Chapter 355 - The Ark Of Versus The Guards

She hated people who tried to poke into her personal space, peculiarly someone that was her enemy a few moments ago. She was still on the fence about trusting her so she had kept quiet the whole time.

Rina seemed offended that she was being brushed off but she was reminded of her place by Bryan. She remained silent as the last batch was loaded up. Footsteps of soldiers were thundering throughout the area.

"Alright, time for some action again. Slayer Verna, you can steal the show for this round," authorized Mavislin, pointing to the opened doorway.

"Don't come back until all threat has been nulled. Got that? You should be able to handle these small amounts," added the Valkyrie with fierce firmness in her tone.

Bryan nodded and headed out. Like how she had predicted it, Bryan was now facing off with a small handful of soldiers. All of them were half-dressed in armor, making them easy foes. Bryan smiled as he drew his katana out. Only one weapon was needed.

He launched forwards with inhuman speed, noting the fact that he was able to perform easier than normal. His breathing was constant and his movements were more stable and streamline as he sliced off the heads of the guards.

And Mavislin was right, they were such easy opponents. He doesn't need to use any Magecraft. Even a fight against Minwoo was much harder than this. He recalled the times that Minwoo scolded him for having wasted movements when wielding a katana.

And he figured out the reason why Mavislin said breathing played a big part in combat, particularly long battles. This wasn't a long battle but it was a group against one. And he understood why Mavislin had asked him to do it by himself. Somehow, this was quite relaxing.

As he pierced a guard'S ċhėst, Bryan felt something had been lifted off from his ċhėst. He then tried something and placed his foot down firmly onto the ground. By bringing his sword arm to the right, his whole body turned.

And his whole body adjusted to the new movement, causing him to spin momentarily. Like how a ballerina would. This resulted in another guard being sliced. Bryan was intrigued as he tried another move.

This time, he used the wall as support as he jumped from a certain angle to miss the guard's weak spear. The blade stabbed into the tip of the guard's head. Another guard ran towards Bryan, hoping to find an opening since his blade was useless.

Bryan scanned the rea, there were more guards ahead his way. He had already slain about ten of them and it looks like a hundred of them were around him with more to come. He couldn't continue with just his katana anymore.

When the charging guard was in close range, Bryan pulled out his wakizashi and swiftly stabbed the guard's neck. As the body fell, Bryan concentrated and inhaled slightly. He then propelled from his spot, drawing the blade out from the other person.

He later went on a killing spree, twisting and turning his limbs to slice every one of his enemies. His movements were now as graceful as Mavislin's. When the last head was gone, Bryan looked at the mess he made.

"Well, I did not expect to feel so alive while killing people. I love my job," said Bryan, gleefully sheathing his blades.

He headed back, where the two girls had just finished saying goodbye to Ciel.

"You took quite a bit of time. Enjoying yourself?" asked Mavislin as she glanced at the Slayer.

"There were about a hundred guards. But I did enjoy it. I think I learned a few tricks, I might want to practice a bit more when we get back," replied Bryan, moving his wrists in a circular motion.

"Well, I know the perfect person to train you. And it isn't me, though I could help you point out your mistakes. Looks like Tomoe has got another person to train with him," explained Mavislin, grinning.

"I thought he didn't like to join the Arks?" asked Bryan.

"If it's by my request, I'm sure he would oblige to it. Besides, he is helping out the men back at the Old Chapel. He seems to be popular with the kids."

"At this rate, I might become the Swordsman of the Pillars instead," said Bryan, rubbing the back of his head.

"I don't mind but that would mean you have to stop using other weaponry. I don't think that's very fun for you, since your first weapon is the glass balls you had."

"True... So as long as I work under you, I should be fine.. Anyways, let's head to the rendezvous point alright? We can't let the other two beat us to it."