The previous encounter did bother him; after all, the Nephilim girl threatened the safety of his ho.
While it was true she gave him so tips on how to fight Arcana, who was to say those tips were true and not ant to mislead him? Moreover, even if that was the case, Ery was sure the girl had her own agenda for helping him.
What was she planning?
That short talk had successfully ssed with his head.
While Ery was still thinking about what Jinkan was trying to do, a new na appeared on the screen floating above the arena, pulling his attention back to the present.
[Rank 16 - Sigurd (14)]
Similar to the Nephilim girl before, Sigurd, the dark-skinned fighter, walked up to the stage early. Despite the man's straight posture and the large axe in his hand, the way Sigurd approached Ery did not seem threatening at all.
But that was not all. Rather than his relatively friendly deanor, it was the first words the man said to him that surprised Ery.
"Don't let those threats bother you…"
From his words, it seed the man with the Titan bloodline heard what Jinkan had said to him.
Under Ery's sowhat questioning gaze, Sigurd continued, "Those nobles and their intricacies… you should just focus on fighting what's in front of you."
The Titan bloodline in front of him appeared to have so issues with nobles.
Ery had heard about those with the Titan bloodline - born with a divine body, individuals with this bloodline were the most sought-after race in the universe to be raised and owned as a fighter.
They were so valuable to the point that factions bought and traded them as if they were no longer considered human. The man in front of him must be one of those who had gotten used to being controlled by the nobles.
Sigurd then raised his large axe and asked, "How experienced are you against an axe user?"
Ery was about to answer Sigurd casually, but at that mont, he realized he had almost no experience at all in the matter. There was that one practice with Lord Izta, but he was not sure if that counted since Lord Izta kept changing weapons. The truth was, most of Ery's opponents so far were sword users. He had never really fought an axe fighter before.
"Not much at all… Why?"
"That's too bad."
Imdiately after, the man with the Titan bloodline suddenly dashed and swung the huge axe at him.
Swishhh!
Ery reflexively dodged a step back, but the Titan descendant's axe still managed to inflict a shallow wound on his chest.
"!!!"
With how amiable the man was when he first walked up and even empathized with him, Ery did not expect Sigurd would launch a sneak attack on him like that. Furthermore, despite the size of that axe, the man's swing was much faster than he initially anticipated.
The man calmly said his reason, "That's for being too relaxed in a battle... especially against soone with the Titan bloodline."
Ery shook his head. What was this man trying to do?
The opponent in front of him had not used any spells or skills to buff his battle power, yet just from the attack earlier, Ery could already tell that Sigurd's battle power had, at the very least, reached the 300 mark.
Fighters with the Titan bloodline were indeed frightening individuals.
For an opponent with such a high battle power like Sigurd, Ery did not hesitate to imdiately use his [Fey Transformation] and [Immortal Gate] altogether.
[Battle Power: 244 (306)]
This ti, however, Sigurd did not continue to attack and instead silently waited until Ery finished his preparation.
Under the Titan bloodline patient look, Ery opened his [Spatial Space], took out his dark [Savage Blade], readying himself for a fight.
"Let's see how good of a swordsman you are!" The large dark-skinned man vigorously said, before dashed towards Ery again, swiftly swinging his axe like it had no weight.
Clankk! Clankk!
However, compared to how light the man made the axe seem, the weapon was extrely heavy. Added with Sigurd's unexpectedly swift and precise swings, Ery's grip trembled with every clash of their weapons.
The axe had almost no thrust movent at all. On the contrary, all of its attacks consisted of multiple slashes and chopping movents that made full use of the axe's weight, making it just as fast as a slash, but not any less powerful than a strike.
Clankk! Clankk!
Under the Titan descendant's continuous attacks filled with pressure, Ery was quickly forced to use the [36 Dao Divine Sword Technique] in order to match the man's fighting pace. Although it was now not nearly as apparent, the man currently still had the upper hand.
Ery had seen how fierce Sigurd fought during the ga against the Bone Dragon. Ever since that day, he had been wanting to have a match with this Titan descendant. Now that he got the chance to be at the receiving end, Ery finally understood just how strong this man was.
Yet, despite this, Ery p knew Sigurd still had not used his full strength. Hence, even though he was at a slight disadvantage at the mont, Ery decided to follow the man's pace and thought of the fight as another chance to get so nice, proper training.
Clank! Clank!
"Good! Now see this!"
Suddenly, Sigurd's attacks started to beco even more ferocious. Ery could barely dodge the first few attacks and was forced to block one of them with his sword. However, the mont their weapons ca in contact with each other, Sigurd instantly pulled his axe and used it to lock his sword before using his other arm to swing a fist at his face.
Bammm!
The powerful hit was quickly followed by a headbutt just as strong as his surprise punch.
Bammm!
The man's attacks were very simple, yet those simple attacks managed to hurt Ery and even throw him a few steps back.
"That is the axe's hook and locking technique, sothing a sword doesn't have!"
Once again, Sigurd jumped in and fiercely swung his axe towards Ery.
Clankk! Clankk!
Unwilling to lose against Sigurd's fighting technique, Ery did not use [Blink] to dodge the man's attacks. Instead, he once again countered the incoming strikes with his sword technique.
He gradually increased his variation from stage 1 of [Dao of Sword] up until stage 6, the more complicated variation of the sword technique, before Sigurd slowly started to feel overwheld by the counterattacks.
Of course, there was no way the Titan bloodline would just let Ery have the upper hand. After taking a step back to gain a little distance, the man lifted his axe high in the air. At that mont, Ery felt the air suddenly change, as Sigurd prepared his powerful battle art.
"Now see if you can stop this!"
[Soul Shaker]
Ery had witnessed this skill being used against the Bone Dragon before. It was a powerful outburst of energy slash that brought forth total destruction.
He knew the wise thing to do against such an attack was to dodge, but out of curiosity and respect for the powerful fighter, Ery decided to use his [Day Transformation].
As spirit power started to quickly fill his entire body, Ery channeled his spirit energy into the dark blade in his hand in preparation for using his powerful [Shadow Edges].
Both sides took a few seconds to prepare, the audience watching from the distance started to cheer in anticipation due to the build-up.
Sigurd ca charging first like a powerful teor, while Ery unleashed his powerful [Shadow Edges] enhanced by the day transformation and at close quarters.
BAMMM!!!
The two powerful attacks clashed for a while, before both sides were thrown back half a dozen steps. The impact caused both Ery and Sigurd to spit out blood, both of them simultaneously realized their attacks were equal.
When Ery prepared his stance once again to continue the battle, Sigurd raised his axe and instead looked in the direction of the audience.
"I surrender!"
This surprised not only Ery, but also everyone watching them. However, the mont of surprise quickly ended, as the audience expressed their dissatisfaction. The fight was far from over, yet it ended just like that.
Despite the unsatisfactory ending, the referee finalized the decision, quickly changing Ery's rank as a result.
[Rank 16 - Ery Ambrose (9)]
While Ery was still confused by the Titan descendant's decision, Sigurd calmly approached him with a satisfied expression.
"Zetto, your next opponent, has the Titan bloodline like . He's stronger and more skilled at wielding the axe, so you'll need all the stamina and spirit pool you have to defeat him. Focus on the fight and take that commander position for us."
The man then walked away from the arena. Following his suggestion, Ery quickly cast [Nature's Blessing] on himself to recover his health as his next opponent's na appeared above the arena.
[Rank 10 - Zetto (9)]
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