Reacts to sword swing

While Gazef was in this disadvantaged posture, Climb moved in to take his shot.

“Slash!”

Climb activated the martial art as he brought his sword down from high above.

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So he had toned his body and achieved a specialized build through what had seemed like infinite repetition.

The result was his downward swing from up high—his singular strike achieving a speed that could be considered extraordinary, which practically summoned a gale in its wake.

That was what fell toward Gazef’s head.

The idea that if his attack connected it could be fatal did not occur to Climb. He’d unleashed his move with absolute conviction that a man of Gazef’s caliber wouldn’t die from something like this.

A sharp clang rang out as the bastard sword rose to meet the descending broadsword.

Gazef had anticipated even this far ahead.

Climb used all the energy in his body to try and throw the older warrior off-balance.

But Gazef’s body didn’t budge.

Even in an unsteady position on one foot, Gazef had no problem stopping a blow bearing the entirety of Climb’s might. The man was like a great tree with thick roots deeply seated in the earth.

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Volume 5, Chapter 1.1