TEASER CHAPTER 6 PART 15
"Seriously,
he did it ..."
Mars'
monologue echoed in the silence.
However,
no one could answer his words. Everyone was at a loss for words at the
indescribable scene in front of them.
While
the silence reigned, they stared at the center of the arena. Only two swordsmen
were standing there.
Countless
pieces of metal were scattered around their feet. They were fragments of the
tower shield that was shattered by Nozomu's [Core Piercing].
What
came back to Mars' mind was the powerful thrust that Nozomu released earlier.
Since Nozomu had very little energy, he guessed that technique was like
[Phantom] that used a small amount of Qi to deal damage efficiently, but even
so, that was a terrifying killing power.
"Irisdina...
Have you ever seen that technique?"
"No,
I don't. But I'm familiar with that stance..."
Irisdina's
mind remembered the time when Nozomu, misled by Tiamat, turned his blade on
them.
She
remembered how he had taken a similar stance when Tima had activated the [Sand
Castle Wall] to prevent the onslaught of the out-of-control Nozomu.
"Nozomu
was using "that stance" at that time, and if he were able to use the
technique he's using now...."
Even
in a suppressed state, that technique could pierce Jihad's tower shield. If
that technique had been unleashed in a released state of Ability Suppression,
they might not even have a piece of flesh left.
"Now
that you mention it, we were seriously in a dangerous situation..."
"I-It
seems so..."
Mars
and Tima were saying those words in trembling voices.
Although
the rest of them didn't say anything, they were still in a cold sweat
remembering what had happened at that time.
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Nozomu
was just looking straight ahead. He didn't know that his friends were shaking
in fear of the killing power of the [Core Piercing] that they had been exposed
to.
At
the end of his line of sight was a powerful man clad in silver and white armor.
Perhaps
it was because he had taken a direct hit from [Core Piercing] that penetrated
the tower shield. The greatsword held up by his hand had countless scratches on
it, and there were cracks here and there.
Jihad
who had been holding up his greatsword slowly lowered his hand amidst the
remnants of the fluttering Qi.
What
he saw was Jihad's calm appearance, completely unscathed.
"As
expected……"
Nozomu
thought to himself as he gazed at Jihad's unscathed face.
He
didn't think it was strange that Jihad was unharmed. It was certainly a
surprise, but it would have been difficult to penetrate his defenses when he
had a shield and a greatsword between them.
The
penetrating power of [Core Piercing] was reduced when the Qi blade explodes. In
fact, the Qi blade that Nozomu struck exploded in front of the greatsword that
Jihad had raised.
Nevertheless,
the damage that the greatsword received from [Core Piercing] was serious. The
blade of the greatsword was deeply gouged out by the Qi blade that exploded at
close range. It couldn't be used anymore.
