radicalducati Chapter 455: Memorizing the template is useless; this is the power of numbers!
Chapter 455: Memorizing the template is useless; this is the power of numbers!
Chapter 455: Memorizing the template is useless; this is the power of numbers!
The sound of the dojo gate shattering attracted the attention of other disciples of the Sword God School, who glared angrily at the outsiders who had broken in.
"What, do I need to beat you all down before I can see the master of this place?"
Broly looked at the Sword God School disciples surrounding him, but didn't seem to care much about taking down a few more.
"Stop embarrassing me, give them all back."
At that moment, a smoky voice came from inside the dojo, and a man with multiple scars on his face and a sharp look between his brows walked out.
"I'm sorry, Master, I've embarrassed you."
The Sword King, who had been knocked in by Broly, apologized and stood beside the man.
"This guy's pretty strong, right?"
Gar Farion did not blame his disciple, but instead inquired about Broly's strength.
"He's very strong. He can unleash a sword of light with his hand chop and defeated me in just two moves."
Sword King, whose chest was still aching, honestly answered his master's question.
"A katana of light unleashed by a hand chop?"
In that instant, Gal Farion thought of the Dragon God, the second strongest among the greats. In his youth, he had been defeated by the Dragon God with a hand chop. It was because of this defeat that his unwillingness to accept defeat drove him to become the Sword God he is today.
However, Gal Farion still harbors considerable psychological trauma from the guy who defeated him with a katana of light using a hand chop.
However, after glancing at the boy at the door and confirming that he was definitely not the same person as Orstide he had met before, Gar Farion felt relieved.
As long as it wasn't that terrifying guy, everyone else in this world was not worth Gal Farion's attention.
This is a guy who is extremely confident in his sword.
"Being able to defeat Lao Tzu's gatekeeper proves you are qualified to meet me. Bring your name here!"
"Broly".
"Very well, I am the strongest swordsman of the Sword God School in this era, the Sword God Gar Farion. Here, I ask you, are you here as a Sword God School swordsman to seize my title of Sword God, or are you representing another school to usurp the Sword God School's dominance in the Holy Land of Swords?"
The former is a struggle between internal schools of thought, while the latter is a confrontation between different schools of thought. There will always be people in this world who create their own unique sword style and name it, but they will always be included in the shadow of the three major mainstream schools today.
Of course, no matter what kind of challenger comes here to challenge him, Gar Farion will not give up his current status, or the status of the Sword God school he represents.
Others revere him as the God of Swords, and he should rightfully shoulder the banner of the Sword God School of this era, defeating all challengers who dare to challenge him or the Sword God School.
Does this mean that combat is not limited to any particular sword style, but is restricted to using only the Sword God style?
Broly thought about it and felt that since his opponent was the strongest in the Sword God style, he should challenge his opponent's strongest point.
So he said to Gar Farion, "I will only fight you using the Sword God Style swordsmanship."
"You've come for my reputation as the Sword God? Well, I'll show you what defeat tastes like!"
Gar Farion drew his sword and stood in the courtyard opposite Broly, while a group of disciples watched as spectators witnessing what could be a duel between the old and new sword gods.
Facing this sword god, whom the gods called the strongest human, Broly did not overestimate himself and drew the King Dragon Sword from his waist.
After adjusting their aura to a low level to match their opponent's, the battle between the swordsmen of the Sword God style began with the cry of a passing bird.
There were no fancy techniques; it was just a rapid clash of swords against each other. All the onlookers could see were countless sword shadows around the two men, accompanied by the clanging of metal against metal and sparks flying with each strike.
"Ah~"
The high-speed slashes of the Sword God style caused Broly and Gar Farion to roar from their chests. Only after they breathed their last did the clanging of their swords cease.
Nina Farion's eyes widened, as did Gino Blitz's, and all the disciples of the Sword God School stared wide-eyed.
Because with their skill level, they simply couldn't tell who had won between the two who had stopped fighting.
"I rarely praise other people's swordsmanship, but yours is worthy of praise; it's fast and sharp."
Sword God Gar Farion spoke first, and at that moment, the clothes in front of him slowly tore open and were ripped.
"I lost. If your sword hadn't been a feint, you would have cut off my left shoulder."
Broly was a man who could accept defeat. He admitted his failure. The sword god Gar Farion's aura was too low, lower than any of the alien masters he had ever seen before. Even with similar aura and using only the sword god style swordsmanship, he was unable to defeat this man.
However, despite his defeat, Broly gained new insights into the Sword God Style swordsmanship, and saw techniques for faster strikes in the sword god before him.
Just as Broly was about to take his leave, the Sword God Gar Farion called out to him, "Hey, you, how about becoming my disciple?"
"Um?"
Broly stopped and turned to look at the sword god who had spoken with a puzzled expression.
"I don't know who you are, but since you've been able to keep up with my sword in our fight, if you could receive my careful guidance, you might be able to defeat that guy."
Although it was only a single encounter, Gal Farion noticed Broly's terrifying talent for learning swordsmanship in battle.
Thinking of the Dragon God who had once brought him a crushing defeat, this man conceived the idea of taking the boy who was challenging him as his disciple, passing on all his swordsmanship skills to him, and then letting the boy defeat the Dragon God in his place.
When Broly heard that the Sword God Gar Farion wanted him to defeat the Dragon God, he readily accepted the offer.
However, instead of becoming the other party's apprentice, he will use the swordsmanship taught to him to fight the Dragon God and defeat him.
Gal Farion didn't care much about this. Whether or not he had the title of master was not important. What mattered was that he saw in Broly the hope of defeating the second dragon god of the great powers.
Broly thus settled in the main dojo of the Sword God School, and in the following 10 days, in a low-spirited state, he surpassed the swordsmanship of the Sword God School, Gar Farion.
The boy's swordsmanship talent was a blow to Gal Farion, but after enduring the jealousy of a gifted student, joy followed.
The more monstrous Broly became, the greater his chances of defeating the Dragon God. However, Gal Farion brought Broly into his sword-hiding room after Broly had completed his ten-day intensive mastery of the Sword God style.
"Although you already have your own sword, as a graduation gift, I will still give you the right to choose your own sword."
Although Gal Farion constantly refers to himself as "Laozi" (a derogatory term for a certain person), he has no intention of holding back when it comes to teaching his disciples.
After a disciple completes his apprenticeship, he will always give him one of the famous or demonic swords he has collected over the years as a graduation gift.
Although their time together was short, Broly's impression of this sword god, who constantly talked about Lao Tzu, wasn't actually bad. After choosing a scimitar-shaped Phoenix Dragon Sword, he couldn't help but ask, "Professor Gar Farion, is it really enough for me to defeat the Dragon God in your place?"
"Yes, this is my only obsession. It's quite ridiculous, but I don't have the courage to face the Dragon God now, so I place my hope of defeating him on someone else."
Sword God Gar Farion chuckled self-deprecatingly, then turned stern and warned Broly, "However, don't be too ambitious. Although you can defeat me head-on with your Sword God Style swordsmanship, your swordsmanship is still far from enough to deal with the Dragon God. Don't go looking for the Dragon God after leaving the Holy Land of Swords. I don't want my only hope of defeating the Dragon God to die a miserable death."
"That might not work, because the Dragon God is already waiting for me outside the Holy Land of Swords."
Broly could sense Alsterd's aura, and the fact that the little god hadn't shown himself these past few days also proved this point.
"What?"
Gar Farion stared wide-eyed, seemingly surprised that his hastily trained disciple would reveal that the Dragon God was waiting for him outside the Holy Land of Swords.
"Are you kidding me? Why would the Dragon God block your way? Wait, that's not right. That Dragon God Orstide does sometimes suddenly do things that are completely honest with others (human and divine apostles). What did you do to offend that terrifying guy?"
"It's nothing, I just killed him a few times before."
"You? You killed the Dragon God?"
Gal Farion had a look that said, "Are you kidding me?"
"Simply using the Sword God Style swordsmanship is definitely not enough; I won by relying on pure skill."
Broly explained, but Gal Farion thought he was talking nonsense.
"That's like you were flooding the place when you were fighting with me."
Broly didn't offer much of a defense.
Now that the Dragon God has come knocking, he will not avoid him.
Coincidentally, in this playthrough, the sword god teacher, Gar Farion, also asked me to help him defeat the dragon god.
"Professor Gal, wait a moment, I'll be right back after I go out for a bit."
Broly ran straight out of the Sword Chamber.
"Senior brother, where are you going?"
Nina asked the boy, who seemed to be in a hurry, with some curiosity.
"I'll go outside and ask someone to come over."
Broly said that and then took off right in front of Nina.
"Huh?!"
The little girl's eyes widened and her mouth opened wide, and the others looked much the same.
. . . .
The Dragon God, who was staking out outside the Holy Land of Swords, sensed a powerful aura approaching. He looked up abruptly and saw Broly, the apostle of the god and human, descending from the sky.
He drew his sword, preparing for the battle from the previous loop, when Broly raised his hand to stop him: "Wait, if we're going to fight, can we go somewhere else?"
"What do you mean?"
Alsterd squinted at him.
"My teacher, the sword god Gar Farion, wants me to defeat you, but I want to defeat you in front of him."
Broly explained.
Orstide: "..."
"Well, if you agree, then this time I'll only use the Sword God Style to fight you."
Broly suggested.
【trap?】
Dragon God Orstide glanced at the Dragon King Sword on Broly's back. Before encountering Broly in his previous cycle of reincarnation, he had fought many times with that guy Kalman III who always made excuses for his defeats. He recognized the other party's sword and could confirm that Broly in this cycle had some contact with the Northern God Stream.
The Northern God School is a school that sets traps at the agreed-upon battle location, and will stop at nothing to achieve victory. This makes the Dragon God somewhat suspicious that Broly, the apostle of the gods, may have joined forces with the Sword God of this cycle.
However, despite these concerns, Alsterd still believed that it was worth taking the gamble.
The apostles of gods and men are not entirely puppets of gods and men. Although they may become enemies of gods and men because of them, they will also act according to their own will.
Therefore, it is not impossible for the other party to say that he can only use the Sword God Style swordsmanship to fight him. Even if it is a trap, with the strength of the Sword God Gar Farion, his sword moves, which he has memorized completely, cannot cause him any trouble.
After weighing the options in his mind, the Dragon God Orstide agreed and followed Broly toward the valley town of the Holy Land of Swords.
The curse he carried caused everyone who sensed his presence to freeze, as if they had seen something extremely terrifying and evil.
If it weren't for Broly, who, after being accepted as a disciple by the Sword God, was touted as the Sword God's chosen successor, capable of surpassing his master, the swordsmen in the valley town would probably have fled long ago, or drawn their swords against Orstide, who instilled fear in them.
After Broly brought Orstide up the mountain, the Sword God School's main dojo fell into a silent state.
Feeling his muscles trembling uncontrollably, the Sword God Gar Farion, upon seeing the terrifying dragon god again, had a complex expression on his face.
His disciple, whom he had trained quickly, went out and actually brought back the Dragon God Orstide. He looked very serious and was preparing to have a fair 1v1 duel with the Dragon God using the Sword God Style swordsmanship that he had taught him, witnessed by Orstide.
Gal Farion was roaring inwardly. If Broly lost and was killed by the Dragon God, he would feel despair, but if Broly defeated the Dragon God, he would feel even more despair, because it would mean that Broly had indeed held back a lot when they fought each other before.
Regardless of Gal Farion's intentions, the battle between Broly and Alsterd began.
Broly's mastery of the contemporary Sword God style's pinnacle swordsmanship, combined with the Saiyan's increased aura to a level comparable to the Dragon God, resulted in a swordsmanship even more imposing than that of Gar Farion, who was human.
Even the Dragon God, who had memorized the sword techniques of the Sword God Gar Farion, was caught off guard when he first encountered Broly's version of the Gar Farion Sword God style swordsmanship. He had to tear up three buff magic scrolls in a row before gradually stabilizing the battle.
Broly is stronger, but also weaker.
What's stronger is swordsmanship, what's weaker is the opponent's base stats.
The overall combat strength was unchanged from the previous playthrough, yet it gave Alsterd this strange feeling.
Even if he unleashes his power using a buff magic scroll, his opponent can unleash a corresponding amount of power.
It's like a bottomless pool of water; no matter how you try to probe its depths with your bamboo pole, you can't reach the bottom.
The swordsmanship of the Sword God School is extremely fierce. As the scale of the battle between the two sides escalated, the main dojo of the Sword God School began to creak under the strain.
The disciples of the Sword God School ran out, but they couldn't get close to the two combatants who were enveloped by countless sword lights. They could only stand at a distance with their master, their figures resembling minions.
Only when the cliff supporting the establishment of the Sword God School's main dojo began to crack and looked like it was about to collapse due to the rampant sword energy affecting the ground, did the group of people flee down the mountain in a panic.
Watching the dojo gradually crumble and the cliffs shattered by the battle between his hastily trained disciple Broly and the Dragon God Orstide, the Sword God Gar Farion belatedly realized what was happening and cried out in despair, "My sword, my home, my dojo!"
His home was destroyed, his dojo was ruined, and his treasured sword fell into the deep valley along with the broken cliff. At this moment, it seemed that Gar Farion had nothing left except his daughter Nina and his other disciples.
Even more desperate than the Sword God was Orstide, who was facing Broly's sword and gradually falling into an irreversible defeat.
Even though this Dragon God had already memorized the sword techniques of the Sword God Gar Farion in endless reincarnation, he still couldn't reverse the current situation in the face of the new version of Saiyan stats.
Especially since Broly came to fight him this time for someone else, and after discovering that he couldn't reliably defeat him with equal strength, he adjusted his strength to be slightly above Broly's level.
After being pierced through the heart by a sword, the dragon god Orstide grabbed Broly's hand and asked about another possibility that had surfaced in his mind, one that he was unwilling to believe.
"So, you can also retain your memories in time loops, right?"
"Hey, did you think I couldn't retain my memories?"
"No wonder, no wonder..."
Alster died with an extremely pale face, and Broly's eighth cycle in this world also came to an abrupt end with his death.
(End of this chapter)