It is currently 4-2 between Ochyra University and Faraday University.
Number four from Faraday University got another point from Ochyra University, his control over earth element is terrifying, to say the least.
His opponents can’t break through his defense even until their mana got depleted.
Number four got the nickname of the Ultimate Defense by the crowd, his defense is absolutely astonishing that even Rex got interested in him.
‘That guy, he’s really good’, Rex thought.
He intends to find out more about number four later, he felt it is worth the trouble.
Number four comes from a low family that seems out of place, Rex thought that it will be weird if he doesn’t have any kind of motives that he can use to pull him into his side.
Because of Rex,
Ochyra University got an immense lead from Faraday University, if Faraday University loses another round the deal will be sealed.
Faraday will lose this tournament.
It is Rosie’s turn and her opponent is a Fire Elementalist.
From the match-up alone she’s at a disadvantage,
The fire element is weak against water but strong against wind elements.
It was common knowledge for Awakened to know each of the responses of the elements against each other, it is useful to decide which strategy to use.
Rosie went inside the arena, she looks at the opponent in front of her.
Her opponents wield a katana that looks sharp, it was lustering with fiery mana that makes the katana glows with a red hue.
Seeing this, Rosie looks at the sword in her hand.
From the look of the katana, Rosie’s sword is of a lower rank than the katana.
Both of them stares at each other,
Rosie felt the pressure from the guy is increasing the longer he stares at the guy, it makes her tremble even evident.
The guy notices this, “Are you even worth fighting? You can just yield”, he said arrogantly.
Before even the fight started, the guy can already see that Rosie is trembling slightly making him look down on her.
Hearing this, Rosie gritted her teeth trying to calm herself down.
“Begin!”
SWOOSH!!
The guy immediately sent a fire slash towards Rosie, it is crescent-shaped and it scorched the ground in black.
“Boost!”, Rosie activates her wind element as she dodges to the side.
Although the fire slash is strong, she can clearly see the trajectory and dodge it cleanly.
Just after she dodges it, the guy already arrives in front of her with his katana covered with blazing fire.
Rosie was stunned, she raises her sword to block it.
CLANG!!
The katana and the sword collided with each other creating a spark, Rosie got pushed back a little because of the impact.
The heat emitted by the katana scorch Rosie’s hand a little.
Rosie then parries the katana, the wind element gathers on Rosie’s arms as she slashes, “Dual Wind Blade!”
Two crescent-shaped slashes came out of Rosie’s sword and shot towards the guy, it was a fast attack that caught the guy off guard.
“Fire Burst!”
WHOOSH!
Fire exploded around the guy’s body, it immediately disintegrates Rosie’s attack.
Seeing this, Rosie didn’t stop as she sent another Dual Wind Blade.
A grin appeared on the guy’s face as he chanted, “Basic Spell, Ball of Fire!”
SWOOSH!
A fireball materializes in front of the guy before it shot towards Rosie, it was as big as a car.
Rosie’s Dual Wind Blade hits the fireball,
Instead of colliding with the fireball, the Dual Wind Blade got absorbed by the fireball before it gets bigger and stronger than before.
‘Wind will only strengthen Fire, she’s at a big disadvantage’, Rex thought.
But then, the guy was shocked to find Rosie nowhere to be seen.
From the exchange before, Rosie uses that time when the guy chanted to close their distance.
Rosie’s legs glow with a green hue as she dashes to the side, the sword in her hand glows with a green hue making it even sharper before swings it.
SLASH!
The guy got slashed on his stomach, he just manages to dodge it in time.
Seeing how Rosie manage to slash the guy, the crowd burst in excitement.
Even Rex who is watching from the side is surprised, ‘Her battle instincts are better than I thought, but she had that from before’, Rex thought.
Rosie’s sword can only scratch the guy’s stomach, it was not deep enough to be a fatal injury, ‘I have no choice!’, she thought.
Wind mana is gathering like crazy under the guy’s feet as she chanted, “Way of Enlil!”
“Huh?! What’s this?”, the guy said in confusion.
Before he can even recover from the previous attack, wind mana started to grip his legs.
The wind mana under his feet was entangling his body making him unable to move, it was gripping his legs tightly before Rosie’s eyes glint with fierceness.
But before she manages to use her next stance, a grin appears on the guy’s face.
“Ignite!”
BOOM!!
The ground beneath the guy’s feet exploded as it destroyed the wind mana around him, Rosie’s attack got canceled just like that.
Seeing this, Rosie widened her eyes in shock.
The green hue on her eyes disappear as her spell got canceled, “H…How?”
“Do you really think this little wind mana can trap me? Did you really think it will work?”, the guy said while laughing.
Tears came out of his eyes as he looks at Rosie like an idiot.
Rex from the sides sighs, ‘Although it is a good plan, the guy’s mana control is surprisingly great’
Rosie expects the guy to explode himself.
By destroying Rosie’s spell with fire makes the fire around him to be stronger, it will then exploded alongside the guy.
It was a probable plan but what she didn’t expect is that the guy control is amazing, he can suppress the fire mana enough to cancel the explosion.
Rex turns his head away, he then sits on the bench.
He didn’t want to look at Rosie’s fight because he knows the end result, he didn’t want to watch the fight anymore.
Rosie notice Rex walks away, her feeling is a mess.
From the way Rex looks, Rosie knows instantly that Rex is disappointed in her.
~
Rex is sitting on the corner while he enters a brief meditation,
He wanted to prepare himself as much before the fight with Kevin, he needs all the power he can get to be able to fight with Kevin.
‘I have to win against him, the Sudden Quest will fail if I lose’, Rex thought.
The score between Ochyra University and Faraday University is 4 to 3 because he knows that Rosie will lose, the last match will be Rex against Kevin.
Rex didn’t want to help Rosie with his Alpha Intimidation because he’s testing her just like Adhara.
He wanted to know their progression because after dealing with this tournament there are many things he needs to handle.
The fight between Kevin and Rex was purposedly held as the last match because they want to save the main event for the last.
A couple of minutes later,
The gate opened as Rosie got brought by the medical team, there are many burn injuries all over her body because of the fight.
Rex opened his eyes slowly, Rosie is unconscious as she got brought out of the backroom.
‘It’s my turn now’, Rex thought.
All of the other representatives look at Rex subconsciously, the win of the tournament is all dependent on him now.
If Rex loses then the tournament will end as a draw, and if he wins then they will win.
The other hesitated for a moment, they all didn’t like Rex because since Rex joins Ochyra University, he takes all of the spotlights from them.
It makes them envious of Rex, but this moment is different than any other.
“I’m rooting for you Rex”
“You need to win this, Ochyra University is our university after all”
“Yeah, we’re a team. So please win this, I know you can do it!”
All of them started to cheer on Rex, it was a weird sight for Rex who always got the cold backs from them.
Even Gregg approaches him from the side, “Show them the number one of Ochrya University, show them that we’re not just a second-rate university”, he said.
Hearing this, Rex smiles in amusement.
“Rex you can do this! I believe in you!”, Brock suddenly said enthusiastically, his eyes are shining with stars as he looks at Rex.
Rex nodded his head, he knows that Brock’s encouragement is genuine.
Unlike the others, Brock is a genuine guy.
He’s laughing inside because of all of their praises especially Gregg, “No need to worry, I’ll win this”
~
“LADIES AND GENTLEMAN! The time has come for the main event!
“The fight that we’re all been waiting for!!”
The announcer shouted followed by the cheer of the crowd that becomes even crazier, it was the moment that all of them are waiting for.
“The fight between the number one of each university!”
“Ready your seat for the fight that will shake the entire arena!”
“The Blazing Lion of Faraday University! fighting against The Nameless Terror of Ochyra University!”
ROAR!!
The crowd roared in excitement, all of them stands up from their seats in excitement.
The Nameless Terror is the nickname the crowd given to Rex because of his sudden appearance, it was a befitting name for a nobody that shakes the entire university just from one month being there.
Kevin and Rex walks into the arena under the crowd cheers,
They both unleash their auras from the get-go, they didn’t even bother to wait for the sign to start as their auras envelope the entire arena.
Rex walks in with a sword that spits lightning chaotically, he’s walking confidently with his smug expression.
Kevin on the other side wields a fiery sword that amplifies the fire around his body, every step of his makes the sand melt because of his dark red fire.
Both of them approach each other slowly,
They lock eye contact as soon as they walk inside the arena, the tension that filled the entire Ring of Tenacity makes the crowd suffocated.
It was so thick that even the representatives felt the suffocating tension.
Arriving in the middle of the arena, they stand in front of each other while their aura clashes violently with each other.
“You did something didn’t you?”, Kevin said slowly.
Although it sounds normal, Rex can tell that Kevin is suppressing his anger just from the tone of his voice.
Rex grins cheekily, “What if I did? What will you do about it?”
Kevin is talking about the sudden loss of the other representatives, his hunch tells him that Rex did it and Rex’s answer confirms it.
Just as Kevin wanted to rebut, he suddenly saw the sword of Rex’s hand.
Seeing the sword, Kevin’s eyes widened in surprise, “That sword?! How did you get that sword?!”, he shouted in shock.
Kevin recognize the sword Rex wields, it is his sister’s sword. Silver Copious Sword.
‘She likes to see Kevin angry right, I’ll give her my thanks then’, Rex thought.
He then raises the sword and said mockingly, “Didn’t I tell you before? I’ll screw your sister and I did just that”
Hearing this, Kevin froze in his spot.
The words that came out of Rex’s mouth greatly shocked him to the core, ‘Evelyn? With this guy?’
BOOM!!
Kevin’s aura exploded as he glare at Rex crazily, his aura becomes even stronger than Rex’s aura got pushed back a little bit.
The fiery aura emitted by Kevin engulfs the arena completely!
“YOU BASTARD!!”
~
Meanwhile, on the third floor.
Evelyn was laughing hysterically while holding her stomach, it was a sight to behold seeing Kevin angry like that.
‘That’s so funny! Thank you Rex!’, she thought while laughing.
She wipes her laughing tears before she looks at Kevin burning with anger, ‘I hope he will win, it’s a good thing for Kevin if he wins’