Chapter 48 Battle of the Great Warriors (3)
The analogy of rankings originated from the Valhalla Empire.
Settled at the southernmost tip of the continent, they created their own culture in a barren and closed environment surrounded by tropical jungles.
Valhalla is called the sacred place of warriors. The people of Valhalla risked their lives to go to the afterlife, where blessings are given to those who died fighting honorably.
In particular, the children of the Valhalla Empire had a coming-of-age ceremony to deal with monsters regardless of gender, and in the process, they were quite aggressive enough to rejoice at the fact that they won despite being crippled.
Valhalla.
They always wanted to prove their powerlessness.
It didn’t just end with the fact that they won, but clearly recorded the results and documented who was the strongest.
That was the beginning of the ranking. Even at first, it was a culture unique to Valhalla, but as the Valhalla Empire expanded its influence, ranking spread throughout the continent as a culture.
The ranking was organized by Valhalla.
The rankings were organized with reference to clear evidence, and the Kingdom of Cairo also listed the strongest players up to 100th.
Homer in 49th.
His appearance was, of course, shocking.
‘Barco sent out a wandering swordsman as a great warrior.’
Viscount Lawrence showed a desperate expression.
Wandering Inspector.
Everyone in Cairo is unaware of his fame.
Like Berge, Homer was from an A-class mercenary, but unlike Berge, who had a reputation as a group, he was recognized for his individual strength.
The reason why he was called the Wandering Swordsman was because he enjoyed confronting the strong while wandering all over the kingdom.
Homer, who was a three-star swordsman, built his reputation by fighting numerous duels, and in the process achieved the feat of rising to the 49th place in the rankings.
If his story had ended here.
Viscount Lawrence would not have despaired so much.
Homer recently had a confrontation with a 4-star swordsman called the 30th rank gatekeeper.
He showed the limit of 3 stars by losing in the confrontation, but after the duel, he realized that he had progressed to the next level.
4 star area.
News of Homer hit the kingdom.
Everyone coveted to recruit a 4-star swordsman, and Homer’s value skyrocketed day by day.
such a being
It has now appeared in the Battle of Daejeonsa.
Even if it was Homer of the past, people would have intuitively sensed defeat in his name, but the present Homer was an invincible swordsman with no rival in the Northeast.
It took only an instant for the atmosphere of certainty of victory to cool down.
People unknowingly checked one person’s face at the same time, even though no one told them to do so.
Roman Dmitry.
His expression was curious.
Because Lawrence’s great warrior, who will go against Homer, is virtually dead.
People naturally assumed that Roman Dmitri would raise a white flag and announce his withdrawal from this match.
Roman did not know who Homer was.
but.
Regardless of people’s reactions, I knew that he was a strong man just by facing Homer’s momentum.
‘It’s fun.’
seal.
A laugh came out.
This is why life is unpredictable.
Roman investigated Barco’s activities through the information guild and found out that they hired the Berge Mercenary Corps by borrowing money from the Golden Bank.
That was the information that was revealed to the outside world.
Currently, with Roman’s ability, he could not confirm the 30% power hidden by Barco, and the day of the decisive battle dawned.
And now.
Barco showed more than 30% strength.
No one expected that he would hire a 4-star swordsman even if he spent a huge amount of money to mobilize flares.
‘If I had dealt with the Demonic Cult’s nerds in an information war like this, I’d probably have been blown away without even being able to fight properly. But that doesn’t happen with Barco. Just like the opponents hid their powers, they also couldn’t figure out what kind of existence I am.’
ahead of the war.
Roman was fully prepared.
So that there is no problem even if you meet the strong people described in the book.
In the flames of the oven, he pounded steel countless times and trained himself in place of his lack of information skills.
so that.
Rather, it was fun.
It was an opportunity to fight the strong.
If it was strong enough to make people’s faces pale, it would surely be suitable as a standard for this world.
chuck.
“I am… .”
It was time to introduce myself.
As I was about to move, someone suddenly grabbed Roman’s wrist from behind.
“Please abstain.”
It was Flora.
Like Viscount Lawrence, she knew that she had fallen into a trap as soon as she confirmed Homer’s existence.
“My opponent is Homer, who is ranked 49th. Moreover, he is not just a ranker, but a strong player who is evaluated as having a chance to rise to ranker 30 or higher as he enters the 4-star realm. Do you think you can beat someone like that? This plan is completely wrong. You forced Lawrence’s sacrifice, and now it’s our turn to pay the variable price. So step back I earnestly pray that even if I give up, I will spare my life and that the Knight of Lawrence will win a second victory in the next confrontation.”
Flora.
Her feelings for Roman were complicated.
Although he hated Roman who selfishly only wanted his own gain, he couldn’t let the only person who helped Lawrence die, no matter what the purpose.
This is a fight in which defeat is clear.
Since there is no reason for Homer to spare Roman, Flora hoped that he would realistically choose to abstain.
She is right.
Even if Roman surrendered with a white flag, no one would criticize him because of Homer’s fame.
but.
“I don’t like it.”
broke the hand
Then, as she was about to walk away, Flora exclaimed urgently.
“Then you really die! This is definitely Lawrence’s job. There is no reason for you to risk your life in a fight you can’t win!”
tall.
I stopped walking.
Roman looked at Homer without looking back at Flora.
like.
Attitude as if one were absolute.
From the first time he saw Homer looking down on people, Roman’s desire to win boiled strongly.
“It is my heart. I don’t want to explain it to you, so don’t get in my way from now on.”
spitting words.
I did not confirm what kind of expression Flora would be.
My relationship with her ended here.
Roman moved on.
Faced with Homer, who looked at him with an interesting look, he said differently than people expected.
“I am Roman Dmitry of Lawrence.”
Great War Declaration.
I crossed the river of no return.
* * *
Flutter.
The flag signaled the start of the confrontation.
There was no aggressiveness like the first confrontation.
Homer and Roman both waited for the opponent to move with a calm expression without rushing first.
‘To think that I have to deal with small things like this.’
Homer was not interested in this confrontation.
I heard the rumors of the other party.
At one time, he was ridiculed as Dmitri’s fool, but after subjugating Blood Fang and intervening in this battle, he was evaluated as completely different.
If it had enough destructive power to destroy the flare, it would be possible to know that it was at least a 2-star aura swordsman, but that alone did not attract Homer’s attention.
‘If it weren’t for personal circumstances, I’d challenge Fernando right away.’
Fernando is a 4 star swordsman.
He is a person called the 30th rank gatekeeper.
Homer, who was defeated in the confrontation with him, rose to the level of 4 stars with an incomparable mind.
now.
I got the strength to deal with Fernando.
Homer was preparing for the ranking match right away, but he postponed the work for a while at the request of the mercenary guild he belonged to.
“Homer. I’ve agreed to take a large sum of money in return for going to the Great Warrior battle. We know you’re looking forward to a showdown with Fernando, but please consider our side this time. Your opponent is a family from the outskirts of Lawrence, which doesn’t even have a 3-star swordsman, and it will be a really bland fight that won’t even warm up for you.”
There was no reason to refuse.
Homer did not receive a proper mission after obtaining the A-class mercenary plaque.
He wandered around the kingdom and was busy competing with the strong, and the funds were able to be solved with the consideration of the mercenary guild.
It was give and take.
Homer did what he wanted, and the mercenary group built a reputation through Homer.
Homer, who had reached the level of 4 stars, could not ignore the request of the guild leader.
Really.
It was a boring moment.
The fact that he had to come all the way to the frontier and deal with a guy he didn’t even know his face showed boredom from his expression.
‘Let’s finish quickly.’
I had no desire to do my best.
just enough to get paid.
Homer lightly kicked the ground and swung his sword at his opponent.
sudden!
It was fast.
Obviously, it was ‘light’ by Homer’s standards, but in the eyes of the general public, it was so fast that it could not be compared to Chris and Jansson.
Ranker is a world outside the heavens.
People thought that Roman would not be able to withstand Homer’s attack and would be decapitated in one blow.
however.
Caang!
Blocked the attack.
When Homer immediately stepped forward and launched a linked attack, Roman responded without backing down.
Kang!
Kakakang!
In an instant, they exchanged battles.
Homer thought that a 3-star aura would suffice to subdue his opponent, but even though swords with auras collided, Roman showed no sign of being pushed away.
It was an absurd scene.
Roman’s sword had an aura that was weak enough to be suspected of being an aura, but even that aura was blocking the attack.
‘Look at this.’
It was strange.
unconventional situation.
Interest turned.
I was curious about how Roman manifests his aura, and for the purpose of testing, I raised the 3-star aura to its polarity.
I didn’t run out of power.
It was judged that this level of power would be enough to subdue it.
Kwalung.
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
The inside was seething.
The power of mana raged and the aura exploded from the sword, and the skilled 3-star aura seemed to put an end to Roman.
It was on a different level from Jansson’s aura.
If Jansson was a swordsman who managed to reach the 3-star level, Homer was a being on a completely different level, having worn out from the 3-star level and reaching the 4-star level.
blow.
People rolled their eyes.
I thought that Roman would avoid Homer’s overwhelming presence this time.
That moment.
“hey.”
It was a ferocious voice.
When Homer looked up, Roman looked down at him with cold eyes.
“Try to block it.”
Flash.
The sight was far.
That was Homer’s last memory.
A confrontation with a 4-star swordsman.
Excited.
The blood boiled and Roman thought that he would be able to have a proper confrontation for the first time in a long time.
however.
The reality was different.
Homer was not active in this confrontation and showed a belittling attitude even though he did not grasp the level of his opponent.
‘Is it because I’m easygoing?’
when Chris.
understood.
because of its reputation.
However, recently, I met people who ignored me and took a hasty attitude even though I continued to show a different course from the past.
He was a kind of human that Roman could not understand.
In a situation where they risk their lives in a confrontation, how on earth do they show confidence in themselves when they don’t even know the opponent?
Kim cooled down.
for this confrontation.
I was fully prepared.
He laid the foundation for the Heavenly Demonic Spirituality with the Hwahwashingong, and now he can use the first three seconds of the Heavenly Demon Sword.
It was still not enough.
In a situation where he had not recovered even 10% of his original strength, Roman tried to develop by constantly whipping him.
yourself like that.
Homer was belittled.
He didn’t come here to get people’s recognition.
As a swordsman, he wanted to face off against Homer, and his ultimate goal was revenge against Barco, not the interests of others.
blast furnace.
I changed my mind.
If your opponent is looking at you funny.
There was no reason to drag out the sparring for a long time.
“hey.”
anger.
Raised mana.
It was different from the other way.
Like gentle waves, the mana generated from the inside wrapped around the sword and strongly sucked in mana from the surroundings.
‘Three seconds of the Heavenly Demon Sword.’
The Heavenly Demon Sword has no form.
whoever wields the sword.
It is an irregular attack that cannot be predicted by the opponent, and its power rises in multiples according to the herbivore.
A martial artist who conquered Murim.
I did my best.
If he could withstand this attack, he would acknowledge Homer’s confidence and risk his life to fight.
“Try to block it.”
Flash.
swung the sword
That was it.
Homer didn’t even respond.
Remaining aware that he was about to attack, his sword and body parted at the same time and blood spurted out.
Pooh!
single blow.
Just like when Berge.
Again, the match was decided in an instant.
