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Chapter 247 : White Falcon Swordsmanship
Chapter 247: White Falcon Swordsmanship
While Adele was still deep in thought, the moment passed like a spark of lightning.
Gauss exerted strength beneath his feet.
With a flicker, his figure vanished from where he stood.
The next instant, he had already appeared right before Adele.
Ѐ n u m а
"So fast!"
Adele felt a trace of astonishment in her heart.
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"Boom!"
Gauss had entered a serious state.
His golden eyes locked tightly onto Adele, without any unnecessary movement.
The energy dragon claw gathered in his right hand completely unleashed its power, tearing through the air with a thunderous roar.
Еn̂ u m a . і̂ d
At the tip of his claw, even the air seemed to have been punched out, forming rippling shockwaves that spread outward in circles.
A simple, straightforward thrust!
Facing this attack, Adele’s pupils suddenly contracted.
But as a master-rank Professional, her battle-honed reflexes allowed her to make a subconscious move in that instant.
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This kind of reaction came from countless battles and training — it had long become instinct.
If it were any Adventurer below the master level, there was absolutely no way they could react in time!
Ӗnum а̀
The sword in her hand blocked before her body, barely managing to intercept Gauss’s incoming strike.
"Clang!!"
A crisp impact rang out!
The counterforce from the clash made Adele’s wrist go numb in an instant.
The opponent before her didn’t feel like flesh and blood — but solid refined steel.
"Such heavy force!"
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A muffled groan escaped Adele’s lips.
Withstanding Gauss’s first impact, she was flung backward the next moment.
She flipped gracefully several times in midair.
But before she could use that momentum to pull away and land,
her peripheral vision caught the bluish glow rapidly gathering on Gauss’s dragon claw.
In an instant, it had already shot forth.
W е b̄ṅ о̌v̂ е̇ l̄ Е nu mа́
"A spell!"
Still in the air, Adele quickly swung her sword downward toward the ground — and the next instant, using the rebound from the shock, she leapt upward again.
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However, a bright blue Energy Orb had already locked onto her new position midair.
"Swoosh!"
Her rapier drew a silver half-crescent arc through the air before her!
"Boom!!"
E n̊_ǔ m̂ а . і̆ d̃
The Magic Missile was sliced apart by her blade, splitting into two and exploding.
Using the blast’s recoil, Adele barely managed to widen the distance and land safely on the ground once more.
"A Magic Missile?"
Adele raised an eyebrow.
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Its power hadn’t exceeded what she could handle, but it was still troublesome — far beyond what an ordinary Tier 4 spellcaster could produce.
At this moment, her neat work attire had already been blasted apart in that brief skirmish, torn to shreds by the shockwave.
W éb̈n̊ оv е́ l Ĕǹ ǔ mа̇
It revealed the silver, form-fitting soft armor and battle skirt she wore underneath.
Glancing down at the tattered fragments of her clothes scattered across the ground, the corner of her lips twitched.
Getting her outfit blown apart in just one round — she could only blame her own carelessness.
Still, it was troublesome.
She clicked her tongue lightly,
watching Gauss from a distance with caution,
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guarding against another round of long-range Magic Missiles.
Her mind quickly analyzed Gauss’s combat style and methods just now.
一. He possessed some kind of special Dragon-type bloodline? A Warlock?
二. His close-combat ability was exceptional — he didn’t even need armor. His natural defense alone could withstand most attacks, though the true extent of his protection still needed further testing.
三. His long-range spellcasting ability was equally formidable — fast, accurate, deadly, and far stronger than spellcasters of his level, freely switching between the two combat styles.
And up until now, one of her earlier doubts had finally been answered.
Еn̄ u m à
Why would a spellcaster like Gauss bother learning a swordsmanship technique only meant for warrior-type professions?
At first, she had thought it was the common arrogance of geniuses — reaching for too much.
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But now, she understood that was not the case.
He learned swordsmanship for a single reason — because he could make use of it.
Still, she couldn’t let herself be looked down upon as a master-rank Professional.
She took a deep breath.
Ẽ n̊umа̇. і̆ d̈
In the next instant, her aura changed completely.
A stream of white airflow surged from within her, covering her entire body.
"This is...？"
Gauss watched the scene warily.
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He could indeed sense that Adele had become different.
So this was the power of a master-rank swordswoman?
Е̌ ń um̌ а̊ . і d́
He had encountered other swordsmen before, but this was his first time experiencing such a transformation up close.
Driven by curiosity, he cast Scorching Metal.
As he gazed at Adele’s soft armor and longsword, those iron weapons began to faintly glow red.
Adele instinctively furrowed her brow.
But aside from that, she showed no other reaction.
Was it because her physique was too strong, causing the spell to fail?
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Or was Scorching Metal weakened, making it bearable within her tolerance range?
Gauss knew well that successfully casting a spell didn’t guarantee its full effect.
A spell’s potency depended heavily on its target.
Still, to make her feel even slightly uncomfortable — that meant the spell had worked to some degree.
He pressed his foot down again, dashing straight toward Adele.
Prepared this time, Adele’s longsword flashed several times in the blink of an eye.
Е́ nu m̂ ӓ. i ḋ
Each slash drew a silver arc through the air.
But unlike before, each of these arcs didn’t vanish instantly like ordinary strikes — instead, they lingered in the air as if tangible, radiating a chilling sharpness.
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"Screech！"
Accompanied by a piercing cry, sharp and birdlike.
In a flash, several silver arcs intertwined, forming a simple yet deadly web of sword energy that swept toward the approaching Gauss.
Sword Qi?
É ǹ ūm̊а̀
Adele had seized the perfect timing for her assault.
Gauss, maintaining his forward momentum, had no time to dodge.
He raised his dragon claw in front of him.
"Tsshh！"
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White arcs clashed against the Energy Dragon Scales, producing a grating slicing sound that made one’s teeth ache.
"Boom！" The dragon scales dimmed rapidly.
Еń u̇m̊ а
The condensed Sword Qi actually pierced through the outer layer of his Energy Scales, leaving shallow white marks on Gauss’s arm.
A sting spread from the wounds.
Fine cuts split open on his pale skin, and thin threads of blood seeped out from beneath.
Gauss’s heart jolted.
He was... wounded?
He quickly leapt backward several times, widening the distance from Adele, hastily restoring his protective barrier.
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Even as he stared intently at Adele, his peripheral vision swept toward his arm.
The fine wound had already begun to heal,
and the blood had stopped flowing.
Only a faint pinkish line remained, proving that there had indeed been a wound there moments ago.
His expression grew serious.
It had been a long time since he’d been hurt — even slightly.
W е̊ b̌ n о̀v́ ël. Е̂ňu m̀ ӓ
Normal attacks rarely broke through the combined defense of his Hardened Scales Bloodline and his Gauss Field forming the Dragon-scale barrier.
And once an opponent’s repeated attacks weakened his barrier, he would always refresh it early, no matter the mana cost.
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A master-rank Professional — truly extraordinary.
Just one exchange, and her sword technique had already torn through his defense.
And this was after his Hardened Scales Bloodline had recently been strengthened.
If it had been before his upgrade, that light graze might have become a gaping wound.
Е̌ ǹü m̌ ā .і̊ d
Meanwhile, opposite him, Adele appeared calm on the surface, though inwardly she was reeling in disbelief.
Her White Falcon Slash — though it had been slightly delayed by hesitation — wasn’t held back in strength.
With a powerful priest watching above, she hadn’t worried about causing Gauss irreparable harm, and their first clash had already given her a rough idea of his defense level.
Yet she hadn’t expected his Energy Dragon Scales to be this tough.
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Her almost full-powered White Falcon Slash had merely left a few nearly invisible marks on his skin.
And those wounds had healed within the blink of an eye.
Е̊ ń_ů m̆_á
Seeing Gauss’s solemn, battle-ready expression, she could only hold back her exasperation in silence.
Although the White Falcon Slash was not the strongest attack technique she had mastered,
Adele was, after all, a master-rank swordswoman—while Gauss, no matter how exceptional, was still only a Tier 4 Professional.
Besides, what kind of monstrous self-healing ability was that?
Was he seriously healing just by breathing?
Was he even human anymore?
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"Clang!"
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
Within the spacious training arena, two figures flickered rapidly, their silhouettes weaving in and out of flashes of steel.
Blades and claws met in midair, sword gleams and shadows overlapping endlessly.
At times, a flying slash split the air; at others, the dragon claw and sword tip collided, sparking bursts of brilliant light.
W e̊ b n̊о.vel̀ E.ñùmа
A moment ago, Gauss’s Magic Missile had slammed into the white airflow-covered soft armor on Adele’s body, blasting her more than ten meters away.
The next, her flying slash shattered Gauss’s defense, forcing him to retreat and rely on his Hardened Scales Bloodline to heal the wound.
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After a long exchange,
Adele leapt backward, widening the gap between them.
"No… no more."
"That’s enough. I’ve seen enough of your strength."
Еn u m̄ а̂ . і d̆
She saw magic gathering once again at the tip of Gauss’s wand and quickly spoke up to stop him.
After such a fierce bout, Adele no longer carried the calm poise she had at the beginning.
Her cheeks were flushed; her forehead and neck glistened with fine beads of sweat.
Her damp bangs clung to her pale, reddened face.
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Her chest rose and fell as she caught her breath.
Gauss, too, was somewhat tired—his mana and stamina both heavily drained.
Е n̆ ūm̃а_.і̄ d
When Adele called to stop, he dispelled the dragon claw and the spelllight around him. His golden pupils slowly returned to their usual emerald hue.
He exhaled deeply, thoughtful. He had underestimated the might of a master-rank Professional.
In that close-quarters battle, he had experienced firsthand the difference between the master stage and the elite stage.
It was a sense of wholeness.
Hard to describe in words—only an instinctive realization.
Before a master-rank Professional, the power of an elite felt scattered.
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The strength of an elite—whether physical, mental, spiritual, magical, or martial—was like pearls strewn across the floor: some parts valuable, yet disconnected, unable to form a perfect whole.
But a master-rank Professional was like a craftsman threading those pearls together with a single strand of silk, turning them into a flawless necklace.
Was this a fundamental transformation of class rank?
If not for the many overlapping powers he possessed—his various professional and racial talents layered together—he would not have been able to stand against her. His attributes far surpassed those of ordinary Tier 4 spellcasters.
Otherwise, any regular Tier 5 Professional would have been defeated within a single round.
"No wonder you managed to complete the Black Fang Expeditionary Force’s commission last time." Adele pulled a towel from somewhere and wiped the sweat from her body. "Your strength is frankly a little outrageous."
Еǹü ḿa
Even now, the shock in her heart had not fully subsided.
As she spoke, she tossed a towel to Gauss as well.
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"Actually, I took advantage of some tricks during that mission. I wasn’t as strong as I am now." Gauss caught it and admitted honestly.
"That’s still impressive enough." Adele shook her head. "An ordinary elite-rank Professional wouldn’t survive more than a few of your attacks."
Only a few days had passed since that commission—far too short a time for such a leap in strength.
That could only mean Gauss had already been formidable back then.
Е n̄ú mа
Loosening her ponytail, Adele rubbed her hair dry with the towel as she walked toward Gauss.
"What I used just now was an advanced technique from the White Falcon Swordsmanship. Well? Interested in learning it?"
She spoke cheerfully.
"Although I could only fight you to a draw, this sword art is still quite powerful. Its strength scales with one’s power and physique. Once you grasp its principles, you can also apply them to other close-combat methods."
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She didn’t bother adding that this sword art wasn’t her strongest killer move—no need for posturing.
After all, they were only sparring.
Е n̆ ǔmа̀ .і̀ d
She had stronger techniques, but she didn’t believe Gauss lacked his own hidden cards either.
Everyone kept a life-or-death move or two in reserve.
"I do."
Gauss nodded.
He had already guessed earlier that the sword technique Adele was using was the very one he was about to learn.
Throughout their battle, he had paid close attention.
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After careful observation, he realized that the flying slashes stemmed from a high-frequency resonance technique of sword control.
That same vibration held tremendous destructive power—perhaps even greater than the flying slash itself.
Of course, in extremely close combat, such a technique also left openings that someone like him—a rather unusual “melee mage”—could exploit.
"Good."
Adele smiled, and a table and two chairs rose beside them.
"But before I start teaching, let’s rest a bit and talk."
Wеb ǹо̊ v̇ еl Еň ŭ m̌ã
She sat down comfortably.
Gauss, sensing she had something to say, nodded and took a seat.
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"Gauss, your talent and potential are far greater than I imagined. No wonder the Adventurer’s Guild has listed you as a key training candidate." Adele’s tone carried genuine admiration and respect.
Although Gauss had not yet reached master rank, the battle had proven his ability—and earned her esteem.
"Key training candidate?" Gauss had already suspected as much, but hearing it confirmed directly from Adele still made him focus intently.
"That’s right." Adele nodded.
Ẅ.e b̆ nó_v̂ӗl È n̈ û m̃ ă
"It’s no secret. The Adventurer’s Guild has its own evaluation system. Talents like you—gifted beyond the norm and growing at astonishing speed—naturally catch the attention of the higher-ups."
"Simply put, the Guild believes that geniuses like you possess the potential to become pillars supporting not only the Guild but the entire human faction."
"Gauss, though you started your Professional path later than most, your progress has been extraordinary. The Guild has likely been watching you far earlier than you realize."
Gauss nodded calmly.
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That made sense.
It would be unreasonable for such a massive organization—capable of tracking every ongoing monster-subjugation commission—to overlook a promising Adventurer right under its nose.
Е ň ù m̄ ӓ
"But I don’t really feel anything different." Gauss said mildly.
What he really meant was: if the Guild acknowledged his talent, why hadn’t he seen any preferential support?
"Hehe, the Guild has already been giving as much as it safely can." Adele smiled knowingly, catching his unspoken meaning.
"Is that so?" Gauss’s expression turned more puzzled.
Not that he needed much help—but considering the Guild’s immense resources, even a fraction would be enough to make any ordinary Adventurer prosper.
"The Adventurer’s Guild can’t interfere with you too freely. Otherwise, it would cripple your professional growth. That’s a hard-earned lesson from long experience."
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"Forcing growth only exhausts one’s future potential—it makes reaching true heights impossible."
"Then what about those noble heirs who rely on their family resources?" Gauss asked curiously. He’d heard of noble children who rapidly advanced through wealth and privilege.
"The same principle applies. Those who chase quick success often hit a ceiling they can never surpass—like water without a source." Adele explained. "But nobles with real foresight, those who wish for their bloodline to endure, often ‘throw’ their heirs into the Adventurer’s world to temper themselves."
"In my homeland, the Whitewave Family of Vives follows this very approach."
Oh?
Gauss looked at her.
E n̂u̇m̊ â . іd
So Adele was of noble birth after all.
He genuinely hadn’t noticed.
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Although it was a bit of a stereotype, the noble he’d met previously in Canopy Town had fit his mental image perfectly—arrogant, prideful, self-centered.
But Adele? From the first time they’d met yesterday, she had treated everyone who came to claim their rewards with respect.
Even while handling official business, she’d addressed him as “Mr. Gauss.” Only today, during their sword training, had she switched to calling him simply “Gauss”—and even then, without any sense of superiority.
Where was the noble’s arrogance in that?
E n um̃ а̊
And—Vives… that name sounded familiar.
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