The Mad Spearman of the Northern Front - Chapter 68
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The Mad Spearman of the Northern Front (68)
4th Star.
Simply put, it’s a level where one can manifest aura, surpassing the stage of using mana to strengthen the body and weapons.
It could truly be said to be a level that transcends ordinary human limits.
Only 16 years old.
Just reaching the 3-Star Level would be enough to be called a once-in-a-generation genius, yet he had surpassed 3rd Star and broken through directly to the 4th Star barrier.
‘…How.’
Just moments ago, I thought I was really going to die from Moldur’s attack…
Could there have been a secret hidden in Vargas’s Mana Cultivation Method?
Though tremendous changes had occurred, the one most surprised at the center of those changes was Arteon himself.
But there was no time to think for long.
Swoosh.
Arteon slowly moved his steps and picked up Iglis that had fallen to the ground.
The blood-stained spear shaft bore traces of the fierce battle that had taken place just moments before.
When he channeled mana back into Iglis, which had become just a rod.
Clang!
Iglis revealed its original form, its sharp spear blade gleaming.
Along with that, Arteon gathered the mana swirling within his body and recalled the sensation from before.
And at that moment.
Whoosh!
An enormous amount of mana was sucked into Iglis, and instantly a vivid blue aura enveloped the entire spear.
“…!”
The Kar Tribe Warriors stirred at that moment.
To manifest aura so vividly when even Ulgrak, a Taman, couldn’t easily create it?
In the eyes of those looking at Arteon, amazement and fear seeped in simultaneously.
However…
“Everyone, don’t be surprised! No matter what, it’s only for a brief moment!”
Then Moldur shouted loudly to the warriors.
Moldur spoke while looking at Arteon.
“That the guy created aura is impressive, but maintaining it continuously is impossible. Don’t be fooled by his tricks!”
“R-right. Creating aura is amazing, but… maintaining it is much harder.”
“…For an Empire dog to create aura.”
The Kar Tribe’s atmosphere revived with Moldur’s words.
As he said, continuously maintaining aura was no ordinary feat.
In reality, maintaining aura continuously in Arteon’s current state was difficult.
Ssssssh.
As evidence, the light of the aura forming around Iglis grew dim.
The corners of the Kar Tribe Warriors’ mouths slightly rose.
Though he had created aura to suppress their momentum, they quickly noticed it was a bluff.
Soon after, Moldur shouted.
“Strike him down!”
Hyaaaah!”
“Die!”
His command became the signal flare as the Kar Tribe Warriors rushed toward Arteon all at once.
Though the aura the guy had shown was frightening, as Moldur said, using newly learned aura in actual combat was virtually impossible.
“…”
Arteon fixed his gaze on the charging Kar Tribe Warriors.
He could clearly see what they were thinking.
However…
“Sorry, but you guessed wrong.”
Upon reaching the 4th Star level, his stamina and mana that had dropped to rock bottom were completely restored.
Along with that, the aura condensed on Iglis’s spear blade shone vividly.
Whooooom!
The intense aura spreading the energy of death instantly covered the entire area.
And…
Swoosh!
Arteon kicked off the ground covered with dry fallen leaves and leaped up.
‘Power overflows…throughout my body.’
The restored stamina made his mind clear and allowed him to see the surrounding situation more vividly.
Arteon took in the movements of each and every Kar Tribe Warrior charging toward him into his mind as he thrust his spear.
Clang, thunk!
The aura condensed at the spear tip destroyed the Kar Tribe Warrior’s axe and pierced through his heart.
The Kar Tribe Warrior whose body was penetrated as if torn apart lost his life without even recognizing his own death.
Moreover, that was only the beginning.
“You bastard!”
“His aura has dimmed! Now’s our chance!”
The moment he killed the warrior just now, the vivid aura light momentarily dimmed.
Of course, that was.
Whooooom!
“…!”
“A-again?!”
Something Arteon had intended.
‘To keep using aura continuously still… the burden is too great.’
Though he had reached the 4th Star level and could use aura, maintaining it continuously was impossible.
The density and amount of his mana still weren’t sufficient for that level.
Therefore, controlling it like turning a switch on and off was extremely important.
Of course, this part also required incredible proficiency…
‘I’ve already… done this hundreds, thousands of times.’
Slash!
“Gah!”
Red blood was painted in the air like spilled paint.
Clearly the aura’s power seemed to have weakened, yet it had this kind of force again.
The Kar Tribe Warriors flinched for a moment.
And in that instant.
Whoosh!
Arteon, who had penetrated into their midst, flashed his eyes sharply and wrapped his spear around his waist.
Though he had clearly entered their range while holding that long spear, what was this spine-chilling feeling?
And that ominous premonition hit the mark without fail.
Slash-slash-slash-slash-slash!
The moment Arteon’s body spun like a top, the aura’s light intensified and cut through the bodies of the Kar Tribe Warriors surrounding him on all sides.
Rather than slashed… it seemed more accurate to say they were carved up.
The bodies of the Kar Tribe Warriors, cut into 3-4 pieces, fell to the ground like discarded chunks of meat.
The scene was so gruesome that even the Kar Tribe Warriors who spent their entire lives on battlefields flinched and stepped back.
“…Are you scared?”
Arteon, drenched in blood, spoke to them with mad eyes.
That appearance was like looking at an evil spirit stained with blood.
But what was more surprising than that was.
‘H-how…’
‘How can he keep using aura like that…?’
Using aura requires not only tremendous mana, but also an unimaginable level of mastery.
Even those who had trained only in aura control for years wouldn’t be able to use it so freely like that.
However, there was no time to think for long.
The blood-soaked demon was charging toward them once again.
“St-stop him!”
“Throw your axes! Avoid direct confrontation!”
The moment their weapons touched the aura, they would become utterly useless.
At someone’s shout, the Kar Tribe Warriors threw the swords and axes they were holding toward Arteon.
But that was their final desperate struggle.
Slash!
The moment the aura carved into the spear blade took on a deep glow, another Kar Tribe Warrior’s body was split in half.
Truly overwhelming destructive power.
Before the aura of death that trampled life, the Kar Tribe Warriors’ struggles were nothing but powerless writhing.
However…
“…”
As time passed, Arteon’s expression was also gradually hardening.
As the Kar Tribe Warriors thought, controlling aura required tremendous concentration and placed considerable strain on the body.
Perhaps because of this, controlling the aura was gradually becoming more difficult.
“Hyaaaaaaah!”
At that moment, a Kar Tribe Warrior prepared for death charged from the left.
Arteon concentrated his aura and thrust his spear toward Red-haired Comrade.
He didn’t doubt that it would naturally shatter Red-haired Comrade’s sword and pierce straight through his throat.
But…
Clang!
“…!”
Arteon’s spear was blocked by the Kar Tribe Warrior’s sword.
Red-haired Comrade was also surprised that he had blocked Arteon’s spear, momentarily losing his balance.
“Huh?!”
Slash!
“Gah!”
The moment the Kar Tribe Warrior flinched, Arteon quickly spun his spear sideways and slashed Red-haired Comrade’s thigh.
As Red-haired Comrade screamed and collapsed to the ground, Arteon’s eyes widened.
He needed to finish Red-haired Comrade off.
“He’s exhausted! He can’t use aura anymore!”
“Now’s our chance! Attack him!”
In that brief moment when Arteon’s concentration wavered, the remaining Kar Tribe Warriors screamed and charged.
They knew it too.
If they couldn’t kill Arteon now, they would never be able to win.
“Tch…!”
Regardless of his aura control mastery, there seemed to be limits to using aura with his current body.
Arteon quickly swung his spear and created distance from Red-haired Comrade and the others.
The situation wasn’t favorable for diving in right now.
Clang! Clang clang clang clang!
‘Time…’
This was why he had tried to kill Red-haired Comrade and the others as quickly as possible.
He had killed more than half of the Kar Tribe Warriors, but the fight wasn’t completely over yet.
Arteon looked for another opportunity and searched for gaps in their defenses.
But that was the moment.
“Move aside!”
“…!”
A lion-like roar and an air-rending sound that pierced clearly into his eardrums.
At that sound, the Kar Tribe Warriors were startled and threw their bodies to the side.
Whoooooooosh!
With tremendous aura, a single axe flew toward Arteon.
Clang!
Arteon hastily swung his spear and deflected the axe.
The destructive power was enough to make his wrist ache just from blocking it.
As Arteon frowned and looked ahead, a giant shadow had already approached right before his eyes.
And…
Crash!
Arteon hastily raised his spear to block the axe striking straight down.
A powerful blow that drove both feet deep into the ground.
Moldur looked at Arteon with eyes flashing with killing intent.
“I don’t know how you can use aura, but… it’s all over now.”
Moldur didn’t give Arteon any time.
Before he could use aura again, Moldur seemed intent on finishing it completely as he swung his axe like a madman.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Clang! Crash!
Against the relentless barrage of fierce attacks, Arteon stepped back and blocked his attacks.
It was a suffocating assault, but.
“…”
Arteon’s eyes became even more calmly settled.
Though it was quite an unfavorable fight, hadn’t he survived even fiercer battles in his past life?
Arteon received Moldur’s attacks while looking for an opportunity.
And he reorganized his wavering mana while preparing a powerful strike.
‘Just a little… just a little more…’
Arteon’s eyes narrowed.
The giant axe was aiming for his throat like a beast’s claws.
Clang!
Arteon swung his spear from bottom to top and deflected Moldur’s axe.
Whooooom!
Then, the moment Arteon’s aura, which had been holding its breath until now, once again took on a clear light and flashed.
Swoosh!
“…!”
Slash!
With a clean cutting sound.
“Gaaaaaaah!”
Arteon cut Moldur’s left arm along with his axe.
Thud.
“Gyaaaaaaaaaah!”
Moldur, having lost his arm, screamed and staggered backward.
He never even thought that Arteon could manifest aura even in such a pressing situation.
But…
“It’s not over yet.”
Arteon looked at Moldur, who had created distance, and gripped his spear tightly.
The most advantageous situation for himself.
“Mo, Moldur!”
“Protect Moldur!”
The Kar Tribe Warriors who had been watching the fight from a distance belatedly shouted and came running.
‘It’s already too late.’
Arteon’s spear extended toward Moldur’s heart.
With the resolve to end the Red-haired Comrade’s life in a single strike.
But that was the moment.
Swooooooosh!
At the intense Air-Rending Sound coming from the side, Arteon instinctively twisted his body and thrust his spear.
Claaaang!
With a sound like metal tearing, something flew up into the air.
Whirrrrrrrrr!
Still not losing its rotational force, it spun at tremendous speed before embedding into the ground with a thud.
“…?”
A Giant Axe.
Seeing the axe with a handle long enough to match a child’s height, Arteon turned his head to look in the direction the axe had come from.
And there.
“What, I wasn’t told there was someone who uses Aura….”
A Kar Tribe man with quite hideous scars on his face muttered quietly.
At that moment, Arteon’s expression hardened.
Those scars on his face.
And despite this cold weather, the guy was showing off his solid muscles with his upper body bare.
At that sight, Arteon’s eyes shook greatly.
“…Makrowdon?”
And at that murmur.
“Did I ever tell you my name?”
The guy was looking at Arteon with tiger-like eyes.
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