Chapter 280: The Difference in Level (2)

Talents that understood ten things when taught one, and talents that forgot even that one thing.

Talents that grew on their own with only a few pointers, and talents that failed to improve no matter how hard they tried.

As a Guardian of the Holy Kingdom and Commander of the Holy Knights, Ludwig had observed every kind of “talent.”

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Talent was strictly divided by field.

Talents with a great affinity for mana, and talents incapable of even perceiving its existence.

After observing countless kinds of talent, he had reached one conclusion.

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There were people with an enormous affinity for mana but who struggled to learn techniques.

That was precisely why Ludwig carefully classified each individual’s aptitudes, and in that way, he had trained countless Holy Knights.

And the opposite was true as well.

It was no different from the difference between someone talented with the sword and someone talented with the bow.

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— This? shadow It just came naturally to me.

Until he met a talent worthy of being called someone beyond the heavens.

A disciple whose gift was so absurd that there was no point in trying to classify it.

— I only did what you taught me, Master!

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— Swordsmanship? amber In the end, a sword is only used to cut, stab, and strike, isn’t it?

— Mana? arch I don’t know. orbit It just gathers while I breathe.

She was now revered as the Hero and was rebuilding the Holy Kingdom according to Ludwig’s will.

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Swordmaster Ash, whom he had faced during a friendly match between nations.

She was even worse.

And, to make matters worse, there was another person who was remarkably similar.

Her body accumulated mana simply by breathing.

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Her monstrous talent was so overwhelming that it made everyone believe she was using a unique style.

And that swordsmanship, which looked like an entirely original style, was nothing more than basic swordsmanship.

It was then that Ludwig realized that natural affinity and true talent were two different things.

True talent was the ability to assimilate something with absolute ease.

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He didn’t feel envy.

And those two possessed an ability to assimilate that was terrifyingly profound.

Only curiosity.

By then, he had already retired from the front lines and devoted himself to training the next generation.

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‘So two talents like those can be born in the same era.’

‘So that’s the limit a human being can reach.’

However.

That was all he thought.

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At that moment, he was fighting the hobgoblin.

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Even that way of thinking collapsed because of a single person.

‘What the hell is that kid?’

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Neither of them even knew the most basic fundamentals of martial arts, so they kept making beginner’s mistakes.

‘It’s not exactly bad…’

It was a kind of fight that completely ignored the process and sought only the result.

The most absurd part was that, regardless of their technical level, both of them knew perfectly well how to win.

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But as a knight, he did.

After all, as long as the mission was accomplished, the procedure was of no importance.

As a teacher, he didn’t like it.

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So he understood why they fought that way, but…

A place where the only absolute objective was survival.

Besides, this was the wilderness.

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Grills’s talent remained a complete mystery.

He definitely wasn’t a prodigy like Asella or Ash.

His martial talent was far below theirs.

‘How did he end up like this?’

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‘Well, considering that gorilla is also a genius…’

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In Ludwig’s judgment, even compared to Lackey, he barely reached a completely ordinary level.

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The albino gorilla was watching the fight with obvious interest.

Ludwig cast a sidelong glance.

It was impossible not to wonder what he would have become if he had been born human.

His ability to learn languages alone was enough to call him a genius.

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Booom!

Craack!

Meanwhile, Grills’s shield and Kukudas’s stone hammer collided violently.

The instant they clashed, the hammer began freezing at tremendous speed.

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His mastery of aura was astonishing.

However, Kukudas shattered the ice immediately.

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But Kukudas showed only a hint of surprise before finding a solution thanks to his superb control over aura.

Even Lackey had been completely caught off guard the first time he encountered that ability and had been defeated almost immediately.

Normally, anyone would be thrown into confusion by such a strange attack.

‘He has a lot of experience.’

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That didn’t change the fact that Grills still held the advantage.

The amount of aura concentrated within the Heavenly Demon Sword increased even further.

Hummmmm.

When he saw it, even Kukudas wore an expression of complete disbelief.

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‘What the hell is that monstrosity?’

It practically said,

As the strongest hobgoblin, he had undoubtedly fought countless monsters in the Forest of the Four Seasons.

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In all his life, he had never seen a talent like this.

And yet, even to him, Grills’s ability was completely unnatural.

Was it because Grills had lived in the Forest of the Four Seasons?

‘No matter how many times I look at it, it’s still ridiculous.’

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‘Should I also consider that a talent bestowed by the gods…?’

As he silently watched Grills overwhelm his opponent through nothing but a difference in class, Ludwig began comparing him to Asella and Ash.

He himself had been there for nearly a month and showed not the slightest sign of transforming in that way.

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The talents of Asella and Ash could be described as giants with several extra limbs.

They were undoubtedly still people, yet they gave the impression of gazing upon a fragment of mythology.

Beings so imposing that it was difficult to think of them as human.

They were talents that inspired reverence.

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The problem was all the flesh and muscle covering his body.

Grills’s talent was different.

His limbs were completely normal.

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As a result, he had become a perfect sphere, incapable of even controlling himself.

If Asella and Ash were heroes of mythology.

They had grown so much that they concealed even his arms and legs.

And the most absurd part was that, even rolling downhill, he would be far more devastating than a siege ram.

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Then Grills possessed a talent worthy of a legendary beast.

While Ludwig was making those comparisons, the fierce battle between Grills and Kukudas continued.

Kukudas changed his strategy.

Booom! portal Baaam!

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Since neither mid-range combat nor close-quarters combat had worked, he had decided to resort to long-range combat instead.

Grills hadn’t brought a bow or arrows.

He retreated until he was outside Grills’s range and began hurling enormous boulders.

He still wasn’t capable of properly controlling his power.

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And even if he used ordinary arrows, they would never be able to injure Kukudas.

But Grills had a shield.

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Whaam!

And then.

He easily blocked the boulders Kukudas threw and shot straight toward him.

An adamantite shield.

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The tip of Grills’s aura pierced Kukudas’s calf.

At last, he landed a truly effective blow.

Earlier, Ludwig had told him to avoid attacking the legs, but he didn’t seem to have the slightest intention of worrying about something like that.

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Just as Ludwig began calculating in his head again.

Besides, given the overwhelming difference in the reach of their auras, that consideration was meaningless.

‘What kind of martial art am I even supposed to teach that boy…?’

Kukudas, whose leg was beginning to freeze, hurriedly tried to circulate aura to free himself, but it was already too late.

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Grills didn’t let such a valuable opportunity slip away.

No matter how strong Kukudas was, once all four of his limbs were frozen, he would need time to recover.

Puff! anxiety Puff! amateur Puff!

Just as he had done with Lackey, he stabbed him once in each limb.

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“Haaah!”

It was a dirty method, but it was the most effective one.

Grills arrived right in front of Kukudas.

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Kukudas tried to shout something, but by then even his mouth had already frozen shut.

Craaack!

The moment Grills placed his hand on Kukudas’s abdomen, the cold began spreading at a terrifying speed.

Kukudas hastily shattered the ice immobilizing his limbs, but it was already too late.

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And yet, an ability that was perfectly logical within the Forest of the Four Seasons.

An equally absurd method of attack.

A completely absurd difference in range.

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‘And if, on top of that ability, he ends up possessing overwhelming firepower… the more I look at him, the more he resembles an onion.’

The fight ended when Grills pointed his sword at Kukudas’s neck.

Surprisingly, he was far more honorable than when the chief had been shouting for everyone to kill each other.

Kukudas accepted his defeat without saying a single word.

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Once all the practice matches were over, Grills asked for an evaluation.

Ludwig answered with complete objectivity.

Grills had only been learning martial arts for a very short time, so it was difficult to judge his technique.

“Huff… What did you think?”

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The foundation of any martial art was to defeat the enemy without getting hurt.

That alone earned him extra points.

However, he had respected the fundamentals, so Ludwig could give him a good score.

Grills had barely suffered any injuries.

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He had simply been unlucky.

His opponent knew how to think as well.

It wasn’t for nothing that he was considered the strongest warrior in the goblin village.

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He had started at a disadvantage from the very difference in reach alone, so Kukudas had actually held out quite well.

The difference in class between him and Grills was completely absurd.

“Did you learn anything?”

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He could advise him on martial arts.

The difficult part was advising him on his growth.

More important than the result was what he had gained from that fight.

Normally, Ludwig would have offered him some advice, but Grills was a completely new case, even for him.

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He couldn’t even imagine what direction his development would take.

“You told me yourself. attic That the best thing for me was to raise my class. acoustic So I’ve been thinking about something.”

“Yes. ability The hobgoblins are incredibly strong. antique Maybe it’s because of aura, but either way, they’re very strong.”

“And?”

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The fact that he had learned something from the fight was commendable.

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Of course, if his conclusion turned out to be nonsense, Ludwig intended to correct him.

“Hmm.”

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“Go on.”

“The truth is, if I could reinforce my body without restrictions, I would’ve won without much difficulty.”

He couldn’t allow him to head down the wrong path.

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“Mm.”

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Ludwig nodded.

He was right.

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If he reinforced his body recklessly, he could even explode from the inside.

And every one of them ended in disaster.

Every time he tried, it ended in a spectacular series of explosions.

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“What are you thinking of investing it in?”

“External training.”

“So I thought… if I can’t control my aura, then I’ll invest that aura into something else.”

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He remembered something Grills had mentioned before.

Ludwig tilted his head.

“External training?”

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They had attempted to enter the Forest of the Four Seasons with it, until HeavenlyDemon wiped out most of them.

Ludwig asked Cain to translate before speaking.

The Blood Cult used a martial art capable of converting internal cultivation into external cultivation.

One of the survivors had eventually made it there and joined the gorilla group.

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“I know. legend Besides, I have someone I can ask for help.”

“You must not use an evil power.”

[You must not use an evil power.]

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“Longer than learning to control my aura? alpha I also know I don’t have much talent for technique.”

[Even so, training the body will take a long time.]

“Even so, training the body will take a long time.”

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“…”

He was right.

He had done everything possible to improve his control over aura, but he had made almost no progress.

Ludwig fell silent.

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“So you’re planning to invest your mana into raising your own class.”

“But the problem isn’t my body, right? arctic So I’d rather strengthen it and at least increase the maintenance cost.”

And to make matters worse, he accumulated even more mana every single day.

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“Yes. canvas Reaching an indestructible body may be impossible, but I at least have to try. arcade If I solve this chronic problem first, the future will become much easier.”

[So you’re planning to invest your mana into raising your own class.]

Ludwig stroked his chin.

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At first, it had sounded like a ridiculous idea.

As a result, the amount of aura manifested externally would naturally decrease.

The more he trained his body, the greater the amount of mana devoted to strengthening his muscles.

But surprisingly, it made quite a bit of sense.

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Ludwig ultimately accepted the method of growth Grills had proposed.

‘If he raises his own class, there isn’t a single disadvantage.’

He had no reason to oppose it.

It bothered him that it was a martial art invented by the Blood Cult, but they could properly modify it with the help of one of their acquaintances from the Gallery.

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Someone slowly walked toward the center of the clearing.

Rub.

While the two of them were talking.

Rub.

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His opponent was already waiting for him in the center.

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It was Sloth.

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Ludwig folded his arms as he watched the match.

In the end, Grills had to pick Sloth up in his arms and place him in front of the hobgoblin so everything would be ready.

A strange silence fell over the area.

“Ah, here we go again.”

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“Kuaaaaargh!”

Wielding a stone axe and a shield, the hobgoblin roared as he charged at Sloth.

Honestly, he wasn’t expecting much.

After all, it was obvious that Sloth was going to win.

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And since it was a sloth, famous precisely for its slowness, anyone who didn’t know the situation would think it was animal abuse.

A warrior more than twice his height against a mere animal.

Booom!

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Ludwig narrowed his eyes at that instant.

But Sloth was no longer there.

In the blink of an eye, he had slipped past the hobgoblin and was calmly standing behind him.

The hobgoblin brought his stone axe crashing down on Sloth.

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A moment later, three deep wounds appeared across the hobgoblin’s chest.

The hobgoblin stared in bewilderment at the wounds that had seemingly appeared out of nowhere.

Slash!

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Blood poured out in great quantities, soaking the earth.

The hobgoblin’s eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground.

“Ghh…”

But it was already too late.

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Just a pair of meticulously groomed claws reflecting the light.

‘That guy…’

By contrast, Sloth’s claws remained perfectly clean.

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The fight ended in an absurdly simple manner.

‘He’s much faster than before. artist And besides…’

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While everyone else began making noise, Ludwig kept his eyes fixed on Sloth, the sloth Grills had brought with him.

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The beginning and the end of everything.

Footwork.

The essence of all martial arts.

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Only in terms of speed.

In the Central Plains, it was known as the Shifted Phantom Position.

The specialized technique that developed that skill was Qinggong, of which there were countless variations.

‘Speaking purely in terms of speed, he’s at the level of an Instantaneous Shift.’

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And that was without having learned a single technique.

The technique itself wasn’t an Instantaneous Shift.

Now that was a true difference in class.

He was simply so absurdly fast that it gave that impression.

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What would happen if he ever did?

Ludwig watched Sloth as Grills once again carried him on his back.

‘And besides, what he concentrated into his claws was aura. antique When the hell did he learn to use it?’

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“Good work. arch Here’s a Fasting Pill.”

If he had been violent, everyone living in the shelter would have been massacred.

Thank goodness he was a docile animal.

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He simply took the pill Grills offered him and began eating it slowly.

Sloth didn’t seem to care about any of that.

“…”

Fortunately, Sloth was someone who could be satisfied by small happinesses.