Chapter 37: 37: One Year Later
"Do you have any ideas?" Scathach asked with a little curiosity.
"Not yet." Kevin shook his head, "But I still have time, don't I?"
As Kevin spoke, he glanced at Cu Chulainn who had heard the noise and rushed over.
Scathach also saw him, so she turned around and prepared to leave without saying anything.
They all chose to keep what happened just now a secret.
"Speaking of which, Master, if I can really come up with a special skill, it means that I have also graduated in swordsmanship!" Kevin shouted, looking at her back.
"As long as it satisfies me," Scathach replied without turning her head.
"Swordsmanship, graduation?" Cu Chulainn, who had just arrived and heard the conversation, curiously asked Kevin, "What are you talking about? Where did you go just now? Hey, where did this sword come from? Why is it so thin?"
In response to Cu Chulainn's three questions, Kevin rolled his eyes, played with his rapier, and said, "It is the magic sword, a gift from my father."
"Magic sword?" Cu Chulainn was stunned. "How did it become like this?"
"I can change its shape a little bit. I think it suits me better this way. What do you think? It's handsome, right?" Kevin couldn't help but recall the handsome and cool scenes of knights holding swords in his memory.
He then carried it on his back, pretended to be proud of it, and gave Cu Chulainn a look.
"Hmm..." Cu Chulainn looked at her and said seriously, "I don't think she's handsome, but she looks more like a woman!"
As soon as the words fell, the disciples and undead spirits who were listening all around nodded in agreement.
In this age where everyone uses big swords to hit people, Kevin, who holds a rapier and has a body that is that of a young boy, is not at all cool and handsome in their eyes!
On the contrary, it's very feminine!
"roll!"
Just when Kevin was thinking about whether he should stab him twice, he saw Cu Chulainn suddenly waving at something on his left shoulder and said, "Hi, long time no see, little bird!"
"Huh?" Kevin was startled and tilted his head to look...
"Wait, why are you still here?!" Kevin was shocked.
The pretty bird looked into Kevin's eyes, then blinked innocently and said in a wronged female voice, "You all ignored me, is it my fault?"
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More than three months later.
Somewhere in the dark forest outside of Shadow Country.
Kevin, holding the magic sword Vlaglak, is fighting with a three-meter-tall, huge monster with an ape body and a ghost head.
Fudia, holding a big knife, stood not far away, watching the battle with his mind highly concentrated and alert to his surroundings.
The beast roared and punched Kevin with all his might, but because Kevin was too fast, he couldn't hurt him at all.
On the contrary, as its attack became stalemate, the magic sword in Kevin's hand cut through it as easily as cutting cheese, leaving all kinds of sword marks.
And each of Kevin's strikes was just the right amount, without causing any damage to the beast, because he was conducting experiments and honing his sword skills.
Since he was creating a special skill for the magic sword, Kevin would naturally consider its "attributes".
Putting aside its ability to severely injure the enemy after limiting its special moves, the fact that its wounds cannot be effectively healed gives Kevin a lot of room for maneuver.
Although it is not absolutely incurable, ordinary abilities cannot shake the properties of the magic sword, one of the four secret treasures.
Strength, physical strength, and magic power are undoubtedly Kevin's weaknesses. Unlike Cu Chulainn who possesses a demigod body, he is still a mortal body after all, even if he has the magic fruit to replenish his energy.
If Cu Chulainn graduated, then even if their skills were equal, Cu Chulainn would be able to force Kevin to flee in panic by relying on his physical strength.
However, Luger's protection, the double damage under the sunlight, and the difficulty in healing the magic sword's wounds gave Kevin, who was originally an agile person, huge room for maneuvering.
Fudia looked down at the roaring monsters, the splattering blood, and the expressionless young man who was dancing his sword gracefully but with murderous intent, and he couldn't help but shudder.
This was not the first time that he had supervised Kevin, so in this place where the sun could not shine, although he did not know about the blessing, he knew about the gift bestowed by the Sun God, the ability of the magic sword.
Therefore, he knew very well how frustrating and... threatening it would be to fight with Kevin who was holding the magic sword!
Just like a poisonous snake, waiting for its chance to strike, although its fangs are not fatal at first, every strike will cause excruciating pain!
And when the opponent is exhausted and unable to resist...
"Huh..." Kevin took a deep breath and exhaled. He then tried to draw the original rune that he had never seen before in his life in the air. He injected most of his magic power into it, and his whole body was glowing with a faint silver light.
Then, like a silver meteor, Kevin appeared behind the Warcraft, and the Warcraft head fell down!
Kevin, who had used up almost 80% of his magic power, stuck his sword into the ground, panting heavily. He looked at the fallen monster behind him, frowned, and muttered, "The direction should be correct... but I still feel that it is far from being called a special skill."
Fudia came over, and after Kevin rested for a while, he returned to the Shadow Kingdom with him.
Kevin's foundation had actually been laid firmly a long time ago, so most of the time he wasn't training, but growing through various battles.
After returning to the Shadow Kingdom, Kevin found Scathach who was "taking care" of Cu Chulainn. After the two came to a slightly remote tree, Kevin told her his doubts.
"To put it simply, a unique skill is to maximize one's own strength and inflict a decisive blow, which can be called a unique skill."
After listening to what he said and understanding the direction of his thinking, Scathach thought for a while and replied: "Although your direction is correct, you focus too much on the ability of the magic sword itself. It is a good thing to be good at using resources, but in fact it limits you.
Do you remember the two tricks I taught you?"
"Remember." Kevin nodded: "Use a lot of magic power to give the opponent a ranged destructive attack - Piercing Death Shooting Spear!
And once the target is locked, the magic spear that is sure to hit the target is thrown with all the strength of the body - the spear that pierces the death thorns!"
"What do you think are their characteristics?" asked Scathach.
"Hmm... can they all be killed with one strike?"
"No." Scathach smiled, "They are both simple and crude, but they are enough to decide the victory!"
"Ah!" Kevin was stunned as he had never expected this answer.
"What you just said made use of the runes you just learned and the ability of the magic sword itself." Scathach said quietly, "Also, it is the reaction speed and sensitivity that you have trained in life and death for a long time.
It seems that everything has been taken into consideration and it can become a good move, but it can never become a unique skill!
In fact, you don't need to think so much about special skills. Many people's special skills are just to release the true name of their own weapons and perform magic bombardment! "
"Fire a flare cannon, I understand!" Kevin nodded in understanding and said, "If I have enough magic power, I can also fire a flare cannon!
After all, this is a secret treasure-level artifact - the magic sword Fragrak!
But I am not short of magic! "
Kevin was also helpless when he said this.
It is said that time travelers have many benefits, but except for the magic eye, which no one knows what it is used for now, all their fighting power was acquired at the cost of their lives!
Even the amount of magic power that can be stored in the body is a little less than that of most warriors of the current era!
"Although you have little magic power, didn't I teach you how to squeeze the magic power out of your body during those five years?" Scathach said, "A unique skill doesn't require an absolute one-hit kill, but it must have the ability to decide the outcome of a battle to be called a unique skill!"
"Well...so what you mean is that you want me to find a way to fire the flare cannon?" Kevin tilted his head.
"Stupid!" Scathach reached out and flicked Kevin's forehead. "Actually, what you just said and the direction you were thinking were not completely wrong. I just said that you mixed in too many unnecessary things. Think about what to keep and what to remove."
What to remove and what to keep...
After Scathach left, Kevin couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Squeeze your own strength and deliver the decisive blow...
While thinking, Kevin's mind suddenly appeared the image of Cu Chulainn.
If I treat him as an imaginary enemy, then how can I make full use of my own advantages to launch an effective attack on someone with a demigod body?
No, I have Fragrak, and even the body of a demigod can be harmed without error. This means that under normal circumstances, the enemy cannot withstand my attack at all!
With the protection given by my father and the double damage under the sunlight, what I should really think about is not how to leave scars on the opponent and weaken his combat power.
Instead, when my sword can cause damage to the opponent, I will defeat him directly!
Flagraq is a unique skill in itself!
Kevin stood up, glanced around, and finally looked at the big tree in front of him. He took out the Flagrak from his waist, looked at it, and took a deep breath.
His hand gently drew a rune in the air, and as magic power gradually emerged, a silver-white light appeared on Flagrak's body.
It was very dull at the beginning. Kevin held the Flagrak in his hand and swung the first sword towards the big tree of the imaginary enemy in front of him!
Then he swung the second sword without stopping!
At the same time, the silver-white light on the sword became brighter, Kevin's speed became faster, his strength became stronger, and his magic power consumption became more!
Until finally, Kevin, whose whole body was glowing with silver-white light, was like a silver comet, leaving a trace in the air. He squeezed all the magic power in his body and swung down the third sword!
To put it simply, the technical content here is not high. Kevin uses the runes to transform himself, control the outflow of magic power, and squeeze the magic power to bless himself so that every time he swings the sword, his speed and strength become stronger!
Until all are finally released and the strongest attack is delivered!
Simple and crude, but with the ability to influence the outcome of a battle!
So Kevin, who was lying on the ground with all his strength, smiled.
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One year later.
Inside the Shadow Kingdom training ground.
Today, all the disciples in Shadow Country put down what they were doing and gathered around the open space.
Standing in the open space was the sixteen-year-old Kevin, and opposite him was Cu Chulainn, also sixteen years old, holding a magic spear.
Today is their last day in the Shadow Kingdom, and it is also the first battle between the two sides after their growth one year later!