Eres Takes the Stage (1)
Eres Takes the Stage (1)
"""OOOOHHHHH!!!"""
Cheers resounded from the stands as the spectators roared in excitement after such an exciting battle.
However, the expressions of the two contestants were not good.
On a hand, the young man called Alvin was pale. He was looking at Sara with an expression of terror as a line of blood slid down from his forehead.
Involuntarily, he staggered backward before collapsing on his butt.
An instant slower. If he would have been an instant slower, then Sara's dagger would have penetrated his head.
Of course, the demigod would have stopped Sara before she could kill him, but despite that, Alvin felt as though he just had a close shave with death.
Facing Sara's ice-cold killing intent, and feeling the pain of the injury on his forehead, Alvin could not help but shiver in terror.
He never had felt so close to death before.
Sara, on the other hand, was pale as well, but for a completely different reason.
Looking towards the stage, she bit her lips and clenched her daggers firmly.
'I lost…'
She was so close… So close to winning… But she still lost.
She failed to keep her promise with her lord.
Just then, she heard a pair of hurried footsteps coming towards her.
"Sister! Are you alright!?" Gina asked with a worried voice. The honey-haired girl grabbed her sister's hand and looked around her body, searching for any sign of injury.
Sara forced out a smile and shook her head.
"Don't worry, I'm alright. These are just some minor injuries."
"I'm glad… I was so worried." Gina sighed in relief, making Sara smile.
But then, she saw Bloed and the others coming as well.
As soon as she saw Bloed, Sara bit her lips again.
She lowered her head with a look of shame and forced herself to speak.
"My lord… I'm sorry…"
"What are you talking about? I'm happy you are alright."
"But! The battle! I lost!"
Bloed smiled wryly and shook his head.
"It's not your fault. You just had a bad match-up."
That was the truth.
In all honesty, this enemy could be considered the worst match for someone like Sara.
He countered her completely, neutralizing all her advantages.
Actually, the fact that she was so close to winning despite that was already amazing.
However, Sara did not seem to think like that.
Despite hearing Bloed's words, Sara's expression was discouraged, and she did not dare to look at Bloed's face.
At that moment, the healing mages arrived to check Sara up.
Fortunately, Sara did not suffer any grave injury. She only had a few internal injuries that could be healed with a bit of healing magic.
For better or worse, her opponent was not very good at offensive magic.
Even the way he defeated Sara was by throwing her out of the stage, instead of subjugating her as in the previous battles.
The healing mages asked Sara if she wanted to rest, but Sara refused, saying that she wanted to see the rest of the battles.
Most likely, she wanted to see by herself the final result.
Bloed smiled wryly. He had the feeling that if his club lost, Sara would blame herself for a long time.
'Aya too will blame herself… It just means that we can't lose… But the situation now…'
Bloed smiled bitterly to himself.
Right now, the score was 1-3 against them.
In other words, they could not afford to lose another battle.
Their situation was looking pretty grim.
Just then, Eres spoke up.
"Let me go next, brother."
Bloed looked at her in surprise, only to see his sister's black eyes looking back at him full of confidence.
"Don't worry, brother. None of them can defeat me."
Bloed thought for a moment before nodding.
"You can go then. Be careful, Eres."
"Mm. I will bring you victory."
The black-haired princess then stood up. She grabbed her sword calmly and walked towards the stage with a firm gaze.
Once she was on the stage, she saw her enemy.
It was a wolfkin girl around twenty-five years old. She had silver hair and tail, and a powerful aura around her. On her hands, she was holding a two meters long halberd, and her eyes glowed with battle intent.
As for her cultivation, it was at the peak A-Rank!
It was two small levels above Eres!
Liu Ying, Princess Elwha, Gina, and the others became slightly nervous when they learned about the mana rank of Eres's opponent, but in contrast to them, Eres's expression remained completely calm.
The wolfkin girl frowned when she saw Eres. She gauged Eres's mana rank before smiling confidently.
"Middle A-Rank? Pretty good for your age. However, you should give up. You are not my match."
Eres did not pay attention to her words. It was as though she could not be bothered to listen to her.
Instead, she calmly pulled out her sword and took a deep breath.
Then, she looked at the demigod arbitrating the challenge.
Understanding her intentions, the demigod nodded and spoke up.
"If both contestants are ready, then start!"
Immediately, the silver-haired wolfkin girl moved.
In an instant, she closed the distance between Eres and her and her halberd cut through the air, advancing towards Eres at an outrageous speed!
But even then, Eres remained calm.
Her black eyes were completely still, and her body seemed strangely relaxed. Even when the halberd was about to cut her skin, her expression did not change in the slightest.
Then, when it seemed that the halberd would cut her into two, Eres raised her hand.
Then–
*Bam!*
The blade of the halberd was caught.
The wolfkin girl's eyes opened wide. Seeing such an unbelievable scene, her body froze completely.
But then, she felt a terrible chill on her spine.
When she looked in front of her, she saw a small smile on the black-haired girl's face.
Then, mana surged out of Eres's body.
And the World Burning Flames were ignited.
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