can be called a representative. And even looking at that cadet who made a whistle, it seemed that there would be many upheavals.
The common talent, spears, isn’t something that is rare or special.
Even if they enter the school, most of them end their academy life in D-class, such a trivial trait.
Now, most of them give up even admission, and they are shining like that.
Did a cadet named Han Cheon-seong understand the characteristics in such a short time?
‘Should I see it as an effort?’
With that thought, one of the Academy instructors suddenly came to mind.
An instructor famous for showing great performances on the battlefield with his red hair fluttering like red flames.
‘Kali Ishtar.’
Face-to-face for several days, I remembered the words she had emphasized.
ㅡ Hard work never betrays.
In fact, Kali’s characteristics were too superior to say that, so everyone was taking it as a joke.
But now I totally understand it.
A cadet who proves those words into practice.
As a common trait, he fights against legendary cadets and is in a good mood. No, I’ve never been on the defensive.
Rather, he showed that he was standing on the edge and showed the end of his efforts.
Shrek.
Even though he was lost in thought, he did not release his left hand.
In fact, it has been a long time since the blue light, a precursor to the development of traits, dwelt in the left hand. And I didn’t think I could release this tension for a while.
The two cadets competing now were amazing.
It is said that the cadet Han Cheon-seong shows a side that goes beyond the common characteristics, but that doesn’t mean that the Leonhard cadet who confronts him is not extraordinary.
He closed the window again with a calm and serious attitude.
And he never allowed an attack. Above all, I could say that it showed the extraordinary qualities of a cadet named Leonhard.
Leonhardt, who is focused on defense and doesn’t give up any gaps, could understand why he was the senior this year.
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Most cadets fall into arrogance even if they only have unique characteristics. It was just me in the past.
Because he is special and superior to others, he focused on showing outstanding performances such as attacking.
After a few months of that, I realized the importance of defense until I went to the actual game. Leonhardt was aware of that from now on.
“Good.”
Seeing the two cadets, my heart was satisfied.
And soon, admiration leaked out among the cadets.
“…crazy.”
“Is that a lie!?”
“That light…”
That admiration was not admiring Leonhardt.
This was because the body of the cadet called Han Cheonseong had a soft blue light all of a sudden.
That was a sign.
A light of blessing that appears just before entering the next level as the trait evolves.
‘I don’t know if it really goes up.’
entrance ceremony day. Unprecedented job of reaching attribute level 4.
That cadet called Han Cheon-seong had just arrived.