Chapter 691: 537 Mixed Breathing Method
When it was said to clear the way, the way was cleared.
Reiger, who had already sensed Altoria’s movements, promptly activated his flying magic and soared into the sky.
"Breath——in——"
The rhythm of his breathing began to change, causing the fierce flames that had been coiling around the black sword, as well as the scorching aura emanating from Reiger’s body, to gradually disappear, replaced by a sensation that was cool, solitary, and gentle.
If there had been someone proficient in breathing techniques there, they would have definitely noticed that Reiger was currently employing a blend of Sun Breathing and Moon Breathing.
In the original world of "Demon Slayer," Kamado Tanjirou had developed a mixed breathing technique called Fire God Kagura (Sun Breathing) while still unskilled, combining Sun Breathing with Water Breathing, thus making his attacks stronger than when using Water Breathing alone and more sustainable than when using Sun Breathing alone.
This was Kamado Tanjirou’s compensatory technique while he still could not master Fire God Kagura, to avoid placing too much strain on his body from using Sun Breathing.
When Reiger had the idea to incorporate the explosive techniques of Thunder Breathing into Sun Breathing to enhance the speed of his aggressive mode, he also remembered this and had actually made quite a few plans in this regard.
For example, he could combine Sun Breathing with other breathing methods to enhance their potency.
Other breathing methods were not like Sun Breathing, which could be improved and offer the potential for fighting beyond one’s limits, so why not enhance the power of these breathing methods like Kamado Tanjirou by using two combined?
Of course, this would not make the other breathing methods as powerful as Sun Breathing, just like when Kamado Tanjirou used a mixed breathing method, it did not reach the strength of Fire God Kagura; otherwise, he would not have discarded this mixed method once he could master Fire God Kagura.
Reiger also found the same thing, combining two breathing methods definitely could not let other breathing methods surpass Sun Breathing and allow one to fight beyond their current level.
However, if not full level, surpassing half a level was absolutely possible.
With Reiger’s current ability scores, among five basic abilities, "strength" and "endurance" had already reached F rank, "agility" and "quickness" had reached E rank, and "magic power" had already reached D rank, which could be considered mid-to-low level within Lv.7.
With mid-to-low level abilities, plus the potential accumulated from the previous six levels and a host of developmental abilities, the normal state of Reiger could certainly match the limit of Lv.7, and even matching half of Lv.8 was not a problem.
In this condition, when Reiger combined two breathing methods and employed a mixed breathing technique that included Sun Breathing, achieving a combat power enhancement of half a level, it was enough to match the mid-to-low level of Lv.8.
This level of power was now enough to accomplish much.
Thus—
"Moon Breathing·Seventh Form·Calamity Mirror·Moon Reflection!"
When Reiger slashed forward with the black sword in his hand, five fan-shaped giant shockwaves immediately surged along the ground, racing forward.
Where the giant shockwaves passed, the street’s surface was directly carved open, lifting up countless pieces of rubble and dust, and the buildings along the street were also affected, instantly slashed with several huge claw-like gashes, breaking inch by inch.
Most astonishingly, unlike usual Moon Breathing that would involve many arc-shaped crescent moon blades, this time it surged with scorching flames, causing the ground and walls of the buildings it passed over to exhibit scorched traces.
This was the result of using Moon Breathing combined with Sun Breathing.
To clear a path for everyone, Reiger used the widely ranged Moon Breathing and enhanced its power by combining it with Sun Breathing.
And to Reiger’s surprise, possibly because Moon Breathing derived directly from Sun Breathing, his affinity with it seemed even higher than with Thunder Breathing and Wind Breathing. Under the condition of using both Sun and Moon Breathing, his power appeared not only to be comparable to the mid-to-low level of Lv.8 but could match the upper levels of Lv.8.
The result was that the Moorces reemerging from another end of the street were all crushed, slashed apart, and crushed by the giant shockwave, and in the blink of an eye, more than half were cleared away.
"Amazing, really amazing ..."
Altoria and the others who witnessed all this were naturally utterly astounded.
They watched in wide-eyed amazement as Reiger nearly destroyed an entire street with a single strike, a visual spectacle akin to an explosion.
Even Alberon couldn’t help but be momentarily stunned, then quickly snapped back to reality and urgently spoke out.
"Don’t be distracted! Get on board!"
The others then came to their senses one after another, exchanged looks for a moment, and eventually climbed onto the carriage.
"Go!"
Alberon immediately snapped the reins, causing the white eight-legged horse to neigh and burst into a gallop, heading down the street ploughed with deep furrows and scorched traces.
Seeing this, Reiger glanced back at the bank castle and then callously left it behind, following the galloping carriage.
"Damn it!"
In the bank castle, Spurgen’s curses faintly made their way out, but unfortunately, they were soon swallowed up by the Moorces.
The bank castle in Norwich was now surrounded by countless Moorces.
The power of the curse permeated the area, and black magic bullets rapidly rose in succession, striking the walls of the bank castle.
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang..."
The explosions occurred at the location of the bank castle and spread far away.
...
"Rumble rumble..."
In the rolling sound of the carriage wheels, the white eight-legged horse pulling the carriage was racing along the ruined streets at a staggering speed.
The poor road conditions did not affect the eight-legged horse, a creature summoned by "Second Order Monster Summoning," which ran as if on flat ground, much faster than an ordinary horse, and perhaps even faster than a horse capable of covering hundreds of miles in a day couldn’t match it.
But just because the eight-legged horse could run effortlessly here didn’t mean the carriage it was pulling could too.
Upon closer inspection, the carriage behind the octopedal horse was jolting violently due to the poor road conditions, causing cries of alarm and screams to arise continuously inside the carriage.
"Slow down, slow down!"
Altoria clung tightly to a pillar, shouting at Alberon at the driver’s seat.
"Bear with it! Time is everything now!"
Alberon, without turning his head, shot back a response and continued to drive the horses forward.
"Miss Altoria! Please come over here!"
Matthew, using the weight of his shield to stabilize himself, reached out a hand to brace against Altoria to prevent her from being thrown out.
"It’s a pity this is a carriage, otherwise I could have driven."
Da Vinci complained, while pressing down on the still unconscious Fujimaru Ritsuka.
If she hadn’t done so, Fujimaru Ritsuka would surely have been thrown against the carriage’s ceiling and hit it hard.
"...It would be too sad to not be killed by Mors but to die in a runaway carriage."
Tristan, meanwhile, grabbed the window and incidentally helped Da Vinci hold down Fujimaru Ritsuka.
"■■■■■■■■■■——!"
At that moment, at the end of the road, another wave of Mors surged toward them.
"Moon Breathing·Eighth Form·Moon Dragon Wheel Tail!"
A massive horizontal slash descended from the sky, carrying searing flame waves, creating a second gigantic shockwave that swept toward the swarm of Mors.
"Boom!"
The exceedingly fast sweep instantly blew away the ground, sending countless Mors flying.
"Moon Breathing·Ninth Form: Moonfall Continuous!"
Soaring mid-air, there were successive chaotic slashes aimed downwards, letting countless intersecting blade winds carrying flame waves bombard the ground.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...
Amid the roaring sounds, the ground as if attacked by a tornado from the heavens, either caved in or exploded into deep pits.
Many Mors didn’t even have the chance to scream; they were directly shredded by the blade wind, disappearing without a trace.
This also made the road conditions ahead of the carriage even worse, causing the octopedal horse to leap over the pits.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"
A burst of screams suddenly came from the carriage that also leapt up, quite lively indeed.
"Watch out, Reiger!"
This time, even Alberon couldn’t bear the thrill and yelled at Reiger who was flying mid-air.
Reiger turned a deaf ear, indifferent.
If it hadn’t been for considering that Altoria and Matthew might not want to see Norwich succumb in the erupting "Calamity," he would have transported everyone out with teleportation magic earlier; why bother making a path like this?
Moreover, it wasn’t easy for him either. Although he was flying mid-air, Reiger too became a live target; dark magic bullets flying from all directions could blow him away if he weren’t careful.
So now, Reiger was dodging artillery from all directions while making a path for everyone; how could he still be aware of the road?
Not to mention, after delivering Altoria and the others out of the encirclement, he still had other things he wanted to do.
At that moment, Reiger ignored Alberon’s ranting and once again raised his dark sword.
"————!"
Suddenly, Reiger’s eyes hardened.
"Thump!"
A bursting sound of tearing through the air suddenly came, letting a figure break through space, rushing toward this side at an astonishing speed.
"Reiger Brillhaut!!!"
A roar filled with anger and hatred sounded as the attacker, also raising their claws, slammed towards Reiger amidst a sonic boom.
"Clang!!!"
A bell-like intense collision sound immediately burst with shockwaves in mid-air.
"Woodworth!"
Alberon saw the attacker’s entire figure and called out his name.
It was indeed Woodworth.