My Alter Ego Is Becoming a Giant

Trial of the Holy Sword (3)

Aww—!

“ね.”

Heinrich groaned as he struck down the black beam that was aimed at him with “Blessing: Lightsword”.

The magic that was shot from the sky every time he tried was to the point of losing his mind.

[Keeek!]

Sug-!

In the meantime, he calmly analyzed the situation, cutting through the undead that rushed at him with his lightsaber.

First of all, I don’t know if there is a minimum conscience in the trial or if there is something behind that Akrich…

It was very fortunate that there were no top-level undead like Death Knight among them.

‘If you go there, your conscience really explodes.’

Also, even if it was the same Acrich, there was a big gap between the opponent in front of him and Hans in the past.

From the near-infinite black magic supplied from the ‘Fragment of the Immortal King’, to various abilities including 「Evil Wisdom」 and 「Forbidden Knowledge」.

Of course, that Akrich, who evolved steadily step by step, is more experienced than Hans, but the starting point given from the beginning was different.

‘But that doesn’t mean that the other person is sane.’

That formidable black magic and magic skills that had been honed over the years were not going anywhere.

It was not an opponent that could be defeated by just bumping into each other.

‘I can’t even summon other avatars…!’

Regardless of whether additional avatars can be summoned in the virtual space of ordeal, the cooldown of Seon-Gye Seong-Jin has not yet returned.

It has been over a month since Heinrich entered the ordeal due to the different scale of time, but the outside is just entering the fifth day.

Somehow, he had no choice but to get through the ordeal on his own.

‘No, Heinrich is not fighting with his own strength again.’

The moment he tried to break the bones of the skeletons that rushed at him with his elegant swordsmanship and move forward.

A powerful flow of black magic was once again felt from the acrichi in the sky.

While Heinrich’s hands and feet were dizzy due to the undead rushing at him, enormous energy formed a complex system and weaved a destructive mystery in an instant…

‘Multiple shadow blades. Is it for eye candy? I’ll just cut it off like before.’

Before the magic was even completed, it was analyzed in detail by Hans.

‘Dark attribute coordinate activation type, binding and destroying the specified target… Hell chain. This is dangerous, you should avoid it. The starting coordinates are twenty-one. 9 o’clock top, 12 o’clock bottom, 4 o’clock mid-bottom…’

And the mystery whose structure was uncovered was no longer a mystery.

He kicked the Durahan who was facing each other and threw himself forward in an instant.

[Gwoah…!]

Crackle crackle—!

Heinrich, who moved through the undead trying to catch him, swung his “Blessing: Lightsword” at several points in the air.

Break-up!

Crazy!

Every time his sword passed, the unfinished magical coordinates were destroyed by the energy of Sangguk contained in the sword.

Shia-!

Meanwhile, shadow blades soaring from the ground obstructed his path.

He hit only what he was able to hit, and if he couldn’t do it, he slapped him with his body, and he thoroughly aimed only at his goal.

The number of coordinates that could be destroyed just before the magic was activated wasn’t that many, but what’s the meaning of the already holed net?

In the end, the black chain ejected from the coordinates that was completed late did not achieve its purpose and was destroyed in vain.

In that way, Heinrich was somehow avoiding attacks that were dangerous to him, even if he suffered some damage.

[…]

Not just once or twice, but because such a situation was repeated several times, of course, Acrich had no choice but to explode.

At first, he was meant to enjoy the entertainment watching his opponent struggle, but it was easy to get out even if he mixed a sincere attack in his spare time, so he could not help but annoy his nerves.

[Certainly, he was a man who could do quite a bit. And that sword of light. Well, that’s why I came all the way here alone.]

Acrich quickly changed his mind.

Recognize the opponent’s capabilities and do our best to trample them down.

As soon as he made up his mind, the black magic around him fluctuated and rushed towards him.

‘now!’

which.

It was the moment Heinrich had been hoping for, hiding his abilities by taking advantage of the opportunity.

The divine power, which soared sharply with 「Blessing: Increase」, rushed into the sword.

Using it as fuel, the size of the lightsaber exploded.

And he stared at Akrich, who was concentrating in the sky….

Directly over his head, he used “Blessing: Leap”.

Paat—

[Well?!]

A momentary gap in which Acrich used the moment he lost his mind to complete high-level magic.

With a burst of light, Heinrich appeared in the air.

That brief moment was the perfect opportunity for Heinrich to move to his side.

‘Success!’

If I had used Leap indiscriminately, I would have been intercepted by him as soon as I finished moving.

It was “Blessing: Leap” with a very short activation time, but using it as an ally of Acrich without any preparation was suicidal.

Because wizards are people who always put their own safety first, and they had to prepare several means to prepare for a crisis situation.

And he had the ability to use it to hit him with multiple spells in an instant.

[No way!]

Even right now, aren’t multiple magics being completed at the same time around the guy who quickly canceled what was being cast?

‘Always active defense barrier, force field eruption, radial curse, automatic counterattack system…’

However, he gave Heinrich too much time.

He threw himself at Akrich, unleashing divine power from his back and legs in the air.

With the divine power that was wrapped around his body, he endured the curse radiated in all directions, and he slashed black flames with his longer lightsaber.

Then, his sword, which cut through the strange power that pushed him back, finally penetrated the defense barrier of the gnome.

[···What?!]

This connection, which flows like water, was not simply achieved by the power of Black Magic and the supreme “Blessing: Lightsword”.

While he glanced at the liver, tossing out a few spells as if joking around, Hans succeeded in disassembling and reversing the magic system.

According to Hans’s knowledge, Heinrich only naturally dismantled the magic connection by following the gaps in the magical structure and the grain of magic with the lightsaber.

The whole process was carried out in an instant with his strong body and skilled weapon skills.

After the sword of light was swung like a flash of light, all of his defenses were neutralized…

Kwajik—!

The lightsaber dug into Akrich’s shoulder.

[Uh-huh!]

The man, who had been split from one shoulder to the chest, fell to the floor without a pulse along with Heinrich, who had a sword stuck in his chest.

Quang-!

The dust that erupted from the shock obscured his vision.

“Ugh…!”

In the dust, Heinrich staggered to his feet.

Stealing the blood dripping from his lips.

‘I poured divine power into my body like that, and in that situation, I counterattacked…’

It was triggered too close, so I had no choice but to allow the attack without any help.

In the process, he was kicked out of Acrich and slowly slashed the undead that rushed around him, raising his momentum again.

‘···After all, it must have been a problem.’

It was meant to turn his head in two, but the attack path was twisted by the one who reacted in that moment.

[Ugh…! How dare a single paladin…!]

Of course, the damage Acrich suffered was by no means light.

The lightsaber, which was filled with abundant divine power, was fatal even to him.

Even now, the wound had not healed, and holy white flames were blazing, interfering with its black magic.

‘I can’t delay any longer. It ends quickly.’

It fell from the sky with the gnome and was far away from the existing battlefield as much as possible with the radiated divine power, but there are still quite a few undead surrounding it.

The battle situation will be even more difficult if those remaining on the battlefield are also joined here.

“Whoa….”

Heinrich’s body blazed with divine flames that ignited a curse and restored his body.

His superhuman body was recovering quickly, even after taking a short breath.

‘Goes!’

So he opened his eyes, sharpened his senses, and threw himself between the soaring black magic and the pouring black magic.

With this floor’s best hitting instructor on his back.

***

No matter what kind of black magic is used, he must first understand it before it is even completed.

He was able to neutralize the magical weakness he had discovered by cutting it with the supreme lightsaber.

His strong body does not easily deteriorate no matter how many attacks he permits.

Even if you get hurt, it will be healed in an instant with the harmony of self-healing power and holy law.

His vast divine power seemed to constantly spring up.

Efficient movement and elegant swords, established through training, cut down the enemies blocking him.

And finally….

Whoa!

The sword of light pierced into the skull’s head lit up intensely, and it was cut in two from the waist to the waist.

Whoops—!

Acrich murmured quietly as his whole body was burned by the sacred flames rising from the cutting edge.

[…that’s pretty good, the paladin of the church….]

His body, which had been destroyed to a level that could not be regenerated, was slowly crumbling into ashes.

[The sword of light, and the eye that can see through all of my magic… The denomination has decided to raise a hunting dog.]

No matter how much he was careless and unexpectedly caught, Heinrich’s level was definitely not normal.

He calmly acknowledged it and laughed at the opponent.

[Kuqqqq… But unfortunately for you, I will not die. You just lose your freedom for a moment.]

As long as the extracted source is not destroyed, Akrich is an immortal being who will never die.

[What about this? It seems like he used all the secret means he had been hiding. If we meet again later… then, there will be no luck like this one. Khhhh.]

Despite the ridicule, Heinrich, who had been torn from the battle, showed no reaction.

He was breathing heavily among the wreckage of the undead, and just staring at Acrich turning to ashes.

[Yeah, it was good entertainment. It would be a good time to think about what despair it will give you while your body recovers. I’m already looking forward to seeing you again…]

And when it finally turned to dust and flew away…

＜End of the third trial. Go to the next level through the gateway.＞

Suddenly, a brown door was standing in the place where he was.

“…even though I couldn’t handle it completely, is this the end?”

In the first place, it was just a process for examining qualifications, so maybe he decided that it wasn’t really important.

The guy who talked as if there was something was just an existence realized by trials like a character in a game.

But Heinrich did not move through the door, but stood there for a moment, folded his arms and pondered.

‘Hmmm… It’s pretty close, but I think it’s possible.’

And I made a decision right away.

I’ll do it as soon as possible, I’d rather do it for sure.

‘Even though it’s a virtual space, it’s uncomfortable to just go like this. I feel bad.’

He tapped the gate before proceeding.

Then, as in the first trial, the surrounding energy was sucked in, and his tattered body was restored in an instant.

It was a bonus that the damaged armor was restored to its original state.

‘Well, okay. The effect is certain.’

Satisfied with his body that had become stronger after the trials, he closed his eyes and concentrated his mind, raising his divine power.

Then I remembered one coordinate…

I used “Blessing: Leap” straight towards that place.

Crazy-!

The barrier surrounding the place caused a backlash, but Heinrich poured overwhelming divine power through “Blessing: Increase” and entered the inside.

“Whoa— that was close.”

A dark basement stone chamber with a gloomy atmosphere.

This place, which was quite far from the previous battlefield, was located in a place that was slightly over the distance limit of the “Blessing: Leap” that had grown over the years.

‘Oxygen is lean. I can’t stay long.’

It didn’t really matter, as I didn’t have to stay long.

Heinrich looked around quietly, found what he was looking for, and approached it with a faint smile on his lips.

To the one who was enshrined on the altar, and treasured with various barriers.

“hi? Did we meet again soon?”

woo woo-

It vibrates faintly as if bewildered, the ‘source of Acrich’.

Perhaps he never expected that we would meet again so soon.

So, I must have said that before it disappeared.

But he didn’t just stand there watching when the acrylics turned to ashes and disappeared.

To be precise, there was the merit of Hans, who worked hard through the senses of Heinrich behind the scenes.

Analyzed the flow of black magic felt as the creature disappeared, and traced back the flow to calculate the coordinates of the source.

It was fairly simple for Hans, the immortal king.

Whoops— Whoops! Whoa-!

The source of the vibrating Acrich, emitting black magic.

Even though his voice was not heard, he seemed to feel the meaning.

Kwajik!

Of course, Heinrich, who had no intention of having a conversation in the first place, only swung his lightsaber in half without hesitation.

“Whoa— I feel a little cooler now.”

He smiled happily as he looked at the source that was engulfed in divine power and vanished.

That moment.

＜···The end of the third trial. Go through the gate… to the place where the holy sword is.＞

The will of trials resounded in my mind.

However, the content was different from before.

‘Five? Is there an extra point?’

It also seemed to have been judged quite generously.

Enough to skip an entire ordeal.

‘Sometimes I feel a sense of embarrassment.’

Still, it’s over, so that’s a good thing.

With a grin, he moved proudly to the gate that appeared in front of him and opened it wide.

At the same time, I felt the bright light that enveloped my whole body… and took a step forward.

In this way, Heinrich was able to finish the ordeal to obtain the holy sword safely.

Thanks to the full help of ‘The Immortal King’.