mtl008 Chapter 732 - 732
Chapter 732 - 732
With all friction against the air eliminated and no wind resistance, his sword speed was incredibly fast!Moreover, his movements were completely silent, making it perfect for ambushes—surely unstoppable.
Touka watched that sword strike and instinctively equated it to the first stage of the Twin-Wings realm, "Instant Maximum Acceleration"—their movements were almost identical!
Eiji slipped out from under his sword path as if his feet had slid.
The sword speed was extreme, the sword force immense.
Hmm.
Although his swordsmanship was truly average, judging solely by this level of strength, the title of Sword Saint was well-deserved.
"Is this so-called Sword God only capable of dodging?"
The One-Armed Swordsman glared at him angrily.
"The Alliance must have misjudged you to place you on the pedestal of a god!"
His tone was extremely arrogant, his eyes filled with contempt.
As if trying to provoke his anger.
"Don't think provocation will work on me."
Eiji stopped moving, a smile appearing on his face.
"However, I've already seen through your ability. I won't dodge the next strike."
He said this.
The One-Armed Swordsman was immediately delighted.
Without hesitation, he followed up with a move like "Splitting Mount Hua," cleaving straight toward Eiji's head!
Facing that strike capable of splitting mountains and severing seas, Eiji calmly extended his right hand.
"Foolish!"
The One-Armed Swordsman was overjoyed at the sight.
His friction ability, when used defensively, could keep all attacks from reaching him. When used offensively, it could slay even gods!
He maximized the friction on his sword blade!
With just one strike, he could sever anything—even a Blazer's Device could be cut in two!
This was the Blazer technique known as "Mountain-Cleaving Strike"!
To face such an attack with only one hand?
Simply utterly foolish!
He really is too young. For a brat like this to become the Sword God or whatever is downright laughable!
"Wh-What?!"
But abruptly, the sword froze mid-air.
The One-Armed Swordsman cried out in disbelief, his contempt instantly vanishing into thin air.
Looking closely, two jade-white fingers delicately pinched both sides of the heavy Mountain-Cleaving Sword.
Though they were just two fragile fingers, no matter how much force he applied, they remained firm as a rock, gripping the blade tightly like a vise!
"How is this possible?"
The One-Armed Swordsman widened his eyes.
A strike with maximized friction, caught just like that by two fingers?
"You haven't read much, have you?"
Eiji held the heavy sword with just two fingers, looking completely at ease, without any sign of strain.
"Force has direction. In its own direction, it's naturally unstoppable, but when faced with a perpendicular force, it's like a venomous snake with its fangs removed—utterly powerless!"
The One-Armed Swordsman had maximized the friction on his sword blade.
This was the strongest attack a friction-manipulating Blazer could conceive.
But such an attack, against a straightforward opponent, could naturally crush them in one strike. However, if someone like Eiji applied another force from a perpendicular direction, it instantly became a paper tiger.
"For example, if a sword strikes a table, the stronger the friction on the sword, the easier it is to shatter the table.
But if you place the sword horizontally on the table and push it forward like a toy car, the stronger the friction on the sword, the harder it becomes to move.
This is because the direction of force is different.
Now, Eiji pinching the blade is like turning a sword coming straight at him into a small car placed horizontally between his two fingers. The greater the friction, the more impossible it is for it to escape from between his fingers."
"I see!"
Touka suddenly understood, as if she were back in a classroom, with a teacher using real-life examples to teach her physics.
"Damn it!"
The One-Armed Swordsman cursed, his expression turning extremely ugly.
Although he didn't fully understand, he knew the flaw in his technique had been exposed!
What kind of brain did this guy have?
How could he see through his move in such a short time?
"Swish!"
Suddenly, a sound.
The heavy sword slipped out from between Eiji's fingers, as slippery as an eel.
"Oh? You reduced the friction to zero?"
Seeing this, Eiji immediately understood.
Once the friction on a car placed on a table is reduced to zero, it moves wildly. This should be knowledge from middle school physics textbooks.
"Retreat!"
Without hesitation, the One-Armed Swordsman turned and ran!
"?"
Eiji mentally typed a question mark.
Wait, where did your earlier arrogance go?
You talked so big, and now you're running away just like that?
As he fled, the One-Armed Swordsman was filled with regret.
He had thought Eiji was just a fraud, but he never expected his strength to be so terrifying!
Without even using a sword, he had completely dismantled his proudest technique!
To be honest, he only had "Mountain-Cleaving Slash" as his one offensive skill. After all, one move had always been enough to dominate, so he never felt the need to develop a second skill.
He had never been exposed like this before, with his flaws pointed out in just a few words!
With Mountain-Cleaving Slash rendered useless, of course, he had no choice but to run!
Damn it, what kind of monster is this guy?!
"Why are you running? Don't you know you're just making me chase you?"
Eiji's complaining voice came from behind.
"Good thing I'm also good at running!"
The One-Armed Swordsman felt a wave of relief.
By canceling the friction under his feet, he could escape at top speed!
"Wait, I remember this guy's ability seems to be speed-related?"
He suddenly felt a chill.
Trying to outrun a speed-type ability user?
"Argh—!"
Suddenly, an intense pain shot through him.
Caught off guard, the One-Armed Swordsman let out a short, sharp cry.
"What... is this?"
He looked down at his feet, his expression turning grim.
Two sharp, slender light swords, like nails, had pierced through the soles of his feet!
"No, they didn't pierce through... These are iron stakes emerging from the ground. I stepped on them myself!"
The One-Armed Swordsman was certain he hadn't been attacked.
"Is this also... because the direction of force is different?"
He let out a bitter laugh.
Looking around, within a radius of over ten meters centered on him, the ground was covered with light swords standing upright like nails.
All of them had emerged from underground, standing straight up.
Had this guy, without even using his Blazer ability, defeated him, the renowned One-Armed Swordsman?
"Normal force and friction are not the same concept!"
Eiji walked up from behind, smiling.
"I heard you fought Kurogane Ikki. Even when he was at his limit, he managed to inflict serious injuries on you and force you to retreat. How could you possibly think I wouldn't notice your flaws? You think I can't defeat you?"
Kurogane Ikki, nearly exhausted of stamina, had still managed to wound the One-Armed Swordsman—he must have spotted the flaws in his abilities.
Eiji, whose strength far surpassed his, certainly couldn't have failed to notice them.
"Study more physics. Of course, that's assuming you get the chance to learn."
Eiji said with a sarcastic smile.