Chapter 22

Sword Manipulation.

A skill that uses mana and mental power to freely move a sword and attack enemies from a distance.

It is such a rare skill that even most hero units can hardly master it, making Sword Manipulation one of the top-tier skills.

Perhaps it could be described as the dream skill for physical attack-type melee characters who use swords as their primary weapon?

It is a skill that perfectly overcomes the limitations of melee characters, who inevitably have a short range.

'Really... Sword Manipulation?'

While Oto was surprised.

Bang! Boom!

The mace moved as if it were a living creature, striking the Chimera's goat head repeatedly with great force.

Not only Oto was shocked by this scene.

"Is that... Sword Manipulation?!"

Camille was also surprised.

"My goodness…."

"Is the lord... using Sword Manipulation...?"

"To think I would see such a technique in my lifetime…."

The knights and soldiers watching were also astonished.

The lord is using Sword Manipulation!

Why?

Does it remind you of a song about a dictator from a northern kingdom who uses teleportation?

'Could it really be... Sword Manipulation?'

Oto, surprised, asked Kairos.

- Hmph.

Kairos laughed as if it were ridiculous.

- You recognize Sword Manipulation. You have an eye for it.

'What the...?'

- Did you think I became an emperor ruling a third of the continent by playing some game? I was able to build an empire with just a mace because I had overwhelming power.

Pride in himself was evident in Kairos's voice as he spoke.

Oto acknowledged this.

If one could use Sword Manipulation, it meant they were one of the top five strongest people on the continent in this era.

- I will lend you my power.

'I understand.'

Oto caught the mace that whizzed back to him.

Then he charged at the Chimera.

"Rrrrrrr!"

"Kyaahhh!"

"Meaaaaah!"

The Chimera was furious.

Blood dripped from the goat's head, clearly indicating it had taken significant damage.

'Wings first.'

The Chimera is a monster with a strategy.

The first step is to destroy one of its wings to prevent it from flying.

"Roar!"

The Chimera swung its front legs, which had sharp claws, at Oto as he charged.

Rolling, Oto easily avoided the attack.

Thanks to the power Kairos lent him, movements that would have been impossible for him under normal circumstances were now possible.

'Wings!'

Oto swung his mace at the Chimera's shoulder.

Since the mace couldn't cut the wings, his goal was to break the wing bones.

Boom!!!

With a sound like an explosion, the Chimera's right shoulder collapsed.

Oto's intention was to shatter the shoulder bone connected to the wing.

What next?

'Goat.'

Oto's next target was the goat head among the Chimera's three heads.

The three heads of the Chimera each have different abilities.

The lion head in the center spews terrifying flames, the wyvern head on the right spews poisonous gas, and the goat head on the left emits a petrification ray that turns enemies to stone.

Just like now.

Zzzzz!

A gray ray shot out from the goat's eyes, aiming at Oto.

"Ah!"

Oto bent his waist backward to avoid the petrification ray.

Zzzzzzzzz!

"Ahhh!"

Oto ran around to avoid the petrification ray.

- What an idiot!

Kairos shouted at Oto.

- Climb onto its back!

'Huh?'

- If you're on its back, you won't get hit by its attacks, right?

'Oh, right!'

- Don't try to avoid it; think about not getting hit in the first place!

'I understand!'

Following Kairos's advice, Oto jumped and climbed onto the Chimera's back.

What next?

"Die! You brat!"

Oto began to strike the goat's head with his mace, swinging it wildly.

"Me! Meaaaaah!"

The goat's head let out a painful cry.

"Rrrrrrr!"

"Kyaahhh!"

The lion and wyvern heads also cried out in pain.

Oto gripped the Chimera's skin tightly with his left hand and continued to strike the goat's head with his mace in his right hand.

As a result.

Crack!

The goat's head shattered, and white brain matter oozed out.

'Next, the wyvern.'

Oto then began to strike the wyvern's head.

"Kyaahhh!"

The wyvern's head spewed poisonous gas, but it didn't reach Oto, who was on its back.

Crack!

The wyvern's head was also crushed, just like the goat's.

"Roooooar!"

With only one head left, the Chimera rolled on the ground.

Therefore, Oto had to get off the Chimera's back.

If he stayed on its back, he might be crushed by the Chimera's body.

"Rrrrrrr...!!!"

The lion head growled at Oto.

- Don't be afraid.

Kairos advised Oto.

- When it spews flames. That's your chance.

'Huh?'

- When it opens its mouth, throw the mace.

'...!'

- Now!

Crack!

The Chimera's lion head opened its mouth wide to spew flames.

'Forget it!'

Oto threw the mace with all his might.

Swoosh!

The mace, flying like a missile, embedded itself in the Chimera's throat as it was about to spew flames.

Then, something incredible happened.

"Roooooar! Roooooarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr