Chapter 74: Chapter 74
The crowd erupted with cheers. Meanwhile, the man in a fancy suit spreads his arms wide, “What a beginning from the two fighters, ladies and gentlemen. Boris managed to catch Freya Nightingale off guard. He tried to get an uppercut in, but Freya Nightingale managed to block it at the last second. And using Boris’s attack, she created a safe distance for herself, resetting their position.” Eru watched on the audience stand as the two fighters duke it out. “Who do you think would win, Buddy?” he asked the black sword inside his scabbard.
Buddy wiggled its body inside of its sheath. “You don’t know? Yeah, I guess both Boris and Freya Nightingale are evenly matched. Whoever won would be from a close fight between the two”, Eru said while rubbing his chin. “Hmm?” Eru sensed that Buddy was trying to tell him something, “What is it, Buddy?” The black sword vibrated cheerfully on Eru’s waist. “I would still win against the two of them? I mean, yeah, but it would not be an easy fight,” Eru said with a chuckle. Buddy sulked; it slightly buzzed inside its sheats. “I should be more confident of myself? Well, I am, but I don’t want to undermine and underestimate my opponent, you know. Right, enough of this. Let’s just observe our future opponent.”
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The fight between Boris and Freya Nightingale was underway. They traded blow with each other, with Boris using his fists, while Freya Nightingale met Boris’s fists with her magic-enhanced twin swords. “Guh”, Freya Nightingale grunted; she got pushed backwards by Boris’s strong fists. “What’s wrong, little lady? Is that all you have got?” Boris taunted while he charged ahead towards Freya Nightingale. Freya Nightingale did not answer back, she crossed her twin swords, and a magic circle appeared below Boris’s feet. Unknowingly, Boris stepped into Freya Nightingale’s trap. “Fuck”, Boris cursed as red light slowly enveloped him before the whole thing went boom. Freya Nightingale jumped backwards as she collected her breath.
“Explosion! Ladies and gentlemen, what a play from Freya Nightingale. Boris got caught in a trap. She carefully laid the trap, waiting for her opponent to let his guard down before quickly arming the trap with precision”, the man in a fancy suit yelled as Freya Nightingale’s spell was triggered. The explosion was so loud that it nearly deafened the audience. However, thanks to the man in a fancy suit, it did not affect the audience much. As the smoke from the explosion cleared, people could finally see what happened to Boris. The smoke revealed Boris, still intact from the explosion. His body was full of bruises, though, but that was just it. Boris rotated his shoulder. Boris heaved out a breath, “Phew, that was a good move”, Boris said; he genuinely praised his Freya Nightingale.
“Doesn’t look like it did not affect you that much”, Freya Nightingale quipped. Boris stretched his body out, “If I was late for a second, I might have been done.” Freya Nightingale chuckled, “Only a few people managed to take my attack and survive. And there are even fewer people that are able to withstand my spell head-on and came out unscathed like you.” Boris rotated his other shoulder before taking a fighting stance, “Is that supposed to be a compliment? If so, then thank you. But, I don’t need it.” Freya Nightingale smiled; she clicked her tongue, “You don’t want a compliment from someone that had pretty much travelled the world and fought countless warriors? From my perspective, you are one of the strongest that I faced.”
Boris did not care in the slightest as he rushed towards the blond-haired spellsword, “Am I supposed to feel happy from that?” he delivered a punch at Freya Nightingale. Freya Nightingale jumped backwards, dodging Boris’s attack. “Well, you don’t have to. But, I only wanted to let you know”, Freya Nightingale’s smiled while crossing her twin swords. Two beams of energy were launched from Freya Nightingale’s twin swords. As the two energy left the twin swords, one energy became frozen while another one became lit up by flames.
Boris’s lips curled up into a smile; he crossed his arms, blocking the ice and fire energy blades coming right at him. Boris felt his arm freeze and burn at the same time, “What a cute attack”, he said. Boris then vibrated his arms with his aura, shaking the ice and the fire simultaneously. Just when Boris finished shaking the effect from Freya Nightingale’s attack, the latter was already on her way to attack Boris with her twin swords up high. Freya Nightingale swung her twin swords downwards. Boris managed to dodge her strike by sidestepping to the side. Boris extended his palm, an energy blast came out from Boris’s palm before hitting Freya Nightingale right at her torso.
“Argh!” Freya Nightingale screamed; she was sent crashing into a wall by Boris’s palm strike. Freya Nightingale immediately got up, however, as only her barrier was broken by Boris’s attack. Freya Nightingale then mumbled; a magic circle appeared in front of her while Boris was charging straight at her like a mad bull. After the magic circle appeared, the floor below Freya Nightingale turned frozen in a cone. Then, Freya Nightingale raised her left arm as icicles emerged from the frozen ground. As the burly man, Boris was closing in, Freya Nightingale swiped her sword in her right hand, causing the icicles to break into many tiny pieces. “Hah!” Freya Nightingale shouted. The tiny fragments of icicles in front of her were launched towards the direction of the charging Boris.
Boris stopped his charge, and he was forced to defend himself by crossing his arms. Even with his powerful body, Boris was still get flung backwards by the tiny fragments of icicles that were launched by Freya Nightingale. This showed how powerful the tiny fragments of icicles that Freya Nightingale made were. However, it was all just a scratch to Boris as even though he got flung back, he was still able to stand tall, “Is that all you’ve got!?” Boris roared. Freya Nightingale did not let up her attacks as she swiftly used the twin swords to her advantage. Freya Nightingale continuously attacked Boris utilising a mix of her magic enhanced twin swords and her spells.
“Freya Nightingale attack relentlessly, not giving Boris the chances to retaliate. Her combination of swords and magic is exhilarating to watch, isn’t that right, ladies and gentlemen? How do you think Boris will do to get out of this situation? Will he succumbed to the pressure of Freya Nightingale, or will he be able to counterattack?” the man in a fancy suit commented with vigour. The crowd responded in kind by cheering and applauding loudly until the entire colosseum’s arena was shaking by it.
Meanwhile, Boris was busy handling Freya Nightingale’s vast array of attacks. Boris was struggling to face Freya Nightingale’s barrage of attacks. Boris had his arms swollen, and not only that, there were traces of burn and a bunch of things on his arms because of Freya Nightingale’s spell. Although right now Freya Nightingale was on the attack, her face displayed another story. Freya Nightingale was exhausted. Not surprising, though, as she continued her barrage of attacks between swords and spells for a hot minute now.
When her juices eventually ran out, Boris saw an opening through her barrage of attacks. He thrust his fist at the opening. Boris’s fists hit Freya Nightingale by her torso cleanly. Freya Nightingale was again launched backwards, but unlike last time, this time, she did not have a barrier protecting her. Freya Nightingale spat out blood; she clutched her chest in pain. “Nice try, little lady. If you managed to persist for a little while more, you would have been able to defeat me. Unfortunately for you, this time, I will win”, Boris said with a broad smile on his face. Freya Nightingale panted hard; she supported herself by stabbing her twin swords to the ground. Boris gathered his aura; it swirled through the air as he took a stance before charging straight at the downed Freya Nightingale.
When Boris took his first step, he and all of the audience did not realize that a tiny magic circle was surrounding his legs. Then, as Boris took another step, another tiny magic circle surrounded Boris’s other leg. When Boris was close to Freya Nightingale, the latter smirked. Then, when Boris left leg stepped on the ground in front of Freya Nightingale, a giant magic circle emerged from the ground. After that, Boris was caught in some kind of mana chain. The mana chain immobilized Boris as Freya Nightingale stood up with a wide smile on her face.
“You fell into my trap”, Freya Nightingale swung her hair up, “Seriously, you muscle brute all think the same sometimes. I wouldn’t blame you, though, as most people cannot see through my trap at all.” After Freya Nightingale spoke, she snapped her finger. Magic circles from beneath Boris’s feet climbed on his body. One by one, it reached each of Boris’s limbs. His right arm, his left arm, his right leg and his left leg. Coupled with that, another magic circle appeared on Boris’s stomach.
“I win”, she said, then the magic circle exploded with a boom.
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