chapter 18
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There is a saying called Runner’s High.
When you run a long run, such as a marathon, and keep your body in an extremely difficult situation, i.e., reaching the limit. At some point, you will forget the hardship and pain, and you will repeat only running as if you are falling into a trance.
Normally, it was obviously unreasonable, and a similar example was in the case of doing something that other people would like to see possible.
pain and anxiety. All of it either dulls or disappears.
It refers to the feeling of vague happiness just by doing ‘something’ and continuing to do it.
And that.
It wasn’t just a marathon.
…
‘Exceeded expectations.’
The more Leonhardt slashed the spear or received it, the stronger those feelings grew.
Hancheonseong is the strength of a cadet.
Above all else, the thought of ‘strong’ was entrenched in my mind.
I can’t avoid the window.
Obviously, I didn’t think that I had underestimated the quality of the spear.
Still, it felt that way.
Hitting the spear and blocking it was the limit. It felt almost impossible to do anything more than this.
The more the battle continues, the more. No matter how much I thought about it, Hancheonseong was like something that far exceeded my expectations.
Chaeeng!
After hitting the spear aimed at the left shoulder again, in the end, he couldn’t move forward.
Hit the window and go
At first, I thought it would be possible to close the distance at once, but the reality was different.
swish! Shoo!
The spear I slashed out again shoots out strangely fast.
At the same time as the recovery, there is almost no gap in which the windows flood again. Even as the battle progressed, the speed grew even faster.
If it were just that, I would have created an opportunity somehow.
‘I can’t go on at all.’
The spear that Han Cheonseong wielded was full of variables.
Sometimes the spear felt heavy with its strong power, and at other times it felt so light that it was strange to even hit it with a sword.
And now.
Above all else, the moment I try to move forward like this, I will be pierced through that window.
It felt instinctive.
So I stopped in place. A sluggish match continues by hitting or blocking the spear.
‘Don’t be in a hurry.’
It calmed my mind the more I did.
If I act impatiently and allow even a single blow to that spear, that moment would be over.
There was no concept of a spear allowing a single wound. Shoulder, leg, side, anywhere, the moment the spear is pierced, my body will be greatly pushed back.
Even just thinking about it, it was clear that a matchup beyond that was impossible.
The destructive power of the spear ended there the moment it was stabbed.
By changing the daring karate, he forcibly resists and resists the temptation to end this match at once.
Even now, he looks at the rapidly rushing spear blades and blocks them, and concentrates on swinging his sword.
Chachachachachaeng!!
The way the spear is wielded has changed again, and the spear rushes in more violently. He faced the sword as if slashing it gently.
No need to rush.
Concentrate on this match itself.
Then… All of a sudden, my heart was colored with calmness.
ㅡ Changcheon One Sword (蒼天一劍).
The only sword that holds the blue sky.
Suddenly, my character came to mind.
The incomprehensible principle of capturing the blue sky with a single sword.
A characteristic that I have come to know is the Changcheon One Sword. It wasn’t about how he could handle the sword.
It’s just a bunch of gossips. Only knowledge that was not easily understood lingered in my mind.
But now.
A small fragment of that reason seemed to be visible to me.
It’s not about cutting something with a sword and stabbing it.
The difference in attitude towards wielding the sword.
ㅡFinding peace like the blue sky.
Then, I was able to enjoy this battle.
visor! visor!
A light smile lingered on his lips as he quickly swept away the lightness of the window with no time difference.
‘good night.’
Now, this match is meaningful in itself.
For me and for Han Cheon-seong who is dealing with me right now. So, there was no need to end the match quickly.
Because we can feel each other growing as it is.
That’s my character, and the character of agar… … .
ㅡㅡ!
While watching the sharply stabbing spear blade, it was just fun to swing the sword accordingly.
I was confused as to why I had to swing my sword and think about reason. It was quite a pleasure in itself to match the sum.
At the same time, I caught my eye as the blue light in my sword flashed more intensely.
The fact that my characteristic Changcheon One Sword is going to go further than ever before.
So I was able to feel a kind of relaxation.
Instead of focusing only on hitting or blocking the spear blade, his thinking widened in an instant.
agaric.
Class C, the attribute class is Common Spear.
He shouldn’t have been that great if he only looked at objective information.
Still, it looked great to me.
I was able to realize the specialness of Hancheonseong, as I wielded my sword directly with the spear.
‘Again, traits aren’t everything.’
A world where the idea that a person’s value is determined by their characteristics is taken for granted. Almost everyone in this world is like that. Right now, from my family to the people I hang out with. We value character and place great value on it.
But I didn’t think so.
Each person has a job to do, and everyone has their own worth. Suddenly, the world should not limit the value of a person to the grade of the characteristic.
Even though I was endowed with a very good trait of being a Legendary, I didn’t think that traits were everything.
Therefore, he was able to see the cadet named Han Cheon-seong without prejudice.
Looking limited to C-Class and Common, he doesn’t even question his strength.
Unusual strength that is hard to see as a common characteristic. Instead of questioning it, I think that a lot of effort must be put into this level of strength, and I can admit it.
So, don’t even look down on me.
Then, the impatient mind of Dalian, which had been dragged along slowly, completely disappeared.
The emotions filled in the place where the impatience disappeared were emotions in the good direction.
Pleasure, happiness, pleasure, ecstasy, any positive emotion you can call it.
As if looking at the blue sky, not a single question or hesitation in my mind disappears.
Suddenly, a sound was heard.
“Hey… heck…”
There was also a very heavy breathing sound.
Chae Chae-chan!
However, it was quickly buried in the sound of the rushing spear hitting it, and it was not heard.
When I looked at Hancheonseong belatedly, I was able to capture it.
What is Hancheonseong like now?
His whole body was now drenched in sweat, and he looked completely disorganized.
Even the two hazy eyes under the black hair caught my eye.
‘The condition is… not normal.’
Limit.
It was a limitation and an abnormal appearance no matter who looked at it.
His face flushed red and he breathed heavily.
As if appealing to an ideal, Han Cheon-seong’s body was appealing to an abnormality in every aspect.
‘Has Hancheonseong been wielding a spear like this all this time?’
I was concentrating on the spear that had been rushing in, so I had no idea what type of spear Han Cheonseong would wield.
Chaeeng! Chaeeng!
As I also strongly received the spear that stabbed me strongly, another heterogeneity was seen.
The slight blue energy that permeates the whole body of Hancheonseong.
It’s kind of like a sign that the attribute level hints at the next level.
It was a phenomenon everyone dreamed of called the light of blessing.
Chachachachachaeng!
While facing the sudden change in speed, a conflict arose on the other side of his mind.
‘What should I do?’
For now, I was satisfied enough.
No matter how the match ended, I had no intention of dwelling on the outcome.
Because this in itself already meant a lot to me. But even thinking about Han Cheon-seong’s body, he couldn’t stop fighting like this.
If Dalian is stopped, the light of blessing that now dwells in the whole body of Hancheonseong will not completely cover Hancheonseong and will disappear as it is.
…that meant a huge opportunity was missing for him.
The worries didn’t last long.
I just found the solution.
Continuing to face swords and spears is not the answer.
The only answer is to finish this battle as soon as possible.
Whether the light of blessing has fully bloomed now and Agaric has reached attribute level 4. Either way, that was the only answer.
I had to finish this battle with my sword.
Han Cheon-seong’s body, now throwing out the spear, was already creaking.
A state in which excruciating pain spreads throughout the body beyond the limit. I have been absorbed in training, so I know what it feels like to be in that state.
And how dangerous that condition is.
‘so.’
i have to finish
immediately after.
ㅡ!
Leonhardt’s sword, which had been focused on defense throughout the match, changed suddenly.
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“……”
Han Chen’s vision was blurry.
At the same time, there were no thoughts in his mind.
Even if you throw a spear, how do you do it?
How do you swing it even if you swing it as big as if you were cutting a spear?
Even now he didn’t really know.
They just wield the spear in trance and proceed with the match. Han Cheon-seong was clearly beyond his limits.
body and mind. All of them were beyond his limits.
So, Han Cheonseong felt only floating right now.
‘I… .’
It feels like it’s not me, and it feels like my body is out of control.
I couldn’t even feel anything in my body.
But as if it had to be done. I was just acting reflexively.
Poke the spear, cut it, and when it gets stuck, stab it again and cut it… .
so infinitely close.
Chachachachachachachaeng… … .
The intense sound of iron hitting my ears felt natural now.
The sword and spear collided between the blurred visions, and the sparks that arose continuously disturbed the vision.
Then, suddenly, the sensation returned to my body.
Chae Aeeng! Chae Aeeng!!
With the sound of iron more intense than before, the two hands holding the spear are pushed back greatly, and the dazed vision is clearly restored at once.
“ね!”
At the same time, I could see
A manifestation of blue light that cannot be overpowering.