Chapter 304: 1 Hit
The man before Matt was the one who had the strangest feeling in his heart the most.
'Am I feeling fear?' Having that kind of feeling was not foreign to him. During his rise to the top, being at the bottom of society, he had felt fear countless times. So he knew how to act.
'Is it the pressure of the moment? Seeing his partner beat my partner in one move gives me a bad taste in my mouth... And even though I know this is just training, in the end I don't want my girl to be so humiliated like this. Looks like I'll have to go all out.' Determined to ignore that feeling, he focused on the fight.
He glared at Matt. 'What a strange spirit. It doesn't seem to have a form, but it's not air or fire either...' Although he tried to understand his opponent's spirit, he couldn't.
The problem is that this spirit, which gave him such a strange feeling, prevented him from knowing what strategy he should use to win.
He and his wife are a pretty good match when they fight because their battles are totally about pure strategy. The fact that they are in the Alignment is due to that. Their strategic abilities are different, so they complement each other, and each has their own way of doing things.
Because of his strong defense and his strategizing style, he is the defensive strategist. While the woman who faced Alice is an aggressive strategist, this odd combination has allowed them to win multiple times against people much more powerful than them.
However, every strategy must have a foundation to work, and that foundation must be knowledge of the opponent. So, if he could not understand the opponent, he was failing.
That was why he decided to stop looking at Matt and focused on attacking, to test the kind of attacks Matt had.
He raised one of his hands, and a huge spiritual inscription appeared there, creating a vast ice javelin.
At the same time, his other hand created several inscriptions of huge ice walls. In a few seconds, a huge fortress and a powerful attack had been created before him. But that was the moment he lost sight of his opponent.
'Where?' In shock, he released the attack to the front. He didn't think he would disappear in such a short time from where he was, just using the powers of a spirit.
But suddenly, a shadow covered his eyes.
"It would be nice if we could measure our icy powers in the future. For now, let me test this ability." Matt said, leaving his rival in shock.
Suddenly, this one felt an attack that he couldn't even perceive in his chest.
"Baugh!" a great puff of blood came out of his mouth as his body was sent flying at an incredible speed backward.
Not even his defensive, icy power could prevent him from slamming into the huge wall behind him. The thunderous impact shook the entire building and the ground.
The ice attacks launched earlier hit the ground but didn't harm anyone.
Matt looked at his fist. 'A spiritual attack, affecting the body as well, huh? Interesting. I feel like if I hit someone with all my power, I could even separate their spirit from their body. Besides, it doesn't use too much energy.' He thought, but that wasn't really the most important thing to him.
'Extra fast movement... Hey, Spirit Essence, can you talk? Why did I suddenly unlock a skill?' he asked dubiously.
Just as the combat started and he was preparing to move, he unlocked a new skill. This skill allowed him to approach his opponent at an incredible speed. It wasn't too good a skill like his Dimensional Movement, but it still had an impressive utility when it's in linear movements. And that's because all the force of the lunge also goes with his forward movement.
The main problem is that it only allows linear movements.
Still, he didn't expect to receive a skill at that moment, and this spirit he had obtained didn't tell him anything.
When he thought he wouldn't receive a response, something in his mind echoed.
-You didn't just unlock that. Look at your inner self.
Matt felt confused, but just as he thought to look inside, he heard a commotion form around him.
"Impossible!"
"How could I beat him one move!?"
"Great Summoner, isn't that cheating? He used some force other than a spirit!" Many similar cries appeared all over the place.
The Great Summoner quickly approached Matt and noticed that he still had that aura around him. 'He has only used spirit-given powers... What kind of spirit can be so special? I don't feel like he has a wind spirit, but he moved much faster than student Aelia. Also, he didn't use mana either. Essentially, it only used spirit energy.'' She was in shock and looked at him. Find your next read on m_v l|e'm-p| y r
"What did you just use? How could you beat him in one hit? Is your spirit that powerful on its own?" She asked.
Not that it was impossible for that guy to lose in one hit. The Great Summoner knew that 'Zen's' strength was not that simple, and if she let him use his full power, maybe she could defeat him in one hit. The thing was, he had used only his spirit power.
Perhaps others would think he had cheated, but it was clear to her that he had not. There was no way he could have fooled her so easily or fooled her spirits, so she was sure this man had not cheated.
But if he didn't cheat, how could he win so easily?
Matt smiled, "Mrs. Holmer. I told you my spirit was special." He said, moving a little closer to her and whispering. "1 hit is called this ability. It's not the only ability this spirit has. I think you can understand what's going on." He replied and walked away.
"Mrs. Holmer, it looks like you will have quite a bit of work around here. Since we completed what we came here to do, we'll take our leave. We have some more research to do on these spirits, so I hope you'll excuse us," Matt said.
He was actually a bit curious to find out the type of spirit he had gotten, and since this guy had answered him, he should ask in depth about everything. Not knowing his skills and the kind of spirit he signed a contract with doesn't make him feel good, even if he likes exclusive skills. That was why he decided to return to the room and let the Great Summoner take care of the rest.
Alice ran after him.