I Killed the Player of the Academy-Chapter 255 ༺ Tates Valtazar (4)༻

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Sixth Style Shura

x Sun Compression

“Who cares about rebirth and revival of the mythology or whatever. Life is valuable. Don’t you dare destroy it just because you want to.”

Hearing that, Tates thought once again how this man had such a good heart that was the pure opposite of him.

“It’s only because you think as such that you have the right to fight against me! Come, Korin Lork!”

They swung their spears at one another using the same technique.

Tiger’s Gust: Great Demonic Spear of Wind.

It was a simple sweeping attack that focused only on the pure strength of the attack, and was therefore the most destructive move out of all the Six Ways of the Spear.

– Kwaang!

Tates was the one that was flung back from the clash. Korin’s body, which had already been amplified by the Precepts, now had the explosiveness of a bomb embedded within.

He was like a dynamite that could explode the surroundings.

“Aya~”

Despite receiving that explosive attack from the front, Tates didn’t seem all that fazed.

Soon, Korin vanished from his sight.

Immediately upon realizing that, Tates swept across with the spear.

Spinning Heaven: Rotating Demon Spear.

It was a move that allowed one to defend and counter an enemy attack, but Korin was using not the spear but his Silver Arm for the attack.

Airgetlam with the power of the Sun compressed inside was heading straight towards Tates.

– Kugung!

The heat from the compressed Sun shoved the entire dimension away from it. The layer of aura that Tates put up to defend was pushed all the way back into the World Tree, twisting and disintegrating the tree on the path.

Block, defend. Sweep, parry.

As a result, everything in the radius around the two of them had been chopped off. It was unavoidable as each sweep of the spear was snapping branches and giving off a shockwave equal to that of a 100-storey building collapsing on the ground.

With his lips distorted into a smile, Tates said to the man in front of him.

“I haven’t even used my Shura yet. Work a bit harder. Wasting your energy everywhere is never gonna be enough to beat me. Bring out more of what’s inside.”

His spear was still spinning. After blocking Korin’s attacks several more times in its rotation, the spear was accelerating even more.

Paang!

Eventually the force behind the spin was enough to push Korin’s spear back. Korin widened his eyes as the backlash from the failed attack of an immense amount of aura crushed his internal organs.

Forcing down the mouthful of blood that was about to escape his mouth, Korin took a step back.

Ultimately, however, it was a bad decision for him.

<Ominous Snake>

The Spear of Light slithered forth and opened its mouth wide open like a serpent. Korin didn’t have time to pull his spear back to parry the incoming spear.

“Huhp…!”

He therefore had to rely on his fist instead. Korin smacked the side of the spear to deviate it away from him, but it came at the cost of blood splashing from his fist.

Even Tates was surprised upon seeing that, but the look of surprise was soon replaced by a faint smile.

Without stopping his fist, Korin continued with Eight Trigrams. He held his wrist against the shaft of the spear and did a spinning kick at the opponent.

When that too was blocked, Korin intertwined his leg against the enemy’s to lock his legs… and jumped closer.

The two were now too close for spears to be a threat. Although that was a penalty that applied to both of them, there was a fundamental difference in their equipment.

Silver Arm Airgetlam. With the Sun compressed into it, the arm was the undisputed king of strength across the mythology.

But before the Silver Arm that blazed its surroundings was able to reach Tates, Tates’ palm was already on Korin’s chest.

“Did you think you could beat me in close combat without spears? Don’t forget your essence, spearman.”

Korin flinched. This situation; this technique was—

Eight Trigrams: Three Heavenly Palms

Three palm strikes immediately landed on his vitals. Gasping for breath Korin stumbled.

‘Did he copy my skills? No, he probably knew it already…!’

The enemy was a true monster who had repeated hundreds of years of continuous strife. His experience was one that Korin would never be able to reach even if he were to train for the rest of his life.

He was too far forward.

Tates was too overwhelmingly powerful and the original game was serving no use.

Was this really winnable?

“Hah…”

While still gasping for breath, Korin smiled. It was a derisive smile at himself.

It wasn’t a matter of whether he could win or not – it was a fight he had to win at all costs. Even if he had to bet everything on the line.

– Grit!

Faster and even more precise… His spear rapidly headed for Tates’ neck but was half a step too far to reach it.

‘He became quicker?’ Tates thought to himself.

It was perhaps more accurate to say that it had become sharper than before. After seeing Tates’ immaculate control over distance several times, Korin seemed to have had a better grasp, and his attacks were becoming closer than before by a tiny yet meaningful margin.

It was a great display of perceptiveness and besides—

– Kwaaaaang…!!!

The spear was starting to cry out. The shaft of the spear, crafted using the finest material – the Unbreakable Stone – was screaming out from the sheer amount of power compressed within it.

“You compressed both Aura and the Sun into the spear, huh.”

That was a tremendously inefficient move. Despite the ridiculous amount of energy he would have from the Precept, there was still an end to to everything.

He was already simultaneously using Shura and Sun, which both consumed a ridiculous amount of energy, and yet he was forcing them sealed in his spear.

‘That spear itself provides immense pressure.’

The strength behind the spear was so incredible that it couldn’t possibly be blocked from the front.

Despite knowing strength alone wouldn’t be enough, Korin was pushing himself through the limits, but it wasn’t for vain. Tates also had to increase his output to match Korin’s attacks.

“I see. You’re telling me to give it my all… huh. Splendid indeed.”

Tates grinned and awakened the power of his Aura Core and the Spear of Light.

Sixth Style, Shura

x Vanquishing Light – Areadbhair

His abundant aura bloomed into a shape.

Along with the increase of his physical abilities thanks to Shura, the Spear of Light also began to give off an ominously white light.

When Tates pointed that spear forward, light emerged from the speartip and barely missed next to Korin’s temples.

– GOHHHHHH…!

Successor of the Void

From the very beginning, Korin had been a user of the ‘truth’ acknowledged by the system. He had two of the strongest ‘truths’ of Penetration and Void.

“Don’t you dare think it’s over…!”

Tates continued with the extreme arts of Ominous Snake. Korin, who had come to a momentary stop due to the aftereffect of Void, could not dodge the incoming spear.

Stab!

The Red Spear in Tates’ hands stabbed slightly above where the heart was. Due to the stabs of Void hitting him before, Tates couldn’t keep the spear straight and it missed the heart.

However, the same applied to the opponent’s attacks.

This wasn’t his first time seeing the Void – in fact, Tates had seen it countless times.

It was an incredible skill that allowed several stabs to happen at once, but it came at the cost of reduced accuracy. Although there was a crack in his ribs, his collarbone was crushed and one of his arms was unusable… everything was fine as long as he wasn’t dead.

They simultaneously retrieved their spears. Both of them were in tatters. Although their spears had barely missed each other’s vitals, they were bleeding a ridiculous amount that would have left most people dead.

“It’s not over yet!”

Neither had enough strength for another stab, which left only one option that was both strong and threatening.

The attack that rotated endlessly before using the force of the spin to suppress the opponent–

Spinning Heaven

Spinning Heaven

They began slicing each other. The turbulent movement of the spear began slicing and cutting each other apart all the while avoiding each other’s spears to an eccentric degree.

Only after countless slices and drops of blood… did Tates get pushed back all the way until he was leaning on the trunk of the World Tree before eventually coming to a stop.

“…”

“…”

What decided the fight was the set of three wounds from the Void. Despite the problem with accuracy, the three consecutive stabs had already reduced Tates’ body to tatters.

On top of that, there was Korin’s [Regeneration of Tenacious Warrior] that let him recover his wounds in real-time albeit by little. That small difference was what allowed him to stay half-a-step forward.

“I won.”

While bleeding from all over his body, Tates looked at the warrior gazing at him.

After 99 victories, he finally met his enemy on the 100th time. Seeing Korin declare his victory, what Tates felt wasn’t that of humiliation, but that of relief.

“Yeah… Seems like it.”

It was the end of a wonderful fight that didn’t leave behind a single regret.