Genius Salsu of the World to Be Destroyed - Chapter 23
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Episode 23
A week ago, during training.
The father asked Youngsu this question.
“You told me to spread the mana evenly throughout my body, right?”
“Do more. Your left knee is empty.”
“No, that’s not it. Then how do you use attacks that are stronger than normal?”
“What are you curious about?”
“For example, if you want to strike an opponent with your right arm, you need to put more mana into your right arm, right? That way, your right arm will be more powerful. But if you do that, the balance will be lost… … .”
“Do you really think the balance is broken?”
“yes?”
“Give me the knife.”
Yeongsu held his father’s wooden sword in his right hand.
“It’s a common misconception. In order to strike hard with your right arm, you need to concentrate your mana on your right arm. That’s true. However, if you think you need to concentrate your mana ‘only on your right arm,’ then you’re wrong.”
“… … ?”
“look.”
Yeongsu swung his wooden sword at the training block.
wickedness!
The piece of wood was split into two halves as cleanly as if cut with a knife.
The cross-section is so clean that you wouldn’t believe it was cut with a wooden sword.
It was a power that was astonishing no matter when I saw it.
“Did you see it?”
“Yes? Oh, yes.”
“No, you didn’t see it. I just focused mana not only on my right arm, but also on my left leg that was stretched out behind me.”
ah.
“balance……!”
“That’s right. You need to concentrate your mana not only on the part that you’re attacking, but also on the part that’s supporting it on the other side. By balancing it like that, you can perform large movements without exposing your weaknesses.”
Yeongsu spoke while spinning the wooden sword around.
“But you guys aren’t at the level to do that yet.”
“…What if I meet someone who can do that?”
“It’s one of two things. Either you lose in an instant, or you somehow manage to hold on.”
“…So you’re saying you’ll lose in the end?”
“Is holding on the same as losing?”
“yes?”
“Holding in doesn’t mean losing or winning. But if you hold on like a rock, the time will surely come.”
“at the time……?”
“When you can win. When a confused opponent loses his balance. When that time comes… … .”
chin.
Yeongsu said as he placed the wooden sword blade on his father’s shoulder.
“Just grind it.”
Bam!!
Back to the present.
A shock erupted on Kyung-ha’s shoulder.
“Ugh… … !”
The father’s wooden sword struck Gyeong-ha’s left shoulder exactly.
Kyung-ha felt a shock as if the left half of his body was falling off.
“This kid… … !”
Ss …
Kyungha concentrated his mana on his right arm.
And he swung his sword.
At that moment, the father saw.
The tip of Kyungha’s sword trembles slightly.
‘… This is it.’
In order to attack with the right half of the body, you need solid support from the left half of the body.
However, Kyung-ha swung his sword with mana in his right arm without even being able to properly control his left half of his body.
Boohoo!
My parents saw it.
A big, powerful blow.
‘It would hurt if it were true.’
But the attack, which was not properly supported, was quick but very crude.
My father had no intention of enduring such a sloppy attack.
‘… How sloppy, really.’
I never thought I would have such thoughts after seeing Hongryeon.
Thinking about it, the father dug in sharply.
Kyung-ha’s attack was in vain, and the opportunity passed to Bu-hyeong.
“It’s the end.”
Bam!
A sword strike that coolly pierces Kyungha’s waist.
“Ugh… … !”
Kyung-ha just rolled around on the floor.
2 minutes and 25 seconds after the start of the match.
The match is decided.
A match that no one except Youngsoo expected.
The KPA cadets were left with their mouths wide open in shock.
“…Did you win?”
“We won?!”
“Whoaaaa… … !”
Hongryeon’s side was equally shocked.
However, the shock was of a more negative nature.
“You lost… …?”
“how?!”
“To a mere KPA bastard… … ?!”
Professor Hongryeon’s emotions, like those of Go Jong-yeop, went beyond shock and almost reached anger.
“… This is ridiculous. How could those… those kids… …!”
In any case, neither side could easily accept this result.
Because it was a situation that deviated so drastically from common sense.
It is the unshakable common sense that ‘Hongryeon is the strongest, and KPA is a shit bucket.’
But everyone knew.
That it’s only one round.
A temporary change can happen at any time, and now could be that moment.
So, although emotions on both sides were heightened, they did not overflow.
Everyone waited cautiously for the next round.
Was it just KPA’s luck, or did they really surpass Hongryeon?
In this situation where this one line of question weighed on everyone, Youngsoo was the only one who saw through the truth.
‘As expected. Hongryeon’s students are weak.’
They probably just trained themselves to effectively use the mana in their bodies.
There would also be a vision mana training technique for that.
As a result, he would have become so strong that cadets from other academies would not be able to keep up.
The problem was that physical training was neglected.
The body is a vessel that holds mana.
If the container is not large and sturdy enough, it will not be able to hold its contents stably.
And if such a vessel were to contain too much mana, it would inevitably break someday.
Like that guy who fell over there.
‘If things continue like this, I won’t have to worry about the next game, or the game after that.’
But what if, by one chance, the Hongryeon cadets were truly strong men who did not neglect physical training?
In fact, even if that had been the case, the result would likely not have changed.
Because Youngsoo had calculated all the possibilities before starting this fight.
“Okay, then… … .”
Yeongsu glanced at Jongyeop and said.
“Should we proceed with the next round?”
“…Lee Su-ho, come out.”
The student that Jongyeop called was Lee Suho.
He was a man who looked to be in his early twenties.
The weapon was just like Im Gyeong-ha a moment ago.
Now it was KPA’s turn to send players away.
Yeongsu looked around at his students.
This time it was similar to before.
Everyone secretly avoided eye contact.
But one person was different.
This one person alone had realized that his father’s recent victory was no fluke.
Youngsoo called the cadet.
“Kim Myeong-cheol, come out.”
“… … !”
When Youngsoo called Myeongcheol, the students’ eyes widened.
That’s understandable, since Myeong-cheol was the physically weakest of the KPA cadets.
Of course, he was definitely not a student who was weak in intelligence.
Myungcheol’s greatest weapon was ‘intellect’.
If the cadet with the strongest pure fighting prowess was Woo Jun-young, then the cadet with the most intelligence was Kim Myeong-cheol.
Because his basic strategic plan was quite excellent, his ability to read the situation and devise a strategy was excellent.
In fact, it was Myeongcheol who came up with the strategy of breaking and distributing flagpoles during flag training and beating up groups.
But if you ask, ‘Is this kind of intellectual ability suitable for a one-on-one match?’, no one can easily nod their head.
Nevertheless, Yeongsu called Myeongcheol.
Myungcheol asked.
“… Really? I’m leaving?”
“Come out.”
“ha…….”
Knowing that talking more would do no good, Myeong-cheol stepped forward.
The weapon of wisdom is the iron blade.
To put it simply, it was a hammer in the shape of a staff.
Myungcheol put a cloth over the iron bars to prevent his opponent from getting hurt, and then climbed into the ring.
Hongryeon vs KPA.
Lee Su-ho vs. Kim Myeong-cheol.
The duel has begun.
Swish-
Suho didn’t rush forward, but slightly stepped back.
‘Im Kyung-ha, this guy revealed his weaknesses too quickly and too much.’
So this time I tried to take my time and observe the opponent-
Phew.
“uh?”
Taaak!
The game started to flow unexpectedly.
As soon as the duel began, Myeongcheol struck first.
It was the complete opposite of his father, who used to hold out defensively and try to trick his opponents into believing something.
“what……!”
Exactly!
Taaak!!
Mingcheol’s attacks poured in without stopping.
But it was never swung around haphazardly.
A sharp attack that thoroughly exploits only weak points.
Suho’s posture began to crumble little by little.
‘I am weak.’
Myungcheol was objectively aware of his own physical level.
That we are weak, and therefore a long-term war must absolutely be avoided.
So, the strategy was to never give the opponent any leeway and always strike first.
“Ugh… … !”
In the face of the overwhelming attack of Myeongcheol, Suho began to be pushed back.
Of course, each of Myeongcheol’s attacks was not that strong.
If only Suho could regain the upper hand again.
But Myeongcheol never gave him that moment of opportunity to recover.
Because I knew the moment I gave in, it would be my end.
And at that moment.
Bam!
Finally, Myungcheol’s valid strike has come.
“Ugh… … !”
Pubberbug!
Myungcheol’s desperate consecutive strikes were explosive.
Each blow was noticeably weaker than the other.
But his aim was much more accurate than his parents’.
Myungcheol accurately selected and targeted only the most effective hitting points to bring down his opponent.
When strength runs, accuracy runs, when physique runs, brainpower runs.
In this way, the direction of the second match was decided.
puck-
A sharp iron slash that stabs deep into Suho’s abdomen.
Suho’s eyes went blank and he collapsed.
The moment his back touched the ground, the KPA’s victory was confirmed.
“Eu …
“I won… … !”
Second win.
Only then did the KPA cadets begin to notice.
That their victory was by no means a fluke.
Besides, the KPA cadets knew that Myung-cheol was the weakest physically among them.
It was this kind of wisdom that won the victory over Hongryeon.
In other words, a situation where the weakest team has caught a player from a strong team.
Because of that, excitement that was incomparable to before began to burst out.
On the other hand, Hongryeon’s side… … .
“no…….”
“That’s ridiculous… … !”
“Dude, what the hell did those guys do… …!”
It was hopeless.
The appearance of not being able to accept defeat.
The very sight of it was evidence that he was already overwhelmed by the reality of defeat.
And at that moment.
“Whew!”
Myungcheol vomited out his vomit.
It was a backlash of pouring all my energy into winning just this one game.
“…Can I skip training today, Professor?”
“I knew this would happen, so I prepared a potion.”
“Ah, please… … !”
At that time, Youngsoo was forcibly feeding Myeongcheol a potion to restore his health.
Professor Hongryeon and Go Jong-yeop were in a state of unprecedented panic.
‘… Already two losses in a row?’
This match is best of five games.
If they lose just one more game, Hongryeon’s complete defeat is imminent.
‘The moment I lose here, my position in Hongryeon will be shattered… …!’
The subject that Jongyeop is in charge of is basic combat science.
If he were to return to the guild with this defeat intact, the person who would be held most accountable would be Jongyeop.
‘We must avoid complete defeat.’
I had no idea what they were doing, but the KPA cadets were stronger than I expected.
In addition, Im Gyeong-ha and Lee Su-ho, who were sent out earlier, were by no means weak cadets.
But if both of those had lost, it was obvious how the match would proceed.
It shouldn’t have ended like this.
Like this… … .
“ah.”
At that moment, an idea suddenly crossed Jongyeop’s mind.
Jongyeop picked up his phone and made a call to someone.
The other person answered the phone.
“hello.”
“…Come to Area E right now, Ma Hyeon-woo.”
Ma Hyun-woo.
The moment that name came out of Jongyeop’s mouth, the KPA cadets froze.
Because I knew so vividly what kind of guy with that name was.
* * *
Forest of Training, Area G.
This place was quite dangerous for cadets who had not yet transferred to another department to approach.
Because it was a place where medium-sized orcs lived.
Higher intelligence than other orcs, larger than humans, and even the habit of moving in groups.
There were virtually no cadets who could win against these things.
This is because the skills that cadets who had not even completed a military service could use were extremely limited.
In reality, I had to fight with only my physical abilities slightly enhanced by mana, but that couldn’t be easy.
No, the expression “suicidal” would be more appropriate.
But there have always been exceptions in human history.
Those who are called monsters or geniuses.
Those who achieve things that others cannot even imagine, at times and places they could not even imagine.
Ma Hyun-woo was exactly that kind of case.
Knock, knock… … .
Dozens of medium-sized orc corpses strewn everywhere.
And in the middle of it all, a young man stands holding only a spear.
The blood on the tip of the spear was the blood of an orc, and all this killing was done by this one man.
As a cadet who hasn’t even completed his military service.
Just then, the phone in his pocket rang.
“hello.”
“…Come to Area E right now, Ma Hyeon-woo.”
“Yes,” Hyunwoo answered briefly and hung up the phone.