111. Sparring Against Hiiro Part 3

"Hiiro!"

"Master!"

"Teacher!"

Seeing Hiiro who was vomiting blood even though he wasn't hit directly by Izumi, Liliyn was still worried about Hiiro's condition. She didn't understand how Hiiro could be injured despite his magic being active and could block Izumi's attack.

Not just Liliyn who was worried about him, even Mikazuki and Nikki also looked worried about Hiiro's condition.

Hiiro raised his head and asked Izumi.

"Cough, cough. What was that? My magic should be impenetrable. But how did you hurt me?" While enduring the pain, he asked what Izumi had just done to him.

"Not all attacks only use physical strength and magic. There are also mental attacks, which can directly attack your mind, and what is even more terrifying are soul attacks. You're being overly confident knowing your magic is considered a cheat code." Izumi explained while holding his chin. Following on, "If I remembered correctly, that red-haired girl's magic should be considered a mental attack magic since she could trap anyone within her illusion."

Not many people could use mental attacks. And those that could use soul attacks were even rarer.

"A soul attack? There is something like that?" Hiiro said inwardly.

At that moment, Izumi let out his displeasure.

"Anyway, this won't be training for me. Hiiro, give me a heavy effect as you did earlier! Gravity was it? If you can, increase it to five times the normal gravity!"

Hiiro furrowed his brow. No wonder Izumi didn't feel anything with doubled gravity. Hiiro thought for a moment, what words can slow someone down other than gravity? For a minute after he wrote and activated gravity, he could write another gravity once again, but he couldn't activate both at the same time.

After a while, he thought of a suitable word. He started writing words using his magic.

Several words were written by Hiiro, namely "Osoi, Juuryoku, Kousoku, and Gensoku" which means slow, gravity, restraint, and decelerate. Hiiro could only think of those four words to reduce Izumi's speed. Hiiro started to speak.

"Are you ready? These four words may immobilize you!"

"Just do it! What are you waiting for? Then attack me for real. You can use healing magic, can't you? Heal me later if I get seriously injured!"

If he fought without pressure, how could Izumi improve himself? This was a good opportunity for him to improve his senses. If Izumi can master Kenbunshoku Haki, he will be able to see a few seconds into the future which is an advanced ability of Kenbunshoku Haki.

Hearing Izumi's words, Hiiro didn't hesitate to throw those "Words" at Izumi. The words Osoi, Juuryoku, Kousoku, and Gensoku floated in the air which then collided with Izumi's body, and disappeared upon direct contact.

Izumi's body felt like it was holding up a collapsing building. So heavy that it was so difficult for him to move. However, that was also good.

Miyamura Izumi

Level 74

HP 16344

MP 26200

ATK 2511

DEF 1637

AGI 3050 (-1900=1150)

HIT 2170

INT 1435

Magic Attribute(s): Space

Magic: Rules of The Area

Skill: Magic Destabilization.

Martial Art: Sword Art, Twin Daggers Art.

Internal Skill: Ice Pact level 7, Transcendence level 4, Stormy Skies level 3

Title: World Traveler, Sadistic, Martial Artist, Pervert, Ruler of Space Magic, Animal Ears Fetish, Novelist, Inventor, Magic Slayer, Cruel Brigade, Supreme Demon, Magician's Natural Enemy, Magician's Nemesis, Devilish Oni, Merciless Demon, Xaos Guardian, Excellent Mentor, Liar.

From Izumi's status, there was no significant change except that his speed had decreased by almost two-thirds from his original speed.

His status increased erratically. Or it could be said that the increase in his status was due to the internal skill level he had reached. Ice Pact strengthened his internal organs and bones, Transcendence increased his spiritual power, and Stormy Skies increased his soul power. That led to an erratic increase in his status.

In the meantime.

Hiiro's magic could last for at least 1 minute, and after casting the Word Magic to Izumi. Hiiro swiftly inscribed some words on his body. Hiiro wrote down Kairiki, Gouriki, Dousatsu, and Tenka Musou, which means Herculean Strength, Superhuman Strength, Insight, and Peerless. And unexpectedly, those effects that Hiiro had written on his body could last for two to three minutes. A faint golden light began to shroud Hiiro's entire body as if he became a Super Saiyan. Izumi also felt that something had changed in Hiiro's body. Izumi didn't know how much Hiiro's status had increased, but he could sense that the current Hiiro seemed dangerous.

"Don't blame me if something goes wrong with you!" Hiiro said to Izumi while holding his katana.

"Hehe, that's more like it! This way, it will be more interesting." Izumi said inwardly.

Although Izumi felt the heaviness on his body, he still quickly prepared to anticipate Hiiro's attack. He wrapped his fingers around the hilt and tightened his grip so that the sword would not slip away.

Hiiro started to take action. And what Izumi didn't expect was… Hiiro appeared in front of Izumi in a split second and was already prepared to swing his sword at Izumi.

Despite being surprised by how fast Hiiro's speed was, it still couldn't deter Izumi's fighting spirit. The problem was, he couldn't move his body freely so he just changed the way he gripped his sword hilt. Then spun the sword so that the blade was aimed at Hiiro's katana to deflect it.

*Clank*

The tip of the blade from Izumi's sword once again parried Hiiro's sword.

Hiiro frowned. He was amazed by Izumi's fast reflexes, even though Izumi's speed should have dropped dramatically.

Hiiro quickly circled around Izumi and attacked his blind spot.

*Clank*

Once again, Izumi deflected it by crossing his sword behind him. The way Izumi parried Hiiro's attack was like he could see the future. In truth, Izumi had only predicted Hiiro's moves since he still hadn't reached the level of seeing the future.

*Clank* *Clank* *Clank*

Sounds of clashing blades rang out repeatedly as Hiiro attacked him from various spots. No matter where Hiiro attacked Izumi, from which spot, or from which side, Izumi always knew where all his attacks were coming from.

However, some of Hiiro's attacks couldn't be parried perfectly. This caused Izumi to receive injuries to his stomach, left shoulder, and left arm. Blood started to flow out of his wounds. But, he didn't seem to feel anything from the wounds.

Actually, Izumi could have used his spatial magic to dodge. But what was the point of him using magic when he was training in his martial art? Moreover, the enemies he would face in the future had the ability to neutralize magic. Naturally, he tried not to rely on magic and only rely on his fighting sense instead.

Hiiro panted heavily. The reason why his breathing was heavy was that he was in a sealed dungeon. Because oxygen is so limited his breathing becomes less stable. This was applied to Izumi as well. It's just that Izumi was used to it because it was not only a place to practice but also a part of his mansion.

After stabilizing his breathing, Hiiro launched an attack as fast as lightning. Izumi simply brought his sword across from his face to block Hiiro's attack. The friction of the swords screeched loudly in Izumi's ears. At the same time, Hiiro raised his foot to kick Izumi. The kick hit Izumi's stomach who couldn't dodge and threw him backward.

Hiiro didn't stop and quickly got in front of Izumi while bringing his sword forward from over his head. Izumi lost his balance but sensed what Hiiro was about to do. Immediately, he took his dagger out of his storage space and held it in his left hand, then threw it with all of his power.

In that instance, Hiiro had no choice but to cancel and dodge. Hiiro twisted his body, following after, he performed a crossing sword slash.

Being in an unbalanced position, Izumi's line of sight suddenly changed. He saw the scene in which the sword slash hit his neck. In a split second, the scene faded as Izumi still saw Hiiro who was about to launch an attack. Izumi stomped his foot against the ground causing his body to tilt sideways.

The supposed-to-be precise attack missed an inch from Izumi's neck. Hiiro narrowed his eyes, he launched a fatal attack without him realizing it. Luckily for him, Izumi was able to dodge the attack.

It was at that moment, the magic effects on Izumi had disappeared, as well as the effects it had on Hiiro. Even after Hiiro applied the same magic effect to Izumi twice. He still couldn't defeat Izumi.

He could only admit that Izumi was truly extraordinary.