Chapter 155 Calum'S Nickname
Necronia Central District, a certain city street.
"We'll take care of this!! Everyone, get out of here quickly!!"
Calum, the party leader of ≪Balmung≫ and a member of ≪Wooden Sword Way≫, stood before the approaching monster army, shouting at the fleeing civilians.
"Thank you!"
"Thanks for the help!"
"Good luck to you, dude!!"
The civilians cheered Calum on, then retreated to the rear one by one.
Meanwhile, Calum and the others in ≪Balmung≫ didn't even glance back, instead displaying their incredible fighting skills.
The archer youth drew the bowstring taut, releasing an aura arrow.
My unique archery technique――[Arrow Rain: Homing]
The arrow, fired in a large arc, split into dozens of smaller arrows at its peak, attacking the approaching monster horde. There were still many civilians fleeing in the distance, but the falling arrows changed their trajectories as if guided, targeting only the monsters.
"Take this!!"
My unique spear technique――[Aura Javelin: Rain]
Similarly, Calum's aura spear split in mid-air, raining down on the monsters.
The sole female member of ≪Balmung≫, a fire magician, was also fighting in a different area, just like Claire and the others. She shot flames from the lower part of her long staff, using it as a foothold to stay suspended in mid-air, and rapidly fired [Fire Bullets] from her short staff.
Each of Calum's attacks was impressively precise, backed by incredible skill.
Even the fleeing civilians, who had initially panicked and shouted at the thought of being hit, were now silent, focusing solely on escaping.
That's also a big deal because there are people who can protect them.
"――Don't mind the monsters!! Stay calm and keep running!!"
Far beyond Calum and the others, a young shield warrior jumped into the midst of the monster horde, shouting at the top of his lungs.
While deploying his [Aura Armor] on himself, he used his shield to protect the civilians who were lagging behind, getting attacked by monsters.
The area he had to defend was vast, and the number of people he had to protect was numerous. However, since the monsters were still relatively weak, it wasn't a big problem.
Shield Skill――[Float Shield]
He operated multiple floating round shields made of aura, accurately moving them to defend against attacks whenever the civilians were about to get attacked by monsters.
Even though the monsters that appeared were still weak, the outstanding performance of those guys, ≪Balmung≫, stood out in this difficult battlefield, where the panicked crowd was fleeing in all directions.
The other explorers who had been sent by the guild to provide support were watching them with their eyes wide open.
"No way, they're doing great with just 4 people!!"
"I knew they were strong since they were part of the ≪Labyrinth Conquest Team≫, but they're even stronger than I thought!!"
"If we can hold out a bit longer, we should be able to complete the evacuation around here! Let's regroup with ≪Balmung≫ as the center!!"
"When we arrived, it was a dire situation, but now it's looking good!!"
――It might just work out.
As they watched the magnificent performance of ≪Balmung≫, they began to hold onto hope.
"――Calum!! A Wyvern has appeared!! There are over 30 of them!! They're coming this way!!"
The first one to notice is the female fire magician floating in the air, firing a [Fire Bullet].
She flew up from the direction of the [Seal Temple] and discovered a group of Wyverns flying straight towards them, so she shouted a warning to Calum and the others who were fighting below.
The ones who cried out in despair upon hearing the report were the explorers who had been holding onto hope until just a moment ago.
"Wyverns!? No way!?"
"It hasn't been that long since the stampede started! And yet monsters of that caliber are being sent out!?"
With many refugees still gathered around, if they were to fight against the Wyverns descending from the sky, they wouldn't be able to protect them all. It was clear that people would suffer significant damage, and they themselves might be in danger.
And if they were to focus their fighting power on the Wyverns, they would be leaving themselves open to attacks from the monsters on the ground, which would be a problem. It was clear that their defensive capabilities were insufficient.
But.
"Don't worry, I've got the Wyverns above taken care of!! Everyone else, focus on the enemies on the ground!!"
Calum declared loudly.
"Hey, Calum!! You can't take them on alone!!"
One of Calum's acquaintances, an explorer, shouted in protest, but Calum didn't show a hint of fear, instead laughing lightly.
"It's okay, this is nothing... it's not even as dangerous as a 'Picnic'."
"P-Picnic? What are you talking about!?"
"Ah, don't worry, I'll be fine, just watch."
With that, Calum put away the "Black Radiance (Spear Version)" he was using and took out a replacement spear. That was――,
"Wooden spear...? Hey, Calum! Are you kidding me?! That's not the case at all!!"
The explorer guy yells at Calum, who has taken out a plain wooden spear made by Treant.
However, Calum doesn't respond and, for some reason, points the spear upwards at a 45-degree angle, grasping it firmly with both hands.
He mutters with a deep sense of emotion.
"The power granted to me by my master, I never thought I'd be using it before tackling the Sky Floor..."
――The power granted to him.
That's what Calum said.
In reality, the members of the ≪Wooden Sword Way≫ clan have been doing things like making wooden swords every day, participating in deadly tournaments in hell, and going on picnics in the labyrinth while being chased by a huge group of monsters. They've also been receiving guidance and advice from their Clan Master to develop their skills for tackling the Sky Floor.
That skill is――the technique for "Aerial Movement".
A certain Clan Master told the clan members,
"If you can't even move in the air... you're all gonna die!"
And so, Fiona and Io, who had established their own Aerial Movement methods, were the exceptions. Still, a certain naked Clan Master had taught the others the technique for Aerial Movement.
It was a method like Claire's, where magicians use their staves to fly, or a method tailored to each Job, which the Clan Master had come up with.
Originally, they had developed various skills, and the Clan Master was a person who thought things through.
Anyway.
So Calum also acquired the technique for Aerial Movement without exception.
It was a necessary skill for tackling the Sky Floor, but... and at that moment, a spark ran through Calum.
"What the...?! You mean to say that Master foresaw this situation and taught us this?!"
No mistake about it. It's definitely decided. What a deep and intricate plan.
Calum exclaimed in excitement.
"As expected of Master!! I'll follow you for life!!"
And then he jumped.
At the same time, he activated it.
My unique spear technique――[Jet Javelin With Me]
It's a technique that uses the spear's stone tip to shoot out aura at high speed, allowing the spear to fly at super high velocity...and has been modified for aerial combat.
To put it simply, it's a technique where one grabs onto the spear as it shoots out aura and flies, and they move along with it.
However, controlling one's posture is extremely difficult, and flying control using aura injection requires high-level skills. It's a fact that it can't be mastered in just a few months without going through the ordeal of creating an eternal wooden sword by wrapping aura around a knife and continuing to forge it.
Calum, who flew into the air using this bizarre technique, saw a large number of wyverns flying in the distance.
The distance was about 500 meters (≈ 1,640 feet).
"That's...far. But...!!"
As a battle range, it was too far, but for the wyverns flying in the air, it was too short a distance.
For a normal close-range job, even if they used a long-range skill, the attack wouldn't reach. But Calum stopped the aura injection on his wooden spear, readied himself, and threw the spear without hesitation in mid-air.
My own spear technique――[Jet Javelin]
The aura injection occurred at the lower part of the thrown wooden spear, accelerating its flight. Furthermore, the spearhead was coated with an aura blade.
BOOM――!!
And, piercing the air, the wooden spear flew at super high speed, easily penetrating the Wyvern's head to tail from a great distance.
The Wyvern pierced by the spear lost its strength and fell to the ground.
"It even works on Wyverns...!!"
Just firing an aura-infused spear wouldn't be enough. By loading the spear with a physical core and infusing it with aura, it could accelerate with jet propulsion and consume a large amount of aura without losing its penetrating power, allowing for a powerful attack.
However, this extremely powerful technique had one major flaw.
That was the fact that, in most cases, the spear would be used once and then discarded.
"But I have a ton of wooden spears, so I can throw as many as I want!!"
It would be unthinkable to use store-bought spears, which cost a pretty penny, as disposables. But the Treant spears he made himself, including the materials, cost me nothing.
"Take this, take this, take this, take this!!!"
Calum took out one wooden spear after another from his storage ring and threw them in rapid succession. The [Jet Javelin] pierced the air, taking down Wyvern after Wyvern.
It was a smooth start, but taking out a group of over 30 at this distance was a bit too close.
The Wyverns, judging that they needed to take out Calum, who was throwing the spears, attacked him all at once.
But――
"You're too slow!! Your movements are way too slow!!"
The Wyverns, flying through the air with swift movements, attacked.
However, to the ≪Wooden Sword Way≫ members, who had grown accustomed to unreasonable high-speed battles once a month, those movements were laughably slow.
"You think you can fight with that speed? In our clan, you'd be killed ten times over by our clan master!!"
My Unique Spear Technique――[Jet Javelin with Me]
Boom! Boom! Boom!! Boom Boom Boom!!!
And Calum repeatedly fired his jet propulsion in short bursts, varying his trajectory each time, and flew around freely in mid-air. He moved outside the Wyvern's attack range, throwing his wooden spear to take down the monsters one by one.
The explorers on the ground, who were also fighting monsters, witnessed this incredible sight and exclaimed.
"What...?! Is that a fighting style?!"
"He's flying in the air!"
"That's just ridiculous!"
"Calum, what in the world are you doing?!"
Flying in the air was an extremely advanced technique, even for the explorers. Many people couldn't fight in mid-air.
Therefore, Calum's battle style, which involved rapid trajectory variations and high-speed combat in the air, as well as one-sidedly taking down the Wyverns, would soon spread to many people.
Of course, he would be given a nickname.
Calum's nickname would be―――― "Pervert (Abnormal) Maneuver".
The "Pervert Maneuver" Calum.
A nickname given out of pure admiration....
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