A massive mana ripple was coming at him with the swing of Buarâs fist.
YuWon thought about it for a moment but decided not to use his mana.
In order to practice with [Cinder Eyes,] [Sensory Field,] and ăHermesâs Treads,ă he decided not to use his other abilities during this fight. Because the moment he broke that rule, this would devolve from training into just a childrenâs fight.
Fwooshâ!
With Buarâs fist, the mana ripple became a huge wave, ready to crash into him.
YuWon had to read a path to break through it before getting caught up in it.
[Cinder Eyes reads the path.]
With the expanded senses, time felt like it was flowing slower.
It came with an additional overload on the brain, but YuWon had that much more time to make decisions, and everything he saw felt clearer.
The flow of mana could be felt clearly on the skin, and he could precisely see the point where he could break through in the mana wave that was heading towards him.
âThere,â YuWon thought while raising his sword.
The point was miniscule, and it moved with the flow of the wave. But he still had to do it in order to pierce through.
And so YuWon didnât dodge the wave, but instead thrusted with all he had.
* * *
Whooshâ
Buar saw the tip of the sword coming at him.
At that moment, he wondered, âHeâs going to counterattack?â
He sensed nothing from YuWon. YuWon wasnât using even the slightest bit of mana. He was using purely physical strength to counter his punch.
âHeâs even more reckless than a Giant.â
That was the only thought in Buarâs mind. It was already proven that he was ahead of YuWon in terms of strength. Buar was overexerting power in order to try to stop YuWon from dodging around. And now, instead of evading, YuWon was coming in for a direct confrontation.
It was obvious who would be the winner before they even clashed.
âBig brother!â Nwiar shouted in surprise.
This was a situation where YuWon could get seriously hurt, and if that were to happen, theyâd feel ashamed in front of Urpha.
âSorry, butâŠâ Buar thought while swinging his fist, âItâs too late.â
In that momentâŠ
Sliceâ
Through the mana wave, a thin line pierced through.
Fwoooâ
The massive collection of mana that looked like it was going to wipe out the entire vicinity split apart. And the thin line that pierced the wave quickly approached Buar.
âWhat theâŠ?â Buar was shocked by what had just happened.
He wondered how in the world YuWon managed to break through the humongous flow of mana.
Fssâ
The âlineâ that Buar saw was YuWonâs sword.
YuWon dodged Buarâs fist and broke through the huge mana wave, and now the tip of his sword was pointed close to Buarâs neck.
ââŠâ
ââŠâ
âWowâŠâ
The surrounding Giants reacted with silence or muted awe.
That included Nwiar, who was worried that YuWon was going to get injured. In fact, she was the one who was the most shocked because she had been engaged in combat with him.
âWhat just happenedâŠ?â She wondered.
Buar had made an attack while taking on the penalty, and YuWon had thrust his sword in response.
It was certainly a much weaker attack, akin to throwing an egg against a boulder. But in the end, the egg had smashed the boulder into pieces.
Shingâ
With Buar remaining still, YuWon pulled back the sword that was against his throat.
The fight was now over.
âHmmâŠâ
YuWonâs eyes returned to their original color.
He felt a headache, and his vision was a bit shaky, but the results werenât half bad.
âIt worked,â YuWon said to himself.
He won against Buar, a Giant, without using any mana. It was a victory against a player of a significantly higher floor.
He did acknowledge that a bit of luck played a part in his win, but defeating Buar without using mana or other skills was monumental.
âI-I lost,â Buar declared his defeat, albeit a little late.
Since he had been unable to respond to a sword at his neck, it was his complete defeat.
âYou guys were at least better than the rest,â YuWon said.
Thanks to the siblings, he was able to use [Cinder Eyes] and [Sensory Field] until he felt a bit worn out. And he had gotten a bit used to using ăHermesâs Treads,ă but this was the first time he had used them this much in one day.
The Giant siblings were the perfect opponents for YuWon to hone his dulled senses against.
âI hope we can do more of this,â YuWon said, extending his hand.
There was a limit to training alone, so having someone to help him train was good news. If possible, he wanted to continue getting Buar and Nwiarâs help.
Buar looked intensely at YuWonâs hand before reaching for it.
âItâll be my pleasure.â
Squeezeâ
YuWon could sense Buarâs fighting spirit from his strong handshake.
âI look forward to it.â
* * *
Ten days had gone by.
Fighting, more fighting, and today as well, he was fighting.
Fwoopâ
Swoosh, fwooshâ
âNwiar!â
âOkay!â
Nwiar leaped into the air and crashed down.
Thumpâ!
Her size and weight shook the branch of Adam upon impact. The force was much greater than what should have been possible for Nwiarâs size.
âIs it a Weight Amplification Technique?â YuWon wondered.
Every player in the Tower learned martial arts on the 10th Floor, and the technique Nwiar just displayed looked like a practical application of martial arts from the Martial Realm.
âSo you guys havenât shown me all your cards yet,â YuWon said.
YuWonâs sword grazed past Nwiarâs torso.
âI got you!â Kwant shouted while swinging his mace down.
Whooshâ
Slamâ!
The mace missed, but it was obvious in which direction YuWon would dodge.
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âVulcan! Dariwul!â
âGot it!â
Vulkan and Dariwul, who had been anticipating YuWonâs evasion, moved together.
Their timing was perfectly matched to YuWonâs moves. Vulkan headed in the direction that YuWon jumped in, and Dariwul waited while watching where YuWon would double jump towards.
And of course, Buar didnât stay still while this was happening. He leaped in the direction that YuWon had jumped towards.
Even though YuWon was capable of jumping again while in the air, there were far too many Giants heading for him.
âGot ya!â Vulkan shouted while reaching his hands out for YuWon.
Vulkan, who was the biggest among the five, tried to grab YuWon around the waist.
HoweverâŠ
Fss, fssâ
YuWon disappeared from his spot.
âHuh?â
âWhat theâ?â
âWhere did he go?â
The five began to look around to find the now missing YuWon.
That was when Vulkan, who was still midair after jumping after YuWon, was caught by the ankle.
Graspâ
Fwooshâ
Vulkanâs body was swung higher up into the air.
In an instant, YuWon had jumped below Vulkan and had flung him by the ankle.
Vulkanâs massive body became a deadly blunt weapon.
Wham, blamâ!
âKgh!â
âKugh!â
Vulkan was forced to collide with Buar and Dariwul.
Nwiar just barely managed to dodge this attack.
Takâ
YuWon finally landed back down on the ground.
Nwiar and Kwant, who had been waiting for him from below, made their move.
Mana started wrapping around Nwiarâs fist.
The fist, imbued with a ridiculous amount of power, flew at YuWon, causing the air to shake.
Rumble, rumbleâ
It was the same technique that Buar had used before. The mana that formed the wave was densely packed together. There was no point of evasion nor a nullification point visible to YuWon.
Behind him, Kwant was coming at him swinging his mace.
YuWon turned around and headed for Kwant.
Sskâ
With the tip of his sword, YuWon slightly changed the trajectory of Kwantâs mace.
Crashâ!
YuWonâs sword and Kwantâs mace blocked Nwiarâs punch together.
âHe used my strength to his advantageâŠ?â Kwant was shocked.
He found himself standing beside YuWon, but he was too late to notice.
Crackâ
âAhhhhhh!â
YuWon struck Kwantâs wrist with his elbow, making him crumple in pain.
He then started charging Nwiar.
Fwoosh, fwooshâ
Nwiar was the most skilled among the five.
She swung her fists at YuWon, who was coming at her head on.
YuWon dodged a myriad of punches in a matter of seconds, but in the end, he got grabbed by the collar of this shirt.
âHiyah!â Nwiar shouted, trying to lift YuWon up to slam him into the ground.
However, strangely enough, she could not lift him.
He was heavy.
YuWon, who looked like a child next to her, should have been as light as a feather, but she couldnât even budge him.
âI decided to use it too,â YuWon said, bringing the edge of his blade to Nwiarâs neck. âThe Weight Amplification Technique.â
The [Weight Amplification Technique] was not a special skill. It was a simple technique of the Martial Realm where you increased your weight by shifting your power in a single direction.
ââŠâ
Feeling dejected, Nwiar eased up and lowered her fist.
The fight was over.
The others also felt dejected. They were either sighing in frustration or moaning in pain, like Kwant.
Nwiar said with disbelief, âYou can now defeat five of us like itâs nothing.â
She didnât think they were going to win, but she also didnât think the fight would end up being settled so soon.
However, the reality was that in a matter of minutes they had all been thrown to the ground, and she even ended up with a sword to her neck.
âYouâre completely different from just ten days ago.â
It was the damnedest thing. At first, it felt like the two of them could almost take him on. Like there was just a slight difference between the sibling duo and YuWon and that she could reach him. But as time went on, the gap only widened.
And then, YuWon made a proposal.
âLetâs add one more person to the mix.â
The first volunteer was Kwant.
Knowing that he himself wasnât good enough, he decided to fight YuWon by helping the siblings.
But the results were the same.
The only difference was how long the fight took. In the end, YuWon was always the victor.
And, of course, this time was no different.
âHe doesnât particularly feel like heâs gotten strongerâŠâ one of them commented.
YuWon was always like this.
It felt like he was just barely too short of their grasp, that they could also almost get him.
At first, they thought two would suffice against him, but the results of the fight demonstrated otherwise. And it was the same with three and four.
âAre you getting adapted to something?â Nwiar asked.
âYeah. Thereâs a skill I have to get used to using,â YuWon didnât deny it.
His answer only made Nwiar feel more dejected. She knew for a fact that YuWon was barely using any mana. She knew he should have other skills, but Yuwon was purposely not using them.
Nwiar wanted to make him use his skills by any means necessary, but she wasnât able to make that happen.
âHow much stronger would he be if he fought seriously?â Nwiar thought.
It was something she had wondered multiple times now, and she wanted desperately to force him to do it, no matter what.
âLetâs rest a little bit before we continue. Actually, should we add another person to our side? Make it six,â Nwiar asked, thinking once again that they were only falling slightly short of him.
But the answer she got was unexpected.
âNo,â Yuwon turned around, having sweated enough. âLetâs stop here.â
âWhat? Why?â
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âItâs almost time for the test.â
âOhâŠâ
It was an acceptable answer for Nwiar. YuWon was a player who had only recently arrived on the 20th Floor. It was just that his skills made her forget that fact.
âGet some good rest, guys,â YuWon said while looking at Kwant, who got majorly injured. âA big fightâs coming.â
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