Chapter 82: A Fight of Force! (2)

Allan raised his mana sharply after hearing Iron’s provocative words.

He immediately started to cast his wind magic to make Iron fall and kneel down on the ground.

“Stop bullshitting me.”

Iron spoke up as he nonchalantly raised his own mana and pierced Allan’s feeble magic with his own mana.

Allan’s eyes widened when he saw that.

“If you punks are going to come at me, then stop joking around. Come at me properly.” 

Iron raised his mana more as he said so. 

“In the Northeast, the kids won’t even do something like this.” 

All Iron could do was laugh mockingly at Allan. After all, he was doing something that not even the babies in the Northeast Academy would do. Iron could tell at a glance that his ego had been inflated after receiving the title of the ace of his region.

“If you’re not coming to me then I’ll come to you.” 

Iron slashed his mana sword as he dashed forward. He did not even have to go all out against his opponents. He knew that just sending a quick strike of his compressed mana sword was more than enough to create an environment that no wizard could respond to.

But Allan proved that he was not hailed as the ace of the South for no reason at all. He was able to pull up his wind magic to respond to Iron’s attack. However, perhaps it was because of his useless pride, he tried to end the fight without using his spirit.

“Didn’t I tell you punks not to joke around?”

Slam!

“Keok!”

Allan’s fighting power made use of his wind magic to keep his opponent in check. Then, he would aim for a big shot and fall back immediately after. However, if he fought like that, he would eventually end up beaten against Iron who had been through countless battlefields in his past life and this life. Those countless real and bloody battles had strengthened Iron’s fighting tactics so his simple pattern was a one way ticket to his own defeat.

Slam! Slam!

Iron lightly swung his sword.

Alan, who couldn’t do anything from the pain, immediately summoned his wind spirit.

“Using your spirit now?”

Alan quickly pushed Iron back and prepared to use his magic. 

When Iron tried to move and interfere with his casting, the spirit moved and blocked Iron. However, Iron was not flustered. He just nodded lightly when he saw the connection between the wizard and the spirit. 

“I will acknowledge this one this time.”

As an ace, he still knew how to attack with a different method.

Allan planned to link his spirit’s fast attacks and magical attacks together to show off his fighting prowess. However, it was an attack pattern that could be easily seen through. For others, even if they could easily see through his plans, the destructive power of Allan’s attack could still blow them away. The only problem this time around was his opponent. Even if Allan had thrown an air bomb with great destructive power, the strength of his attack was still not at a level that could break through Iron’s steel.

Poof! Poof! Poof!

“That’s too bad. If you used flame magic there’s a chance that it might have worked.” 

After saying that, Iron cut through his magic and pushed forward. He looked just like a complete madman as he broke through his magic one after the other. 

What was the advantage of wind magic? It was an all-rounder. It was second only to light magic with its usefulness and utilization. What about its destructive power? When wind magic was combined with other magic, it could cause a double in effect. But using it alone would prove difficult in terms of garnering enough destructive power. And what did one need to crush steel? It was most certainly a huge and destructive shot. Small attacks? It would just be easily endured by steel and would even give them time to charge forward.

And Iron was showing it to Allan right at this very moment.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

“Is this already the end?”

Iron swung his sword at Allan after arriving in front of him. He let loose a flurry of sword attacks again and again. Allan couldn’t even respond as he unilaterally received a beating.

“What did you say about the Northeast? Huh?”

Bang!

“Keheok!”

“Steel is just an old-fashioned relic? But what does that make you who’s in this situation right now?”

“So… Sorr…”

Slam! Slam!

“Come on, hey! If you’re already this old, shouldn’t you at least be a bit sensible? Am I right?”

Slam! Slam! Slam!

“Sav… Save…”

“Is it because I’m slow-witted that you’re getting hit like this? Huh?”

Iron let out his accumulated stress as he beat Allan like crazy. And Daniel, who couldn’t take it anymore, stepped forward. 

“Please stop.”

Iron looked at him grimly after hearing him try to dissuade him. 

“Why should I?”

Daniel’s expression creased when he heard Iron’s question. 

“But you’re the one who picked a fight with me?”

“I think you’ve done enough to vent your anger.”

“Not yet. He’s not the only one who picked a fight with me.”

Hearing Iron’s words, Daniel pulled out his sword. He looked like he couldn’t stand it anymore. At the same time, Allan also called his spirit forward. It was as if he never let his guard down despite being beaten. 

“Why don’t you join in too? It’s going to be tiring if I need to beat you up separately.”

Peter Marvio’s expression crumpled when he heard Iron’s remarks. However, unlike the first time that he insulted him, he could not ignore his words. Even if they ignored his lack of divine beast, his swordsmanship in and of itself was extremely strong. However, it seemed like it was because of his pride that he did not raise his mana. So, Iron rushed straight towards Peter.

“This crazy bastard!”

Baang!

Peter hurriedly threw out a lightning spell but Iron just swung his sword and broke through the explosion as if it had no impact on him at all. 

“This is not enough for a warm up though?”

Iron suddenly swung his sword filled with mana. However, Peter had already widened the distance between them with his movement magic. Then, he quickly summoned his lightning spirit as he united his magic and the spirit’s power. 

“Fusion magic…”

Seeing fusion magic was quite an interesting sight but that was a different story if he was going to be hit by that. It was something that Iron did not want to experience. Iron thought that he should grind him down first before he could finish his magic but he was forced to stop. 

“Imprisonment?”

He turned to look at Daniel, who had bound his body and built a prison around him with his magic and water spirit. They were trying to roast Iron with the combination of lightning magic and water magic.

This attack might kill him and it would pose a problem to them. However, they thought that they could just falsely report it and tell their superiors that Iron started the fight as he pummeled their wind wizard. 

“It seems like elites are dirty even in the past and the present?”

Iron looked at Daniel as he said that. 

Daniel bit his lips. However, he did not let go. He believed that doing this would stop him. This idea remained unchanged.

Iron’s ability when he dealt with Allan was not to their expectations. It hurt his pride but he had no choice but to team up with the others. Despite having his pride hurt, Daniel continued to grab Iron with his water prison who was swinging his sword trying to get away with all his might.

Meanwhile, Peter’s magic which had already been completed…

Baaaang!

The prison was released as soon as the explosion broke out. They were sure that at the very least Iron would be injured from the explosion. Just then, Allan stood up and used his wind magic.

“Die!”

His storm magic created a huge whirlwind that amplified the water and lightning magic.

“A… Allan! What are you doing!”

Daniel looked at Allan in puzzlement. 

“Whether we win or we lose, we’ll still take responsibility so I won’t let him get out of here!”

Allan gritted his teeth as he continued to cast his magic. It seemed like he was letting out all of his frustration. 

A tremendous storm amplified by the power of the spirits swirled around Iron. Lightning, wind and water combined together to eliminate Iron. Daniel looked at it blankly. 

“I didn't mean to do this… I did not think…”

While Daniel was staring blankly trying to think of a way to explain to the Eastern Commander…

“Crazy…”

Allan’s eyes widened as he stared in front of him. Daniel followed his gaze. There, they saw Iron breaking through the huge thunderstorm. 

“This was a bit harder.”

Iron revealed his murderous intent.

He thought that there was no need to hold back since these people had tried to kill him openly. His formidable murderous intent that had been trained and fortified in the Northeast permeated the air in the surrounding area. Then, the mana that covered Iron’s entire body turned black as his mana sword turned completely into steel. 

“5th… 5th Stage…”

Daniel’s expression hardened when he saw Iron’s steel mana. 

“You have to grit your teeth from this point on.”

As soon as his words filled with murderous intent let out, Iron disappeared from his spot. His force was so great that those who were watching him couldn’t follow his movements at all. When he appeared, he was already in front of Daniel. 

Iron chose Daniel as his first target.

Iron hated those who pretend to be noble and dignified while doing dirty tricks behind others backs. He had suffered from them the most in his previous life so they’re the ones that he couldn’t stomach the most. That was also the reason why he hit him without holding back. He did not go easy on him at all. 

When he saw Peter trying to run away, he slammed on his chin and dragged him together with Allan and Daniel as he stepped on them.

To be honest, Iron wanted to do it moderately to give face to the Eastern Commander but he was suddenly placed in a situation where they wanted to kill him so he had no choice but to show them his force.

He beat them like crazy to the point that they would wish they were just dead. 

How long has it been?

Iron stopped his flow of mana and turned his head after crushing the three new stars of each region and turning them into a bloody mess.

“Are you also going to come at me?” 

“But I don’t want to get hit like that though?” 

“Then, get lost.” 

“But it would be a shame to just leave like that.” 

Kim Jungtae looked disappointed when he heard Iron’s dismissive tone. 

“I’m still wondering about the things that you’re hiding. I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep at night.” 

Kim Jungtae smiled as he looked at Iron.

“I already felt this earlier but you really look like someone I know.” 

Iron frowned at Kim Jungtae’s words. 

“He likes to hide his strength and use his brain more but he will release his trump cards one by one in emergencies.” 

Iron shut his mouth.

“And when I watched you use your force like that, I’m reminded of someone who used to screw me over…” 

Hearing Kim Jungtae’s words, Iron increased his murderous intent. 

“If you’re going to come at me, then come. Otherwise, get lost.” 

“Tch! I’ll find out more when we go to Ghost Island anyway. I hope your divine beast is awake by then. Let’s have a big fight when the time comes.” 

Kim Jungtae stepped down smoothly after leaving those words. Iron looked disappointed when he saw him backing down so easily. He wanted to take this opportunity to beat him too but his justifications would be weak, so he was forced to let it go. 

“Well, I’ll have a chance later.” 

Kim Jungtae might get stronger as time passed by but by then, he was sure that Two Moons would already be awake. So, if he picked a fight, Iron was sure that he would be able to step on him and ground him until blood leaked out of his body. 

Just like that, Kim Jungtae and Iron parted ways in disappointment. They went back to their accommodations while leaving the new stars slumped on the ground, bloody and beaten.

Then, two figures suddenly appeared in the dark. 

“He’s at the 5th Stage at that age… a monster.” 

“That’s right, he’s a monster. Didn’t you know the reason why the Northeast did not want to let him go?” 

The knight nodded at the words of the Eastern Commander. 

“Is that why you stopped me?” 

Jorg, the knight who led the East’s strongest Knight Order, looked at the commander and asked. Richard Burton smiled and nodded. 

“The 5th Stage is a stage that could be dangerous if you let your guard down.”

“That’s not the only power that friend has.”

The Eastern Commander immediately shut his mouth as if he could not tell anymore. But the commander has no complaints about the secrecy. After all, that person was someone who belonged to Ghost. This meant that all of his abilities were bound by confidentiality. 

In fact, it was the commander himself who blocked Jorg from interfering when he saw him move to stop the new stars when they used fusion magic. At first, Jorg wondered why the commander had stopped him, but after everything was over, he realized that there was really nothing for him to do. 

He saw that Iron looked relaxed even after blocking the magic of all of the new stars. And his eyes… His eyes looked like the eyes of those who had wandered around the battlefield for quite a long time. 

“Even if he’s young, he’s still a Ghost. That means that he has enough of the basics.”

Richard Burton said so as he looked at the fallen stars. He was looking at Daniel Cevaior to be exact.

He thought that he could raise and nurture that child as one of the next Whispers. But just like any other children who had taken the elite course, he became conceited. He grew blind to power and merits without knowing that they were one of the privileged ones. And because of that, he had eaten some big shit today.

To be honest, the commander wanted to prevent that from happening. He tried to form a team with elites from all over the continent to show them especially the geniuses of the East that they should not be conceited and learn from each other while nurturing them into talented people who could prevent the next dimensional crack. However, it seemed like it had already failed before it even began.

Whisper was a strong authority that could call for a huge fleet of airships. It was a unit that had to be taken over by a cool-headed and rational person as much as possible. That was why there were only two people that fit in that category from the East. But as of today, the commander had no choice but to open his eyes to the truth. He could no longer ignore this.

“Remove Daniel from the nominees to Whisper.”

“…Yes.”

Jorg bowed his head in reply to the Commander. He looked at Daniel as if it was a pity. 

It was alright to pick a fight with Iron. Even if he was blinded by merit he would have been able to lead and convince the commander somehow. However, he should not have done something so dirty. If he fought with Peter right at the beginning, the commander would have still probably understood his position. However… 

“What a pity.”

The commander disappeared in a blink of an eye. And Jorg, who was left alone, looked at the passed out Daniel in pity. 

Daniel’s motivation when he first appeared in the Eastern Army had disappeared and was now replaced by greed. The fresh attitude of applying to the Eastern Army only for honor had disappeared. He was now only left with a shell that was cowardly and blinded by merit. 

“This is how the future of the Eastern Army disappears.”

With that, Jorg cleared things up with his men and disappeared.