9 Coming Of Age Ceremony Pt 3 (2/2)
BANG!!
Utilizing the Phoenix Dance and Flicker step Hittan gracefully spun around and delivered a midrange short blow to the stomach of the warrior sending him flying. Hittan then vanished and reappeared to the left of the Diamond Warrior where he delivered a vicious knee sending the warrior upward! But again Hittan disappeared and was now slightly above the now descending warrior where he delivered the final blow, an Axe kick to the head.
BANG!
The warrior was sent plummeting to the ground.
BOOM!
He became ruble on impact.
”Challenger Hittan, you have pa.s.sed 4 Rounds to this point. Do you wish to continue?”
”Yes, senior Elder.”
”Round 5, begin.”
Five figures flashed and were on the battlefield and this time teamwork was not as apparent as before. Tactics seemed to have changed with this group as to say his previous battle info was being used to a.s.sess the next style of combat. All five moved at varying speed to catch up to Hittan. He allowed them to rush in close as he summoned his White Feather sword. Which was now 5 feet in length with glorious white flames dancing on it!
As soon as the sword was in his hand the attacking group of mineral warriors formed a diamond attack pattern. They had not drawn their weapons or formed an attack pattern until after Hittan summoned his sword. Clearly, a scheme had been initiated so he had to be careful. No sooner the thought crossed his mind two spears whistled towards his chest. With the one on his left moving noticeably faster! Executing a clockwise spin while he slashed the faster spear from its right side in a downward angle. But the attack had achieved its goal in having his back turned towards the incoming arrows, shot by the other three members.
Whoosh
Whoosh
Whoosh
All three arrows ripped right through him like paper but slowly his image started to fade. The ghost was already upon them with his first slash heading straight for the Diamond warrior in the lead point of the diamond formation. It was then that the second part of the strategy started to blossom.
The diamond formation had one of the Diamond warriors as the lead spear thrower and a Corundum warrior as the other. This explained the difference in the speed of the spears that initiated the attack. Hittan slashed horizontally toward the warrior's abdomen with intent to sever it! Midway that slash the second Diamond warrior at the centre of the formation had already made his move and was a second faster! The first Diamond warrior started to duck but not enough clear the angle of Hittan's incoming attack. Two arrows had been released to his exact location a moment before he seemingly appeared there, flanking his left and right sides. But what was more threatening was a short blade that was thrust straight for his upper chest! Which only became visible after the lead warrior completed his ducking action. From the moment Hittan had evaded the three arrows to initiating his attack the other group had already launch their second wave of attacks!
Hittan was aware that this group was clearly operating under someone with a vast knowledge of fighting and group a.s.saults. But to him, it was all pointless as they knew very little of his abilities and would be taking a big gamble in an attack that baited the lead warrior.
”A good attempt, but a pointless effort...” Hittan couldn't help but murmur in the second before all attacks would land.
”... Diamond Prism- Structure Change (lattice)”
BANG!!
CLING
CLING
His entire chest and stomach became a crystalline structure of Diamond! The two arrows fell without leaving a streak while the short sword, halfway through its recoil, had hair fractures on it. While the attacking group was now trying to form a new formation Hittan decided to act now. It was wise not to drag the fight along any further and suffer any damage because he was arrogant or ignorant.
He took one step to the left then vanished but so did the head of the first Diamond warrior! Spinning to his right the sword looked like it was flowing seamlessly as it cut the Corundum warrior through from shoulder to hip. Disappearing again only to reappear right in front of the second Diamond warrior for a moment before taking his head. The two remaining archers were just about to rush Hittan when two feather dagger whistled for their heads!
THUD
THUD
”Round 5 cleared, do you wish to continue?”
”Yes.”
It was at this point that the juniors started to question what legacy beast he was and how could he be this strong for a Topaz warrior!?
”Do you think he's a Vermilion Bird like Edan or a Land Dragon?” Samir asked the crowd with shock and awe in his tone.
”I heard that Vermilion Birds were stronger than Land Dragon so I doubt he's a land dragon.” Falkner was quick to respond.
Even the Elders who were quietly listening to the juniors speak could not help but look towards. .h.i.ttan's grandparents and parents for answers. But found nothing but pride and smiles on their faces.
Standing in the open field Hittan was looking at a loan figure that floated 20 meters off the ground!
”A middle-Rank Diamond warrior. He has to have at least 50,000 units of GSP (G.o.d Spark Power) to achieve flight. That would put him in a different league compared to the Diamond warriors previously. I wonder if he can handle this level as well?” One of the spectating Elders said casually but the juniors heard it and the reality shocked them even further!
'Middle-Rank Diamond warrior? Not an easy fight, but my victory is no less a.s.sured now than at the beginning. I don't want to reveal more than what is necessary and if the next round is tier higher then I would have to use all I have now to compete with an Upper-Ranked Diamond warrior. Mmh, I guess I'll be the aggressor since he's decided to stay up there.'
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