Undefeated Warrior

Trevon saw the countless slash that came in his way. They were slow, but he couldn't dodge them easily. The area was blocked by the phantoms. Their slashes filled the room around Trevon.

[Gah! Blue Aura Barrier!] A blue barrier appeared around Trevon blocking the slashes.

Trevon was quick to activate his defensive skill. [I am too careless.]

"…" Master Rabbink couldn't believe Trevon. He was fighting against a Rank 4 warrior. Those legendary warriors were never weak. Whether they were young or old, they were special. Only one rose from countless dead bodies.

"Erg…" Trevon felt his spiritual energy slowly reduced by the attack. [This can't go on.]

[Roaring Eagle Sword Combination!] Trevon slashed toward one of Ragam's phantoms. His slashed pierced the phantom giving a path for Trevon to retreat.

However, he was less experienced. Even at seventeen years old, Ragam had fought numerous trials in his family. A chosen would spend his time under the careful tutelage of experts. They would test themselves in many dungeons and challenged other similar geniuses.

Ragam allowed one of his phantoms to get attacked. But two of Ragam's phantoms used their strange weapons to lock Trevon's swords.

Trevon tried his best to pull his sword from the phantom. However, two other Ragam's phantoms slashed toward Trevon's arm.

"Roaring Eagle Sword Combination!" Trevon desperately slashed to force Ragam to retreat. He aimed for the two phantoms who locked his weapon. He also added a vibration to free his sword.

However, Ragam traded blows with Trevon. Two phantoms disappeared, but the slashes connected.

"AAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Trevon got a huge slash on his arm. While he was covered with armguards, Ragam managed to slash his arm in the unprotected area.

The young master dropped his sword. However, he managed to destroy two of Ragam's phantom in return. Trevon felt his body sweating from the exchange.

"Hahahaha. A McArthur is this weak? Five moves? I don't need that much to make you use your ability."

Trevon's face was ashen. [He is a legend. The golem before isn't as dangerous as him.] He drank a pill for recovery. However, nothing happened.

"You can't use pills here. This is a battle of memory. Based on what you have shown, you don't deserve my inheritance." Ragam pointed his strange weapon again. A smirk appeared on his face.

"See? My King is undefeated." The lady in pink looked at the bard.

"A higher rank doesn't mean anything in front of a combat genius." The yellow-robed lady proudly spoke about her brother.

"…" The bard couldn't refute. Trevon brilliantly lost the exchange.

Trevon took another Dark Demon Slayer sword from his storage ring. [What should I do? Should I use that talisman?]

[No. I mustn't retreat at this time.] Trevon didn't want to retreat. He had passed many trials. [I need to become stronger. He is only a Top Rank 1 warrior. I can defeat him!]

"Heaven Eagle Dive!" He pointed his left middle and index fingers to his sword. Water elements gathered into a blue light above him.

"GO!!!" Trevon slashed the sword. A blue bird made of water elements flew towards Ragam.

"Kid's play!" Ragam raised both of his weapons and danced. Each his slashes reduced Trevon's blue bird energy. [Thousand Slice!]

A final slashed finally stopped Trevon's final attack. The blue bird disappeared into nothing. While it seemed easy, Ragam was forced to use all his abilities. He was weaker than Trevon in level. Ragam was only a Top Rank 1 warrior, while Trevon was a Peak Rank 1 warrior. Therefore, he had to trade several his slashes for one Trevon's attack.

"1.000 Holy Flashes!" Trevon knew what his advantage was. [I am higher level. I must be more aggressive.]

"Gah!" Although Ragam could use his defensive technique to reduce a powerful attack. An attack with random multiple hits was outside his capability when he was seventeen years old. Trevon managed to hit Ragam's phantoms. All phantoms except the one made by the dungeon disappeared. The king turned a bit pale.

[Hahaha! I found his phantom weakness.] Trevon realized, while those phantoms were powerful. It only took one hit for them to disperse.

[Heaven Eagle Dive!] Trevon sent another long-range attack. However, this time Trevon was serious, he ran toward Ragam chasing the blue bird and prepared to combo with melee attacks.

[Roaring Eagle Sword Combination!] Trevon dashed near Ragam. He continued with a slash from right to left.

Ragam used his left weapon to block Trevon. The legendary warrior had more battle experience than Trevon. He turned his wrist to negate Trevon's slashed. While his right hand was busy reducing the attack from Trevon's Heaven Eagle Dive.

[Attack!] Trevon bet on his chance. "Flame Punch!" He threw the martial art using his free left arm.

"Crazy! Good!" Ragam smiled. He used the weapon on his left arm to block Trevon's sword while using the opposite blade to pierce Trevon's arm. A haladie had three edges which suited this situation.

"GAAAAAAAAAAHhhhhh!"

Trevon slammed his left fist towards Ragam. While he activated the inscription inside Dark Demon Slayer on his right hand. "Explosion!"

"CRAZY! CRAZY! HAHAHAHA!" Ragam laughed. Trevon's fist slammed into Ragam's body. However, Ragam managed to stab Trevon's arm. Added to the punching momentum, it became a slash injury.

Meanwhile, Trevon desperate fighting style also rewarded him. His sword broke from Ragam's parry. The explosion landed on Ragam's left body.

"BOOOM!!"

"Brother!!!"

"My king!!!" Both ladies panicked. While they were no longer living beings, their memory was real.

"My hero has fallen…" The bard sang a sad song about a dying hero.

"Squeak!!!" Nana couldn't stand at the side. She ran toward the explosion.

"Hahaha!"

Nana stopped. She heard Trevon's laugh. After the explosion disappeared, Trevon was still standing and rained attacks on Ragam. He knew it wasn't a real human, so he didn't hold back.

"Ice Punch!" From his injured left-hand Trevon continued to attack. He tried to use his various martial art repertoires. They were still at Man level. However, they added the unpredictability in Trevon's movements.

"Lightning Punch!"

"Spinning Tornado Kick!" He turned his body and made a kick which took Ragam from the ground. His footguard blocked Ragam's counter slash.

"Earth Shattering Slash!" A horizontal slash from Trevon couldn't be blocked the Ragam.

Ragam was thrown toward the other side. While Trevon continued to chase him with his 'Wind Piercing Dash'.

[Roaring Eagle Sword Combination!] Trevon continued with a slash while Ragam hadn't recovered his stance.

[Thousand Slice!] Ragam also countered Trevon. While Ragam lost his footing, he still tried to parry Trevon's slashes.

"Flame Punch!" Trevon forgot his injuries. [Attack! Attack! Attack!]

Both of his hands used martial arts. His right hand continued with Roaring Eagle Sword combination. While his left arm would use one of the elemental punches whenever he got close with Ragam. Once in a while, Trevon used a kicking martial art to attack Ragam's battle stance.

"Spinning Tornado Kick!" Trevon once again gave a kick. Ragam parried with his haladie, but the energy pushed him back. The king finally slammed into the wall.

"Ugh!" The phantom vomited blood. While he managed to parry some of Trevon's attacks, some were received by his body.

"MY KING!!!" The pink-robed lady tried to come to her king, but the barrier prevented her.

However, the bard just changed the song into a more high-spirited song.

"Huf!! Huf!! Huf!!!" Trevon tried to gather his spiritual energy again.

"Heaven Eagle Dive!"

"Heaven Eagle Dive!" Trevon didn't stop as he bombarded the wall. He knew the cost of underestimating a legend. Even with his higher rank. That was not a guarantee to win. Those geniuses could defeat people a small higher easily.

"Brother!"

"Please stop that!" The ladies shouted.

Trevon woke from his frenzy. The adrenaline still rushed on his body. [This seemed real.]

The pain started to arrive at his arms. While he wore an armguard, Ragam was an experienced warrior. Most of his attacks were blocked by the armguard, but the rest stabbed and slashed his arm.

"You are good." Ragam's calm voice heard again. "However, I have been more badly beaten than this."

Ragam was lying down on the crater from Trevon's attacks. While he was a phantom, he also didn't get the recovery from the dungeon.

"During the last war between dwarf and human, I was besieged by two Rank 4 dwarf knights. We the human warriors only had me as the Rank 4 warriors." Ragam used his haladies to support his battered body. The beautiful king robe on his body had become tattered.

"MY KING! Please stop this!"

"Yes, Imperial Brother!"

Ragam smiled. He slowly stood. His eyes still looked resolute facing Trevon.

"One versus Two. For my family! For my humanity! I know I will fall at that place. However, I am RAGAM PHOENIX. I never give up! I never lose!"

"Miracle Phantom!" Eight battered phantoms appeared around Ragam.

"Even two same rank Dwarf Knights couldn't defeat me. I was the last man standing. The hero of the Goldcave War. My blood united the north and the south part of Heavenly Phoenix."

While they could no longer move at fast speed, the phantom slowly spread. They tried to cover Trevon in every direction. This would make Trevon's '1.000 Holy Flashes' only hit one or two at most.

However, Trevon wasn't unprepared and arrogant like before. He jumped backward and took the other Dark Demon Slayer on the floor. His arms were both painful, however, the battle adrenaline made him focused. He was fighting against a legend. This was the biggest fight in his life so far.

"Can you surpass me, Young Man?" A phantom jumped toward Trevon and slashed.

Trevon sidestepped toward the left and parried with his sword. From another side a phantom jumped and pierced, the strange weapon could be used as a slash or stab.

Trevon used 'Roaring Eagle Sword Combination' to parry the stab into an empty space. He followed with a kick toward the phantom throwing that phantom to the distance.

Ragam's phantoms were no longer as deadly as he was before. Their speed had reduced even further. Nevertheless, Trevon also wasn't as fast as he was before. Especially his hands, they felt heavy from the pain.

"I was in a more desperate situation than this. Yet, I defeated those two dwarf knights. Attack them!" Another phantom jumped toward Trevon.

Trevon made a dash outside. [I couldn't allow him to surround me.]

"Attack!" Another phantom gave two slashes using both weapons on its hand.

Trevon realized while he could destroy the phantom with even a simple slash. The weapons could parry him. He jumped backward while using the sword in his right hand to parry.

"Attack!" Another phantom stabbed.

Trevon used his left hand to parry. He flicked his wrist and started his counter. [Roaring Eagle Sword Combination!] He returned a slash, which blocked by the phantoms. It gave Trevon the chance to kick the phantom out.

"Attack! That is my motto." Another phantom jumped and made a vertical slash from Trevon's front.

The young master dashed backward to evade the slashes. [I have to reduce the phantoms.]

Ragam's phantom didn't chase. Trevon took the time to breathe fresh air.

"Only by attacking, I win. Hahaha… Never imagine those dwarves prepared a large detonation artifact." Ragam's phantom continued to surround Trevon.

"My battered body couldn't move." Another phantom attacked Trevon, but Trevon had two swords. One parried the attack and the other slashed the phantom. The phantom disappeared after Trevon's attack.

"Ugh… My half-brother was next to me. However, he left me here." Another phantom sneaked from behind. However, Trevon could sense the movement using his spiritual energy.

"MY KING!!!" The pink-robed lady shouted. She started to cry.

"Brother…" The yellow-robed lady lowered her head.

Trevon parried the attack and countered. Another phantom disappeared.

"Ugh… He lost to me during the fighting for the throne. That bastard used my injury to let me die. I have never been defeated on a battle." Ragam sent two phantoms. They pincered Trevon from two his left and right.

Trevon could only parry and dashed to avoid being surrounded.

"He must take my throne."

"My King…" The pink-robed lady fell to the floor. She cried.

"Brother… The fourth brother is…" The yellow-robed lady supported the pink-robed lady.

"Hahaha. As expected. Yet. I am here. While he had become a history. I still have a chance to have a real successor. My successor must prove better than his successor! I will not easily surrender my heritage. Only the best warrior will receive it."

Two phantoms jumped forward to block Trevon's retreat.

"1.000 Holy Flashes!" Trevon materialized multiple Holy element beams. He forced the phantoms to stop and evaded. The ability couldn't be defended.

[Chance!] Trevon's eyes showed a bright determination. He found a chance.

[Roaring Eagle Sword Combination] Trevon used his father's trademark sword combination. He defeated two phantoms by dashing and quickly removed them.

"Ugh… Hahahaha! Never imagine a young hero could fight me this far." A phantom followed, but Trevon managed to parry and defeated it.

"Ugh… Same age, but you could force me into this situation one-on-one. Undefeated Ragam through history! Hahaha. A bit more and you might worthy of my inheritance. Not bad. This is fun."

Trevon wanted to cry. He had fought to the max, however, the opponent was still laughing.

[He is not a legend, but a maniac.] Trevon attacked more phantom, but he knew Ragam used them to buy the time for recovery. However, Trevon had to remove them first. It was dangerous if he was cornered again. Trevon attacked and pierced one of the phantoms. It disappeared.

"Ugh… Can you become the first person who defeated me? As many people as the bone that you have seen had been killed by my sword." Ragam laughed. "My enemies' bones had become a sand of time. Disappear through history!"

The last two phantoms got closer to Trevon. Trevon sent Heaven Eagle Dive to destroy one while he dashed toward the last phantom.

A trade of attack happened. Trevon managed to kill the phantom. Nevertheless, he lost a second for using Heaven Eagle Dive before. The phantom managed to slash Trevon's leg before Trevon could destroy it.

[Ugh… Should I call Nana?] Trevon didn't want to think about fame anymore. He was almost at his end, but Ragam might be dangerous for the mouse.

[I still can fight. I will not endanger anyone close to me.] Trevon looked resolute. Only Ragam was left alone. His breathing was normal, indicating he had some recoveries.

"This is my final attack!" Ragam removed his weapons. "Show me your best! I, Ragam Phoenix, will show you what is needed to become a legend." Spiritual energy started to rotate around Ragam's body.

"BROTHER!!!"

"MY KING!!!"

Even the bard had to stop his play.

[Gah!] Trevon had used all his most powerful attacks. [I need a powerful move.]

Trevon actually had many martial arts learned using light ball manuals. However, he hadn't practiced that. Those martial arts would be a joke during a high-level fight.

"My best?" Trevon wondered.

"Yes. Here I come!" Ragam smiled.

"Wait!" Trevon shouted. His opened hand stopped Ragam.

"Eh?" Ragam stopped.

"I am sorry." Trevon took and quickly activated many talismans. "This is my best."

"NANA!!! Ice beam!" He shouted.

"Squeak!!!" Nana shot a beam of Ice from the side. She was a Primary Rank 2 demon beast. Compared to Top Rank 1 Ragam, that was a huge difference. Added to her strength as a demon beast and the battered body of Ragam, her attack was impossible to dodge by Ragam.

"Blazing Talisman!" Trevon threw over a hundred talisman at the same time.

Ragam couldn't believe it. The mouse's ice beam froze him, he could no longer evade the blazing talismans.

"This is my fighting style!" Trevon found his style. Raining the opponent with his unlimited wealth.

Most people couldn't have his advantage. Although Blazing talisman was cheap, there were few talisman makers compared to the market. They were used mainly during the danger only. However, the young master could purchase as many as his money could from the market.

"BOOOOM!!!" A huge explosion appeared in the room. Trevon activated several barrier talismans.

"BROTHER!!!"

"MY KING!!!"

He was also not alone like the heroes in the novels. Trevon McArthur was a recruiter who had powerful people around him.

[I am not powerful but I am not alone.] He looked at Nana. The mouse proudly climbed his shoulder.

"Squeak… Squeak…" She bared her fang to the explosion.

"You are right!" Trevon took more talismans. "I have you."

"Hahahaha! Interesting! So that is Trevon McArthur. This is Ragam Phoenix. My proud creation!"

A body jumped from the explosion toward Trevon. He was Ragam with both his hand aimed at Trevon. "Twin Explosion!" The king shouted with resolution. That was his final attack.

[Eh? He could survive those talismans?] Trevon felt a bit shocked, but his eyes quickly turned serious.

"Squeak!!!" Nana used her beam. Meanwhile, Trevon didn't stop. It was too late for him to dodge. He used the explosion effect of his sword. [Roaring Eagle Sword Combination!]

[This is my heritage! The effort of my father and the ancestor before him!] Trevon decided to dash toward Ragam instead. Roaring Eagle Sword Combination was the ability with the highest mastery on Trevon's repertoire. His father had forced the martial arts since he was young. It was his symbol as Alvaro's son.

"BOOOOM!!!"

[Sigh…. So many explosions today.] Master Rabbink looked to its materialized passersby. With the important line and the endless explosion, those passersby voices were drowned out. They seemed to scream, but the blast down their shouts. Only the explosion noise filled the room.

Trevon and Nana were thrown behind, while Ragam was thrown in another direction.

"MY KING…!!!" The ladies in pink ran towards Ragam.

"IMPERIAL BROTHER…!!!" The ladies in yellow also ran towards Ragam.

"Young Master!" The bard ran towards Trevon.

The fight was over. The barrier to isolate the fighters was no longer needed.

"We have to meet again in the next life." Ragam looked toward the two ladies. Those two ladies looked into the injuries Ragam.

"Hahahaha…." Ragam laughed. "Finally! Being undefeated is lonely. Finally!"

Ragam couldn't stand. He grabbed the hand of the pink lady. His eyes had a warmth. A smile appeared. "I finally found the one who could defeat me. Hahaha."

The lady in pink smiled back. "Even in death, you always get what you want. You are the winner in my heart."

Meanwhile, Trevon forced himself to stand. Nevertheless, the young master stood by his strong will. Nana stood next to him. She tried to climb Trevon, but it made Trevon fall.

"Brak..."

"Hahaha. I win." Trevon smiled. He didn't scold Nana. "I win against a legend." The young master looked at his injured arms.

"Squeak… Squeak…" Nana squeaked in happiness.

Master Rabbink only floated above Trevon. It nodded at Trevon.

"I proud of you brother." The ladies in yellow robe disappeared again. She was only a memory materialized by the Rabbink.

"Meeting you is the happiest day in my life." The ladies in pink robe disappeared too.

Ragam smiled at those two ladies. He closed his eyes, enjoying the strange feeling of being defeated.

"Erm…" The bard looked at Trevon.

"What? Do you want to say something?" Trevon felt a bit disappointed with his cheerleader. "Just tell me what you want to say!" He made a shooing gesture with his injured arm.

"Young Master, you still haven't paid me one hundred gold coins for singing your fame in Bluestar this month. I am still waiting for the money…" He disappeared.

"You didn't pay what you owe?" Ragam couldn't believe what he heard. "Sigh…"

"Uhuk… Uhuk… I forget that. I have been in Bluestar for only one night. I will pay him later. Hahahaha."