Sorcerer’s Handbook

Chapter 34: Substitute spirit

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"Why don't you kill yourself?"

When Valcas said this, it did not mean that he was sure of victory. On the contrary, it was a signal that he admitted defeat.

It is possible to commit suicide in the death match arena.

Once you commit suicide, the deathmatch will end, the chip restriction will be activated again, and Valkas will not be able to whip the corpse at all.

As long as Ash keeps a complete body, the medical technicians can communicate with the virtual world through spiritual magic and pull his soul back into his body from the fog of the virtual world.

When Ash avoided his first miracle of collapsing mountains and cracking the earth, he had already lost. The subsequent attacks were just a struggle with luck. Even if he could win this death battle, he would not be able to complete the mission he was entrusted with and completely kill Ash Seath.

Compared to the failure of the mission, the scene before him made Valcas feel even more upset.

There is nothing more painful than watching a genius rise, if anything, you are the stepping stone to become that genius.

Even though Valkas is already a middle-aged elf over a hundred years old, he was still angry and aggrieved by this kind of operation - are you kidding me? There are so many unlucky people in this world, why should it be me

Honestly, Valcas was a little frustrated, so he just gave the speed run answer directly, hoping that Ash would end this nightmare as soon as possible.

"Why would you want to kill yourself? I haven't lost yet."

"You think you have a chance to defeat me?" Valkas laughed in anger. "Oh yes, thousands of years from now, bards will chant your glorious deeds on the streets, 'Ash Seath, who had never learned swordsmanship, faced an ignorant elf swordsman in a battle, and finally miraculously defeated the latter, starting his glorious life without defeat.'"

"Ah, merciful Mr. Ash, I, the humble Valcas, beg you to mention my name in your future autobiography, so that I can be infamous as a clown forever, okay? Hmm?"

"So, Valcas, when are you going to publish a book?"

Ash raised his left hand with difficulty and wiped the blood from his forehead to prevent the blood from sticking to his eyelashes and affecting his vision. A smile still hung on his face.

"I just have a reason to win you."

"What's the reason?"

"I want to ask you, did Xilin Dor send you to kill me? Is there some other conspiracy behind my imprisonment?"

Valcas flicked the sword lightly, brushing off the blood and debris on it.

"What does this have to do with you wanting to beat me?"

"If I didn't beat you, would you answer?"

"Maybe, maybe not. And even if I answer, can you tell whether it's true or not?"

"I just asked someone the same question as you." Ash exhaled deeply. "He asked me to help him solve a problem. I asked him if he could tell if I was lying. He said he could tell."

"So you can, too?"

"No, I can't. But I thought that the answer I got after beating you up would be closer to the truth than the answer I got by simply asking you, right?"

"I haven't heard such an innocent reason in a long time since I left the orphanage."

Valcas grinned. He had always maintained an elegant demeanor from the moment he entered the room to the moment he started fighting, but now he looked ferocious for the first time. “But if you don’t commit suicide, you might actually die.”

"Then it depends on whether your sword is faster or my sword is faster."

"Kill you before you kill yourself? Interesting, I accept the challenge."

"Ah, that's not what I meant..."

Ash gripped the hilt tightly, tensing all his muscles.

"After all, I have no intention of retiring here. If I can't even get over you as a stepping stone, how can I be qualified to leave this prison?"

"How shameless!"

The earth that had already been shattered into pieces collapsed again, and the invisible sword energy was outlined with a hideous outline by the ash, like a giant sword stabbing at Ash from the ground!

Without blinking, Ash did his best to avoid the sword energy and the flying rocks, constantly delaying the battle so that his body could absorb as much sword-fighting experience as possible!

The swordsman's experience in swordsmanship is really not to be underestimated. From the beginning, Ash couldn't even see Valcas' sword clearly, but now he can predict Valcas' sword path from his shoulder. He may not be really good at using the sword, but at least he has mastered how to dodge the sword.

He was not simply seeking death, he was really confident that he could defeat Valcas.

With the swordsmanship experience of Sword Princess, the miracle of Collapse of Mountains and Earth is no longer an unsolvable mystery. On the contrary, when Valkas is unable to exert his full strength, Collapse of Mountains and Earth reveals a hint of flaw that can be exploited!

Just like the last big question in the college entrance examination mathematics, Ash suddenly discovered a magical auxiliary line, and he felt that he had a chance to conquer this difficult problem!

If Ash is given a little more time, he thinks he might even be able to find a flaw in the impact surface of the Collapsing Mountain and Shattering Earth, and pass through the gap to kill Valcas!

Just give him a little more time—

boom!

Ash groaned, and the magic power in his mind began to circulate again, creating a cool breath, allowing his mind to suppress the severe pain in his thigh and barely avoid the collapse of the mountain and the splitting of the earth!

He glanced at his thighs out of the corner of his eye, and then dared not look down again.

"Your growth rate is truly amazing, but unfortunately, you are tired."

Valcas' tone could not suppress his regret, "You started losing blood from the beginning, and after such an intense battle, you have lost too much blood, so your brain began to lack oxygen and your physical strength decreased. Therefore, you are getting slower and slower."

"Even if you can suppress the pain and continue to fight, your body can't fight anymore. I cut a piece of flesh from your thigh, and with the blood flowing from the front, I was surprised that you didn't go into shock immediately."

"Do you know why I have said so much to you? Because the longer you wait, the more strength you will lose. Now your sword cannot be faster than mine. Before you commit suicide, my sword will crush your remains."

"Thank you, Ash. Sorry, Ash."

After saying that, Valcas rushed forward and swung his sword. The fierce sword energy broke the ground again, collapsing the mountains and cracking the earth!

Is this the limit of my ability

Ash sighed inwardly.

Even before Igula told him about Valkas, Ash had anticipated the danger of this death match. After all, there was no grudge, so why would anyone challenge him, a rookie who had only fought one death match

If a strange colleague suddenly gives you a hard time, it must be because there is a conflict of interest.

Then why did Ash accept the death fight

You have to know that even before entering the ring, Ash can refuse directly, and others can't even swear at him or look down on him. Ash has this freedom.

But Ash didn't want to retreat.

First of all, he needed an opponent to digest the sword-fighting experience shared by Sword Princess, and there was no place more suitable for being beaten than the deathmatch arena, which was both dangerous and safe.

Secondly, you can't hide forever if you hide for a while. Even if Ash refuses this life-and-death fight, other troubles will come to him sooner or later.

Most importantly, as he said, he was going to escape from prison. If he couldn't even get past the stepping stone of Valcas, then why would he escape from prison? He could just lay down and retire!

But there aren’t that many miracles in life. Even if there are, they are other people’s miracles…

Just as Ash was about to slit his throat with his sword, he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from the audience.

It's Sword Princess.

“If you feel pain, just treat yourself as someone else, and it won’t hurt anymore.”

At this moment, Ash felt like the ice in his mind was melting. His magic power was running wildly, but it was tightly bound by an invisible cage and could not touch reality at all!

Magical power can be locked, but knowledge cannot be locked. Even if their hands and feet are tied, they will still grow wings and fly.

The substitute spirit, which had been silent all this time, suddenly began to dance in Ash's consciousness.

Ash had almost no hesitation. He did not dodge or retreat, but chose to rush towards Valcas with his sword in hand!

"it's over."

Valcas watched Ash being submerged by the sword energy that collapsed mountains and cracked the earth, and he couldn't help but feel a little melancholy. As a swordsman, in his experience of more than a hundred years, he had never seen a swordsman apprentice with better talent than Ash.

If it were a different time, a different place, a different identity, Valcas felt that even if he was asked to be a stepping stone... it wouldn't be a bad idea...

There is nothing more painful than watching a genius rise, and there is nothing more exhilarating than watching a genius rise up close.

Snapped.

Hearing a sound like bubbles bursting, Valkas immediately felt something was wrong. He looked closely and found that Ash had dissipated directly under the impact of the sword energy, without even blood or flesh left.

It's a substitute phantom!

"it's over!"

Valcas tilted his head slightly, and found that in the blind spot of his vision, the ground had raised a large amount of dust and rubble due to the collapse of the mountain and the split of the earth, which was enough to cover the charge of a seriously injured person!

As Valkas' sword fell to the ground, Ash's sword also pierced the former's throat.

The unsharpened sword pierced through the throat!

Ding ding ding!

"The winner is Ash Hiss!"