Mightiest Melee Magician

ended to follow me and attack my back.

‘……What?’

But I wasn’t speeding up as much as I expected.

Normally, I would be able to move fast enough to leave behind afterimages, but my current movements were slow enough for Doom to track me with his eyes.

“I’m pretty sure I warned you that it would gnaw at your movement.”

“……”

My gaze landed on the leg wound once again.

It was because of this.

Boom!

Doom thrust the sword into the ground as if everything was calculated and started to cast magic with both his hands.

And soon enough, there were two gigantic wings that unfurled above his head, and after circling around a bit, it started to cover him.

5th Class Nature Magic

Kitan’s Wings.

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Bang—!

Whoooosh!

A huge typhoon followed the explosion of mana and Kitan’s Wings leveled the surroundings in an instant.

As winds strong enough to uproot trees started to flow about, Seta was lifted off the ground and flung backwards.

“Kugh!”

I tried to resist it by holding onto a boulder.

The boulder started to shake as it was stuck between me pulling it and the pushing strength of the wind.

But it was manageable.

However, my body had become vulnerable to attacks.

“……This is the end.”

And Doom seized this moment.

He had lifted the blade from the ground and jumped at me.

“Ruin! Get out of there!”

Seta’s shouts echoed in my mind.

I instinctively moved and dodged his first strike, but the follow-up had broken through.

Shaek!

“Euk!”

In that moment, my forearm had been cut.

Dark red blood was seeping out of me.

If I had to guess, the defensive item that was protecting me was probably nearly out of durability.

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Damn it.

I couldn’t land any attacks.

At that moment, Doom felt like an unbreakable wall.

However,

“Ruin Ardell.
I had some expectations… I’m disappointed.”

“……”

That arrogance.

As I heard that arrogant attitude that spoke as if he were king of the world, my dying fighting spirit reignited.

Seta Malkiri.

Irene Prius.

And all the students of the academy.

I couldn’t just give up here while everyone was believing in me.

“……”

Shing.

Doom, having thought that this was the end, took a stance to end it in a single blow.

I looked at him and ripped another bandage with my mouth.

“Fine.
I’ll admit it.
You’re strong.
Enough to make me think for a moment that you were a wall.”

“……Are you surrendering?”

“Surrender?”

I shook my head and weakly smiled.

“No.
I can’t do that.”

The bandages that were wrapped around my hand all fell away.

And then, something could be seen.

A ring that had been hidden tightly under those bandages.

‘Ring of Invulnerability’.

An artifact I had found in that antique shop that could stop physical attacks.

“I want to destroy you even more.”

“……”

Maybe he felt my will to struggle one last time.

The Doom Prime that was always calm and emotionless couldn’t help but laugh.

“……With that body?”

He was right.

It was really messed up.

There were two wounds that were the result of being directly cut by the Sword of Brilliance.

And there were hundreds more from the sticks and stones that were flung around by Kitan’s Wings.

But I dusted myself off like it was nothing.

“Are you done warming up?”

“……What?”

“Let’s start round 2.”

The start of round 2.

I lifted my fists towards my face and guarded.

“…You’re out of your mind.”

And Doom Prime sheathed his blade again ,taking a sword drawing stance while looking baffled at my decision.

“I’ll teach you properly so that you can never flap that mouth of yours again.”

“……”

It was still scary.

It still felt like a wall.

Above all, that Sword of Brilliance.

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Even though I had resolved myself to expect the unexpected when I started dreaming of becoming a magician, being cut by a sword was a terrifying thing that I didn’t want to experience ever again.

That was why I changed my strategy.

“What are you thinking of doing?”

As Straang asked that on my shoulders, filled with curiosity, I replied in a quiet voice,

“I won’t aim at Doom Prime.”

“Then?”

“That Sword of Brilliance.”

Right.

If I couldn’t hit Doom because of the Sword of Brilliance,

I would destroy the sword.

Having heard this, Straang replied in an excited tone,

“Right! Now you understand.
This was how Draka fought.”

“……What?”

“Draka didn’t aim at an opponent when he fought.
He just destroyed everything he saw.”

“Hey! If you knew it you should’ve told me earlier……”

“For my master to finally realize this.
Now I feel more at ease.
Ehm! Now, shall I enjoy the show?”

“……”

This damned incarnation.

Then, Doom spoke up.

“What are you muttering on about?”

“Eh? It’s nothing.”

My actions were set.

My heart became lighter, and with it, so did my body.

Now, the real round 2.

Shall we begin?

Skill.

‘The Ogre’s Fury’.

Strength exploded out into my veins in an instant.

I hopped on the spot a few times and cracked my neck while I said,

“Doom Prime.”

“……?”

“Be careful of your chin.”

I kicked off the ground and charged toward Doom Prime.

He still believed in his sword.

The Sword of Brilliance was fully blooming with blinding light, as if he was going to blast me away when I got close.

However, I didn’t dodge it.

“If you don’t dodge, you might really die.”

Even with Doom’s shallow warning, I didn’t hesitate.

My explosively expanding strength……

Was aimed at Doom.

No.
It was aimed at the Sword of Brilliance that Doom was swinging around.

And these two forces met.

Then…

[The effects of the Ring of Invulnerability are activating.]

Kakakakang!

“……”

Victory was mine.

Undoubtedly mine.