Tsukasa's figure was incredibly fast. Seeing that the Goblin King didn't seem to want to leave his spot, she kindly satisfied the other's request and took the initiative to go find that one big guy herself. She had to admit that the "Physical Enhancement" skill was truly convenient. As long as the body could handle it, it seemed one could grow stronger without limit. She felt her current stats must have at least tripled.
No, that Combat Skill isn't Physical Enhancement!
Seeing the girl's performance, Ropatik could tell that the Combat Skill she was using had a similar effect to Physical Enhancement, but it definitely wasn't the one he knew!
Physical Enhancement could at most increase one's physical strength by 1.2 times. He had never heard of a Combat Skill that could increase it by more than three times. And was such a skill even something a human could use?
Seeing this human powerhouse appear before him, the Goblin King suddenly became incredibly violent. In his eyes, Tsukasa's actions meant she intended to wipe them out completely. However, the Goblin King didn't launch an attack.
It was another Goblin who attacked.
This Goblin was also much taller than ordinary Goblins, but because he had been standing beside the Goblin King, his presence was overshadowed, and not many people had noticed him. This Goblin was the original opponent for this mission...
...a Goblin General whose strength was roughly equivalent to an entire team of the Four Sages combined. To protect the Goblin King, he now took the initiative to face the powerful enemy.
[Flowing Water Acceleration]
[Frenzy]
[Heavy Strike]
Points of light from Combat Skills appeared on his body.
Instantly, Tsukasa's accelerated thoughts copied his Combat Skills.
[Flowing Water Acceleration]
Accelerates the nerves, and the speed of action increases accordingly.
The Goblin General's strike shattered the ground, yet he felt no impact at all. Above his head, the girl landed gracefully behind him like a flying swallow and then quickly turned around.
[Frenzy]
Blood boiling, power doubling.
The instantaneous burst of power turned the sword technique into light, piercing through the Goblin General's body.
A bloody hole was instantly blown open in the Goblin General's body. It was hard to imagine just how much power was needed to use that ordinary iron sword—which was insignificantly small to the Goblin General—to destroy its steel-like skin and cause such a massive, fatal wound.
"Roar!!!"
Feeling its power draining through the hole in its body, the Goblin General let out one last roar. Its eyes turned blood-red as it entered a state of berserk rage. Nearby, a robed Goblin tried to sneak back into the Goblin pack, thinking it was well-hidden, unaware that its movements were like slow-motion in the eyes of the one with accelerated thought.
Tsukasa watched the berserk and mentally chaotic Goblin General before her. A look of realization flashed in her eyes; this magic seemed quite interesting.
Through this method, it overdraws and burns the power of the soul to temporarily break one's own limits. This was a magic that was very difficult to learn in the previous world because the mastermind behind the scenes there would not allow such magic to circulate.
In that previous world, soul-burning magic was of the sacrificial type, equivalent to sacrificing the soul to the System. But this world was different; burning the soul was truly burning it, having nothing to do with sacrifice.
Furthermore, her current state seemed to grant a bonus not just to martial arts, but to magic as well. Was the Astrea bloodline truly this powerful?
But why had no mages ever emerged from the Astrea Family in history? Or was it that everyone's bloodline manifested different skills, and this ability was actually her exclusive talent skill?
I see.
The application of magic is actually this simple.
After the reminder from the Goblin Shaman, Tsukasa finally remembered her own magic, so she tried to use her former skills in this state.
Then she discovered that the parts she previously didn't understand were actually such simple matters.
She couldn't understand at all why her former self had been so stupid as to be unable to solve even these kinds of problems.
[Fire Spirit]
Just as the Goblin General rushed forward, it was blasted back by a scalding heat wave. Amidst a firestorm that appeared out of thin air, a Fire Spirit with a graceful figure showered a handful of fire onto the Goblin General. In an instant, the once-mighty Goblin General was turned into a roasted Goblin. The Fire Spirit's strength increases along with the summoner's strength, so this newly manifested Fire Spirit was even more powerful than before!
The Goblin General was insta-killed by the Fire Spirit.
Tsukasa looked toward the Goblin King, who had prepared himself.
The Shaman had applied several magic buffs to him.
Then, he applied seven martial arts skills to himself as well.
He truly possessed strength like that of a Demon Lord.
However, compared to the girl who had entered the 'Sword Saint State', this Demon Lord was clearly not strong enough.
The Fire Spirit floated behind the girl, looking like a gentle older sister.
But seeing the Goblin General's recent fate, no one would doubt the Fire Spirit's ferocity.
Seeing his opponent casually summon an elemental spirit no weaker than himself, the Goblin King might have cursed her mother if his vocabulary were richer; this gave the Goblins absolutely no glimmer of hope.
But just then, the sword in the girl's hand suddenly crumbled like sand.
This was, after all, just a cheap iron sword.
It simply could not withstand the favor of a Sword Saint.
Tsukasa looked at the fragments in her hand that were like sand, feeling somewhat helpless. She had tried to be as careful as possible, but that strike against the Goblin General had still exceeded the sword's tolerance.
"Oh no!"
The Four Sages watching the battle from the side felt their hearts stop. The Sword Saint's sword was gone! No matter how strong the Sword Saint was, losing her sword would surely have a significant impact, right? But at this moment, there was some distance between them and the Sword Saint, so they had no way to throw their own weapons to her.
The Goblin King laughed out loud as he looked at the seemingly dazed girl. Although there was still a Fire Spirit, if that person lost her weapon, wouldn't she be unable to use those terrifying sword techniques?!
Meanwhile, he had already switched to a brand new greatsword. This greatsword was different from the previous bone cleaver; it was a masterpiece crafted by dwarven blacksmiths, capable of perfectly withstanding his power.
The Goblin King initiated a charge.
Exclusive Martial Art.
[Asura's Wrath]
That was—
An eight-fold strike.
In Tsukasa's field of vision, she saw the effect of this martial art: eight powerful strikes delivered simultaneously.
A Demon Lord-class exclusive martial art.
A decent martial art. It's mine
now.
Eight streaks of black light passed through the girl.
The Goblin King felt no sensation of hitting his opponent. Just as he wanted to turn his head to see what had happened, a violent burning sensation erupted from within his body. Fire spewed from his eyes, nose, and mouth, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a pillar of fire. Behind him, the girl's aura had already shifted from that of an invincible Sword Saint to a mysterious and unfathomable Mage.
[Shadow Step]
[Purgatory]
Until his death, the Goblin King could not understand.
Why this girl became even stronger than before after losing her sword.
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