17 Going All Out with the Second Form (2/2)

”Is she really planning to be the last standing of the second phase!?”

The spectators grew emotional after seeing Thorn's amazing performance.

”Cure Song!” Called out Lenna Zelu.

Cure Song was a dullahan, his pitch-black smoke had the 'V' shape. He wore heavy armor. And he was in the First Level Advanced Awaken stage.

(At last! Someone who is trembling in fear.) Thorn was elated to see how nervous his next opponent was while walking toward the arena.

Once on the arena, Cure Song slipped off his armguard which had covered his entire hand and forearm. ”I have two Special Awakened Skills, the first one, Transparency Color, enables me to become invisible.” As he spoke out, his hand turned transparent. He then continued while putting on his armguard: ”The second one, Finale Accelerator, is a speed booster.”

Double Essence, the dullahan's Racial Skill, had this little detail of allowing its user to awaken two Special Awakened Skills or two Elemental Awakened Skills. It couldn't awaken a Special Awakened Skill and an Elemental Awakened Skill at the same time, it had always to be two of the same kind.

*Clap!*

After Lenna Zelu clapped, she said: ”Okay! You two can star to fight now!”

*Crack!*

In the next instant, Thorn's ribbons cracked and his entire person flew away. Cure Song had just now came close to him and punched his chest. He had done that so quickly even the four individuals on the north grasped in astonishment.

Spitting up lots of blood, Thorn got so flustered he used for an instant Memory of the Skill to stop himself from getting off the combat area.

(So, you were pretending to be afraid.) Thorn stared resentful at Cure Song.

On the other hand, Cure Song was absolutely flabbergasted.

(There is no way he could have stabilized himself before exiting the combat area! My punch just now wasn't weak at all, it not only contained all my psychical strength, but also the impulse of my maximum speed!) He thought feeling intense pain from his broken right arm.

At that moment, Rose sighed deeply in relieve. (Such strike! Such speed! Yet Thorn wasn't defeated. Luckily, he used Memory of the Skill and it wasn't evident, it looked just as if Cure Song's strike wasn't powerful enough.) She was also quite happy after seeing the level beyond Control of the Skill, Memory of the Skill in action.

Thorn was already high above the arena observing how Cure Song was avoiding every single of his attempts to blast him away. The dullahan was just too quick. Thorn could feel Cure Song's aura on four or five different places at the same time, and when he attacked those four or five places simultaneously, he felt that his opponent wasn't on those four or five places anymore, but instead, he was already on another four or five places.

For quite a while Thorn was feeling helpless, until a thought flashed through his mind. (There is that funny thing I can now try!) He then ceased his futile attacks and began to gather his Complex Energy in a single point at the center of the arena.

*Swiffff…!*

Following which, the wind from all directions flowed toward that point noisily and visibly.

Seeing such scene playing out, Cure Song stopped in his tracks and cursed inwardly: (Damn it!)

*BooOOMM…!!!*

The wind explosion generated by the powerful pressure of the gathering point left Cure Song with no escaping path. The explosion mercilessly and coldly blasted Cure Song out of the combat region.

”Thorn Wins!” The master of ceremonies once again loudly declared Thorn as the winner.

”W-was it the legendary wind explosion!? The same technique only a few worldly famous experts can unleash!?” A spectator asked in bewilderment, his voice quivering.

”It actually was!!!” Another spectator answered, eyes filled with reverence.

The public then made an unprecedented uproar, it was the first time all of them had seen with their own eyes the wind explosion technique after all.

Enjoying the amazed expressions of the public, Thorn descended onto the center of the arena and waited for his next opponent. He was very pleased with himself. (It really worked!) He was gleefully thinking. Besides that, he was wondering quite confused: (Why does he wear heavy armor…? That doesn't suit his combat style at all… Oh well, he must be just an idiot.)

”Jeremiah Tusk!” Lenna Zelu pronounced the name of Thorn's next opponent.

Jeremiah Tusk was a slim and beautiful male, his ears were pointed, his eyes of a sparkling cyan in color, his skin was pink white, and his hair was golden and long enough to reach his waist. He was an elf. Regarding his equipment, he sported a dark golden light armor and a pair of golden swords.

When he reached the arena, he said dispiritedly: ”Energy Type Awakened Skill.” His attitude showed clearly the null confidence he had on the probabilities he had to defeat Thorn.

Although an elf and the Energy Type Awakened Skill were a perfect match made in heaven thanks to the elves' Racial Skill, Energy Gatherer, which allowed them to replenish their Complex Energy extremely quickly; Jeremiah Tusk knew it was useless against Thorn and that he would lose within a second.

”Fight!” Lenna Zelu commanded.

And just as Jeremiah Tusk had predicted, he appeared out of the arena in the blink of an eye.

It couldn't be helped, Jeremiah Tusk needed at least a pair of seconds to materialize his Complex Energy, time he hadn't had. What depressed him the most though was the fact that he hadn't had the opportunity to show off what he really was capable of, this had completely buried his hopes of passing to the third phase.

Lenna Zelu announced the winner of this match and immediately after said: ”Everyone, let's be witnesses of the last match of the second phase! Berean Drunnel, come here!”