"Icefall deployment. Freeze!"
At Ayaka's shout, the entire area is cooled down. The heat energy floating in the space is taken away, changing the temperature. The intensity of molecular movement changes, and the thermal motion becomes slower. The ground freezes white, and the air rapidly cools down. Exhaled breath turns white in an instant.
Just as the ice crystals scatter...
In front of our eyes, many ice fragments float.
"Fly!"
Ayaka shouts, and ice bullets rain down like a shower.
Here we go again.
"I like this."
It's damn strong, but...
"Extra Bullet!"
I shoot my weapon without hesitation, aiming to cancel out the attack.
It seems like I can cancel out everything, but...
"You're too naive!"
Ayaka slams her fist on the ground, and ice columns rush towards me like a mountain of swords. Terrifying ice chunks that freeze the target stand rampant in front of me.
"How interesting."
I smile.
-High-speed thinking -
-Body enhancement -
-Tachyon super high-speed movement -
-Enter the world of super high-speed -
In the slowed-down world, when viewed from the real time perspective, my movements are at an incomparable speed that can only be called godly.
Gold magic activation... enhancement... complete. Wind magic bestowal... construction complete. Magical formula proof completed.
-Accelerate -
-Slash -
-Slash -
-Slash -
-Slash -
I release an instant slash attack. A series of sword strikes. 270 slashes per second. A secret technique developed through the gesture of gratitude. It's a supreme skill developed in this world. I perform a unique art of inherent special action, comparable to Kamukiri's Godspeed Cut.
"Imitation of unique indigenous arts, a deception."
I shattered all the icicles with my sword.
"Time flows back to its original state."
All the ice blocks turned into fine powder.
"What!?" Ayaka was shocked and speechless.
I quietly sheathed my sword.
At that moment, the weapon I used to strike crumbled like limestone.
I could feel my nosebleed dripping down my face.
My brain and body were overloaded.
My legs were shaking, my focus was lost, and everything went white for a moment.
"Focus, me."
I blinked consciously and concentrated my mind.
"Continuing this is dangerous."
I knew that my brain and body were overheating.
Cheaters can move quickly when hunting, but they cannot accelerate continuously because it puts an abnormal burden on their body and brain.
If the acceleration continues, the heat calories in the body will boil the brain and muscles, causing the proteins that make up the body to transform, and the muscles and brain will dissolve and die. It's like self-destruction due to heat stroke.
Although I strengthened my body, excessive stress could shorten my life.
I used holy attribute magic to heal my damaged brain and muscles.
I wiped the blood from my nose with my sleeve and tried not to show any signs of fatigue or damage.
I calmly looked at Ayaka.
She was frozen in shock from the surprising scene.
The first words she could finally utter were, "Is this a lie... What did you do?"
Ayaka couldn't hide her agitation as she didn't understand what had just happened.
"What's wrong? Is that all you've got?" I deliberately provoked her.
"I've never used all my strength in my life. Don't make me serious! ...Good, it's boiling!"
Ayaka shook her head vigorously and threw her trademark glasses with swirling marks away.
She had deep crimson eyes after taking off her glasses.
In her eyes were the eyes of a hunter.
They were filled with a delusional killing intent and excitement that even made me think she had buried countless people in this world.
"Let's do this."
I took out a rapier and a spear with my arts.
I held the sword in my left hand in front of my chest and swung the spear in my right hand to the back, ready to thrust at any moment.
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The intense battle between the seriously determined opponents has reached an unprecedented level. Despite being in a stalemate for over 30 minutes, Ayaka shows no signs of fatigue. She possesses an endless amount of magical power, making her an abnormal being.
I continue to run without letting my guard down. She is a formidable opponent, undoubtedly stronger than when she first attacked me. However, I still lack a decisive blow.
I punched her in the face once, and her eyes changed. Her attacks became even more diverse, powerful, and intense than before.
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I invited Ayaka to train with me, and we agreed to have a one-on-one battle in the virtual space of the training grounds.
The reason for the one-on-one battle was Ayaka's request.
I am the challenger.
I feel like she is testing me.
That's why we're fighting here.
The training grounds are a mixed stage of rocky terrain, forest, and ruins.
Back in our gaming days, we used this place to test our character's movements.
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The block wall in the training ground shattered and crumbled. Due to the ice magic, the frozen block wall had become as hard as glass, but also very fragile.
"We're just too compatible!" I exclaimed.
I fired my weapon barrage into the ground and detonated it. Sand and dust scattered around us, creating a smokescreen that allowed me to hide in the large forest area of the training ground.
I controlled strong forces of attraction and repulsion in all directions. All weapon barrages were rendered ineffective in front of the projectile/emit magic nullification skill. Direct attacks were all repelled or countered by vertical gravity.
Unlike fire or wind, ice magic created an excessive "mass". Gravity magic transformed solidified water and ice into a powerful weapon through force. Heavy, light, flexible, and fast.
From solid to liquid. From liquid to gas. From gas to solid. Ice magic can freely manipulate these states. The essence of ice magic is not simply the ability to create ice.
What was discovered in the real world was the true ability to manipulate "heat" and "kinetic energy".
That ability was something that could only cool things down...
No, let's rephrase that. It could slow down the movement between molecules.
It had the ability to take away the heat around it.
That was the true power Ayaka possessed.
If she stopped the transfer of magic to something she froze, it would return to its liquid or gas state. There were two types of things that were frozen: those that were simply frozen and those that were frozen at will. The only way to tell them apart was through the unique skill that Komachi possessed.
By switching magic, she could instantaneously change solid into gas, and create a brilliant maneuver by producing ice blocks that did not restrict her movements. She created a variety of tactics.
"I cannot master magic to that extent over there," he said.
In addition, manipulation of momentum in the directions of left, right, up and down by gravity.
"I have no weaknesses," a smile spread across his face.
It was too strong and he laughed.
Ice particles the size of pebbles can become as powerful as bullets due to the repulsion of gravity magic and over-gravitation. Additionally, if the target is frozen, its defensive power is like glasswork.
he attacks are strengthened by buffs, while debuffs weaken his prey or targets. Absolute defense is achieved through a combination of skill and the characteristics of his magic. he specializes in close combat.
he has no weaknesses, and is equally adept at both long and short-range combat.
"Since coming to this world and meeting everyone, you are undoubtedly the strongest," he said.
She was clearly stronger than the boss of the advanced dungeon. She may even be considered the strongest in this school. Of course, there are many strong characters, but she was undoubtedly the strongest among those he has faced.
"I will definitely win," he declared to himself, taking a deep breath.