Chapter 93: The Enigma of Cheyenne (1/2)
After hearing the conclusion of the match, Alex fainted.
It was unexpected as he had been forcefully stopping himself from going unconscious, but now he had no more reason to do so.
Different from what others thought, the match was not when Jake finally manage to bypass his opponent's defense and hold his sword at the neck of his opponent.
Previously, Jake had directly forced Alex to ”dance” with him. He noticed that Alex was bleeding from all his orifices and deduced that it was the consequence of overloading his senses.
So, Jake pushed him beyond the limit until his body failed him and, gradually, he began to lose speed, which made it easier for Jake to counter.....and the rest was history.
Jake paced his breath as he walked back to his seat.
The match was kinda tough. It definitely put Jake on the edge and was in no way won before the match even started.
Seated on his chair, he heard the referee announce the next match, ”Match 2, Noah Hudges vs. Cheyenne Aztec.”
'This is definitely interesting,' commented Jake.
The two opponents were big names and were rated as the two most likely to win the competition. Even himself would have trouble fighting with either of them, especially Cheyenne!
He could tell the princess was holding back due to her carefree manner. However, it didn't concern him. He was just here to get his rewards and disappear.
After hours of sitting, Jake had made up his mind to leave the kingdom. His instinct told him there was something sinister brewing under their foot and he didn't want to be caught in it.
However, as he had previously realized, Jake had no idea what the land beyond the kingdom was like. In fact, he had no idea how to get out.
'I would have to get a map,' Jake mapped it as one of his future missions.
Jake noticed that the crowd was getting louder, 'Hmmm…..it is starting.'
His dull eyes brightened as they paid close attention to the battle that was about to begin.
Though he was already guaranteed a reward due to his qualification, if he really wanted to be in charge of what he gets, he has to win his next battles. And to do that, he needed to know his opponents!
”Match 2, Begin!”
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With the words from the referee, the two opponents started with a close combat fight, trying to get a feel of each other.
Normally, due to her choice of weapon, Cheyenne would have instantly been on the losing end, but it seemed she have factored that when she chose her weapon.
Her light spear moved around as if the user, Cheyenne, was performing a special dance.
Using her innate agility, she sized up to Noah, whose only weapons were his gloves.
The match went up a notch when both of them started utilizing their energy for special attacks, creating all sorts of noises that would temporarily deafen anyone that was nearby.
Predicting a punch coming her way, Cheyenne ducked while also twisting her spear to get a good swing at Noah.
The attack only left a way for Noah to evade, but he was still cut on the waist by the spear.
He paused and touched the little blood spilling out of his thin injury.
Smiling, he said to Cheyenne, ”I expected something like these. As expected, you are the real deal.”
Cheyenne flashed a mocking smile at him, ”Oh, so you are saying the previous guy you fought with wasn't the real deal?”
”I don't know,” replied Noah.
In his last match, he was almost killed by Roan Aztec. His injuries gotten from that match were so intense that they required the full attention of more than five healers.
”Well, it doesn't matter. You see,---”
Baiting Noah into a conversation, Cheyenne took advantage and stabbed her spear at Noah.