The ghost clan has been at the top of Crescent Continent's combat power since ancient times, and it's not just because of its huge physique.
In fact, from the Ligar people's point of view, the body proportions of the ghosts are closer to those of dwarves than to enlarged humans.
Generally taller than two and a half meters tall, a skeleton structure similar to that of a human would appear too slender. Even if the physique can bring about an increase in strength, it will definitely not be able to achieve the powerful physical ability of the ghosts that can easily cross a three to five meter high house.
Their skeletons are proportionally stronger than those of humans of the same height, and their larger skulls result in stronger skulls. The proportion of stubby limbs means that the bones have a larger surface for muscle attachment. The dwarves of the world of Rigar have always been known for their short stature but powerful strength, while the ghosts of Crescent Continent are like enlarged versions of dwarves. .
A ghost child of the same height as an adult human can weigh 50 to 80% more when growing up. A ghost child with a height of more than 2.5 meters as a full-grown adult can easily smash the armor of the Rigal Knights, which is far thicker than that of the samurai. flat.
This difference in muscle density allows the ghosts to possess brute strength that humans cannot compete with, and it also allows them to withstand the impact of vertical landings from a distance of about ten meters without suffering any damage.
This battle was unfair. The warriors looked at Henry as if he were a fool, because even he was an overmatched opponent.
But Mira and Galeva didn't have much to worry about.
Because Henry is also a transcendent being.
"Bang - wah -" The hardwood golden rod swung down at an astonishing speed hit Henry before Kramer entered the attack distance. The opponent obviously had no reservations, but the same was true for the sage.
"Dang!! Clang————!" When Kramer, who was waving from bottom to top, came into contact with the huge blunt object, a strange scene happened.
The thin sword blade cut into the already damaged hardwood blunt instrument like butter, and then the runes on the sage's body glowed through the clothes, and in turn pressed down the entire golden rod.
"Tsk——" The ghost and god, whose eyes were still glowing with red light, smacked his tongue slightly and then cleanly discarded the golden stick with a "Clang——!" He pulled it out with a sound from his waist, which was scarred but bigger than Claymore. The sword.
The thick blunt instrument fell downwards with Kramer still chopping on it, and made a huge "thud!" sound when it touched the ground. The ghost reacted very quickly, and immediately let go after discovering that Kramer could cut through the hardwood. Kai let Henry's sword get stuck on the golden stick and be brought down, and at the same time he immediately pulled out his sword and killed him. "Dang!!" But the sage quickly pulled out the sword with a kick of his foot, and then faced the slash that came with the drawn sword.
"Clang——!" The tachi, which was full of gilt decoration but was already scarred, screamed when it collided with Kramer. A gap immediately appeared where the two blades met. It obviously had a full advantage in size, but Obviously its performance is still slightly inferior to this great sword.
Henry parried two consecutive attacks that would have knocked him and his sword away if an ordinary human being had done so.
The scene that appeared in the swaying fire that spread around them stunned the samurai, and even the ghosts and gods on the opposite side were a little stunned because their attacks could not work.
——And the wise man did not miss this gap.
“Cha Qiang!!”
He decisively turned the direction of the sword tip. After turning the sword in a circle, he pushed the Odachi outward and stabbed towards the ghost's armor.
"Bang!!!" With the auxiliary magic running at full speed, the sage's stab had an astonishing impact.
"Crack——!" The thrust, which was comparable to a lance charge, penetrated the surface of the armor and successfully injured the opponent. However, he was not greedy for the sword. He twisted hard to widen the hole in the armor to avoid the sword blade from getting stuck. He pulled out Kramer and stepped back.
"Ah!" The ghost who took the blow did not give him any plan to expand the results of the battle. Taking advantage of her height, she pushed the sword back again and then slashed horizontally. Henry, who had withdrawn Claymer, turned instantly. The hilt of the sword was struck by the inverted V-shaped guard.
"Dang!!! Buzzing buzzing——" The handguard made of the same material as the sword blade was not damaged by the powerful attack, but the power of just slashing with one hand was enough to make the entire sword tremble. The sage closed his eyes slightly, feeling the numbness in the tiger's mouth and fingertips quickly disappear under the influence of strengthening magic.
"So, so strong."
Watertight. This was the only adjective that could come to mind for the group behind him.
In an instant, just a few confrontations revealed the level of both sides - they were extremely close in terms of physique, experience and even equipment. Therefore, this duel was extremely similar to what warriors would see in a martial arts tournament. Generally speaking, there are back and forth, and it is extremely exciting.
"Maybe we can win -" The stunned warriors forgot to turn around and run away, some even whispered this.
But some with better eyesight noticed something was wrong.
"Sir, why are you always here..." Narumi frowned.
"Adopt a defensive posture." Yajiro narrowed his eyes like Henry would do when he was concentrating - the sage had always lowered his center of gravity from the beginning, with his arms retracted to his sides. In the lower or middle part of the stable posture, he did not use the more offensive upper part to chop down - although the height of both parties may be a reason, but if Henry, who is 1.95 meters, holds Kremer, who is 1.5 meters, using the upper part It can completely attack the more deadly parts of the ghost's head and shoulders.
For enemies with similar levels, the correct solution is to take active attacks to break the balance and avoid falling into a back-and-forth war of attrition. It is impossible for someone as powerful as Henry Mayer to know nothing about this, but he still adopts an extremely conservative defensive posture. There is only one reason——
"What is he guarding against?" The great god asked the question in everyone's heart.
"Hiss-" The unicorn Mitia made an uneasy sound, while Mira held the knife in her hand tightly and looked back and forth.
"Get ready to run, spread out and don't face in one direction." At the same time, Henry in front said without looking back.
"But I don't mean to run away -" Even Narumi, who had always been calm, lost his mind a little at this time.
"I may not be able to stop him." Henry rarely used an ambiguous statement, which made the confidence of the people behind him begin to waver.
The red light on the ghosts and gods began to become more and more intense, and then began to spread around with a rhythm like a heartbeat. Now not only Mitya, but also the Luoan girl began to feel serious discomfort due to the influence of magic.
"Let's go!" Galeva came over to help Mira, and Yajiro also shouted loudly, showing the attitude a young master should have when the samurai were all in panic.
"Hiss--" The smell of sulfur filled the forest, and the ghosts and gods did not make any move, but Henry still did not attack, but stood in a defensive posture in the open space between the people and the ghosts and gods.
"Ah——!!" A roar with echoes resounded through the forest, followed by a "Bang!!!" due to the complete release of magic power. The blast of air directly blew out all the flames on the surrounding surface, and because of the sound, The light reflected in the eyes of everyone who looked back at this scene in shock disappeared instantly, and the next second the firelight was replaced by a red afterimage that flashed across like lightning.
"Boom——!" The two-meter-five-meter-tall body is covered in heavy armor, but its speed is much faster than the sprint of the light cavalry.
"Bang!!!" The combination of high speed and power strengthened each other. This was no longer a realm that any human swordsman could achieve.
The red runes that lit up under the armor were very similar to the glowing blue runes on the sage's body. Apparently the ghosts and gods also used some kind of similar strengthening magic - was this what he had been wary of? ——The only thing that came to the minds of the people who were watching all this blankly was this instinctive thought.
"Hi——!" The one-meter-nine-meter-long Odachi ignited with a red light, like cherry blossoms dancing in the sky. The seemingly frantic but actually extremely orderly swordsmanship fell crazily towards the sage in front of him.
The sound of metal colliding and sparks sounded one after another. It was clearly an Odachi sword nearly two meters long, but it was swung so fast that the runes above it left afterimages.
-- was suppressed.
Henry was pinned down.
"Physical ability" consisting of physique and strength; "skills" consisting of experience, talent, and training; and the final equipment - two people who were originally equal in each of the three aspects, now have Now the other party also used strengthening magic similar to the sage.
The balance was broken, and the teacher was at a disadvantage. Mira, who was originally very uncomfortable because of the interference with her magic power, pursed her lips and suddenly stood still.
"Mira?" Galeva, who was supporting her, felt the actions of the Luoan girl.
"Idiot, give me the gun." She pushed Galeva away, then turned over and climbed onto Mitya's back, patting the restless unicorn. "What are you going to do? We can only cause trouble." Yajiro behind him shouted eagerly, while Galeva was stunned for a moment and subconsciously handed the spear in his hand to the Luoan girl.
"You might as well say it's just adding to the chaos." His hands were shaking, and he didn't know whether it was the influence of magic power or fear.
She took off the straps and tied the spear to her forearm.
There are limits to what you can do, but it's not all.
They were originally equal opponents, but the other party used a hidden trump card to tip the balance - so what needs to be done is already clear.
All the teacher needs is a chance, a chance to break the deadlock.
Human strength is not enough, but she is not fighting alone. Swords have no effect on armor, but Mira, who was born in Rigar, knows the strongest individual force among humans in the world today.
"Preduvach (come on), Mitya." The Luoan girl leaned down and spoke softly in the unicorn's ear, conveying her inner will through the exchange of thoughts.
Mitya's body began to emit a faint white light, and she no longer showed anxiety, but looked calm and peaceful.
It seems that the next step is not to fight a strong enemy, but to return to his hometown.
The spear was leveled, and at the same time the unicorn stepped forward.
"Boom!!" The half-ton horse charged with powerful steps, while Mira, who held the gun firmly, stared at the target without blinking in the strong wind.
Henry noticed the movement, and he knew his disciple's intention in an instant.
"Hiss——" The red-eyed ghost also noticed the charging Luoan girl. She immediately turned around and slashed the long sword horizontally towards Mira, but the sage had already seen the Luoan girl charging towards her. Changed posture.
Changed from holding the sword in the defensive position to holding it high over the shoulders.
Rigal sword skills.
Angry style.
"Wha—!!" Claymore's smooth blade reflected half of the blue light and half of the red light, slashing powerfully from top to bottom, but what Henry was aiming for was not the body of the Ghost Tribe—but That Odachi was scarred even before the battle with Claymore.
"Dang——!!" "Crack!!" The long and narrow tachi blade broke immediately before hitting the Luoan girl, and Mira seemed to know that her teacher would definitely do this, and she did not even dodge and maintained the posture of holding the gun. Neither eyes were closed.
"Tap tap tap tap -" "Boom!!!" The strong wind blew the Luo An girl's white hair around, but her eyes showed no fear under Liu Hai.
The spear hit the protective hole on the side of the armor and under the armpit, and successfully penetrated with the help of the half-ton unicorn's powerful charge.
"Bang!!" The cloth strap tied to the forearm straightened and then tore, along with the barrel of the spear.
"Uh-" The recoil directly shook Mira and tilted her whole body to the right and rear, but Mitia, who was connected, immediately adjusted her posture and turned around to prevent her from falling off her horse and distanced herself.
"Ah ah ah -" The stinging pain directly caused the ghost to let go of the small half of the Odachi sword left in his hand, and the moment Henry set up Claymore again, a sound of thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.
"Yu Lei, come!" The voice he had heard before sounded with a hint of weakness, and then the still dazzling lightning in the sky went straight towards the sage.
"Boom!!!" "Teacher-" The Luoan girl turned around and looked at the place where Henry was originally lit up like daylight.
The smell of burning permeated the air, and a raging fire instantly ignited where the lightning struck.
"Ha-ha-" Several shrine maidens in tattered clothes helped each other and walked out of the woods. Mira's eyes widened, and an uneasy feeling emerged in her heart that she hadn't seen for a long time.
Countless scenes began to reverberate in her mind, and while she tried her best to deny those thoughts, she couldn't help but think about them over and over again.
What will the rest of life be like without him?
Henry is of course invincible in her eyes, but even he can't do this powerful lightning strike that can burn ghouls into ashes——
"Who are you, no, what--" The shrine maidens looked at the sage who was still standing in front of the injured Onishin Tsutomu.
The flames gradually extinguished, because the area that had burned once before turned into scorched earth.
Lightning flashed across Kramer's sword blade, and the blue light on Henry gradually dimmed the moment the flame went out.
He raised his gray-blue eyes and looked at the broken army in front of him.
"Celestial runes." The witch who took the lead in using lightning strikes looked blankly at the gradually dimming light on Henry's body. She obviously recognized the meaning of those runes.
"How is it possible, God's envoy? But even we have been cut off from God for four thousand years, let alone a foreign country."
"Ah -" "Sir!" "Hurry up and suppress Teruzuki." The hurried witches rushed up at the moment when the light on the ghosts and gods lit up again, took out some magic weapons and did something, and who was next? After lighting the incense, Mira frowned and smelled the smell, feeling somewhat familiar.
"Huh-ha-we've got it under control for the time being." The red light dimmed little by little, and the miko who breathed a sigh of relief all collapsed to the ground with their legs weak. The warriors in front finally saw the situation. Jing Jing also picked up the torch and walked back, and when it illuminated the shabby witches, they were all stunned.
"Miko-sama!" The next second, under the leadership of Narumi, all the samurai knelt down on one knee. The leading miko glanced weakly, wrapping her bandage around her side: "Yes, one of our own."
"Really." She shook her head and sighed.
"What a mess."
"..." Henry silently put away Claymore, who was still shining with electricity, and then met the eyes of Mira who was sitting on the unicorn.
"Hehe." The girl Luo An smiled proudly.
"Idiot." The sage looked at her right hand, which was full of bruises and trembling from excessive exertion, and sighed.
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