Chapter 1108 – Hunter’s Proof

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In a space frozen by magical energy, two types of high-pitched sounds echo again and again.

One sound can be said to be the sound of metal colliding with another, and the other sound can be said to be the sound of ice breaking.

Either way, it was still a cold sound that didn’t seem to have any heat, but the people in that space were moving more passionately than anyone else, aiming for each other’s vital points.

The inevitable crushing of ice that occurs when you step on the ground announces your location.

Thinking like that, the Rapier’s clone was concerned that the louder the speed, the louder the sound would make, and its location would be continuously revealed.

Moreover, there is one more thing that concerns me.

The liberation of the artificial holy sword is a kind of ‘release of the safety device’ for these clones.

Instead of being able to increase the ability given to the body to more than 100%, there is a possibility that the body cannot withstand the output and collapses.

Of course, all you have to do is defeat the annoying beast in front of you before the collapse comes.

Wow…

I said earlier that there are two types of sounds that echo in space, but that only applies when you are mainly listening to the echoing sounds without concentrating on your ears.

A little more, carefully. And when I concentrated my mind carefully, I could feel the ‘sound of the wind blowing’ coming through it.

The source was flowing from the body of Sasha, who was standing in the center of space, holding a bow in one hand and a magic arrow in the other, and constantly moving her eyes, head, and body to chase after the rapier’s clone. Br〉

＇What… Is that magic whirlwind… ＇

The rapier’s clone is a magical waterspout that surrounds Sasha’s body as if to protect it.

Although confused by a phenomenon that did not exist in her knowledge, she continued to circle around Sasha, kicking the floor, walls, and ceiling in order to somehow find an opening for Sasha.

＇… It’s using physical force, but even so, it’s thin and weak. In that case, there is nothing that this sword cannot pierce. … Now!’

Sigh! A clone of a rapier gliding towards Sasha’s back while making a sound.

I’ve followed along pretty well so far, but there is a difference between ‘following with your eyes’ and moving your body directly.

But the next moment.

Ting! If you think you hear the sound of strings being plucked.

She will feel a stinging pain pass over her cheek and touch it with one of her hands.

Along with the fishy smell, what appears on your fingers is red blood.

It was definitely blood flowing from her own cheek.

＂…＂

And as if to prove it, Sasha held her bow in her own hand and held it in that position.

With just her eyes, she continued to follow the high-speed movement of the rapier’s clone.

‘This guy… The speed of the arrow is getting faster. Are you really planning to match the speed of the arrow with my speed?

If it were a normal arrow, it would be broken if it tried to keep up with its speed.

What she uses are arrows made of magical power.

By injecting her magic power and using tricks, you will be able to artificially increase her speed.

However, if you do that, you will not be able to fire a few times and will lose the means to fight anymore due to depletion of magical power.

However, the rapier’s clone felt anxious at the fact that her own speed had been caught by her arrows, even if only a little.

Really, if only her arrows were a little faster, and she would come after her.

From then on, her attack and defense are reversed, and she may have to use all of her concentration to deflect her arrows.

The next moment, I saw her take out another arrow.

Se-geom seemed to have decided to compete next, and relaxed her whole body.

Except for one place, the ‘bridge’.

Putting all her concentration into her leg muscles, she presses them down with great force, as if the springs have been compressed to their limit.

And, the next moment.

Kwaang!

The impact of breaking through the speed of sound shattered the surrounding ice, and it was the moment when the rapier tried to stab Sasha in the back once again.

The sound of the strings ringing again with a ‘ting’ sound.

However, her arrow failed to target her.

The moment she was sure of her victory, she would have seen.

On top of the ice on the ground, she shines a light on the place she is trying to stab.

It wasn’t Sasha, it was a big full moon.

Sigh!

However, at the same time, the rapier cuts down Sasha as she tries to turn her body.

Large blood spurts out and sticks to the cheek of the rapier’s clone.

As soon as it landed on the ground, the momentum of its movement was still alive, so even if it tried to stop itself using its legs, it had no choice but to slip a considerable distance on the low-friction ice floor.

Moreover, pain felt in the leg muscles.

There was also smoke.

In the lower temperature caused by the surrounding ice, the leg muscles that had exerted enough energy to generate high heat may have begun to melt.

‘No, it doesn’t matter.’

Nevertheless, if you turn around and sink the bloody rapier into the ground.

There was Sasha, staggering and standing on the ground, dripping blood from her back, but she somehow turned her body to look at herself.

The engraving of the bow and arrow was still shining in her eyes, and the Rapier’s clone almost gasped when she saw it, but immediately thought it was a girl’s bravado and spat it out in an easy voice.

“It’s annoying, you got cut so badly, but you’re still alive. Is that also thanks to the ‘mixed being’?”

But, it’s already over.

Just now, her shoulder area was heavily cut, so her body was no longer in a state where she could draw a bow.

‘It’s a victory. It was annoying, but somehow, 1 point.

However, Sasha just stumbles and doesn’t look like she’s going to fall.

＂Did you really cut it down?＂

＂… What?＂

“Can you say that what you are seeing and feeling right now is really the ‘truth’?”

The blood on her face and Sasha’s words while looking at her with empty eyes made her swallow her breath this time.

What are you talking about? That guy.

Clearly, it was cut down.

There was the feel of her hand, and her eyes were also capturing her own cut.

The fishy scent of blood that can be felt through the nose-

This guy is just pretending to be strong.

Look, fall to the ground right now-

At that moment, her gaze turned downward once again.

What you see there.

It was still a large, full moon.

＂!＂

The next moment, she took one of her hands to her thumb and bit it hard.

Crack! When her painful sounds are heard, the scenery surrounding her melts.

The bloody Sasha who was standing before her eyes disappeared like a haze.

＂Ugh!＂

Lifting her head above her, she sees Sasha hanging upside down in the sky, aiming her bow at her.

And she unfolds the magic power of the rapier and rotates her sword once.

The magic arrow would fly to pierce the rapier’s clone at its vital point, but the magic pressure created by quickly rotating the rapier slightly deviated the trajectory of the extremely light magic arrow.

Thanks to this, instead of going through the exact center of one of her legs, which can be said to be her vital point, i.E. Her knee.

Grasp! The place where blood burst out and was pierced with a sound was her ‘thigh’.

＂Keuak…!＂

That alone could be said to be a significant amount of pain and damage.

Her tactic of high-speed movement came from the strength of her extremely strengthened legs.

However, Sasha looked surprised at the other person’s response in that situation, and she landed on the ground.

Even though she had already pierced the opponent’s main weapon, the leg, she did not let down her guard.

＂It’s the end…!＂

“… You’re using a really annoying technique. “What did you do?”

Instead of answering Sasha’s words, the Rapier’s clone must have asked a question.

If she hadn’t stopped her movements when she sensed that he had cut her, she wouldn’t have been hit like this.

“That’s the magic power of the moon.”

＂Moon… Magic power… ＂

The magical power of the moon has the power to paralyze or distort a person’s senses.

Ruben, who is the wild god of Maran and the god of hunting, was originally a god closely related to the moon, with his power becoming stronger on the night of the full moon.

Even if the arrow fired with so much magical power did not hit the enemy directly, it was possible to show strong hallucinations and fantasies to the opponent.

Since when did it start, she thought.

Ah, I see.

Just before.

The arrow was fired just before she charged in, feeling nervous about the speed of her arrows.

And, the vortex of magic felt just before that was a manifestation of the magic power that was preparing the arrow.

She was so preoccupied with the phenomenon itself that she did not notice the results.

She didn’t even pass by, but the arrow she shot hit the ceiling, and the hallucination unfolded.

Since her five senses were distorted, the place she was aiming for was also a useless room.

“I could tell without looking inside the body through the hunter’s imprint that every time you move, there is a burden accumulating in your body. So, if you shoot an arrow at a speed that is as close to the limit as you can achieve, you will probably try to finish it in a hurry, even if it is difficult, before I catch up to your speed.”

Nervousness leads to loss of concentration.

And that broken concentration was the condition for the moon’s magic to most effectively penetrate the opponent.

If she keeps her cool, if the moon’s magic doesn’t work properly at all.

As for Sasha, she will be exposing herself to danger.

But Sasha did it.

As a hunter, Sasha takes a gamble by throwing out the biggest bait she has to deal with dangerous prey.

She risked herself to lure her opponent.

The result was the current situation.

The feeling of a bridge slowly collapsing.

In other words, her victory and defeat were decided at that moment when her thoughts were disturbed.

“Ha… It’s really annoying.”

As Seogum’s clone said this, she moved her legs once again.

Fortunately – it’s still moving.

The collapse has not yet spread to the entire bridge.

As a result of overdoing it, the speed may have been lower than before… But still.

For some reason, ‘in my head’ has become cleaner.

In the end, in order to deal with this constant nuisance.

She said she had to work as hard as she could.

That was what I was sure of.

The next moment, her rapier will emit a strong light.

It was like a candle about to go out, as the clone converted her life force into magical power, infusing her body with great power once again.

＂!＂

Sasha was surprised, but nevertheless she calmly shot the next arrow.

“Good. Let’s finish it. I think both of you have played everything you can.”

The moment when Seogum’s clone said that.

She disappears on the spot, leaving behind an afterimage.

Sasha was surprised by the speed and took a big step back.

Then, only the sharp sting of the blade remains where Sasha was standing a moment ago, and then she disappears again.

This time, just like before.

It circles around Sasha in irregular movements, making Sasha’s arrows hesitate as to where to aim.

No, I was thinking it would make me hesitate.

“I’m sorry.”

The moment when Sasha’s voice resonated.

Sasha just created her magic arrow and cast it on her.

She removes her hand from her string with a teeing sound, and at the same time the arrow flies and gets stuck.

＇…!?’

It went in the wrong direction, to the point where even the rapier’s clone, which was clearly supposed to be the target, was shocked.

But, that wasn’t the end.

She continued to shoot arrows over and over again, as if randomly choosing the direction she wanted to shoot, without paying attention to the sound the Rapier’s clone made as it broke the ice.

What is sorry? What is the meaning of this action?

The moment he thought that, Seogum’s clone had no choice but to stop his steps.

Ting ting…

A sound that lingers in my ears, as if a metal plate is being struck continuously.

That sound was circling throughout this space, and its identity could be identified if you followed it with your eyes.

Centered around where Sasha is standing.

Every time I hit the frozen wall, floor, or ceiling.

The blue-white magic arrow she created.

＂Do, ricochet…?＂

The Rapier’s clone could only mutter like that in bewilderment.

This is because the movement of the flying arrow as it bounces covers the entire space.

If I could achieve the same speed as before, I would have been able to move even in this hell of ricochets.

With my legs already weakening and injuries beyond my limits, it was impossible.

I laugh out loud.

What is a wolf? Isn’t this like a spider web?

The location where the rapist’s clone is currently standing is unique, along with the location where Sasha is standing.

I realized that it was a place where a ricocheting arrow could not reach.

I make eye contact with Sasha.

Next moment.

Understand!

A sound was heard, and both her legs were pierced at the same time.

This is because there is no more perfect prey for a hunter than a stationary target.

The clone of the rapist, who had lost strength in his legs, made a fluttering sound and sat down in his seat.

With that, Sasha collects her magic power from the magic arrows bouncing around her and destroys the arrow prison.

＂It’s the end…＂

And Sasha told the Rapier’s clone.

Never, without aiming an arrow at her head.

“Ah. It’s annoying… No, is the annoying thing over now?”

The rapier’s clone would mutter like that and throw the artificial holy sword he was holding on the ground.

Now that his leg has been pierced, he has no other way to fight.

No… Even if it remains.

The collapse that started in the legs will spread throughout the body.

You could say the end has already been decided.

But, strangely enough.

Is it because of the pain of having my leg pierced?

The pain of my body gradually collapsing, which I had originally felt there, was not felt.

‘No… Did the collapse of the bridge itself stop?’

And at the same time, feeling the change in his body, the rapier’s clone will look down at his legs.

“I pierced the magic nerve with an arrow and stopped the self-destruction that was happening inside. With this, your legs won’t turn to dust or melt.”

Sasha speaks carefully to her.

“What…? Why do something like that…”

If the Rapier’s clone asks that, Sasha will scratch her cheek and talk.

＂I thought it was okay just to make it incapable of combat? There is no need to take your life…”

＂… Ha.＂

Even though you have the eyes and archery skills to pinpoint vital points so accurately, do you show mercy by coming here?

Although Sasha’s clone found her truly annoying, she had no choice but to admit her defeat.

And Sasha sighs with relief.

Promises and oaths were kept.

The promise I made to Cleon, and the oath I made myself.

It was his own oath that he would catch the rapist’s clone with a bow.

That achievement is clear.

It was what made the girl take one step forward.