Chapter 434 – Promotion Battle (4)
Everyone who was looking down on the sparring grounds as an observer felt it.
“… “I will start the promotion exam now.”
Kim Do-jin and Kim Tae-yang.
The promotion exam began with bad feelings toward each other.
“How do you think it will go?”
“What… , I think it’s obvious to some extent. “Isn’t this a fight between a wizard who needs distance and a melee dealer who needs to close the distance?”
One observer’s remarks represented the thoughts of everyone gathered here.
It’s obvious, but it can’t be helped.
Because they are wizards and warriors.
No matter how skilled a wizard is, it takes some time to cast magic.
And a warrior skilled in close combat must desperately close the distance to prevent this.
Therefore, when a wizard and a warrior fight one-on-one at a low level, the warrior’s win rate is much higher.
Unlike warriors who can simply narrow the distance and attack, magicians who lack skill do not have a variety of ways to separate warriors who are clinging to them.
“It just so happens that Hunter Kim Taeyang is moving.”
As soon as an observer speaks, Kim Tae-yang kicks the ground.
The fight between a wizard and a warrior who has reached a certain level is divided into a complex battle of numbers.
How many different techniques can you use to effectively block the warrior’s access?
How well does a warrior destroy that number?
After such a battle of moves, the side that lands on the number they prepared first loses.
That’s why everyone focused their attention on Kim Do-jin.
“I guess the key is how many different moves Hunter Kim Do-jin has prepared.”
“Maybe so.”
Kim Tae-yang hits the ground and quickly closes the distance.
The speed is so incredible that an afterimage remains in the original location.
He literally closes his eyes and opens them before he reaches in front of the opponent and throws a fist.
Kim Do-jin’s choice to face this was defense.
「Fist Potato.」
The floor of the sparring room rises in the shape of a fist to strike the opponent’s chin, blocking the opponent.
A magic that blocks attacks and at the same time inflicts mental attacks with a gesture that resembles throwing a fist at the opponent.
“Ugh-!”
The blow, delivered with a spirit that resounds throughout the sparring hall, turns the rock into fine powder.
Everyone is amazed by this.
“As expected, Hunter Kim Taeyang’s strength and characteristics are unrivaled.”
This was due to his high level of strength and his well-known rare traits.
The name of his characteristic is ‘crushing.’
As the name suggests, it turns everything it touches into powder.
Steel and humans are no exception, not to mention the rocks that were scattered into powder just moments ago.
Because of his incredible destructive power, Taeyang Kim always has the upper hand in battles with his opponents even if he does nothing.
One hit, one hit kills.
This is because everyone knows that evasion is a hundred or a thousand times better than defense, so actions are limited accordingly.
“Now, second Gand!”
Kim Tae-yang’s second blow lands.
Kim Do-jin raises the ground once again to block the opponent’s attack.
Stone dust flutters again.
As the same attacks and defenses continue, sadness appears on the faces of those watching Kim Do-jin.
“Well… , I think my body has stiffened.”
“Tsk, tsk, it’s not unreasonable to do that. “This will be my first time being attacked by Hunter Kim Taeyang.”
“If this continues, the game will end quickly.”
“There might be another uproar.”
Most people thought so.
Kim Do-jin’s nervous body froze in front of Kim Tae-yang’s enormous destructive power.
But some thought differently.
“I don’t think it’s frozen…”
Their argument that they think so is none other than Kim Do-jin’s expression.
Contrary to the fact that he appears to be busy blocking the action, his expression is extremely calm.
It’s as if he’s confident that the opponent’s attack will never reach me.
That expression gave rise to an absurd assumption.
“… “Maybe they don’t move because they think there’s no reason to avoid it.”
“…”
“…”
Dozens of attacks have already been launched.
However, Kim Do-jin did not allow a single shot and did not take a single step back.
At this time, someone asked Han Ju-hee, who was sitting in the audience and looking down at the sparring hall with a harsh gaze.
“I… “What do you think about Hunter Han Joo-hee?”
“… Well.”
A random question.
Normally, she would have been able to ignore it, but perhaps because she had become tolerant after seeing such an unbelievable sight before her eyes, she told everyone about her feelings.
“It seems to me… “It looks like Hunter Dojin Kim is conducting an experiment.”
“Yeah… ? “Oh, you mean an experiment?”
A man asks in surprise.
In response, Han Ju-hee continued by pointing with her index finger to the ground that he was constantly raising.
“That magic that blocks Hunter Kim Taeyang’s fist… , It’s getting stronger.”
Everyone who heard those words turned to the magic that Kim Do-jin had unleashed.
Every time I block my fist, it turns into powder and scatters helplessly.
At first glance, it seemed like nothing had changed, but those who observed closely began to notice one by one.
The speed at which the rock breaks from Kim Tae-yang’s fist is gradually slowing down.
* * *
Earth magic.
As the name suggests, it refers to magic that uses earth attribute magic.
And the earth wizards of this era, commonly called land magicians, are on the verge of extinction.
The reason is simple.
This is because it has no advantages compared to other magic.
You crush your opponent by throwing a rock the size of a house?
Ice magic is also possible.
It can even freeze the opponent, making it much more versatile.
The advanced magic called the flower of earth magic, petrification?
Before you learn that, you will be killed in the lower and middle levels.
Even the earth magic flower and petrification magic they call for wastes so much mana that the reality is that they can’t even be used for a few shots.
Thanks to this, land wizards who handle earth magic are not treated very well even though they are wizards.
If it’s disappointing, they’ll take it, but if there’s a choice, it’s almost unconditionally excluded.
I heard that because of this phenomenon of avoidance, there is a tendency to ignore even though my main attribute is the earth attribute.
What did they say?
Was it an anti-territory phenomenon?
As this phenomenon arises, earth magic is gradually losing its place.
If so, let’s take a look back here.
Is earth magic really useless?
“That’s not true.”
“What are you muttering to yourself, you bastard!”
Kwasik!
Just one thing.
Earth magic also has its merits.
That is, the casting speed is fast.
Other magic begins with creating water, fire, and ice through magical power.
However, earth magic uses the earth itself that we stand on.
Rather than going through the creation stage, you can start directly from the formative stage where the form is taken.
The advantage of casting speed that can be obtained through this is exactly one beat.
Doesn’t that seem like a big deal?
That’s actually true.
In most battles.
However, if it is a high-level battle like this where even a moment can be used preciously, it is a different story.
Even attacks that are originally unblockable… , Like this.
Kuddeuddeuk!
Kwaang!
“Tsk… !”
You can stop it at the right time.
“Damn that little bastard holding up well, Aang?!”
Landing.
If land law is a derogatory term for an earth wizard, then that is a derogatory term.
A heartbreaking name born of a deep aversion to earth magic.
When I heard that story, I got angry.
Me, Kim Do-jin.
I will stand at the pinnacle of the law of the land and wash away all stigma… !
“Look back!”
Kim Tae-yang’s attack becomes more intense every time he is blocked by the defensive magic that rises like a fist potato to the opponent.
Truly shredded.
It is a characteristic so outstanding that it was once called the future of Korea.
If I had something like that, I would have used Son Si-woo’s body to cut off the hair follicles.
“It’s a shame, it’s a shame.”
“What a shame!”
“It’s a bit awkward to react to everyone else’s self-talk.”
He’s Somers or something.
Once again, he feeds the opponent a fist potato and blocks the attack.
There is only one reason to keep using the same magic to block your opponent’s attacks.
Because of the experiment.
“Umm… , This one is not good either.”
It may look the same on the outside, but on the inside it is constantly changing.
We are trying to infinitely increase the density, and we are also trying to change the arrangement of the internal magic attribute and process it into an embossed form that is easy to absorb shock.
After so many rounds, a conclusion is reached.
“It’s difficult, it’s difficult.”
I painfully realize why the ttangbeopsa is called ttanggeuji and is on the verge of extinction.
At the same time, it looks for a hole to emerge from.
A hole in a needle that allows an earth mage to survive.
“Ugh-!”
Lightly blow on the face of the person who is attacking you vigorously.
“Huh.”
Then, the finely crushed stone dust flies in the wind and sticks to my face.
Nose taking a deep breath, open mouth, open ears.
Even the eyes.
“Keck!”
No matter how well-developed a hunter’s senses are, the sense he relies on the most is vision.
As my vision blurs, I easily dodge her stray fist and open the distance.
In the meantime, the guy’s face, which regained his vision by rubbing his eyes roughly, turns even more grim.
“This bastard… !”
“Bruise?”
“I’ll kill you!”
Just as the guy was about to hit the ground.
Manipulates the surrounding land.
Not solid ground where you can gain speed with strong kicks, but mud where your feet sink deep into your feet.
“Profit… !”
Still, the guy gained speed.
Maybe it’s because their leg strength is so strong, but it’s not easy to restrict their movements in quite a bit of mud.
But it doesn’t matter.
The speed has already become incomparably slower than before.
“I’m really going to kill you!”
After playing around with him a few times, he seems really angry and runs at me like a bull that sees red.
Pawwung-!
A dark blue energy clearly surrounds the guy’s fist.
The manifestation of strength.
A blow that far exceeded the level allowed in the promotion test.
But it’s okay.
I already found it.
How to neutralize its characteristics.
「Fist potato.」
Make fist potatoes again and serve.
I found a way to use earth magic more efficiently.
That is, mixing magical powers of different attributes to create more diverse forms.
Throw sand in the wind and limit the opponent’s view.
Mix water with soil to create slush.
There is also a way to add fire to the soil to make it more dense, but this is not particularly useful right now, so let’s skip it.
Its characteristic shredding is so destructive that it turns objects it touches into powder.
But one question here.
Does the same force act on all objects it touches?
As a result of the experiment, the conclusion was drawn that this was not the case.
Hard objects are easily destroyed by receiving an impact, while soft or soft objects are less likely to be destroyed because they can absorb the impact to some extent.
So the outside was hard to maintain its shape, but the inside was filled with mud.
And that too in a very thick form.
“Euriyaaaaa!?
A fist filled with dark blue energy flies in, roughly tearing through the air.
Plop!
A fist that shatters the exterior and digs in.
But that’s it.
Food truck!
The mud contained in it is not destroyed but sticks together and loses its strength.
And hold on.
“Oh, oh… ! “What is this, it feels like a pussy!”
“…”
There are a lot of people watching, but you can’t believe you’re talking about a pussy made up of nothing but tightly packed mud.
He must be one hell of a crazy bastard.
“Profit… , Why is it so tight? , Ooooot!”
“No.”
Why are you suddenly having sex with mud?
“Ugh.”
It won’t work.
I have no choice but to finish it quickly.
“The ruler’s domain.”
A line is drawn in the world.
I declare that the inside of this line is solely mine.
[The ruler’s realm is activated!]
The amount of magical power that can be moved at once increases exponentially.
Through this, a single form is formed.
What is born is a hand.
A pair of hands that look just like mine, but are large enough to crush one or two people and turn them into rat bags.
“Ugh, Iik!”
I raise my palm towards the guy who still can’t get his arm stuck in the mud.
Did you hear it?
It’s called Son Wukong in the palm of Buddha’s palm.
“Now, now, wait…” !”
As if anticipating what was going to happen, the panicked guy raised his other hand to block me.
Without hesitation, I raise my hand.
At that time, a voice from outside the sparring hall stopped me.
“Now, wait a minute! The promotion exam ends here… !”
Whoever wants.
It was up to you when it started, but not when it ends.
I clap my hands, ignoring all the urgent sounds coming from behind me.
Mate!
A light sound echoing throughout the sparring hall.
At the same time, a pair of hands made of hard stone rush fiercely toward each other.
「Tathagata kidney (如來神掌).」
Kuung-!
“Wow… !”
Whisk!
Unfortunately, the guy who was in the path where the two palms met closes his eyes due to the huge impact that hits his whole body, and falls unconscious.
“… “The bastard is using his skills in the promotion exam, he’s cocky.”
After scolding the guy who was lying on the floor and shaking his head, he looked up at the audience outside the sparring room, which had already become quiet, and asked a sly question.
“Yes? “What did you say a moment ago?”
“…”
What, why, what.
You really couldn’t hear me?
