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"Boom!!!"
In the silent forest path, a thunderous noise suddenly erupted without any warning. The strong wind blew like a storm, mixed with dust, flying all over the sky spectacularly.
Amidst the explosive wind, two figures shot out one after the other.
"Ha!"
Laischa seemed to be flying backward, sweeping backward while extending a hand forward. Amidst a sweet shout, she released her magic power.
That magic power transformed into a tangible Gravity Wave, like an invisible dark current gushing from a black hole, blasting towards the oncoming Shane.
Shane naturally couldn't see the invisible Gravity Wave.
This might be the tricky part of this magic, making it hard to guard against.
However, it didn't matter even if he couldn't see the Gravity Wave.
Because Shane had the Evasion Skill, coupled with the combat intuition and combat instinct brought by the Military God Skill, he didn't need to do anything. His body naturally moved to the side, dodging the unseen Magic Bomb.
"Bang!"
The powerful Gravity Wave grazed Shane's body and struck empty, hitting the ground, blowing that area apart.
Shane then directly rode the explosive wave, accelerating through the rising sand and dust, and shot towards Laischa.
In the next instant, the Broad Blade Sword, like a falling thunder, cut through with a cold arc, mercilessly aiming at the girl in front.
"Clang!!!"
A loud strike, reminiscent of a bell toll, appeared between the dueling man and woman.
Shane's merciless slash was blocked by Laischa's slender and beautiful hand.
Laischa, with her bare hand, blocked Shane's slashing, letting a bell-like sound of collision resonate.
Shane felt that his slash had hit something soft and watery, unable to exert any force.
Looking closely, in front of Laischa's raised palm, unknown to when, a circle of continuously rotating and fluctuating magic power emerged.
That magic power also transformed into gravity, as if countless currents of Gravity Waves were churning, forming a turbulent gravity stream.
Shane's strike didn't hit Laischa's hand but fell into that turbulent gravity, like a stone being constantly washed in irregular rapids, unable to fall, rise, or drift in any direction, only swaying uncertainly.
The bell-like clanging wasn't the sound of hitting something hard but the vibration noise produced by the blade of the Broad Blade Sword swaying at high speeds within the turbulent gravity.
It could be imagined how amazing the magic used by Laischa was.
However, Laischa looked puzzled.
"Are you really just a Level 10 newbie adventurer?" Laischa asked in extreme astonishment, "Having such power without using the Holy Sword, how did you do it?"
Upon hearing this, Shane responded with a smile devoid of any humor.
"This sentence should be mine to say, right?" Shane said with a half-smile, half-sneer, "Isn't magic supposed to require chanting a long spell to use? What's with your ability to freely cast magic with just a wave of your hand?!"
With that, Shane, not waiting for Laischa's reply, suddenly freed a hand, grabbed the bag slung over his shoulder, and hurled it as a blunt weapon viciously towards Laischa.
Laischa casually withdrew the turbulent gravity and herself floated like a light leaf, seemingly having changed the gravity of herself and her surroundings. She flew away like a kite, pulling away from Shane.
"As long as the Chanting Skill's Level is high enough, you can abandon chanting to a certain extent and cast magic directly, you know?" Laischa said with a smile. "Of course, even with a high chanting skill level, typically you'd still have to chant the magic name for it to activate. My situation is a result of a Unique Skill, allowing me to cast magic with just a thought, as long as there's enough magic power."
In other words, as long as there's sufficient magic power, you can infinitely instant-cast magic?
"Well, such a setting often appears, anyway."
Shane slung the bag back over his shoulder, lifted the Broad Blade Sword with one hand, and pointed it at Laischa.
In response, Laischa still had a light smile.
"Speaking of which, heroes aside from the Holy Sword also possess extraordinary Unique Skills, right?" Laischa observed Shane with interest. "For you to be this strong at Level 10, is it the result of a Unique Skill?"
Before this question received an answer, Laischa's expression suddenly hardened as she floated into the air.
"Boom!!!"
A heavy Broad Blade Sword immediately sliced through the air, crashing down fiercely at the spot Laischa occupied a second ago, striking the ground and shattering the rock there, embedding among the flying rubble and gravel, stirring up a sound of explosion.
Shane had thrown his weapon, nearly hitting Laischa.
"Hey! That's dangerous, you know!"
Floating mid-air, Laischa shouted angrily at Shane, who maintained his throwing posture.
"Were you expecting me to seriously explain my abilities during this battle like you?" Shane, looking at Laischa as if she were a fool, said, "Don't you know that those who can act shouldn't talk much, and villains usually die from speaking too much?"
Saying this, Shane suddenly raised an eyebrow and leaped to the side.
"Boom!!!"
An explosion sound identical to before echoed around, reverberating through the surroundings.
An invisible Gravity Wave blasted the position Shane occupied earlier, blowing away the dust there.
"So sneaky!"
Leaping aside to evade the strike, Shane couldn't help but scold.
"Do you have the right to say that to me?"
Mid-air, Laischa couldn't help but retort.
The two, like jesters, had a dialogue that seemed utterly nonchalant.
Yet, while they engaged in conversation, their hands showed no mercy in battle.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...
In the continuous explosion sounds, countless Gravity Waves bombarded like a barrage, stirring explosion after explosion, sending dust and explosive wind swirling continuously.
In the face of this continuous bombardment, Shane swept through like a ghost, moving swiftly and deftly to dodge all of Laischa's attacks, successfully retrieving his Broad Blade Sword. He leapt up, rocketing towards the sky, slashing at Laischa like a shooting star.
Laischa, relying on her gravity manipulation through Gravity Magic, constantly dodged Shane's slashes. When she couldn't evade, she would stir up turbulent gravity to either disturb Shane's form, preventing him from approaching, or deflect Shane's sword to neutralize his slashes.
Thus, the fluctuation of magic rampaged, and the slicing light of the Broad Blade Sword brought about bursts of blade lights dancing rapidly.
Their battle was extremely fierce, yet neither could gain an upper hand over the other.
"I already said, with your current Level, you can't deal with me without using the Holy Sword," Laischa declared. "Although I didn't expect you to exhibit such power without using the Holy Sword, it won't be enough to defeat me with just this."
"Alright, draw the Holy Sword."
"Let me witness how powerful the hero of a thousand years is."
Upon hearing this, Shane responded with,
"Do I look like such a compliant protagonist to you?"
Just because you say to use it, I should?
Leaving aside the question of whether saving face is important, just thinking about whether there are any traps or schemes within is enough to make someone hesitate.
Shane always thought protagonists who would immediately comply with a provocation or taunt from their opponent had something wrong with their heads.
Therefore...
"No, I won't!"
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