Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 261 Highmore Hammer

What exactly is swordsmanship——

Three years ago, Lucia once believed that when combat skills are displayed through swords and in the form of sword skills, it is called swordsmanship.

However, in recent years, when he has deeply studied the three major swordsmanships in the border area, and learned from Mugram's eternal swordsmanship, he has dabbled in many completely different swordsmanships such as Godskin, Furnace, Kaidan, and Reed Land. new understanding.

The reason why swordsmanship is unique among combat skills is not due to the boasting of many swordsman masters in the history of the border area, but because it is indeed the ultimate aggregation of many powers that mortals can master.

Sword moves, martial arts, prayer, magic and even physical skills that temper and polish the body. Putting aside the complete dragon transformation of the dragon clan and the giant transformation of the flame giant, which rely on bloodline talents, only swordsmanship can combine the power of these different systems. Fusion into one, bringing the power of mortals to the extreme.

Therefore, the current situation is that most of the strongest men in the past dynasties in the border area are top swordsman masters. In other words, swordsmanship is the only way for mortals to break through the boundaries of race and bloodline and rival the gods with a weak body.

Hundreds of years ago, the Queen of Death Catpera killed the gods with the great sword of the hunting god. The black sword Malikis defeated the Queen of Death with swordsmanship, took away and sealed the destined death. According to the normal rules of this world, Development trajectory, the blind swordsman who will seal the scarlet corruption in the future will also rely on the flowing water swordsmanship in his hands.

Nowadays, Lucia has become one of the most powerful swordsmen in the world. Therefore, when he looks at the duel between Yog and Rein from today's perspective, he will naturally be able to see the truth that even Malenia can't see through.

There is no doubt that Lain's sword is very fast, and Yueyin has demonstrated his magnificent and unpredictable characteristics to the extreme in his hands. Every slash and stab is as fast and dangerous as the rumored "Moon Shadow in the Gap" .

At the same time, unlike other Seliya night mages, Rein's talents are not limited to stealth assassination. His strength in frontal combat is also powerful - a strong body, abundant magic power, keen combat awareness and proficient skills. Fighting skills, in a fair fight, Lucia's first old friend in the memory battlefield, the god-skin noble Samuel, may not be his opponent.

But he happened to face Yug. Lucia stared at the man strolling in the center of the field in the tidal wave of sword light, and slightly narrowed his ice-blue eyes.

What he saw in that man was not only the tempered fighting strength, but also a killing instinct hidden under the gentle appearance, like a snake at the bottom of the abyss, waiting for an opportunity to strike at any time.

That is the momentum condensed from the sea of ​​​​blood and corpses intertwined with countless killings and pain. It is deeply imprinted in a person's bone marrow. It is not easily revealed in ordinary times, but once he reveals this side to others, , it will definitely be the time when the blade sees blood.

The last person to be as calm as Yog, hiding madness, was the ominous hunter Rollo at the Rodel Battle Festival three years ago.

However, the difference is that the threat he felt from Rollo three years ago was far less than the threat he felt from Yug today.

Lucia could see that Yogurt had experienced far more life-and-death fights than Rein, and the level of swordsmanship between the two was even more incomparable. Every time the former seemed to move leisurely, he could just walk right in front of the latter. In the gaps between slashes, every heavy swing of the hammer happened to be blocked at the weakest point of Yueyin's sword.

If Rein's sword power is compared to a symphony as grand and shocking as a wave, then Yug's war hammer and Kallia sword magic are like the baton waved by the conductor of the orchestra. Let the waves intertwined with the melody rise and fall, He could only fall on the rock on the shore under the guidance of the conductor and scatter it into mist floating in the sky.

The invisible Tsukigakure swung out another Iai Slash, but Yug easily dodged it sideways. At the same moment, a dazzling blue light suddenly bloomed from the war hammer!

"Rhine is going to lose." Latan said regretfully in the stands. His words seemed to give the final verdict to this duel. The surface of Yog's war hammer inspired a circle of magical shadow that was several times larger than the main body - Master Haimo's world-famous hammer magic showed more power than rumored. The terrifying power, just the wind pressure aroused when waving, made Rein unsteady and staggered backwards!

After taking nearly ten steps back, Lain's feet slammed into the ground. While he stabilized his body, a look of determination flashed across his eyes.

He dispersed the invisible blade on the surface of Yueyin, sheathed the sword for the last time, lowered his body and tensed his muscles to the limit, then exhaled suddenly and made a sound, rushing forward with a roar, his whole body was like a bullet pulled out. The rising meteor rushed towards Yug!

As one of the very few young mages who has inherited the ancient history and memories of Serlia, he wants the world to see with their own eyes that the Night Mages are not just assassins walking in the dark night.

Perhaps the world will never know that thousands of years ago, the ancestors of the Night Mage once faced the evil god's relatives and launched a bloody charge, following the footsteps of the Moon God and the Dragon God and cutting off the wings of the gods, but they must know - even after a thousand years, the ancient Night Mage Their descendants have never fallen from the glory of their ancestors!

At this moment, I wonder if everyone had an illusion. This flash of lightning seemed to have been extended infinitely. The figures of Yug and Lain about to collide were slowed down like frames. The battlefield was so quiet that you could hear the blade of the knife cutting through the moonlight. The sound.

In an instant, this sense of confusion that seemed to distort time at super high speeds suddenly dissipated. Rein's figure was like a moonlight hidden in the clouds. He crossed the barrier of space and swept under Yug in one step. He slashed Iai against the trend with a sword. out!

The pale silver blade came out of its sheath, but this time it was not the shadow of the moon scattered in the gap, but the sword light rising into the sky with the magic of Kaliya's sword!

The moment Haimo's hammer collided with Kallia's sword, a scorching sun formed by an explosion of magic power seemed to rise in the center of the arena!

Large shards of dark steel on the surface were swept up by the strong wind, and were carried by the air waves and turned into metal storms rushing in all directions. Dozens of heavy energy aftermath poured out violently, impacting on the magic shield at the edge of the arena. , so shocked that all the spectators around turned pale and evaded wildly.

Fortunately, the defensive capabilities of the Star Arena were strong enough. The magic shield only flickered a few times before returning to calm. However, in the dusty and smoke-filled arena, Yogurt and Lain were still unclear.

"He is a good boy." Master Lusset, who had been silently watching the battle, said in a slightly hoarse voice, "You have taught him well. If you give him another ten years, his future will be limitless."

"With your approval, this kid will definitely hold his chest up proudly even if he loses the game." Antonia breathed a sigh of relief.

The smoke rising in the arena finally gradually dissipated, and Yogurt was still standing in the center of the arena unscathed. To most people's surprise, he seemed to have accurately controlled the force of the final blow. All except Rein's chest. Apart from his pale face after suffering a blow, he looked like his magic power and physical strength had been completely exhausted, and he had not suffered any other injuries.

Yug grabbed Lain's palm and pulled him up from the ground. He then picked up Yueyin, who fell to the ground not far away. He held the knife in both hands and returned it to Lain's hand.

Lain was stunned for a few seconds, then stretched out his hands to take his sword, solemnly returned the magician's salute, then put the sword back into its sheath, turned and retreated towards the sidelines.

"competition is over!"

The bell rang again, and the referee's voice also sounded at the right time, "Winner, Rhea Lucalia, Second Professor Haimo - Yug!"

(End of this chapter)