Episode 523: Five Dreams (2)
Lucid of Lucid Dreaming.
Although she had a slender appearance and a polite and elegant manner of speaking, her fighting style was completely different.
It is a bare fist that is thrown without any power or weapon.
Ludger turned his head to avoid the fist aimed at his face.
Even though his attack missed, Lucid didn’t care and took the steps and swung his legs like a whip.
“It’s a more barbaric fighting style than it looks.”
Ludger jumped back and dodged Lucid’s kick.
That action was correct.
The scenery was torn apart as the air exploded along the path of her swinging legs.
‘Is it martial arts? That’s also quite a strong physical ability.’
I couldn’t think of anyone other than Pantos who had a similar level of physical ability.
It was foolish to engage in close combat with a guy like this.
Ludger planned to widen the distance as much as possible and compete from a distance.
[Do you think we should leave it that way?]
Taat.
Lucid quickly caught up with Ludger with one light stomp.
It is the leg strength that produces a powerful kick.
The leap forward using its leg strength was so fast that it could be said to leap through space.
But Ludger wasn’t unexpected.
Even if he were in the same position, he would have maintained close combat by keeping the distance as much as possible.
Rather, it was Ludger’s aim that made them rush towards this direction.
Small techniques were implemented behind Ludger’s back.
The magic formula created by [Source Code] literally unleashed dozens of magic spells in the blink of an eye.
Although the power of each individual was not strong, the large number was enough to neutralize an individual at once.
‘But I won’t fall over like this.’
It is one of the five clans of Nirva.
These attacks were merely a starting point to bide time for the next one.
Will you respond by evading or counterattacking?
Whatever it was, Ludger was thinking about how to respond accordingly.
Lucid shook Ludger’s thoughts to their core.
Bubble bubbling!
Lucid crossed his arms and broke through Ludger’s magic with his bare body.
‘It’s not evasion or defense, it’s just coming in while being hit?’
Even if the power of magic was weak, it had sufficient killing power and, above all, there were many of them.
Coming in while filling it with your body was an act that clearly went beyond common sense.
Lucid’s body, which came out of the magic shower, was fine except for the stab wounds.
[That method doesn’t work.]
Lucid, who had come within a stone’s throw of Ludger, lifted his right leg up.
Before the long outstretched leg struck the top of Ludger’s head, a defensive spell was spread over Ludger’s head.
As many as five layers.
Kwazijijik!
Lucid’s slash split the defensive magic like a tile and struck Ludger’s body.
Ludger’s body crashed to the ground, creating a cloud of dust.
“older brother!”
Hans, who watched the scene while retreating, shouted.
Lucid landed as lightly as a feather on the ground and stared at the dust cloud.
───!!!
At that moment, a beam of light shot out like a flash from inside the dust cloud.
An attack created with light magic.
Its speed could be said to be the fastest among all magical elements.
Moreover, since even the foreshadowing was obscured by the smoke, there was no way the other person would be able to see and react.
[It doesn’t work.]
Lucid took a step to the side and slightly tilted his head.
It was a simple movement, but with just that, all the beams of light aimed at her vital points missed by a single sheet of paper.
For a moment, Hans and Sedina Seridan were surprised by the unbelievable sight.
The dust cloud split apart, and Ludger jumped out of it and rushed at Lucid.
Ludger, whose entire body was covered in black shadow, swung his sword stick with his eyes glowing menacingly beneath his crow mask.
After taking his stance, Lucid struck the side blade of the swinging sword stick with his hand blade at just the right time.
Whoops!
The sword stick was not broken, but the blade was sharply bent to the side.
Lucid naturally took one more step and applied power to Ludger’s solar plexus.
It was a simple movement, but if it had the power to distort space and tear the atmosphere, it would be a different story.
Ludger clenched his fist with his shadowy hand.
Coo!
Ludger’s legs were dug into the ground up to his ankles, and the ground behind him was cracked like a rice field in a drought.
But Ludger did not fall.
Rather, he was holding Lucid’s fist properly and holding on to its strength.
[It’s pretty good. Did your physical abilities increase dramatically with the shadow you wore?]
“So, are you even seeing the future?”
Ludger recalled the movements Lucid showed in his lucid dream a little while ago.
It was a light magic that he fired at a speed that was almost like a surprise attack.
Lucid dodged it so easily.
It wasn’t because the reaction speed was good.
‘I knew it was coming’ would be a more appropriate expression.
Since I knew where and by what means they would target, I easily avoided it.
[Sorry, but that’s not my skill.]
“Okay. It was called lucid dreaming. “It’s not a complete future poem, but rather it seems to have become ‘aware’ of what I’m aiming for.”
Lucid didn’t answer, but Ludger knew that was the right answer.
Lucid in lucid dreaming.
Her real threat was neither this strangely powerful physical ability nor the martial arts that backed her up.
Full awareness.
What skills the opponent will use, where they will aim, and how they will respond.
She was ‘aware’ of everything.
That was the reason why I went through the magic shower that Ludger shot out a little while ago with my bare body.
Ludger thought she would choose one of two options: evade or defend, and prepared a plan accordingly.
However, Lucid thwarted Ludger’s plan by choosing the ‘third option’.
I knew what this side was trying to do, so I took advantage of that loophole.
“It’s not a complete future poem, but you can feel what I’m trying to do. “Awareness of others is your power, right?”
[That’s amazing.]
Lucid was honestly impressed.
There probably wasn’t enough time to properly explore his abilities, but Ludger clearly knew the characteristics of this side.
Normally, even if you were caught in a panic or barely survived, you wouldn’t have noticed at all.
“If one of the five clans is like this, the other four must have similar characteristics to you.”
[What difference does that make?]
“No. “Nothing changes.”
The shadow on Ludger’s body burned like a flame.
“I mean, you lose.”
[Oops.]
Lucid’s characteristics were activated again.
Realizing what Ludger was trying to do, she lifted her leg and stepped on the ground.
A huge shock wave exploded at close range along with a thud.
There was a strong wind that tore even the rocks apart, but Ludger instead took a step forward.
“Did you think something would happen if we fought in close combat?”
A black shadowy hand protruded from Ludger’s shoulders.
What resembled the hand of a gigantic beast fell onto the top of Lucid’s head with its clasped hands.
Lucid’s characteristic was activated.
The moment she raised both hands to block it, she saw thorns rising from the shadows beneath her feet.
If so, just step away.
Lucid tried to step back, but Ludger chased after him.
It was the complete opposite of what it was just a moment ago.
Every time Lucid stepped on the ground, sharp thorns erupted from her shadow.
Frantic attacks that unfold simultaneously with awareness.
Lucid continued to avoid it with his superhuman reflexes.
“You’re good at avoiding it. “Then let’s see if we can avoid this too.”
A ray of light erupted from Ludger’s back.
Sharp beams of light, like countless spears extending in all directions, shot towards Lucid in a graceful curve.
This cannot be avoided.
Lucid, who realized this, blocked or swatted away the incoming beam of light with both hands.
However, because there were so many and the speed was so fast, it was impossible to kill them all.
In the end, I trusted my strong body and just got over the non-vital areas.
Although intense pain shot through every part of his body, Lucid’s expression did not distort.
Rather, there was a smile on her face, as if she was enjoying this situation.
“I’m going to turn.”
A fighting maniac who enjoys pain and fighting.
Personally, this was the most difficult type to deal with.
These guys never fight in a standard way, so the longer the battle goes on, the more they fall into the mud.
Ludger had no intention of going into the quagmire together.
His fighting method is completely one-way, targeting and exploiting the opponent’s weaknesses.
Ludger had no intention of letting this situation go by as he took the lead.
Faster and more frantic.
Inside the mask, eye light exploded and magic appeared.
Baaaaang!
A ship made of ice fell from the sky with a huge whistle sound.
[Shallow Sea Ice Breaker], a 6th tier magic corporation, was developed not through magical power but through pure imagination.
The choice Lucid made after seeing that was very simple.
He punched the giant ice ship in reverse.
Dangranggeocheol.
It meant that the mantis was fighting against the cart, and that it was attacking an opponent with great power without even knowing what to do.
But what if that mantis really destroys the cart?
At that time, the meaning becomes completely different.
The shallow-water icebreaker shattered into hundreds of ice pieces.
Lucid’s unharmed figure was visible among the fluttering sparkling ice pieces.
She soared high, stepping on broken debris.
Lucid floated in the sky and looked down at Ludger.
A red eyepatch worn over one eye.
A pink flame was burning inside.
When Lucid raised his fist, pink energy gathered above it like a swirl.
[Do you know it’s a dream?]
“This is my first time hearing it.”
[It’s like this.]
Lucid punched out.
The pink swirl that formed on the fist shot out like a dragon fist and struck Ludger with its mouth.
I don’t know what dreaming is, but I think I know it’s a type of mana that exists in Dreamland.
Ludger engraved the magic formula.
Rather than drawing the magic spell quickly with magic thread, it is created all at once as if it were printed from a factory mold.
A different method from regular magic.
It was a magic technique that existed in the unconscious and memory that was realized all at once with imagination.
6th tier rock magic.
[Jincheon Seokamgyeong]
The ground shook and a huge whale made of rock rose up.
The whale collided with the Dragon Fist wind launched by Lucid and disappeared as if canceling each other out.
[Not yet.]
Lucid’s arms and legs were enveloped in pink flames as if the Dragon Fist blast he had made a moment ago was merely a greeting.
Grumble!
The flames around his legs flared up, and Lucid’s body shot out like a rocket.
Not only did it shoot out the power called dream, it exploded and used it to accelerate the body.
“Elementium Ex Machina.”
Steel cubes were created around Ludger.
The cubes combined and coalesced in the air, creating a huge cone-shaped shield.
At this point, it was more like a giant horseback lance than a shield.
Immediately afterwards, Lucid’s fist, filled with pink flames, collided with the cone shield.
Pow—!!!
Contrary to expectations that there would be a battle of strength, Lucid pierced the shield very easily.
The round, open section became red-hot and melted into molten iron.
Lucid squeezed through the gap.
The other fist was thrown towards Ludger without slowing down.
[That’s it. It was a fun fight.]
It was something worthy of praise for allowing a human to even use his dream.
If it weren’t for Nirva’s orders, I would have enjoyed this fight a little longer.
The moment when you put aside your regrets and try to pierce Ludger’s heart.
chin!
Ludger’s hand grabbed Lucid’s fist.
[What…]
An emotion of surprise appeared for the first time on Lucid’s expressionless face.
This wasn’t the first time Ludger had blocked his own punch, but blocking a fist wrapped in dreams was a different story.
The black shadow that Ludger wore had to be torn apart.
At least that’s what she ‘realized’.
“It’s like a dream.”
Ludger’s hand holding Lucid’s hand.
Above it, black flames were spinning like a whirlpool.
It was similar to the dream type handled by Lucid.
“This is how it was done.”
Lucid, who met Ludger’s eyes, trembled.
[How can a dream… It can’t be used as simple enlightenment.]
“It sounds strange.”
Ludger’s eyes were curved like crescent moons behind his mask.
“Didn’t you show me? It’s easy to follow.”
