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CA : 106 Yasuo
🕑 Added 2025-01-23 16:00:08 +0000 UTCOn the 27th underground floor, a massive typhoon swept through, clearing the entire dungeon floor in an instant. The monster that had fought Ais for so long and even landed several hits on her turned to ash and vanished after the typhoon passed.
The enormous typhoon cloud, unleashed the moment Ais swung her sword, instantly sent the monster flying. In mid-air, countless wind blades within the typhoon cloud shredded the monster apart.
When the typhoon dissipated after traveling a certain distance, the monster completely vanished as well, leaving only a magic stone that dropped to the ground.
"Splendid! Miss Ais!"
Lefiya immediately offered her praise. In Lefiya’s eyes, Ais’s move was truly incredible. The monster had been so fast before, evading all of Ais’s attacks, even dispersing her magic. But then, Ais reactivated her magic, grew even stronger, and unleashed a single slash that created a tornado. The tornado towered over twenty meters high, exceeding the height of the floor boss.
The monster was killed outright by the tornado, disintegrating into a magic stone before its body even hit the ground. Such a powerful tornado could practically be considered magic in its own right.
“This power…”
Ais stared blankly at the sword in her hand. Around her, a faint breeze still swirled, but it felt much weaker than before—nothing more than a gentle wind now.
The power of wind, the sudden strength in her grasp—it was overwhelmingly strong!
Whether for offense, defense, movement, or large-scale attacks, this power was immensely potent and versatile.
“Is this really a power I can wield?”
“Gale Swordsmanship.”
Altair’s voice snapped Ais out of her shock. Both Ais and Lefiya turned to him.
“The sword technique Miss Ais just used is called Gale Swordsmanship. It’s a unique and powerful style that harnesses the wind, both strong and graceful.”
“It is indeed powerful!” Ais nodded.
“Yes, and very graceful,” Lefiya agreed, nodding as well.
“And also very enjoyable,” Altair added with a nod.
“But why can I use Gale Swordsmanship?” Ais asked, puzzled. She looked at Altair, believing only he could answer this question.
“Because of fate!”
Should I tell her it’s because I “cursed” her into it?
Altair now fully understood his strange ability—it was akin to the infinite potential of his BGM power. In Kabaneri’s world, he only thought of altering matter, but while creating from nothing proved impossible, it seemed creating skills out of thin air was perfectly doable.
“Altair, you seem very knowledgeable about this... Gale Swordsmanship?” Lefiya inquired.
“That’s right. I’m very familiar with Gale Swordsmanship because I once knew several practitioners of it and even sparred with them daily for a time.”
Of course, I did. Back then, Yasuo was always on mid-lane—either on my team or the enemy’s. How could I not be familiar? And after Yone came out, it was endless Yone picks. Even bottom lane saw the Yasuo-Yone brother duo. I’d log in and see: ‘Brother, the wind has a path home.’
“Gale Swordsmanship is a very powerful ability, and since Miss Ais already uses wind magic, it’s only natural for fate to let her master it.”
Pointing to the sword in Ais’s hand, Altair maintained a serious demeanor.
“Fate’s... arrangement?”
Ais murmured to herself, gazing at her sword and sensing the faint breeze surrounding it.
“However, Miss Ais, what you just displayed is merely the basics.”
“This is only the basics? There’s something even more powerful?” Lefiya exclaimed in surprise.
“Indeed. Gale Swordsmanship is far more than a simple sword technique. Miss Ais, you must have felt it—there’s an even greater power in the wind.”
“Yes, I can feel it, but I don’t know how to use it. Especially with that last slash—after releasing the tornado, I felt a strong urge to do something, but I couldn’t figure out what it was or how to do it.”
Ais’s face was filled with frustration. Her desire to grow stronger made her dislike this feeling, akin to a sneeze stuck at the edge of her nose that just wouldn’t come out.
That’s because you can’t see the white line!
“That’s because it’s not yet the right time, and you haven’t grasped the true essence of this swordsmanship.”
“The true essence?”
Ais felt there must be some profound secret behind this.
“Exactly. You’ll need to keep battling to uncover its mysteries.”
Altair continued to speak with authority. Based on her current abilities, Ais could already use passive shielding, the Steel Tempest slash, and the Sweeping Blade. But the Wind Wall and Last Breath ultimate remained untapped.
Forget the Wind Wall—her Last Breath requires the enemy to be airborne first. Once airborne, the skill can activate. However, the previous monster was shredded to bits by the tornado before it could even touch the ground. Without visible white lines on the map, how could she possibly use Last Breath?
“Well then, Miss Ais, the rest is up to you to discover. Please, proceed.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the dungeon seemed to respond, spawning a new monster—or rather, a batch of monsters. They emerged from the walls and, upon landing, all turned their eyes toward Ais.
Facing the horde, Ais gripped her sword tightly, the wind once again swirling around her as her shield recharged.
"Ah, right, Miss Ais, there's something I'd like to remind you about."
Altair's voice sounded once again, pulling Ais's attention back to him. She fixed her serious gaze on Altair, waiting for him to continue.
"To help you master this Gale Swordsmanship more quickly, I recommend that, when you swing your sword next time, you say a specific phrase."
"A phrase?"
"That's right. It's just one word, but they can help you grasp the essence of Gale Swordsmanship."
Hearing this, Ais's eyes lit up with curiosity.
"What three words?"
"Hasagi!"
"What?"
Ais was momentarily stunned.
"Yes, 'Hasagi.' Those three words."
Although still puzzled, Ais made sure to remember the phrase.
"I understand."
Nodding toward Altair, Ais turned her attention back to the monsters. The monsters had finished spawning and were now staring her down, charging at her in unison.
Facing the onslaught, Ais stepped forward with a quick Blade Waltz, her E-skill cutting into the first monster. At the same time, she shouted the joyful phrase.
"Hasagi!"
