131. Arthur VS Ethan (2)
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During the battle, the stands were silent.
There were no shouts or gossip. Not only Reus, Tesha, and Tia, but everyone in the audience were holding their breath as they were overwhelmed by the fierce battle between the two.
‘Ethan… . I have to win.’
Sepia was putting her hands together around her chest. Both were precious to him.
But if there had to be only one winner, Sephia wanted it to be Ethan.
‘Arthur, I hope you beat Ethan!’
Ariane cheered for Arthur with a sepia-like heart.
Sepia wasn’t the only one cheering for Ethan.
Sylvia, with her arms crossed in the stands, was looking down at her apprentice. Beside him, Dania couldn’t keep her mouth shut.
Edan’s growth was extraordinary even in Dania’s eyes.
‘You’ve become stronger, Dana.’
Sylvia smiled with satisfaction.
Sylvia abandoned her duties today and went to the stadium to learn that Edan had a match.
‘Dan this guy, it’s only been a year… .’
Within a year, Edan had risen to the top of the list of warrior candidates.
And that boy who confronts Ethan was more than a 5-star at first glance. It wouldn’t be strange if both of them were immediately put into a hero operation mission.
“Who will win… . Sylvia.”
Dania, who had been watching the game for a while, murmured.
“The one who is more earnest will win.”
Sylvia, who had been silent for a long time, parted her lips. At that cryptic statement, Dania tilted her head.
At that time, each other’s blades cut through each other’s torso.
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The two blades cut each other’s body.
My vision was blurry once.
Both Arthur and I were bleeding in this virtual reality where pain was embodied.
It was a wound that ran diagonally from the shoulder to the waist. As if facing the mirror, Arthur was also in a similarly wounded state.
The ironclad part of the candidate’s suit was wide open like a ripe fruit.
“Huh, huh… . Ethan… .”
I distanced myself from Arthur with Blink. At the same time, Arthur was also leaping backwards.
We caught our breath. The battle went into a lull for a while.
“Call the spirits. As promised.”
It meant not to look after him as he had promised.
I laughed at Arthur’s chanting. Because it’s an Arthurian reaction.
I didn’t expect it to be such a fierce outpost from the beginning. Each other’s white clothes were smeared with blood.
“Runtar! Letea!”
At that call, two spirits followed me. Letea and Runthar were silently watching the situation despite my wounds.
A spark also lit up in Arthur’s wounds. He was covering up his wounds.
At the same time, the flames created by Runthar pierced my wounds. Even though we gritted our teeth in pain, we did not let go of our tension.
The battle has already entered the second phase.
Dark red flames and mana raged on the black blade. As if to confront him, Arthur developed his skills.
full body armor.
The commander of the battlefield and the protection of light.
Arthur, engulfed in light, put on his armor.
‘Full Armor’ is a skill obtained from Zagan, a demon who steels the body, and ‘Commander of the Battlefield’ is a skill obtained from Beene, a demon.
In addition, ‘Blessing of Light’ is an anti-magic resistance skill, and it was the highest skill that helped Arthur annihilate enemies even in the midst of magical fire.
And it seemed that Arthur had even exercised the ‘combat focus’ he had acquired through the system.
Even though I summoned a spirit, it was never in my favor.
“Haa!”
Arthur narrowed the distance and entered with spirit. Dark red flames rained down on Arthur like a bombardment.
However, Arthur, who received the protection of the light, easily broke through the fire and galloped.
‘Linchester swordsmanship, type 6 sword.’
We do our best as promised.
Even by pushing Arthur’s mana and destroying his weapon.
Caan-!
However, Arthur’s magical power was not something that could be easily pushed away. The moment the swords met, I intuitively pushed Arthur away with my shoulder.
Arthur’s posture was not disturbed.
I continued to develop blinks. Side to back, back to side again.
Arthur diligently followed me with his eyes.
The armor and hem were cut off bit by bit, but Arthur couldn’t find any embarrassment.
Even at that moment, I tried to predict my actions.
“Letea-!”
shit-
Ice rising from the ground tried to grab Arthur’s ankle. Arthur escaped the blockade by lightly jumping into the air.
“Luntar!”
Flames flew at the opponent floating in the air. Enemies floating in the air are mostly defenseless.
The same goes for Arthur.
Receiving the protection of the light did not mean that the flames would become completely useless. Because the skill level itself would be low.
The recoil force of the explosion would knock Arthur out. I was thinking of going in for that moment.
However, Arthur evaded the flames by stepping on the air like the ground. A magic circle appeared in the air where Arthur stepped.
“ah… .”
step in the air.
Has Arthur already mastered a skill he learned in second grade?
There was nothing strange about growing faster than the original. There was no time to think long.
Arthur had closed the distance behind the explosion.
It was like a scene from a movie as they jumped against the background of the explosion.
wickedness-
The black blades grazed and cut each other’s forearms. Even though bloodstains scattered into the air, Arthur did not back down.
Maybe it’s because it’s faster with the buff?
The palm of the gauntlet slapped my forehead and came in. It was a shock enough to shake my bones.
At that blow, I fell out with a bang.
The body broke the asbestos and fell to the floor. Without missing that moment, the sword stabbed in.
Should I avoid the situation with Blink?
But that won’t win.
Kwaak-!
Arthur’s blade pierced my left palm.
As if that wasn’t enough to block it, the blade pierced his left chest.
Had it been a little deeper, it was a blow that would have pierced the heart.
“Ugh-, uh-”
I could hear the breath of someone I didn’t know belonged to.
Suddenly, droplets of blood spilled onto the ground. Arthur stumbled.
It’s because my blade was stabbing Arthur’s shoulder. Pierce and pierce at the same time.
Blood was flowing through the armor.
I got out of that situation with Blink. We stumbled and let our left hands hang down.
“Edan, you didn’t avoid it on purpose.”
“Shouldn’t we have to win?”
If you stretch for 20 minutes, it’s a draw.
Arthur laughed. It seems that he thought that he deliberately led this situation.
I’m sorry, but getting hit by the gauntlet was unintentional.
As if making a final move, Arthur’s magic raged. I also released the mana of the whole body.
I had to put everything in this blow.
He gritted his molars and endured the pain. Adrenaline was pumped and my heart was beating.
Runetar’s flames and magical energy were intertwined in a dizzying way.
‘Linchester swordsmanship, type 2 swordsman.’
For a moment, nothing could be heard as if all sounds were blocked. In that instant, my consciousness seemed to settle at the bottom of the shadows.
It was a feeling I had never felt before.
Quagga gaga-!
The two magical powers extending in a straight line collided.
If the power and speed were equal, there was only one way left for me.
My forte is to use my mighty mana generously, and to use magic that Arthur can’t use.
Ilseom Swordsman.
It was a technique that Master told me not to use.
I swore I would never show it again in real life.
But isn’t this a virtual space?
No one in real life was hurt or killed even though they met here.
The magical energy in the form of a dragon tried to devour Arthur. Arthur gripped his sword tightly and was tearing the dragon’s jaws with force and skill.
I jumped in without missing the moment.
‘Linchester swordsmanship type 1, one sword.’
A ray of light flashed.
Soon, a ray of mana soared through the arena like a pillar of fire.
All the asbestos in the arena was shattered, and Arthur stepped on the ground, releasing more magic to resist the blow.
However, in the first place, it was the first type of flash that even the user could not endure.
Ilseom Swordsman.
It was the strongest technique I could use at the moment. If this doesn’t work, it’s okay to admit defeat.
I was thrown into the air by the recoil.
everything went slowly The next moment, what I saw was Arthur floating outside the arena.
The main character who does his best in every moment.
A person who doesn’t wish for luck and wanders around looking for a way that won’t hurt anyone.
I laughed bitterly.
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Just like you have your way, I have my way.
In the first place, I promised to pour all the skills I could.
There was no need to hesitate. However, the reason I hesitated until the end was because of Arthur, who took one step at a time to the point of being honest.
But stopping here would be deceptive.
It was Arthur who was knocked out first by the huge recoil. It seemed that he did not have the strength left to get off the ground and return to the arena.
I leaped through space and entered the arena. Drops of blood trickled down his left arm.
The wounds widened and the whole body was in tatters.
I was exhausted and couldn’t stand up any longer.
I collapsed on the spot.
I thought the world was going dark, but before I knew it, my consciousness led to reality. I slowly raised my head to check Arthur.
At a distance, Arthur was smiling lightly.
It was the kind of smile that didn’t care at all about winning or losing.
“You won. Ethan.”
I faced Arthur and smiled. Thinking that something was wrong, I slowly looked around.
The judges as well as the faculty were silent. The referee, who came to his senses belatedly, shouted.
“ah! The last one was a really cool fight! And the winner of that duel is Ethan! This is Ethan!”
Then, a clap was heard from somewhere. Arianne was the first to applaud.
She was standing alone in the crowd applauding fervently.
The small applause gradually grew louder. Soon, applause filled the stadium like a rain shower.
“cool! It was a great match!”
Occasionally, the voices of those who cheered could be heard. It’s as if the division between the winner and the loser itself was a pointless confrontation.
Arthur and I smiled in the audience.
It seemed meaningless to divide the winners and losers in this confrontation.
