Chapter 41: Dead After One Attack
A man who was pale and skinny, clad in white and black, walked up to the ring. In his hands was a black chained-scythe. His face showed his calmness, as if he didn't fear anything.
Another man who had meat on his body, unlike the man before, walked onto the ring. He had a tanned complexion and a muscular build, with a ringed mace resting on his shoulder.
After the two competitors entered the ring, the judge announced, "Match—begin!"
"Why do you look like a corpse? Did you come back from the dead to reap my soul? Pale Reaper!" Toyo, who held the mace, laughed loudly.
The ones who knew of this so-called "Pale Reaper" gasped in shock as they knew the reputation this man had. In their hearts, they were praying for Toyo, who had crossed a line that he shouldn't have.
Teijo, the pale reaper's eyes, glowed with a green hue. His aura erupted suddenly, causing the wind to turn chaotic as it swerved around him as if he was the eye of a hurricane. The dust left on the ring beforehand joined the chaotic winds—this obscured his figure from the spectators, along with Toyo.
Sensing the power of Teijo, Ayla's interest was piqued, as she could sense Mother Nature within his aura.
'His element is stronger than others I've seen so far, as he can control various aspects of nature, but that alone doesn't make him stronger than others. His skills needed to be sharp to harness the true power of his element.' She thought, keeping her eyes on Teijo.
Unlike the others whose vision was obscured by the dust-filled chaotic winds, she could clearly see Teijo, with her vision being many grades above that of a human being.
"Do you think a measly wind will do anything to me? All I have to do is swing my mace once and it'll collapse." Toyo confidently stated. He was confident in his strength and the strength of his mace.
He swung his mace, sending a torrent of wind towards the tornado circling Teijo in an attempt to obstruct it. When his attack hit the tornado, the wind merged with it. It did not hinder nor stop it, but increased the strength of the wind.
"Are you just going to stand there or do you want to attack? I've got all day if you want to wait." Teijo said, calmly.
"I wasn't using my full strength! I'll now show you my true strength and your measly wind will break this time." Tojo wound back his mace and swung with greater strength than before.
A much wider torrent of wind shot at the tornado, trying to obstruct it like the attack before. When the attack hit the tornado, the same outcome occurred. All it did was further strengthen the power of the wind.
"Since your strongest attack failed, it's my turn. Let me show you that it's really done." Teijo swung the weight attached to the end of the chain. Using this, he created wind torrents that shot out of the tornado towards Toyo.
To counter those wind torrents, he swung his mace multiple times—this time he believed he could cancel out Teijo's wind torrents as they weren't part of the tornado.
When the opposing torrents of wind collided, they didn't conflict with each other, but instead they merged with Teijo's and continued on their path towards Toyo. The collision didn't even slow down the wind torrents, not even a little.
By the time Toyo even considered avoiding the wind torrents, it was too late. They sliced through his limbs with ease, turning his entire body into a pile of flesh and bone with a large puddle of blood underneath.
The ones who knew the reputation of Teijo expected something like this, but they were still shocked by the brutality and swiftness of Toni's death. In many of the spectators' minds, they were thinking that it only took one move for him to die. He must've been weak.
The judge stood up from his seat. "The winner is... Teijo Nakano!"
After the winner was declared, Teijo returned to the public resting area as the judge patiently waited for the crowd to recover from their shock.
Once they recovered, he announced, "Next match, "Ayla versus Tomeo Shizuka!"
Hearing her name being announced, she left the public resting area and stepped into the ring. Another woman, who was donned in a white kimono, followed after her. She had blonde hair and amber eyes. On her waist was a tachi.
"I didn't expect there to be two women to have made it this far in the tournament. They must've flaunted their large breasts in front of the other competitors to get this far." A flat-chested woman within the stands commented in envy. She envied them for having large breasts.
Ignoring the comments of the spectators who were mainly envious women or lustful men, Ayla waited patiently in the ring, facing Tomeo with complete calmness.
Not wasting a second longer, the judge announced, "Match—begin!"
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