Chapter 162 Our Master Is Incredible In Battle Sense
Shield Battle Technique――[Bash Step]
BOOM!!
And Garon started moving by kicking the ground. BOOM!! BOOM!! He continued to move at high speed without stopping for a moment.
The Space magician standing in mid-air attacked Garon rapidly, unleashing one attack after another.
He deployed attack magic, and with [Space Rupture Slash], he precisely targeted Garon's movements. Along with the magical energy emission, he created a wide-range [Space Rupture] that cracked the air, attempting to trap Garon.
His magic activation speed was incredibly fast. As a magician, his skills were more than sufficient.
Moreover, the magic he unleashed was a one-hit kill.
As expected of a Space magician. There's no more troublesome enemy than this.
However――,
"――Yeah, I knew it!!"
Garon dodged the attacks at high speed, feeling relieved that his predictions had come true.
Garon kept dodging. He continued to dodge, but not a single attack hit him. He evaded every single one.
The reason was,
"After all, their combat experience is shallow! That means there's an opening to attack!!"
Although the attacks were one-hit kills, they weren't guaranteed hits.
If Garon dodged [Space Rupture Slash], it was just a ordinary slash, and the same applied to the wide-range [Space Rupture]. While it was troublesome that the air cracked open suddenly, there was a clear warning sign for [Space Rupture].
That was the magical energy emission.
Magic that's different from shooting-type magic has a restriction where it's necessary to radiate magical energy as a prerequisite for activation.
It takes about one second from the time magical energy is radiated until [Space Rupture] is activated.
For high-ranking explorers who are used to high-speed battles, that's more than enough time to dodge.
Skilled battle magicians can deceive or mislead opponents by using various methods to manipulate magical energy radiation, using it as a feint to lure out their opponents' movements, and skillfully controlling magical energy to land a hit.
However, the Space magician above didn't seem to be at that level.
That's only natural.
Being a Space magician means being a member of the [Four Great Families of the Seals], a privileged class of people with high social status. They don't have many opportunities to experience battles. Even if they're part of a secret society and have undergone special surgery to enhance their abilities, they're not an exception.
Compared to other Four Families magicians, this guy may have some battle experience, but it's still far from the level of Garon and others.
That's why it's not impossible for high-ranking explorers to dodge their attacks.
Especially for Expert explorers like Garon.
"Woooooaaaahhh!!"
BOOMM!!
He jumped. But even with one foot, he couldn't reach the enemy's height. However...
Shieldsmen skill――[Float Shield]
Garon used the floating aura shield as a foothold and jumped again with a BOOM!!
"Woooooaaaahhh!!"
The Space magician was caught in the attack range. Garon's "Rock Iron Fist" struck fear into the magician's face, but...
Shield Battle Technique――[Bash Blow]
...the fist stopped just short of the magician's face, mere tens of centimeters away.
Space magic――[Space Barrier]
A simple attack wouldn't penetrate this absolute barrier. Unless it was a Space magic or gravity-based attack, it couldn't be broken through.
But...
"Ahhh, ahhhh!!"
The magician, who thought they were safe and could attack one-sidedly, was terrified when the attack reached right in front of their eyes.
――Teleportation.
The mage disappeared from in front of Garon, reappearing over a hundred meters away.
The magician, still alive, shouted loudly at the surrounding warriors who had gathered, responding to the battle sounds.
"What are you doing?! Don't let him get close to me! Surround and kill him now!!"
The warriors, looking unhappy, launched a simultaneous attack at Garon. The magician, who had teleported away, also joined in, making it impossible to defend carelessly.
However, Garon, who was falling through the air, managed to dodge all the attacks by moving at high speed.
[Float Shield] served as a foothold for [Bash Step], which was activated simultaneously. [Float Shield] itself also had [Shield Bash] activated, further accelerating his movement-based Battle Technique.
Shield Battle Technique――[Bash Catapult]
――BOOMM, WHOOOSSH!!!
Garon was shot out like a cannonball from a catapult, flying through the air at high speed.
"――Wha!?"
He chased after the Space magician who had escaped.
The magician standing on the barrier in mid-air didn't teleport to a different location, but instead chose to defend himself with a [Space Barrier].
That wasn't a mistake. With a [Space Barrier], they could neutralize all of Garon's attacks. However, they couldn't neutralize the secondary effects of those attacks.
As Garon flew at high speed, he swung his right fist.
And with the same momentum, he thrust his fist towards the barrier.
But...
His fist, the "Rock Iron Fist", didn't collide with the [Space Barrier] set up by the magician.
Just before that...
The "Rock Iron Fist" collided with the [Float Shield] set up just a little earlier. The collision caused an aura to explode, covering both the shield and the "Rock Iron Fist".
Shield Battle Technique――[Burst Bash]
This is a technique that explodes an aura. However, this explosion wasn't meant to cause destruction. Instead, it focused on creating a massive sound. That's how it was trained beforehand.
And it was completed by the [Burst Bash] from the [Float Shield] and the [Burst Bash] from the "Rock Iron Fist", creating a double [Burst Bash].
Shield Battle Technique [Burst Bash] stacked technique――[Blast Bash]
An unimaginable explosion erupted from close range.
Garon had not only covered his ears but also his entire body with a thick aura. However, the Space magician had only deployed a thin barrier.
Normally, one would think that the barrier would block out most of the explosive sound and weaken it. If the [Space Barrier] had really done that, the magician standing right behind it would have been safe and sound.
However...
"—――!?"
The magician's eyes widened in shock, and their eardrums ruptured instantly, exposing them to the sonic boom. They froze, and in the next instant, they stopped using all their magic and began to fall towards the ground.
Why? The reason was simple.
The Space magician had lost consciousness due to the explosive sound.
The enormous sound wave could be fatal, and even if it wasn't, the shock could still knock someone out instantly.
In this case, it was the latter.
To be precise, it was a shock-induced loss of consciousness, and they would regain it soon. But...
"Oooooh!!"
Garon didn't let this opportunity slip away.
With a high-ranking explorer as the enemy, even a few seconds of lost consciousness was equivalent to death.
He deployed the [Float Shield] and used it as a foothold to accelerate his fall. As he caught up to the falling Space magician in mid-air, he unleashed a "Rock Iron Fist" attack.
Shield Battle Technique――[Bash Blow]
――BOOM!!
The attack hit the magician's soft body, blowing it to smithereens.
As the remaining body parts flew away, Garon landed firmly on the ground, creating a loud impact sound.
"Hahahahahahaha!!"
Garon laughed.
"I haven't tried the barrier yet, but judging from the feeling of piercing through obstacles, it seems to be effective."
He had taken down a Space magician head-on.
The one who was most surprised by this was Garon himself.
"As expected... our Clan Master is incredible in battle sense."
He said with a wry smile.
It was only natural.
Considering that the mastermind behind the Stampede exists among the [Four Great Families of the Seals], it was inevitable that they would face someone who uses Space magic sooner or later.
So, the members of the ≪Wooden Sword Way≫ had prepared countermeasures in case they had to fight against a Space magician. And it was Clan Master Aaron who had taught them those "multiple countermeasures".
Even Aaron, who had fought against a being that used Space magic for the first time during the false angel battle, had discovered the weaknesses of Space magic just by observing the few Space magic spells used by Eva, Chloe, and others.
One of those weaknesses was that [Space Barrier] doesn't block light or sound.
Io had once asked Aaron, "How do we take down a Space magician without using Space magic or heavy attribute attacks?" To which Aaron replied, without hesitation, "If the opponent is a skilled one..."
"You knock them out with a blast of sound!"
He said.
[Space Barrier] was almost transparent, and during the false angel battle, they could even communicate inside and outside the [Four-Square Boundary Disruption] barrier. From these facts, Aaron concluded that barriers and boundaries don't block sound and light.
Later, when he asked Eva to confirm, it turned out to be half right and half wrong.
It's true that barriers and boundaries don't block sound and light. They're designed to allow conversation and avoid creating blind spots, and they don't restrict hearing. However, if the sound wave has enough destructive power to become a shockwave, it will be blocked normally. But there's no function to automatically detect and reduce loud noises as threats.
However, this can be changed depending on the magical formula used, and if sound or light is used for an attack and detected, countermeasures will be taken to block them immediately.
On the other hand, this means that they can use this tactic until they're detected.
"And besides, there's more than one way to counter it,."
Eva's face turned pale as Aaron, as an advisor, listed the weaknesses of Space magic and strategies to counter Space mages, teaching the entire clan.
Therefore, the clan members believe they can fight against Space magicians, and one of the tactics Aaron mentioned earlier was proven effective.
"Then, all we need to do is... execute it perfectly."
With renewed determination, Garon turned to face the approaching attackers,
――[Bash Step]
BOOM!! and charged forward.
The earth-shaking impact sound wasn't just Garon's. It was echoing incessantly all over the premises, and that meant, in other words, the sound of the invaders being trampled.
There was no one who could stop that sound.
The impact sound continued for a while――.
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