Chapter 167 – Interview (Scarlett Fan Art)
“Um…”
I scratched my head and sighed.
It wasn’t originally meant to be like this, but somehow things turn a little weird.
—Sureung!
— Crunchy, Crunchy!
—Koo-goo-goo… !
A group of people burning fighting spirit surrounding me.
Swordsmanship, boxing techniques, magic, sorcery, and even unheard-of secret martial arts of different races.
The momentum of the professional killers who took their own riders was so vicious as if they would attack at any moment.
It’s literally a compilation of all kinds of inhuman murder techniques.
It was a rare sight that could not be seen anywhere with money.
Shit… Also, the mouth is straight.
After His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief arrived.
According to the scheduled procedure, the special force candidates gathered here had time to show off their skills in front of me as a kind of interview concept.
‘Is it only to this level? Disappointing. With this kind of skill, it’s the same even if a hundred people come.’
How did a word he spat out as if complaining during the interview process be misrepresented?
Somehow, a false rumor spread that I could handle all the people gathered here by myself, and the atmosphere became so intimidating that I could no longer conduct a normal interview.
So, the result is this.
“Are you overflowing with confidence in your skills that much?”
“No matter how strong they are, unless they reach the level of transcendence, in the end they are just mortals.”
“This, it seems that the apprentice of the general misunderstands that he is equal to the general.”
Surprisingly, there was a fairly large training room and arena in this basement.
Is it because the largest amphitheater in the empire is located right above it?
No matter how much it is, I don’t know why the hell they prepared such a noisy place in a secret base that requires strict security.
Thinking of that reminds me of historical knowledge that hundreds of years ago the people of the Empire enjoyed a very stimulating way of entertainment.
Unleashing a monster and a human and having them fight bare-chested is enough to feel like aegyo.
It was a dark age when plays and entertainment containing extremely cruel and bizarre content were popular nationwide.
Unfortunately, His Majesty the 6th Emperor of the Empire has a bit strict taste.
It was such a shameful history that the entire empire was stained with madness due to that wind.
Even in the imperial family, where they usually hide their shame, they said everything if they didn’t bother to hide it.
In the sense that the same mistake should not be repeated, even the textbook briefly mentioned the content.
This subterranean space may be the legacy left by the worst tyrant in the history of the Empire.
Even at a cursory glance, it seemed suitable for enjoying some secret event away from others.
Well, anyway.
“I’m sure you can, so that you can refrain from weeding as much as possible. Even if you can’t be finally selected, everyone gathered here is a valuable force for the Empire.”
I looked at the commander-in-chief looking down with a pretty serious expression from the stands.
Having said that, you shouldn’t take it too seriously.
“Sir Wolfgang, cheer up! All of you too! I’ll treat all those injured!”
And Ophelia, sitting next to the commander-in-chief, waved her hand eagerly with a bright smile unsuitable for a serious situation.
She has already been confirmed as one of the special powers.
It was the dignity of irreplaceable manpower.
That’s right, in order to replace her saintess, the heavenly spirit in the sky would have to descend directly.
“You guys, you have to be alert! That bastard is a complete monster! If you attack with clumsy determination just because weeding is banned, you won’t be able to pull a bone.”
On the other hand, Scarlett, that guy is really hateful.
Unbeknownst to a wizard, he came out in the lead and commanded the group himself, grinding his teeth.
It seems that his sarcasm was properly hurt because he was embarrassed a little while ago.
“It’s useless to worry, Red Horse Tower Lord.”
“Heh heh. Even so, I was curious about how strong the famous Black Lion Knight Commander was.”
“There are rumors that he is immortal.
This, my whole body is very tingly because of the killing that many talented people are shooting at.
Left, right, front and even back.
Literally, enemies were on all sides.
‘Damn it, I made a mistake… ‘
Anyway, the situation is already irreversible.
Now that it’s like this, I’ll have to try loosening up my body properly for the first time in a while.
“It can’t be helped.”
Master said that, against one-to-many opponents, suppressing the baseline is the top priority.
So showing off your power, albeit a little loud, is also part of the strategy.
I took a deep breath and thrust my sword straight into the ground.
“Huh!”
—Quaang!
Apply the technique of reigning limbo and send the striking power toward the ground.
Then the ground began to vibrate with a loud roar.
— Deed deed… !
A sandstorm filled with white dust spread in a circle centered on where I was standing and swept the entire arena once.
However, is it because the people gathered here are all warriors in their own way?
“What is that doing?”
“Are you willing to give up your weapons? Against this many people?”
The emotions that linger in their group are doubt and bewilderment rather than fear.
It was quite noisy to look at, but it seemed a bit unreasonable to break their momentum with just this much bragging rights.
Then there is nothing you can do
In my experience, provocation is the best way to do this.
I stretched out my index finger at Scarlett, who was engrossed in a multi-chant while licking her lips at the forefront.
“What, what!”
Seeing my behavior as a sign of attack, she looked startled and cowered.
His personality is really shitty, but he’s kind of cute when you see him like that.
— Knock-knock
I smiled and gently waved my index finger.
The meaning of concise and clear provocation that goes everywhere regardless of the East and the West.
“It’s annoying, so let’s attack at once.”
Then, a chilly silence hung over the entire arena for a moment.
“Sir, how long are you going to insult these countless warriors?”
A middle-aged knight stepped forward, his face flushed with anger and shame.
Perhaps he had already awakened, the mana around him began to vibrate violently in response to his will.
“My name is…”
He was trying to introduce himself with a rather menacing spirit.
“You idiot! What are you doing! You said you had to attack all at once and finish it quickly! Otherwise…”
Scarlett, who waved her hand with a shocked expression, interrupted her speech in the middle, and his neck and temples roared with tears.
“…Do not interfere with the wizard. I must punish that arrogant man of mine.”
“Oh, really! Why are you so hard to understand! Hey!”
—Tah!
A new type of unknown knight rushes at me.
A terrifying aura soaring from the center of the sword in hand.
A movement so fast that it is difficult to track it with the naked eye.
A sword that stabs in an unpredictable direction, as if the sword had split into several pieces.
It was a common enhancement system image that showed a wonderful reflection on the sword imagined by a knight.
And, his unnamed sudden action created the most ideal situation I could have imagined.
“…It’s ruined. It was at least a possible strategy.”
Scarlett muttered vainly with a devastated expression.
I smiled at her and faced her attacks full of murderous intent.
Although it was a dazzling swordsmanship reminiscent of a raging storm.
If you pay close attention to the distribution of power and the flow of mana without being seduced by what you see, it is not that difficult to figure out which one is false and which is real.
Among the dozens of attacks, only the horizontal slash that draws an X and cuts diagonally on both sides, and the sword attack that stabs straight ahead.
Befitting his upright personality, his attacks with murderous intent are overly honest.
— Tak, Tak, Tak!
Exactly three times.
With both hands clad in auras, he parried all sword attacks with restrained movements.
“Hmm?!”
—Gasp!
Leaving the embarrassed screams behind, grab the other person by the collar and immediately subdue him.
To the subject of a person who is capable enough to express his image.
Where did he come from training in the mountains to make his hair gray?
This person should consider it fortunate that this is not a real battle.
“Keoeouk…!”
“Good swordsmanship. I can sense that you are serious about your sword.”
His anger was justified.
No matter how misunderstood it was, it was true that I acted a little too much on my side.
Also, judging from the fact that he was the first to step out of the crowd, his courage and sense of justice were beyond reproach.
If you have enough skills, you will be able to make a name for yourself wherever you go.
However, if he asks me if I’m passing grade as a colleague to entrust my back.
It was not at all.
Too weak
I grabbed him by the neck and held him up high into the sky.
It’s difficult if you die or have aftereffects, so adjust it moderately and just lightly.
“Turn it off…?!”
The closed circulatory system is forcibly opened and entered.
Mana flowing endlessly through the body of a warrior.
It forcibly twists the end of the great flow to the invader, not the mana core.
— Whoops!
“Uh uh uh…!”
The taste is better than expected.
Mana dutifully accumulated by an unknown knight.
Let me write it very well.
“Ah… I see. It’s a real big deal. Everyone, if you have any secret skills, quickly hit them all! Right now!”
Arien Ryu Type 4 — Absorbing Great Law
Although the master was reluctant to use it, saying that his pure mana would be contaminated.
For me, there is no greater skill than this.
And, that’s also why I’m not afraid of one-on-one fights at all.
If an ambiguous majority is my opponent, I am just grateful.
—Koo-goo-goo… !
Power overflowing throughout the body.
Explosive fighting spirit is emitted outward from the body as it is.
“Damn it!”
“Crazy! What kind of monster is that?!”
It was as if something powerful was being attacked.
Auras made of mana, curses, magic, and other various projectiles could not pierce my shield of speculation and simply disappeared.
At this level, it wouldn’t be unreasonable for me to really defeat them all by myself.
