Side Story: A Turning Point II
A gust of wind, several times more powerful than Clinton's Copy, swept past Galan, leaving a large hole in his clothes though it didn't cut his skin.
"Damn it! These are my brand new clothes! And you're going to treat them like this?!"
Faced with the original's endless complaints, Galan's Copy was like an iceberg that had been dormant for thousands of years, completely ignoring his words and simply wielding his weapon, attacking him from all sorts of tricky angles.
Do you even have Snake Venom Powder?
Thank goodness it was fake.
"Hey! You can even copy [the Peerless Disinfectant]?"
Phew, thank goodness it was fake too.
As Galan watched his opponent throw bottles at him during their duel, he was filled with dread.
Did I never expect my usual fighting style to be this wild?
They just throw out the medicine at the drop of a hat!
Fortunately, the Water Mirror Demon doesn't seem to be able to copy special items like [Potions ] and [Magic Item] as well, otherwise that would be too overpowered.
Even if he were to face his fully armed Copy, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat it without breaking several teeth.
From the moment we started until now, Galan seemed to have been on the defensive, but the Copy hadn't been able to cause him any real damage; at most, they'd just scratch his clothes and scrape his skin.
Honestly, if it were a real, head-to-head battle, Galan would never be as nonchalant as he is now. After all, his opponent is himself, and he would inevitably suffer some losses no matter what.
Fortunately, he has no intention of fighting it so far, so all his actions are just a smokescreen to help him better dodge the Copy's next attack.
Isn't it easy to guess his own methods?
He continued to observe the Copy's battle while remaining hidden, and by now he had basically figured out all of their trump cards.
I had actually considered this possibility: the Copy might not have enough blood to draw upon for its own use of [Blood Manipulation Magic].
But what if it could draw upon Galan's blood?
Logically speaking, it's entirely possible that the other party is Copy of oneself and possesses the exact same magic.
Even if one cannot use the blood of others, it still seems like a realistic thing for "oneself" to use one's own.
However, Galan has remained hidden until now, and the Copy, under the orders of the Water Mirror Demon, has relentlessly pursued him. Under these circumstances, it hasn't used [Blood Manipulation Magic] to kill him, which means that even if it knew this magic...
It's nothing more than a decoration.
"If that's the case... then it's safe."
Clang!!
With a crisp metallic clang, the two Alchemy Longswords clashed together for the first time.
Before this, he had only used a technique similar to Tai Chi Sword to deflect all of the Copy's moves; in general, he hadn't directly encountered it.
All of his opponent's attacks were like hitting cotton, causing him no real damage. Coupled with his understanding of his own moves, dodging them was a piece of cake.
But now, they are truly facing off. No matter how much pressure the Copy put on the longsword, Galan remains unmoved, like a steadfast mountain that has weathered countless storms and remains firmly in the river.
"It's my turn to shine in the second half."
With a sudden burst of strength from his wrist gripping the hilt, he sent the Copy flying.
In that brief moment of stalemate, the opponent seemed to have sensed the change in Galan and was prepared in advance. So, the sudden attack only caused Garan to dodge a few times before he quickly regained his footing, distanced himself from Galan, and assumed a fighting stance again.
"Just copying it to this extent won't solve my problem."
Based on my current understanding, the Water Mirror Demon is undoubtedly a catastrophic threat to Mages.
Because the opponent can perfectly copy all the magic the original possesses, and for mages, magic is their only weapon.
But for him, although his main profession is as a warrior, Galan's combat is never limited to the ways of a warrior.
Therefore, the Copy that Water Mirror Demon can create cannot restrain Galan.
Once he realized this, his last remaining concerns vanished.
My main task right now is to quickly resolve the problem at hand, and then hurry up and find Lia.
The person with Lia happens to be a Mage. If the mage is not strong enough and Lia is harmed, then she's doomed.
Thinking of this, Galan's heart clenched again. This troublesome girl, no matter how much she pleaded next time, she would never bring her to such a dangerous place again!
Galan's fingers deftly reached for the bottles tied to his waist.
Would you like three bottles?
No, two bottles are more than enough.
After carefully assessing the strength displayed by the Copy before him, Galan made his own judgment.
Without further hesitation, he immediately pulled out two bottles and removed the stoppers.
In an instant, the scent of fresh blood emanated from it, and the rusty feeling almost made him think he was at a murder scene.
The preservation is truly impressive; it looks like it was just released.
"[The Blood Manipulation Magic]"
As the Mana within his body began to circulate skillfully, the blood in the bottle seemed to be summoned by something, immediately gushing out and flowing like a dark red river around his body.
This level of development and manipulation of blood is something that most Mages might not be able to achieve even in their entire lives. However, thanks to Serie's [Magic of Transfer Magic], he directly inherited all of the founder's nearly 100 years of experience in developing and learning this magic, and his ability to manipulate blood is absolutely top-notch.
The only drawback is Galan's own Mana.
Because he wasn't a professional Mage, and because he didn't have much time to cultivate his Mana, his current Mana was only enough to use this spell for less than ten minutes.
However, judging from the current situation, ten minutes is more than enough. In fact, he is confident that he can finish the battle in less than a minute if he is only dealing with this one Copy.