Chapter 1080: Sharpness
His saber actually cut the ground, creating a hole that was definitely over ten meters deep. However, that cut extended all the way to 150 meters. Just from this strike alone, it was clear that Jay’s strike was already approaching that of Mara’s.
And Jay was still a Tier 7 human. People knew that Mara’s strike could go as far as 300 meters, but that came from a record two years ago, when she had just become a Tier 9 human.
She might have doubled that number already.
Still, the fact that Jay could do a third or a fourth of that power while being Tier 7 was definitely inhuman. In addition, Jay didn’t possess a unique ability.
That was why they couldn’t believe that a normal human, relying on their own hard work, could actually reach this level.
It was true that Clovis’ power affected the number, but without his own effort, only a small number of people could do it.
Clovis was standing not far from him with his eyes closed. He was concentrating, but he could sense what Jay had done. The only thing that was on his mind was that Jay could definitely do it.
There was a reason Jay remained as the vice captain of the Libation Fiesta.
In that case, he should respond in kind.
If it were any other person, they would probably feel jealous. However, Jay was different.
That was why Clovis drew his blade and slashed horizontally. His sword struck every single tree within the same distance as Jay, but instead of a straight line, he cut everything in a fan-shaped area.
In other words, the distance might be the same, but there was a big difference in the power behind it.
"!!!" Angelia widened her eyes in shock. "What?"
"What’s wrong?" Erwin tilted his head in confusion.
Aileen narrowed her eyes. "So, that’s how it is."
"What’s wrong?" Erwin asked again, not understanding the situation.
Jay looked at Clovis and explained to Erwin, "All this time, Clovis has been using his sword that his family gave him. That sword is extremely durable, but it’s never sharp enough.
"After all, that sword is a kind of training sword that is used to guide Clovis in his path. If he is too reliant on his weapon from the beginning, he won’t hone his swordsmanship.
"However, because it emphasizes durability, not sharpness, Clovis has to continue polishing his skill. Now that his skill has reached a high level, there is no way for Clovis to be reliant on his sword anymore.
"As such, it’s time for Clovis to finally use a sharp sword. And that is the power he has."
Erwin was speechless. Now that he thought about it, it was true that Clovis never changed his weapon. In fact, Jay’s weapon had better sharpness than his for the past two years.
On the other hand, everyone could agree that Clovis’ sword had unmatched durability. But what a sword needed the most was not durability, but sharpness.
Erwin covered his mouth in shock. "Wait. Doesn’t that mean Clovis has been wreaking havoc with a training sword this whole time?"
Angelia and Aileen just gave him side glances. That was what they understood from the beginning.
Hana was completely impressed. This strike could definitely reach Mara. She added, "Don’t worry about the durability. We’re talking about the hardest metal, after all. It should have the same toughness or even higher than your previous sword."
Clovis took a deep breath before looking at the sword. It had indeed been so long.
To think he changed his sword for the first time when he was about to reach Tier 8.
"..." Clovis looked at the old swords and muttered, "Thank you for accompanying me all this time."
Clovis turned to Hana. "Has everything been prepared?"
"For the departure?"
"Yes."
"You can go now. However, you need to be careful. After all, we’re talking about a Tier 9 human this time."
"I know." Clovis nodded with a serious expression. Even with this weapon, he didn’t know whether he could fight against a Tier 9 human or not. Still, he had his teammates.
He believed in them. As long as they played their cards correctly, the travel agency could allow them to enter that tower.
"Lady Hana, how about me? Can I get mine next?" Erwin asked and raised his hand.
"Lady?" Aileen glared at Erwin.
Erwin didn’t care anymore. After seeing those powerful weapons, he needed to be shameless.
"I’m not the one who makes the list." Hana shook her head before pointing at Clovis. "He is."
Erwin immediately turned to Clovis and clasped his hands, asking coquettishly, "Boss, haven’t I done a lot for the group? Can I be next?"
Clovis chuckled. "Yeah, yeah. You will get it after this trip."
Erwin’s expression brightened. "I see. In that case, I will definitely contribute a lot to this trip."
"..." Aileen sighed. "Where is your pride?"
"Come on. There is only one person in this world where you won’t see my pride." Erwin crossed his fingers. "Boss."
Aileen’s eyebrows twitched. "There are three people, not one."
Aileen pointed at Hana. He had shown that to her earlier, so he couldn’t take it back.
"Gah!" Erwin was taken aback, but he couldn’t exactly escape from this situation.
"And the third one is me." Aileen grabbed the back of his collar and dragged him away. "Sorry, everyone. Let me have a chat with this guy first."
"..." Jay didn’t say anything.
"He’s going to die tonight." Hana muttered.
"Definitely." Angelia nodded in agreement.
Clovis looked at Jay as if asking him when he was going to get together with the twins. "Come on, Jay. Do something. I know that you and the twins are already going out."
"How did you..." Jay widened his eyes.
"Maybe I should give you a vacation. Surely, the twins will be coming this time. You might want to sit this expedition out." Clovis acted as if he were considering it carefully.
Jay asked Hana out loud. "Why don’t you have a ’chat’ with this guy as well, Hana? Ask everyone as well. We’re going to fight a Tier 9, so he definitely needs all the support he can get."
"..." Clovis’ eyebrows twitched.
"That’s a good idea." Hana came to Clovis and dragged him as well.
"Oi. I was just teasing you." Clovis shouted.
With a smirk on his face, Jay gave Clovis his middle finger.
