"No Chanting!"

"Haha, it seems you really are a powerful Mage!"

"But I’ve never seen Magic like yours before!"

BOOM!

His body trembled!

And he shattered a gap in the Water Ring!

’Oh?’

This was the first time he had seen a Warrior of this class break through his Magic.

"Don’t hold back! Use your full power!"

"Give me a real fight!"

The instant he shattered the Water Ring, he was already right in front of Lu Cang!

His Speed in that moment, while not as fast as the King of Exotic Insects, was reminiscent of the Nation Destruction Level Bloodthirsty Needle Bees.

A Level 2 Warrior was actually capable of such Speed! 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

’As expected, the number one ranker has a few tricks up his sleeve.’

’Heart-drawing Sword.’

A sense of crisis flashed through Lu Cang’s mind.

A Protective Barrier formed in front of him!

SHHIIING!

But he saw that his opponent’s hand was merely resting on the hilt of his sword. He hadn’t even drawn it, yet his Protective Barrier had been sliced apart!

’He can cut through my Protective Barrier.’

’His attack Power... it’s already greater than the burst damage of a Tier Three King Level Demon...’

’Too bad...’

’He only cut through one layer.’

Just as Lu Cang was thinking this.

KRAK—

CRACK! CRACK!

A sword mark appeared on the next two layers of his Protective Barrier, and they shattered in quick succession!

WHOOSH~

In an instant, he was upon Lu Cang, extremely close.

His hand was still on his hilt, but his body was lowered, in the stance of someone about to draw and slash.

And in that very instant.

He spun around abruptly!

Sword light flared around him as he launched an attack in the opposite direction of Lu Cang!

BOOM!

A Heavy Wall rose up in the path of the slash!

This one slash cut through two consecutive Heavy Walls and a Protective Barrier.

But the Lu Cang beside him dissolved into a vast water mist.

The direction the sword light had flown was where the real Lu Cang stood.

「Water Element: Water Mist Illusion (Tier Two) (Level 201)」

As the Illusion vanished, the entire battle space was shrouded in a thick fog.

「Water Element: Misty Deep Fog (Tier Two) (Level 201)」

BOOM!

The moment the fog appeared.

「Earth, Fire, and Heaven’s Fury」

「Flame Vine Whip」

「Dense Thorns」

...

Atelindo was horrified!

He felt danger descending.

BANG!

He dodged the Earth Fire erupting from the reddening ground and landed among a chaotic mess of Thorns. He had intended to slice them apart but found their Hardness was comparable to steel-hard rock.

His hurried attack couldn’t cut through all of them.

As he landed, his leg was pierced by the steel-hard Thorns.

Then, dozens of flaming Vines rose into the air! They danced wildly toward him, lashing down!

He hadn’t heard a single Spell from this kid’s mouth, yet this terrifying Magic just appeared out of thin air!

’All of it is No Chanting?’

"Haha!"

"Exhilarating!"

"You’re exactly the kind of opponent I’ve been looking for!"

"Only an opponent like you can give me a real thrill!"

"Come on! Give me more!"

Battle Intent surged within him!

A wave of hot air washed over him! He looked up to see the Flame Vines smashing down on him like fiery dragons!

Heart-drawing Sword·Swift Chaos Slash!

PFFT!

In a single instant, dozens of Flame Vines were all severed, followed by a sweeping Wind Slash!

It carved a clear path through the dense fog.

And at the end of that path stood Lu Cang, holding his Magic Staff.

"Judging by your age, you must be one of those geniuses who awakened early!"

"I heard that Kumironi only chooses the most promising young people to awaken! That must be you!"

BANG!

He leaped toward Lu Cang!

Blood streamed from his leg as he flew through the air.

Before he even got close, he had already unleashed a Combat Skill!

「Heart-drawing Sword·Swift Chaos Slash」

Lu Cang didn’t move an inch.

Instead, layers of multicolored Shields instantly appeared around his body.

SHHIIING!

DING DING DING DING!

「Resilient Water Ring Shield」「Cage Body Stone Shield」「Extreme Wind Protection」「Dark Erosion Ring Shield」「Thick Molten Shield」...

The slash struck the Resilient Water Ring Shield like a blunt knife hitting a rubber ball. The Shield buckled inward, deflecting most of the force.

The little remaining force hit the Extreme Wind Protection.

KLANG—

The force of the slash was sent flying away.

It didn’t even touch the inner layers of the Dark Erosion Ring Shield or the Cage Body Stone Shield.

’What powerful Protective Spells!’

He was about to reach Lu Cang when Lu Cang gave a casual wave, unleashing a dense barrage of Invisible Wind Blades!

"Draw Sword·Vertical Dragon!"

SHHIIING!

An upward slash rose from below!

Sword Qi fanned out to the left and right!

It blew away all the Wind Blades and slashed toward Lu Cang’s body!

’Oh?’

’He’s finally drawn his sword.’

BOOM!

However, this strike of Sword Qi hit Lu Cang’s Shields head-on, but still failed to break through!

The Sword Qi penetrated the Resilient Water Ring Shield, cut through to the Extreme Wind Protection layer, and finally slammed into the Cage Body Stone Shield, but it couldn’t shatter the hard stones.

"Interesting!"

"After him, you’re the first peer I’ve faced who’s forced me to draw my sword!"

His movements suddenly accelerated. After drawing his sword, he didn’t stop his assault, but instead followed up with a continuous flurry of slashes like a violent storm!

After drawing his sword, his Speed was clearly faster, and the Power of his slashes became far more ferocious!

BOOM!

A single slash actually cut through three layers of his Protective Barriers.

「Heart Sword Unity·Chaotic Dance Defense-Breaking Slash」

Slash!

Nine slashes in an instant!

Penetrating Sword Qi swept out abruptly!

In a flash, it shattered the Shields around Lu Cang! It even broke through to the Dark Erosion Ring Shield layer.

But almost the instant the Shields shattered, the damaged sections were restored to their original state.

The wind from the sword made Lu Cang’s hair dance slightly.

’This guy really is strong.’

’Even though he’s only Level 2, I get the feeling his strength could probably rival a Tier Three King Level Demon.’