Elara gasped, leaning forward in excitent. "He dodged it! He dodged it!"
Helius glided backward, twisting lightly as he raised his sword. Flas wrapped around the blade viciously like a snake.
"Your swings are too heavy, Draxton."
Draxton let out a low chuckle. "Then let crush you faster!"
Another surge of fire erupted from beneath him as he charged forward again.
Their blades collided again and again.
CLANG!
CLANG!
CLANG!
Each strike was infused with fire, turning the arena into a swirling battlefield of sparks and burning arcs.
Helius wielded his sword like a flexible whip, his fla was thin and sharp like a burning wind.
On the other hand, Draxton’s fla roared violently, thick and explosive like molten magma.
The contrast made their fight feel like two different worlds of fire clashing.
Helius swung his sword horizontally, sending a thin crescent of fla racing across the ground as he used his (Scorch Crescent) skill. The sharp arc of fire cut toward Draxton like a slicing blade.
Draxton raised his sword in response, coating his arms with dense fire mana as he used the (Inferno Bulwark) skill.
A thick shield of fla erupted from his body, absorbing the crescent attack with brute force. The fla splashed like liquid fire before evaporating into thin air.
Elara clapped cheerfully. "He’s so strong!"
Ignis tilted her head slightly as she comnted. "His mana control is crude, but the volu is considerable."
Helius circled to the side, flas curling around his feet as he moved like a dancer. In a blink, he vanished from his position.
"So fast—!" soone in the crowd shouted.
He reappeared to Draxton’s left side and used his sword skill (Fla Phantom), delivering a swift stab that glowed like a star.
Draxton responded instantly, ignoring the phantom-like feint and turning his sword deep, molten red as mana surged violently when he used (Molten Reversal) skill.
BAAANG!!
The strike sent a shockwave across the arena, blowing dust and embers everywhere.
Helius was forced backward, sliding across the arena floor. He stabbed his sword into the ground to stop himself.
"Ugh—this guy..." Sweat trickled down his forehead.
Jas crossed his arms. "That guild mber is decent."
The crowd roared louder as the two knights reset their stance. Both knights inhaled deeply, flas surging around them.
Helius’ sword ignited with thin spirals of fla that wrapped around his blade.
Draxton’s entire body pulsed with fire mana, steam rising from the ground beneath him.
Everyone watching held their breath. Even Elara went quiet, as her lips parted slightly and she opened her eyes wide clearly.
Then, the two knights charged at the sa ti.
BOOOM!!
A massive explosion of fire engulfed the center of the arena. So spectators shielded their eyes as the blast illuminated the plaza with vivid red.
The flas swirled upward like a pillar reaching for the sky before scattering into floating embers.
When the smoke gradually dispersed, a single figure remained standing.
Draxton Veil.
He was breathing heavily, his armor cracked and scorched, but his sword still pointed firmly downward.
Helius lay on the ground, coughing violently, blood trickling from his lip.
The plaza then erupted in cheers.
"Draxton won!"
"As expected of Ember Fang’s strongest Peak Gold!"
However, for a brief mont... There was a sudden silence because of one small voice.
Elara blinked twice, then tugged on Jas’ coat.
"Brother Jas."
"Yes?"
She pointed down at the arena with a completely innocent expression. "Brother Garran is stronger than both of them combined... right?"
The plaza turned dead silent.
"..."
"..."
"..."
Everyone, including Draxton and Helius, was speechless.
Ignis looked away, covering her mouth to hide her laughter. Nyxrael lowered his head out of respect for the fallen pride of the duelists’ knights.
Jas coughed lightly. "Elara... You can’t just say that out loud."
"But it’s true," she replied sincerely, tilting her head as if confused.
Draxton exhaled deeply. "I trained for years just for this."
Helius pushed himself up with a complicated expression.
The surrounding crowd stared at Elara like she had dropped a teor into the arena. Sowhere in the distance, soone whispered softly.
"Steelheart children really are sothing else..."
Jas sighed as he patted Elara’s head while she remained unaware of the chaos she caused.
"Let’s go." Jas shook his head helplessly. "It’s getting late."
Subsequently, they headed back to the Azure Crest Pavilion as the sun was about to set, and Elara was getting hungry after spending hours going here and there.
The mont they stepped into the fourth hall, the sa server greeted them politely. "Welco back, Young Master Jas, Young Lady Elara. Let guide you to—"
"We’re going to eat first, our little glutton is hungry after these activities." Jas chuckled as he patted Elara’s head.
The server smiled gracefully in response and guided them to the sa private balcony table as before.
Elara instantly ordered the sa thing but with double portions of the food she fancied the most. As for Jas and the others, they also ordered the sa thing except for the Abyssal Tidewine.
Just as the server left the private balcony and Jas enjoyed the bustling city, Ignis suddenly tilted her head sharply to the left, her gaze seed to penetrate anything and looked in the City Gate’s direction.
Naturally, Jas noticed this and raised an eyebrow. "What is it?"
"This is troubleso. Two Peak legendary Ranks just entered the city." Ignis spoke with a frown.
"Huh? Two?" Jas knitted his eyebrows and murmured softly. "Is it the royal family?"
"No!" Ignis shook her head in response, then tapped her finger on the table as she continued. "Because the humans in this place shouldn’t have the capability to be that strong."
Jas frowned deeply, looking at Ignis with a solemn expression. "You an?"
Ignis nodded. "Yes, they should be from the outside of this isolated region. And I’m pretty sure that one of them is an Elf."
On the way back to the Steelhearts before, Jas explained the rough situation and plan of the Steelhearts to Ignis, as he thought that she should know their current situation and goals for the future.
That’s why Ignis was certain that these two Peak Legendary Ranks were from the outside of this isolation area.
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