Chapter 62
The Fastest
Translator : PolterGlast
I crushed every
Berserk Bear that stepped into this area to death with [Gravity Magic -
Impact].
Perhaps because they
have lower intelligence than normal monsters, they don't take any
countermeasures, so I'm able to slaughter them one after another as if on an
assembly line.
"He's defeating
them so easily that it creates the illusion that the Berserk Bears are
weak...!"
"If you could
defeat them this easily, life would be so much fun, wouldn't it! If it were me,
I'd be showing off my strength and walking around town with a swagger!"
"I agree. I
became an adventurer because I wanted to be famous and worked desperately to
get stronger. I can't understand the mindset of not wanting to stand out with
this much power. ...No, perhaps it is because of that mindset that he was able
to obtain this much power?"
The three of them were
talking about strange things behind me.
By my standards, the
Berserk Bear isn't that impressive of a monster, though.
There were plenty of
monsters of this level near Furo Village, and the monsters from the Demon
Lord's army that attacked were on a completely different level.
Feeling a strange
sensation at being praised for something of this level, I crushed the last
Berserk Bear to death—and finally, the Berserker Bear that had been advancing
at the very back made its appearance.
Its body was a size
smaller than the Berserk Bear's, about four meters in total length.
In contrast to the
gray fur, the Berserker Bear had fur as black as darkness.
Its most distinctive
feature is probably its claws.
Its long,
reddish-black claws were imbued with magic power, and the stench of death
wafted from them.
"S-so this is a
Berserker Bear... It's smaller than a Berserk Bear, but the atmosphere it's
cloaked in is on a different level."
"This is the
first time I've seen a monster with this much pressure. ...But I wonder why.
Even in front of such a vicious monster, I can't imagine Graham-san losing at
all."
"That's because
you saw him slaughter those Berserk Bears like it was a casual task! I can't
imagine Graham losing to any opponent anymore, and conversely, I can't stop
thinking about the one who took his left arm."
"I feel the exact
same way about that!! Graham-san said it was taken by an Ancient Dragon, but
dragons themselves are legendary monsters with almost no sightings! As a former
adventurer, I want to know what an Ancient Dragon, the one that stood at the
top of all dragons, was like—"
"Be quiet. I need
you to be silent for a bit."
I had been
concentrating nicely on the Berserker Bear, but my focus was completely
shattered by the voice of the Guild Master who had started chattering on.
After silencing him
with a sharp reprimand, I focused again—and cloaked my entire body in magic
power.
Against the Berserker
Bear, I would fight with non-elemental gravity magic, just as I had before.
However, this time,
instead of using it on the Berserker Bear, I would use gravity magic on myself.
"[Gravity Magic -
Decrease]."
This magic reduces the
gravity affecting me, making my body as light as if it had grown wings and
allowing me to move around freely.
The Berserker Bear had
no way of catching up to me to begin with, but now it has completely lost the
ability to track me.
Even while one-sidedly
attacking an opponent that can't react, I start to want to aim for even greater
speeds.
By adding lightning
magic on top of [Gravity Magic - Decrease], I can step into a realm that a
normal person could never reach.
Incidentally, this was
the magic I used to finish off the Fenrir Lord, and as I remembered that
sensation for the first time in a while, I couldn't stand still any longer.
This is a bad habit of
mine; once I get excited, I can't hold back.
This personality trait
is especially prominent in battle; I unleashed a needlessly flashy spell in the
Ogre battle as well.
This time, too, it's
unnecessary. My head understands that—but I can't stop my body.
I stopped the
one-sided attacks and took some distance again to knead my magic power.
This is purely for my
own amusement, a spell I use because my body, for the first time in a long
time, is demanding maximum speed.
"He was attacking
one-sidedly, so what's he doing now?"
"A normal person
wouldn't understand a thing, but the fact that he's smiling means it's not an
accident. What are we about to see—I have goosebumps and it hasn't even started
yet!"
I can hear their
voices from behind me, but they go in one ear and out the other, not
registering in my head.
My reason and my
instincts battled, but I surrendered my body to my instincts, which won
easily—and activated the spell.
"[Swift Thunder
(Jinrai)]."
The lightning created
by my magic coursed through my body, and the powerful load made it possible for
me to move at a speed that didn't feel like it belonged to my own body.
I can hear the sound
of the muscle fibers in my legs tearing, but I ignore it and leap into the
Berserker Bear's guard.
With both [Gravity
Magic - Decrease] and [Swift Thunder (Jinrai)] cast upon me, the Berserker Bear
can't even follow my speed with its eyes; I'm already in its guard, but it's
still looking at the spot where I was standing a moment ago.
Seeing that, and
feeling my excitement rise even further, I slam my fist into its gut—.
"[Myriad Thunders
(Banrai)]."
At the same time, I
unleashed the magic that was flowing through my body and finished off the
Berserker Bear.
It was an opponent
that didn't even require the use of [Gravity Magic - Decrease], but well, I had
fun, so it's fine.
Satisfied that I had
been able to fight somewhat seriously for the first time in a while, I watched
as the Berserker Bear collapsed.
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