Training (2)
Through the duel with McQueen, he realized that he had actually realized his magnetic domain and reached the level of Aspect, but Lennok was well aware that he still had many shortcomings.
The biggest problem is that too much preparation is required to successfully imprint images on the magnetic realm.
In the battle with McQueen, Lennox raised his physical condition to the limit by doping with over 100 million drugs, took the unfavorable
condition that the opponent activates the area first, and explained his area with his own mouth while manipulating magic through Geas He pushed his abilities to the limit.
Even after pumping up all the abilities he had, it felt like he had used all of Lennok’s abilities now, so it goes without saying how vast the image he chose was.
In a word, the problem arises because the capacity of the images captured is too vast.
He was prepared for the burden as he had brought images of observing and realizing parallel worlds derived from countless diverging points, but in reality, he far exceeded Lennok’s expectations.
If it was difficult to use even in the relatively relaxed battle against McQueen, there is no guarantee that you will be able to use the area in an actual tense battle.
‘Above all, it’s not a problem that can be solved right away.’
Image imprinting is proof that he has risen to the level of an Aspect Wizard, but strictly speaking, it does not mean that he freely handles the magnetic domain.
Even among 7th-level magicians, there are deviations in the development of the realm and the ability to implement basic magic formulas, and now Lennok has just stepped into that state.
In the end, it is clear that it is something that must be overcome through time, effort and research, but… … It’s not like there’s no way.
So, Lennok deliberately planned to refine his strength through combat training with Evelyn and delve deeper into the combat abilities of high-ranking superhumans.
In particular, in the case of Evelyn Marcia, she is the leader of the agent and the most cooperative superhuman to Lennok among the monsters belonging to the city government.
Getting a sense of how to fight against 7th level or higher avant-gardes through sparring with her, who is both a strong body and an excellent archer, was also what Lennok expected from this sparring.
Superhuman level 7 or higher. There are not many opportunities to directly receive feedback from superhumans who are active in the field as much as Evelyn Marcia.
Even more so, sticking together for several days and repeating training and sparring is impossible unless her schedule is empty like this.
In some ways, it was undoubtedly the part where Lennok could expect the greatest harvest from this work.
Evelyn stared at Lennok’s face before opening her mouth.
“You seem to have a lot of worries. Shall I talk first?”
“…Is there anything you want to say?”
“I think I know roughly why you put these conditions on me.”
Evelyn said as she came down the rock and turned to face Lennok.
“Let’s talk under the assumption that you became an Aspect Wizard at the time you killed the boss of the cartel.”
“….”
Should I consider it her consideration for pretending not to know even though she knew it?
Evelyn’s words continued as Lennok laughed.
“Actually, there is no difference between a sorcerer and a mystic. Even though I have definitely reached a higher level, in fact, my body’s power itself doesn’t change much. It’s definitely different from the state of military rank, where combat ability has risen dramatically by learning to change the nature of magical power.”
As she said that, she held out seven fingers to Lennok.
“This is essentially because we define seven stages of self-change that human beings can reach and conclude that they have achieved all the hierarchies the moment they complete their own image. It is for this reason that the seventh stage is called Ascension, but… … It is a very poor classification method.”
“You mean the variance is too big.”
Evelyn pointed at Lennok with her index finger.
“That’s right. You’re a wizard, so you’re quick to understand?”
“…keep listening.”
“Even if they reach the level of the same Aspect, the level difference between the sorcerers placed between them is huge. Whether the mastery of area deployment and the ability of the area are helpful in battle, the ability you have will vary greatly depending on time, age, or physical condition.”
Evelyn said.
“That’s why the 7th level is the stage where the difference in skills is the greatest among the 7 hierarchies. It’s just that the superhumans who have virtually completed the image without any additional classification have been driven to the end… … Well, whatever.”
Hearing that, Lennok thought of Parden McQueen.
He was an Aspect Sorcerer who reached level 7 decades ago and drew his own image, but he had combat abilities similar to that of the Blood Mage Avid Johnsen, except that he knew how to deploy the magnetic realm.
Having settled for a comfortable life for a long time, his aged body and mind could not remember the sensation of a sharp electric wire.
At the last moment, if Lennok hadn’t deliberately cornered him and given him time to take out his realm, he would have died before he could even expand his realm.
“That’s a pretty risky idea.”
said Lennok.
“In a way, it’s like saying that human efforts and achievements don’t mean much.”
Evelyn replied with a faint smile.
“You think no?”
“….”
“Of course, there aren’t many cases where people get rusty after years of stupidity like McQueen did. However, superhumans who have completed the hierarchy also have to accept death someday. If that’s not the case, I have no choice but to abandon humans someday and move on to the next.”
With those words, Evelyn’s eyes slowly began to glow green.
“You must be feeling it to some extent. If you continue to look at the moment when life and death intersect while standing on your own battlefield… … . It’s not that hard to let go of myself.”
“Eveline, you….”
“I’m just wandering around because I’m afraid of not being able to leave any meaning behind the values I’ve cherished, but the answer might be surprisingly close. Or maybe that itself is a wall that I can never get over.”
Lennok hesitated a little, then spoke to her in a slow tone.
“you…Where are you now?”
“….”
she didn’t answer
Instead, he let out a small sigh and vigorously stood up.
“Well, it meant that even someone as strong as me had a lot of worries. So, you have to work harder to become stronger, right?”
The clouds lift and the soft moonlight emerges, bathing the landscape of the meadow.
A bitter smile hung somewhere on her face, visible from the back of her black hair.
“In that sense, asking me to train is a pretty wise decision. You won’t be unlucky enough to die trying to measure your limits. Let’s do it properly starting tomorrow.”
* * *
While heading to the volcanic area, Lennok set aside a time every day with Evelyn to take out their cards and conduct mock training.
In the beginning, the hands, which were confused about how much power to control, rapidly disappear after recognizing that Ibelin’s evasion ability and counterattack ability are on a different level.
The next day, Evelyn did nothing but avoid Lennok’s attack as much as possible.
On the third day, he took out his own equipment and started a counterattack.
“Your magic system is almost perfect.”
Kagagak!!
Evelyn said as she lightly dodged the blade of the wind running across the ground.
“I don’t know who or what kind of vision he inherited, but the number of cards he has and his ability to use them are almost flawless. While thoroughly aiming for mid-range engagements, your plan, which seems to be waiting for the enemy to dig into it at close range in case of emergency, will be seen as a signal to other skilled players to widen their distance.”
“….”
“Then, now you can comfortably chant high-powered magic that requires time and what…That’s how it works. In fact, there aren’t that many fighters who are sophisticated enough to bet on this level of three-pronged choice every second.”
When Lennok didn’t answer, Evelyn continued talking.
In the meantime, an arrow in her left hand cuts through the air without a break, exquisitely peeling off every move Lennok throws.
“Actually, this is due to the fact that your spell casting speed is exceptionally fast, and the patterns are thrown so randomly that it’s hard to read…When I met him in person, it was really unbelievable… … girl!”
Follow me!!
Evelyn, who had been talking for a while, stopped breathing for a moment and raised her magic power.
At that moment, her model disappeared like black smoke in the air, and flashed five times in the air in an instant, appearing in front of Lennok in an instant.
Soon after, the ice crystals that appeared in all the spaces she appeared in exploded, occupying all sides in an instant, and
Lennok grinned as he saw Evelyn sitting in front of him.
“Caught.”
[Congratulations] Roaring
!!
The flames compressed to the limit formed on Lennok’s palms as if they were being crushed.
He swung his hand, which was heated with heat, in front of Ibelin.
With Lennok’s jumbled motor nerves, it’s impossible to properly capture Ibelin, let alone hit it with his bare body.
Evelyn’s motor nerves and fighting sense were impeccable compared to any competitor she had ever faced.
Most amazing of all, the agility I felt when I started training on the first day.
The art of freely changing directions as if weight does not exist even in situations where enormous acceleration is applied to the whole body.
How absurd it is to even do it in the air with no foothold.
Even though you give up on seeing with your eyes and only perceive it with your magic power, you lose track of it as if it disappears from its place moment by moment.
Being able to turn in any direction you want, whenever you want. Lennok knew very well how great and arduous the skill was.
It is not something that can be simply explained by walking or moving.
Her movements as if inertia did not exist. I felt this sense of incongruity during the battle with Antares.
‘This must be the power of the microcosm that exists inside Ibelin.’
It is natural for Lennok to be helplessly pushed back from combat training.
Evelyn Marcia was drawing her microcosm even in close combat as naturally as breathing.
It’s not hard to guess her ability when you think about it along with her archery skills.
An ordinary wizard would not even be able to hit her with magic, and would have her throat pierced without even noticing how she was moving.
But because of that, Lennok had a rough idea of how to deal with this type.
The method of occupying space by spraying firepower in all directions, which was attempted on the first day, is not wrong.
The important thing is to induce a certain direction in Evelyn Marcia’s evasive maneuver so that Lennok can move the way he wants.
Even so, he believed that if Evelyn opened up a way to close the distance at the risk of his own disadvantage, he would surely run towards it.
Right in front of her nose, where even Lennok’s motor nerves could catch her.
However, it did not happen that Lennok’s hand, which had compressed flames, touched Ibelin’s shoulder.
The moment Lennok swung his arm, the flash of light hit Evelyn right in front of her nose and fell between the two of them, creating a huge shockwave.
Aaaaaang!!!
Lennok hit the flash of light that shot down like a shot from under the distant sky, but he couldn’t stop Evelyn from falling backwards using the shockwave as a springboard.
Could it be an outsider attack?
Thinking so, the moment Lennok lowered his head to the ground, he couldn’t stop a bitter smile from forming on his lips.
“…It is unbelievable even after seeing it.”
It was the arrow that Evelyn had been holding just before that had fallen, leaving a flash of light at Lennok’s feet.
Even as she dodges Lennok’s attack and closes the distance towards him, she throws the arrow she was holding between her fingers.
It also accurately calculates the timing for Lennok to counterattack between the two people, sets the point of impact and the point of fall, and covers Lennok’s number with the generated shock wave.
The idea of shooting an arrow with bare hands and inserting it precisely between two people is amazing, but how difficult it is to implement it with bare hands.
It is impossible to guess with such a body and motor nerves.
With this once, Lennok realized the level of archery he had achieved with just one arrow without a bow.
“It is not that difficult.”
Only then did Evelyn get up from her knees and speak.
“I know that you rather want to close the distance, so I’m just going to match that goal and put in an insurance together.”
“If the situation doesn’t work out, will you retrieve the arrows on the spot and continue the attack?”
It doesn’t stop at simply shooting shockwaves. Lennok knew.
If this were really real combat and Evelyn really meant to kill Lennok, she wouldn’t have used the arrow’s shockwave to pull back.
Instead, he must have caught an arrow falling out of the air and aimed it at Lennok’s heart.
Lennok knew very well from his experience that the absurd art was by no means impossible.
“In the end, that’s what matters.”
Evelyn slowly walked up to Lennok and picked up her arrow.
She grinned as she waved an arrowhead in front of Lennok’s eyes.
Even after going through such intense sparring, only the fragrant smell of grass still emanates from her.
“A battle between superhumans who have reached a certain level is, after all, a confrontation with the unknown. A search battle to get the opponent’s hand out and a fight to shake off the money… … And in order to find out how far the trump number is hidden, you have to have a handful of energy left even when you are doing your best.”
“….”
“Well, as a wizard, you should know more thoroughly than I do about this, but…. That is why there is something I can tell you.”
“What do you mean?”
Evelyn’s eyes narrowed calmly.
“You’re too perfect. To be precise, that’s the problem.”
Genius Wizard Who Takes Medicine Chapter 243
