Flowing with the blood of the Celestial Race, I can wield every weapon with ease.
Every weapon comes with all the enhancement effects, and I get incredible bonuses, especially when handling a ‘spear.’
But the weapon I’ve used the most is the hammer.
With its vast area of attack and heavyweight single strikes, this powerful blow that sweeps everything in front of me suits me perfectly, and ‘he’ wasn’t particularly pleased with my hammer skills.
“I can’t help it. That ‘bloodline’ is destined to wield a hammer.”
Bloodline, huh?
No, I’m not wielding the hammer because of my bloodline.
Hoo-wuh!
“I’m just using it because I want to.”
There’s no reason behind wielding a hammer.
■
[World Boss?]
[???]
[LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL]
[Wow, Lily can do that?]
[Can she take it down?]
[Lil-Boss OMG]
[World Boss Evan’de]
[Let’s change classes~ Let’s change classes~ Let’s change classes~]
[Can’t you do it alone with a World Boss?]
[101 What]
Crack! The copycat steps over the rubble.
Her eyes gleam coldly, and the red hammer she holds rises high.
Lily also lifted her hammer.
The Crab Hammer sealed with Karabus’s soul.
She spins the hammer forcefully. The red circle seems ready to devour everything.
A red storm, named after the hammer, rages forward.
“…!”
Kwakakakakaka!!!
The storm crashes with the hammer.
The intense impact sends everything around flying. Magical power surges as the two Lilies continue their struggle.
One Lily with a stiff expression, and the other, oddly, with the corners of her mouth slightly turning up.
Lily’s hand moves.
At the same time, the copycat’s hand moves.
Their hammers bounce off each other as if they’re in sync.
Both of us are pushed back forcefully.
A brown aura seeps into the hammer.
“Let’s test how good its performance really is.”
Hoo-wuh─! I bring down the hammer with great force.
The wildly missed strike causes the copycat to tilt her head in confusion.
But it wasn’t a miss.
‘Blunt Technique, Earth Dragon.’
Thud…
“…What?!”
Kwakakakakaka!
The form of a dragon bursts from the earth, crashing down on the copycat.
Suddenly caught off guard, she is covered in dozens of wounds.
When I read the memory, there was no such technique.
There were at most a few techniques or spells meant for using a spear, but a hammer had nothing but swinging and whirling it around.
The copycat panics but quickly tries to mimic the technique, bringing the hammer down.
He soon swung the hammer as if mimicking a technique.
The Earth Dragon prepared to surge up from the ground but…
Crash!
“That’s not how you use it.”
Before the Earth Dragon could even crawl up, Lily, spinning her hammer, shattered its head.
The Earth Dragon went to sleep just like that.
[What the…]
[That’s not how you do it, lol]
[Lily the backseat driver, haha]
[What am I even watching?]
[Wow]
[Hahaha]
[What technique is that?]
“…You!”
“Where are you looking?”
While the copycat was confused, Lily’s hammer moved once more, having already positioned itself behind.
This time, it was a big one.
‘Blunt Technique, Cloud Dragon.’
The flow of mana twisted and transformed into a gray aura, creating clouds all around.
In an instant, visibility was obstructed.
Of course, someone of Lily’s caliber could perceive her opponent’s location even with her eyes closed, but this was a cloud that blocked all senses and hid the presence.
The cloud was created by Lily, who had mastered the technique from the ancient Cloud Dragon, Cryshed.
The copycat swung the hammer wildly.
When checking Lily’s memory, strength, and physical abilities, the hammer proved to be the most outstanding.
No matter how much it swung a spear, it couldn’t compare to the hammer, and techniques like the ‘Annihilation Spear’ that could definitely kill an opponent were not easy to implement, even for a copycat.
If there had been just a bit more time, it might have been possible.
Crack.
Time was not on the copycat’s side.
Crack. Crack.
Still, due to the remarkable physical prowess, even wild swings cleared the sparks in the cloud little by little.
If this continued, they’d soon know the location.
‘But what’s with the electricity since earlier…’
“I got you.”
Lily was caught in the copycat’s gaze.
Wreathed in yellow aura that looked like it could electrocute just by looking, Lily stood ready.
Thunder rumbles…!
“It’ll be a little electrifying.”
Lily’s hammer moved like lightning.
‘Blunt Technique, Thunder Dragon.’
The judgment of lightning manifested through the dark clouds.
■
They say great power doesn’t need technique. It’s not entirely wrong, but it’s not universally true either.
Technique is important. While it may mean nothing if you have incredible power against a weak opponent, demons are powerful beings.
So, what should you do when facing an opponent equal to or stronger than you?
“Whatever… I have to do something.”
Zap!
The area filled with lightning slowly calms down.
The ‘Bludgeoning Technique’ that transformed the technique received from the Dragon Lord of the time.
The ancient dragon race possesses strength comparable to the ancient demon beasts, but when compared to the celestial and demon races, the power of their techniques is quite weak.
Nevertheless, I fought directly with the polymorphed dragons and learned their techniques.
The reason is simple.
“I don’t know the celestial race’s bludgeoning technique.”
‘He’ only taught me spear techniques and didn’t tell me anything about the hammer techniques.
He was someone who had lived his whole life with a spear and never even glanced at a hammer.
Of course, I have some basic knowledge and have learned a little about how to handle it, but I couldn’t say I learned anything that could be called a technique.
“The spear is greater than the hammer. Since the celestial race is a clan of spears, it makes sense to learn a bit more about spears than hammers.”
…He was an ardent spear fanatic.
Even thinking about it again, he was an unfortunate human.
[Wow]
[LMAO]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[Even using lightning now]
[Is this really Lily? LOL]
[Is this how it goes in the ordinary world?]
[Lily wins!]
[Lily lost this time, OMG]
[No matter who wins, Lily ends up winning, haha]
[LMAO]
Ugh…
As the clouds clear, the copycat with sparks erupting all over is glaring at me.
Anyone can see that further combat seems impossible, and it looks like there’s not even a bit of strength left to move a finger.
But I, Lily, know.
“Now, the real fight begins.”
I swing the hammer.
I block with the hammer.
Boom…!
The copycat’s foot slides backward. The sliding foot continues to retreat.
The trapped copycat thought.
“How can I defeat this woman?”
He believes he is strong.
This woman is also strong, and he has become even stronger by imitating this strong existence.
But there’s one difference that determines victory or defeat.
“Experience.”
The combat experience he has is incomparable to the copycat, who has been wandering around imitating the appearances of various races.
He can adapt to any situation and perform movements and actions that are absolutely impossible for a human.
“It’s as if he was born to fight.”
The copycat realized.
He cannot win just by defending.
The instinct to survive clashes with the desire to win.
The survival instinct is something inherent to the copycat.
To abandon it is an act that cannot be tolerated, as it would be to acknowledge oneself as a fake.
But in the end, if I can’t win, I die.
Above all…
‘You’re a fake.’
Crisp.
“…!”
I rummage through the memories of that human called Lily.
White flames. A conflagration that burns everything.
The price for power beyond limits…
‘Yourself.’
Crack!!!
Lily’s crab hammer has been shattered.
[?]
[?!]
[????]
[Oh?]
[Awakening?]
[Why did that kid break?]
[Phase 2 ㄷㄷㄷ]
[What’s with the awakening? lol]
[140,000 points evaporated lol]
[That thing is destroyed;;]
Lily’s eyes widen.
But the hammer doesn’t just break; it also slams into Lily’s body.
With that, she flies off and crashes somewhere again.
Barely summoning a spear to absorb the damage, my arm holding the spear shaft trembles violently.
At this rate, the spear is going to break too.
“Haha…”
Cough… I barely managed to stand up, gripping the spear shaft.
In the distance, I spot the copycat, waving pink flames around.
It really is me, but from the opponent’s perspective, there’s no other monster like it.
“…This is ridiculous.”
The copycat, who treasures life above all else, is using ‘Sacred Transformation’?
A scoff escapes my lips.
Sacred Transformation.
A technique that converts oneself into fuel, pulling limits to the extreme.
‘Not that it’s really a technique.’
Sacred Transformation doesn’t require noble or advanced techniques.
It’s just a last-ditch effort to take down the opponent even at the cost of one’s life.
If using it means dying together with the opponent, that’s fine; if I can survive in any form, that’s the best.
Though a technique of the Celestial Race, even Celestials don’t use it unless their soul is at risk of annihilation.
I looked at the broken hammer.
The hammer was smashed to bits except for the handle.
It’s clear that Karabus hasn’t been annihilated, but I can’t use it right now.
‘If I don’t give it my all, I’ll get eaten.’
I correct my stance with the spear.
‘Like the old days.’
I slowly steady my breath.
I feel the mana flowing within me.
I raise the spear upright.
I recall the past.
Back when I faced strong opponents everywhere. Back when I was cornered to a degree where winning seemed faint.
I moved the spear.
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