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When the sun had not yet set……
On my way to find the remaining members of the Heroic Sword, I found two men.
Based on their outward features, one of them was Nana Tout.
The other one——- turned out to be one of the strongest members, Satsuki.
Naturally, I had no intention of going head-to head with him——–
Making use of a surprise attack, I entangled the two of them.
As a result, Nana Tout, who was under , was cut down by Satsuki.
Incidentally, at that time, Satsuki was already under my
.
I also added to that Satsuki.
Next, I used ’s . (T/N: It was just called Target Designation before, but
I established the target of his consciousness and guided Satsuki with it.
To where exactly?
Of course, it’s back to the others.
The “Final Blade”, Satsuki, is considered as one of the two strongest swordsmen in the world.
However, before I could understand the meaning of his second name, he fell under the influence of my spell.
However, his reputation really precedes him, as I understood that he was extraordinarily strong.
If I had fought him head on, I would have been no match for him.
He was far superior to Civit’s cronies, the Five Dragon Warriors.
However, that’s only……
“If I fought him head on.”
If he were caught in the spider’s sticky web—— He will end up like the others.
As long as you get caught in my plan, it wouldn’t matter how strong he is.
Satsuki and the others seemed to have underestimated the pressure that I, who had been lurking nearby, was releasing.
They probably sensed the presence of Pigimaru, who was with me, and thought that the people lurking around were just really insignificant opponents.
People wouldn’t always be wary of just any people, they would only be wary of more powerful opponents.
It would be different if it was a weaker opponent whose strength is approaching his.
It’s rare for a strong person to be wary of someone with a significantly weaker strength than him.
The higher the ability to estimate the opponent’s strength, the more powerful he or she is——
—-and that’s the kind of opponent I fought against.
I started guiding Satsuki’s berserked body along while making sure that Slei was following us from far back just as I instructed.
Eventually, we reached the place where I think the other members of the Heroic Sword were.
The plan was to have Satsuki charge at them and divert away their caution.
If their friend who was under attack, they would be shaken—— and an opening I could take advantage of would open up.
While slipping into the darkness, I will round up the rest of the members who are bewildered by Satsuki’s charge.
I would also make a surprise attack from a distance using my combination technique with Pigimaru.
That’s what I had originally planned.
However, that plan turned out to be foiled.
They had built some sort of protective wall.
Moreover, there was something unnatural about that wall.
I’m sure that wall wasn’t made from wood or stone.
How should I say this……
It was as if the image of a white sandstorm was being projected onto a large set of extremely thin LCDs.
Perhaps, this wall was due to the power of a magic tool.
The plan that I had initially prepared——– because of that wall, it went awry.
The Abnormal State Skill that I was planning to use during my combination technique with Pigimaru……
Its activation condition includes “Visibility of the Target”.
Only the skill is exempted from that condition.
This “visibility” doesn’t necessarily have to be the “whole body” though.
What is important is whether I have recognition of the target or not.
If the rate of my recognition of my target is low, there’s a large possibility that the skill won’t work.
What is certain is to get as much visual information about the target as possible.
And at this position, it was unlikely that I would be able to get enough recognition to trigger my skill.
There were some gaps in the wall, and I could see that there were people inside.
However,even if I waited, it was unlikely that I would be able to secure what could be called reliable recognition.
Their sense of caution is unusually strong.
It’s as if they were frightened about having their figures being caught in sight……
However, that’s where one question arose.
“Do these people know the condition for activating my Abnormal State Skills?”
No——– That is unlikely.
I immediately denied that possibility.
It’s because there would be inconsistencies that would appear if they knew about my existence or my skills in advance.
If they knew, Toad would have been able to pinpoint what was done to him.
However, Toad didn’t seem to have any idea why his body wasn’t able to move.
Nana Tout and Satsuki would have also been cautious if they had known about it.
That means, they don’t even know that my Abnormal State Skills exist.
Which means——–
“That wall is simply used as a barrier in case of a surprise attack from arrows or other long-range weapons.”
Now, I’m hiding from a distance and trying to understand the situation……
Was having that kind of thought good?
Then, the battle is still in my favor.
They still didn’t know what kind of attack I would use.
I decided to arrange the task of clearing this.
In the meantime, Satsuki noticed the presence of the remaining members of the Heroic Sword.
Turning towards them, I saw that Satsuki was already running towards their defensive wall.
At this distance, if I just move poorly, I’ll let them know my position.
The distance between the other members of the Heroic Sword is also far.
At this distance, ——– is also out of range.
I don’t have any choice but to give up on controlling Satsuki here.
So, I let him go by himself.
Eventually, I heard confused squawkings.
While they did that, I started to arrange the task of clearing this again…….
My first goal is to get close to one of those gaps.
In this situation, the usual “keep them at bay” won’t be enough to clear this.
This time, it’s all about a matter of “visibility”.
However, if I can peek through one of those gaps, I will be able to have a great amount of information on them.
It’s almost certain that I will be able to reach a level of recognition that I will be able to use my Abnormal State Skill.
The risk of failing to activate my Skills for the first time is particularly high for these kinds of opponents.
Therefore, this time, I want to set up the conditions that will increase the certainty of activation as much as possible.
Most of all, if I can get in front of that wall and peek through a gap, I should be able to cast my skill in all of them at the same time……
[……………………]
The question is, how do I get that close?
I heard the word “Ruin” being shouted by someone among their ruckus.
That should mean that one of the people inside that wall is the the other one of the strongest members of the Heroic Sword, Ruin Seal.
Now that Satsuki has appeared in that state, they will be more cautious.
I need to create an opening so that I can approach……
The difficulty of this is quite high.
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