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Chapter 151: Sky Arena (3)
“...Sorry.”
Sasha Babel spoke quietly to the fallen contestants strewn around her.
Whatever had happened, all five had broken limbs—arms and legs snapped in brutal ways.
“The condition for passing was that only one person could survive... I had no choice.”
No sooner had she finished speaking than a system ssage appeared:
One of the four enclosing walls vanished. Sasha Babel stepped through the opening. Before her stretched a vast labyrinth.
With the tall walls blocking her view, it would be easy to get lost inside.
“Wouldn’t it be easier to just break through?”
She tried punching a wall, wrapping her fist with aura as a test. But the wall didn’t so much as tremble, let alone crack.
“...Ow.”
She winced, eyes stinging with tears.
Breaking through wasn’t an option. That ant she’d have to navigate the maze on foot.
First, she needed to understand its layout.
Sasha slowly closed her eyes. The magic of Dragonheart surged around her.
“La Hu Retta.”
Dragon words slipped from her lips. The ancient language resonated with the dragon’s power.
Like an echo rippling outward, the magic spread in all directions. As it traveled, the layout of the maze began forming clearly in Sasha’s mind.
“A Hu Rē.”
She spoke another dragon word. The earth beneath her lifted, levitating her into the air. It moved in the direction she pointed.
The speed was fast—blazing, even. In the blink of an eye, Sasha had crossed more than half the maze. Luckily, she hadn't encountered any other contestants along the way.
“No, that’s not luck for . It's luck for them.”
If they had crossed paths, they wouldn't have even stood a chance against her.
Soon, she neared the maze’s center. At this pace, she'd be the first to finish Round 2.
And then—
The sll of blood hung heavy in the air. Sasha ca to a stop.
“...Who's there?”
The stench was overwhelming. This wasn’t just from one or two people bleeding. On top of that, there was a chilling murderous intent carried on the scent.
She could’ve ignored it and gone on. But her pride as a descendant of the Babel clan wouldn't let her.
She moved toward the sll.
And what she found was horrific.
Four or five contestants lay dead, their bodies butchered beyond recognition. It was so brutal, she questioned whether a human could’ve done it.
“Aha... Ahaha...”
In the middle of the corpses, a woman raised her arm over and over again, slamming sothing down. Upon closer look, she was holding a dagger.
“Co on, get up. You just gonna lie there forever?”
Every ti the dagger struck a body, blood splattered. She didn’t even flinch.
“Hm?”
Suddenly, the woman turned and looked at Sasha.
“My prey finally shows up.”
She tossed aside a corpse, straightened her back, and locked eyes with Sasha.
Sasha spoke, tension in her voice.
“...Mano Stonelight.”
The woman smiled.
“...What is all this?”
“Huh? What do you an?”
Mano Stonelight twirled the dagger around her finger, as if she hadn’t a care in the world.
“They said only one person could pass. So I killed the rest.”
“...You didn’t have to kill them.”
Mano laughed, grabbing her belly as she cackled.
“Wow, how naive. You think this is a sports event or sothing? This is a dungeon. No rules, no limits. No one can stop what happens here.”
“This arena is being broadcast around the world. What you did here—it’s all been aired.”
Sasha pointed to the corpses.
“You think the guilds those contestants belonged to will just let this go?”
“You know what my master told ?”
“How would I know that?”
“He said the ones who can’t even escape are nobodies anyway. So I should kill without worry.”
Mano laughed again.
“Sasha Babel. What about you? Think you can at least run away?”
Sasha’s brows narrowed.
She was of Babel blood. Though caught off guard, she never once considered herself to be in danger.
“Mano Stonelight. You're arrogant.”
“You don’t know what my Gift is, huh? I think you’re the arrogant one.”
Mano gripped the dagger tightly and charged at Sasha.
Sasha felt her body grow heavier. But she didn’t panic.
She’d heard endless lectures from her elders about this “Red Dragon Star” Gift—what it did and how to counter it.
“La Hu Ta.”
She calmly recited a dragon word. Her body lifted into the air.
Mano looked up and shouted in frustration.
“Hey, that’s cheating!”
Sasha didn’t respond.
The first thod for dealing with Red Dragon Star: create distance.
As she rose higher, the burden on her body lifted. Proof she was out of the gift’s range.
“Al Der Sed.”
Hovering above, Sasha invoked another spell.
Flas burst forth, forming a ring around her.
“You’re not planning to throw that at , right?”
Mano asked, but Sasha just pointed.
The fiery ring turned into arrows and rained down on Mano’s position.
“An Ter Mada.”
Without checking if Mano had survived, Sasha cast another spell.
Bolts of blue lightning struck the ground—dozens of them in rapid succession.
“I Fe Terra.”
Despite the chaos below, Sasha didn’t stop. A third spell activated.
An invisible hamr slamd down from above, shaking the earth, cracking the ground and trembling the walls.
“...Hoo.”
Sasha steadied her breath, but stayed alert.
The second counterasure against Red Dragon Star: don’t give them a chance to counterattack—overwhelm with force.
Then—
Mano burst through the flas, charging up a wall toward Sasha.
“...That’s impossible.”
Yet Sasha responded instantly. If she stayed put, Mano would reach her. She tried to retreat using a dragon word.
Tried.
Mano threw a dagger—fast as lightning. Probably a skill.
“El Rada.”
Sasha summoned a defensive barrier. A translucent shield appeared.
But the mont the dagger touched it, it lted like a soap bubble.
“What?”
Before she could react, the dagger grazed her neck.
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