novelraw Chapter 52 : Master and Disciple Duel! Stacked Waves!
Chapter 52 : Master and Disciple Duel! Stacked Waves!
Chapter 52: Master and Disciple Duel! Stacked Waves!
“Teacher, I’m using your sword—be careful not to get hurt.” Leo drew the Starfall longsword from his hand.
He knew that his current self was not Eve Sova’s opponent, but he wanted to see, at full strength, how large the gap was between himself and a swordsmanship expert at the Knight level.
“Hahaha.” Eve Sova laughed without replying, casually holding a practice sword.
She wanted to see just how this Leo planned to injure her.
Then—boom!
The bricks beneath Leo’s feet exploded instantly.
Eve Sova had originally been standing relaxed, but in that instant, her eyes widened as she shifted into a defensive stance.
Just from the momentum alone, she already sensed something was wrong.
Her hands instinctively gathered Black Aura.
Leo charged forward with both hands gripping his sword, covering the distance in two steps.
No unnecessary movements.
A rapid rush, a step forward, a twist of the body—one slash!
With a Strength Attribute as high as 2.4, the over twenty-jin Starfall longsword felt perfectly suited in his hands.
Power of Dark Tide! Horizontal Slash!
Leo aimed at Eve Sova’s waist, the silver sword slicing through the air with a sharp tearing sound.
Like a white dragon roaring, sweeping across a thousand troops.
Whoosh!
‘So powerful!’
Eve Sova had intended to neutralize the attack with a stylish one-handed sword, but based on years of sword training experience—this was impossible.
She immediately switched to a two-handed grip. Power of the Vortex!
Clang!
Sparks flew.
Eve Sova stepped back two paces.
She had not expected that her Power of the Vortex would fail to completely neutralize his force.
That meant that purely in terms of strength, Leo had already surpassed her at the Knight level.
Shock filled Eve Sova’s heart—how could Leo possess such terrifying strength?
‘Could it be that he’s one of those legendary individuals born with divine strength? No… before this, he was clearly just a kid who struggled even with shoveling manure.’
Though she thought this, what she said instead was, “Good boy. Your swordsmanship is indeed well practiced—your offense already has about thirty percent of my level.”
Eve Sova pressed her lips together and tightened her grip on the iron sword. “Now let’s see how your defense is.”
At this moment, she held the iron sword. Without any visible preparatory motion, her entire body shot forward like a startled hare.
Unlike Leo’s steps that shattered bricks, Eve Sova’s footwork was extremely light.
In the blink of an eye, she had already darted to Leo’s flank.
But Leo had already prepared—he was not lacking in real combat experience.
Although his agility was inferior to Eve Sova’s, he relied on experience to make a preemptive judgment.
Facing this downward strike—
The Power of the Vortex was already circulating in advance.
The iron sword in Leo’s hand gleamed with a cold silver light.
In an instant, it spun into an impenetrable silver disk.
Clang!
Leo felt his palms go numb.
A surge of force rushed wildly along the blade.
The tremendous strength made it difficult for him to withstand.
Boom!
The bluestone beneath his feet shattered completely.
Blades collided at close range.
Eve Sova’s sword was forcibly deflected by Leo.
‘With such a short reaction time, he can still use the Power of the Vortex… I didn’t expect his defense to be this refined.’
Eve Sova was astonished. She leapt back two steps and said loudly, “I didn’t expect your Power of the Vortex to already be quite decent.”
Just now, she had already used eighty percent of her strength, originally thinking she could knock Leo’s sword away.
But unexpectedly, Leo’s Power of the Vortex, combined with his immense brute force, had actually blocked that strike.
At this moment, Eve Sova became interested—she began to treat Leo as a true opponent.
Her figure flickered as she rapidly executed footwork.
From the two previous exchanges, she had already seen through Leo’s characteristics.
Extremely powerful—so much so that even compared to her, a Knight who did not specialize in strength, he was not inferior.
However, speed was his weakness.
Now, dust rose beneath her feet as she moved like a rabbit circling a tree, leaving behind afterimages around Leo.
The next moment, her front foot stepped forward—just as she was about to strike—
“I concede.” Leo directly threw down the iron sword.
There was no need to continue.
Eve Sova’s speed placed immense pressure on him.
Although he could already predict her movements, his body could not keep up. In such high-speed motion, there was no way he could block her next strike.
The gap in speed and agility was too great.
A difference brought by agility.
The fight could not continue.
Under such pressure, Leo felt his battle intent gradually slipping out of control—he might not be able to resist using the third move at any moment.
So he directly surrendered.
However, he had already perfectly displayed the first two moves—his objective had been achieved.
On the other side, Eve Sova also decisively sheathed her sword.
She stood there in a daze for a moment. From those two exchanges, the swordsmanship Leo had displayed left her in disbelief.
He had only trained for just over a month, yet he had already mastered the first two moves to the point of complete freedom.
The talent of the student before her reminded her of someone.
Her younger sister.
That genius girl who had already joined the Golden Knight Order.
No—his talent might even be higher than her sister’s.
‘What a terrifying genius.’ Eve Sova exclaimed inwardly, while outwardly letting out a long breath. “Not bad. Being able to improve so much in such a short time proves you’ve put in effort far beyond ordinary people.”
Leo did not respond to what she said, merely waiting for her to speak the most crucial line.
“Very well. Since your Power of Dark Tide and Power of the Vortex are both nearly mastered, I will teach you the third move—also my proudest technique: Power of Stacked Waves.”
Eve Sova raised the iron sword in her hand, spinning it into a reverse grip. “Come, watch closely.”
She stood firm with her sword and beckoned Leo with her finger, signaling him to attack.
In the next moment, their swords clashed once again in midair.
This time, neither Leo nor Eve Sova used any variations—just three consecutive horizontal slashes.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The Starfall longsword flew out of Leo’s hand and fell to the ground.
This time, Eve Sova had not relied on speed.
Instead, she used the third move of the Tide Cross Sword—
Power of Stacked Waves.
First strike—both were evenly matched.
Second strike—Leo was forced back half a step.
By the third strike—Leo could no longer hold his sword, and it was directly knocked away.
Eve Sova took a heavy breath. “Don’t focus on the movements—watch my sword momentum and the transitions. That is the key.
What is called ‘stacked waves’ is that each strike and each withdrawal accumulates the momentum of the previous strike. The longsword in your hand becomes like raging waves in the sea—each wave rising higher than the last!”
Leo widened his mouth, deliberately showing an expression of great shock.
He had already understood the principle of Power of Stacked Waves.
It felt like pushing a swing—each strike was like giving the swing another push, causing the momentum to grow stronger and stronger.
This move was extremely powerful. In theory, by continuously striking, one could stack the destructive power of their sword technique to several times its usual strength.
However, this move also had a major drawback—
It consumed stamina.
Leo looked at Eve Sova. After just three strikes, she was already breathing heavily.
In all this time, it was the first time he had seen her like this.
Because continuously stacking sword momentum caused stamina consumption to increase geometrically.
From her performance, Leo estimated that Eve Sova’s limit was probably five consecutive slashes, and it could only be used once in a short period.
While Leo was thinking this, Eve Sova continued explaining the detailed points of Power of Stacked Waves.
Although Leo understood everything she said, he could not show it on his face.
He continued to express admiration for the sword technique, occasionally letting out sounds of amazement.
“Are you alright? Why do I feel like you’re acting a bit strange today?” Eve Sova frowned as she looked at Leo.