Chapter 22: S Class Advancement Test (2)

Fluid Clone Technique.

The ultimate technique that summons clones infinitely close to oneself.

As they are not mere illusions, but distinctly real entities possessing all of the main body’s memories.

The clones can also manifest the techniques used by the main body.

In other words, the opponent would have to face four Baek Yu-shins at once, which was already overwhelming.

Yes, theoretically, it certainly should have been that way.

Yu-shin clicked his tongue looking at the summoned clones.
Could he only summon three clones?

Indeed, he could feel that his specs had significantly weakened.

In the past, during his hero days, Yu-shin could summon dozens of clones.

Compared to that, he was certainly pathetic now.

Still, the formidable power of the Fluid Clone Technique hadn’t gone anywhere.
Yu-shin shouted with all his might.

“Everyone, charge!”

At his spirited shout, the clones holding weapons in front of Yu-shin uniformly turned to look at him.

“What, you fcker?”

“…?”

“Who are you to give orders?”

“???”

However, what Yu-shin received in return was the cold reaction of the clones.
Yu-shin frowned.

It seemed that as his specs weakened, his control also weakened.

The clones seemed to have reached a state where they wouldn’t obey.
This was the only drawback of the Fluid Clone Technique.

Clones infinitely close to oneself.

And the fact that they possessed real bodies.

Was no different from creating another version of himself.

Still, in his past hero days, control was possible with formidable specs.

Unfortunately, with his current weakened specs, summoning and suppressing the clones seemed to be the extent of his ability.

It was fortunate that they could at least be suppressed; if they held even a little dissatisfaction, they would immediately charge.

‘I’m really going crazy.’

“It seems things didn’t go as planned after all!”

“This fck.”

At a glance, he could tell that the current situation was not unfolding favorably for Yu-shin.

Therefore, his opponent, Lim Kang-doo, did not miss that opening.

Lim Kang-doo’s charge, spearheaded by a heavy shield, was as ferocious as a rhinoceros’.

Thanks to that, Yu-shin barely managed to evade Kang-doo’s attack.

Honestly, it wasn’t even a technique.
He was just charging directly at the enemy in front of him.

However, the essence of the effort contained within was no joke.

As if repeated countless times, his charge was extremely swift and experienced.

‘Damn it, I can’t use my ultimate technique in this state.’

His defense was as upright and sturdy as the conviction he held.
To the extent that even Yu-shin acknowledged it.

So Yu-shin tried to break through with his ultimate technique.

Unfortunately, at this very moment, the clones were completely out of control, so he couldn’t use it.

“Well done!”

“If the main body dies, I can become the main body now.”

These fcking bastards, really.

Yu-shin was momentarily surged with irritation, but it wasn’t as if there were no other options at all.

Calmly, Yu-shin judged the situation and made a decision.

Kang-doo slowly assessed the situation.
The clones the opponent summoned were completely idling in the back.

Only the main body was evading his attacks in front.

In other words, it meant that the opponent’s means to break through his defense, which he had thought of, had disappeared.

‘I can be a bit more aggressive.’

He wouldn’t be complacent.
The opponent was also a strong individual who had climbed to this point through considerable effort.

Acknowledging his opponent, he unleashed everything he had honed.

It also meant that Kang-doo respected his opponent.
After all, they were both dreamers of heroes.

Though their ideals and reasons might clearly differ.

Ultimately, believing that the principle of saving people was the same.
Kang-doo also gave his full power.

That upright conviction was fully displayed through Bloom.

Though ignorant and inflexible.
Like a fortress firmly enduring any attack from its position.

Soon, his body was once again launched like a cannonball.

Yu-shin, unable to react to the much faster attack than before, allowed the attack to land.

Bang!!!

There was a sound as if a massive truck weighing tens of tons had slammed into a frail human.

Unable to withstand the immense impact, Yu-shin’s body flew into the air.

Not only the people watching the duel in the arena, but Kang-doo himself, were convinced of victory.

‘I definitely felt it!
This is over!’

At least, that was the case until Yu-shin’s body, which had risen into the air, vanished into dust.

Yu-shin, who had clearly been in mid-air, vanished in an instant.

He was flustered by the sudden situation, and thanks to that, he allowed the threat approaching from behind.

Slice!!

A slash, swung cleanly like a flash, perfectly cut Kang-doo’s exposed back.

It was fortunate that his defense had increased through Bloom.

If it weren’t for that, an impact strong enough to make him lose consciousness long ago struck Kang-doo.

But even with such an impact, Kang-doo firmly endured like steel.

However, even his steel-like will could not stop the questions.
What just happened?

Kang-doo slowly retraced the situation from earlier.
He had clearly landed an attack on Yu-shin.

Or so he thought, but Yu-shin, who had flown into the air, suddenly vanished.

The real Yu-shin then appeared behind him and attacked.
Kang-doo soon easily figured out the truth.

“Did he swap places with a clone and his main body!”

“Tch.”

At Kang-doo’s expression, realizing the secret much faster than expected, Yu-shin clicked his tongue.

As Kang-doo said, it was a technique that involved swapping places with a clone and the main body.

Although it involved a precarious timing, requiring the swap to happen just before an attack landed.

It was closer to a trick than a technique.

However, for emergency evasion, there was no better technique.

Although it was not a powerful technique compared to an ultimate skill, it was the only trick he could use right now.

Detour (Uhoe)

Fluid Shield (Yudongbangpae)

Although it was the only way Yu-shin, unable to control his clones directly, could utilize them.

Nevertheless, if one were to point out the fatal flaw of this technique right now.

“That fcker is using us as shields!”

“Has he gone crazy?”

“F*ck.”

It was the fact that if used while control was weakened, the clones could rebel.

And indeed, as soon as they realized the main body was using them as shields.

The clones immediately began helping Lim Kang-doo.
Watching that, Yu-shin sighed.

As expected, getting rid of all provocateurs is the answer.

Though Kang-doo suddenly gained reinforcements, he calmly tried to utilize the situation.

He didn’t know why, but it seemed the clones weren’t obeying control.

If so, by utilizing the current situation.
He would be able to reverse the situation without difficulty.

He judged that way.
That is, until the clone right next to him attacked him.

Detour (Uhoe)

Fluid Shield (Yudongbangpae)

“So it could be used this way too.”

“In my desire to gain the upper hand, I thought too short-sightedly.”

That’s right.
In that brief moment, the clones rebelled against the main body.
And at that very moment they sided with the enemy.

Yu-shin used Fluid Shield to swap places with one of the clones.

And then, directly attacked Kang-doo.
Thanks to that, he had no choice but to be perfectly ambushed.

Even when the situation changed rapidly, he didn’t panic, but rather used the situation itself.
That was his experience.

No, perhaps.

The clones didn’t rebel from the beginning.

It might have been Yu-shin’s strategy to make him complacent.

If they had truly rebelled, he could have just dispelled the clones anyway.

He was truly a man whose depths could not be plumbed.
Thanks to that, Kang-doo felt a complete defeat after a long time.

“I can’t possibly win, it’s my defeat.”

“Does that mean you’re forfeiting?”

“That is correct, Principal.
With my abilities, I simply cannot defeat Baek Yu-shin.”

They often say one hits a wall.

An overwhelming wall that couldn’t be overcome even with all his means.

However, unlike most people who despair when they hit a wall.

Kang-doo instead began to burn.
The existence of a colossal wall in front of him.

Meant that there was still a higher level he could climb.

And above all, to think such a strong individual was also a hero.
He couldn’t help but feel reassured, could he?

Kang-doo extended his hand to Yu-shin.
Because he believed he had learned a lesson from this fight.

It was a gesture of greeting in return.
At that sight, Yu-shin smiled and took his hand.

“Splendid.”

“Oh, I was just lucky.”

‘Phew, I barely managed to dispel the clones.’

However, unlike his outwardly calm appearance, Yu-shin was inwardly barely feeling relieved.

This was because his control had weakened, making even dispelling the clones extremely difficult.

At least in a situation where he could concentrate like now, but in a situation where clones were running wild.

Dispel the Fluid Clone Technique was not easy.
He had the Fluid Shield, at least.

But even that had a cooldown, so that last attack was practically his final one.

“I won everything, so why surrender…!!!”

As proof, even as the clone disappeared.
It made no effort to hide its indignation.

Yu-shin quickly dispelled and annihilated the clone before it could spout any more useless words.

Thanks to that, Kang-doo mistakenly believed that Yu-shin had planned everything from the start.

Yu-shin definitely felt it after this fight.

The academy’s level was by no means lower than that of fantasy.

Therefore, upgrading his specs was the top priority.