Becoming a Swordmaster by Reading

Chapter 184 : Chapter 184

“Kyakyakya! What an impudent fellow. No matter how much I have lost my strength, dealing with the likes of you is nothing.”The momentum of the aura storm changed even more powerfully.

But amidst that, Albrecht did not lose his smile.

Rather, he seemed very glad to have met a worthy opponent after a long time.

Since he thought he wouldn't be able to have such a fight again after the fight with Maxim, it was even more so.

And this appearance of Albrecht made Yusupa uncomfortable.

“You bastard! I will make it so you can laugh no more!”

Like that, the aura storm instantly turned into magic blades and flew toward Albrecht.

However, Albrecht responded to the magic blades by swinging his sword.

Certainly, it was doable.

Because although the energy contained in the blades was fierce like the 10th circle, he possessed only about the 9th circle's mana.

Of course, it was insufficient to just leisurely receive the magic blades.

The fact that Albrecht moved swiftly and dodged several magic blades was the evidence.

He even had to use various secret techniques in this process.

‘As expected, is he an opponent even the Lord must do his best against?’

‘He's quite good.’

Leon and Malena, who had regained some composure because the aura storm changed into magic blades, thought.

For the two who hadn't seen the fight with Maxim, this was the first time seeing it.

A scene where Albrecht moved his body like this to fight.

Albrecht always proceeded with fights standing still without moving, like a solitary crane.

And he subdued the opponent with just a single movement.

Yet for such Albrecht to be moving continuously with all his might.

It was a part where they could realize anew how strong an opponent Yusupa was.

Although they thought he would be a 10th-circle mage since he subdued a 9th-circle mage at once no matter how much his guard was down, feeling it through Albrecht was even more astonishing.

Like that, scenes where Yusupa poured out magic blades and Albrecht dodged or blocked them continued.

And as this situation prolonged, Yusupa's expression distorted terrifyingly.

It was inevitable.

Because his pride was hurt by failing to deal with merely a 9-star knight.

Eventually, Yusupa gave up shooting magic blades and opened his mouth.

“You… you weren't an ordinary 9-star knight. To think you were a fellow close to 10-stars.”

“Did you only realize that now?”

“Right. But this side is a real 10th-circle mage!”

As Yusupa shouted, suddenly lightning struck from above without warning.

Kugung! Kwaaaaaaaang!

It was lightning containing tremendous power as if to split heaven and earth in half.

Albrecht reacted narrowly, but he couldn't help his pauldron shattering due to the lightning.

Bone was even exposed through the broken pauldron, and blood flowed profusely.

Leon and Malena, who witnessed Albrecht's injury for the first time in their lives, were astonished once again.

Furthermore, it wasn't just an injury, but a fatal injury enough to be called a serious wound.

Albrecht also widened his eyes roundly as if surprised by the unfamiliar sensation.

But soon, he wore a smile on his lips as if even this was welcome and enjoyable.

Then Yusupa's expression distorted once again.

“Perverted bastard!”

Like that, Yusupa tried to raise magic once again.

However,

Pishuk!

A beat faster than him, a sword blade brushed past Yusupa's cheek.

Actually, the cheek was slightly cut, and a little blood flowed from that spot.

In a fleeting moment.

Albrecht had swung his sword and used the Dark Extreme Formation.

“What a shame. If you hadn't moved, your head would have flown off.”

At Albrecht's voice, Yusupa's liver chilled.

Because if he really hadn't moved to use magic, his head would have flown off.

At the same time, Yusupa's displeasure reached its peak.

The thought that he must deal with Albrecht, who gave him humiliation somehow, dominated his mind.

And that was Albrecht's aim.

The moment Yusupa's motion became large to use more powerful magic, Albrecht aimed for the opportunity and used the Heart Sword.

Pushuk! Peoeoeong!

The Heart Sword aimed precisely for Yusupa's heart.

However,

“Tsk.”

Albrecht could only click his tongue.

Surprisingly, Yusupa had rolled his eyes to check his body condition even though a large hole was pierced in his chest.

“You bastard….”

Yusupa, whose head had cooled down coldly beyond anger now, spat out a word.

At the same time, he gathered mana and shot it toward Albrecht.

The mana instantly turned into a fireball of tremendous size.

The heat was so great that it looked as if seeing the sun.

A situation where Albrecht, who could no longer move using the Heart Sword, had no choice but to lose his life if left like this.

Leon and Malena moved their bodies instinctively.

“Not me! Kill that guy!”

Albrecht shouted like this seeing that appearance, but Leon and Malena didn't change direction as if they didn't hear that voice.

Like that, the two succeeded in narrowly saving Albrecht before the fireball fell.

But Albrecht shouted in anger.

“You should have killed that guy instead of saving me!”

Leon and Malena came to their senses only then and turned their heads, but Yusupa had disappeared and was not in that spot anymore.

It was the moment they missed the last chance to deal with the 10th-circle mage before he regained all his strength.

***

While Albrecht and the other two were facing Yusupa.

The Allied Forces won the fight against the mages and finally succeeded in setting foot in the capital.

In fact, this was as good as the war with the Imperial Army being decorated with the Allied Forces' victory.

However, the scenery of the capital obtained after a long war was desolate beyond measure.

Because all the people who filled the capital had disappeared somewhere.

“Strange. No matter if mages occupied the capital, how can not a single shadow of a person be seen?”

“Indeed. It is clear that something unusual happened here.”

Tobias and Adriel exchanged conversation.

And this guess was correct.

Because countless people were forced to sacrifice to revive the ghost of the past called Yusupa.

The Allied Forces could confirm this fact only after Leon and Malena appeared carrying the fainted Albrecht on their backs.

“Is that really true?”

“Damn it. Disgusting.”

It was a story hard to believe, but they had no choice but to believe.

Because the scenery of the Imperial Palace underground where a mountain of corpses formed a sea of blood and Albrecht's wretched appearance proved this.

“So where did the 10th-circle mage disappear to?”

“If a hole was pierced in his chest, wouldn't he have been unable to flee far?”

The Allied Forces searched the capital thoroughly and did their best to find traces of Yusupa, but could find nothing.

What remained was only a futile victory and the complex and tedious process of post-war handling.

Like that, 10 days later.

The Empire officially declared surrender and accepted its own destruction.

Since the Emperor had already lost his life and was gone, it was the few remaining Imperial nobles who proceeded with this matter.

Even they had to recite the official declaration while crying and eating mustard just to preserve their status somehow.

For reference, they only kept their status, not their territories.

Because they didn't want to see blood anymore, it wasn't difficult for the Allied Forces to deal with these people who were merely remnants.

And the Allied Forces informed other mage towers of the news of Yusupa's resurrection.

It was a measure to suppress war by informing the mage towers, who were eagerly drooling over nations, that a public enemy had appeared.

At the same time, they needed the help of mage towers to track Yusupa.

Because as a mage, Yusupa would inevitably find it better to hide in the territory of mage towers rather than the territory of nations.

Fortunately, even the mage towers promised active cooperation, perhaps unable to ignore the problem of Yusupa's resurrection.

Because the use of black magic was absolutely forbidden even in mage towers.

Since it was morally incorrect, it was something that should absolutely never be allowed even to operate the mage tower's territory healthily.

Like this, mage towers, centered on the Geniros Mage Tower which was originally cooperative with the Allied Forces, also tracked Yusupa.

However, it was still difficult to find traces of Yusupa.

It was at this time that Roden finished recuperation and rose from his bed.

***

Roden came to his senses a few hours after the Allied Forces finished occupying the capital.

Although raising his body was difficult, coming to his senses was a relatively simple matter.

And after coming to his senses like this, he heard through Michael what happened in the capital.

Leaving aside all other stories, it was hard to just pass over one piece of news.

That was the news of Yusupa's resurrection.

‘To think Yusupa resurrected….’

Although Roden succeeded in recovering his body completely after 10 days passed from then, he still couldn't believe it.

That much, the news of the resurrection of Yusupa, once a friend and enemy, was shocking.

‘…….’

However, he couldn't keep disbelieving forever.

Now was the time to find a way to locate Yusupa.

‘At the same time, I must also find a way to deal with Yusupa.’

Actually, the most urgent problem right now was this.

If they found Yusupa but he had recovered his strength to at least 9th circle or higher, it was meaningless.

Of course, if Albrecht was in a normal state, it was possible to deal with Yusupa to some extent.

However, Albrecht had entered recuperation after using the Heart Sword.

And almost three months were needed for this recuperation to end.

‘The worst scenario is Yusupa regaining all the power of the 10th circle before we find him.’

If this happened, it was useless even if Albrecht shook off his bed and rose.

The continent had no choice but to go through the procedures of destruction.

‘It's the worst.’

But an even worse situation was waiting for Roden.