Episode 37.5 (1/2)

Lecan drew <Comet Cutter> out as he took a powerful step forward.

As if they were in sync, Zoltan too drew his sword. A long sword. Around a step long.

Lecan poured his mana into <Comet Cutter> as he took another step. Its magic blade manifested right away.

Zoltan also poured mana into his sword. Then its white blade got engulfed in a blade made of magic.

(Dammit.)

(He's got a magic sword too!）

Lecan charged out.

He lunged at Zoltan at tremendous speed and swung down <Comet Cutter> from overhead.

Zoltan held his magic sword high to meet <Comet Cutter>.

Blinding sparks flew everywhere as Lecan's and Zoltan's swords clashed.

This was surprising to Lecan. He had no idea this was what would happen when two magic swords clashed.

Zoltan kicked with his right leg.

”<Wind>!”

Lecan recited a spell to employ <Gust> and jumped backward.

His Overking Bear overcoat flapped in the wind.

”<Wind>.”

A bassy voice recited a spell. It's Zoltan's.

Zoltan charged out riding the wind on his back.

His speed far exceeds Lecan's.

(What?)

Zoltan who immediately caught up to Lecan swung down his sword overhead.

Lecan tried to block it with <Comet Cutter>, but he was a moment too slow.

(Crap!)

Zoltan had predicted him jumping backward with <Gust>.

A slash that would have split Lecan's head was stopped by an invisible wall. Magic barrier produced by <Necklace of Intuador>.

Zoltan looked surprised. Lecan as well. His necklace couldn't block <Comet Cutter>. Hence he thought the necklace doesn't consider magic blades as magic and will let them pass. But that's not the case. Or perhaps, Zoltan's magic sword is a special case. At any rate, he's saved.

”<Wind>! <Wind>! <Wind>! <Wind>!”

Lecan escaped backward with rapid <Gust> casting.

Zoltan isn't trying to go after him.

(That thing he used was no <Gust>.)

(It's <Gale>!)

The dungeon boss of Dungeon Karkassian is a Redwing Warbird, beating it could give you <Gust> skill at high probability. But in a very rare instance, a Goldwing Warbird would spawn instead and defeating it could grant you <Gale> skill at a fixed rate. Lecan spent many days in an attempt to get <Gale> there but could only obtain <Gust> in the end.

(Shit.)

(You damn dungeon maniac!)

(How many damn days you stayed there to get that <Gale>!)

<Gale> is a more powerful version of <Gust> skill. It's activated by the same spell recitation, but its effect is superior to <Gust>.

Lecan quickly arrived near the entrance to Floor 120. He swiftly chose to go to the right corridor between two.