Chapter 105: The Power of the Heart of God

"Now that's more like it. Those petty spells from before weren't even enough to let me gauge my current strength."

As the massive ten-meter ice spike fell from the sky, some of the more timid students had already covered their eyes.

Most of them clearly believed that Wood had no chance of resisting this "Triangle-level" magic, even with the sword energy he had displayed earlier.

Calming his mind, Wood closed his eyes and focused on sensing the air currents around him. As the giant ice spike neared, just a few meters away, he swung his sword in a powerful slash!

Although it wasn't magic, the surrounding air currents seemed to be drawn in by his strike. With the slash, they formed a fierce wind blade.

"One Sword Style: Kamaitachi!"

The violent wind made Wood's clothes flutter wildly, and the knight's longsword in his hand shattered into pieces after delivering the slash.

The wind blade expanded as it caught the wind, growing to several meters in width as it collided with the ice spike.

"This body is truly weak. Even though I can sense the breath of all things, this full-strength slash only reached this level?"

As the wind blade and the ice spike clashed in mid-air, the sharp winds sliced through the ice like tiny blades, causing ice shards to fall like snowflakes.

The students of the magic academy, including Professor Colbert and Princess Henrietta, were all stunned by the powerful slash Wood unleashed.

However, Wood himself looked at the slash he had released with a face full of disdain.

In the world of pirates, a slash of this magnitude was something he could achieve with a casual swing.

Moreover, Wood could tell that the wind blade he had just released was still slightly weaker than Tabitha's ice spike magic.

It appeared to be evenly matched for now, but it was only a matter of time before he would be overwhelmed.

Just then, a row of bright silver runes on Wood's chest began to glow with a dazzling light, making his clothes flutter in the wind.

Everyone watching was surprised by the sudden appearance of the runes on Wood's chest, but they also found it strangely familiar.

This scene was similar to what had happened earlier when Louise's familiar had fought against Guiche.

At that time, Louise's familiar had also unleashed similar runes on his left hand, defeating Guiche with overwhelming power.

The power of "Gandalfr" allows the user to master any weapon instantly, even turning a novice into a master swordsman the moment they pick up a sword.

However, there is only one "Gandalfr." The power that Wood possessed was "Lífþrasir," also known as the "Heart of God!"

This ability allowed the enhancement of "Void" magic exponentially, albeit at the cost of the user's life force!

Initially, this ability seemed rather useless to Wood, as he couldn't use Void magic, making it more suitable for support roles.

But now, he realized that his "Lífþrasir" was somewhat different from what it was in the original storyline.

The reason? At the moment when the runes belonging to "Lífþrasir" lit up on Wood's chest, the wind blade he had released suddenly surged in size, as if it had been injected with steroids!

The drastically enhanced Kamaitachi sliced through Tabitha's magic with ease, shattering the massive ice spike into a shower of ice fragments, and continued its momentum toward Tabitha and Kirche.

Fortunately, Sylphid reacted quickly, performing a swift maneuver to narrowly avoid the range of the slash.

The wind blade, now without a target, pierced through the ceiling of the magic academy, leaving a gaping hole in the roof before dissipating into the sky.

As they looked up at the massive hole, several meters wide and spanning multiple floors, both Tabitha and Kirche had expressions of lingering fear.

Had it not been for Sylphid's quick reflexes, their fate would have been grim.

While they were still recovering from their brush with death, no one noticed that Wood had already shattered the ice around his feet.

With lightning speed, he dashed toward a nearby column, scaled it with the agility of a true wall-walker, and launched himself off the top to land right behind Tabitha and Kirche.

With swift, precise karate chops, the two girls were knocked unconscious just as they realized what had happened.

Sylphid, Tabitha's wind dragon, tried to bite Wood, but he quickly countered with a spinning kick, sending the dragon crashing to the ground.

The loud crash of the dragon hitting the ground finally snapped everyone out of their shock, and the training field erupted with gasps and exclamations.

"That should count as my win, right?" Wood asked, cradling a girl in each arm as he turned to Professor Colbert, the referee.

After Colbert announced Wood's victory, the students of the magic academy erupted into a frenzy, chattering excitedly.

"This is unbelievable! Did you see that? That powerful magic was shattered into pieces with just one slash, and it even destroyed the roof!"

"Someone tell me this is all a dream. Aren't swordsmen supposed to be some kind of backwater bumpkins?

The difference between this swordsman and what I know is just too vast!"

"No, no, no. You only noticed the flashy slash at the end, but you overlooked everything else.

He dodged magic with footwork and even kicked a dragon away—how can this guy even be human?"

"If I remember correctly, his name is Wood, right? I wonder if he has a girlfriend.

Even though he's the princess's familiar, she probably wouldn't meddle in his personal life, right?"

Both Tabitha and Kirche were among the top students at the magic academy, and they had powerful familiars to boot.

But despite that, even when they teamed up, they still lost the duel.

Moreover, Wood's performance during the duel had won him a legion of fans, instantly making him the most popular figure at the academy.

Beauty admires strength—a natural law, especially in a medieval fantasy world where heroism is highly revered.

Wood not only had good looks but also displayed strength that exceeded their understanding.

Although his status as a commoner might be a drawback, with his level of power and being the princess's familiar, it wasn't impossible that he could become a noble in the future.

So, many of the young women at the magic academy, who were in the prime of their youth, began to entertain various thoughts, some even boldly approaching him with open affection.

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