In the following days, the three frequently visited the ancestral homeland of the Superd Race.
Rudeus set up several temporary "monster spawners" on the wasteland, constantly summoning monsters to give Eris intense combat training.
At first, Rujierd simply stood aside and watched silently.
But not long after, he couldn't resist and personally joined the training with a gun.
Rudeus himself has resumed his research into developing the secrets of the Magic Sword Style...
Actually, he's made progress recently.
The magic attached to the sword is sometimes violent and chaotic when it separates from the sword, but it is often in this state that the magic is most powerful.
This led to a completely new development direction: magical "explosion".
He piled wild and chaotic magic power onto the sword, causing it to unleash explosive power with every strike.
If enough magic power is injected, its power is expected to be comparable to a nuclear bomb!
However, only I can experiment with this method.
After all... this requires an extremely high level of control over magic.
If an ordinary person were to do this, let alone whether they could gather such a large amount of magic power onto the sword.
Even assuming that this were achieved, the sword would be so fragile that even the slightest tremor would cause the magic to spiral out of control and ultimately explode.
Therefore... the sword techniques of the Magic Sword Style are never rigid or fixed.
Aside from the underlying logic being the same, everyone has their own style.
Take Eris, for example...
Rudeus looked up and gazed into the distance.
Eris wielded her greatsword, weaving through the horde of monsters as if she never tired.
Crimson sword energy crisscrossed.
One after another, the monsters were cut in half at the waist, their limbs flying everywhere.
She became more and more excited as she chopped, a joyful smile spreading across her face as she had a wonderful time.
Until the light from the summoning arrays gradually faded.
The last monster fell as well.
" Rudeus!"
Eris ran over, looking quite unsatisfied, and complained with her cheeks puffed out:
"How did it end? I haven't even warmed up yet!"
Rudeus chuckled softly:
" Eris, how long has it been since we sparred?"
"Huh? Is Rudeus finally going to spar with me?"
"I happen to have some new tricks I'd like to try, so I'll have to trouble you with that."
"Hmph! I've been working on it lately too! Come on!"
Eris gripped her sword in both hands and assumed a fighting stance.
Rudeus raised his hand, opened his Magic Pocket, and took out a staff.
" The Aqua Heartia?"
Eris exclaimed in surprise:
" Rudeus, so you've been carrying this with you all along! Why haven't I seen you use it before?"
"Because it's a gift you gave me yourself, I've treasured it and can't bear to use it."
Eris was slightly taken aback.
A blush crept onto her pretty face.
After a moment, she whispered:
"Actually..."
"If Rudeus could keep using it..."
"I would be even happier."
Rudeus smiled slightly and raised his staff.
"So, what's next?"
"Use your body to truly feel my love!"
boom--
As soon as he finished speaking, magic instantly condensed on the magic stone at the tip of the staff.
Then a curved ice blade materialized and pierced firmly onto the tip of the staff.
At that moment, the staff transformed into a scythe.
But Eris had no interest in observing any of this...
He charged towards Rudeus, sword in hand!
But in Rudeus's eyes, the opponent's speed wasn't that fast; he even had the energy to perform a knife flourish.
Ka--
The metal struck the solid ice with a crisp sound.
The ice sickle was cut with a small notch.
Rudeus quickly jumped back, his ice scythe flashing with cold light as he swung it through the air, unleashing an ice blade.
Eris immediately parried with her sword.
This attack effectively disrupted her offensive rhythm.
The moment it landed, the ice blade embedded in the magic stone was restored to its original state.
(There's still a lot of room for improvement in terms of toughness... Let's avoid head-on collisions for now.)
With this in mind, Rudeus, taking advantage of the distance, wildly swung his scythe.
The staff sliced through the air, creating gusts of wind, and countless ice blades shot out towards Eris.
"Hmph! A ranged attack contest? Are you looking down on me!?"
Eris scoffed, and the greatsword cleaved in two in her hand.
Crimson demonic light flashed on the sword's blade as Eris wielded her twin blades, unleashing streaks of blood-red sword energy.
In an instant--
Two torrents of power, one red and one blue, collided with each other, and waves of magic energy spread outwards like a sea breeze.
Rujierd stood at a distance, her body lowered, but the hem of her clothes fluttered in the aftershocks of the battle.
At this moment, he was utterly shocked.
Is this... is this really a swordsman's sparring match?
You shouldn't be hacking at each other with swords, then deciding the outcome with a single blow when one of you makes a mistake!
That's not how it works in a backwater swordsmanship sparring match!
However, the fighting continued.
But under such intense magical energy consumption, it was clearly Eris who couldn't withstand it first.
(No... my magic will run out if this continues... I have to regain control...)
Eris suddenly withdrew her magic, her figure flashing to the side, instantly transforming into a streak of red light...
"The ultimate technique of the Magic Sword Style Style--!"
"Red Lotus - Waltz!!"
In an instant, Eris's speed increased even more rapidly, so fast that it seemed as if she had used Clone Technique.
From my perspective, I could see that Eris's figure had already surrounded me.
Her movements were elusive, like a ghost, elegant yet deadly.
The situation reversed in an instant...
Yeah, right!
[ Saint Rank Speed Boost ]
A blue light flashed across Rudeus's body--
In the next instant, time seemed to slow down in his Perception, and Eris's figure finally became clear again.
Is it coming?
He calmly swung his sickle, the blade slashing to his side and rear.
Just in time to block Eris's sudden slash!
"Snort--"
Eris snorted coldly, her figure vanished again, then reappeared, brandishing her sword!
Missed, retreat...
Appears, swings sword!
Missed, retreat...
The slashes came relentlessly from all directions.
After repeating this several times, Rudeus clearly noticed something was wrong...
Eris's speed seemed to be gradually increasing, and her force was becoming heavier.
--not good!
She's stacking passive abilities!
By the time this was realized, it seemed too late...
Ding--!
The defensive array within Rudeus's robes was instantly triggered, and honeycomb-like patterns appeared all over his body.
However, the attack did not stop, and then... an even denser barrage of slashes poured down like a torrential rain.
Eris's figure once again became an afterimage, and the continuous sword light crackled and exploded on the defensive shield.
Click--
He heard the sound of the defensive shield shattering...
This shield, capable of withstanding the full force of King Rank expert, has actually developed cracks!
(Holy crap... this is interesting. Looks like I need to get a little more serious.)
[ Slowing Barrier ] -- Deploy!
With a sharp shout, a purple magic circle instantly lit up beneath his feet—
A semi-circular magical light barrier suddenly appeared, enveloping everything in its vicinity and extending for over a hundred meters.
Eris's body seemed to sink into a quagmire, and her speed instantly became no different from that of an ordinary person.
"What!" Eris's eyes widened.
Taking advantage of her distraction, Rudeus once again channeled his magic into his palm.
(There's another new skill I haven't tried yet, so I'll give it a shot.)
[ Void God Choke ]--!!
As Eris reacted, a giant purple magical hand suddenly appeared around her and grabbed her completely.
Eris struggled desperately, only to find that she couldn't even move an inch.
" Rudeus... what kind of magic is this?"
Eris gritted her teeth and spoke with difficulty:
"Why do I feel like my strength is constantly draining away...?"
"Ha~ It's just a regular control spell, with a side effect of draining stamina and mana. Nothing special."
"Gah--This is absolutely outrageous!"
Eris sobbed:
"Ugh... please put me down, I can't take it anymore..."
Upon hearing this, Rudeus immediately withdrew his magic.
Eris was instantly lifted off the ground and was about to fall to the ground.
He rushed forward and pulled her into a tight embrace, his hand inadvertently touching an extremely soft and comfortable part...
Eris's pretty face instantly turned bright red.
"Idiot... idiot Rudeus!"
Where are you touching?!
However, Rudeus didn't seem to care at all and chuckled:
So what if I touched it?
"You're the loser now... so it's reasonable for me to unlock special CGs, right? Hehehe..."
"You... you big bad guy..."
Eris turned her head away shyly, looking as if she was ready to let him do as he pleased.
But Rudeus glanced at Rujierd, who was still watching the show from afar, and gave a helpless, bitter smile:
" Eris, open your mouth, it's urgent."
As he spoke, he took a bottle of stamina-restoring potion from his Magic Pocket and fed it to Eris.
"Ugh... what weird stuff have you fed me this time...?"
As the medicine entered my stomach, a warm current quickly spread throughout my body.
Eris quickly regained her strength and jumped down from my arms.
Her face flushed, her eyes darted around, and she stammered in a low voice:
"I... I'm tired."
"That's enough for today..."