“…What is this?”
The Past.
On a scorched and destroyed Earth, where it seems no living creature could survive, two figures stand: a man and a woman.
Lily, holding a spear, stands with him watching it from behind.
He walked, gazing at the shattered land caused by Lily.
Just his mere footsteps cracked the earth, revealing the pure white power dwelling within him.
At last, his two blue eyes reached the end, staring into the same irises.
“How is it, Little Saintess?”
“…Do we have to use that name?”
“How is it?”
Lily beheld what she had done.
What had started as a small power had gathered the surrounding forces and transformed into a tremendous storm of the spear.
Rocks and ground were torn apart like paper.
Who would believe this was achieved by just one spear?
“…It’s similar yet different from the roar of the spear.”
“That is the spear of judgment. A technique that utilizes the power of the lowly.”
The sin of daring to block the path of the great Celestial Race, using insignificant power.
The great judgment that reverses that sin.
In short…
“Bad luck, huh?”
“I agree.”
“When will you tell me about the finishing move?”
“Why, do you want to escape quickly?”
“Because you’re a Celestial.”
“That goes for you as well.”
No. I’m different.
I’m not a Celestial.
I’m human, and the fact that Celestials are a race that will tear me apart remains unchanged.
Anger flows even without meaning.
He let out a sheepish laugh.
“…That goes the same for me.”
■
[?]
[What’s this]
[????]
[Real technique ON hahaha]
[What is that]
[Why is fire coming from the spear]
[???????????????]
[This is crazy hahaha]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[▣Apple Flavor:?]
[Are you losing it]
[Why is fire coming out of the spear, what the heck]
[What am I looking at]
A storm of fire sweeps over the battlefield.
The flame storm, combining dozens and hundreds of sword paths, was massive enough to occupy more than half of the battlefield and was immensely powerful.
The Magic Sword Master did his best to shield against the magical fire, but the spear of judgment didn’t merely use the opponent’s power.
Essentially, it was the wind of the Spirit that moved the flame storm.
And that wind was from a high-ranking Spirit.
Had it been made solely from his strength, some degree of neutralization might have been possible, but it was not.
Even if the beginning was fueled by the magical power of the sword, the end was entirely the force of a different technique.
Even if the beginning is the magical power of the sword’s path, the end is the power of a completely different technique.
In the end, the Magic Sword Master couldn’t withstand the storm of fire for even 3 seconds and disappeared into blue particles.
[Red WIN!]
[Gold 500 Point -> Gold 528 Point]
28 points.
Since rankers are almost over 1000 points, this degree of increase doesn’t seem bad.
“How many points do I need for the next rank?”
Certainly, the Spear of Judgment is less taxing than the Roar of the Spear.
Using the opponent’s power means lower consumption.
At this rate, a few more rounds shouldn’t be a problem.
[Wow]
[This is crazy]
[Next is 700 points for Platinum]
[700]
[Platinum is at 700]
[But what was that just now? Fire was getting sucked into the spear]
[Last time, with that grabbing technique too, where on earth did Lily learn all that?]
[Grabbing technique! Grabbing technique! Grabbing technique! Grabbing technique! Grabbing technique! Grabbing technique! Grabbing technique!]
[LOL]
[Turns out she’s a martial arts master reincarnated in another world?]
[OMG]
[For real LOL]
[Can absorb everything?]
“Not everything. There’s a limit to this too.”
You can’t just use any power freely.
If it were that easy, only the Celestial Race would be using it.
Especially, controlling someone else’s scattered power to use it as your own is quite a dangerous thing.
If you mess up the control, you could suffer from magical power overload or a power explosion.
I can somewhat mimic the Roar of the Spear, but I could never use the Spear of Judgment.
“Please don’t try this. It could be a bit dangerous.”
[You can’t do it anyway, Lily…]
[? LOL]
[You can’t even do the grabbing technique, LOL]
[Are we going to go Plat today?]
[Open some donations, please]
[Will there be a lecture broadcast on this later?]
[Don’t do it (you can’t anyway)]
[Getting scarier by the minute. What on earth was she doing?]
[For real LOL]
What was she doing…
Seriously, what was she even doing?
—
“Wow, this is amazing. Seriously.”
At that moment, Sky, the long-range dealer of Team CO, one of the top three of DCK, the Devil of Angel Champions Korea, lay back on the soft sofa in the team’s lodging, filled with admiration.
What Sky was watching was Lily, one of the most popular streamers these days.
Her insane character customization and equally extraordinary skills had rumors swirling that she might not just be a pro’s side account.
Skills like manipulating a spear like a ghost and using unheard-of techniques.
Not to mention her ridiculous ability to reverse the opponent’s power.
Ridiculous abilities even.
As if to show the truth of that rumor right before your eyes, the broadcast continues.
─Ka, Kagang! Pssss…
Not long after the new match started, one more person vanished in particles.
Already on a 7-game winning streak.
Even in the gold tier, pulling off a perfect match without any damage like that was something even the Sky rarely accomplished.
Moreover, unlike long-range dealers with shields, evasion, and ranged attacks, Lily is a melee dealer.
Even if they’re both melee dealers, dodging every attack from long-range dealers known for their special techniques and attacks is nearly impossible unless you’re an assassin.
“Impressive, right?”
“What’s impressive?”
Just behind Sky, someone appeared, munching on melon-flavored green ice cream.
The core member and ace of the team wearing a black-and-white uniform, the only pro who wields dual spears.
“Oh, Lily. She’s a well-known streamer these days and she’s super good.”
Sky lay back on the sofa, pushing his hair back.
In his line of sight was ChotoChokachuChip, frowning.
“Choco, can you do this?”
“Lily? Come on, I do everything she does. I’ve only wielded a spear for a few years!”
“But this isn’t using skills, right?”
“Do I only use skills? Who can’t combine techniques?”
ChukaChip snatched Sky’s phone.
In the video, Lily is facing off against a warrior wielding a two-handed sword.
The warrior tries to counter Lily using skills, but the sheer weight of the spear makes all the difference.
With every clash, the warrior gets pushed back and ultimately gets pierced by the spear, retiring.
A somewhat anticlimactic match.
“Not much, huh?”
“Not that. Look at this round.”
Sky played a clip titled ‘Lily Breathing Fire from Her Spear ㄷ’.
In the video, Lily allowed the Magic Sword Master’s ‘Path of the Sword’ to unfold wildly.
As a ChukaChip who primarily uses a spear, he could only think that was a foolish move.
She barely attacked and kept evading.
“What am I supposed to watch…?”
At that moment, with Lily’s words promising something fun, the purple flames of the Path of the Sword started gathering in one place.
In an instant, a storm of fire was condensed on the spear.
The storm engulfed the Magic Sword Master, filling the arena completely.
“……”
“How’s that? Cool, right? I was skeptical whether that could be done. I tried it a bit since my alternate character is a spearman, but it didn’t work. You might be able to do it?”
“……”
“If that works, wouldn’t it be useful when we’re doing Spring? Those NOP guys are kind of annoying with their elemental sorcery.”
“Isn’t it useful for spring as well? NOP, but that elemental sorcerer is a bit annoying.”
“…I don’t know.”
“If it works… huh?”
Chuka Chip hands back the phone.
Sky dazedly takes the phone and gets up from the sofa.
“Stuff like this doesn’t really matter. It’s clearly using the wind to drag things in, it’s actually a hindrance.”
“Is that so…? But it looked good to me.”
“Haha! Sky, I’ve told you countless times. It’s a pro scene, a difference of 0.1 seconds.”
Crack. The ice cream stick that was already finished crumbles in Chuka Chip’s mouth.
“With everyone reacting to each little thing, it hardly matters when you’re gathering it. It might be good in that tier, but in the pro scene, it’s not much.”
“…Well, if you say so. By the way, the director was worrying about the mock siege war this time.”
“That guy says the same thing all the time. What? Even when he tells you to change your nickname.”
“So you’re not changing your nickname?”
“Not changing it.”
Chuka Chip waved their hand and headed to the rest room towards the connection room.
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The room with the latest connection device.
After greeting the staff at the desk, they mumbled as they entered the connection device.
“…How the heck did they do it?”
If it were in front of me, I’d want to ask.
How the heck did they do it?
■
[Red WIN!]
[Gold 681 Point -> Gold 699 Point]
“Oh.”
[Only 1 point lololololol]
[I thought it’d be Platinum]
[Can’t believe they didn’t make it lol]
[Hahaha]
[Only 1 point and they pull this lol]
[699]
[Not a chance, straight to 1 point cut lololol]
[The wall of Platinum is high…]
“Can’t believe they couldn’t make it.”
I was planning to only go for Platinum today.
Shouldn’t that mean I gotta play one more round?
“Then, I guess I’ll really go for the last round.”
[For real this is the last one lol]
[Ready ready ready]
[For real for real last round]
[Open up the donations please]
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