Volume 1 Chapter 24 ACT.22 Sucking Mud, Crossing the River of Blood (III)
"Gaaaah!!"
Using the motion of drawing my sword, I shift the point of the blade outward.
Then, I take a half stance and strike Aslan's shield forcefully.
'!!'
I quickly follow up with my shield as Aslan stumbles back a step from the impact.
The sound of metal clashing resounds violently throughout the room.
Furthermore, I relentlessly pursue with my shield, pressing forward, pushing, pushing.
If mind reading doesn't work, then I simply won't use it.
I have something that surpasses Aslan.
Even with my lack of skill and experience, there's one thing I uniquely excel at over him.
──That is youth.
It's purely youthful energy, the strength that exists within a body bursting with vitality.
That's something he, as an old knight, lacks, but I possess──where I can outdo him.
That's precisely why I'm going to fully capitalize on this and push through.
"Doryaaaaaa!!"
Letting out a roar unbefitting a knight, I keep crashing the shields together.
Shouting loudly to rally myself, I launch a fierce attack with sheer force.
'Guh, u!?'
Gradually, Aslan is pushed back, retreating step by step.
But it's not over yet.
He still hasn't shown a fatal opening.
If I force the attack here, I could risk a counterstrike.
The aim of this fierce onslaught is──
'──Gotcha!'
At that moment, Aslan accidentally missteps.
The reason is simple.
The corpse of a young man lying on the ground.
His foot was caught by the blood that flowed from there.
For just an instant, a mere instant, Aslan's posture faltered slightly.
That was the fatal opening I had been waiting for.
In that moment, I take a half step back, gathering momentum, and charge into Aslan's shield with a powerful body slam.
With a loud thud, Aslan's stance further crumbles.
Seizing the opportunity, I slip the point of my sword against the edge of Aslan's shield and forcefully push it outward.
As Aslan's defensive posture collapses due to my push, he instinctively prepares for the next clash with the sword in his remaining right hand.
I then utilize the trajectory from deflecting the shield, putting all my weight on my pivot foot and spinning around.
With all the force of a horizontal slash, centrifugal force, and circular motion energy combined, I unleash a devastating strike that erupts.
In defense, my sword cleaves Aslan's helm in a sideways slice.
'Gack──'
CLANG.
With that sound, Aslan crumbled to the ground.
"Master. Master!?"
Finally realizing what I had done, I rushed to my fallen master.
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