Another World Mall

Chapter 573 Testing New Ability

Clovis came to the garden, seeing Jay and Christina training their bodies.

Although he wanted to talk to them, there was something he would like to test first.

He grabbed one of the dummies in the corner and planted it to the ground.

After that, he took a bit of a distance.

"Hmm? What are you doing?" Jay asked while raising his eyebrows. Since he trained the ranged attack together, he knew Clovis was trying to use his ranged attack. However, he still remembered that Clovis' range was only 7 meters at maximum.

This time, he actually stood 15 meters from the dummy.

"It's nothing. I've just got a kind of understanding, so I want to test something."

"A ranged attack? I have seen you guys practicing it in my home." Christina raised her head.

"Yes. My range is 5 meters, while Clovis' range is 7 meters. However, that distance..."

"Oh!" Christina crossed her arms.

Clovis ignored their reaction for the time being. Instead, he closed his eyes. His left hand was on his scabbard while his right hand was holding his sword, ready to draw it.

'Heavy Sword. I originally thought I should take advantage of the momentum to generate the force for me. However, that Heavy Sword is slightly different. Instead of momentum, it's more like the velocity as well as the smoothness of the swing.

'It cuts through the air, which causes the airflow to become smoother, which ultimately increases its range. The momentum itself consists of two elements: velocity and mass.

'I can't increase the mass for the time being, but the velocity of the sword is something I can control.

'Instead of focusing on the sword itself, I should actually shift it toward the center of gravity as well as my arm as if I'm throwing my own body when launching that attack.'

Clovis took a deep breath. When he was ready, he sharply opened his eyes and drew his blade, unleashing a different kind of ranged attack.

"!!!" Jay widened his eyes in shock. It was fast, but there was something more that he couldn't describe.

More importantly, the dummy was split in half, meaning that the ranged attack came with such a force that not only did it cut the dummy, but it also continued traveling forward.

With him using this technique for the first time, Clovis could only deflect half of the force from this blow.

Instead of getting pushed back as usual, Clovis managed to stand on his spot.

"!!!" Jay widened his eyes in shock. "What's that? Did you just..."

"Argh. As expected, I still need to train more to do it perfectly." Clovis clicked his tongue.

Seeing Jay leaping backward so as to observe Clovis' new style, Clovis waved his blade, sending forth his ranged attack.

Normally, Jay could easily avoid it by leaping out of the range. However, with the ranged attack traveling for more than twenty meters, it was impossible for him to escape.

In the end, the ranged attack hit him.

"Kh." Jay gritted his teeth. "Muscle!"

His arms bulged as he slashed the attack apart. "That's freaking heavy."

Clovis circulated his breath carefully. As expected, to boost the efficiency of his strike, he needed to improve his breathing.

'In the end, the breath allows the oxygen to circulate within the body. Using that much power at once exhausts a lot of oxygen, which means I won't be able to keep up. I have to either choose the perfect time to unleash them or improve the breathing technique. In the end, breathing technique is the foundation of everything. Whether you are a professional athlete or explorer, you need a good breathing technique...'

When Clovis was examining his move, Jay had moved past his attack and approached him again.

Since Clovis' ranged attack was deadly, he had to keep him close.

And that was when Clovis thought of another way to utilize the soft style.

When Jay was about to arrive, he took a step back, matching Jay's speed even for a split second. After that, his short sword gradually moved toward the sword that Jay was about to swing.

"Huh? This is... Doesn't Clovis' swing look slower than usual... but... it's..." Christina gasped. Despite its slow movement, the sword was already in front of Jay's sword before she realized it.

The moment the swords clashed, Jay abruptly lost the grip of his sword as Clovis' short sword flicked it into the air.

"!!!"