Chapter 93 - Mysterious Old Man (2/2)

”Hmph! Hmph!”

The fat Woodsy snorted twice to acknowledge receipt of the order.

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Will was having a hard time defending himself. The enemy had some sort of teleportation ability. One that allowed him to appear anywhere near Will and disappear again. The assailant was an elderly man. He was dressed in black tights but his face was exposed. He was wrinkled and his facial hair was white. From his face alone one would think he was over 70. He had the appearance of an old man, but his movements begged to differ.

He attacked Will with a short sword. His mastery of the sword was impressive, far more than Will's who only knew basic stances. And he was much faster than Will. Not to mention he could move unhindered. Yet he still failed to touch a single hair on the boy's body. The old man was stunned. Considering his skill set and level Will should be dead by now, yet he was far from it. Will was just as baffled as the old man was.

'This isn't exactly teleportation. When he starts his attack he is somewhere near me but also far, that's what bloodlust is telling me. So that means..'

Many ideas ran through Will's mind, and that's when it happened, the old man switched his tactics. He appeared a few meters ahead of Will, who was standing on an instantaneously made ice sheet, and launched a water blade.

It was long, thin, and sharp. The sound it made was similar to that of a whistle. Will timely dodged, and the old man used that time to disappear.

Then from nowhere and barrage of water blade like attacks assailed Will from all directions.

'Since you can block one attack, try this!'

But the result was not what he expected. There was a white flash and an explosion. Once the air cleared Wil was safe and sound. The old man had seen every single detail clearly. Every single water blade was turned into ice up contact with Will's sword and smashed into pieces, in other words, Will blocked them all!

The old man was at level 95, much higher than Will. Who was on level 74. Will would be a much higher level if had become a state lord. He reached the level 74 cap while he was in the dungeon. The moment he became a state lord his level would also increase according to how much experience he had stored in his body.

As for how Will had blocked the water blades from a level 95 warrior, it was simple. He had opened the first door! Once one opens a door for the first time, opening it again is much simpler and quicker. Just like the objects from which they got their names, doors can be opened and closed. Will had chosen to close both his doors in order to make training harder. Now he had no choice but to open one door because this old man was powerful.

With increased speed and reflexes, Will smoothly dealt with all of the water blades that had been aimed at him. There were many other ways Will could have dealt with this situation, but he still chose the path that allowed him to grow the quickest. Will's water comprehension was lacking to his sword comprehension, but he had far more attacking power with water, due to the advantages of his class. Hence Will's current goal was to increase his comprehension of the Dao of water while strengthening his sword technique and power.

'He is supposed to be just above level 50, this fighting power is far above level 80, just what is he? Did he level up in the time it took for me to come here? Impossible! If it was that easy then everyone in the world would be a powerhouse. Just what trick is this boy using!'

The old man couldn't wrap his head around Will's development, and neither could Alexa and co.