Not Normal

[Chapter 63 Comment]

"Huh?" Avalon was stunned by Theo's last statement. He didn't know what Theo meant, but it seemed that he was planning to show him how to fight against so many opponents alone.

Theo only used a spear this time. Although he had learned a lot of weapon types, the first weapon he mastered and considered his main weapon was a spear.

This was the first time he used a weapon ever since coming to this world. Additionally, the previous Theo never used a weapon in his life, so it was clear that the body wouldn't be able to react the way he wanted to. Hence, he wanted to use the weapon he was most comfortable with.

He spread his essence all around his body, strengthening his muscles and increasing his physical abilities.

Most Marei that came to him were normal ones. Although he could spot a few flying Marei, they were not his priority since they needed to dive first before reaching their position.

The Marei also came in varying sizes. The biggest one was about five meters in height.

Roar!

Roar!

The Marei let out a thunderous roar to scare Theo. That was the time Theo fought back.

He used the essence to create a small explosion beneath his foot, increasing his speed drastically. In an instant, he reached the Marei that looked like a dog.

The Marei couldn't even react to Theo's speed. The latter instantly waved his spear and extended the blade with his essence, splitting the Marei in half.

Ten Marei turned around and aimed for Theo, surrounding him.

Yet, Theo remained calm as he took a step to the side and pierced through the head of another Marei before jumping into the air. With his motion, he pulled the spear out of the head and waved it down, cutting another Marei.

He landed on the Marei's body to reach the same height as the head of a taller Marei. With that advantage, Theo sliced the Marei's neck.

The other Marei near Theo changed their direction to kill him first. This was what Theo actually wanted.

With them coming towards him, Theo skillfully smacked the severed head towards another Marei, causing the latter to block it with its paws.

As soon as it pushed away the head, Theo was already in front of it, stabbing its head with his spear. Theo's momentum caused the Marei's body to land backward, becoming a soft cushion for Theo's landing.

Because of its position, the Marei on Theo's left were already lining up. He stabbed them while extending the blade with his essence, skewering five Marei at the same time.

The other Marei approached Theo, but he once again moved to another direction, killing one Marei after another.

"This is..." Avalon gasped, seeing such mastery from Theo.

"Is there something wrong, Avalon? I am not adept in melee combat, so I can't see the difference. All I can wonder is why the Marei didn't even bother to hit him?" Haruka asked. She thought the Marei could easily swarm him and surround him, causing trouble for Theo.

However, Avalon shook his head as he could see through Theo's method. "It's not that they don't. They simply can't."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Teacher Theo kills the Marei so fast that they can't react. In addition, his fluid movement allows him to waste nothing and kill another Marei before they can react. Look at how he severed the Marei's head and used it as a distraction. And there is also that one... where he uses his momentum and the Marei's body to land on the ground. You could say that his movement is so fluid that not a single second is given to the enemies to react. That's why they can only chase after him without being able to attack him."

Haruka didn't understand the profoundness in Theo's movement since she was an amateur in this area. Even if Theo told her to understand basic martial arts so that she could protect herself if the enemy targeted her, she wasn't at the level where she could see how hard it was to pull off what Theo was doing. "What did he say earlier? He wanted to fight one Marei a hundred times?"

"That's it. That's the best explanation. His movement is so fluid and fast that he is challenging one Marei at a time. The other Marei can only see their friend getting slaughtered one by one. He repeats that process a hundred times. Even my father can't replicate such a thing," Avalon gasped.

"Your father? That means on top of being an illusionist, Teacher's Martial Arts are beyond normal as well?"

"Yeah. Normally, people have to take different actions depending on the condition in front of them. Teacher Theo calculates everything and even predicts his enemy's movement, allowing him to complete the calculation process before he even fights the Marei," Avalon explained. He gulped down, clearly in awe. "And..."

There was one more thing that shocked him. And this was probably the biggest factor that made Theo even more monstrous.

"And what?" Haruka couldn't contain her curiosity.

"And..." Avalon hesitated because of how ridiculous it was. He pointed at Theo and said, "If you take a look at Teacher Theo's body, you will realize that his body is not the type that has worked out. In other words, he is not supposed to be good at melee combat. The only reason why he can move like that is that he is using his essence to strengthen his physical ability."

"Huh? Are you saying that he has that profound fighting skill without having the body to do it? But if he doesn't have the body, does he even train his fighting skill?"

"That's right. If you train repeatedly, your body will be developed even if you don't want it. That's why I can't help but wonder... If he is this good without training his body, what kind of monster will he become if he trains it?"

Avalon's imagination went wild. If Theo's body was like that of a real fighter, his movement would be faster and more precise.

Theo continued skillfully killing the Marei in rapid succession. He noticed the flying Marei split up. Some of them dove towards him, while three others seemed to be trying to attack Avalon and Haruka.

Theo decided to step up his game.

When the flying Marei were about to reach him at a fast speed, Theo hit their heads lightly, deflecting them to the side.

Bam!

Bam!

Bam!

The Marei ended up crashing into other Marei with that momentum. It turned out Theo could even use the Marei as a part of his weapon to knock down the Marei that surrounded him.

With that little time he bought, Theo thrust his spear into the sky. The essence concentrated on the spear handle fluidly emerged from the tip of the spear and burst into the sky like a laser. It pierced through a single Marei. The speed and the power were on a whole different level compared to what Avalon used.

Avalon gasped, "As expected, the golden orb was him."

He realized that Theo was the one teaching him the in-motion. However, that wasn't all Theo could show. After shooting that energy, Theo pulled back the spear as if he was trying to shoot another one.

But that pulling motion actually released another burst of energy into the ground. The energy pierced through the ground and curved upward.

Another Marei got shot on the head. It wasn't that Theo's movement was shocking, but it was his control that allowed Theo to do such a ridiculous movement.

He wanted to show Avalon that the control over his strength was also important. If he could both control his strength, movement, and essence, he could replicate this feat.

Avalon also noticed that with the way Theo handled these Marei, he barely used his essence, allowing him to fight a lot of Marei if necessary.

"I don't know how many times I have to say this, since he will show even more ridiculous things after I say I have underestimated him," Avalon sighed.

In just three minutes, Theo actually killed all the one hundred Marei, including the flying ones. He had also used their corpses to form a wall to block the battlefield without them noticing it. As a result, the Marei that planned to move sideways would have to loop around or destroy the corpses, giving Theo and the others some precious time.

"Hu..." Theo took a deep breath, looking at the other incoming Marei. In the last seven minutes, there were a total of two thousand Marei coming out of the portal. If this continued for a quarter or even half an hour, the number would be too much even for Theo.

So, Theo pointed at the side and shouted, "Haruka. Shoot several talismans to that area. We want to kill as many Marei as possible."

"Understood." Haruka was shocked but still followed Theo's instruction. She tossed several talismans into the direction he pointed at, which happened to be the main area where Baold's group handled most of the Marei.

Once the talismans arrived, they began to release their individual power. Some talismans discharged a powerful lightning bolt to either their front or their surroundings. Some released giant veins that captured a lot of Marei and got burned by a Fire Talisman. Haruka also mixed two wind talismans that created a giant fire tornado that engulfed a lot of Marei.

Theo wouldn't let Haruka do everything by herself. He created a giant sphere from an essence above his head. After that, he split that giant sphere into thousands of pieces and shot them upward.

It turned out each part could fly like a bullet and suddenly curved down once they reached a certain point, using the momentum to increase their power.

Those bullets rained down on the Marei. With the Marei focusing on Baold, they couldn't react to Theo and Haruka's attack, especially after one hundred of them were sent to stop them.

Baold gasped, never expecting that Theo and Haruka actually killed three hundred Marei in a single attack. Although all of them were low-level Marei, it provided a great opportunity for Baold.

Baold formed another inscription above his head. The inscription shot out a white-colored laser that pulverized the ground, the Marei, and everything in its way.

"Sir Baold!" Theo used his illusion to make Baold think he heard Theo's voice in his mind.

Baold was startled. While touching his head, he glanced at Theo, who was pointing at the treasure that seemed to have been secured.

He didn't realize that the people had secured the treasure. It turned out Theo launched an all-out attack to buy some time for them to retreat.

"We will be retreating westward to the Regarn Hill. Group A will cover the rear." Baold gave an order out loud.

Seeing the chance Theo provided, the group hurriedly moved according to Baold's instruction. Some of them also provided some firepower to slow down the enemies.

While running, Theo returned to Haruka and Avalon. Avalon wanted to show his admiration, but Haruka actually said, "Teacher. She has just come back. It seems that there is a drawing around Sir Baold's tent. But there are traces of some parts being erased."

Theo frowned as he secretly glanced at Devian. "I guess it's time to fabricate the proof."