Chapter 282 Sword Of Meister
The members of the ≪Wood Sword Appreciation Club≫ are learning many sword techniques and Battle Techniques developed by Aaron.
They have mastered [Spirit Blade], [Flying Blade], [Heavy Blade], [Blast Blade], [Giant Blade], [Aura Blade], and also [Rapid Flash] and [Skywalk], but they hadn't learned the combined techniques or variations like [Skywalk Rapid Flash] and [Giant Blade]──that was the case until the Stampede.
Now, they have also mastered several combined techniques that include [Giant Blade], but... well, that's fine.
The important thing is that these techniques are just second-rate skills for the young members of the club.
They do not show their true value with these sword techniques or Battle Techniques, not at all.
What they are best at, what they have used the longest, and what they have honed the most is not these techniques.
It is──
──Wooden Sword Way-style wooden sword techniques.
It should be called [Knife of Meister] instead of [Hand of Meister], a wooden sword technique.
Of course, that makes sense.
Before they are explorers, they are Wooden Swordsmiths.
They have wrapped their aura around the blade-less wooden knives given to them by their master and have been making wooden swords all this time.
Their skill in wooden sword techniques is far higher than any other sword techniques or Battle Techniques. In fact, it's not even comparable.
But, they never really intended to use it.
Of course, that's to be expected.
Would a chef kill someone with a cooking knife? Would a carpenter smash someone's head with a hammer? Would a novelist write a raw BL story like a doujin and get it published by a major publisher, socially destroying someone...?
No. Absolutely not!!
That's why, for them, it was a forbidden move.
"──Everyone, let's do it. From now on, they're the material for wooden swords."
While fixing his gaze on the fake goddesses who had taken the defense, the young leader told his friends.
In response, his friends quietly nodded, their voices filled with determination.
"""Understood."""
Immediately after, a heavy, dense aura covered the long swords they held, different from the initial stage of their sword techniques.
The aura shone brightly, showing its high density.
It maintained the shape of the sword in a calm manner, without even a slight flicker.
At first glance, the aura seemed to be still, but in reality, it was constantly moving at super high speed.
Wooden Sword Style: Craftsmanship Techniques──[Sword of Meister]
Breaking the taboo, the young men activated their strongest technique.
Immediately after──they began to dash.
──[Rapid Flash]
They unleashed an explosion of aura from their feet, reaching top speed in an instant. Unlike before, they didn't move separately. The young men maintained their formation centered around the leader, racing forward at high speed in a straight line.
"""──!!"""
The fake goddesses reacted quickly as well.
The moment the young men took action, the fake goddesses unleashed a mass of writhing tentacles, stretching out to intercept or capture the young men.
The tentacles came fast and in huge numbers. In an instant, the area in front of the young men was filled with black tentacles.
But still, they did not stop.
While running, they silently swung their swords.
Craftsmanship Techniques──[Sword of Meister: Cut]
This is a technique for cutting through any hard material. If you can't do this, you can't call yourself a craftsman.
It is the strongest technique among them for cutting through targets.
Therefore──
"""────!!?"""
Swoosh!!!
The moment the black tentacles touched their sword blades, they were cut cleanly without any resistance and sliced away.
However, that was not the end. For both sides, it was not over.
The tentacles were vast and could regenerate instantly. A massive wave of tentacles surged toward the young men one after another like a muddy torrent.
It seemed like the tentacles would never run out, no matter how many they cut.
The force of the tentacles surpassed the speed at which the young men swung their swords, and soon, they lost even the time to swing their swords. Just after cutting through one tentacle, new ones attacked the young men.
There was no time to cut.
However, they barely managed to insert their sword blades between their bodies and the tentacles for defense.
And──just that was enough.
Craftsmanship Techniques──[Sword of Meister: Polish]
This is a technique for creating blades from hard wood, shaping curves and flat surfaces, and above all, for polishing the entire wooden sword to create a smooth surface.
The aura of the [Sword of Meister] covered the blade, its surface spinning and circulating at super high speed. If you touched it carelessly, you would be bounced back with great force.
Bang!!
"""────!?"""
A loud sound like an explosion echoed, and the fake goddesses' tentacles were blown away with the force of the blast.
A moment of silence followed.
The young men took that chance to close the distance even more.
And then──jump.
The first to leap was the leader with the "Black Moon."
"────!!"
Facing the young man approaching him, the fake goddess instantly activated a [Space Barrier].
In response, the young man thrust his sword forward with a blank expression.
Craftsmanship Techniques──[Sword of Meister: Carve]
This technique is used to add stylish carvings to a wooden sword. The tip of the aura sword spins at super high speed, allowing it to carve any material it touches, creating beautiful patterns.
Its power was unmatched compared to the [Heavy Fang Blast Blade] the young man had unleashed earlier.
Like shattering thin, fragile glass, the sword pierced through the barrier without any pause.
"────!?"
The sword then stabbed right into the center of the fake goddess's chest.
At that moment, the 4 young men who had jumped after the leader threw their swords without hesitation.
Thud thud thud! The 4 swords struck the fake goddess, who had lost her barrier──
Group Sword Technique──[Resonance Blast Blade]
Boom!!! The fake goddess's entire body exploded into pieces.
Before they could witness it, the young men who had let go of their swords each took out a new "Black Radiance" from their rings and once again activated the [Sword of Meister].
However, the rushing tide of tentacles had lost some of its force compared to before.
Instead of cutting them away, they deflected them with [Sword of Meister: Polish], and since they were in the air, the young men were also knocked back by the impact. But they used that to create distance from the fake goddesses, landing and regaining their stance.
On the other hand, the fake goddesses faced a new variation.
Their defensive actions to wear down the "enemy" had failed. If things continued like this, they would likely be defeated one by one in no time.
Then, should they ignore their own exhaustion and switch to offense?
Specifically, they would transform their entire bodies into tentacles and overwhelm the "enemy" with sheer numbers.
The other fake goddesses scattered across the battlefield were doing just that. However, the fake goddesses facing the young men judged that victory was still uncertain.
Therefore, they selected a different variation.
As they transformed their entire bodies into a squishy, amorphous shape, the remaining 3 fake goddesses gathered together and fused.
When the variation was complete, what appeared was a massive black sphere, covered in numerous eyeballs.
There was no trace left of their human form.
──Magic Fusion Form.
In this state, they would be able to activate the long-range attack magic that had been sealed away.
The fake goddesses should have done just that.
Breathless, they launched an attack with space magic. If that was the case, it might have been possible to wipe out the "enemies" in front of them.
However, their past experiences of being one-sidedly attacked made the fake goddesses misjudge the situation. The magic they activated was not an attack magic.
Space magic──[Multi-layered Severance Barrier]
It wasn't that they had given up on attacking.
In the current situation where there were no magicians among the "enemies," if they changed the barrier's nature to allow magical energy to pass through, they could launch attack magic while maintaining the barrier.
If there were magicians among the "enemies," it would be a risky choice, but if there weren't, it was risk-free.
The fake goddesses decided to focus on attacking after deploying a strong physical barrier.
However, the young men were not wasting their time during this period.
"──Everyone, [Flash Blade]."
"""Understood"""
Noticing that the young men prioritized strengthening their defense with a solid barrier, they prepared their strongest techniques to break through it, using their club, the ≪Wood Sword Appreciation Club≫.
Indeed, the strongest technique they could use individually was the [Sword of Meister].
However, the club's true strength was shown in group combat. The strongest technique they could use was not the [Sword of Meister].
Of course, they hadn't mastered the [Flash Blade], so they couldn't use the [Absolute Flash Blade]──but still, their desire to mimic the techniques of their admired master was strong from the very beginning.
""......""
Among the group, 2 stepped forward, swords ready, on guard against the fake goddess's attack.
Meanwhile, the remaining 3 gathered together, all gripping a single sword.
It was the "Black Moon" held by the leader.
The leader positioned the "Black Moon," and precisely, the two teammates placed their hands on top of the leader's hand.
Together, they began to channel their aura into the "Black Moon."
The control of the aura, which was too much for one person, was shared and managed by the 3 of them.
Wooden Sword Way Techniques──[Giant Blade][Heavy Blade]
Craftsmanship Techniques──[Sword of Meister: Cut]
This was a combined technique, my ultimate technique....
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnng──!!
As the aura gradually intensified, its roar transformed into a sound like ringing bells.
The 3 combined their different auras to activate a single sword technique. It wasn't as easy as it sounded, and normally it would be impossible. Even for the members of the club who had all learned the same sword technique and Battle Technique, merging auras with others was a difficult task.
However, they had known from the start that it was possible. There were pioneers who had done it.
That was the Union Skill of the ≪Iron Wall Alliance≫. It was a technique that gathered and fused the auras of many people to use a single skill together.
The ≪Wood Sword Appreciation Club≫ had, though imperfectly, succeeded in mimicking that.
Three hands gripping swords, arms occasionally tearing, fresh blood spurting out. It was the slightly uncontrolled aura clashing with the auras of others, bursting and injuring the bodies of the young men.
However, without grimacing in pain, the young men carefully fused their auras, gathering them together.
And then──when the 3 fused fake goddesses deployed their barrier, the young men also completed their own.
Two of them let go of their hands, and the leader stepped forward.
He lowered his stance and swung his sword.
Mimicry Skill: My ultimate technique──[Fake: Absolute Flash Blade]
ZZZZZZZZZT──!!!
With that, a fierce spark flew between the massive black blade and the barrier created by the fake goddesses.
If it were the master's [Absolute Flash Blade], it would have sliced through that barrier without any resistance in an instant.
They were still inexperienced.
Even while thinking that, the leader smiled slightly. After all, it wasn't just one person's power, but the strength of the party. He thought, maybe they had reached at least the master's level.
And then──after a few seconds of stalemate, crash!! The barrier of the fake goddesses shattered.
At that moment──
"I'm far from the dual-wielding skills of the madam!!"
"If it's just throwing, that's no problem!!"
The remaining 4 young men, as if they were sure the leader would break the barrier, had already started running, getting close to the fake goddesses.
In each hand, he held 2 "Black Radiance" swords──8 swords in total for 4 people. He threw them, piercing the bodies of the fake goddesses!!
Group sword technique──[Resonance Blast Blade: Thunder Strike]
Boom!!!!
With a sound like thunder striking nearby, the fake goddesses' bodies burst apart from the inside.
He watched carefully as their blood and pieces of flesh transformed into particles of light—
The leader looked down at the remains of the "Black Moon," which had turned to dust and lost its shape as a sword. However, there was no worry on his face.
The battle against the fake goddesses was already reaching its peak.
The remains of the "Black Moon" might not be usable as a sword, but he could still add heavy attributes to his aura.
He switched the remains of the "Black Moon" to his left hand and held the "Black Radiance" he took from the ring in his right hand, nodding.
"Alright. Now... should we go help the others?"
The leader smiled warmly and lightly told his teammates.
"""Understood!!"""
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