161 Rice with Butter (1/2)
If Aure had known what Helial's plan was, he would have almost certainly tried to kill him, even at the risk of putting the name of the Sect on the suspects' list. What Helial was about to reveal to the world was much more serious than killing the King's disciple.
Malato's muscles swelled as he quickly lifted the two-handed ax over his head and looked at Helial like a ravenous wolf his prey.
”Die!” Malato screamed, laughing like a madman.
Skill Activated
Violet Blow
The blade of the two-handed ax began to glow with violet and scarlet light, releasing sparks in mid-air as it moved toward Helial like the scythe of the grim reaper.
On the other side of the arena, with his hands resting on the two swords at his sides, a man in black armor said: ”If something happens to the boy, I will enter the arena.”
”You can't,” said a figure who suddenly emerged from the shadows of the stage.
Pseudonym raised an eyebrow under his armour.
The owner and administrator of the Colosseum was standing in front of him.
Probo, with a long flowing hair that fell on his shoulders, stared at Pseudonym with a paternal attitude: ”Do not intrude. And, in any case, it's not necessary. Look.” Probo raised his hand slightly towards the arena, where suddenly the air had begun to crackle.
As if the Mana around Helial was about to collapse, the space all around him began to distort, but not even a ripple could be seen on Helial's clothes.
Strange Runes shone on the index and middle fingers of his both hands.
A terrifying power began to circulate in his veins and hit the walls of his Meridians, as if trying to reduce them to shreds.
”Compression,” Helial murmured in a low voice, while a grimace of pain began to show on his white, refined face. After becoming stronger his bearing changed and his Aura seemed otherworldly and detached from the world.
Helial squeezed Curse of the Demon with both hands and raised his perception of Mana to the maximum.
Skill Activated
Perception
Attention, the quantity of Mana exceeds the limit of the Meridians.
Your meridians are damaged by the excess of Mana.
You lose 205 HP!
Helial looked at Curse of the Demon and saw very complicated patterns forming on the weapon's blade. At that moment, Helial could have entirely analysed the body of a living being without any problem and identified the presence of Mana in his Meridians. He could also have blocked someone's Mana by hitting the right meridians and thus interrupting the use of an ability.
Yet, although Perception had reached a terrifying level, Helial could only see the most superficial Layer of Curse of the Demon.
DING!
You unlocked the first Layer of Curse of the Demon!
Your weapon evolves! You can now use Curse of the Demon as an extension of your body and exploit its Meridians to circulate Mana and exploit them to generate Skills amplified by the intrinsic properties of the weapon!
Helial looked at the Layer's name with the corner of his eye before using it immediately.
Rice with butter!
What?
What the fuck was that name?
Like, really?
Helial was going to feel sick and almost risked losing focus in the middle of the fight!
Cesar watched his disciple stare at nothing as Malato's weapon fell on him.
”What is he doing?” Cesar wondered, shocked by his disciple's behavior.