The platinum aura extended from the staff, attacking Ruth. With a fierce sound, Ruth, who had been attacked by the skill that split the air and struck down, bowed his body. Although the missed attack grazed Ruth's head, it didn't matter much as it was meant to widen the distance between them.
Ruth, who had been wavering from the sudden attack of Aura, turned his head and laughed hollowly as he watched the disappearing Aura in the air.
"You can copy even that?"
"You don't necessarily need a sword to use it."
Of course, having a sword would amplify the power and make it a bit easier to use, but Sihyun's skill wasn't copying Aura. Glancing down at the original owner of the Aura, who was smiling gently, Sihyun focused on the duel. Thanks to his current skill, the distance that wouldn't have been strange to close in on immediately was now far away. To narrow this distance, he would have to repeat the pursuit from a little while ago.
Perhaps Ruth knew that fact as well, as he stopped in his tracks and chose a different approach.
Kwarrang!
Now, lightning fell from the sky with a familiar roar. As Ruth caught it in mid-air, the large and fierce lightning became held in his hand.
Skill set.
Now, there were no additional skills he could use. With only flight, lightning, and that damn weapon, Sihyun waited, raising his staff as if to say he was ready.
"I'll make sure you can't use that skill anymore."
A counter-skill he had pondered since realizing that Ruth was a lightning attribute Awakened.
If he was lightning, then Sihyun was water.
Thinking of that, he swung the staff, and water so clear and clean that it felt refreshing swept across his vision. Unable to twist his body to evade, a considerable amount of water, as if tearing apart a lake, poured onto Ruth. Sihyun swallowed his breath as he looked at his steady hand, unaffected even after using this much water.
It was all the result of his past training.
Splut!
Ruth, struck by the unexpected water lightning, stopped in his tracks as if frozen. Sihyun lightly smiled as he watched the water dripping from him. Alright. Since Ruth was holding lightning, he must have undoubtedly been electrocuted. It was about time for a considerable impact, he thought.
"Do you like wet men?"
Ruth, brushing off the dripping hair, said with a laugh. It was a laugh so bright that it felt refreshing. Rather than being electrocuted, Sihyun was speechless at the lack of any shock he received.
How?
With wide eyes and pursed lips, Ruth, who repeatedly threw lightning, grabbed it again, as if to show off, and then stopped.
"I'm immune to electrocution."
A voice mixed with laughter was heard. Sihyun felt like he wanted to faint from the unbelievable imbalance.
"Immune?"
"Yeah. My lightning doesn't affect me. I'm immune to electrocution itself."
"What kind of class is that?"
There were indeed cases where skills used by elemental attribute users were immune to the users themselves. The flames of wisdom did not harm Wisdom herself. However, that didn't mean Wisdom was immune to ordinary fire either. If she reached out to a match flame, she would naturally get burned. Just because her skill was immune didn't mean she was immune to the injury itself. However, Ruth claimed to be immune to the state of electrocution itself.
It was imbalance.
A skill that could completely ignore one state abnormality was quite formidable. Even more so if it was a passive ability tied to a class rather than a skill.
What kind of class was that?
Ruth, with a mischievous smile, put on his characteristic arrogant expression.
"I told you. It wasn't just a regular lightning attribute class; it was a new class."
"...."
Zeus's lightning.
Not just an ordinary attribute imprint, but a class with its own name. He knew that classes with unique names were superior to ordinary ones. Just like a doctor could do more than just someone with basic healing abilities. But still, wasn't that a bit too much?
Thinking about whether there might be someone with a class name like "Poseidon's Water" and if it would be similar to that, Sihyun, who was adjusting the lightning, snapped out of his reverie. As he tried to assess the situation and flee again, Ruth threw lightning. Sihyun, who had layered shields on top of each other, took the lightning thrown by Ruth with a thud.
Crack.
The first shield was pierced through in vain.
Crack.
The second shield was also pierced.
Crack!
The lightning was blocked by the relatively sturdy third shield. With a continuous heal on his hand, Sihyun, who pulled out the lightning blocked by the shield and returned it to Ruth as if returning a favor, was surprised to see the lightning flying feebly in the opposite direction to what Ruth had thrown. He was so astonished that he almost forgot to focus on flying.
"Should I thank you for returning it?"
Ruth, who caught the lightning that flew away without any resistance, said teasingly. Sihyun, whose pride was hurt, chewed his lips and looked at Ruth. His lips drew a line.
"I should thank you for returning it."
Enough playing around.
Ruth's eyes flickered for a moment, and then he quickly flew towards Sihyun. The previous pursuit seemed like a mere game as Sihyun fled belatedly from Ruth's fierce approach.
Thud! Thud!
Lightning struck down every path of escape, blocking his way. As Sihyun turned around to blast Ruth away, Ruth swiftly reached out to him as if to say he wouldn't be hit by the skill twice. With a thud, the loose neckline of Sihyun's shirt was caught by Ruth.
This is bad.
Realizing it, Sihyun, who was hovering in the air, was slammed to the ground by Ruth, who seemed weightless. It happened in an instant, and he couldn't resist with flight.
Thud!
With a loud sound that would be mistaken for an explosion, Sihyun fell to the ground. The sandstorm raised by the impact obscured his vision. His whole body ached as if his bones were broken, having fallen from a high position. Even though he had surrounded himself with a shield for a moment, it was still this bad.
Coughing, Sihyun immediately used his recovery skill and staggered to his feet. He had about 70% of mana left. He had only one more copy left. The duration of the flight skill was also about three minutes. As he cleared his vision, he saw a man approaching through the clear view. He looked pleased. Sihyun frowned at him, feeling insulted.
"Aren't you being too harsh?"
"I'm being lenient by not attacking right now, kid."
Ruth said bluntly, tongue clicking. Seeing that he didn't ask if he was okay, he seemed to have noticed that I had used a heal. Finally, the sandstorm disappeared, and he appeared in the clear view. I didn't like that he remained wet while I was rolling around in the dirt. Watching him tap the ground with the tip of his shoe while his hands were in both pockets, Sihyun gripped his staff tightly.
"Surrender?"
The man with a smiling gaze asked. Sihyun had a predetermined response.
"No."
As he spat out that answer, Ruth lunged at me again. After unleashing a whirlwind to cover him and then cutting it with lightning, he rushed in. Even when I tried to condense the water to block his breath, it was the same. Sihyun, who realized that the water attribute skill didn't harm him at all, as he faced the madman who unleashed his skills with brute force, realized that the water attribute skill didn't harm him at all.
He dodged the pouring bolts and hurling lightning with agility, swiftly maneuvering his head. Even if he tried to copy telekinesis, the difference in power was clear, so it seemed useless. Meanwhile, Sihyun, confirming that the flight duration had ended, bit his inner lip.
He lacked experience.
Not having seen many skilled individuals, even if he had a copy skill, there were few skills he could apply. Ruth's lightning didn't even work on Ruth himself, so copying it was pointless. It was a desperate situation. It was when he realized that there was nothing left but to do that.
"It seems you're only doing one thing at a time. You're quite good at dodging."
Jumping around like a squirrel to avoid Ruth's lightning, Sihyun, who was already exhausted and dying, was challenged by him. He was agile but lacked stamina. In track terms, he might be first in the 50-meter dash, but last in the 1,200-meter run. Yet, despite all that, as he avoided desperately, his words made him even more determined. It seemed like he wouldn't be satisfied until he smacked his face once.
By the time he was caught up in such impulses, the sky suddenly darkened. It was abnormal considering it wasn't even 10 a.m. yet.
As the thought "No way" crossed his mind, he looked up to see a sky filled with dark clouds. Not a hint of blue was visible. The clear and vast sky from just a moment ago seemed to have been swallowed up by the clouds.
"Doing only one thing at a time?"
Suddenly, Ruth's words came to mind.
No way...
Dread poured down like a waterfall. Looking at Ruth with trembling eyes, he opened his mouth.
"You don't need to hit one lightning at a time, right?"
Ruth, speaking in a cheerful tone, flicked his finger.
Rumble.
In response to that action, the sky roared loudly. Even if all the beasts in the world were howling, it wouldn't have been as loud as this. Making an impression against the deafening noise, he covered his ears, and the dark world suddenly flashed. In the momentary dazzle, he involuntarily closed and opened his eyes. In less than a second, a completely new sight appeared in Sihyun's vision.
Dozens of lightning bolts were floating in the sky. As if time had stopped, they were all hanging in the air, perfectly aligned, all aimed at him. The moment he realized it, Ruth lowered his hand.
Zap!
The halted lightning bolts began to pour down.
In the awe-inspiring sight, Sihyun, forgetting to cast a shield, looked at Ruth with a despairing expression, who was laughing in front of him. For a moment, their eyes met. He appeared to be deeply amused. With a surge of anger, Sihyun bit his inner lip.
That psycho-like bastard.
I'll cancel all intentions.
As he reached that thought, dozens of lightning bolts struck Sihyun.
Boom!
A sinister and explosive sound swallowed the sports field.
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