Chapter 173

Wаtсhing thаt sсene, Кhаn wаs mоmеntarily so shосked he сouldn’t beliеvе it.

‘Using Lightning Оvеrlоаd? Wait, hold оn. How оn еarth?’

Кhаn wаs рuzzlеd abоut how Shаrin could роssiblу usе Lightning Overlоad, оne of the highеst-tiеr 5th-grade spells.

Nо mаtter how much of a gеnius mаge Sharin was, could shе rеally imitаte а sреll аfter seeing it just onсe?

No, аbsоlutеly impоssiblе.

‘I’ll hаve to аsk her aftеr the match ends.’

Whеn Shаrin used Lightning Ovеrlоad, mоre Mаna swirled and mоre Sраrks crackled than whеn Silvia hаd usеd it еarliеr.

Sparks viоlеntlу craсkled multiрlе timеs thrоugh thе dark сlоuds dеnselу filling thе arena’s ceiling.

“Hahahaha! What? Sharin, you can use this spell too? You think you can defeat me with just this?”

“Oppa, I’m not joking. So, stop laughing and get serious.”

“Hmm… I see, you seem serious.”

Sharin looked visibly angry, seemingly displeased with Byutek, who kept laughing.

In truth, Byutek also knew that Sharin was going all out to defeat him.

He even felt that if things went wrong, he could die.

Even now, a chilling sensation was swirling all over Byutek’s body.

‘If I mess up, I could die.’

Perhaps because the Mana felt from the sky was immense, he thought he might die.

Thus, Byutek also intended to go all out to block Sharin’s attack.

Although it was a situation where he could die if he made a mistake, for some reason, Byutek couldn’t stop a smile from leaking out.

‘Master Dramos is watching.’

Byutek’s eyes met Dramos’s, who was watching him from the opposite side of the participant waiting area, smiling.

The teachings received from Dramos had awakened Byutek to the fact that he possessed tremendous talent for Bone and Muscle.

And he had also been explained methods to further strengthen and grow this innate Bone and Muscle.

‘Byutek, there’s only one teaching I can give you. You have more innate Bone and Muscle talent than any knight I’ve seen so far.’

‘Then… what must I do to become stronger?’

‘What do you mean, what must you do? You’re asking the obvious. Tsk, tsk…’

‘Please tell me!’

‘To make your innate Bone and Muscle stronger and tougher, you need to subject it to impacts of equivalent strength.’

‘What does that mean?’

‘I’ll show you starting now.’

So, Byutek became Dramos’s disciple and spent several days just getting hit by him.

Of course, it wasn’t just getting hit the whole time; there were also practices of striking rocks with a sword in between, but the time spent getting hit was longer.

‘Ah, it hurts! It hurts too much! If I end up dying from this, will you take responsibility?!’

‘Die? What nonsense, you man. Tsk… For someone with innate Bone and Muscle, you’re quite the complainer. To strengthen your innate Bone and Muscle, you must endure pain like this. That’s the only way you can become stronger. Based on my observations so far, your talent for Swordsmanship is rather poor. No, not just poor, it’s trash-level.’

‘……Then I’ll do it.’

Memories from a few days ago, when he was training under Dramos, suddenly surfaced in Byutek’s mind.

Raising his head to look at the arena ceiling, he saw Sparks crackling between the massive dark clouds, with strong currents flowing.

Byutek gripped his Greatsword, shrugged his shoulders, and took a defensive stance.

Originally, the standard combat method against a mage was to attack quickly while the mage chanted their Incantation, but Byutek had no intention of doing that.

‘If I go all out, Sharin will definitely get hurt.’

From the beginning, Byutek had no intention of winning the match against Sharin.

Instead, he planned to taunt her so he could take the strongest magic she could use.

‘My body grows stronger the more it gets hit. The more I endure strong attacks with my body, the tougher and stronger it becomes…!’

If it was to become Khan’s Escort Knight, he could easily endure this level of pain.

Therefore.

“What? You’re not attacking, just blocking?! Are you crazy?”

“Hahahaha! Sharin, your magic is just ticklish to me, so worry about yourself!”

Hearing Byutek’s words, Sharin’s expression changed instantly.

She stretched her hand toward Byutek.

Then, a massive Thunderbolt fell from the dark clouds formed on the ceiling, right above Byutek’s head.

“Hahahaha! As expected, it’s nothing special!”

Byutek endured the Thunderbolt in a defensive stance, holding only his Greatsword.

But that wasn’t the end.

Powerful Thunderbolts kept falling incessantly.

Watching the Lightning Overload Sharin used, Khan was genuinely impressed.

It seemed several times more powerful than the Lightning Overload Silvia had used.

‘Sharin… is indeed a genius.’

He couldn’t understand how Sharin could use a spell she had only seen once, and even more powerfully at that.

It was a realm of genius that even Khan couldn’t fathom.

“Hahahaha!! It’s… nothing special!!!”

But what was even more astonishing was that Byutek was enduring Sharin’s Lightning Overload.

And doing so with his bare body at that.

‘Byutek is truly a monster too. He’s just enduring that with his bare body?’

The spectators were also watching Byutek, who was enduring with his bare body, in admiration.

“Wow!! Insane!! I knew Byutek was a real man! He’s taking lightning with his body!!”

“Go for it, Byutek!!! Win for us!!”

“Byutek!!! Quickly walk forward and attack first!! You can win!!!”

However, it was unavoidable that Byutek seemed to be at a disadvantage.

Byutek was just standing still, holding up his Greatsword, continuously getting hit by Thunderbolts.

No matter how tough Byutek was, Damage would inevitably accumulate on his body.

“Kekekeke, that kid… interesting. I picked a disciple quite brilliantly, kekekeke!”

Dramos, watching the scene, smiled, showing his teeth.

He hadn’t expected his teachings to be carried out so perfectly.

‘Among the disciples with innate Bone and Muscle I’ve had, none were this crazy… He’s properly ruthless.’

Many had innate Bone and Muscle but failed to blossom their talent.

Because to blossom Bone and Muscle talent, one had to endure tremendous pain.

‘That kid has not only incredible Bone and Muscle talent but also incredible talent for enduring pain.’

Dramos watched Byutek with an interested expression.

The battle between Byutek and Sharin continued.

Thunderbolts were still falling from the ceiling.

It was the point ten minutes after Byutek started getting hit by Thunderbolts.

Although it only looked like Byutek was getting beaten one-sidedly, he appeared surprisingly fine despite being struck by Thunderbolts.

Rather, Sharin, who was using the magic, was gradually getting tired.

“Huff, huff… How on earth are you so fine?!”

“Hahaha! Sharin, is this all you’ve got?”

“What are you talking about! It’s far from over!”

Sharin used Lightning Overload toward Byutek once again.

But this time too, Byutek didn’t fall.

Then, for the first time, Byutek began to take a step.

“Wh-what! You can move? You should be Electrocuted and unable to move…!”

Sharin shouted in a surprised voice, but Byutek said nothing.

He just slowly approached Sharin.

“D-don’t come!”

Sharin used Lightning Overload twice in a row, but Byutek didn’t stop.

Byutek’s steps gradually quickened.

Before they knew it, only about five meters remained between him and Sharin.

“I said don’t come!”

Now, she even wondered if this magic was effective against Byutek at all.

Outwardly, Byutek looked completely unaffected.

His eyes were wide open, and his gait was perfectly normal.

“D-don’t come! Huff, huff… If you come, I’ll shoot an even stronger spell…!”

Sharin shouted in a slightly frightened voice, but Byutek still didn’t stop.

Reaching right in front of Sharin, Byutek raised his hand with a sly smile.

She wanted to use Defensive Magic, but after using a 5th-grade spell dozens of times in a row, Sharin’s Mana was temporarily depleted.

She tightly closed her eyes and hunched her body, but.

Pat.

Suddenly, a large hand was placed on her head.

“Sharin, you win.”

The moment Byutek placed his hand on Sharin’s head, he collapsed to the floor and fainted.

Watching that scene, Khan could only look at the fainted Byutek with a dumbfounded expression.

[LV.199 Khan’s Escort Knight Byutek]