Chapter 12 – Arelia (4)

She was finally using her power to its fullest potential.

Woong woong woong!

Seeing this, Jade also shot up an Aura Blade as if responding to her actions.

Before long, three Aura Blades clashed in the air.

Bannnggg!!

A loud clash could be heard that couldn’t be heard until now as the earth tore apart.

However, the two people that had clashed continued to swing their swords as if this had no effect to them.

Bang! Bang!

With intense force, deafening sounds of clashing could be heard, and the atmosphere gradually changed.

Arelia who was on the defensive quickly regained her momentum.

It was as if she wasn’t going to go easy on Jade anymore as the speed of her blades continued to rise.

“Ugh!”

As the quick movement of the blades became even quicker, Jade’s face was flustered with urgency.

Even the wind technique he had practiced with his left hand became useless.

No matter how much aura was contained in the wind, it couldn’t compete against a properly manifested Aura Blade.

Furthermore, just as Jade was getting used to Arelia’s swordsmanship, she was also getting used to his as well.

Ka ga gak!

Jade wrapped his left arm with aura to block the tip of the sword that attempted to penetrate through him like lightning.

He had created a sort of self-defense mechanism with a barrier to block the attack.

However, as the Aura Blade was as tough as nails, as soon as it collided with Jade’s barrier the original form of his barrier began to crack.

‘Is it a difference in experience?’

Jade made a bitter smile as this was clearly a turning point in their fight.

He had known that Arelia was strong from the beginning, and he understood that she had practiced the sword much longer than he had.

Yet, he couldn’t hide the bitterness in his heart as he felt inferior to her.

‘But I won’t lose so easily.’

Not all Sword Masters were the same.

Just like with the Expert level, Masters also had different levels within them., and Arelia was definitely a professionally that was a level above him.

That’s why Jade quickly made his decision and did what only he could do.

Woong woong woong!

His physical abilities and mana were better than Arelia’s, so he fully utilized these advantages.

“Haaaappp!”

As he considered that he could get injured and rushed forth, Arelia flinched.

Just as Jade understood his strengths, Arelia also understood her own weaknesses.

That’s why she avoided a head-to-head confrontation.

She could confront his strength for a short while by using her mana, but this was impossible if the fight were to drag on.

Seu seuk!

Knowing this, Arelia put more distance between herself and Jade.

There was no reason for her to fight the way Jade wanted to.

Furthermore, distance wasn’t a big issue for a professional like her.

Swish swish!

Here two Aura Blades extended out like rubber and rushed forward toward Jade.

She was attacking him from a good distance away.

Bang bang bang bang!

Like a bombardment, Arelia incessantly swung her dual blades.

It was as if she wasn’t giving him the chance to close the distance.

However, Jade wasn’t the type to just take the blows as is.

He had also extended his Aura Blade like Arelia and began his attack.

Banggg! Banggg!

As a result, the basin was quickly crushed.

As two Sword Masters fully used their powers, everything around them got destroyed.

And, as expected, Hwid and the two spirits retreated further back.

“Hoooooooo!”

“Hmmmm!”

The two simultaneously stopped moving after exchanging many blows then retracted their Aura Blades.

“Shall we call it a tie for now?”

“I would say I’m the one that lost this one.”

Jade spoke as he put his sword away into its scabbard.

Arelia appeared to be completely fine but Jade’s clothes became completely ragged.

Although he didn’t gain and fatal injuries, the result could be soon by looking at his appearance.

“We didn’t get to fight with our full strength. If we did, would I really have been able to win?”

“That’s also the same for me.”

“Meh. You know I can’t compare to you when it comes to spirits. The only thing I’m superior with is my swordsmanship and there doesn’t seem to be too big of a difference with that either, so let’s just call it a tie.”

“What do you mean there isn’t much of a different”

Jade burst out laughing.

Of course, it was true that he wasn’t using his full strength as his real strength came from his spirits.

However, it was the same for Arelia as well.

“Since we both have our own trump cards, let’s just call it a tie. Although I’m a little emarassed to say it like this. Hoho!”

“I’ve learned a lot from our spar.”

“Same here. It was a nerve-wracking spar that I haven’t felt in a while. I especially felt like your swordsmanship was a completely different style that I’ve never seen before. I have plenty of experience in sparring with others, but you had lots of strange attacks. So, I was wondering if we could do this again tomorrow?”

“I’m fine with that.”

Jade gladly accepted Arelia’s proposal.

As he was inexperienced, his fight with Arelia was a huge help to his growth, so there was no reason for him to refuse her offer.

“Thank you.”

“It helps me out as well. Only, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to meet your expectations.”

“You don’t have to try too hard.”

“I can’t do that.”

Jade shook his head as he smiled.

He had learned a lot through their spar today that he was planning on releasing them in their next battle.

Gyyyooo!!

As soon as the spar was over, the first one to fly over was Hwid who then proceeded to look over his body.

Although he didn’t have any huge injuries, he had many small scratches all over his body.

“It’s okay. These will heal very quickly.”

Rustle.

As soon as Jade finished speaking, a mid-level water spirit Undine appeared.

It was all for the sake of increasing the disinfection and the resilience of the wounds.

However, even then Hwid’s eyes began to get teary.

“Little rascal.”

Jade laughed as he rubbed the Hwid’s head.

His heart had become cozy as it showed its concerns to Jade.

However, even with the appearance of Undine, Hwid’s face was still dark.