Chapter 375: The First Retainer (2/2)

“Crack…”

Belo’s claws shattered the stage as his legs erupted with terrifying force and he charged towards Hiruka.

“Beastman bloodline… able to dodge my Shadowless Blade, you are not a novice… are you strongest at close combat?”

In stark contrast to the berserk Belo, Hiruka was extremely calm as a light flashed in her palm and she brought out the Storm Goddess’ Jewel once more.

“Whoosh…”

Countless currents of wind enveloped her, forming a dim yellow barrier around her.

If close combat was her opponent’s strongest suit, all she had to do was prevent them from getting close.

“Crack! Crack! Crack!”

Terrifying sounds continued to emanate from the stage, and even sped up.

Belo was no more than ten meters away as the barrier of wind fully formed.

At this moment, a trace of hesitation filled Hiruka’s heart.

Should she use Spear of Bellona?

If she used the same skill as before, would it fail to please the crowd and reduce her rewards?

Hiruka took a purple earring off her left ear.

“Nightmare Devil Earring!”

“Hiruka is going to use the Nightmare Devil Earring to kill him!”

Cheers burst out within the stands.

Any arcane master who fell into the nightmare generated by this earring would begin to harm themselves in unthinkable ways, such as hanging themselves on the cage, using the barbs to lacerate themselves, etc.

“Hmph…”

In response, Belo, who was charging forwards on all fours, merely sneered like usual as he slammed his hands heavily into the ground.

Numerous cracks emerged in the stage as countless pieces of rock flew into the air.

Currents of blood red wind rose sharply from the floor and surged towards the barrier of wind surrounding Hiruka.

“What?!”

Hiruka’s expression changed greatly.

Belo’s strike had not contained very much force, but the instance it struck, she had felt countless chaotic arcane energies pervade the barrier of wind around her, disrupting its balance.

“What a move… Chaotic Blood Devouring!”

Outside of the stage, Roy Wayne was full of praise as he exclaimed, “Using this bloodline skill in a place like this where countless people have shed their blood… to him, this caged stage is like a powerful amplification artifact.”

“Hiss…”

The sound of people inhaling sharply rang out from throughout the stands as the dim yellow barrier slowly turned blood red until it looked like a diseased heart and finally burst apart.

Hiruka’s face turned extremely pale.

She immediately gave up on trying to utilize the Nightmare Devil Earring as arcane particles surged forth around her ankles at an abnormal rate.

Horrific arcane energy fluctuations began to ripple from the two black bands around her ankles.

“Crackle!”

A black flame homed in onto Belo and struck him precisely on the left side of his neck, blasting apart a large chunk of his flesh as if something had taken a bite out of it and exposing Belo’s cervical vertebrae.

Belo’s ruptured blood vessels and mangled flesh wriggled like dancing roots.

“No way?”

Cries of astonishment rang out within the stands as the crowd realized Belo was still alive.

The bloody light within Belo’s eyes intensified even more.

Countless threads of blood erupted from Belo’s eyes and landed on Hiruka.

“Ack!”

Hiruka let out a miserable shriek as she dropped to the ground and began convulsing violently.

“Hiss…”

The crowd inhaled sharply once more.

Hiruka’s blood vessels emerged over her face, covering it like horrific red tattoos.

“He won… he actually won…”

Familiar with Belo’s abilities, Moss finally let out a sigh of relief as he plopped powerlessly into his seat. “Belo… this guy… does he always have to end up so bloody?”

“What is Hiruka about to do?”

The crowd abruptly became chaotic once more as Hiruka propped herself up with her arms, as if she was trying to crawl.

Everyone’s attention was fixated on the stage as Hiruka crawled before Belo and hesitantly kissed Belo’s feet.

“She actually licked his feet… it’s actually an ancient ceremony?” The members of the Burning Corps stared blankly at the now motionless Belo.

Half his body covered with blood, Belo looked down at Hiruka like an immortal demon as another thread of blood shot from his eyes and landed onto her.

Hiruka let out another painful moan before collapsing once more, as if all her burdens had been lifted.

Air whistled around Belo’s neck as he quietly said, like a lord bestowing knighthood, “As you are my first retainer, I shall name my first arcane team after your alias, Snake Charmer. Today is the first day of the Snake Charmer team.”