I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 32
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Chapter 32
Chapter 32: Is This How You Use It? (2)
Magic was classified into distinct tiers: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Superior, Ultimate, and Master. While the methods of classification varied considerably, range was by far the most common criterion.
Where Basic magic merely manipulated raw elements, Intermediate magic transformed projectiles into weaponized forms, and as one ascended to Intermediate, the scope expanded dramatically to cover vast areas.
Just as Hanalin had demonstrated with her Intermediate spell.
Intermediate elemental magic—Bursting Rain.
Though the individual strikes of this Intermediate elemental magic, which spread across a considerable range and descended as flames from the sky, lacked significant power, Hanalin had never intended to use it for direct damage in the first place.
‘I’ve separated them.’
Wide-range Intermediate magic spells earned the nickname “tactical magic” because they were primarily used to disrupt enemy formations and movement, as was the case now.
The flames cascading from above spread wide, pouring down upon the three Bat-Human Hybrids, forcing them to scatter in every direction to evade the Bursting Rain.
Whoooosh——
Boom boom boom boom———
Even three Villains accustomed to hunting novices had no choice but to dodge what resembled molten iron raining from the heavens.
Though each individual strike was weak, they understood that small drops could soak through cloth—one careless moment could spell disaster, so they evaded with maximum effort.
Watching the scattered trio, Hanalin unleashed another spell toward the appropriate distance.
She channeled the mana from the Bursting Rain that had scorched portions of the ground, summoning a wall of flame.
Whoooosh——
The wall of flame materialized precisely at the point dividing one from two, perfectly separating them.
However, it was somewhat unexpected that Jiyuchan and Hanalin occupied one side while Dohyun stood with two Bat-Human Hybrids on the other, leaving Ikshi, the lone Bat-Human Hybrid, staring at Jiyuchan and Hanalin with bewilderment.
“Kekeke, what were you thinking splitting us up like that?”
Watching Ikshi speak as if amused, both Jiyuchan and Hanalin glared at him with expressions of displeasure.
Neither Jiyuchan nor Hanalin found this tactic particularly pleasant, but since it was a proposal from Dohyun, who could be called their leader, they had agreed to it.
Jiyuchan, who acknowledged and understood Dohyun’s strength well, was inclined to let it pass, but Hanalin’s pride had been wounded considerably—her already cold expression grew even more frigid.
Regardless, Ikshi laughed dismissively, speaking as if unconcerned.
“Anyway, if we just hold out here, they’ll come help from over there. So, shall we see what these new recruits are made of?”
Though Ikshi spoke with an air of leisure and assumed a combat stance, internally he was anxious, his eyes fixed on Jiyuchan and Hanalin.
Jiyuchan, who appeared to be a swordsman, and Hanalin, who had cast Intermediate magic twice in succession.
Recognizing at a glance that these were no ordinary recruits, Ikshi charged forward with visible tension in his eyes.
As Ikshi rushed forward, Jiyuchan narrowed his gaze, watching him approach.
The speed was faster than expected. He immediately sensed the difference in ability stats, but Jiyuchan remained composed, infusing mana into his blade and spreading it throughout his body, employing mana manipulation techniques.
With vitality and tremendous power coursing through him, he could move even faster.
Whoosh——
Startled by Jiyuchan’s sudden acceleration as he pierced through the air, Ikshi grasped a dagger in each hand, deflected the attack with one hand, and attempted to counterattack—only to find Jiyuchan slipping into his guard.
With only one blade against Ikshi’s twin daggers, Jiyuchan would be at a disadvantage if his attack was deflected, so he pressed deeper into Ikshi’s space.
Thus Jiyuchan’s blade came slashing down.
Clang clang clang——
Sparks erupted as Ikshi barely deflected Jiyuchan’s powerful strike, but the moment he attempted to slit Jiyuchan’s throat with his other dagger, Jiyuchan’s eyes widened and he moved. Ikshi felt a heavy impact to his abdomen and was driven backward as if caught in an explosion.
Whoooosh———
Ikshi was pushed back, his legs carving a long furrow across the ground, a thin line of blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
It was a weighty blow—too powerful to be dismissed as merely a human’s kick—and Ikshi stared at Jiyuchan in momentary shock, but then he saw a massive shadow forming above his head. As Ikshi looked up, a colossal ice spear plummeted from the sky toward him.
Crash——
Barely evading and slipping away from the spot, I saw Jiyuchan swing his blade at my back and raised my dagger to block. In that instant, his sword traced a graceful arc, its trajectory shifting to slash across my chest in a long, clean cut.
Screech.
Whoosh——
“Argh!”
As I cried out in agony from the wound across my chest, Jiyuchan frowned and retreated. Writhing on the ground in pain, I saw a massive pointed ice pillar materialize before my eyes and tried to dodge, but it was already too late.
Slowed by Jiyuchan’s blade wound, I couldn’t move fast enough as the sharp ice pillar descended and pierced through my body.
Crack——
“Gahhh.”
The massive ice pillar that impaled me drained the warmth from my life, and Hanalin, having finished me off, stared down at my corpse with an expression of dissatisfaction.
There was no trace of guilt or remorse at taking a life for the first time. After all, these were Villains who had come to attack us. Since she thought of them as no different from Goblins, Hanalin paid it no mind.
Jiyuchan felt the same. He had already slain countless Goblins, so the sensation of cutting through living flesh was familiar, and he harbored no particular revulsion toward a Bat-Human Hybrid.
Though quite swift and nimble, this was our first coordinated battle, yet we had won far too easily.
Of course, our synchronization was also remarkably well-matched.
So Hanalin gazed beyond the wall of flames with an expression of frustration instead.
Hanalin was honestly dissatisfied.
She could have handled that creature alone, yet here they were taking down one together—wasn’t that underestimating her? Such thoughts crossed her mind, but watching the battle unfold beyond the wall of flames, she could understand it somewhat.
“…They’re toying with two opponents.”
“…At this point, I almost feel sorry for the Villains.”
Jiyuchan replied similarly to Hanalin’s remark, and she nodded in agreement.
Watching the two Bat-Human Hybrids being tormented by Dohyun, they both thought it was rather pitiful as they observed the battle.
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When Ikshi first separated from us, Tsuraku and Buharu could only be bewildered.
If we had split into three groups, they had assumed they would face Jiyuchan and Hanalin, so they couldn’t help but be shocked that their opponent was alone instead.
Yet I couldn’t help but smile at the sight of the two of them.
-So this is how you’re supposed to use ultrasonic waves?
Watching me fire off ultrasonic waves with a voice full of amusement, Tsuraku and Buharu could only look at me as if I were insane.
They couldn’t understand how I was using ultrasonic waves, but they judged me to be an arrogant newcomer intoxicated by power.
Otherwise, a fresh recruit wouldn’t have stepped forward so boldly to claim they could handle both of them alone.
Tsuraku and Buharu nodded at each other and activated concealment, scattering into the Midair and blending seamlessly with their surroundings.
Seeing that, I couldn’t help but laugh with pure delight.
I seemed mad, but of course there was good reason for it.
[You have analyzed the skill 「Concealment [E]」 from 『Tsuraku』.]
[This skill is below the standard threshold.]
[You acquire the skill without consuming 『AP (Analysis Points)』.]
[You already possess this skill.]
[The proficiency of skill 「Concealment [E]」 has increased.]
[You have analyzed the skill 「Concealment [E]」 from 『Buharu』.]
[The proficiency of skill 「Concealment [E]」 has increased.]
[The proficiency of skill 「Concealment [E]」 has reached its maximum.]
[Your rank has increased.]
[「Concealment[E]」▶「Concealment[D]」]
[Due to the skill rank increase, Agility permanently rises by +3.]
‘Wow! A proficiency event!’
Dohyun grinned at the thought and activated Concealment just as Tsuraku and Buharu did, dissolving into the Midair like them and vanishing without a trace.
The two startled in shock, losing sight of Dohyun as they glanced frantically around.
-Where did he go?
-A human using Concealment at this level? And a newcomer at that!?
The two communicated in alarm using ultrasonic waves, but unfortunately, Dohyun could use ultrasound as well.
-Thanks. I learned by watching.
-Damn it!
-Found you!
Hearing that, Tsuraku and Buharu grew indignant and unleashed ultrasonic waves at maximum intensity to probe their surroundings, finally detecting the concealed Dohyun.
They rushed at him with short sword techniques from both sides, creating a dense chain of attacks with seemingly no escape, yet Dohyun continued smiling as he watched.
Rather, Dohyun wasn’t even looking at them—he was gazing at something in the Midair.
[You have analyzed 「Tsuraku」’s skill 「Short Sword Technique[E]」.]
[You have analyzed 「Buharu」’s skill 「Short Sword Technique[E]」.]
[Skill 「Short Sword Technique[E]」proficiency is full.]
[Your rank has increased.]
[「Short Sword Technique[E]」▶「Short Sword Technique[D]」]
[Due to the skill rank increase, Agility permanently rises by +3.]
Watching their short sword techniques, I immediately grasped that they differed subtly from what I already knew.
As knowledge of dual short sword combat flowed into my mind through Analysis, I drew two short swords I’d prepared beforehand, gripping one in reverse and the other normally, then spun like a top to deflect their incoming attacks.
Clang clang clang clang——
Sparks flew as their blades shot upward, and without hesitation, Tsuraku and Buharu thrust with their free hands, but my spinning top motion never ceased, deflecting those strikes as well.
Claaang——
The sharp metallic ring echoed as both blades flew away, and seeing my top-like rotation, Tsuraku and Buharu couldn’t hide their shock.
It was unmistakably the foundational technique of short sword combat passed down only among the Krsha Tribe in their Celestial Dimension.
They couldn’t fathom how Dohyun knew and replicated it, so they retreated, trying to distance themselves from him.
If they stayed, they’d be slashed by that spinning top.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Rapidly widening the gap as they fell back, both opened their mouths. A sonic roar—a technique of condensed ultrasound expelled with mana—burst from Tsuraku and Buharu’s jaws.
Wiiiiiii———
Wiiiiiii———
As the sharp sound waves tore through everything and reached me, I stopped spinning and opened my mouth like them, releasing a sonic roar of my own.
Kaaaaaaa———
The perfectly matched sound waves canceled each other out, and watching this, Tsuraku and Buharu’s eyes trembled violently as they stared at me. I smiled at their expressions.
I absorbed all their techniques like a sponge and turned them back on them.
Faced with this unbelievable sight, they gasped in shock, and I asked them with a grin.
“This is how you do it, right?”
“…W-what?!”
“…O-our techniques!!!”
Faced with my nightmarish form, both trembled like aspen leaves, yet nothing changed. I spoke to them with a tone of regret.
“Gliding is something I can’t learn without wings. It’s a shame, but this is where it ends.”
As those words—like a death sentence—left my lips, Tsuraku and Buharu watched my twin daggers rush toward them at twice their speed, and their throats went dry.
[Villains defeated. Points possessed by the Villains have been acquired.]
[Points are distributed according to Party Members’ contribution.]
[Total of 8720P acquired.]
“What, points.”
However, upon seeing the points obtained from defeating them, I could see an even more astonishing message.
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