Chapter 73 – Chapter 01: Elf Heavenly Horse
“Shut up!”
The stimulus is Moon Ae-ri, a sub-heroine who, as Eugene worried, shows a strangely strong mentality in response to external stimuli.
It was a sufficient requirement for her to show her mental state being shaken by internal stimulation according to her setting.
Percussion! SGENG!
“You…”
At the same time as her fierce cry, Moon Ae-ri erased her presence from before her eyes through movements that deceived her five senses, and this time, Moon Ae-ri stabbed her with a dagger from the front.
As to whether it is indeed an assassination martial art built on the premise of using superhuman physical abilities, the art of making one unaware even though it is right in front of one’s eyes is an art of surprising scope.
However, no matter how much the attack deceived the five senses, it could not deceive the sixth sense.
In particular, for Eugene, who is deploying the Unirot Radar, it is just a movement that can be clearly seen, so she was able to dodge it appropriately just by slightly turning her body to the side.
… However, even though he avoided Moon Ae-ri’s attack, Eugene’s expression did not look good.
This is because the current blow was clearly struck with the ‘intent to kill’ Eugene.
‘I think this is reaching its limit…’
The attacks so far have at least been based on the premise that Eugene is protected by the magic of this training facility.
In short, even though every single blow was swung with the aim of inflicting fatal injuries due to the nature of her martial arts, the belief that ‘even if I get hit I will not die’ was planted at the root of it.
Therefore, even if there was murderous intent, that murderous intent was only a result of the characteristic of her martial arts targeting vital points, and was not a murderous intent that she truly intended to kill Eugene.
However, the current blow was clearly a blow she had swung with the intention of killing Eugene, forgetting the protective magic of her training facility.
The essence of the air that swayed according to her will, that is, life, was proof of this, and the auras surrounding her vaguely reacting to the life force of the dagger that passed before her eyes were proof of that.
“I must never lose here… !”
The moment you lose, you die. Unlike Eugene, this sparring itself was a kind of gambling game where one’s life was at stake, but it was the poor girl in front of me.
That’s why Eugene forgot about her sparring and could only look at her with his pitiful eyes despite Moon Ae-ri’s actions of swinging her flesh.
“… “I’m sorry, but I also need to receive a certificate of acceptance from the academy first.”
Of course, if her feelings are revealed, things could get more complicated, so Eugene hides them completely.
He was now fully engaged in attacking her, swinging his cannon blade in response to her rushing forward and constantly playing with her feet to adjust her distance appropriately.
Kang! Kang! Whick! SGENG!
Obviously, the sparring began to become even more dangerous than before, and Eugene began to observe Moon Ae-ri’s movements, focusing on dodging as much as possible rather than blocking.
‘If it continues like this, it won’t be good for this guy or me.’
Moon Ae-ri’s unstable mind would slowly run away under the pressure that her life was at stake, and her hidden skills would be fully revealed and run amok.
If that happens, her purpose of quietly infiltrating the Academy will have failed.
No, on the contrary, the mere fact that a superhuman of her age who had reached the level of an expert was trying to enroll in her academy was sure to make some people think she was suspicious.
And Eugene, who has to deal with it, is equally dangerous and conspicuous.
Well, in Eugene’s case, there was no problem with her standing out. If that were the problem, she wouldn’t have proudly said that her current level is the highest level of entry.
She just became more bothersome than she thought, to the point where she had no intention of making her presence known to everyone around her.
‘Of course, the biggest problem is having to deal with this guy who runs wild.’
For Eugene, the biggest crisis could be said to be Moon Ae-ri, who is approaching runaway.
If Moon Ae-ri, who had reached the level of an expert, that is, a superhuman, started wreaking havoc by wielding her Aura in earnest, even Eugene would have had a hard time withstanding it.
There was a clear difference in rank between the status of a superhuman who could tangibleize energy and the status of an initiate who could not.
No matter how good your martial arts skills are, you will not be able to withstand this difference, and since there is no certainty that the training facility’s protective magic will block even aurors, your life could be truly at risk.
In addition, knowing that she has overwhelming talent as a sub-heroine, it would be difficult for Eugene if she were not admitted to her academy.
‘In other words, it is a test that must be completed quickly.’
That’s why Eugene changed her thoughts from enduring with the mindset of enduring as long as she could to ending this sparring with her own hands.
‘It’s best to end it with my own hands before it goes crazy… !’
If that happens, Moon Ae-ri will ultimately lose, but at least if she shows this level of skill, the probability of failing the test will be low.
Rather, if Eugene loses here, there is a higher chance that he will fail because Eugene, who announced his level to Moon Ae-ri, who announced his level to the academy with her entry level, lost to Moon Ae-ri, who announced her level to the academy with her entry level.
In other words, it was a story that even Eugene couldn’t lose, so Eugene, who had really avoided Moon Ae-ri’s attack by just a hair’s breadth, finally found a loophole in her attack.
“Sigh… !”
“Crazy… ?!”
Eugene thrusts her body into the increasingly violent attacks produced by Moon Ae-ri’s two daggers.
When Moon Ae-ri, who was swinging the dagger as if she were going to kill her, was embarrassed by that fact, Eugene took advantage of the momentary gap created by her confusion and stabbed her.
Kang!
In the midst of a slight delay in retrieving the dagger she had slashed with a bell out of embarrassment, Eugene cut away the other dagger and snuggled into her arms.
Then, he lowered the cannon blade towards Moon Ae-ri’s wide open chest and slashed it.
Moon Ae-ri, who was completely caught through this, would have suffered a fatal wound, and the protective magic of the training facility would have prevented it, ending her sparring.
Whick!
“You…”
… It was supposed to be like that. What if Moon Ae-ri had not been able to avoid Eugene’s sword slash by taking a step back at just the right moment?
“Blood…”
And the reason why evasive maneuvers, which would have been impossible originally, were possible was clear. This is because Moon Ae-ri activated her essence beyond its limits in an instant, strengthening her physical abilities beyond their limits.
The problem was that blood was flowing from the corner of her mouth, as if she had suffered internal injuries due to the resulting backlash.
Eugene, who split the air at the sight, had no choice but to click her tongue. Because there was nothing more fatal to her than seeing her blood, as her mental state was shaken right now.
‘This is dangerous…’ …’
Since she was reincarnated, she has definitely been in more trouble than she was on Earth, and her improvisation was outstanding.
Unbelievably, Eugene had never thought that he would evade the attack in such a way at this timing.
“Blood… Blood, blood, blood, blood, blood, blood… !”
In addition, the sight of a guy who was already in a bad condition starting to really run amok after seeing his own blood made me lament.
“I’m thirsty… , I don’t have enough blood… , No, no, no, no… ! Me, I don’t drink blood… ! No more, no more…”
From the moment she saw the blood flowing from the corner of her own mouth, Moon Ae-ri’s appearance was clearly out of focus and she began muttering unintelligible words.
And if I left it like this, it would become even more abnormal.
Eugene, who knows that well, has no choice but to seriously think about what she should do with this.
‘Should I subdue it by force? But it must be difficult at my current level…’
To put it another way, she has to step into the level of a superhuman, something she had been putting off rising to because her body still lacks some parts.
However, it was not for nothing that Eugene put off the status of superhuman, which he could attain at any time.
If I were to enter the academy, I was planning to move up before then, but not right now.
Since my body isn’t fully developed to the level I like right now, it’s best to train my body for at least a few more weeks before I reach it.
If you overexert yourself, you can reach superhuman status now, but it will take more time to recover your overexerted body and retrain it from that state.
“I don’t want to kill you… , But you have to kill it… , Have to kill… , Kill and bleed… , No, there is no need for blood… , To live, to live, you have to kill…”
“I’m going to turn…” …”
The entrance exam, which I had clearly planned to pass with ease, ended up becoming extremely complicated due to its connection with Moon Ae-ri.
If things continue like this, Moon Ae-ri will lose her temper and start going on a rampage.
Since this would not be a good situation for either of them, Eugene had no choice but to seriously worry about whether he should push her to reach the level of a superhuman and overpower her as she is now.
‘… Let’s try this first.’
However, as I said, the story that has reached the point it is now was one that Eugene was not very keen on talking about.
Even if you can quickly reach superhuman status right now, it will take longer to reach the next level.
That’s why Eugene comes up with a way to calm her down right away through the information he knows about Moon Ae-ri.
‘To be honest, I’m not really interested in this either.’
Her lineage that even she doesn’t know about. Her bloodline was twisted and eating away at her due to the tragedy she had experienced.
‘To put it another way, all you have to do is calm down the bloodline.’
And Eugene knew the means. Because of that, when Eugene saw Moon Ae-ri looking like she was about to go on a rampage, Eugene ended up cutting her palm with a cannon blade.
Sweep!
Blood flowing from the palm along with the sound of flesh cracking. Since the protection magic here does not prevent self-harm, it was possible for Eugene to cause himself to bleed.
And Eugene, who made blood flow from his palms, secretly grabbed the cannon blade while watching the professors who were watching him and Moon Ae-ri spar.
“… “Let’s give it a try.”
After that, Eugene took his stance and his eyes, which were originally brown, turned red, glaring at Moon Ae-ri, who was about to start running away, and then he rushed at her.
Percussion!
“Sigh!”
At the same time, as if she had lost her senses and would not even hide it, she tried to bring out her Aura and raise her energy, and at the moment when she was trying to raise her energy, Eugene lowered his sword from the front and cut her.
“… ?!”
Before activating the essence properly, Moon Ae-ri tried to block Eugene’s attack by crossing two daggers without realizing it.
… However, her attempt turned out to be funny, and the cannon blade Eugene was holding changed into a planet form in the air at the moment it was swung to cut.
And at the moment when he switched to the planet form, Eugene pretended to swing his hand, which was not holding anything, in the air and burst out with a flame, deflecting the two crossed daggers.
Kwaang!!
“Crrrr … !!”
