Let's be an Adventurer! ~Defeating Dungeons with a Skill Board~

Chapter 111.1

111 Part 1

Lets be an Adventurer! ~Defeating Dungeons with a Skill Board~ 111

Lets Defeat The Black Knight!

Haruki got excited to see Karen holding the mask with her two hands as her body trembled.

She really does seem pleased with equipping that mask, huh?

Did she want to have a mask that hides her presence!?

You should have told me earlier!!

Haruki decided that he would give Karen the mask as a gift.

He was sure she would love it.

Anyway

Haruki changed his focus of attention.

After being hit by a lightning strike, a thick, smoldering smoke started to emanate from the black knights body.

Karens series of lightning bolts had certainly reduced its health in a big way.

However, the less health it had, the more the hatred that filled its armor grew.

Even Haruki, who had the advantage of being faster than the knight, couldnt easily attack the knight.

However, Haruki had seen Karens attack.

Haruki couldnt simply stay calm after seeing Karens success, the huge leap in her abilities, and her growth as an adventurer.

Ha Haha!!

This is good.

This is really good!!

Her position, standing with her gaze fixed in what would come next.

Her excellent timing, following up on Harukis attack.

Karens attack had been a beautiful display of power that didnt rely in a single magical attack.

On top of that, the speed at which she had followed up with her lightning and how she retreated instantly after that.

Karen had definitely turned the tide of the battle.

And even after getting the best possible result, she never let her guard down.

The fruits of her training with Akane were definitely starting to show.

Just as he was impressed with Karens growth, something frustrated Haruki.

She stands out so much! Im so jealous!!

Haruki laughed fiercely.

As a fellow adventurer, Haruki could only say good things about Karens performance.

Haruki, who wished for a strong presence, couldnt allow himself to remain silent in this situation where only Karen was standing out.

Haruki had seen Karens attack.

He had perceived all of it.

Then, he would

Ill stand out more, way more than Karen!!

Haruki bolstered his focus.

The knight stood in front of him, slowly preparing its greatsword.

Its murderous intent flickered, more poisonous than ever.

In the blink of an eye

The knight approached Haruki.

It swung its greatsword horizontally.

Haruki avoided the roaring greatsword.

Then went around the knight for an attack.

However, Harukis attack was blocked by the armor.

The knight turned instantly.

Haruki took a step back.

Another slash

And the greatswords tip nearly scratched the surface of his mask.

The knight was speeding up, getting closer to Harukis speed.

That ability it had to show its full potential when cornered was almost human-like.

But this is good.

This is really good!!

Ha Haha!!

His brain accelerated.

His body heated up.

His enjoyment started to surface.

Laughter, laughter, laughter.

Concentrate, integrate, imagine, and assume.

Recall the input image and overlay it on your body.

Haruki had already stored the knights movements into his memory.

Stored and understood.

A slight preliminary movement, which was a force of habit.

It would move the tip of its greatsword sideways, about 3 millimeters.

That would be the knights cue.

He could tell the angle from the position of its elbows and hips, and the momentum from its knees and ankles.

It was a matter of calculating where such an attack would hit, and avoid it based on that calculation.

He would always get his prediction right.

Everytime he was right, Haruki would get pins and needles in his chest.

The knight was still more powerful than him.

But Haruki was faster.

Therefore, the knights attacks could never touch Haruki again.

The greatsword cut through the air several times.

Harukis evasion was still at the last possible moment.

But at the same time, there was an unavoidable gap.

To the knight, it might have seemed as if Haruki was walking on a tightrope.

However, Haruki was enjoying it.

It would grow faster in a short amount of time.

Moving at such speed was fun.

Haruki was completely absorbed in his speed.

He thought it would be at the level of Kagemitsu, Shigure, or maybe even Masatsugu.

The top rankers would definitely be able to reach these superhuman levels of speed.

More.

More!!

Haruki seemed happy.

The slightest mistake would be fatal.

Even so, Haruki was laughing.

Haruki matched the knights movements as he laughed.

Alright! Its my turn now.

Haruki poured his energy into his Magic Sword.

The way to pour ones energy into something was to get the feeling the first time you try it.

Then, the rest was easy.

Just imitate Karen.

Thats all there was to it.

As Haruki tightened his grip, energy flowed into the Magic Sword.

The blade became sharper as if to please Harukis energy.

The sword itself would become heavier if it exceeded the amount of energy put into it inside the dungeon.

The actual weight of the sword didnt change.

In order to hold a weapon charged with energy, one would need to have the same amount of energy.

If you put all your heart into it, your weapon would become too heavy to be able to use it for attacking.

Haruki steadily put his energy into the Magic Sword while searching for the right place to stop.

At one point, the Magic Sword let Haruki know that he had reached that place.

So Haruki stopped pouring energy into it at that moment.

It felt quite heavier.

But that was exactly why it was good.

A blow with this would certainly be heavier, too.

This is good.

Amazing!

Harukis grin grew bigger.

For the first time, the knight was alert of Harukis movements.

It would have been great if he wasnt this alert, though

Apparently, it wasnt that easy to land a fully-energized attack.

However, Haruki wasnt disappointed.

His preparations were almost done.

Haruki approached using his Shukuchi.

His short sword flashed on the knights chest, who couldnt match his movement quickly enough.

But the knight dodged the hit.

Then, it counterattacked.

Haruki had no room to avoid it.

Esta jumped from Harukis waist and collided with the greatsword again.

At that moment

The knights greatsword sustained so much damage at its base that it broke in two.

The knight seemed upset about having lost its weapon.

It didnt have a face, or even a head for that matter.

But its humanlike aura was shaken on a grand scale.

The knight wouldnt have expected his weapon to be destroyed at the moment Haruki stabbed at it.

However, Haruki had predicted that that would happen.

That was because not only Rhea, Karen, and himself, but also Esta all of them were wearing themselves out during the battle.