Chapter 38

"Bang!!!"

In the quiet forest path, a rumbling sound rang out without any warning, causing strong winds to blow like a hurricane, mixed with sand and dust that danced in the air. It was a spectacular sight.

Amidst the violent winds, two figures dashed out, one after the other.

"Ha!"

Lésia seemed to be flying backward. As she flew, she stretched her hand forward, and with a delicate shout, she released her magical power.

That magical power directly turned into a substantial gravity wave, like an invisible undercurrent gushing out from a black hole, blasting towards Shien who was also flying towards her.

Naturally, Shien could not see the invisible gravity wave.

Perhaps this was the tricky part of this kind of magic, it was impossible to guard against.

However, even if he could not see the gravity wave, it did not matter.

Because Shien still had the [Evasion] skill in effect, in addition to the battle intuition and battle instincts brought by the [War God] skill, Shien did not need to do anything at all, his body naturally dodged to the side, avoiding the invisible magic cannon.

"Bang!"

The powerful gravity wave instantly brushed past Shien's body and hit the ground, blowing up the area.

Sean, on the other hand, took advantage of the wind and waves of the explosion to accelerate in the stirred up sand and dust, and dashed towards Laxia.

In the next moment, the broadsword was like a falling thunder, drawing a cold arc, mercilessly slashing towards the girl in front of him.

"Clang!!!"

Just like that, a loud strike, like the ringing of a bell, appeared between the man and woman in the battle.

Shien's merciless slash was blocked by Lésia's slender and beautiful hand.

Lésia blocked Shien's slash with her bare hand, causing a loud impact that sounded like the ringing of a bell to resound.

Shien could feel that his slash seemed to have struck a soft mass of water, unable to exert any force.

Upon a closer look, in front of Lésia's raised palm, a circle of constantly rotating and fluctuating magical power burst out.

That magical power also turned into gravity, as if there were countless waves of gravity swirling around, forming a gravitational turbulence.

Shien's strike did not hit Lésia's hand, but the gravitational turbulence. It was like a stone that was constantly being washed by an irregular torrent, unable to fall, float, or drift in any direction, and could only sway.

The ringing of a bell was not the sound of hitting a hard object, but the vibration caused by the blade of the broadsword swaying at high speed in the gravitational turbulence.

One could imagine how amazing the magic Lésia used was.

But, she had a look of surprise on her face.

"Are you really a level 10 novice adventurer?" Laxia was extremely surprised as she said, "How did he achieve this level of power without using a holy sword?"

Upon hearing that, Sean responded with a smile without any hint of a smile.

Hearing this, Shien replied with a smile that did not reach his eyes, "Shouldn't I be the one who said that? Don't you have to chant a long incantation before you can use magic? What's with your ability to cast magic so casually?! "

With that said, Shien did not wait for Lésia to reply. He suddenly emptied one of his hands, grabbed the bag on his shoulder, and used it as a blunt weapon, smashing it in Lésia's direction.

Unhurriedly, Laxia withdrew the gravitational turbulence. Like a light falling leaf, she seemed to have changed the gravity around her and herself. She flew away like a kite and widened the distance between them.

"As long as the level of the [Chant] skill is high enough, you can forgo chanting to a certain extent and directly cast magic." Lésia smiled. "Of course, no matter how high the level of the [Chant] skill is, you still have to chant the name of the spell to cast it. My situation is the effect of a unique skill. I don't even need to chant the name of the spell. As long as I have enough mana, I can cast magic with just a thought."

In other words, as long as you have enough mana, you can cast magic infinitely, right?

"Well, this kind of setting is quite common."

Shien picked up the bag again, raised the broadsword with one hand, and pointed it at Lésia.

Seeing this, Lésia still smiled.

"Speaking of which, apart from the holy sword, the Hero also has an outstanding unique skill, right?" Lésia sized up Shien, and said with great interest, "You're so strong at level 10. Is it the effect of your unique skill?"

Before she could get an answer to this question, Lésia's expression froze, and she suddenly floated into the air.

"Bang!!!"

A heavy broadsword slashed through the air and landed heavily on the spot where Laxia had been a second ago. The broadsword struck the ground and destroyed the rock slab there. It stabbed into the ground amidst the rubble, debris, and dust, stirring up an explosive sound.

Shien threw the weapon, and it almost hit Lésia.

"Hey! That's dangerous! "

Lésia, who was floating in the air, angrily shouted at Shien, who maintained his throwing posture.

"Don't tell me you're expecting me to explain my abilities seriously in battle like you?" Shien looked at Lésia as if she was an idiot. "Don't you know that if you can fight, don't talk nonsense. Villains usually die because they talk too much?"

As he spoke, Shien's brows twitched, and he darted to the side.

"Bang!!!"

The same explosion as before resounded and reverberated in the surroundings.

An invisible gravity wave blasted the spot where Shien was just a moment ago, blasting away the dust.

"How treacherous!"

Shien, who dodged the attack, couldn't help but scold.

"No, do you have the right to scold me?"

Lésia, who was in the air, couldn't help but complain.

The two seemed to be fooling around, and there was no tension in their conversation.

However, while they were having such a conversation, the two of them were merciless when they started fighting.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" …

Amidst the incessant explosions, countless gravity waves bombarded like a barrage, setting off wave after wave of explosions, causing dust and explosive winds to fly.

Facing the incessant bombardment, Shien moved swiftly like a ghost, dodging all of Lésia's attacks. He even successfully retrieved his broadsword, leaped into the air, and slashed at Lésia like a meteor.

Lésia relied on her gravity magic to control gravity to evade Shien's slashes again and again. If she couldn't evade, the turbulence of gravity would be set off, either disrupting Shien's movements and preventing him from approaching, or repelling Shien's sword and dispelling his slashes.

Hence, the mana undulations were wreaking havoc, and the broadsword's slashes were accompanied by waves of sword shadows.

The battle between the two was extremely intense, but they couldn't do anything to each other.

"I've said it before. With your current level, you won't be able to defeat me without using the holy sword." Lésia declared, "Although I didn't expect you to display this level of strength without using the holy sword, it's not enough to defeat me."

"Alright, pull out the holy sword."

"Let me see just how strong a hero is after a thousand years."

Upon hearing that, Sean replied.

"Do you think I'm a decent protagonist who's easy to talk to?"

Do you think I'll use it just because you say so?

Not to mention the problem of losing face, the mere question of whether there was a trap or a conspiracy was enough to make one hesitate.

Shien had always felt that there was something wrong with the brains of those protagonists who would immediately do as their opponents said to provoke them.

So …

"I won't!"