Peace Hunter

Ludmila continued to attack me with her claw attacks, enhanced by her technique. This technique not only increased her speed and defense but also increased the power and impact of her attacks. I wondered if Lily could use this technique as well.

Several times I attempted to dodge Ludmila's attacks, and several times I blocked them with my sword. After several attacks with her claws, she switched and this time used her feet to attack. Ludmila launched a kick attack at me.

~Wind Magic : Jaguar Five Claws Wind Slash~

From her kick, five wind slashes appeared, aimed at me. I prepared to block the attack with my sword. I managed to block and deflect all five of the wind slashes. The wind slashes I deflected hit the trees around me. The trees were immediately cut and uprooted after being hit by the wind slashes.

Not stopping there, Ludmila continued to launch the same kicks at me. I continued to block and deflect the wind slashes that came from the kick. At first, I was still able to block and deflect the wind slashes, but over time, the continuous number of wind slashes aimed at me caused me to be hit by them. The wind slashes managed to scratch my body, arms, and legs. After that, I moved to avoid the wind slashes. And once I had moved, Ludmila stopped her attack.

I held my wound where the wind slash had struck me. The blood flowing from the slash was quite profuse. I immediately healed my wounds with magic.

~Heal~

My wounds disappeared in just a few seconds. Ludmila remained silent, watching me perform healing magic.

"Fighting someone who can use healing magic is truly troublesome,"

"I tried my best to injure you because your defense was so strong. After I managed to injure you, you managed to heal your wounds. Truly troublesome,"

"I admit you're a powerful opponent, even though you're an academy student and younger than me. It looks like I'll have to use all my strength to defeat you," Ludmila said.

After saying that, Ludmila took a deep breath and held it. Then, she exhaled through her mouth. As Ludmila exhaled, the Jaguar, made of wind magic that enveloped its body, suddenly opened its mouth.

~Wind Magic : Jaguar's Great Wind Roar~

From its mouth, a powerful wind magic attack erupted. The attack instantly blew away everything in its path. I, who was in front of Ludmila, was also blown away by the attack. Not only was I blown away, but the attack also caused considerable damage to my body. In addition to external injuries, I also suffered internal injuries, causing me to vomit some blood from the attack.

"What a crazy attack, it seems like a combination of magic and shockwaves," I thought.

I was thrown so far that I reached the edge of the academy lake. Before I hit the ground from the attack, I decided to heal my wounds first.

~Full Heal~

All the wounds, both external and internal, on my body began to disappear. I was completely healed. However, after I recovered my body, Ludmila suddenly appeared on top of me as I was falling. She immediately grabbed my head and slammed it hard into the ground at the edge of the academy lake.

*BOOMMMMMMM

A loud crashing sound rang out. The ground where my head had struck immediately cracked and shattered. Meanwhile, even though my head had hit the ground, Ludmila still held my bleeding head. Seeing her still sitting on top of me, gripping my head, I quickly kicked her, sending her flying into the academy lake. She sank into the lake.

After successfully dislodging Ludmila, I quickly healed my head, which had been injured by hitting the ground.

~Heal~

My injured head had healed. Then, Ludmila emerged from the lake. Even though she had just drowned, her body wasn't wet at all. It seemed to be due to the wind magic surrounding her body, preventing the water from wetting her.

"Even though you're seriously injured, you can still heal yourself, huh?" Ludmila said.

"If you want to defeat me, you'll have to kill me directly with at least one attack. That way, I won't be able to heal myself once I'm killed," I said.

"Very well then," Ludmila said.

Ludmila raised her right hand upward. Then, suddenly, a giant claw made of wind magic appeared above me. After raising her right hand upward, Ludmila quickly lowered her right hand.

~Wind Magic: Giant Wind Jaguar Claw~

The giant claw immediately attacked me, who was below it. I quickly dodged the impact area. The giant claw's attack shattered the ground in its path, splitting it into five pieces.

"If I had been even a little late in avoiding the area of ​​impact, who knows what would have happened to me," I said.

Just as I had managed to dodge the giant claw attack, Ludmila suddenly appeared in front of me, preparing to attack again.

~Wind Magic : Jaguar Five Claws Wind Slash~

Ludmila used her hands to attack with her long-range claw attack. With a single swing of her hand, she generated five wind slashes aimed at me, just like the ones she had used her feet to attack earlier. I swiftly blocked and deflected the slashes with my sword. Although I managed to block all of the wind slashes, Ludmila continued to attack me with her wind slashes.

"I'm sure this attack will get faster and faster. One sword isn't enough to block all of them. If that's the case..." I thought.

~San Lucia Art : Snow Blade Dance Technique~

I created six ice swords that surrounded me. The ice swords began to move, helping me block Ludmila's continuous wind slashes. A few moments later, as expected, the wind slashes increased in speed. However, with the help of the ice swords I created, I had no trouble at all even though the wind slashes were accelerating.

"Previously, I managed to injure him ​when my wind slashes accelerated. But now he hasn't even been hurt even though I accelerated my attacks. This is all because of the ice swords he created. Then I just need to keep speeding up my attacks until he and his ice swords don't have time to block my attacks," Ludmila thought.

Ludmila accelerated her attacks again.

"It seems her focus right now is solely on speeding up her attacks. And because of that, her focus on noticing incoming attacks will be weakened. In that case..." I thought.

While Ludmila was focused on attacking me and accelerating her attacks, I immediately stomped the ground beneath me with my right foot.

~Earth Magic : Earth Pillar~

Suddenly, from beneath Ludmila's feet, a medium-sized pillar of earth appeared and struck her squarely in the stomach. Because Ludmila was focused on attacking me, she didn't notice it, and she was hit by the attack. Ludmila was sent flying upwards after being hit by the pillar.

Seeing Ludmila flying upwards, I immediately jumped high and shot towards her. I managed to get close to her, and she noticed it. Ludmila intended to attack me again with a jaguar-like attack. But before she could attack me, I launched a preemptive strike.

~Secret Sword Art : Wind Slayer Slash~

I launched the slash at Ludmila, causing the jaguar-like wind magic that had enveloped her to disappear.

"W-what? How is that possible?" asked Ludmila, shocked.

"This technique you used is truly troublesome and dangerous, so I have to dispel it. Your technique also increased your endurance, right, miss? And since that technique is gone, now it's time to defeat you," I said.

After saying that, I immediately grabbed Ludmila's head and threw her towards the academy forest. Ludmila was thrown towards the academy forest and hit the ground. The ground she hit immediately shattered. She vomited some blood upon impact.

Meanwhile, after throwing Ludmila towards the academy forest, I quickly darted towards her.

And now I was in front of Ludmila, who was still lying on the ground after hitting the ground after I threw her. Then, a moment later, Ludmila started to get back up.

"I was already battered by one of this kingdom's commanders, and now I'm battered by a Human academy student? This is utter humiliation. How could I lose to a Human academy student!!" Ludmila said, immediately darting toward me.

Ludmila prepared to attack me with her claw attack. But before she could reach me, I stomped my right foot again.

~Earth Magic : Earth Pillar~

An earthen pillar reappeared beneath Ludmila and struck her in the stomach again. Ludmila was sent flying upwards again. I jumped high again and shot toward the fallen Ludmila.

Even though Ludmila was knocked down, she could still launch long-range attacks with her claws. But I easily blocked and deflected the attack and was now close to her.

"It's time to end this, miss," I said.

I prepared to attack Ludmila with my sword.

"Insolent brat, I will remember you. After surviving this attack, I will return to kill you someday," Ludmila said.

~Secret Sword Art : Dragon Slayer Technique: Dragon Skin Piercer Thrust~

I stabbed Ludmila with my sword. Because my sword wasn't very sharp, the stab didn't penetrate her body and only sent her flying, flying towards the academy building.

Meanwhile, I, in the air, looked down at Ludmila's fallen body.

"Why would she want to kill me then? Aren't her targets Charles, Chloe, and Caroline? Well, whatever it is, feel free to come back, miss. Even if you come back to kill me, I just need to defeat you again," I said.

-To be continued