abilities, as long as it was not hit by a weapon made of a specific material, it would substantially reduce the amount of damage it received. The angels apparently possessed this ability, which
allowed them to survive such strong hits from Gazef.
Thus——Gazef decided to gather all his strength and his blade started to shimmer with light as
he prepared himself to unleash his special skill 「Focus Fighting Power」.
Noticing an opportunity, the Angel brandished his flame-red sword. But——
“——Too late.”
In the eyes of the Kingdom’s strongest knight, the Angel’s movements were too slow.
Gazef’s sword moved.
This attack was a lot more powerful than the blow before, so Gazef’s sword cut easily through
the Angel’s body.
Suffering devastating damage, the body of the Angel slowly melted into the air and disappeared.
Shining brightly, the wings scattered and disappeared, creating a fascinating dream-like scene.
If not for the desperate blood-filled situation, Gazef would have definitely admired it. But right
now he was not in that kind of carefree mood.
He looked around, intending to confirm incoming enemy attacks───And couldn't help a wry
smile.
The Angels received reinforcements.
And Gazef knew very wel these weren’t normal reinforcements.
“...What am I supposed do against magic? Damn it.”
He cursed the Magic Chanters who were able to easily create soldiers out of thin air. Gazef
calmly counted the number of enemies around him, confirming that all the people encircling the
village were here. With that the encirclement around the village should be gone.
“Now then Master Gown, the rest is up to you…”
Gazef felt satisfaction, having been able to save the lives of the villagers. As he stared intensely into the eyes of his enemies, the sound of galloping horses became louder and louder. Those
were the sounds of his men coming back after luring the enemy away.
“I told them to retreat after luring the encirclement out… that stupid… prideful bunch of idiots.”
Using all his strength, Gazef charged..
Perhaps this one moment in the battle would be the only and best opportunity. Because of the
horsemen’s speed, the Magic Chanters will have to focus all of their efforts to stop them from
linking up with the main force. Considering the flow of the battle, the Magic Chanters only had
one course of action. The horses of his subordinates neighed and acted the same way as
Gazef’s horse did a few moments ago, they raised their hooves high and many of the horsemen
fell off their horses. The Angels didn’t miss this opportunity to strike.
Although the horsemen had similar fighting strength as the angels, but the horsemen were
clearly at a disadvantage due to their lack of special abilities and the difference in their baseline capabilities. As expected, since there were only half as many horsemen as there were Angels,
they were slowly forced into a corner. Coupled with the magical attacks of the Magic Chanters,
the gap between the two forces began to widen. One by one did the horsemen fall to the ground.
Gazef couldn't bear watching their inevitable demise and cast his sight straight ahead.
His target was the enemy commander.
Even if he kil ed the commander, his opponents wouldn’t retreat. But this was the only way
everyone could survive.
More than thirty Angels blocked Gazef’s charge. He wasn't happy seeing his opponent
strengthening their defense.
"Out of the way ───,"
Gazef unleashes his hidden Kill move.
His hands emitted heat, which started to spread throughout his body.
Gazef broke through his physical limitations, achieving hero-level strength. At the same time, he
simultaneously activated various martial arts skil s─── an act that could be described as a
warrior’s magic.
Gazefs stared at six angels flying in the surroundings.
"「Sixfold Slash of Light」"
This martial arts skill created rapid flashes.
With one move he hit six enemies.
Those hit were cleaved into halves, which became dissipating balls of light.
The rest of the Angels gasped in of surprise while Gazef’s men cheered loudly.
Although his hand ached from using his trump card, something of this degree wasn’t enough to
hinder him.
As if receiving orders to stop the applause, a large number of the angels started their attack
again. One of them swung at Gazef with a red flaming sword.
Just when the Angel was about to hit him with its sword, Gazef immediately activated his martial
arts skill and his body dodged instantly with a mist-like motion.
Before the Angel even had the chance to swing its sword, it already suffered Gazef’s sword
strike. This one move let the angel transform into a ball of light.
Gazef attack did not end there.
"「Full Throttle」."
With movements similar to flowing water, all the angels’ strikes were taken care of.
Using his unique skil , he continues to attack two angels. Like a miraculous scene, Gazef’s
stubborn resistance creates a trace of hope of winning for his men.
However, the Theocracy would not allow such thing, and with mocking voice they extinguished
the soldiers’ glimmer of hope.
"How exciting. But… let’s end this. Everyone who lost their Angel, summon replacements. Use
all your magic to target Strolonoff."
His boiling emotions instantly cooled down.
"Not looking good."
Gazef muttered in a low voice while he dissolved another Angel. There won’t be any applause
even though Gazef continues to strike down angels. The faces of his men were full of anxiety as
they readied their swords to face the enemy.
Be it numbers, weapons, training or abilities, Gazef’s troop was inferior in every way. Their only
weapon ——the hope of victory—— has disappeared.
Gazef fought back by using his reflexes to avoid the weapons of his enemies. Although he only
needed one strike to destroy an angel, the enemies’ main force was stil far away.
Although he hoped his men would make a difference, they were unable to break through the
defence of an Angel without a Magic Weapon. They couldn’t use skil s similar to Gazef’s
「Focus Fighting Power」, nor did they have any weapon enchantments. Even if they managed
to injure the Angels, it was still difficult to cause fatal injuries.
It was hopeless.
Gazef bit his lips and could only continue to wield his sword.
He used several instant kill moves in a row; his record for the consecutive uses of 「Six Fold
Slash of Light」 was constantly increasing.
Warriors like Gazef could use up to six different martial arts skills during combat. Including the
hidden move, he can use up to 7 types in battle.
He was currently using his martial arts skills [Body Strengthening], [Mental Enhancement],
[Enhanced Magic Resistance], [Magical Weapon Enchantment] and martial arts skills to attack
five different targets.
The reason he didn’t activate his limit of seven different skil s was that the amount of
concentration required would be too great.
Especially 「Six Fold Slash of Light」, which required three times as much concentration.
Even for Gazef, who had only two different finishing moves——one which required him to use
up all his energy, and another one that used up four times as much concentration.
If he could use these martial skills, he could easily defeat the Angels. But even if he did so, they would continue to be summoned back. As long as he did not defeat the summoner, he would