NOVEL NEXT chapter 25
25 – The Beautiful Silver Girl
Shululurook-
Like water sucked in when you open the stopper of a bathtub full of water.
My consciousness was swirling, and I felt like I was being sucked into something.
Suuk-
With the feeling that my mind, which had been swirling wildly, was entering something, my sight returned.
I immediately looked around. It was on top of the arena of the Colosseum, nothing different from before the magic of the headband was used.
It’s just that my location has changed to the edge of the arena.
“……”
But I immediately noticed something different: the frighteningly silent Colosseum.
Thousands of people had gathered until just now, and the Colosseum was constantly noisy.
Because it was so quiet that I wondered if I could hear the sound of a needle falling over 100 meters away.
When you turn your head and look at the seats, thousands of people disappear.
All that was left was the depressingly empty seats.
There are only two people in this space.
It was just me, and a candidate wearing a typical wizard outfit who came to his senses several hundred meters away from me.
“Ah. Can you hear it? Humans. Now, the place you are in is a space copied from the Colosseum as a starting point. In other words, it is a kind of virtual space. As I said before, you can see that only the human spirits were summoned there. “
At that time. Deuce’s voice came from the air, echoing through the quiet Colosseum.
“Your bodies are currently stored in the waiting room at the corner of the Colosseum. Don’t worry. Then, I will explain the rules of the third test.”
“Hmm…”
Swipe-
Listen to Deuce’s voice with one ear, and calmly check your current body.
There seems to be no problem with his strength and his agility.
I don’t know exactly about stamina and durability, but there’s not much difference compared to before.
There doesn’t seem to be much of a problem with the senses, but……. There was one thing that caused a problem to the point where I could feel it.
That was mana.
“Hmm…”
Try to lightly move the magic power in your body.
Ooh, ooh-
A slightly stuttering flow of magical power…. Is this the normal people’s sense of using magical powers?
The amount of mana itself is the same as before, but….
The feeling of manipulating mana has become incomparably dull.
If the previous body was bare-handed, the current body should be described as a dull sensation like wearing several layers of thick ski gloves.
“Your current body is a kind of ‘Avatar’ that receives information from your mind and moves as a stand-in. Theoretically, it is said that the physical ability that can be reproduced is up to . Now that I know it, at your current level, you won’t feel much of a problem.”
Contrary to Deuce’s words, even after checking again, the mana manipulation has clearly become dull.
If this is the cause…….
‘…… In order to recreate That has reached Over S rank, ‘the limit of Mine’ is too insufficient… Is this?’
I thought it was an absurd trait, but it seems to be a much more amazing trait than I thought.
I am the one whose magical powers and senses fall into the realm of ‘superhuman’.
Isn’t it a sound that he is handling magic better than the strong people who have reached the limits of demons?
“From now on, I will explain the rules of the third test. Well, it’s nothing special. You just have to get the opponent to surrender or die within the time limit of 10 minutes. Also, even if you die in that space, the There is no big problem with the body. Candidates, please do not hesitate and fight.”
Deuce continues to speak even though I am silently admiring .
I listened to Deuce’s words like that. For the battle to start right now, I checked my outfit.
“If there is no winner within the time limit, the winner will be determined by the judgment of Valhalla’s professors. Then, from now on, the third test. Round 1 will begin.”
After Deuce’s words, a large golden number, ⑤, appears in the center of the arena.
In five seconds, the duel will begin.
Looking at the changing numbers, prepare for the upcoming battle.
④
I pulled out the sword from my waist and gripped it tightly with both hands.
③
Put one foot forward, fixing it firmly.
Lean your center of gravity slightly forward and prepare to jump out.
②
Activates magic that flows like a proud river along the mana rod of the whole body.
A flow of mana that is incomparably dull and crude compared to the original.
①
But there is no problem.
Because this is enough.
START!!!
Quang!
Cut off the fastest start.
The floor of the arena collapses with a roar and the body rushes out at such a speed that even afterimages remain.
The now-familiar combination of And , Plus [Lightweight (C)], Is the rush.
It was comparable to the cheetah, the fastest mammal in modern times.
Pak-! Pak-!
A strong body capable of skipping several meters in one step. The long distance of 500 meters is reduced by more than half in a matter of seconds.
It was a fierce rush that would have stopped most people thinking for a moment by being startled.
However, the opponent is also a wizard with the ability to enter the top 30 students.
Without being shaken, it manifests magic in an instant.
“!”
The water mace that appeared in front of the wizard.
Cutting through the wind, it flew at high speed.
Quaaah-!
A sphere of water that possesses force that cannot be ignored. If hit, a bone or two would be broken funny.
But there is no reason or need for me to avoid it.
What I have to do. Just cut straight ahead.
“Whoop!”
I hit the magic that came right in front of me with the trick of swordsmanship.
Just before the fiercely striking sword and bone-crushing water mace collided.
Saaak-!
Pluck out the sword energy from the sword you wield and focus it on the blade.
Cleave the magic in front of you with the flow of magical power.
Char-ah-!
A mace of water that neatly splits in half following the trajectory of the swinging sword.
A bisected sphere of water passes by me as I rush without slowing down.
The distance from me has decreased to about 100 meters before I know it, and the eyes of the test taker open wide.
“…Kuuu! !”
The test taker forcibly subdued the surprise that the lower-middle-class magic had been cut down in one fell swoop. Calmly, cast the next spell.
There are more than 50 arrows of water appearing in the air.
Soon, arrows were fired at me all at once.
Shushu Shuk-!
A barrage of arrows unfolding before your eyes.
And in that danmaku, my senses caught several arrows fired with a slight time difference.
It was the use of magic that showed the skill of the wizard.
My response to that….
“Huhhhhh!!!”
Paaah!
Gathers mana throughout the body and releases it all at once.
A technique that applied the Aura Explosion used by the Named Orc, who fought last in the 2nd Trial.
It’s a shield that doesn’t last even 0.5 Seconds, and can block attacks for just an instant.
If you use it at the right time. Water arrows can be blocked enough.
T-Diding-!
The shock wave of magical power emitted from the body bounces off the water arrows.
The arrow of water used by the test taker. Magic to slow my steps.
If that arrow had penetrated the barrage in a straight line. Now, the only thing left in front of me was the candidate who was less than 10 meters away.
Fear rises in the eyes of the test taker who got closer to me.
“Sah, “
Even in fear, the magic won’t stop… Candidates who show stubbornness at the top level.
At the center of the candidate, a three-layered water barrier appears, and inside the shield, you can see the candidate preparing for the next magic.
Looking at that scene, I straightened the sword in both hands. It fired a powerful stab.
Wheein-!
Faaah-!
The sword energy concentrated in one point at the tip of the sword lightly penetrated the water barrier.
I stopped right in front of the candidate’s blue face.
The test taker, who looked at the tip of the sword in front of him with shaky eyes, bowed his head and admitted defeat.
“I lost, I lost…”
Is it unfair that the decision was made in less than 20 seconds? The voice admitting defeat was faintly watery.
“The winner of the first match, Seonwoo Lee. Congratulations. Then, I will send you to the waiting room.”
Deuce’s calm voice, heard right after the candidate admitted defeat.
As soon as Deuce’s congratulations on my victory ended. I felt my mind being sucked back in, and my vision was blacked out.
***
“…Mmm.”
After the first duel, where I woke up. It was a small room, presumably a waiting room in one corner of the Colosseum.
It seems I was lying on a small bed in the waiting room.
I shook my head to get rid of the strange dizziness I felt when my mind returned to my original body.
I glanced at the system message that popped up in front of me.
[I observed normal water magic!]
[Learn ”!]
[Attribute: Due to , Proficiency starts at LV4!]
[The level of ” Has risen! (LV4 ＞ LV5)]
I take a quick look at the system message and put it aside.
Then I got out of bed and opened the door to the waiting room connected to the arena.
Wow!
As soon as I opened the door, I wonder if there was a soundproofing function. I could hear the cheers of the students full of enthusiasm.
When I turned my head and looked in front of me, I saw the stadium.
In the air of the arena, 13 screens projected a certain scene.
“…Is it a reflection of the first round duel?”
If you look closely at the screen, you can see the top 30 fighting as expected.
Except for a few exceptionally strong candidates, the contestants are engaged in a fierce duel.
I noticed something strange while watching it.
“Because the top 30 are dueling… Originally, it would have been 15 screens…. I finished it in an instant, so it should be 14, but… Then…”
Like me… No. Or, there are people who finished faster… ?
When that thought came to my mind, I looked at the entrance to another waiting room.
Swipe-
“Oh.”
I found it.
“…….”
From the waiting room I came out to, at the entrance of the waiting room a little away.
A beautiful silver girl was standing.