The Sword Genius of the Magic Empire - Chapter 30
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A surge of tentacles writhing like grotesque creatures.
The dark blue mana quickly cut through its path.
An alley covered in the darkness of night.
The two attacks collided violently, clashing one after another as they crossed the dark alley.
‘It’s not like he’s an opponent I can’t beat.’
Enoch moved his sword and calmly assessed his opponent.
As expected, the tentacle man was displaying a rather bizarre fighting style.
‘It’s surprisingly difficult.’
Even if you dodge one attack, the second and third tentacles will come in from the blind spot and take advantage of the gap.
This is the black one on this side.
Compared to that, it is a rather unreasonable fighting style.
[─He was quite famous among the magicians of the empire who used to specialize in close combat.]
Now that I’ve experienced it myself, I understand why Omen said that.
Woof.
Beyond Enoch’s vision, where he had just cut off a tentacle, a line of mana was drawn above his head again.
A precursor to an attack felt through the ‘Sense of Mana’.
Enoch reacted immediately.
Kuuuung!
As soon as he flew to the side, a giant tentacle slammed down, destroying the road he had just been standing on.
Pieces of asphalt explode in all directions right before our noses.
Fragments passed by Enoch’s eyes.
For a moment, his eyes narrowed.
-Gap.
Without missing that momentary vulnerability.
He immediately spun the sword in his hand, grabbed it with a counter-force, and slammed the tentacle down into the ground, piercing it through.
Choaaaaah!
Blood spurted from the tentacle pierced by the sword.
But the tentacle man shouted in an even more arrogant manner.
“I got caught!”
The next moment, Enoch realized that his sword, which had pierced the tentacle, was not moving.
Looking closely, the tentacle that had been impaled on the blade was quickly regenerating and was grabbing the blade with the strength of its muscles.
Amazingly fast playback speed.
Wheeeeeeeek─!
Next to Enoch, who had his sword’s freedom taken away.
Another tentacle surged forward quickly.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Enoch used the fixed sword as a support and spun his entire body around.
Binggle.
Raise both legs high in the air like an acrobat. Simultaneously deploy the sword’s mana to each part and fire.
He kicked the tentacle man in the chest with both feet.
Kwaaaaang─!
Type 1: The power of the kick, enhanced by the recoil of the explosive sword, exploded across the bastard’s entire body.
A dull, crushing sound burst out, crushing my eardrums.
In that moment, the tentacle of the thing that had been holding the blade with only the strength of its muscles was torn vertically apart.
The guy who was counterattacked so clearly was thrown violently into the corner of the street and crashed.
Kuuuung!
Part of the building’s outer wall collapsed with a loud noise, and debris and dust rose up as if in an explosion.
-Application of the shape of the sword.
The explosive acceleration that surpasses human limits was possible not only for mobility but also for this type of application.
It must have been quite a shock.
But from inside the dust hole where the guy was stuck, the tentacle man’s surprisingly calm voice could be heard.
“… Is this a physical strengthening magic? Your proficiency is incredible.”
Instead of answering, Enoch swung his sword with one sweep to shake off the blood and flesh of the tentacles that had become attached to it, and glanced back at where the creature had been stuck.
Between the rising dust clouds.
I saw a tentacle man snapping his neck without any problems.
He was grinning creepily.
Perhaps in that brief moment of hitting the wall, the impact was offset by magic or tentacles. The tentacle man slowly got up and continued talking as if he found it amusing.
“But you, why are you acting a little strange?”
The bastard spoke, moving his tentacles once to check that they had regenerated rapidly.
“He’s a wizard who specializes in close combat, but he doesn’t even use the bare minimum of magic to protect his body. He fights solely relying on his pure reaction speed and body vision. Have you ever seen such a crazy person?”
Judging by the way he moves his mouth around and grins uselessly, he probably thinks he has the luxury of being relaxed.
Enoch silently readjusted his sword and observed the rapid regeneration of the creature’s tentacles.
‘The playback is quite fast.’
Even if one tentacle is cut off, the second and third tentacles will respond.
In the meantime, the attacked entity will regenerate and attack us again.
There will never be an end to this.
‘In the end, I have to eliminate all of those tentacles in one blow to target the main body.’
It’s a tricky condition.
But there was no reason why it couldn’t be done.
First of all, open spaces are advantageous to him.
If so─
Enoch began to run to the side, slashing at the tentacles that were beginning to extend again.
At the same time, the tentacle man chased after him with great momentum.
“─Are you running away!”
Enoch runs, dodging and slashing at the tentacles that fly at him one after another, cutting through the air.
His eyes calmly looked around.
‘There’s something I learned from the fight with Lien at the last banquet.’
The narrow combat space limits mobility and range of activity.
Of course, the same goes for the other person.
‘Even with such a large and numerous tentacles, their actions would be simplified in a small space.’
Of course, this one couldn’t create a narrow space using wires like Lien.
‘Then, we can just use terrain features.’
Immediately after making a decision.
Enoch quickly changed direction, slashing at the oncoming tentacles and running out into the open city streets.
Naturally, we ran and entered the alley between the buildings.
A long and complex terrain unfolded before my eyes.
A narrow passageway with numerous obstacles created by old wooden boxes and external fixtures of the building.
However, Enoch, who was running, did not slow down and ran quickly, jumping over the structures and performing acrobatics.
Just lead the opponent in the right direction.
“Where!”
The tentacle man chased after them, shouting proudly.
As expected, the opponent thought they had the momentum and was chasing us with fierce momentum.
Enoch’s eyes narrowed as he glanced at it.
‘Okay, follow me.’
Enoch quickly crossed the narrow passage, dodging the flying tentacles with his body.
The opponent who saw that stretched his tentacles upwards this time.
Whirl!
The creature flew forward, grabbing the outer walls of the buildings lining both sides of the alley with its tentacles.
He ran, grabbing onto the high-rise railings and structures of the building with his tentacles, and he chased after Enoch through the air at a terrifying speed.
The tentacle man quickly closed the distance to behind me.
Kuuuung!
He flew up and landed in front of Enoch.
Then, he immediately used his tentacles to tear off a large iron pipe from the building next door and swung it roughly.
Phew!
A powerful attack that will render you unable to fight if you get hit.
However, Enoch evaded the blow by sliding one leg out while running.
At the same time, he kicks the wall of the alleyway at the same speed he was running at, and rapidly changes direction.
─Scream!
The sword, targeting the bastard’s opening, pierced through the space.
But before the sword could even touch.
Another tentacle flew in from the side.
“… … !”
He abruptly changes the trajectory of his sword and cuts down the tentacle that is aiming at him in return.
But once the offensive stalls, it is fatal.
Other tentacles immediately took the initiative in the attack and swarmed Enoch in succession from all sides.
Enoch quickly leapt into the air and kicked away one of the tentacles flying towards him, gaining some distance.
Percussion─
Enoch landed outside the attack range in an instant.
After seeing that, the tentacle man withdrew his tentacles once and spoke in a leisurely tone.
“I’m sure you’ve realized this by now, but there is a thing called compatibility in battles between wizards, kid.”
As if to show off the difference in strength.
He unfurled all his tentacles.
The thing laughed humorously between the tentacles that were writhing to the point of filling the sky of the alley.
“It looks like the only thing you can do is swordsmanship. You can enhance your movements and reaction speed with magic, but if that’s all you have to show in close combat… you won’t be able to break through this guy who keeps regenerating.”
“Oh, I see.”
Enoch looked at him for a moment with a pitiful look.
It really is a magical empire, as they associate everything with magic.
But the tentacle man paid no attention and continued speaking with his eyes shining in the darkness.
“The outcome has already been decided. However, if you answer honestly, I will spare your life. How did you find out about this place?”
Instead of answering, Enoch raised his sword in front of his eyes and took up his stance again.
The dark blue eyes glowed coldly in the darkness.
“The tongue is as long as a tentacle.”
“Yeah. I thought so.”
The tentacle man’s expression distorted and he swung one of his tentacles as if he was stabbing someone.
The movements of tentacles that threaten life.
Enoch immediately used the boxes piled up in the alley as a stepping stone, raised his leg, and kicked it, launching himself into the air.
Whirl!
In an instant, his body rotated horizontally in the air.
In an instant, a tentacle swept past his back.
Enoch turned around and landed on the giant tentacle that had moved behind him. He quickly rode the tentacle and sprinted towards the thing, swinging his sword.
“No way!”
The tentacle man responded by retrieving the tentacles that Enoch had used as a foothold. At the same time, he built a thick wall with the tentacles.
Kaaaaang!
The sword that Enoch swung failed to penetrate the wall of tentacles and bounced off to the side.
Enoch fell to the ground with the tentacles he had been using as a foothold gone, and rolled over to land.
But the moment he corrected his posture, Enoch was left defenseless against his opponent’s attack.
Immediately the tentacle man laughed fiercely and shouted.
“It’s over!”
With a confident shout, he leapt high into the narrow alley and thrust all his tentacles out simultaneously to ensure a definite finish.
A multitude of tentacles descended upon Enoch.
─But he didn’t know.
There was a reason why Enoch had lured him into this alleyway.
The reason for this was that he intentionally launched an attack that would not work in a narrow space, giving the impression that he had seized the opportunity to win.
‘I got caught.’
As soon as Enoch saw that the thing was attacking with all of its tentacles, he kicked his legs and launched himself.
Taaang!
Mana is instantly released with a single strike from the sword.
In the air, a dark blue sword glowing with Enoch’s mana rotated in a huge diagonal line.
─Bingle
A dark blue trail trailed across the sky, creating a colorful circle.
Type 2 wheel.
A dark blue sun spread across the empty space in the darkness.
A sword of transcendent meaning for dealing with multiple enemies simultaneously.
Three quick spinning slashes instantly slaughtered all the tentacles the man had swung, cutting them into dozens of pieces and sending a spurt of blood everywhere.
“… … !”
At that fleeting moment, Enoch and the man’s gazes crossed in the air.
The man’s eyes were wide open, as if he couldn’t believe what had just happened.
Because his tentacles were so long and numerous, three slashes were enough to cut off numerous parts at once.
The tentacles split into huge pieces and burst apart in all directions, completely tearing themselves away from their masters.
Kuuuung!
The one that lost all of its tentacles in one blow was unable to even land properly and just fell to the ground.
“this…!”
He raised his head and his eyes were filled with astonishment.
Behind him, the severed sections of tentacles were writhing, trying to regenerate quickly.
Damn it.
However, Enoch was already walking slowly towards him with his sword hanging in front of his eyes.
“Did you say there is such a thing as compatibility?”
Enoch stepped on the fallen man’s chest, crushing him, and aimed the tip of his sword at him.
A sword used by the ‘Last Sword Master of the Empire’, who sought to cut down the wizards of the past.
A one-handed sword passed down to him over countless years.
The blade glowed sharply in the darkness.
Enoch slowly raised the sword above his head and added briefly to the man who had fallen to the ground.
“I guess so.”