Chapter 260: Demonstration
Chapter 260: Demonstration
While Jade tested his sentience weapon against a grade-five monster, the fight between Anna and Ilgor had already ended. Despite Anna’s destructive strength, her stamina and energy are lesser than Ilgor, a full-fledged grade three combatant.
Although Ilgor got the upper hand, he still couldn’t penetrate Anna’s resilient body and only did some superficial wounds. This shows how absurd Anna’s body is compared to others.
When Ilgor and Anna’s match finally ends, everyone except Jayna and Gilford begins to feel relief.
‘Such a strong destructive power!! If the orc couldn’t read the little girl’s movement, he would be defeated a long time ago.’
‘But, the most surprising thing is her resilience and physical power. Even those beastkin races didn’t have this kind of strength. Unfortunately, her energy is still low compared to the orc. If she somehow distributes and channels her energy….’ thought Vigo while analyzing the battle.
At this moment, Anna finally slumped on the ground, exhausted while pouting. She still couldn’t accept that her ‘sandbag’ managed to beat her. At the same time, Ilgor also starts to receive muscle pain all over his body from the side effect of going berserk.
“Fiuuhh… They finally stop.” said Mia.
At the same time, Millie heads to the two fighters and starts to heal them. Apparently, by using soul power, her healing efficiency has become better. While Millie heals the grumpy Anna and Ilgor, Vigo seems to realize something.
He knows that the current him will never be able to create any good quality weapon in one month. However, it is a different story for creating suitable weapons for everyone.
“That’s it.. I may not be a weaponsmith, but I am a crafter and inventor.” said Vigo before approaching everyone.
“Emm.. I am sorry to bother you all. But, could you demonstrate a little bit of your power?” asked Vigo.
“Demonstrate our power?” asked Mia.
“Yes. After looking at the fight before, I realized my mistake. I should not only ask for your preference in your weapon but also need to know your fighting style and power. This way, I may create things to help you all.” said Vigo.
Hearing this, Gilford nodded his head at Vigo’s sentence. Then, everyone agreed to show their fighting style and power to Vigo. For a demonstration, Gilford lends one of his battle golems as a battling partner.
Looking at the unique battle golem, Mia couldn’t help fighting but wanted to fight it and was the first one to demonstrate her power. As Mia takes her stance, Gilford also begins to control the golem and charge at Mia.
Suddenly, Mia’s sword is enveloped in blue flame [Blue Flame Sword]. Then, she began to clash the battle golem with her sword. Her attack managed to leave various burn marks on the battle golem’s metallic body.
Despite using the fire imbued sword, Mia still couldn’t penetrate the tough golem defense. However, the movement of the battle golem has become more rigid and slower.
Gilford, who controls the golem, also notices that a few important parts inside the golem are starting to get frozen.
‘Such a strange fire!! If it is another living being, they may already be harmed by the temperature difference between hot and cold.’ thought Gilford.
At the same time, Jayna couldn’t help but be attracted to the mysterious blue flame that Mia used. She senses a strange familiarity with the blue flame.
‘As expected of the blue flame from the Blue Phoenix. It is not an ordinary flame and has powerful properties. It is hot yet also cold at the same time.’
‘I think it will be very lethal to any living being. However, it seems to be a lack of… power.’ thought Jayna as she [Analyze] the blue flame.
After a while, the battle golem started to malfunction and couldn’t move properly. Mia also feels this is enough to demonstrate her fighting skill and stop attacking the battle golem.
“Woahh.. what mysterious blue flame. It is hot yet also cold at the same time.” exclaimed Vigo excitedly.
“Yeah, is this enough for your reference?” asked Mia.
“Yeah, I think I got a little bit of idea from your demonstration.” said Vigo.
“Alright, then now it’s my turn.” said Jayna excitedly.
“W-Wait.. Lady Jayna, why don’t you just use a dummy instead of fighting my golem.” said Gilford as he immediately took back his battle golem in a hurry.
“Hee.. But, Vigo may not be able to see my true skill.” replied Jayna.
‘Your true skill, my ass… You could even melt my golem just by touching it, much less fighting it using a skill.’ thought Gilford as he remembered how Jayna could easily destroy his golem during the one-year training.
For Gilford, each Battle Golem is very precious to him. Not only does it cost a lot of resources, it is also hard to build and maintain.
However, Jayna’s fiery sword could easily cut and destroy the golem like paper. Even Gilford wants to help Vigo, sacrificing a golem is too much for him.
“Then, Why don’t I become your opponent?” Everyone heard a voice from inside the house.
“Angus!!” exclaimed everyone.
Seeing Angus is back, Anna, who is just recovering a little bit, immediately runs towards him and hugs him.
“Angus… Angus… the weak green bubble is a meanie. He bullied Anna. Anna can’t hit him anymore.” said Anna.
“Hee.. Then, it seems I need to increase your training.” said Angus with a wide smile.
Hearing this, Anna becomes speechless and starts to curse Ilgor for her miserable fate.
“Angus, where is uncle Jade? Did you finish testing your artifact?” asked Jayna.
“Yeah, I already finished testing my artifact. Uncle Jade needs more time to test his sentient weapon. Anyway, it seems you did some light sparring.” said Angus.
“Yeah, actually Vigo needs to…” Jayna explained Vigo’s intention.
After hearing Jayna’s explanation, “Hmm… Good approach. So, it is only you, Millie, and Gilford that are left?” asked Angus.
“Actually, I already get the gist of master Gilford’s power and fighting style. So yeah, the one left is these two girls.” replied Vigo.
“I see.. Then, I will be their fighting opponent.” said Angus.
“Ehhh… No way. If I fight you, I can’t show my true power. I might as well hit a dummy target.” said Jayna.
“Jayna, you are not showing all your power. Vigo only needs to see a little bit of your fighting capability.” said Angus.
“B-But… You are a cheat. I can’t even hit you.” said Jayna.
“Don’t worry, I am still not fully recovered from testing the artifact. So, you might have a chance to hit me.” said Angus.
‘Like hell, I am going to let her hit me. Getting hit by her fiery sword is almost like a death sentence to me.’ thought Angus inwardly.
“Alright, then we should start.” said Jayna excitedly at the prospect of hitting Angus.
As the two of them go into the center of the yard, Gilford summons a few battle golem specializing in the barrier.
“You might want to get behind my golems.” said Gilford.
“Huh.. What for?” asked Mia.
Suddenly, the surrounding area became hotter. The ground below Jayna, even scorched, slowly turns into molten mud. Everyone immediately goes behind Gilford’s golem to hide from the hot temperature.
“What an absurd temperature?!! She has not yet even used any skill.” exclaimed Vigo.
‘What is this power?!! It is completely different from my Blue Phoenix’s flame.’ thought Mia.
Despite the hot temperature, Angus is still fine, like not getting trouble from the heat that is Jayna’s release.
After staring at each other for a while, “Hmph… Angus, I think I still can’t hit you. So let’s get serious from the start [Sacred Fire].” said Jayna as her entire body was enveloped by crimson flame.
Unlike one year ago, her current [Sacred Fire] has the shape of Fire Phoenix and radiates a frightening heat towards the surroundings. The ground even starts to turn into molten lava from the heat in Jayna’s body.
Despite the monstrous heat in front of him, Angus still looks calm as ever.
‘Her fire is getting hotter than a few months ago before arriving at Porros.’ thought Angus.
“Alright, Jayna, show me your progress.” said Angus.
Then, Jayna disappears from her spot, leaving a trace of fire behind [Fiery Burst]. She arrives in front of Angus in a moment, brandishing her fiery sword [Crimson Slash]. At the last moment, Angus sidestepped, dodging Jayna’s fiery sword.
*BLAM* Jayna’s sword missed its target and hit the ground, completely melting it. She didn’t stop and kept pursuing Angus. Then, Angus summons [Unbreakable Shield] and equip it in his hand.
He begins to parry and deflect Jayna’s attack using it. With the help of the [Unbreakable Shield], Angus managed to deflect Jayna’s force to the side. *Clang* *BLAM* *Clang* *BLAM* All Jayna’s attacks are getting deflected by Angus to the ground.
Looking at this, Vigo, Mia, and Millie couldn’t help but be surprised. They feel like looking at the fight of a high-grade combatant.
‘Such absurd strength and skill!! Are they really only second-grade combatants?!!’ thought Vigo.
‘T-This flame… It’s very unnatural. She should not have the capability to release this kind of strength with her current grade. Moreover, its destructiveness is different from any normal flame.’ thought Mia.
Looking that Angus could cope with Jayna’s fast attack, ‘I know Angus is holding back during our fight. But, to think he still hides this kind of power.’ thought Millie.