Chapter 33

Solo Clear – Chapter 33: Stage Five #2

The shock that I felt lasted for a while .
The Adamantium Sword was still in my hand, and other than the fact that I was outnumbered, there wasn’t really an issue .
As long as I had this sword, it didn’t matter how many of them there were because I was confident that I would be able to take them down .

“Do you think we just waited for you without preparing anything?”

A human with a prideful expression pushed his way through the crowd .
He must’ve been really satisfied by how successful the plan was because the smile on his face didn’t go away .

“You’re curious as to how we knew, right?”

When a person is surrounded by their enemy, it’s only natural for them to be curious about how they got into this situation .
But, for some odd reason, I wasn’t all that curious .
I felt the cold wind blowing down my neck and I just took it all in .

“Not really . ”
“…What?”

He must’ve not expected it, because he seemed agitated .
He probably expected me to kneel before him and beg him to spare my life .
After looking at his expression, that was probably the case .

“Before you came, the Orcs were in a bad situation . Since they were afraid of losing their life, we obtained a couple of spies at our base . Ha ha . Do you understand?”
“Who’s the Orc that betrayed us?”
“…Huh? Why would I tell you that?”
“Because I might die and I might as well die by resenting them . ”

This was a lie .
The man couldn’t say the Orcs name easily .

“I can’t tell you that!! The spy is useful and we plan on using them for a while longer . ”

His voice became hoarse while he complained .
It seemed like he raised his voice to hide his nervousness .

“Oh, really? Ha ha . ”

I looked at him with a scornful smile .
His face kept on contracting and relaxing, making it look like his face was going to blow up at any moment .

“Tsk!!”

After clicking his tongue, he stopped himself from saying what he wanted to say .
The fact that an Orc betrayed them could be shocking news .
However, this is the first time that I met him and on top of that, hearing that from an enemy without showing any proof made me doubt him .

“Well, it doesn’t matter . Even if he had guts, it won’t change the outcome . ”

His stern face relaxed .
He had a superiority complex, which made him think that he had the upper hand .
For me, buying time like this was good, so playing along with him wasn’t a bad choice .

“I heard about the power you showed at Ericsson . You’ve been given the nickname, Incarnation of Mana, because of the massive amount of power you put into the sword . ”

Ericsson was the name of the base that we stayed at before coming to this one .
It seems like the ones that survived my attack from the previous battle told everyone about me .

“Did anything change?”
“…I can’t feel the mana . ”

“You’re good . That’s correct . ”

I started concentrating a while ago so that I could gather mana, but my sword wasn’t emitting the blue light .
This base blocked the mana .

“If you don’t have mana, you won’t be able to use the same skill as before . ”

He was right .
The reason why I was able to use that skill was because I gathered all the mana and released it all at once .


If I can’t use mana, then I can’t use those types of skills .

“Within this base, there are three towers with devices that blocks mana . With this, you’ll lose your power . ”

I didn’t retort because what he said wasn’t wrong .
Without mana, I was weak .

“This is ridiculous . Okay . If I had that kind of power, I would’ve gone to the Elf’s side so that I can clear the stage with ease . ”
“Right? It’s all over the forum that the fifth stage is all about the Elves . That guy is an idiot . Ha ha ha . ”

I was able to easily obtain information about the fifth stage from the forum .
I read that the people that volunteered to help the Orcs were killed because the enemy outnumbered them .
They were almost sure that the Elves would win and they declared that this stage would be over within two weeks .
Efficiency was important to me and if I was given the choice, I would’ve decided to support the Elves as well .

“That idiot picked the wrong side . ”

The comment came within the group and an aggressive expression appeared on my face .
As the sun shined onto the blade, it shined brightly and I held my breath in .

“If I win, that means you guys are wrong . ”

If I was a bit more serious here, I would be able to buy more time for the soldiers that were trying to break in through the gate .
I couldn’t control the sword because my weight was leaning against it .

“Ack!!”

When the sword pierced through his weak skin, his scream filled the based .

“Ahhhh!! Wait…wait…wait!!”

He was starting to panic and all he could say was the word, wait, and begged for me to take the sword out .

Swoosh!!

I declined and slashed his body .


His strong armor shattered into pieces and it fell to the ground after it flew into the air .
He kneeled and his body fell forward .
His blood painted the ground and red blood flowed out of him like a river .
The people behind him took this as a sign and started charging towards me .

Over 10 swords were above my head .

I started gathering my energy .
While I was dodging the swords that were attacking, I took down the enemy one by one .
They couldn’t use their mana either .
Which meant that I only had to be careful of their swords .

Swoosh!!

No matter how many of them I took down, more would appear and it caused my heart to beat faster .
The only thing I heard was the sound of my heart beating fast .

There was one thing they didn’t know .
During the third stage, I focused more on training myself with a sword than mana .
Concentrating for hours was difficult, but using a sword was different .
Whenever I took a worn sword to the shop for repair, the condition of the sword improved every time .
Because I enjoyed it so much, I slashed and pierced different things every day .

All I did was slash and pierce repeatedly, but doing that for three years was effective .
My confidence level increased every time I held the sword .

“You crazy…this guy . ”

After three minutes, a man with a lance was filled with anxiety and it could be heard when he spoke .
He couldn’t believe what he was seeing and couldn’t understand how this could happen .
All the blood that was flying in the air belonged to the enemy .
There were a couple of people that were on the ground begging for mercy .
“Get away!! We’ll use the archers . ”

The man that was commanding the crowd yelled at them to step away .
The archers that were on standby shot their arrows at me .

Fwoosh!!

I created a large circle with the sword .
The strong wind blocked the arrows that were flying towards me and fell to the ground .

“Is that possible even without mana?”

They all had a blank expression and observed my skill .

“We don’t stand a chance . He’s a monster!!”
“Run . If this continues, we’ll all die . ”

Like they had mentioned, this was the same as a slaughterhouse .
The ground was filled with dead bodies and body parts .
If someone from outside looked into the base, they would think this was a place where they kept all the corpses .
I waved my sword instinctively and slashed the last enemy .

There was no one here anyways .

“… . . ”

It felt like I fell into a sewer that reeked of blood .
I placed the sword on the ground and closed my eyes .

“…Brothers . ”

Kalax’s soldiers broke through the gate and arrived at the scene .

“I’m…I’m really sorry . ”

I wasn’t sure what he was apologizing about, but a tear rolled down his face .

<Stage Five #2>