Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 661

Huh, would you look at this guy?

At Su-ho’s immediate answer, Spear Venerable swallowed a hollow laugh.

Just what kind of clever trick was this guy hiding to be so confident?

At Su-ho’s immediate answer, Spear Venerable also rose from his seat at once.

- All right, then. Let’s go.

The two immediately left the tavern and headed toward Black Rocky Mountain.

Sure enough, just as Spear Venerable had said, Black Rocky Mountain was not far from Rocky Mountain.

When they reached the summit, Spear Venerable pointed at the largest rock among them and spoke.

- See that? That is the largest rock here. I call it Black Chief. Break it. It will not be easy to put a hole in Black Chief unless you use Ten Thousand Consecutive Strikes. Ah, for reference, Ten Thousand Consecutive Strikes is the nickname for using Ten Thousand Strikes consecutively.

“Understood. But since we are making a wager, may I make one proposal?”

- What is it?

“If I comprehend Consecutive Strikes within five attempts, what will you do for me, Spear Venerable?”

- What do you want?

“Please give me the Strike Eye.”

- You want me to give you the Strike Eye?

“Yes, please grant it to me without any training.”

- Ha!

Laughter burst from him.

This guy.

So this had been his goal from the beginning?

- You cunning brat.

“It is fine if you refuse.”

- Then I refuse.

“Understood.”

- Would you look at that? This brat does not even look disappointed. You did that on purpose, didn’t you?

“How could someone like me possibly dare to do such a thing?”

- What a boring fellow. Look at you acting just as spiteful because I played a little trick on you. You already goaded me into the wager, and now you intend to make me look narrow-minded? Fine, very well. If you comprehend Consecutive Strikes within five attempts, I will grant you the Strike Eye immediately.

“Thank you. Then, since you have already agreed, may I ask one more thing?”

- What is it?

“What if I succeed not within five attempts, but on the very first attempt?”

- What?

“You never know. There is always the possibility.”

Su-ho grinned.

At the same time, Spear Venerable’s brows narrowed.

Then, shortly afterward, the corners of his mouth rose.

- Then you should shoulder an even greater risk as well, shouldn’t you?

“Come on, I am already shouldering a risk equivalent to everything by agreeing to give up spear arts. And if I succeed on my first attempt, would that not also be something for you to celebrate as the one who passed the art down to me?”

- You cunning brat.

Spear Venerable laughed.

The reason he laughed was because Su-ho was adorable.

It did not feel as though Su-ho was being insolent at all.

Perhaps because it felt like the cute provocation of a child, Spear Venerable accepted Su-ho’s request.

- Fine. If you succeed on your first attempt, I will grant you an additional reward appropriate to that achievement.

“Thank you.”

As expected of Spear Venerable.

He was generous.

This was why Su-ho liked Spear Venerable.

Having achieved even more than he had intended, Su-ho bowed politely before immediately raising the wooden swords.

He had already achieved more than he had expected.

Now, all that remained was to accomplish it with his own power.

‘Whew.’

He swallowed a breath inwardly.

Consecutive Strikes.

It had the grand name of Consecutive Strikes, but it was ultimately nothing more than thrusting.

To be precise, consecutive thrusts.

That was why he was confident.

No matter how much swordsmanship focused primarily on slashing, it was not as though it lacked thrusting techniques.

The tip of a sword was the same as the tip of a spear.

The same was true of spears.

Spears were used primarily for thrusting, but that did not mean they were never used for slashing.

In truth, if one considered only the frequency, the two might even be similar.

The same was true of swordsmanship.

When one went through battle after battle in chaotic melees, every possible method was used.

It had been especially true when he fought Sword Demon.

That was why Su-ho had never neglected thrusting either.

Therefore, he was confident in consecutive thrusts, which belonged to the category of simple principles.

Spear Venerable had even given him a condition.

He had told him to thrust consecutively within an instant so brief that one second would feel long.

Then he simply had to do exactly that.

It was not as though he lacked stats or skill.

And he had used consecutive thrusts many times in actual combat.

He became one with the swords in his hands.

The wooden staff had become wooden swords.

Therefore, it was not Unity of Body and Spear, but Unity of Body and Sword.

That made it even easier.

The difference between handling a spear like a sword and handling an actual sword was as great as the difference between zero and one.

After taking his stance, Su-ho focused his attention on the tips of the swords.

The stage had been set.

Now he only had to do it.

His stance resembled that of a fencer, and after concentrating for a moment, he suddenly shot forward.

[ Ten Thousand Strikes is activated. ]

Boom!

The tip of the wooden sword struck Black Chief.

A single impact.

There was no change whatsoever.

He knew.

Spear Venerable had told him as much.

But the sword had only just touched it.

Therefore, he immediately thrust the sword forward once more.

[ Ten Thousand Strikes is activated. ]

Booom!!

The time required for that sequence of movements to repeat was around one second.

More precisely, it was closer to half a second.

Was that why?

The moment the two thrusts landed, the corners of Su-ho’s mouth rose.

Crack-

A fracture appeared.

At the same time, the tip of the wooden sword had sunk precisely one handspan into Black Chief.