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Davian barely managed to catch the movements of the Geminos brothers.
But no matter how high he raised his Eye of Swordsmanship skill level, his left and right eyes wouldn't split apart to look to the sides.
Their speed was fast, and exactly the same.
In the fleeting moment he considered which one to shift his gaze to first, they had already completely scattered to Davian's left and right.
"Haa!"
"Hat!"
Simultaneously letting out short bursts of energy, the Geminos brothers began to surge in from Davian's left and right at the same time.
All of this happened in just a few seconds after Davian fired off his wind element magic.
'Fast and efficient!'
There was no more time to hesitate.
Davian quickly darted forward head-on.
He created an ice sword while running.
"Expected."
"Path."
The Geminos brothers also smoothly twisted their bodies to follow Davian.
The distance between Davian and the assassins narrowed.
'Now!'
Davian used his inner force to stop abruptly.
He immediately turned back and swung his ice sword.
Clang!
Surprisingly, the Geminos brothers simultaneously blocked Davian's ice sword.
Then, using Davian's force against him, they split apart to the left and right again.
About ten steps apart, the Geminos brothers simultaneously twisted their bodies and kicked out.
"Go!"
"It's over!"
Davian extended both arms to the left and right, simultaneously firing off fireballs.
The fastest magic he could manifest.
"Useless."
"No chance."
Bang!
Boom!
The Geminos brothers slashed the fireballs with their aura-imbued weapons and charged straight in.
A speed that would fluster even the composed Davian.
Moreover, since they were both charging in from both sides at the same speed, it was difficult to decide which one to deal with first.
The time he spent hesitating wasn't long, but the time it took for the Geminos brothers to approach was even shorter.
Clang!
Crash!
He blocked the right with his ice sword and erected an ice wall to block the left.
The one on the right kept swinging his sword, and the one on the left went around the ice wall and began swinging his axe, focusing on Davian's lower body.
He had no chance of defeating them in swordsmanship.
Davian's clothes were torn here and there, and blood seeped out.
"It's ending. Kid."
"Not bad, though."
The Geminos brothers were definitely different from the assassins he had met so far.
They were skilled enough that it wouldn't have been easy even in a one-on-one fight, but their teamwork was too good.
He could barely block, but if the injuries kept increasing like this, he would eventually lose.
'Wait. Injuries are increasing...'
He had greatly increased his external force in the cave to overcome the poison.
Thanks to that, the Scorpio's Blessing skill level had also risen to 25.
'It might be worth a try.'
Davian's movements, which had been all about defense, changed.
"Huh?"
"This guy?"
Davian lowered his defense to some extent and took an offensive position.
Clang!
Bang!
Davian's ice sword and magical attacks relentlessly pushed back the Geminos brothers.
But that was only for a moment.
Davian didn't inflict any significant damage.
Instead, only larger wounds were accumulating on Davian's body.
"Heh heh. Go ahead, put up a last struggle."
"The kid's got guts."
Slash.
Davian's left arm was deeply cut and tattered.
Thunk.
A sword was deeply embedded in Davian's right thigh.
One of the techniques he had used the most since his swordsmanship sparring with Brenton four months ago.
'Inflict an injury to make the opponent careless, then launch a counterattack.'
But this wasn't a sparring session.
A battle against a duo of professional assassins who were waiting to kill Davian.
Shallow injuries made during sparring wouldn't make them careless.
Davian, ignoring the deep wounds, flew backward to create distance from them.
"This is."
"The end."
The Geminos brothers flew towards Davian as he was.
Davian used the Eye of Swordsmanship skill to its fullest to focus on the tips of the Geminos brothers' weapons.
'Just enough not to die.'
Thunk.
Crack.
An axe was deeply embedded in Davian's side.
The sword cut halfway through Davian's right shoulder and passed by.
Thud.
Davian knelt on the spot.
A gamble.
A life-threatening gamble.
If the axe had pushed further between his ribs or the sword had cut deeper into his upper body, he could have lost his life.
But he wasn't dead yet.
Only then did the Geminos brothers step back one step at a time.
A match that was clearly over to anyone.
"He was quite a guy, though."
"I admit it. Not bad for his age."
"Was there anyone else who endured this much?"
"I think there was... Huh?"
"That guy! His flesh is growing back!"
"What is he? A troll?"
"Something's wrong! End him now!"
The Geminos brothers simultaneously raised their weapons.
At that moment.
Davian's left hand was raised.
Clearly, his upper arm was more than half cut off and tattered.
Although it wasn't completely healed yet, the muscles and tissues protruding from the wound were intertwining and regenerating his arm.
Crack.
The body of the younger of the Geminos brothers seemed to shrink completely.
Bang!
His torso exploded as it was.
Mana Acceleration.
The older brother, startled, swung his sword down at Davian's neck, but.
Clang!
An ice wall that had been erected in the meantime blocked the older brother's sword.
Like his left arm, the deep wound on his right shoulder was also rapidly recovering.
Thanks to that, Davian could raise his right arm and create an ice wall.
"What, what is this guy!"
Tap.
Davian's body bounced up as if repelled.
The deep wound on his right thigh where the sword had been deeply embedded was now almost healed.
The wound on his side was also regenerating as tissues and muscles intertwined.
The undefeated assassins who boasted the best teamwork, the Geminos brothers.
The younger brother was dead with his body exploded, and only the older brother remained.
Fear filled the older brother's eyes.
He desperately raised his sword upwards and extended it towards Davian.
Swish.
A sharp wind element magic imbued with 6-star mana covered his body.
"Haaap!"
The older brother let out a loud shout and slashed the wind element magic.
But his eyes had long been filled with fear.
Now, even his legs were starting to tremble.
Davian, who had landed on the ground, created an ice sword again.
Vertical slash.
Davian's ice sword drew a large arc.
Eyes filled with fear.
Trembling legs.
But the Geminos brothers were assassins who had already succeeded in over 100 assassinations.
Without letting go of their focus until the end, they held their swords horizontally and blocked Davian's ice sword.
Clang!
Davian's ice sword cut through the Geminos brother's sword as it was.
The Geminos brother's pupils grew pitch black.
A cold ice sword was reflected in his pitch-black pupils.
Davian's ice sword continued to draw the sword path it had been drawing without slowing down at all.
Slash.
The assassin's body was cut in two vertically.
It was cut so sharply that blood only gushed out from the cut surface after a few seconds.
Thud.
Davian collapsed on the spot.
His left arm, right thigh, left side, and right shoulder were still repairing and regenerating their wounds.
Davian's last movement was enough to instill fear in the Geminos brothers.
But it was also a very difficult movement for Davian.
The wounds were not completely regenerated, and Davian was able to move his body like this only thanks to his strong willpower.
"Davian."
A familiar voice.
A bright yet cold, clear yet deep voice.
A hollow chuckle escaped Davian's lips.
"Ha."
The ice spirit Glacie floated to Davian's face.
"Amazing, Davian."
"Why, didn't you come until I was about to die?"
"I thought you would win."
"Can you say that even after looking at my state?"
Whoosh.
A bright light radiated from Glacie's body, and her small body grew to the size of a person.
Glacie sat down next to Davian.
She stretched out her palm towards Davian's wounds, and white snowflakes fell on the wounds.
"What is it? Do you even know healing magic?"
"No. I don't."
"Then what is this?"
"It will reduce the pain a little. While the healing is being done."
Come to think of it, the severe pain felt somewhat relieved.
"Davian. I really like you."
"Then why didn't you come and help me?"
"Davian, it's you. You could have called me out, right? To help you. You're the one who never calls me out, no matter how dangerous it is."
"......"
That's right.
When he felt that the two assassins were too much, he could have asked Glacie for help.
It was a much safer path than taking such an extreme risk.
But.
"You'll develop bad habits. Every time something's a little dangerous, you'll call out Glacie and get help, and you'll be able to fight comfortably like that. But......"
He had lived in this game for 10 years.
He had died 3 times and this was his 4th life.
If there was one thing he had learned for sure.
That damn game 'Elton Academy' wasn't that easy.
The academy had many faculty members.
All of them were people with skills that were renowned on the continent.
But whenever such dangerous quests where his life was on the line occurred, they were invariably tied up elsewhere and didn't appear.
Or enemies would appear who were so strong that even fighting with them would put his life in danger.
Davian was living his 4th life, having experienced countless such situations.
"If I just rely on you, Glacie, I'll die when a situation comes where I can't. I have to train to overcome it myself. I'm only a freshman."
"I know. That's why I really like you. Davian, you try to overcome it yourself no matter what. Sometimes it seems like you have a stronger mentality than Erium Alkanzia. You're really the best, my friend Davian."
There were still 6 and a half years left.
Just because he had an unbelievably strong helper didn't mean he should rely on her. He might have to give up his last life in any situation at any time.
That was why Davian rarely called out Glacie.
"Actually, I was going to come out earlier. You looked a bit dangerous."
"But?"
"When I looked at Davian's eyes... I somehow didn't think you would ever lose to these guys."
"......Well. I appreciate you knowing that. But this time was a bit tough."
"Anyway, you won. Kkya-rere."
Even while sitting and talking with Glacie, Davian's wounds were healing quickly.
"But Davian. What are you, really? What's wrong with your body?"
"What is it."
"I've never seen anyone with a body that heals like this on its own."
"I'm a bit unique. Isn't that why you chose me?"
"That's true. Besides, the mana accumulated in your body. It's increased so much compared to when I first saw it. How is this possible?"
"I'm a bit of an oddball."
Since he had to heal his wounds anyway, Davian and Glacie sat shoulder to shoulder and had various conversations.
When Davian's wounds were almost healed.
"Davian... Oppa?"
Velus woke up.
Ding.
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[Achievement Event 'Rescue the Kidnapped Velus' Completed]
Reward: Achievement stat increase
Charm +1
Leadership +1
Dignity +1
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