NOVEL NEXT Chapter 662
Chapter 662 – Irresponsible Pleasure (10)
The legions of the City of Pleasure, who had been swept away helplessly by Director Pasible Yep’s assault…
The moment Sing charged at such a legion, he felt the inconsistent taste of cutting with his sword.
‘My muscles aren’t trained. If I push deep, it’s clean then. This is… right, it’s the equipment’s fault.’
Magic Armor.
When the existence of golems was deemed taboo, the Empire Nobles developed a cutting-edge battlefield weapon that packed all the functions of a golem into a single suit of armor much smaller than a regular golem.
There exists a technology that elevates the automatic combat function of a golem to a combat assistant, trimming down the combat assistant to specialize in technique, greatly increasing its efficacy depending on the wearer’s capabilities.
What these guys equipped wasn’t the level of Magic Armor.
However, it could certainly measure up to the level of Seoguyeon-style copy-grade Magic Armor.
Sing could make such comparisons because he had already experienced battling against students from Seoguyeon in lectures.
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[Hundred Cuts]
-Wednesday, 0 period, 7 AM to 9 AM
-Professor: Angramainyu
-Knight Department, General Education
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The motto of the lecture was to slice the training minions created by the professor a hundred times every session.
If you cut first, you could finish the lecture immediately, so it was said to be great for a light morning workout, but everyone was deeply regretting it.
– I have unfortunate news for those of you who naïvely believed that if you could cut a hundred times, you could leave the classroom early. I am also a professor in the [Production Department].
– On top of that, I’ve succeeded in developing [Living Armor], which creates an artificial self in the Magic Armor that can think and move by itself, just like a golem, without a wearer.
– In other words, you’ll be facing a practical battle that is of the same difficulty as competing against users of the Magic Armor from the imperial family. You’ll be up against filthy tough Living Armors that don’t even feel pain when hit. Hahaha!
Professor Angramainyu burst into laughter with great delight.
Andersen, taken aback, protested.
– Professor, what is so amusing that you laugh? We might ruthlessly smash your research成果.
– Smash? If you can, go ahead. If you think a mere second year like you can handle the likes of Picasso, who is sweating as a good training partner.
– … that Picasso?
Naturally, no student, including Andersen and Sing, left the classroom before the bell signaling the end of the lecture rang.
At first, they were dragging their legs with the help of mana, but partway through, they were staggering out.
After the disguise training, strangely enough, they could now walk out without limping at all.
‘Though I may not have achieved a great accomplishment, I have gained some minor achievements. I’d say my techniques and perspective, as well as my swordsmanship and vision, have broadened.’
With that realization added, Sing could gauge the level of the Magic Armor in front of him.
The Magic Armor slightly had the upper hand against demon minion Orde Taco and demon minion Box Cat, both of whom had acquired Domain 3.
While it couldn’t compare to Oknodie’s battle golem, it was certainly strong enough to hold its own against a Magic Armor of this caliber.
The combat power of the demon class was also far superior compared to the armor of those he had slain.
‘Still, I can’t underestimate pure defensive power.’
After all, the enemy he had just slain was a [Regular Soldier].
A fill-in-the-blank enemy found everywhere. The fact that even such a mere soldier wore armor providing this level of defense proved the strength of the entire legion.
As expected, the high-ranking officers—ten-man commanders, hundred-man commanders, thousand-man commanders—were not falling to a single blow, and the backlash on his sword became increasingly powerful.
“That’s as far as you go, Pasha; a pleasant distraction. Strong for a woman, but I won’t let you stand in the way of the alchemist.”
As the breakthrough speed slowed and the binding of his feet stretched, foes with distinctly different powers began to emerge among the enemies.
A declining light, a pleasure slave, captured by the decadence and gambling of the City of Pleasure, must fight the enemies of the city.
Tied to the city’s market, a master charged with seven swords.
[ADS-2027 Magical Transport]
[GHV-9000 Mana Boost]
[SSS-35 Series Sword Set]
[Sword Art]
[Non-Linear Bombardment]
[Starburst]
Although he hadn’t grasped the attainment of Domain 4 that transcends boundaries, a possessive of [Flying Domain] could certainly participate in the combat of Domain 3.
Leaping through the air, boosted by the technology of the City of Pleasure, along with a generation of shields and seven swords, he charged in from above.
As one sword flew toward him, Sing felt his arm lightly lift and hurriedly peeled off part of the domain.
WHOOSH
Just as he cut the force drawing the domain, the mana that had invaded the opponent’s domain soared high into the air and scattered.
‘Corrosive mana! I’ve met an extreme enemy right off the bat.’
A swordsman darting through the sky at impossible speeds and angles wielded several swords, unleashing a barrage of lethal thrusts that would be impossible for an ordinary swordsman.
The old swordsman, half-melted in face, displayed strength that was unimaginable from his ragged appearance.
‘This is indeed tough.’
Against this, Sing’s outfit was revealing and scandalous, a female’s attire.
His muscles had been altered to conceal his male form, making him akin to someone with mana restraints unable to display his true talents.
His gait also bore the traces of a woman’s stride, and the trajectory of his sword swings resembled that of a woman as well.
‘If I hadn’t gone through Professor Pinkberry’s disguise training, it would have been difficult.’
But that was not a drawback.
The changing self.
Training to adapt to another self.
All that training was now being mixed into actual combat.
Sing began deflecting lethal stabs coming from various angles with a continuous array of different sword techniques.
“You were a master of the sword demon level…!”
“Sword demon? Ah, are you clinging to such a small title?”
After the training with Raregrills and the test with Hyeolbiggaek, Sing felt the vastness of his future path, like an endless ocean.
He could roughly guess where to go and what to achieve.
Thus, it became harder.
This was akin to crossing an ocean on a tiny boat with nothing but a compass and a map.
The anxiety that the identity of the Lonely Eastern Swordsman alone might not be enough to see him through this perilous journey surged up to his throat.
In that moment, Professor Pinkberry revealed to him.
One doesn’t need to transcend all obstacles in a single form.
[Strength Amplification]
By embedding the realization felt while wearing women’s tennis clothes, he pooled the strength of both arms into one.
[Skeletal Transformation]
By embedding the realization felt while wearing women’s swimwear, he transformed his body to evade the enemy’s blade.
[Flexibility Enhancement]
By embedding the realization felt while wearing women’s gymnastics wear, he showcased flexibility impossible to mimic with a rigid body, intercepting every consecutive attack with extraordinary movements and pressing forward.
[True Extreme - Point of Destruction]
[Transformation Overlay]
“!!”
As the swordplay took form, various techniques emerged in perfect timing as the disguise technique established, allowing body transformations to be executed freely while conjuring images of various women’s clothing.
It was like facing several swordsmen with different sword techniques, each with varying genders and appearances, all at once.
As he called forth countless sword strikes with his technique, he could achieve multiple transformations by merely visualizing female clothing!
‘I’ve surpassed it. Your
If he took a fatal blow even once, the opponent’s mana would forcibly float his body and the disruption of his physical balance would invite a storm of flying swords attacking.
The swordsmanship of the Pleasure Slave was impressively threatening in its meticulousness and domain application, but that was all it was.
The Origin.
Disguise.
Two realizations and the mastery of their application allowed Sing to tear through the body corroded by the flying domain, striking at the neck of the Pleasure Slave.
“The fishing boat Ikarius has fallen!!”
“No way. Did the three lords of the Pleasure Slave fall?!”
“Damn. Is there no way to overcome it with a great army?!”
Sing observed the other Pleasure Slaves converging while the legionnaires who survived in the chaotic environment.
A mere few hundred soldiers faced a mere handful of Pleasure Slaves.
No one could compare in strength to Ikarius, the fallen lord of the three Pleasure Slaves.
‘Looks like I’ll pass Pasible Yep’s test easily.’
Thinking so, Sing intended to gently test the newly awakened transformed swordsmanship in actual combat when an odd sight caught his eyes.
SSSSSSSSS…
KUHUGUGUGU…
The clouds that had been stretching its tendrils to swallow the soldiers and the red moon that had blinked its eyes, causing a mana disaster, were both disappearing into the void along with the opened door to another world.
As he turned back in surprise, Pasible Yep sent a telepathic message, laughing heartily.
– What sort of absurdity arises when you mix male sword techniques with the setup of a feminine disguise? It’s a good thing this battlefield only has us; if another executive saw you, they might have doubted me and you for having a suspicious escort wielding male sword techniques.
“Who’d even suspect that! Women can use male sword techniques too, right? You’re not suggesting that you’re unhappy about it and are trying to do an exchange…?”
Pasible Yep merely chuckled in response.
As the soldiers and masters being dragged into the abyss plummeted to the ground…
Most became a mere splash of blood or writhed on the ground, unable to even moan, but a few fortunate ones had safely landed, whether being masters who could deploy Domain or nearby soldiers.
Four masters and hundreds of soldiers.
The previous quantity drastically increased.
Over ten skilled individuals and around two thousand soldiers.
– I believe in you. You can undoubtedly subdue the legion using only feminine sword techniques and an escort suitable for me, Pasible Yep!
“…”
What kind of malicious creature even exists like this in the world?
“I didn’t just fall into the invitation of that wicked Professor Sadako for no reason.”
Sing inwardly cursed at Pasible Yep, an equally malicious executive, whom he had considered relatively pitiful in comparison to Professor Sadako.