I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 100 The Sword of the Wind King
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Four shadows leaped from the rooftops onto the street.

The cold blade reflected the moonlight falling from the night sky, leaving a trail of moon-white ribbons.

It crashed into an empty fruit stand on the street.

I walked past the apples and pomegranates scattered on the ground without stepping on a single fruit.

The man wielding the knife moved almost prone on the ground, his leopard-like legs darting and crisscrossing across the ground, leaving afterimages in his wake!

That was a posture that no human could possibly make, but this form granted the opponent incredible speed!

In just the blink of an eye,
The other person then approached Suya's face from a distance of more than fifty meters.
In less than a breath, four curved short swords simultaneously slashed towards Suya's throat, brow, waist, and ankle!

Escape was too late; drawing a kunai and firing it would only cover one direction, and the sword in his hand had already been thrown.

Faced with this urgent situation,
Without hesitation, Suya flicked his wrist and pulled two pellet-like balls of lime from his waist, hurling them at the ground.

"boom!"

A cloud of smoke filled with quicklime suddenly rose!

The four assassins' vision was instantly taken away—no, not taken away, but rather they voluntarily closed their eyes.

Based on the feeling of the blade slicing down but hitting nothing, the four immediately realized something was wrong.

Given Suya's speed, it was impossible for him to escape this attack.

But what about people?

The rat-headed man in the lead, wearing a white mask, immediately lifted his foot heavily, attempting to use [Stomp] to disperse the smoke.

however,
now,

Amidst the dust and smoke, a figure appeared, reacting even faster than him, and grasped a gust of wind out of thin air!

A large amount of D-level magic power condensed at the center of the smoke, accompanied by a clear, cold, and decisive shout:
"Imaginary Number Magic: Ether Archer!"

"The intelligence was wrong, this kid is an archer—"

boom!
A sudden gust of wind propelled the lime smoke cloud and four assassins out of nowhere!
And at that moment, right in the middle of that street,
Suya was standing in a rather strange posture. He was standing on one leg with one leg bent and the other leg sticking up behind him against his armpit. One hand was hooked behind him and gripped his waist, while the other hand was raised with the elbow slightly bent and held high in the air. His neck and cheeks were tilted back.
It's hard to describe the deeper meaning behind this strange posture, but strangely enough, the four short knives that should have struck vital points missed their mark one by one as Suya made this pose, passing through the gaps created by the extreme opening of his body.

and,

A magic bow, 1.5 meters long and flowing with dark red magic, appeared in Suya's raised hand. With his mouth, the only free part of his busy limbs, he bit the bowstring and pulled it back.

The gust of wind that just exploded was caused by this magic bow.

at this time,

Suya twisted her neck, stood still, and coldly looked at the four assassins who had suddenly launched an attack. She slowly raised the magic bow in her hand and drew back the bowstring with her other hand.

"--call!"

The surrounding magic surged wildly onto the great bow, condensing into wind arrows that seemed almost tangible.

"He can only shoot in one direction, we—"

One of the assassins saw Suya's intention in the center of the field and immediately called out, trying to reorganize the attack on Suya.

However, at this moment,

"laugh!"

The assassin who had been speaking suddenly lowered his head, staring in disbelief at the invisible, blood-stained sword tip protruding from his chest.

boom!
The first assassin fell, and a figure hidden in his shadow silently emerged from behind him.

under the moonlight,
The blond-haired young knight flicked the blood-stained, air-formed 'sword' in his hand, shaking off the bloodstains and causing the 'sword' to disappear once again.

And this person who suddenly appeared and killed a master-level assassin...
It was none other than Suya!

The remaining three master-level assassins widened their eyes instantly, looking at the two 'Suya's' who appeared in the center of the arena at the same time with some confusion.

And at this moment,
"Peng!"

The 'Suya' in the middle of the street, who was coldly drawing his magic bow, suddenly exploded and turned into a wooden barrel?

Gululu~
The wooden bucket fell to the ground, rolling around with a gurgling sound.

Upon seeing this, the three master-level assassins instantly recognized the combat technique.

Composite combat skill: [False Clock].

He escaped instantly through the dust cloud created by the lime bombs, throwing a wooden barrel with lightning speed and using 'illusion' to confuse the enemy.

This is undoubtedly an extremely sophisticated combat skill within the Assassin class. To use this skill to the point of deceiving four master-level assassins requires at least a proficiency level.

now,

The three master-level assassins stared wide-eyed at Suya, who had just emerged from the [Shadow Strike], their faces filled with astonishment.
No, you swordsman, wait, archer, no, that's not it either.
But no matter what, you can't be more like an assassin than us assassins! At this moment,

Suya glanced at the group, a cold smile appearing on her face, and gripped the air sword created by imaginary number magic.

"Now, the hunt has only just begun—"

The principle behind his mastery of the Aether Archer is to transform the element of wind into ethereal arrows, which are then launched using a bow form matched within the sea of ​​imaginary numbers. However, casting this bow form requires matching, chanting, and invoking divine words.

Not only is it indestructible, but its power and cost are also uncontrollable.

Therefore, Suya only took the upper half. Since she could transform wind elements into the shape of an arrow, she could certainly transform them into other shapes as well.

For example, a sword.

Or rather, this is what's called a Noble Phantasm, but is actually magic—

Wind King Barrier!

Suya tiptoed and lightly touched the ground, her figure disappearing silently into the shadows around the street.

He approached silently using [Swift Step], wielding his sword in one hand.
He pulled four kunai from his pouch, silently counting one, two, three, four, and tossed them out in sequence.
Then, he quickly pulled out a handful of playing cards from his waist bag, climbed over the wooden crates piled up in the alley, and threw them down!

This is a Mystic Code obtained through the upgrade path of the Instigator, the False Magic Card, whose effect is to disguise playing cards as other things.

In an instant,

The 54 playing cards transformed into 54 kunai, which rained down on the three assassins on the street.

The three assassins felt a chill run down their spines upon witnessing this scene.
Before becoming paladins and donning the identity and power of masters, they were nothing more than professional-level thieves, roadside extortionists, and nameless assassins. Although they possessed the stats of masters, they lacked the martial arts skills to match them.
Seeing Suya's magic, her special costume, and her various combat techniques at full proficiency, how could he not know that he had kicked a hornet's nest?

For a time,

Realizing they were no match for this man, the three immediately turned around and tried to run away.

However, at this moment,

As soon as they turned their heads, they saw a square-faced paladin in front of them, wearing heavy red and white armor and with a gloomy expression.

The square-faced knight let out a deep breath.

"A bunch of trash!"

He grabbed one of the rat-headed assassins by the neck with one hand and flung him like a cannonball at the other two!

"--boom!!!"

Bricks and stones shattered, smoke and dust erupted, and bits of meat splattered everywhere!

And then,
A dense rain of kunai descended, and amidst it all, a kunai, as red-hot as a branding iron, accelerated after three impacts and shot towards the square-faced knight with a deafening roar!
After instantly killing three of his subordinates who had exposed his chimera identity,

Without any hesitation, the square-faced knight drew his exaggerated broadsword from behind his back and swung it forward with a heavy slash!
"call!!!"

A sudden gust of wind arose, instantly scattering the countless hidden weapons. Even the trajectory of the kunai, which was hidden among them and accelerating wildly, was affected, causing it to deviate.
Sudden!
The kunai grazed the square-faced paladin's face, creating a gash that revealed a tuft of stiff, boar-like bristles.

He frowned slightly, then suddenly turned his head and looked at Suya, who was standing on the roof, holding an invisible sword of air, with a solemn expression.

"Huh, you actually managed to do this much with such a basic combat technique?"

He let out a heavy sigh, a sinister smile creeping across his face.
"Very well, it seems you are worthy to know my name."

"Knight, Vasak."

Vasak grinned maliciously, slowly raising his heavy greatsword, his leg armor grinding lightly on the street's bricks.

"This will be the last thing you ever hear in your life—"

Just as he was saying this, he suddenly realized that Suya, standing on the rooftop, didn't seem to be looking at him.
Instead, they looked at the ground beneath their feet?
And just as this idea arose,
Click! Click! Click!

Spiderweb-like cracks burst forth wildly, and the entire street of Knight Street trembled violently!

The next moment,
Vasak was stunned to see the street beneath his feet collapsing downwards, creating a crater more than 50 meters in size!

And right below the pit, an unimaginably large, gaping maw stretched upwards, covering him!
quack!

Gudong!

Standing atop the rooftop, Suya stared in horror at the colossal creature that had suddenly emerged from beneath the street, shook its head, and swallowed the peak-level Grandmaster Paladin whole.

This is an owl that is at least 80 meters long.

And just seconds later—

"Boom!"

Looking out from here, all over the capital, terrifying behemoths, seemingly resurrected from ancient times, rise from the ground!

(End of this chapter)