I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 50

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Chapter 50
Chapter 50: The Pride of the Craftsman Race (5)
BOOM——
With the sound of an explosion, the earth inverted and a massive cloud of dust billowed upward.
Through the swirling dust, a single Dwarf shot forward like a cannonball, wielding an axe far larger than his own body, and hurled it toward me with a vicious swing.
Talgrin’s momentum combined with the force of the swing, and the axe cleaved through the air with devastating power—its blade glowing red-hot as mana infused it, poised to split me in two.
WHOOOOSH———
The axe swung with scorching heat, and the heat alone was an attack unto itself. Everything touched by that inferno ignited as if spontaneously combusting. The surrounding trees lost all moisture and burned, while the searing air transformed into a sharp killing intent that sought to cleave my body apart alongside the axe.
Yet I muttered softly as I watched the axe approach.
“Impressive.”
The power was so tremendous that blocking it directly with a weapon would shatter the blade, so I kicked off the ground and rode the vortex created by the heat, launching myself upward with ease. Then I used telekinetic magic to create a foothold in midair and escaped the blast radius.
The heat storm erupted alongside the axe, transforming the entire surroundings into a sea of flame.
Strangely, the area burned more intensely than when I had summoned Agni. I whistled in appreciation.
“Whew.”
This was truly remarkable.
I had wondered what the epithet “Lava Combatant” meant, but now I saw—it was mana infused with heat properties.
So attributes could naturally embed themselves in mana depending on one’s characteristics.
It wasn’t a perfect awakening of the Inner Mindscape, merely attributes manifesting naturally, so the mana’s nature wasn’t immediately threatening to me.
Of course, it was troublesome to deal with, but what had I gained from observing Talgrin yesterday?
[Skill “Heat Resistance [B]” negates the heat.]
Analysis truly is divine.
As I thought this, Talgrin shot forward, unable to overcome his momentum. Beyond the burning forest, a dark shadow of the dwarf flickered, and Talgrin slowly emerged from the inferno.
Crackle, crackle.
Talgrin trampled through the trees burning just before they turned to ash and burst forth. I watched him with interest, and he regarded me with equal curiosity.
“For an inferior race, you have some skill.”
“Hmm, but you’re disappointing for a Dwarf.”
Though I never let a remark pass unanswered, Talgrin didn’t respond to the provocation as before. Instead, he examined me carefully.
The burning heat of his desire to tear me apart remained, but his mind cooled as he assessed me.
Talgrin said nothing more, but he was genuinely astonished.
At the fact that a human had actually evaded his attack.
An ordinary Dwarf might have grown careless, thinking of humans as inferior. Like the Dwarves facing Hanalin and Jiyuchan.
But Talgrin was one of the capable Dwarves.
‘Do not think of them as inferior.’
Talent blooms in anyone.
That’s why even Superior Races fall prey to inferior races. Though humans have always been hunted and driven to extinction, Talgrin remained vigilant.
He gripped the axe infused with heat mana once more and adjusted his stance.
Just now, he had accelerated to finish in one blow, but his usual combat style didn’t rely so heavily on speed. Instead, he would channel heat mana into the massive axe itself.
CRACK——!
RUMMMBLE——!!
The ground around Talgrin’s feet compressed and sank as if crushed by something immense. Watching this, I abandoned the composure I had maintained until now.
At the same time, Analysis was providing information.
[Analyzing attack patterns.]
The message displayed in a slightly orange hue made Dohyun straighten his stance without letting his guard down.
Red messages meant the opponent was impossible to handle, while yellow indicated a formidable adversary.
Orange fell between red and yellow—not impossible, but considerably challenging. Dohyun thought to himself.
‘I thought he’d be careless for a bit longer.’
He’s definitely a strong warrior.
After quickly assessing Dohyun’s capabilities, Talgrin adjusted his stance to engage properly. Dohyun mirrored his readiness, and Talgrin moved first.
Not the explosive movement from before, but still reasonably swift.
However, Dohyun wasn’t fooled.
Craaaaaash——
Watching the furrows carved into the ground along Talgrin’s trajectory, his current weight was beyond imagination. A direct hit or block would shatter me instantly.
Keeping that in mind, I moved swiftly with the Dark King’s Velocity at the forefront, deceiving Talgrin’s eyes.
My movements were extremely efficient, devoid of any waste. As I circled around Talgrin at such a consistent, identical speed—
Countless afterimages of my form materialized.
Of course, these weren’t afterimages created merely by my natural speed.
I couldn’t move that fast on my own yet.
But I had magic.
I used illusion magic to enhance the afterimages and deceive Talgrin’s vision.
Clearly effective—Talgrin stopped dead in his tracks.
I seized the moment to attack him. That’s when Talgrin shouted.
“If you don’t know which is real!”
With that cry, he gripped the shaft’s end, leaped into the air, spun once in midair, and swung his axe—radiating heat like a massive fireball—toward the ground.
Then.
Craaaaaash———
As if he’d struck the earth’s very veins, the heat burrowed deep underground, the ground split open, and crimson lava erupted.
Surge!
Whoooooosh———!!!
Watching the lava fountain like a volcanic crater, I startled for a moment, but it wasn’t actual lava.
The ground fragments heated by the axe’s thermal energy glowed red, merely appearing like lava.
But whether lava or not, the heat contained within was genuine. The incandescent stone fragments erupting upward scorched and melted everything around them.
The intense heat warmed the air, causing rapid convection that erased all my illusions. Even with heat resistance, my face contorted as I shielded myself from the searing warmth, revealing my position.
Seeing this, Talgrin seized his chance and swung his axe. I furrowed my brow sharply and wielded my sword with speed.
Without a wind-up, the heat and weight in Talgrin’s axe were diminished, but that alone was lethal.
Yet in that moment, I infused my blade with such abundant mana that even the air rippled, employing mana manipulation as I swung.
Using the Sword King’s Intuition and moving with the Dark King’s Velocity, my strike aimed for perfection. As blade met axe—
Shaaaaaaang———!!
A sharp metallic ring echoed fiercely as both Talgrin and I were driven backward.
But I lacked the strength—I was pushed back twice as far as Talgrin. Still, I charged at him again, and Talgrin swung his heat-laden axe toward me.
Though I felt the searing heat, I barely evaded it and released my blade, while Talgrin skillfully blocked all my sword strikes with his axe shaft.
Sparks erupted into the Midair with increasing frequency. I evaded every one of Talgrin’s attacks, and though he moved slowly, he managed to block all of mine.
In the midst of this fierce exchange, a moment came.
I closed the distance, narrowing the gap between us to mere inches, and opened my mouth wide.
Talgrin sensed something ominous at the sight of my gaping maw and tried to push me back with his axe using tremendous force, but I was fractionally faster.
I unleashed a sonic roar powered by ultrasonic waves directly at Talgrin.
As the sound waves rippled outward, they struck Talgrin’s head with precision, and he couldn’t help but be engulfed in the sensation that the world was spinning around him.
Eeeeeeee———
Crack———
Talgrin couldn’t hear it, but he felt something burst, and he could sense warm liquid flowing from both ears.
My sonic roar had just ruptured both of his eardrums, and his brain had suffered considerable trauma from the impact.
Yet Talgrin still charged at me, gripping his single axe.
Seeing him rush forward without regard for his wounds, I couldn’t help but click my tongue.
“Tough one.”
“For an inferior race, you certainly have many tricks!!!”
Unable to hear well, Talgrin shouted even louder at me, his words barely intelligible.
Looking at him, I had to admit he was genuinely impressive.
Despite his ears being useless and his sense of balance compromised by the shaken brain, Talgrin still charged forward with unwavering resolve—he was undoubtedly an excellent warrior.
But the fact that he rushed at me like this, corrupted by greed and having abandoned his pride, made me shake my head in disapproval.
And as we exchanged blows while I evaded his attacks, Talgrin sensed something strange—a wind that swirled as if a typhoon were raging, and a shadow that seemed to blot out the sky.
He dodged my attack and looked upward.
There, with his eardrums burst and unable to hear, he could see a stone spear rotating ferociously above him.
Shhhhhhhhh———
The applied magic attack that Hanalin had created possessed power superior to intermediate-level magic, but it had several drawbacks.
One was that it took far too long to prepare, and another was that the fierce rotational speed made it audible.
But what if he couldn’t hear that sound?
If prepared in advance and fired, it could become a perfect attack without any weaknesses.
I fired the ferociously rotating stone spear down from the sky, and upon discovering it, Talgrin felt dread spread through his entire body.
He realized that if he took that hit, death would be instantaneous.
Under the illusion that the goddess of death herself was gazing upon him, Talgrin also unleashed his full power.
“Krraaaaaahhh!!!”
With a roar, he poured all his heat into his axe, and the sturdy weapon that had withstood his fierce attacks and immense weight began to lose its form as if melting away.
But Talgrin paid no heed and swung his axe toward the stone spear that was falling and rotating while the blade still held its edge, concentrating his heat into a sharp, blade-like projectile that shot forth, splitting even the ferociously rotating stone spear in two.
Kwadddddddung———!!!
A sound like thunder crashing down echoed across the open field, and a shockwave rippled outward, with powerful winds rising up, making the already vast open field seem to expand even further.
The moment Talgrin barely managed to split the stone spear and lowered his gaze to search for me, that gaze descended endlessly until it met the Ground. Talgrin felt the world spinning, and he could see his own body with its severed neck.
And behind his own body, he saw me emerge from concealment and swing my blade before sheathing it, but Talgrin tried to speak and could not, his eyes fading to darkness.
“Phew, that wasn’t easy.”

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