Eternal Rivals (1)
Many races exist on the current planet earth such as Humans, Elves, Dwarfs, Beastmen, and Merfolks are the five major races that occupy the five major continents.
Among the five major races, only three individuals recorded could fight and win against an adult ogre at such a young age.
With the addition of Lapiz and Rosaline, two more people were added to the list.
The crowd stared blankly at the monitor that showed Rosaline and Lapiz's overwhelming performance.
They couldn't believe that not one but two five-years-old succeeded in killing an ogre that even veterans struggle in.
Walking to the podium, Rosaline and Lapiz stared at their result
-Attendee 323: Rosaline Ignis, Mana:
-Attendee 324: Lapiz Aequor, Mana:
Breaking the silence, a person stood up and started clapping, like a chain reaction thousands of people followed with cheers and praise.
"They have
"Quickly get your phone!! We need to contact the guild leader"
"Write quicker! This is going to be the scoop of the century!"
Their result caused mayhem in the crowd and made headlines on every television station.
Meanwhile in the waiting room...
"They copied your basic technique..." (Rayford)
Rayford spoke slightly impressed by their performance
"To be exact I taught them those techniques" (Laila)
"Yeah... Yeah... You are very great, I'm very proud of you..."
The way Rayford replied sarcastically annoyed Laila, but she decided to talk about a more important matter
"Anyway, they are quite talented indeed, aside from my teaching skills, the fact that they can understand those techniques proved their talents" (Laila)
"I agree, they seem to have grasped the technique's principles and make their variants" (Rayford)
"The variants also seem to have high potentials among other variants I've seen before" (Laila)
"..." (Ray)
What Laila showed was the basic technique of soul swordsmanship and how she used it according to her strength.
It was called
To gain something from watching the dance you need to have a lot of talent and have never learned any type of technique, to perform the dance, you must reach a very high level of mastery and understanding of
-To participant number 325 and 326 please come forward to the testing stage
"That's our cue" (Laila)
"Let's go" (Ray)
Walking towards the testing hall, we were greeted by a giant crowd of people sitting around the hall. Unlike watching from the VIP area which is only a room for VIPS, the hall boasted a stadium-like size with tens of thousands of people spectating.
"I didn't realize that this place is this big" (Laila)
"Well it's because we used the TV from the VIP hall instead of the balcony" (Rayford)
Walking toward the white orb in the middle of the podium, Laila suddenly talks using telepathy
(We are only showing
(Yes, we will also do a duel instead of monster hunting) (Ray)
(Nice! I'll beat you this time) (Laila)
(You've said that countless of times yet you never beaten me) (Ray)
As we both are about to touch the mana orb, people's attention starts to focus on us.
Touching the orb first, Laila emitted a bright light blue glow followed by a mist of cold air spreading around the podium.
Beside her, my orb glowed with a color resembling the night skies. My body emits a subtle yet deep energy embracing the cold air in the stadium.
-Attendee 0325: Rayford Zyavn Aquinox, Mana: C-
-Attendee 0326: Laila Snow Callestio, Mana: C-
Like before, the audience went silent, and the excitement from the previous result disappeared like it never happened.
Ignoring the audience's surprise, the two went straight to the VR room and immediately selected a duel.
-Duel has been selected
-[Player Rayford Rayford Zyavn Aquinox VS Laila Snow Callestio]
-Random map has been selected
As they entered their respective capsule, Laila sent a message with telepathy.
(This time will be different! So don't you dare hold back) (Laila)
(Aside from the mana restriction, I'll fight seriously without holding anything back) (Ray)
As the two smiled, they were immediately moved into virtual reality.
-Map [Clear Lake] has been selected
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As soon as we entered virtual reality, we were greeted by a beautiful lake with clear water reflecting the sky.
Coating mana on our feet, we stood ten meters apart on the surface of the lake.
"This reminded me of when we had our first duel" (Ray)
"It'll be different this time" (Laila)
-Duel starts in 5…
"Don't hold back" (Laila)
-Duel starts in 4…
"You already told me that before" (Ray)
-Duel starts in 3…
"Let's have a great match" (Laila)
-Duel starts in 2...
"Likewise, I hope we have a great match" (Ray)
-Duel starts in 1...
The two focus their concentration to the utmost limit.
-Duel start!!!
In an instant, they disappeared and reappeared in the lake's center.
-BOOM!!!
A powerful shockwave reverberated
Pushed back by the shockwave, they both retreated several steps back and start to gather their mana.
(I will win this time) (Laila)
(Say that when you do so) (Ray)
Rayford dashed towards her and unsheathed his katana.
Responding to his action, Laila concentrates and coats her katana with cold mana.
-Clank!
-Clank-!
-Clank-!
One time, ten times, one hundred times...
The two of them moved rapidly around the water field leaving hundreds of afterimages as they exchanged blow after blow.
As their focus heighten, time began to feel slower, and the world began to lose its color.
Everything became clearer and their sense became sharper.
The two enter a focused state commonly known as trance.
-Clack!
-Clank!
Breaking the deadlock, the two used their special technique
[Sword Technique: Flowing Form
[Sword Technique: Penetration Form
Powerful cold energy radiated from Laila's blade while serene dark energy flowed from Rayford's blade.
Focusing mana on their feet, the two dash toward each other.
Two exactly opposite energy meet.
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A/N: Sorry for the late upload, I'll try my best to upload another one tomorrow or Saturday night.