"One Punch! He defeated Molark in one punch! Look how far he flew!"
One of the participants next to Trax made a remark. He's just a little stronger than Molark so seeing defeating that guy in one punch got him shaken.
"Who's his next opponent?"
Trax looked back and asked.
One female Fused Spirit who I got the chance to encounter during the group stage, Namira, raised her hand while trembling a bit.
"M-… I don't think I can beat him. I ran away from him during the group stage."
She had just won her match before and was in a jubilant mood but upon seeing what I did, all of that was forgotten.
"Err. Don't worry, Molark told he'll give a free hit. I didn't think he wouldn't raise his guard up. I'll apologize to him later."
I tried to downplay what I did but that didn't have much of an effect
"Even if he did put his guard up, the result will be the sa..."
Soone murmured in the crowd while the others except Trax nodded.
Well, if that's what they think then let them. That's better, they might even concede early on if I t them in the next matches.
The 7th and 8th matches were concluded with the expected winners without any upset.
From 16 we're now down to 8. After a 10 minute break, Trax took up the stage again and his opponent was soone whose na was around the top 10 on the list.
He struggled for a bit before finally kneeling on the ground, exhausted.
It didn't co as a surprise that he won again so the crowd didn't cheer that much but yeah, I think they're reserving their energies for my match.
Wait, if I beca this famous, will I still be under the category of Unknown Natal Spirit?
Those gambling houses better not cheat . I was clearly unknown before the competition, they wouldn't suddenly re-categorize , right? Or maybe they will if they found out how much they will lose. If it cos to that, I'll use the power of connection. Jayna.
Those coins will be crucial for buying Yuko's and the three girls' gifts.
My match with Namira will be the 3rd one. I already saw her conditioning herself, at least she's not thinking of conceding.
When our gazes et the previous dread she had was replaced with conviction. She's a Fused Spirit with 4 Streams of connection to the Spirit Ocean when she faced during the group stage, she probably only used one. That sudden blazing of her weapon as it hit my Spiritual Twin, but it's too tough for her so she retreated back after not succeeding at damaging it.
This ti, she'll probably go all out.
"Please, don't hold back on our match. I will also give it my all."
After preparing on her corner, Namira approached and said those words. She's at least better than that Molark. Ah. I couldn't also bla his attitude when he didn't experience my strength beforehand.
While waiting for our match, the ongoing match was on a heated deadlock with neither of the two giving in. They fought for at least 30 minutes before one of them fell down, exhausted by using too much Spirit Energy that he got too depleted.
Even if the other guy won, he'll probably concede defeat. He will fight Trax who's still in his best condition after all.
"It's our turn."
I looked at Namira and she nodded.
I let her walk first while I followed behind her. As soon as we stepped on the stage, the cheers started to drown the whole coliseum.
"Really, you're the biggest upset here. Everyone thought it would be the stage for us Fused Spirits, maybe if I'm also at the audience stand, I will be like those girls."
Namira started talking, maybe to remove her nervousness. And that really helped, her breathing steady as she took a stance in front of .
"I really wouldn't join here if not for the thing I wanted to get."
Answering her determination, I planned to go all out against her. With my Spiritual Twin materialized in front of , a sword in its hand. As soon as the signal to start sounded, both Namira and my Spiritual Twin dashed towards each other.
With her Spiritual Twin Phantom appearing behind her, her baseball bat-like weapon ignited once more before it shot a ball of fire towards my Spiritual Twin.
Without even commanding it, the sword in its hands hacked downwards and cut the ball of fire in two. It stopped in its place to wait for the incoming Namira.
Seeing that, I also started to move. Using a bit of World Energy, I used Flash Step and arrived right behind my Spiritual Twin. Willing it to jump before her attack arrived, she was surprised that I was already behind it.
It's already too late for her to adjust her attack. Falling short of reaching , I grabbed her currently blazing weapon in my hand and pulled it, ignoring the searing fla that's trying to burn anything it touches
Namira held onto her weapon, afraid that if she let it be taken by , she would imdiately fall into a dangerous state.
However, by doing that, she gave another opportunity to land a hit on her. Using my free hand, I cupped it into a fist and punched right to her abdon. It was a clean hit.
Since I didn't hold back at all, she flew back for a bit before landing on the ground writhing while clutching her abdon. Unlike Molark, this girl is really stronger. Nonetheless, taking a direct hit like that and with my main body that was buffed with the Heroes' stats, our match is over.
She didn't manage to showcase all 4 streams of her connection but I guess this is for the better. I'm already bullying them by joining when I'm already comparable to a Transford Spirit.
The crowd was silenced when they saw walking towards her again. They probably thought I'm about to finish her, which was quite cruel, there's even so who were shouting her na, telling her to stand up and run away.
I already won, there's no point in further tornt. I went next to her and crouched down. Forming a ball of Spirit Energy in my hand, I shot it to her and it imdiately enveloped her body. A Spirit Boost can relieve pain so when the effect kicks in, Namira whose face was previously contorted in pain stood up and stood before . She's not unconscious so she knew it was who eased her pain
"T-thank you, Ember. You're really strong, I concede defeat. Win this competition, okay?"
After saying that, Namira jumped down the stage. And soon after loud cheering rang out again. This ti they're even praising what I did for her.
It's not that I'm discriminating but Molark flew far away and was embedded into the wall, unconscious. Unlike Namira who had just fallen and was in pain from my punch, there's no way a Spirit Boost can wake that guy up earlier.
When I went back to the waiting room, there were now fewer participants. There's only Trax, the injured guy and left when the 4th match started.
The 4th match was between Ferbil and another female Fused Spirit.
They're both fierce and showcased their 5 streams of Connection giving the audience a satisfying show which almost ended their fight in a draw.
In the end, it was Ferbil who clutched the victory when the female Fused Spirit's arm fell limp from being too exhausted.
However, he's in the sa state as the guy from the 2nd match, even if they advanced, with and Trax who both haven't sweated from our first two fights, they already lost hope at winning this competition.
"It looks like we'll really et in the finals, Ember. I'm looking forward to it."
Trax, who hasn't spoken a word to since earlier, said with a smile.
Will he really be able to provide with any difficulty? I don't know. Though he's stronger than any other participants, it's still not enough to force on my knees.
"Due to the injury of Hyre and Ferbil, they both dropped out of the competition. Because of that, after a 30-minute break, we'll move on to this competition's Final Battle!"
"The Invincible Natal Spirit, Ember against The Strongest Known Fused Spirit, Trax!"
"Whoever erged victorious against them will win the Tutelage of our own Noble Spirit, Jayce as well as these Unknown Stone which was originally a possession of his precious daughter Jayna!"
The announcer's voice rang out across the whole coliseum which garnered cheers and excitent from the crowd. The Noble Spirit, Jayce and his daughter, Jayna even stood up and waved to the crowd. Seeing the Orb in Jayna's hand, any lingering doubt that I may have left was already dispersed. I just wonder what's the effect of that Orb.
Ah. I'll be able to try that later so there's no point thinking about it for the ti being.
But really, the Invincible Natal Spirit? Can't they think for a better nickna? Ah. Who am I to judge when I couldn't even na my skills beautifully.
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