Chapter 126: Preparing for the Inter-Department Exchange Tournament

Chapter 126: Preparing for the Inter-Department Exchange Tournament

“Thunder Shockwave Kick.”

He quickly drew his sword and wielded it at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

-You’ve ;earned Thunder Shockwave Strike.

Thunder Shockwave Kick [S]

“Thunder Frenzy.”

-You’ve learned Thunder Frenzy.

Thunder Frenzy [S]

Up until this point, these were the Lightning Guardian techniques Ethan had learned before. These two skills had tremendous attack power, enough for Ethan to secure sufficient offensive strength with just these alone.

“Now, these are the deadly techniques.”

‘Indeed, techniques I haven’t learned before. And if she calls them deadly techniques, their power must be considerable.’

Even though Ymir had already handed the sword over to Ethan and was now empty-handed, from her stance, Ethan could see an invisible sword in her hands.

Bzzt!

Yellow lightning began to crackle all over her body.

“First, you need to gather the lightning. This is the third technique, Charge Up.”

The yellow lightning eventually enveloped her like a barrier.

“It can be used for defense as well, but also to gather lightning like this. It can deflect or burn most attacks.”

Once enough lightning had gathered, she took a stance.

“Thunder Flash Blade.”

Her words about it being a deadly technique were no exaggeration. It was a strike focused entirely on destructive power.

Speed, destructive force.

A thousand bolts of lightning flashed and sliced through the target like a blade.

-You’ve learned Thunder Flash Blade.

-Thunder Flash Blade [S]

After demonstrating the Thunder Flash Blade, Ymir knelt down on the spot.

“Ymir.”

“Please take care, new Lightning Guardian.”

With that, Ymir slowly closed her eyes.

Soon after, her body hardened and then turned to dust, scattering into the wind.

Anisida watched her until the very end without closing his eyes.

***

“Sir Ethan, I’m really grateful.”

Anisida bowed his head. Then, he gave Yerica a slight nod, bowing his head once more, seemingly apologizing for his earlier suspicion.

“You told me to rebuild Silk Valley, didn’t you? I will definitely do that. I’ll gather the scattered ones and rebuild their homeland. And in this Titi Valley where the curse has been lifted, and in Silk Valley, I’ll build a shrine for the Moon Goddess in each place. I promise! To the Moon Goddess as well.”

Anisida said so and clasped his hands together.

Ding!

-Anisida has become a new believer in the Goddess!

-You have had a great influence on Anisida’s conversion!

-The Moon Goddess Moonforce is amazed by your capabilities.

-The Goddess bestows her blessings upon Silk Valley and Titi Valley.

-If shrines are built, crops will grow quickly for a limited time due to the blessing. Praying at the shrines will grant the Goddess’s blessing of enhanced physical abilities.

“The Goddess says to quickly build the shrines. She welcomes the new believer, Anisida.”

Ethan made a show of extending his hands this way and that, as if a king knighting a knight.

‘I may not fully understand, but...’

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“Lastly, thank you for allowing me to bid farewell to Ymir. This is a personal gift from me.”

Anisida handed over a necklace and a ring.

-You’ve received Anisida’s Necklace.

-You’ve received Anisida’s Ring.

“I’m truly grateful. Really.”

***

Ethan now had three swords at his waist.

‘I’ve unintentionally become a triple sword wielder.’

If he put one in his mouth, he could use all three swords, but that might cause him to lose all his teeth.

‘I should put the claw sword in my subspace pocket.’

With the Thunder Sword and Frost Sword at his waist, he felt incredibly secure.

Snow and frost began spreading around the area.

Lightning, snow, and frost simultaneously gathered on Ethan’s sword, scattering in all directions.

“Is he... combining two sword techniques? No, if it’s like this, is he merging three techniques?”

As the lightning and frost combined, yellow lightning and pale blue frost swirled around Ethan’s sword.

Ethan spun around once, then thrust forward, unleashing the force of his sword.

Crackle!

Shaaaa!

This was not Ethan’s intention. As he integrated and mentally combined the sword techniques, he had inadvertently started demonstrating the Frost Slash as well.

Going beyond simply mixing sword techniques, Ethan was fusing three sword techniques together.

“Ethan, you’re amazing!”

There was no response. Ethan had already entered a state of complete focus, unable to hear any sounds.

He simply continued to demonstrate the sword techniques.

-The sword techniques are being fused.

-The Whiskers sword techniques, Frost Slash, and Thunder Sword techniques are being fused.

-A new sword technique is born!

-Frost Thunder Sword Technique [S]

-Proficiency is carried over.

-The proficiency of the Whiskers sword techniques has been carried over.

-You have achieved an achievement!

-You have gained likes for achieving the [Sword Technique Fusion] achievement.

-You have gained ‘5’ likes!

Suddenly, Ethan came to a stop. He took a deep breath, then in an instant drew both swords simultaneously, swung them, and sheathed them again.

“Frost Thunder Flash Blade.”

It was an attack combining frost with the Thunder Flash Blade, the deadly technique of the Thunder Sword techniques.

After completing the attack, Ethan exhaled the breath he had taken in.

“This... is something.”

Through this outing, Ethan had obtained the strength he desired.

‘Around 20 percent of the proficiency has been carried over too.’

As Ethan made a satisfied expression, Yerica applauded.

“Congratulations. Seems like you had an epiphany of sorts.”

“I did realize something. Thank you, Yerica.”

Rumble!

No sooner had Ethan fused the sword techniques than the surrounding ground began to shake, and a massive lizard burst through the ground.

[LV 70]

It was a monster with a level of 70.

“Ethan! Fall back!”

Yerica immediately stepped in front of Ethan, but he gently pushed her aside.

“Perfect for testing.”

“Kek, kyarrr, kek!”

The lizard spewed fire from its mouth. With a level of 70 and this size, it could be considered a named monster.

Not an easy target to hunt.

‘Normally, I would have to use Monsters’ Calamity to definitely subdue a monster like this.’

But Ethan was currently brimming with confidence.

“Counter-Radiance.”

Channeling Counter-Radiance into the hand holding his sword, he proceeded to use the most powerful technique of the fused sword art.

“Frost Thunder Flash Blade.”

Lightning struck down.

A chill spread out.

“Wow...”

Yerica, watching from behind, was amazed.

She hadn’t expected this massive monster to be subdued in an instant.

“Ohh...”

And this was something even Ethan hadn’t anticipated.

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