'Quick and agile, but predictable,' Orion ntally assessed as the room blurred again, transporting him upward to the eighteenth floor.
The next two floors introduced varied Echoes—a heavily armored defender wielding a tower shield and mace, and a flexible swordsman combining martial arts with blade techniques.
Both offered interesting combat styles that briefly challenged Orion's versatility. Yet neither lasted long under his careful precision, superior strength, and growing familiarity with diverse fighting styles.
Stepping onto the twentieth floor, Orion exhaled deeply, taking a montary pause. He now felt confident in his foundational swordsmanship and spear practice. But there was one thing he had yet to try fully—his newly mastered fire spells.
'Ti to combine swordsmanship with magic properly,' Orion thought decisively. He extended his palm gently, summoning a familiar warmth that quickly condensed into a blazing sphere of fire.
"Fireball," he whispered calmly, launching the blazing orb toward the Echo forming in front of him. The Echo, a muscular fighter with heavy gauntlets, reacted instantly, sidestepping the initial attack.
Orion smiled slightly, pleased at the reflexes of the Echo. He darted forward swiftly, leaving behind glowing embers with each step—activating his spell as he lightly called out, "Cinder Trail."
The fiery footprints imdiately ignited the floor beneath, forcing the Echo into a defensive position, wary of stepping onto the burning trail.
'Good, zone control works perfectly,' Orion thought approvingly.
The Echo, pressured by limited mobility, lunged forward aggressively to close the gap. Orion responded quickly, his left hand igniting fiercely with Searing Touch.
He smoothly blocked the incoming strike with Realm Guardian while simultaneously pressing his blazing palm against the Echo's chest, the searing heat bursting forth upon contact.
Instantly, the Echo vanished, dissipating in shimring mana fragnts.
'Damn, I'm impressive. I didn't expect to be able to seamlessly fight with spells and weapons so quickly,' Orion thought to himself with a mock serious expression.
[…Uh, Master, when did you beco a narcissist?]
'I'm just stating the truth,' he said with a chuckle as he teleported to the next floor.
On the twenty-first floor, Orion faced a more cautious Echo—this one holding a curved longsword, clearly a duelist specializing in precise and swift attacks. Orion opted to test another spell here, focusing intently as he extended his palm again.
"Fla Dart," Orion murmured, launching the swift, arrow-like projectile at his opponent. The Echo skillfully parried the first Fla Dart, but Orion seamlessly chained multiple castings, each dart progressively faster and more accurate. Pressured by the relentless barrage, the Echo montarily faltered, providing an opening.
Orion seized the mont, swiftly closing the gap and delivering a precise thrust with Realm Guardian. The Echo vanished, yielding to Orion's overwhelming assault.
Floor after floor, Orion smoothly integrated his spells into combat—Fireball disrupting enemy stances, Fla Dart harassing distant opponents, Searing Touch delivering decisive lee blows, and Cinder Trail effectively controlling enemy movent.
On the twenty-fourth floor, a mage Echo summoned defensive barriers to stall Orion's approach. Yet Orion adeptly shattered these magical shields with rapid Fla Darts before finishing decisively with a powerful Fireball.
Reaching the twenty-fifth floor, Orion paused montarily, breathing steadily but heavily from the continuous exertion. His gaze remained sharp, eyes bright with determination.
Lumi's cheerful voice echoed proudly, full of excitent,
[Amazing, Master! Your fighting style is getting incredibly refined now that you're blending magic with swordsmanship! At this rate, you'll dominate this Tower easily! ヾ(｡>﹏
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