The Sword Saint of Arknights [MTL/Machine Translation]

Chapter 35 | The Same Move Won't Work on Me Twice!

When Roy guessed his opponent's combat style, he already had an idea in mind.

As long as he couldn't be distanced, the opponent's Originium explosives would be useless. As for the pre-set explosives... as long as Roy could react in time, they wouldn't harm him.

After all, Roy was very confident in his blocking skills.

"I am Roy, your next opponent."

Drawing the sword that once belonged to Chen from a leather scabbard with the Lungmen Guard insignia removed, Roy spoke.

Then, he added:

"Won't you introduce yourself, young lady?"

"W, the one who will kill you."

With those words, the girl who called herself W launched her attack. She drew her sword and charged straight at Roy. From her demeanor and actions, it seemed she intended to take Roy's life directly. However, Roy knew this was just a probing attack.

W never expected this strike to defeat her enemy. After all, this wasn't her area of expertise. Of course, if the opponent were to be defeated by this probing strike, it would only prove that they were too weak.

Clang! Clang!

The sounds of consecutive collisions echoed through the area. At this moment, not only did the two Sarkaz mercenaries who had distanced themselves turn their gaze towards this side, but the surrounding mercenaries also gathered around.

Seeing the girl fighting Roy, some mercenaries even started a betting game.

"The newly risen W is fighting an unknown mercenary. Will W win, or will this mercenary take W's place as the strongest newcomer and earn that commission? Everyone, place your bets!"

A large group of mercenaries gathered around the person who started the betting.

If Roy were still in Lungmen and serving as a police officer, he would undoubtedly stop what he was doing to prevent these guys from gambling. After all, gathering for gambling is illegal.

But now, he couldn't care less. In Kazdel, he had no law enforcement authority. Besides, a fierce opponent was eyeing him.

"You can't defeat me with this."

As soon as he said that, Roy used his sword to block W's attack at a bizarre angle and followed up with a slash that forced her to retreat.

However, Roy didn't stop. Almost immediately after his attack ended, he was already in front of W. His sword glowed faintly, and at that moment, W decisively threw out an Originium explosive because she knew that if she got hit by this strike, she would die!

Perhaps at first, she underestimated Roy, but now she no longer had any contempt for him. She was prepared to show her true skills.

Boom!

A violent explosion occurred between them. W, prepared, jumped high and landed backward to avoid the blast. She looked towards the dissipating dust.

Under normal circumstances, this amount of Originium explosives would be enough to kill someone. However, Roy's previous performance made her unsure, as there had been people in the past who survived despite being hit by these explosives.

A faint silver glow pierced through the dispersing dust. Along with it appeared an unharmed Roy!

Without hesitation, W pressed the detonator. A series of explosions erupted around Roy.

"Boom! Hahaha—"

A manic laugh came from W's mouth. She had already sheathed her sword and replaced it with a grenade launcher, heavily modified and with a caliber exceeding 20MM.

Based on Roy's memory, this weapon could no longer be called a gun. More accurately, it was a cannon!

Originium shells shot out from the grenade launcher. As soon as Roy escaped the explosion, several shells were about to hit his face.

Almost instinctively, Roy raised his sword. A gentle breeze spread out from him. When the explosions ceased, Roy remained unscathed!

"You bastard..."

W cursed under her breath while continuing to retreat. If there were a defined arena, she would have lost already.

However, in mercenary battles, there were no area restrictions. Using any means necessary to achieve the goal was the mercenary's way of fighting.

"This ends now!"

Roy threw an object. As W hadn't yet reacted, he used a swift move to get close to her and slashed at her with his sword.

Once again, W pulled out an Originium explosive. These things might be expensive, but if she couldn't survive this battle, she wouldn't have a chance to use them again.

"That move won't work on me twice!"

Before she could detonate it, Roy struck her hand with his sword, causing her to drop the explosive.

Like a badminton player, Roy hit the explosive away and caught the object he had thrown earlier: a modified firearm.

Bang!

With a gunshot, the Originium-laden bullet collided with the explosive, creating a fiery display in the sky.

At that moment, Roy sheathed his sword.

"It's over."

"You bastard... why not finish it?"

"Because you're not my match."

Without hesitation, Roy said this. W's face showed anger:

"Are you underestimating me?"

"I'm just stating a fact."

Roy stopped, turned, and continued:

"If you're not satisfied, you can challenge me again. Hand-to-hand, weapons, firearms, or explosives... whatever you choose."

With that, Roy walked towards the two Sarkaz mercenaries...