Genius Wizard Hides His Sword Skills [EN]: Chapter 75

My hair fluttered in the wind, blowing straight into my face. Klal held me securely as we approached Hairey.

‘Hoo. That would have been useful. What a shame.’

The cold, metallic sensation brushed my fingertips. I clutched the guardian necklace around my neck.

[Where were you planning to use it?]

‘I was going to use it in Krzan.’

[Krzan… Ah! If the spirits aided you there, it would be much easier…]

However, there was no other way to overcome our current predicament.

‘I hate to use it here, though.’

I had no choice but to use the guardian necklace to summon the spirits.

[There’s nothing else we can do. That’s the only way to catch that guy right now.]

‘Right. Let’s worry about Krzan when the time comes.’

If we could save the residents of Ego and maintain a friendly relationship with them, it would be worth the sacrifice.

“Klal, I think this is far enough. I think that guy has noticed us.”

We quickly arrived behind Hairey. Although we were about 50 meters apart, his ears twitched as if he sensed our presence.

“Krrr…”

The guy growled lowly, like a beast. Hairey stopped moving and turned to face us.

“Keeeugh!”
Hairey gritted his teeth as if he recognized me. His legs soon began to twitch.

“Yeah. Come at me, you bastard.”
The corner of my mouth curled up. I had already decided to summon the spirits. He was no longer a fearsome presence to me.

‘Show yourself, spirit.’

I began to inject mana into the necklace. The guardian necklace began to react to the flowing mana.

Woooong……!

The necklace, which had been vibrating roughly, suddenly

[Huh?]

Woooong…….

stopped vibrating and returned to its original state.

‘What the!’

I tried injecting mana again, but

Woooong…….

the guardian necklace vibrated again and then stopped.

[What, hurry up! He’s about to attack.]

‘It’s not working.’

[Did you put in the mana properly?]

‘Why isn’t it working!’

[Maybe it’s a fake?]

That couldn’t be. Juan Delema had received it directly from the spirits. Unless he was lying, there was no way the item could be faulty.

‘Could it be that Juan lied to mess with me on purpose?’

[I don’t think so. You were one year old back then. Why would he?]

There was no time to think for long.

[Hey! Run!]

I had to face the guy who was charging towards us at an incredible speed.

Faaaaa!

Hairey unleashed an energy wave from his leg.

“Klal! Get out of the way!”

The guy was right in front of me, his mouth wide open.

“Kuaaaa!”

The guy threw a fist.

‘Keup!’

I desperately channeled aura to my toes. After that, I didn’t move consciously. My body simply followed my instincts.

Baaaaaak!

A roar that rang in my ears. The guy’s fist had smashed the tree behind me.

I barely managed to dodge by leaping to the side.

‘Hoo. Damn it!’

However, the problem was that I hadn’t dodged it intentionally. It was just an instinctive movement.

“What’s going on!”

Klal’s voice followed from the opposite side.

‘This won’t work.’

There was nothing I could do with a body that couldn’t even keep up with his speed. After that, all that awaited us was certain death.

“Klal! Can you distract him for a moment? I need more time to prepare!”

“Okay. But hurry. I can’t run away for long!”

At the same time, Klal rushed towards Hairey. He deliberately chose close combat to draw the guy’s attention.

“Kuaaaa!”
Hairey pulled out the fist that was stuck in the tree. The guy seemed annoyed by Klal, who was loitering around, and began to move, chasing after him.

‘Klal should be able to hold out for a while.’

Klal was also one of the fastest races in the forest. If he just ran away, he could buy us some time.

[What are you going to do? The guardian necklace doesn’t work either.]

‘I’m going to use another method.’

[What?]

I immediately activated Illimita.

Woooong!

The item taken out from the unknown space was…

[Why that? It won’t work on him even if you try.]

My beloved sword, Fragarach.

‘I’m going to borrow your power.’

[What……]

‘Let’s use your authority [a unique power or ability]. There’s no other way.’

Oberon was quite surprised. He shook his head firmly.

[No. It’s too early.]

‘But there’s no other way right now. Even if I awaken Fragarach, I won’t be able to hit him.’

[Can you handle it with your current body? You won’t even be able to swing the sword properly.]

Oberon’s authority. It placed an enormous burden on the user’s body.

‘……I still have to try.’

Even when I was Adonis, I felt a sense of resistance to the technique. Of course, it would be difficult to handle with my current young body.

‘Because it’s that powerful.’

However, it was the only way to struggle against Hairey.

‘Oberon, hurry!’

[Hoo. I don’t know. It’s your choice.]

‘Okay. It’s the same whether I die like this or like that.’

After that, Oberon closed his eyes. His form seemed to flicker for a moment.

Hooo……!

The guy’s body was absorbed into me.

‘It’s been a while. This unpleasant sensation.’

[Let’s hurry up and do it. I’m nervous too; it’s been a while.]

Oberon’s voice echoed in my body.

‘Okay. Let’s do it.’

I gripped Fragarach tightly with both hands.

Whoong!

I swung it horizontally from left to right.

Whoong!

Then diagonally upwards.

Whoong!

And from top to bottom.

The sword continued to move in the most efficient path. Although my body was still young, my mind contained the same swordsmanship as when I was the Sword Emperor.

Just as a graceful sword dance was about to begin.

Hoooook!

The sound of the sword cutting through the air gradually became rougher. The speed of the sword was twice as fast as when I first swung it.

[Are you okay?]

It was because Oberon’s authority was added to my sword dance.

His authority was that the more you swung the sword, the faster it became. The incredible advantage was that not only the sword but also the body’s reaction speed became faster.

If you unleash his authority to the maximum, you can kill a dragon before it even notices.

‘I can still handle it.’

However, in order to control the gradually accelerating speed of the sword, tremendous physical ability had to be accompanied. In the end, it was entirely up to me to endure that speed.

[Stop if it gets too hard.]

Instead, if you stop swinging the sword, the reaction speed will return to the original. That’s why it was an authority that required the ability to wield the sword without rest.

‘Don’t worry. I’m not just enduring with strength.’

Fortunately, I had mastered the flow of the sword.

Although I hadn’t reached the point of becoming one with the sword.

Hoooook!

I could move my body according to the movement of the sword, so I could endure it to some extent.

Before I knew it, the wind was raging around me. Because I was controlling and swinging the sword in place, fallen leaves began to flutter around my body.

“Kkeuaaaak!”

At that moment, I heard Klal’s scream. He had been hit by Hairey’s energy wave and thrown away.

‘It’s still a bit short, but I have to go!’

I immediately broke through the gap in the wind and kicked off the ground.

“Klal! I’ll take it from here, so get out of the way!”

Hairey’s back was visible in front of me as if it was magnified. It wasn’t as fast as Klal’s moving speed, but it was incomparably faster than before.

Of course, I couldn’t stop swinging the sword in the meantime.

“Eat this!”

Whooong!

I stabbed the sword as if shooting it out using acceleration. It was truly a critical hit.

Toowoong!

However, the sound I heard was so pathetic. Even though it was wrapped in 5-star aura built up in the hall [referring to a training hall or academy].

‘What kind of physical……!’

Hairey, who had turned into a monster, seemed to have hardened even his skin and didn’t budge. The speed was fast, but the attack power was no different from that of a 5-star swordsman.

However, there was one definite effect.

“Keureung!”
Hairey’s attention was turned to me. The guy’s gaze, which had been approaching the fallen Klal, was now fixed on me.

‘Hoo.’

Even in this situation, I couldn’t give up swinging the sword. Now that I had caught his attention, if the speed slowed down, it would mean death.

Whooong!

I turned my body around and slashed horizontally across the guy’s chest.

“Keureuk!”
Hairey stepped back as if he didn’t even want to touch it, even though it was an attack that wouldn’t work anyway. He immediately reached out his right hand.

Faaaaa!

The energy wave was shot out as it was. But I wasn’t flustered anymore.

‘I can avoid it!’

I could react enough with my current faster body.

As I swung the sword, I jumped upwards.

Kuuuuuu!

The energy wave passed by just below me.

The guy, as if he was angry, even stretched out his left hand and shot out an energy wave.

This time, I entrusted my body to the rotational force of the sword that was turning vertically.

Tat!

I lowered my body to the ground.

Kuuuuuu!

As expected, the energy wave passed over my head and only exploded the innocent tree.

[Oh! Nice!]

Klal, as well as Hairey, seemed surprised by the sight.

‘If my body can keep up, this is easy.’

I couldn’t inflict damage on the guy, but the guy couldn’t harm me either.

“Klal! Hurry to the Ho tribe leader and ask for help!”

I just needed to buy some time while drawing the guy’s attention.

“Ah, okay!”

Klal quickly disappeared into the forest.

‘If I can just hold out a little longer……!’

I looked at the sight and stepped back as if mocking Hairey, looking at the gracefully swaying sword.

“Kuaaaa!”
Hairey followed as if possessed.

“Yeah. Come this way.”

I was going to lure the guy back to the river.

‘I have to fight near the water.’

[That would be better.]

Because he hates water, his actions will be restricted. It was a much more advantageous area to fight the guy.

Before I knew it, Klal had disappeared from sight. Hairey’s full attention was focused only on me.

Taat!

I quickly kicked off the ground and headed for the water. Of course, I didn’t forget to swing the sword in the meantime.

“Keuraaaa!”
Hairey shouted angrily and followed. The guy’s momentum, shooting out energy waves as he chased after me, made sweat form on my spine.

Faaaaa!

I instinctively lowered my head at the sound that made my back hair stand on end.

Pueoooook!

One of the trees in front of me exploded as if to show off.

‘You brute.’

And the water was visible beyond the exploded tree. It wasn’t far away, so I fortunately arrived quickly.

“Yeah. This way! Follow me!”

I stood by the water and looked back at the guy.

Hairey seemed quite angry, stopped, and raised both arms. He was about to shoot out energy waves with both arms again.

‘Not so fast!’

I was about to turn my body to the right while slashing the sword horizontally.

[What’s wrong?]

Oberon’s voice was mixed with doubt.

It was because my feet couldn’t properly step on the ground and staggered.

‘My body……!’

Was it because it had become too fast? I was starting to lose control.

In addition, extreme pain began to rise from the hand holding the sword.

‘Keup!’

I had to face Hairey’s energy wave that was shooting straight at me.