Chapter 604 – Super Cadet (2)
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“You bastard, you said cadets are idiots and whatnot, and then you came out holding a shield?”
“Well, it probably means that I’m going to put an end to it for sure. Just looking at the collection of tokens means that he is not an ordinary person.”
Kim In-jun, who was sitting in the audience, was looking at Kim Si-woo with an interesting expression.
Magic attribute measurement done in the early days? Since it didn’t require any skill, passing it wouldn’t have been very difficult.
However, the certificate collection that followed was by no means a test that could be passed by luck.
As this was his first time experiencing a high-pressure area, he felt keenly how difficult it would be to hunt in such a place.
It is said that there may be more people who were lucky and found the monster easily, but it is important that they hunted there.
Hunting monsters in an environment where just breathing is difficult?
‘And they weren’t ordinary guys either.’
These monsters were designed to be impervious to magic that did not maintain a certain density, and just by successfully hunting them and collecting coins in such an environment, they were by no means ordinary.
‘Well, I’m not an ordinary guy either.’
I am also a successful hunter, and just being here now means I am in the top tier.
In that sense, Kim Si-woo could be said to be someone who could no longer be ignored as a cadet.
“But whatever. “I may still be a cadet.”
Compared to Na Daenam, who brought a shield, the only weapon that Kim Si-woo was holding was a sword.
It’s commendable that he brought a sidearm and a throwing weapon, but he probably didn’t even think of a shield.
Moreover, the shield was not simply a defensive device.
It was a tool that could easily become a weapon depending on how it was used.
‘In the end, it’s important to get a customized fit.’
It was said that he could do anything if he had magical power, but that only applied to hunters who were S-class, or even SSS-class.
No matter how much you can strengthen your body, is it better than strengthening your weapons?
Using a sword gives you a distance advantage over bare hands.
The risk increases in close combat, and if you hit it with your fist, the impact will come back as is, so why take the risk?
Depending on the situation, bare-handed fighting may be necessary, but doing so from the beginning would be ineffective.
‘It is possible because Choi Tae-soo is a human being, and if we fight equally, the result will be obvious.’
It’s good to fight with flashy and cool techniques by adjusting the magic array, but how about comparing the efficiency with simply strengthening the sword and attacking?
If you overused your skills against a guy with high magic resistance, it was clear that you would become prey to monsters with the magic o-ring.
Therefore, hunters must have flexible thinking and use a variety of weapons depending on the individual.
In addition, depending on the situation, you must know how to let go of your pride.
“Isn’t it working as expected?”
“Well, this will be my first time dealing with a shield.”
For dealers, it was not a preferred weapon due to its mobility.
Additionally, there is an image of hiding behind a shield, so some hunters these days avoid it.
The shield Na Daenam is holding is a heater shield, so named because it looks like an iron.
‘If you think of it as a game, it’s parrying.’
Na Dae-nam pushes away with his shield exactly at the timing of Kim Si-woo swinging his sword and then stabs him with his sword.
In the nick of time, Kim Si-woo defended himself with his sword, but he took advantage of the timing and struck Kim Si-woo with his shield.
Kim Si-woo flies away after being hit by a shield.
As expected, it was too much of an opponent for a cadet to handle.
Shields are often evaluated as defensive weapons, but they are strike weapons, so the term “Offense and defense” Is appropriate.
“Is it happening again?”
“Well, it’s not a fatal injury.”
After allowing the attack once, Kim Si-woo’s movements began to change little by little.
Contrary to expectations that it would end quickly, the battle began to get longer as it became more defensive.
“But it’s holding up better than I thought?”
“It’s definitely unusual for him to keep his distance, and it’s also unusual for him to stab me sharply in between.”
Although I was injured by sharp attacks, it was a minor injury that could not be considered fatal.
“Avoid that?”
“You’re going in from there?”
He didn’t have high expectations at first, but as time went by, he became immersed without even realizing it.
The more I watched, the more I saw him as an experienced hunter, not just a new cadet.
It seemed more bold than I thought, and I felt sweat dripping from my hands without realizing it due to the risky movements.
“Are all academy cadets like that these days?”
It might not have been known if the opponent was ordinary, but he belongs to the main dealer of a teenage guild that has made quite a name for itself.
You’d go to that extent against Na Daenam, who you’ve already dealt with to the point that any monster would be defeated?
“Is this really the man Taesoo Choi approved?”
It wasn’t called super rookie for nothing.
“That’s a cadet?”
As the battle lasted longer, they exchanged extremely close battles with each other.
Thanks to the shield, Na Daenam is moving more aggressively, but if you ask whether that is effective, it is difficult to answer.
The distance control ability seems so perfect that it could almost be included in a textbook, and considering that it is a high-pressure area, it would be difficult to move.
“What kind of cadet is that… Fuck. “It’s so crazy what I did back then.”
He had a time when he was both flying and crawling, but Kim Si-woo was even worse.
Perhaps he could win if he had met Kim Si-woo when he was a cadet?
‘I don’t see a picture that can win at all. How is that possible?’
No matter how good your skills are, is it possible to fight so skillfully?
“Fuck. He wasn’t just an ordinary cadet. He was a super class cadet.”
“If this continues, won’t Na Daenam lose?”
“No way. “Will I lose?”
I don’t think either of us will get tired of Na Daenam, but even so, we can’t give a definite answer.
This was because Kim Si-woo’s sword was sharp.
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‘There are fewer gaps than I thought.’
The shield was a scarier weapon than I thought.
I thought it was a simple piece of armor, but putting your weight on the shield and hitting it, as well as cutting it with the edge, was more powerful than I thought.
We’re fighting defensively and not allowing attacks like the first time, but we won’t be able to win like this.
It is often said that enemies holding shields are neutralized by striking them with a great sword or a two-handed axe, but it was impossible with the weapon I was holding.
Also, how embarrassed I was when I was reversed by a technique commonly called parrying.
Ellenen’s vision of swordsmanship includes tricks to counteract the opponent’s attacks, but shields should be left out of the discussion.
Every time I attacked, my wrist got sore that I couldn’t just go in.
‘There you go, you bastard. You have oral skills.’
Well, if the match was simply based on swordsmanship, I might have won, but that would have been a meaningless process.
I wanted to use the Qingwol Sword style, but I was caught in a high-pressure zone.
Perhaps because the magic power density was high, it was not easy to move the magic power.
There is nothing you can’t do if you set your mind to it, but it takes a long time to cast.
Na Daenam is not a fool, and he will not wait for that.
‘It seems like provocations aren’t working.’
Normally, he would act like he had a low ignition point, but when he entered battle, he moved in a completely calculated manner.
I tried throwing a few shots to look for an opening, but I reacted very cautiously.
‘But if you ask me to stay still, that’s not true either.’
When attacking, it was not easy to deal with them by boldly striking them with a shield.
Although he was taken aback by the sudden change in sword direction, it was not easy to attack while avoiding that large shield.
Most of my attack lanes disappeared just by holding it like that.
“Do you have a grasp of reality now?”
“I don’t know yet.”
“Okay. I look forward to seeing how long I can keep telling you.”
You can talk like that and never fight when you’re at a disadvantage.
A cowardly guy, hiding behind a shield and fighting to his own advantage was the height of cruelty.
‘What. The winner is the winner, but…’
If things continue like this, it will be difficult to win.
I tried a bold attack to create an opening, but due to his personality, I was not caught.
On the contrary, there were many times when I was dangerous, and in the end, it meant that I had to take advantage of the odds.
“Whoa.”
As long as he was hiding behind the shield, there was no point in continuing like this.
[Unique area: Activation]
“How?”
Na Daenam, who noticed the flow of magical power, immediately rushed over and tried to punish him with his shield.
I let go of the attack and focused all my attention on tuning in to the surrounding magic.
It just takes a long time to cast and is less efficient, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to use the unique area during battle.
It definitely felt like it was more difficult to use the magic attribute because it was a high pressure area.
Considering the amount of magical energy consumed, it is probably incomparable to a normal environment.
However, since the standard for classifying A-class hunters and B-class hunters was a unique area, hunters who dominated the surrounding environment were scary.
“Do you think I can stay still?”
As I moved to run away without dealing with it, I felt a new flow of magical power around me.
Na Daenam may have also cast a unique area, but magic clashes began to occur around him.
A unique area that can be said to be the flower of battle for A-class hunters.
The collision of each other’s magical power alone was difficult, but when the high density of magical energy unique to the high-pressure area there was added, the magical heart began to beat like crazy.
__Dismissal!! Puzzle!!
Collisions began to occur everywhere, as if there were sparks.
I was speechless at the amount of magical power consumed, but in the end, all I had to do was defeat Na Daenam.
So, the real battle began now.
