Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 78
[ 78. Great move (2) ]
#78
It seems that something happened. The man who seemed to be in charge pointed his finger across the blocked road and said.
“The Sword Saint Zaifa and his direct subordinates are conducting operations nearby. Wait until the end or go back the other way.”
“Zaifa? Is that the Jaipa I know?”
It was a name that I heard often during my two lives. A swordsman who defeated Nabiroze and became the first swordsman of the Empire. Ronan tilted his head at the word that someone he had never actually seen even in his previous life was dispatched.
‘Is this enough for Zaifa to come?’
No matter how much Wyvern appeared, I didn’t think it was a stage for such a big man to step out directly. Ronan shrugged and asked.
“What is Sword Saint Nari doing blocking the road?”
“I cannot give you any more details. It is for the safety of the citizens, so please cooperate.”
“Ah, stop doing that and tell me a little bit.”
“I can’t.”
A look of nervousness was evident on the man’s face. The rest of the soldiers were also on high alert with their discipline high. After thinking for a while, Ronan licked his lips and turned his head.
“Then I can’t help it. I am suffering.”
“Thank you for your cooperation. Monsters may appear, so take the main road if possible.”
Bullying the military was not to his liking. Asher, who was sitting in the back seat, asked anxiously.
“What now?”
“Should I go back or take a side road? Aerial search can be done anywhere else anyway.”
It was annoying, but there was nothing I could do about it. I was in the middle of looking for a section that I could fall into. Loud shouts erupted from among the crowd.
“You worms who only pay taxes like this! How long are you going to wait!”
“Please keep your voice down as it may lure monsters.”
“Even while I’m lowering it, my stuff is rotting!!”
It was so noisy that at first I thought it was a monster. Ronan turned his head. A fat man was pointing his finger at the soldiers in their faces.
Judging by his line, he appeared to be a merchant. Behind him was a shabby wagon pulled by two grumpy horses.
Seeing the flies swarming everywhere, it must have been carrying something foul-smelling. Ronan laughed.
‘He just sings to be killed.’
Not enough noise, even the stench. It was not enough to be seen as a spy sent by Nebula Clash to lure monsters.
Despite the soldiers’ warnings, the man squealed like a pig. As I was contemplating whether I should take care of my hands, a thunderbolt-like idea flashed in my head.
“Ohh.”
It was absurd, but it was possible. It was an operation to secure the safety of the surroundings in their own way even if they couldn’t find Nebula Clazier. Pulling the reins, Ronan turned to Asher and said.
“Assel. Can you lift a wagon without difficulty?”
“Yes? What are you talking about?”
Suddenly, Ronan jumped off his horse. The merchant was still raging and uttering all sorts of profanities.
“Damn thugs! I can’t believe you guys have parents too! You children of the devil!”
The soldiers’ expressions were gradually contorting. Ronan approached the abandoned wagon.
There was a fishy smell that made me want to vomit. It seemed that he was carrying something like pickled fish. The horses, too, were constantly purring as if they were angry with the stench.
He took advantage of the gap that no one saw and fired slashes all over the wagon. It also included a link between the horse and the carriage. Awesome! The moment the connection was broken, the horses’ eyes widened.
“Pu-hee-hee-hee!”
“uh? uh huh?!”
The two free horses ran out as if they had been waiting for them. The merchant chased after her belly fat, but in vain. The stray horses disappeared into the woods right next to them.
“Hey there my horse runs away! What are you doing not chasing after me!”
“We must keep our seats.”
“Hey guys! Come back!!”
No matter how desperately he shouted, the words did not come back. At that moment, the wagon that had been standing still collapsed. The merchant screamed and ran to the carriage. All the seams and wheels that were fine until yesterday were all broken. The contents had been spilled, and a thicker stench was coming out.
“Why…why did this happen to me…! Oh oh…!”
I couldn’t figure out the cause at all. The desperate merchant sat down on the floor. The wagon that had served him for a living was no more and no less than a stinking pile of wood. Ronan suddenly appeared from behind and stabbed him in the shoulder.
“hey. mister.”
“Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?”
Tears like chicken droppings flowed endlessly from the merchant’s narrow, slit eyes. Ronan said with a kind smile.
“Can I take this worthless piece of junk with me?”
“What what…? trash?”
“Don’t even think about selling it. If we don’t get rid of that anyway, everyone here will die.”
For an instant, the merchant was speechless. Ronan briefly explained what would happen if the pile was left unattended. Just telling them that the Wyvern’s favorite thing is rotten fish was enough to be effective.
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“Listen straight up Asher. Because the smell has to spread far.”
“Yes. Okay… uhhh.”
Off the main road, the two of them crossed a forest sparsely covered with trees. The pile of wood, once a wagon, was following the boys, floating in the air.
The wagon contained fifteen barrels full of pickled herring. After opening all the cans, Ronan sliced off the roof of the wagon.
Thanks to this, every time the horse’s hooves tapped, a murderous fishy smell was spreading through the wind. Asher, who was looking around like a meerkat, screamed.
“Hey! In front of you over there!”
“Keeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”
Ronan looked ahead. A dozen goblins armed with sticks and farm implements were galloping ahead. He sighed and got off his horse.
“Damn it, now even the goblins are attacking.”
It was not even a special individual like Luna or Goblin, it was a normal goblin. Ronan tugged at the hilt. Awesome! Ten heads shot up in the air as his body spun wide.
“Are we really okay…!”
“Don’t be scared, man. You haven’t even killed a few yet.”
Saying so, Ronan’s body was drenched in blood. It was the result of cutting down a good three-digit number of monsters in half a day. Together with the pickled fish, they were no different from a lighthouse luring monsters.
Ronan picked up the head of the goblin that was rolling at his feet. Sure enough, a familiar pattern remained on her forehead, which was as bluish as spinach. It was the imprint of Nebula Klazie, which he had seen in cave giants and ogres.
“They got hit too. Anyway, fuckin’ bastards.”
Ronan’s prediction was correct. It was the work of Nebula Klazier that attracted and excited the monsters. I don’t know why you’re doing this shit again. However, Ronan had no intention of letting their intentions come true.
‘If I kill it, something will come out.’
Ronan knew that the magic would break if the caster was killed or incapacitated. Such was the case with Phrygia and Cirilla. However, there was no way to find a magician right now.
So Ronan was killing all the monsters lured by the smell. Reducing the absolute number would make Irill’s move safer, so it wasn’t a losing trade. Ronan looked up at Asher on the horse and said.
“Pick it up, Asher. I’ll see you…”
That was then. Ronan’s face hardened. Asher tilted his head.
“Ronan?”
Ronan didn’t answer. His gaze stayed higher than Asher on the horse.
The beings flapping their wings against the sun were too gigantic for a bird. One of them was fast approaching. Ronan continued talking without taking his eyes off the air.
“…Assel. Move the wagon over my head.”
“Yes…?”
“You have to hold still. got it. Wyverns have gaps the moment they snatch their prey.”
Asher’s face turned white when he understood the meaning. Before long, a shadow fell beneath the boys’ feet. Ronan put his hand on the hilt. He muttered, raising one corner of his mouth.
“Yeah, now it’s going to take a while.”
I could now recognize the shape. A wyvern with an ocher color was descending with its wings folded. Hearing the roar of the wind, Asher began to cry.
“Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…!”
It was a guy that seemed to be well over 5m long from head to tail. Asher moved the wagon while suppressing the feeling of wanting to faint as much as possible. As Ronan’s figure was covered, the wyvern roared.
“Kyaaaaaagh!”
“Quaaaaagh!”
Asher screamed. Even so, the telekinesis was not released. The moment the wyvern’s claws grabbed the wagon, Ronan swung his sword. The sword protruding from the wreckage of the wagon hit the wyvern’s neck. Awesome! The crescent moon-shaped sword passed as it cut the wyvern’s head in half.
“Queueek!”
“It was good.”
The range was short, but the power was strong. A fountain of blood gushed out. As it was, the crashed Wyvern slammed into the ground, raising dust. At that moment, a scream rang out from the sky again. The two that were with them were descending toward Ronan at the same time. He immediately straightened his posture. Surprise would not work now.
“Kyaaaaa!”
“uh?”
At that time, Ronan’s eyes widened as he stared at the wyverns. A person was riding on the back of one. It was a woman wearing a white robe, but she was desperately trying to stop the Wyvern from descending.
“Why are you doing this all of a sudden?! Wake!”
“Kiaaaagh!”
It seemed that the Wyvern, who had gone back to the fish, committed an unexpected act. Despite her desperate efforts, the Wyvern did not change course.
But that wasn’t what mattered now. On the woman’s shoulder, the familiar sparkle leaked out. Ronan gritted it.
“Nebula Clashe…!”
He must have been one of the masterminds behind this frenzy. At that time, a wyvern without a person on board arrived on top of Ronan’s head. The sight of him falling vertically with his mouth full of teeth wide open was the fear of adventurers.
“Kheaaaaaagh!”
“Move.”
Of course, Ronan didn’t know. He stepped on the body of the wyvern that had fallen earlier and jumped up, brandishing his sword as if to intercept. Dozens of red lines were drawn on the crocodile-like face. Fuck! The head of the wyvern, which had been driven into the ground like a stake, exploded, sending blood and tooth-shattered brains flying in all directions.
“what?!”
Only then did the woman notice Ronan’s presence and turned her head. Ronan swung his sword toward the sky without hesitation. Chew! The sword that flew through the wind hit the Wyvern’s wings. The Wyvern, who came to his senses, screamed.
“Kiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
“Nimi.”
Ronan twitched his lips. His swordsmanship only tore the membrane on his right wing. It seemed that the power was reduced due to the distance. The white-haired woman screamed as if screaming.
“Back off!”
The wyvern hurriedly turned and began to rise. Ronan spat out a curse and grabbed the hilt. Asher, who had been watching, reached out his hand the moment he was about to fire his sword again.
“This invisible hand!”
“Crack?!”
An invisible hand grabbed them. The unbalanced Wyvern stopped in the air. Ronan shouted, clenching his fists.
“Okay Asher! Put it on the floor as it is!”
“Yes!”
Asher swung his fisted hand down. The struggling wyvern began to fall. At that time, the woman in the robe chanted something. Suddenly, the burden of power suddenly increased, and Asher’s body soared into the air.
“Quaaaaaagh!”
“Hey, you bastard, let go!”
Asher let go of his telekinesis. Ronan threw himself and caught the falling Asher. The wyvern carrying the woman was moving away quickly. He shouted,
“Assel, shoot me!”
“What?”
“I’m not going to be able to throw myself at those bastards, and you’ll just have to catch me later!”
Asher’s eyes fluttered, but he didn’t ask. He silently grabbed Ronan with his invisible hand and threw it at the wyvern. A tremendous wind pressure hit Ronan
.
It was a sensation that reminded me of the air battle with Ahayute. The wind was roaring in my ears. The distance was closing in an instant. Ronan, who had narrowly entered the same orbit, calmly grabbed the tail of the wyvern. The woman who turned her head His pupils widened as if
they were going to pop out.
Ronan didn’t answer. Instead, he slammed La Mancha into the thick part of his tail. Kieack! The wyvern screamed in agony and struggled. Ronan pulled the hilt and leaped onto the wyvern’s back. ”
Dog Same year. What an important day today.”
“What are you all…? Why the hell are you like this…!”
The woman who saw the demon-like face stepped back. It was the moment Ronan was about to rush in. A huge shadow fell over their heads. Ronan raised his head. The wyvern, so huge that he mistook the wyverns he had seen for a baby, descended with claws in front. “Damn it.
”
Naturally, the pattern of Nebula Klage was engraved on the chest of the wyvern. It seemed to be the final weapon of this plan. The distance between the
claw and the face was less than 2m. Ronan, who quickly judged the situation, was about to wield the sword A whistling sound resounded, and a huge shadow suddenly appeared in front of them. Ronan’s eyes widened
.
The identity of the shadow was a wear tiger whose body was black. It was bigger than any other beastman I had ever seen. A sword that could have been 5m in length was held in its swollen right arm. ‘Where did it appear?
‘
For an instant, chilling goose bumps ran down Ronan’s back. Mana was not felt from the beastman. It meant that he had jumped this far only with pure leg strength without using magic. A voice filled with despair flowed from the woman’s mouth. “Now, Zai.
” green onion…!”
“what?”
At that moment, the body of the giant wyvern split in half. The blood that burst out like an explosion soaked the sky. At the same time, the wyvern Ronan was riding also fell into three pieces. It started to fall while being entangled.