Chapter 75: Chapter 75
“And the winner is Freya Nightingale!” The man in a fancy suit announced loudly. The crowd responded by clapping and cheering the blond-haired spellsword while the latter walked out slowly out of the arena. “What a fight, eh, ladies and gentlemen. Just as we thought Boris was going to lose, he was able to find an opening to counter Freya Nightingale. Who would’ve thought that it was a trap laid by Freya Nightingale, our young spellsword. She laid it carefully, and even I overlooked that”, the man in a fancy suit yelled out loud.
The crowd reaction was unbelievable as the cheers and applause did not reduce. The man in a fancy suit tapped his cane to the ground. The sound from his cane reverberated throughout the colosseum’s arena, catching the audience attention. “Now that the first round of the semi-finals is over, we can move on to the second round”, the man in a fancy suit said, his arms spread out wide. Then he waved his arms as smoke filled the entire colosseum’s arena. When the smoke dissipated, the entire arena was restored to the way it was before the first round.
Then, an explosion occurred on both sides of the colosseum’s arena corner. Just like before, red and blue smoke covered those sides of the arena. The man in a fancy suit waved his hands up, fireworks were launched to the sky from inside the colosseum’s arena pillars. “Now, ladies and gentlemen, are you all ready for round two of the semi-finals of the Great Fighting Competition?” The man in a fancy suit tipped his top hat before he spread his arms wide. The crowd went wild with anticipation while the man in a fancy suit’s lips curled up into a smile.
Eru stood in the stand, observing the man in a fancy suit’s behaviour closely. Eru was still suspicious as the man in a fancy suit tried to take his black sword before. The black sword vibrated, telling Eru not to worry. Eru smiled; he tapped the black sword, Buddy, by his handle before sitting down again. “Yeah, you’re right, Buddy. I need to focus on my next opponent”, he said before suddenly disappearing from the spot. When Eru arrived in the west wing special waiting room, he found two people wearing a uniform, one was a guy, and another was a girl, was waiting for him.
“Mister Eru? We’re looking for you. Your match was about to start”, said one of the people in a uniform. “Oh, sorry to keep you waiting then. Thanks for looking”, Eru said as he strapped his equipment tightly. “We’ll leave you to it then, Mister Eru. Have a great fight and good luck”, one of them said as they bowed together simultaneously before leaving the room. Eru readied himself; he took a deep breath before stepping into the colosseum’s arena.
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“Ladies and gentlemen, let us begin round two for the semi-finals of the Great Fighting Competition. Are you all ready?” The man in a fancy suit announced out loud. The crowd responded in hype as the man in a fancy suit snapped his finger. Two wyverns flew out to the sky; red and blue trails on the two wyverns formed words in the air. It said, ‘Semi-Finals Round Two’ in the air, creating awe and cheers from the audience. “Now, let me introduce you to our fighter who is going to fight in round two”, the man in a fancy suit said with his hand pointing towards the blue smoke from the colosseum’s arena.
“From the east corner, you already know who’s coming, folks. Our resident ‘bad-boy’, the combatants with no definitive style to his fighting. A beloved veteran from the Great Fighting Competition, please give your applause to… Judd!” the man in a fancy suit waved his left hand. The blue smoke dissipated after the man in a fancy suit waved his arms. A mohawk, mask-wearing guy emerged from the blue smoke. He held a familiar stick filled with nails on his shoulder as he walked towards the centre of the arena with swag.
Judd let the stick down to the ground. His stick cracked the ground slightly as he projected his fighting spirit outward. The crowd buzzed with excitement when Judd came out of the blue smoke. Even now, they still chanted Judd’s name repeatedly, showing their love to the tournament veteran. The man in a fancy suit smiled at the crowd enthusiasm before twirling around in the special platform above the colosseum’s arena. When he finished twirling his body, the man in a fancy suit pointed his hand towards the red smoke.
“And from the west corner”, the man in a fancy suit announced loudly, “Our young prodigy from previous round returns. Although he got through because Lana Valentine had an incident, don’t underestimate his skills as he dominated her before the incident happened. So please give your applause to…. Eru!” the man in a fancy suit waved his right hand. The red smoke dissipated after the man in a fancy suit waved his right hand, revealing a young man with medium length raven hair. He wore a dark blue jumper with dark brown pants. A sword was strapped on his waist with a unique motive on his scabbard. The young man walked towards the centre of the colosseum’s arena with calm vibes.
When Eru arrived at the centre of the colosseum’s arena, he locked eyes with Judd. Eru saw an intense fighting spirit burn inside of Judd’s eyes. It slightly made Eru flinch a little, but his own fighting spirit fought back as he stood face to face with Judd. “Heh”, Judd’s lips curled up into a smile as he saw a similarly intense fighting spirit from his opponent. The man in a fancy suit scanned the audience before smiling and raising both of his hands up. “Are both fighters ready?” the man in a fancy suit asked. Both Eru and Judd nodded their heads. Then, the man in a fancy suit swung his two hands down, “Begin!” he said while fireworks were launched into the sky.
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When the man in a fancy suit began the round, Judd immediately lunged towards Eru aggressively. Judd empowered himself with his aura as he swung his nailed stick towards Eru. Judd attacked Eru with seemingly no pattern on his attack. Eru was aggrieved, ‘This guy… Even though his attack showed no real pattern, it is difficult to deal with’, Eru thought in his head while dodging the mohawk man’s strike. Eru found many loopholes in Judd’s attack; however, Eru felt like it would be bad for him if he went for it. Judd’s lips curled up slightly, ‘He’s smart. I left plenty of opening for him to strike, but he’s holding back. I thought since he was young, he would not resist jumping in. Who would’ve thought….’ Judd thought in his head while swinging his stick.
Eru kept dodging Judd’s attack, then Eru tried to parry Judd’s stick. However, when Eru’s black sword met Judd’s stick, Eru felt like he hit a metal bar as he nearly got flung backwards. Thanks to his strong bodily foundation, however, Eru did not get flung backwards. Eru staggered back; his sword arm trembled for a while, but it immediately calmed down. The black sword, Buddy, vibrated. It was concerned for his master. Eru caressed the black sword’s blade, “Don’t worry, Bud, I’m fine”, he said.
Judd did not let up his attack. He took advantage when Eru was still staggering and kept launching his attack. “Judd launched a magnificent barrage of attack, and his opponent, our young prodigy, Eru, kept being pushed back. Can he escape Judd pressure and counterattack, or will he succumb to Judd’s barrage of attack? All we can do is just watch and see, ladies and gentlemen”, The man in a fancy suit commented. Eru dodged Judd’s attack for a while now, as sweat poured from his forehead. ‘Damnit, he’s not letting up his attack. At this rate, I’ll lose’, Eru thought in his head. Eru wanted to cleanly strike at Judd as he did not want to meet Judd head to head after experiencing Judd’s strength. However, the mohawk veteran did not give Eru that chance.
Judd’s attack was telling Eru, ‘If you want to hit me, fight me head on’, it said. Eru had already grasped Judd’s intent for a while, but he did not want to meet Judd at the latter’s pace. Eru did not want to get into Judd’s rhythm as Eru felt that it would be hard to get out of it if he did so. But if Eru did not get into Judd’s rhythm, the latter pressure would eventually overwhelm him, and Eru would lose. After dodging Judd’s attack for a while, Eru eventually gritted his teeth and just went for it. Seeing Eru’s resolution inside of his eyes, Judd’s lips went into a wide grin, “That’s the spirit! Come, let us fight like a man!” he shouted as he met Eru’s black sword head-on.
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