Dysfunctional - An Assassin's Guide to Reincarnating in Another World Chapter 454 453 - World Tournament(Part 12)

Point-of-View: Rai Rul

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"I'm really looking forward to this, you better give your best, dude," Grinned Rion, as we stepped onto the arena.

"Right back at you, bro," I responded with a smirk.

He's definitely a tough opponent to go up against, plus he has a higher power level, but he's not that much stronger than , I can definitely beat him...

"It's ti for the last match of the quarter-final round, and it's Rion versus Rai, both from Abyss!" Exclaid Belia, as the crowd cheered.

This might kinda be cheating, but I already charged my hamr with lightning beforehand. There aren't any rules against it, so yeah. Once I'm in the arena, I can't make a move until Belia announces the start of the fight, but there's nothing that states that I can't make preparations beforehand.

It's kinda the sa thing as the competitors who brought Spell Cards with them. Sort of. I did consider equipping so spells myself, but I decided against it...I wanna see how far I can go without relying on too many tricks.

Since he has that axe, there's no point in using my scythe, so I left it behind, sticking solely with my hamr instead. After all, when it cos to these weapons, normal weapons are kinda useless. And besides, I've gotten pretty good at using this hamr, so I might as well keep at it.

"And without any further do-do, let's...BEGIN!"

I kicked things off by firing out a lightning bolt at him, before racing across at top speed as he blocked it with his axe, blasting out a barrage of black fireballs out of his mouth as I shot across the edge of the arena, keeping my distance.

We've sparred and trained together a bunch of tis, and the few tis that I beat him, it was by avoiding getting too deep into his range for as long as possible...he's pretty difficult to fight off at close range, my best bet is to first wear him down at long range. Well, unless I get a clear opening to strike at close range before that.

As I fired out another lightning blast at him, he swiftly flew up and shot a wind blast at , which I sprang up to avoid and swung my hamr up as I did, sending out a crackling streak of lightning rapidly rising up towards .

He quickly slashed his axe across the bat the blast away, before firing out a barrage of wind-enhanced fireballs, which rained down towards at a rapid speed.

I jumped back to evade one that was falling right at , before quickly rolling off to the left to avoid another one, feeling a slight wave of heat against my skin as I narrowly dodged it, and then leaping forward as one hit the wall of the barrier and ricocheted straight down at .

I then swung my hamr up as another fireball ca barreling towards , smacking it away before it could hit . The instant I did, he rapidly swooped down towards , swinging his axe straight down at as he closed in, which I quickly blocked by raising the handle of my hamr.

His axe slamd onto my handle with a deafening clang, a powerful shockwave bursting out and kicking up so dust all around us, before I fired out several intense streaks of lightning from the hamr, forcing him to quickly fly back, raising the flat side of his axe in front of himself to block my lightning, but a couple of my attacks struck him, specifically his right shoulder and left hip.

He let out a wince of pain as my attacks stunned him, before I shot towards him at top speed, and slamd my hamr onto the ground right in front of him, unleashing all the charged up lightning in a devastating electric shockwave, a vicious spark and crackle bursting out as it violently erupted.

He got zapped several tis as he blocked as much of the blast as possible with his axe, stumbling back stiffly as he took on an imnse amount of lightning damage.

He then gritted his teeth and raised his axe up high, his gaze on the ground...uh-oh, he's planning on unleashing a shockwave!

His movents were a bit slower than usual though, as I quickly shot forward and swung my hamr up, which clashed against his axe and canceled out the force, small cracks appearing in the ring around where we were standing upon impact.

He then flicked his wrist, whipping the axe towards , which I blocked with the length of my hamr handle and then zapped his hand with a streak of lightning, before rapidly spinning around and swinging my hamr towards the right side of his head.

At the last minute, he spun he axe around, just in ti to block my swing with the base of his handle, blood trickling down his wrist as the impact damaged his hand, before I quickly jumped back as he swiftly raised his knee up towards my midsection, narrowly avoiding his kick before I blasted a lightning bolt out of my mouth.

He blocked with his axe and then swung it across, sending a slashing shockwave towards . Right as I closed in on , I backflipped to avoid it and then shot forward while keeping low the instant my feet touched the ground, racing towards him.

As he planted his feet and braced himself, I abruptly halted and flung my hamr straight at him. He froze for a mont, before blocking it with his axe and knocking it away, and in that instant, I shot forward and closed in on him, lightning charged into my fist.

Hitting his torso won't do much damage, thanks to his turtle shell defense...I'll aim for his throat instead. As I drove my fist up at him, he flew up in a hurry, my fist striking his midsection instead.

The electric impact caused him to inadvertently stiffen up and freeze for a brief mont, which I used to grab his ankle and swing him down at the ground with all my strength, slamming his back onto the ring and eliciting a sharp gasp from him.

As I took aim and fired a lightning bolt at him from near point-blank range, he quickly rolled out of the way and blasted wind out of the soles of his feet, shooting himself away and gaining so distance.

He then got back on his feet and tightened his grip on his axe with a wry smile as he t my gaze, as I drew my hamr back towards , grabbing the handle as it reached .

Alright, this fight probably won't last much longer...he's taken a fair amount of damage, which is definitely slowing him down, and all this running and jumping around is wearing out. I can't hope to match his strength and sheer power, but I can outclass him in speed and agility...I need to make full use of that, and end this fight!

We both shot towards each other simultaneously, swinging our respective weapons at the other as we closed in on each other, a powerful shockwave bursting out as our weapons clashed with trendous impact.

I ducked as he slashed at my head, before he jumped back as I swung my hamr across at his waist, before he slamd the base of his handle onto my midsection, knocking the wind out of and eliciting a gasp of pain from .

I gritted my teeth and grabbed the handle of his axe, driving my hamr at his chest right before my hand was abruptly repelled off of the handle. He evaded my thrust as he simultaneously swung his foot out at , but right as the hamr end whizzed past his head, I unleashed a powerful streak of lightning from the hamr, which struck the side of his head the sa mont his foot slamd onto my stomach and sent my rapidly flying back, skidding along the ring until I ca to a screeching halt.

Ow, that really hurt...oh, crap, he's charging up his axe's finishing move! He'll probably unleash it prematurely if I charge at him, but it's already powerful enough to finish ...I don't have a choice but to try and match it.

I stood firm and charged as much lightning into my hamr as fast as I could, grimacing as the grip on his axe handle tightened...not good, I think he's almost fully charged it up already.

"This was fun, man, but it's over now!" He exclaid with a grin.

"Bring it on, give everything you've got!" I responded, as the air around crackled.

"Alright, if you insist!" He replied with a smirk, before swinging his axe down with all his strength.

Damn it, I don't think I've charged my hamr up enough to counter that...but I can't just stand around and let it hit either. Here goes...

I swung my hamr down and unleashed all the charged up lightning as it slamd onto the ground, sending out a devastating, electric shockwave.

Our attacks slamd against each other and shaking the entire stadium upon impact...but it wasn't long before his shockwave overwheld mine and nullified it, and then barreling towards .

Yeah, I can't dodge that...

In the next instant, I found myself outside the barrier, stumbling a bit as the force of the shockwave shook the arena, cracks spreading out before the impact finally settled down, the barrier fading...

"And the winner is...Rion of Abyss!"

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