088. Changcheon Sword Dragon (3)
Flight.
Anyone who was born in this world would have wished at least once to fly across the infinitely wide expanse.
Only creatures born with wings can fly and move freely in the sky.
I longed for it when I was young enough to not even remember that fact.
Of course, I soon realized that it was a dream that would never come true, and quickly abandoned my lingering feelings.
however-.
Currently, I have acquired wings and fly over Tokyo.
It was a skill I had used once in the waiting room of the tower, but the feeling of using it outside was completely different.
Flying in the waiting room was just to see if I could really fly.
The sensation I felt at that time was simply that it was amazing that a lot of mana was consumed and that I could fly without flapping my wings a lot.
But now it’s different.
Flying over Tokyo was so omnipotent that I felt like I was really the ruler of the sky.
To be honest, I would have laughed out loud if it hadn’t been for the buildings collapsing with a roar everywhere.
In fact, I felt the corners of my mouth rise slightly.
“Why are you smiling carelessly after bringing in people as you please…!”
Katherine, who was clinging to him by his left arm, was very angry and said something to me, but I couldn’t help it.
She is a challenger with the ability to suppress Namgoong-hyeok, who is currently rampaging without penalty.
“Laughing is a mistake. It’s amazing that you’re flying in the sky.”
Even if the fight with Namgoong-hyeok started in earnest, he couldn’t come without Catherine.
Because Namgoong-hyeok started to indiscriminately destroy buildings in Shinjuku, there was no time to explain.
Of course, they could have fought Namgung-hyeok while waiting for the collapse, but the goal is not only to kill Namgung-hyuk, but also to protect the city center.
That’s why I can’t wait any longer and I’m flying with my wings straight like this.
She must have noticed that fact too, so unlike before, when she struggled to let go, she was quite calm.
“Really… you’re out of your mind. Apparently there’s a screw missing somewhere. In that situation, where would anyone say they would fly without explanation?”
Of course, the grunting was still there, but I could of course listen to that much.
I responded to Catherine’s words by pouring more mana into my wings and speeding up.
Whoa-!
“…In a situation where the city center was being destroyed, it was impossible to explain and fly.”
“…I know. I just said it, so please don’t answer seriously.”
Catherine said as if she was fed up, then raised her head and glared at me.
“So what are we going to do now?”
“What can I do? I have to go to Namgoonghyuk.”
“That’s not the battle policy.”
“…?”
“no? You left everyone else behind and brought me alone.”
“That’s right, Catherine-san is an indispensable presence in this battle.”
However, she frowned as if she was frustrated, and then let out a deep sigh.
“Currently, only the two of us have made it this far, and the rest are in helicopters.”
“That’s right.”
“Then you and I have to create a gap between the monsters so the powers won’t be activated.”
“Is that why you asked if there is a combat policy?”
Only then did Katherine nod as if she was tired of it, and I immediately lost myself in thought.
As she said, it was because I thought that a minimum combat policy would be necessary.
However…
‘But there really is no such thing as a combat policy.’
I immediately concluded that there was no such thing as a combat policy and that there was no need for such a thing.
because-.
“Catherine said that you can land properly even if you fall in the air.”
How to unleash the strongest attack on Namgoong-hyeok through this flight in the sky.
It was because there was a bar that had already been decided since the time I came out of the helicopter.
“…?”
“That’s enough. There is no need for another combat policy.”
“No, is this human really making fun of me…!!”
“How do you land?”
“…a skill. It’s called the Leap of Innocence, and you’re immune to all damage from falling.”
“That is a really good skill. Nothing to worry about.”
Even though Catherine was angry, when the question was asked at once, she stopped being irritated and answered.
At that, I lowered my head and looked her in the eyes once and smiled wryly.
I couldn’t help but send her a little pity.
From now on, she has to land without anyone’s help in this air.
“Catherine.”
“…?”
“I’m really sorry, but the battle policy has been decided.”
“What is that…”
“I’m going to crash into Namgoong-hyeok with my wings at the same time.”
“What are you talking about!? You could die if you did that!”
“are you okay. You won’t die, but you’ll have a whole body fracture and a few limbs broken.”
It’s not easy to die because there are durability values that have been raised through necromancy.
If only the head or heart is not injured, the situation will not be so serious.
With the Ashen Blood skill, the pain will be blocked and I will be able to recover, so I don’t worry too much.
But Catherine looked at me and opened her mouth in disbelief, dilating her pupils.
“That kind of thing… why is it so…”
“Well. This is the only thing I know how to do.”
Even in a single battle, he could not win unless he risked his life.
In the tower where defeat is death, I could only risk my life in the beginning.
I had to risk my own life and do nonsensical things to survive.
It has continued even while climbing the tower and fighting countless monsters.
But Catherine looked at me as if I were making a innocent sacrifice.
“I’m really out of my mind.”
After spitting out that one word, he looked down with empty eyes.
I didn’t want to say anything to him, so I just said one word.
“See you later.”
In fact, you will understand the situation when you see me alive and come out.
I released Catherine from my left arm and fell to the center where a roar was heard.
Namgoonghyeok is probably right below this as it is the center where the building is currently being demolished.
In an instant, the speed of the fall increased transcendentally, and soon the air resistance began to push the whole body.
It didn’t matter.
「Replenish magic by using the spirit of the dark master.」 「Supplement magic by using the spirit of the dark master…」
「Use the spirit of the dark master to increase magic.
Bo…」
All the remaining spirits obtained from the 10th floor ordeal were replaced with magical powers.
Replenishing all the mana I had scraped right to the bottom, I increased my speed to the limit.
「The special effect of the Pendant of Soft Iron (B), ‘Blessing of Steel’ is activated.」
「The property of absorbing 10% of all physical damage dwells in the skin.」
The property of absorbing physical damage with the Pendant of Soft Iron after a long time activate up to 「
The Vampire Count’s Old Tailcoat
(A-) exclusive effect consumes blood to create a protective film.」
It didn’t stop there, but wrapped around the head with steel wings to protect the brain.
and-.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Then, with a roar that sounded like my eardrums would explode, I crashed to the ground.
***
The Namgung family.
Currently, it is a family with great prosperity so that the five generations are called the best in Moorim.
At the same time, it was a huge force with a swordsman respected by all warriors as the former head of the family.
But…
―I can’t believe it was Dunjae who was born as Sogaju of the Namgung family. what to do with this
Namgung-hyeok, who was born into the prestigious Namgung family, had an unfortunate childhood due to his prestige.
The year he turned six, Namgung-hyeok was scolded by his father for being a dull-jae with no talent.
Dunjae (鈍才).
In an era where the value of a person is determined only by the qualities of martial arts.
The evaluation that Namgung-hyeok heard from his father could only be described as disastrous.
He was weak and, unlike the other children, could not speak properly.
Seeing him like that, Namgung-hyeok’s father despised his son even until he was 10 years old.
―Are these levels blocking the rise of martial arts?
At one time, my father persecuted my mother, asking if this was really his blood.
Whenever that happened, Namgung-hyeok had to crouch down and listen to the argument between his father and mother with empty eyes.
Why is the child who should be active as a late index in a few years now look like this?
Namgung-hyeok’s father persecuted him and treated him harshly every day… but
he never had any qualifications for martial arts and was not inferior to other children.
―Why can’t everyone understand the sound of the sword?
Namgung-hyeok was born with the ability to hear the sound of a sword.
Although the sword doesn’t really speak, it just hears the sound of the sword ringing.
Through that process, Namgung-hyeok was learning martial arts through the sound of the sword.
Where to swing the sword and where to draw the sword to cut the enemy.
Or where to put the sword to let the enemy’s attack flow and lead to a counterattack.
He could figure it all out from the sound the sword made.
Genius.
Even if the sky fell, Namgoong-hyeok had talent from the beginning.
However, Namgoong-hyeok’s talents were useless to his father, who considered martial arts as everything.
―I am not interested in inferior children who cannot even follow the prescribed movements.
At the age of ten, he was branded as an inferior child and regarded as a burden.
―You seem to be pioneering the path of the sword before following the prescribed movements. he is a true genius
Until he ran into his grandfather, who was the former head of the Namgung family and was called the swordsman of the time.
From that moment on, Namgoong-hyeok went from being an inferior child who couldn’t even follow the set movements.
He was raised by his grandfather as a swordsmith with innate qualities that no one could match.
Namgoong-hyeok’s grandfather respected him, saying that learning martial arts was not just following a set diet.
No, to be more precise, it was to respect Namgoong-hyuk’s talent.
His talent itself, which can only be called violent.
The result was simple.
―A swordsman at the age of thirteen… My achievements are higher than when I was young.
Namgung-hyeok came to a sudden realization and at the same time reached the level of a swordsman.
It was an achievement he achieved in just three years after he started learning martial arts in earnest.
In that moment, for the first time, Namgoong-hyeok felt freedom in that moment.
Changchun (蒼天).
The swaying figure of blue black air resembled the flow of the sky and flowed freely.
But even so, it only reached the level where it could injure people with its energy.
Namgung-hyeok was greatly disappointed by that fact, but his grandfather soon turned his disappointment into expectation.
―Martial arts is not a path that exists only to kill humans, but a path to transcendence.
Swordsman told Namgung-hyeok that his sword skills were not just for killing people.
Martial arts is the ability to acquire god-like abilities through endless self-discipline.
He generously told me that the current stage Namgung-hyeok had reached is no different from the beginning of the road.
―Originally, qi is a law that exists in a world too small to be seen with the naked eye.
microscopic world.
After condensing the existence of a world so small that it cannot be observed at all into the body.
It brings it to the observable realm of the macroscopic world and twists the laws of reality.
―The starting point is geomki (劍氣).
Twisting the laws of reality so that even steel could be pierced like tofu was the identity of sword spirit.
It must have been around that time.
「The Tower of Trials selects the suitable people in the Moorim dimension.」
Namgung-hyeok was summoned to the Tower of Trials, which had been rumored to be heard.
He climbed the tower faster than anyone else and finally achieved the feat of climbing to the 20th floor.
It was an unbelievable feat accomplished at the age of only 17 years old… -I
don’t know why there are only such insignificant people in the world.
On the contrary, Namgung-hyeok did not climb the tower and spent a moderate amount of time in a state of boredom.
In the meantime, he realized that there is a fun factor called ‘level intrusion’ in the tower.
From then on, he fought against small-scale challengers who would not cause a riot even if he caused a duel.
In the process, Namgung-hyeok felt the boredom he felt while climbing the tower slowly recover.
Should I say it feels like the blood that has been cooled for a long time is boiling?
Challengers from dimensions that were not properly registered in the Tower were weak.
However, there was learning among them, and Namgung-hyeok became stronger and stronger.
Because of that, Namgung-hyeok did not climb the tower properly and slaughtered only small-level challengers.
As a member of the Moorim League, it was revealed that he was a challenger who belonged to the minor level.
Namgung-hyeok did not hesitate and moved to the minor dimension to fight the challenger and caused bloody coercion.
But this time something was strange.
“….”
Namgoong-hyeok, who was demolishing buildings in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, was bleeding from his mouth.
“Kuluk….”
He was quite shocked by none other than an unknown object that had just fallen from the sky.
The internal organs of the body were considerably damaged, and the inner air flowing through the body was greatly disrupted.
Even in the midst of this, Namgoong-hyeok kept his eyes open as he watched the wreckage of the building he was demolishing.
It just crashed from the sky and slowly recovered from its wing-covered form, and soon became a human.
and-.
A man in an old red tailcoat staggered out of the wreckage.
Soon after, he spat out the blood that was pooling in his mouth and muttered to himself as if he was tired of it.
“…falling from the real sky is something you can’t do twice.”
It was Han Seong-yoon.
