Volume 6 Chapter 83 The Enemy Has a Trump Card Too!
At that same time, at the port, Luke, Julius, and Livia were handling the invading imperial soldiers with ease.
"...Sword Saint, you betrayed us. You are──"
An imperial soldier, right?
Livia's expression was blank as she coldly took down the enemies, despite the hatred glaring from her eyes.
Just as the number of imperial incursions reached a count that could be counted on one hand, a large lightning bolt struck near the port.
"Whoa, that was huge!"
Luke instinctively shrank back, and Julius chuckled, saying, "If it hit us, we wouldn't stand a chance."
That ominous thunder would bring more imperial soldiers again... but this time, the enemies were keeping a certain distance from Luke and the others, instead of rushing in like before.
"What the heck is that?"
"It's the imperial magician squad!"
As Livia readied her sword, a few from the magician squad raised their staffs in the back.
The spreading magical power wasn't an attack or anything.
It was just a wave of magical energy.
But as Livia felt that wave, her arms dropped weakly.
"Hey, Livia!"
"Stay strong..."
When Julius rushed over, a voice shouted from the magician squad, "Now, do it!"
When Luke turned back to see what was happening, Livia slowly stabbed her sword into Julius's abdomen.
Luke noticed the sound of flesh being pierced, but it was already too late.
"Hey──!"
"Livia...?"
In front of Julius, who spat blood, a light flickered back in Livia's eyes for a moment...
"Huh? What──ah, ah... aaah!"
Livia screamed, covering her face with her blood-soaked hands and dropped her sword.
With the magical power's wave spreading again, Luke shouted, "Damn you!" and rushed in, cutting down the magician squad in an instant... but──
"H-haha... the magic sword has awakened. Now it's your end──"
With those ominous words, the fallen magician was met with Luke's puzzled gaze as he turned back to Julius and the others.
There stood Livia, sword in hand, shakily rising again.
"Livia, hey!"
Livia turned to Luke, but there was no light in her eyes.
"...Everyone... I will kill you──"
Livia, with no expression, lunged at Luke.
"Damn──"
Luke hurriedly defended himself, but Livia was definitely faster than when they fought at the academy.
From a deadlock, Luke pushed Livia back with all his strength.
Using the momentum, Livia did a backflip and landed perfectly.
She stood right next to Julius, but didn't even glance at him as he bled.
"You mentioned a magic sword, right?"
Luke clenched his teeth.
He didn't know what kind of magic sword it was, but that earlier strike on Julius was likely the trigger.
Controlling a strong opponent, even if for a moment... that attack must have been set up long ago.
Probably since Livia got the magic sword.
"This is just bad taste."
Livia raised her sword in front of Luke... and suddenly, Count Gardner's son, Fried, appeared behind her, exclaiming, "This is!"
He was the defense chief of this port.
As Livia turned her gaze to Fried, Luke clicked his tongue and lunged at her.
He had to act, or Fried and the others would surely be cut down in an instant.
Livia, now aware of Luke's swift strike coming at her, focused back on him.
The clash of their swords created a shockwave that made the rain splatter.
The splattering rain made Fried and the others instinctively turn away.
"Sir Fried!"
Cutting the distance, Luke attacked Livia again.
"Sorry, but can you take Julius and fall back?"
"But──"
"Please. He's an important friend."
Fried nodded at Luke's serious words, saying "Good luck" as he carried Julius back.
When Fried and the others vanished into the smoky rain, Luke rested his sword on his shoulder and sighed deeply.
If he left them to handle it, Julius would be fine.
Fried was a dependable man, and Julius was a guy known as a [Prodigy].
There was no way he would die from this.
"Alright... now that the worries are gone."
Luke rotated his shoulder and lowered his sword lazily.
"Come, wild girl. Show me the great ocean soon."
Livia disappears by bouncing water at her feet as Luke gestures to her.
Livia suddenly appears in front of Luke.
The sword swinging down tears through the rain, heading straight for Luke's head.
Luke opens his body,
the sword's tip just clips his shoulder, swinging past and splashing water behind him.
With just the pressure of her sword, she deflects all the rain drops.
A flurry of deadly strikes assault Luke.
But none of them can hit Luke.
Still expressionless, Livia keeps swinging her sword, and Luke doesn't change his face either.
As Livia finally reveals emotion for the first time, she raises her sword.
Luke, barely dodging by a hair, sees this and shifts his stance.
Taking advantage of her moment, Luke swiftly steps low and lands a left punch to Livia's stomach.
"Ugh──ha──"
A pained cry escapes from Livia, who bends in an X-shape, then she is blasted backward.
She bounces on the ground, water splashing around her as she slides across the wet surface.
"Did you jump just now to stop the attack? Well, I can't say you're impressive... Sword Saint."
In front of Luke, who sighs, Livia slowly stands, roughly wiping the blood from around her mouth.
Her movements are faster, but her unique, creative sword style is completely silent now.
"Kill."
"Don't say things you can't do, idiot."
Before Luke, who snorts in annoyance, Livia's sword darkens with a deep black color...
"By the way... you said magic sword, huh?"
As Luke furrows his brow, Livia licks her sword and grins.
Suddenly, 2 Livias stand before Luke.
The two Livias holding swords strike a mirror image, dropping into a fighting stance.
Magic sword [Dual Shadow Sword].
In the game, this sword deals damage twice with one swing.
In reality, its shadow acts like a clone and attacks alongside.
"Here I go."
The double voices echoing, 2 sword flashes rush at Luke.
Aiming at Luke's neck in an 'X' pattern, he quickly ducks.
The two Livias swing and miss, stopping sharply behind Luke.
With a swish sound, both trajectories kick up water on the ground.
The Livias freeze for a moment, then bounce their feet again.
Livia approaches Luke with 2 people.
This time, they attack him separately... but Luke skillfully dodges their strikes with just his body and sword.
After several exchanges, the distance between both sides──there are 2 opponents──widened again.
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