Episode 17 (2)
Somehow, her opponent avoided her sword piercing his heart. Thus, she found him worthy of knowing her name. However, as her sword punctured his lungs, it was inevitable that he would stop breathing soon.
Still, the Heavenly Devil couldn’t help but admire her opponent.
“Even warriors in the Kira Castle could only dream of surviving a blow from their master’s sword. This will be known as an honor.”
However…
Chssssh-!
With a burst of hissing steam, the seemingly fatal wound was healed. As long as the user’s core was intact, the b Blood Pact} could heal any injury. The old woman wasn’t surprised. Instead, with a bittersweet tone, she simply remarked.
“Yeah, that’s what this place is about….”
After recovering from the wound, Yoon-seok began to carefully narrow the distance between them. He was well aware that he had just survived one fatal blow. The old woman before him was a swordmaster possessing an absurd level of skill. He was also aware, though, that he had something to counter that ability.
‘You have a chance!’
Closing the distance to about three meters, Yoon-seok suddenly rushed forward like lightning. However, before his sword could touch her, the old woman struck him, sending him backward. As soon as he landed, he flew forward once more. Although the risk of injury was extremely high at this range, Yoon-seok had b Blood Pact} to depend on.
Even if his limbs were cut off, he could recover infinitely.
Clang-!
Yoon-seok’s left arm, holding the shield, flew off. He didn’t care. On the contrary, he exploded the spray of blood that came out of his stump to distract the old woman before swinging his sword once more. But when he came to his senses…
Tuk-!
This time, it was his arm that was holding the sword that was cut off. Then, the old woman’s sword swooped in. Yoon-seok felt his spine stiffen. It wasn’t because of his severed and bloody arms.
The direction of the old woman’s sword was his abdomen.
‘Damn it!’
Yoon-seok hurriedly dropped to the ground and rolled away. Dirt and sand-covered him, but he didn’t care. He would have died if he hadn’t done so. The old woman, standing still and looking down at him, opened her mouth.
“The guy who didn’t mind having both arms cut off suddenly runs away when the sword aimed for his abdomen. Is that your weakness?”
“…”
When she put it that way, it was obvious to anyone that she had found out his weak spot. Yoon-seok just kept silent and recovered his arms.
Chshhh-!
His severed arms are soon reattached themselves. Yoon-seok once more felt that the Unique Skill he had acquired was almost like cheating.
‘But why am I getting pushed back so much?’
Even with this powerful, Unique Skill, the demon wasn’t good in martial arts. Nevertheless, Yoon-seok found it difficult to defeat him. When he acquired that power, he felt confident. He thought he would be unmatched.
With his talent at martial arts along with that fraudulent Unique Skill, no one would be able to defeat him. However, in just a few moments, his weakness was instantly exposed.
Whik-!
Once again, the old woman’s sword flew forward toward his chest. Its target seemed to be his heart. However, Yoon-seok remembered the sword’s snake-like ability and rushed to his right before it could bend toward his abdomen. A twinkle appeared in the old woman’s eyes as he dodged her blow once more.
* * *
‘How long has it been since we started?’
“You’re dead again, kid.”
Yoon-seok licked the sweat off his lips. The wound had already healed without a trace, but the feeling of the old woman’s sword piercing his neck still lingered.
‘I thought I was getting more familiar with her attacks. I thought I could avoid it next time.’
“How long are you going to rest? Come on, raise your sword!”
Yoon-seok stood and picked up his sword without saying a word. How many times had they gone through this? For some reason, despite the old woman knowing about Yoon-seok’s core, she hadn’t taken his life. She made him hold the sword again and again and gave him a chance to fight back. However, she didn’t tolerate his use of the Blood Explosions.
“If you use that insignificant technique one more time, I’ll kill you on the spot.”
For Yoon-seok, who had been honing the skill through several hours of pain, it felt unfair. However, he had no choice. Also, it didn’t seem as if the old woman was toying with him.
Rather, she seemed to be teaching him.
“Come on!”
At the old woman’s command, Yoon-seok burst forward, swinging his sword with all his strength. Even if the old woman could dodge it and deal a fatal counterattack, she calmly blocked his attack instead.
“Your fundamentals are pretty solid! Have you learned swordsmanship before?”
Yoon-seok didn’t answer; he was waiting for his chance. While the old woman was speaking, Yoon-seok clenched his teeth and swung his sword once more. The old woman just laughed at his attempt.
“Calm down! Everyone desires victory, but obsession is harmful. However, I like your spirit!”
Suddenly, the old woman moved her sword. That was the end of it. Yoon-seok’s sword bounced off, and the old woman plunged the tip of her blade into his heart. Of course, as soon as she pulled her sword out, the wound started to recover, but…
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