The 9Th Class Swordmaster: Blade Of Truth [EN]: Chapter 450

269. The Third Disaster (4)

“……Another way?”

Serga looked down at Anchar below at Khalil’s words. She was still holding Rice with druidic magic, but she felt like she was gradually reaching her limit.

“Hmm.”

From his point of view, it seemed that Anchar alone would not be able to stop the Third Disaster.

“Honestly, it’s strange that a wildling has the power of a sacred beast… If you think you can do something with that power, I’m against it.”

“Did you notice the verdure [a vibrant green energy or essence associated with nature and life]?”

Khalil asked, slightly twitching his lips as if surprised.

“Khalil, you spoke lightly of the library’s bookshelves, but they contain countless experiences. The wildlings’ spirits are animals that have been spiritualized since the ancient mythological era. But none of them have the power of light.”

Serga pointed to Anchar.

“Apart from the spirits, the only animal with the power of light is Alkar, one of the three sacred beasts called the Three Phases. The fact that a druid who can accept the spirits of animals uses the power of light means that she is using the power of verdure.”

He shrugged.

“However, I don’t know why a sacred beast, known to be extinct, is alive and with her.”

“It’s simple. I gave it to her.”

“…….”

At Khalil’s words, Serga nodded as if he was not surprised anymore.

“I know that Deril Harian is by Khalil’s side… It seems that the Golden Cross Society has succeeded in reviving the sacred beast.”

“Hmm, you knew that much?”

“They once came to me to recruit me into the Cross Society. At the time, I thought it was a ridiculous goal… I think I underestimated them too much.”

“Yes, you underestimated them. Deril is also one who has risen to the ranks of Archmage. Just because you stepped into the realm a little earlier doesn’t mean you’ll awaken more.”

“That is correct.”

“Of course, you don’t think so in your heart, do you? I’m someone who has even learned dragon magic. How can I think I’m the same as them?”

Serga looked embarrassed.

“Khalil, you continue to put me to the test. I am still grateful that Miliana sent me the three dragons. Thanks to that, I was able to see a realm that I could not reach.”

“A mage who has mastered all the attribute magic of the three dragons.”

“…….”

“Certainly, you are a great mage enough to be remembered in history. But, you see.”

Khalil looked at him and gave a strange smile.

“Mikhail and Serica Loren.”

“Yes?”

“You have only reached the realm through learning so far. Others have opened the door for you, but you have never broken down the wall yourself. You better be careful. You might be caught up by them.”

However, despite Khalil’s warning, Serga still had a calm expression. His magic was still unshaken, like a calm lake.

“And to Anchar too.”

Unlike the previous two, the moment the wildling’s name was heard, Serga’s magic wavered slightly for the first time.

* * *

‘A little more…….’

Anchar mustered all her magic to cast the druid’s spell.

The bugs that were surrounding the Silver Wing Fleet continued to flock around her, and countless bugs burned as Ganes and Aidan’s lightning poured from the sky.

“Damn it, this will never end!”

Juke Di Hold focused his body transformation technique on his eyeballs. Although it was different from the Mangekyō [a powerful visual technique from the Naruto anime/manga series], it was also a secret technique that could push his dynamic visual acuity to the limit.

But even so, it was difficult for her to keep up with even ordinary bugs, let alone the variants.

“Haaah!!!”

With Aidan’s cry, his entire body turned bright yellow. The closer he got to his magic blood, the whiter the yellow light became, which was proof that he had reached the highest point of electricity he could emit.

Skaang-!!

His dagger moved quickly back and forth. The blade of the dagger cut through countless bugs, but as time passed, his expression hardened.

Wooddeuk……!

The sound of his shoulder twisting was heard. He was using magic transformation to draw out more magic than a Sword Master.

The magic that the magic blood could not handle would eventually eat away at the body. No matter how flexible and physically capable he was, it was difficult to sustain power beyond his limits for a long time.

“Where the hell is it……!”

It was an amazing feat to be able to precisely cut ordinary bugs with a sword, but it was not enough.

Because what he was looking for was the only body in a swarm of millions of bugs.

‘If only I was a little…… faster.’

Ironically, there was another person thinking about speed at this moment.

The druid’s spell that Anchar was using was to pour magic in all directions like a thin thread to control the bugs.

She, who had become able to control magic more precisely by the power of Alkar, naturally wanted to find the main body with that thin magic.

But her magic thread also could not find Rice. That’s why, like Aidan, she wanted to be able to move her magic control faster and more precisely, rather than her body.

“Aidan!!”

It was then.

Aidan hurriedly turned his head at the voice calling him as he ran back and forth.

“I will give you my magic. Lightning is faster than the wind, so my power will surely allow you to reach a speed one step higher than you are now! Find him!!”

It was Ganes Abellant.

His magic as a Sword Master was 4th class. He certainly had more magic than him, who had risen to the ranks of 4th class by using magic transformation.

“But you have already used your magic. If you give me your magic, it will be exhausted in an instant.”

“It’s meaningless to catch the small fries. Anchar’s magic is not infinite either, so it won’t end unless you catch the main body.”

Kukung-!!

Ganes seemed determined.

“Use me.”

Because the only thing he, who was just a hero of the past, could do for them who would move forward was to act as a stepping stone.

“Tsk… I’ve become a ridiculous sight.”

Aidan muttered with a dissatisfied expression, having confidently stepped forward but lost in his only pride, speed.

Kkwak-!!

Ganes reached out his hand.

Aidan, who was sprinting while stepping on the air, grabbed his hand as it was.

Kwaddeudeudeudeudeuk……!!!

Kwaga gagak……!!

Then, heavy and hot magic flowed from his hand into Aidan.

‘This is the magic of a Sword Master…….’

Aidan was not a complete Sword Master if strictly speaking. He was only able to use 4th class for a short time with magic transformation, and he was using super-advanced techniques to surpass the speed of a Sword Master and solve the fight advantageously.

Feeling the pure magic of a Sword Master for the first time, he widened his eyes for a moment.

Spot-

It was a coincidence, but perhaps it was luck.

He was able to contain the magic of a Sword Master of lightning attribute, not other Sword Masters, in his body.

Thanks to this, Ganes’ magic mixed with Aidan’s magic and produced a greater effect.

Tung-! Tung-! Tuwoong-!!

Every time Aidan stepped on the air, he felt like time had stopped.

The bugs that were so fast that he couldn’t follow them with his eyes were so clearly standing still around him without moving.

But he realized that the reason was not that time had stopped or that the monsters were standing still.

It was because he was fast.

He had never experienced this realm even with the realm of super-advanced techniques, so he was amazed, but he couldn’t just admire this sight.

‘Where is it?’

His eyes moved quickly.

‘That’s it!!’

He saw a bug shining with a different silver light than before. Aidan stepped on the air with all his might.

Paang-!!

As the air burst out, he flew quickly towards the guy. The swarm of bugs was still standing still as if time had stopped, and they bounced off his cheeks.

Buuuuuung-!!

Aidan’s sword moved.

“……!!!”

But it was then.

In the scene where time seemed to have stopped, the guy moved just before Aidan’s sword cut Rice, as if breaking a mirror and popping out.

A movement that surpassed his speed.

Even with the magic of two Sword Masters combined, the corruption did not easily die.

Buuuuuuuung—!!!

Aidan’s sword narrowly missed Rice by a hair’s breadth and split the air.

“Damn it!!!!!”

He unknowingly spat out profanity. At the same time, his magic was released, and the bugs that had been moving slowly as if time had stopped began to fly at invisible speeds in an instant.

‘I missed.’

Anchar was watching all of that.

No, to be precise, it should be said that she was feeling everything. Druids do not see things with their eyes, but feel the things themselves.

Surprisingly, at that moment, her hind legs, which had been shaped and synchronized with the verdure, moved.

Skaang-!!!

Like a deer leaping, her two legs leaped at a crazy speed and flew towards one place.

“Kyaak!!”

She screamed as if she couldn’t control the speed despite it being her own body.

It was then.

“……!!”

“……!!!”

Before anyone could stop her, Alkar popped out of her body. Anchar couldn’t help but be surprised because she had never had a spirit contract forcibly broken before.

The verdure that popped out of her body chased after Rice at an incredible speed, as if light was being shot out.

Tung-! Tung-! Tuwoong-!!

Every time the deer’s hind legs moved, the air exploded as if bursting from under its feet.

[Purururu!!!]

Unlike before, Rice tried to run away like crazy the moment he saw the verdure. But surprisingly, Alkar nonchalantly swallowed the corruption.

“Hul…….”

“What is this…….”

Aidan and Anchar looked at each other with dumbfounded faces.

Hwareureureureuk……!!!

Hwaaaak!!

The bugs that had been filling the surroundings of the Silver Wing Fleet disappeared in an instant as they turned to ashes when Rice’s main body disappeared.

“Disappointing. In the end, it was this little deer that caught Rice.”

“Lord!!”

Aidan hurriedly knelt down when he heard Khalil’s voice. Alkar, who had come down from the sky, rubbed his head against Khalil’s side.

“……Did we stop the disaster?”

Anchar looked at Khalil with an exhausted look and asked.

Not only was the contract suddenly terminated, but using the sacred beast itself was a burden even for her.

“No. The Night of the Crimson Moon is just the beginning. The guy Alkar ate is just one of the Rices that will sweep the continent.”

“We failed.”

“If you only look at you guys, that’s right.”

“Myuu-”

Khalil lightly stroked Alkar’s head. Anchar bit her lip slightly as she watched the scene.

“I have one question to ask.”

“What is it?”

Anchar looked at Aidan.

He simply tilted his head, not knowing the meaning of her gaze.

And that was the same for Khalil.

“I smell lightning from that person.”

“Here we go again.”

Aidan, who had been slightly nervous when he was named, let out a low sigh at Anchar’s words.

“We were fighting together until just now, so it would be stranger if you didn’t notice.”

“That’s because the attribute of my magic is lightning. You’re stating the obvious.”

“……I wouldn’t say something so obvious. What I’m saying is that I smell lightning from something other than your attribute. Like a pungent and stuffy scent that you can only smell in the Great Forest just before it rains.”

Khalil chuckled at her words.

“Certainly a wildling. I felt something similar when I went to the Great Forest.”

He shone his eyes.

“You’re talking about Thunder Lord Kungen.”

Anchar slowly nodded.

“Aidan. Show her your sword. It will be the answer.”

At Khalil’s command, Aidan showed the two swords he was using.

It was Thunder Strike and Thunder Flash.

“Lightning doesn’t simply mean the lightning attribute, but the smell is different… The wildling’s sense of smell is not something to be ignored.”

Aidan looked at her with a curious look.

“This sword is one of the only five Blader’s weapons made in the Magic Era. It is certainly known to contain the power of Thunder Lord.”

“…….”

But for some reason, Anchar’s expression hardened when she saw the twin swords.

“Fake.”

“……Yes?”

“It’s embarrassing to even say that the power of Thunder Lord is contained in something like this.”

“Wh-what are you saying? Fake? Are you talking about the weapons that the Lord gave me like that?”

Aidan couldn’t hide his embarrassment at her harsh words. He had been polite until now, but his attitude changed as coldly as ever when it came to matters involving Khalil.

Anchar took her eyes off the twin swords and looked at Khalil.

“There is a way to stop Rice.”

“Really?”

Khalil turned his head slightly at her words.

“Am I right? She will definitely find a new way.”

Serga looked slightly embarrassed when he saw his eyes.

“I won’t fail next time.”

“Shall we hear the method?”

“You just need to be faster than him.”

“You? Even with Alkar’s power, that would be impossible.”

“Not me, but that person.”

Anchar pointed to Aidan.

“Me?”

Leaving him bewildered, she looked at Khalil.

“Please contact my father.”

She said in a firm voice as if she had made up her mind.

“Ask him to bring the wildling’s sacred object here.”