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"However, in a one-versus-many battle, you can't display momentum like this. You can't make eye contact with each enemy, one by one, flaunting your aura when you don't know when and where a sword might strike."
Leo Martian's attempt to make eye contact with each imaginary enemy around him caused snickers to erupt from various places.
"Therefore, we must do as Davian said earlier."
Leo lightly swung his sword.
"There are methods to efficiently reduce the number of enemies like this..."
Swoosh.
Leo's left foot turned.
Toward the human figure standing beside him.
Whoosh.
The sword vibrated finely, forming an aura.
It seemed to extend forward.
Bang!
A lightning-fast attack poured out.
Continuous stabbing motions.
Most of the students couldn't even discern exactly how many times Leo Martian had stabbed.
But the important thing wasn't how many times he stabbed.
It was truly a storm of swordsmanship.
The human figure, made with durability similar to that of a human, was torn and crushed beyond recognition.
It wasn't 'stabbed,' it was 'exploded.'
"Wow..."
The students couldn't close their mouths.
It wasn't like he'd thrown a bomb right in front of them.
Was such an attack possible with a sharp sword?
Leo Martian, the head of the Swordsmanship Department, pointed to the human figures lined up widely on one side of the field.
"You can't do it right now, nor do you all need to imitate this. Go over there and demonstrate the fastest, most powerful, and most threatening swordsmanship you are currently capable of."
The students each stood facing a human figure.
"Rex, you answered that the weakest enemy should be defeated first. You go first."
"Huh?"
Rex Plumen looked surprised by the sudden call.
"Show me the momentum you can display in a one-versus-many battle situation."
"Yes."
Rex drew his sword and faced the human figure.
'What should I do?'
He lacked confidence after seeing the demonstration by Leo Martian, the head of the Swordsmanship Department, earlier.
What could he do to show off his momentum after seeing that?
'Oh, well.'
He manifested his aura.
And then swung his sword greatly, cutting the human figure in half.
"There's nothing special other than the increased movement. You've only increased the openings compared to when you weren't conscious of it."
Rex hung his head at the sharp criticism from Head Swordsman Leo.
'Damn it. Of all times, why did he make me go first?'
"Next, Billy, you answered that the strongest enemy should be defeated first. Go ahead."
"Yes."
Billy seemed to have anticipated his turn and immediately took a stance.
They hadn't been on good terms originally.
But recently, conflicts with Rex Plumen's gang had become more frequent.
It was because Billy, who was of commoner origin, had better grades than Rex.
Davian and Bonita held the undisputed top two spots in the Swordsmanship Department.
But below them, there was fierce competition for rankings.
Whoosh.
As he channeled internal energy into the sword.
Whoosh!
He coated it with fire attribute.
The sword, covered in bright red flames, slashed greatly across the chest of the human figure.
The human figure, covered on the outside with protein, was quickly enveloped in black smoke.
"Using fire attribute aura is enough to intimidate the opponent. But this is also a method that only works when facing those lower in skill than me. Next, Velum. Show me."
After a moment of contemplation, Velum drew his sword.
"Ha!"
With a loud shout, he thrust the sword forward.
A clean sword path.
But there was nothing more than that.
"Did you just shout louder?"
"...Yes."
"That can be a method when there's nothing else to do. Next, Bonita."
Bonita's figure moved smoothly.
Whack!
She grazed the right thigh of the human figure and turned around.
Stab!
She thrust the sword deeply into the left thigh.
Then, she pulled it out and moved to the side again.
Swoosh!
She deeply slashed the side and then returned to the front.
A fluid movement.
Stab!
Bonita's sword accurately pierced the midpoint of the human figure's forehead and immediately came out.
Clap. Clap. Clap.
Leo Martian slowly clapped his hands.
"How many did you account for?"
"Five."
"Impressive. It was a perfect movement."
Rex Plumen raised his hand.
"It's a bit fast, but it was a normal attack. She didn't even manifest her aura. I think my first move had much better momentum."
"Rex, Billy, Velum, come here."
Leo Martian, the head of the Swordsmanship Department, had the three students surround Bonita.
"There are five in total, including the three of you, that human figure, and me. Five enemies that Bonita imagined in her head. Bonita, show that attack again slowly."
Bonita's foot slid as she grazed the right thigh of the human figure.
Leo Martian asked Billy, who was on Bonita's left.
"Bonita has moved towards you. What will you do now?"
"I'll stab her in the back right away."
"Is that so?"
Leo Martian nodded, and Bonita slipped behind the human figure.
Leo looked at Billy and asked.
"You can't get an angle now, can you?"
...!
Obstructed by the right shoulder of the human figure, he could no longer stab Bonita's body.
"No, no. I can't. The shoulder of the ally is blocking between Bonita and me."
Billy was already referring to the human figure as an ally.
The current situation began to be depicted in Billy's head as if it were real.
"Next."
Bonita thrust the sword into the left thigh of the human figure from behind, pulled it out, and moved to the opposite side.
"What will you do, Velum?"
"Well, Bonita is turning her body this way, so just by placing the blade on the moving side..."
Swoosh!
Bonita's sword, which had deeply slashed the side of the human figure, accurately faced Velum.
Only then did Velum, startled, shout loudly.
"Huh? Huh? I can't cut Bonita!"
Bonita headed back to the front of the human figure.
Rex, realizing Leo Martian's intention, drew his sword and slashed diagonally at Bonita.
Stab.
Bonita's sword pierced through the midpoint of the human figure again.
And.
Clang.
Rex's sword was weakly blocked by Bonita's sword.
Swoosh.
Bonita, who had pulled out the sword again, unfolded the next movement that had not been seen before.
It brushed right past Rex's blade.
Bonita's sword stopped in front of Rex's heart.
"Ah... Ah..."
"Do you understand now? Bonita could have killed the human figure with one blow and faced the next enemy. But then, she would have to face each fully powered individual one by one."
Leo Martian, the head of the Swordsmanship Department, pointed to the human figure with his finger and then drew a large circle.
"But she successfully landed four attacks on one enemy while circling around it. At the same time, she alerted the enemies surrounding her to her sword. As if saying you wouldn't dare approach. Billy, what did you feel?"
"I felt that after the human figure and Rex, it was my turn. It's not just words... after experiencing it directly, I sincerely didn't feel like I could handle it anymore."
"Velum, what about you?"
"I don't even think I can inflict a wound on Bonita's body. All that's left is waiting for my turn."
Leo Martian nodded.
"With this one move, Bonita caused the remaining four enemies to lose their will to fight. Now, all that's left is to slaughter the trembling living corpses one by one."
After the students returned to their places.
"Davian. Show me once."
It was Davian's turn.
He was already wondering what to do.
A unique idea came to mind.
'Should I do it?'
Davian looked back at Leo Martian.
"Can you move the students far away?"
"How far?"
"About 20 meters."
Leo Martian gestured to the students.
The students went 20 steps away from where Davian and the head of the Swordsmanship Department were standing and surrounded them.
"Start."
Whoosh.
Davian's sword vibrated, emitting a blue aura.
A fairly dark and intense aura.
Gasps of admiration already escaped from the mouths of some students.
Swoosh.
His front foot moved.
And he quickly thrust the sword forward.
Davian's sword was stuck in the exact center of the human figure.
This wasn't a stunt show; it was a class assuming a one-versus-many battle.
He couldn't drag out the time for long.
As the sword was stuck in, he withdrew his aura.
Whoosh.
The aura-withdrawn sword vibrated finely.
The stage right before the aura was manifested.
Davian focused all his attention and matched the mana of nature with the vibrations of the sword.
Crash!
Davian's sword shattered into pieces.
Crack!
Fragments of the shattered blade burst out from inside the human figure.
Hundreds of fragments tore through everything from the center of the human figure, to the fingertips, toes, and the ends of its hair, and burst out.
The human figure was torn and worn out beyond recognition.
Davian naturally snatched the wooden sword that the human figure was holding and turned around to take a stance.
"What did Davian just do?"
"Did he explode the sword? Like a magic bomb?"
"There's a brutal side to him... Davian is coming out."
"To explode a person's body from the inside out."
"The enemies next to him would have been hit by those fragments, right?"
"...Ah! It was an area-of-effect attack?"
"But what exactly did he do?"
The students were in an uproar.
Leo Martian said.
"You don't treasure your sword. Davian is coming out."
"I don't think of it as anything more than a tool for combat."
"Honest. Not a bad attitude. Second question. Were you attempting to use a mana sword just now?"
"I wasn't trying to complete a mana sword. I tried to utilize the sword shattering phenomenon that occurs in the process."
Leo Martian slowly nodded.
"No one would have thought that blade fragments would fly out from inside a comrade's body and cover them. Even if they were lucky enough to dodge or block it, that would also create unnecessary movement, so it can be said to be a success. Then third question. Have you completed the mana sword?"
Davian shook his head.
"You know very well that it's impossible with my internal energy yet."
"Since you're such a special guy, I just asked once."
"I haven't completed it yet."
"I don't really need to give you any help either. You'll make it right away if you just have enough internal energy."
"I'm working on it. But gathering level 8 internal energy isn't an easy task."
In the meantime, the students came closer.
"Alright, everyone, start practicing. Think of your surroundings as being surrounded by enemies. Consider what kind of attacks you will show them and practice. Don't forget that today's 고민 and practice could save your lives in actual combat."
"Yes!"
How much time had passed?
Davian also practiced showing off his momentum to the enemies in various ways.
Then.
The figure of Teacher Medium Frill was seen far away in the field.
When her eyes met Davian's, Medium smiled brightly, took out a potion bottle, and shook it.
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