Chapter 76: Petty Duel with Luke (1/2)
”I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL!!”
The guy can be considered to be short, he looks innocent and naive but he's currently pointing a sword at Rex.
Hearing the guy's declaration, the surrounding people stopped and glance at them.
”Did someone started a fight?”
”That's Rex! Oh no, someone is messing with him again”
”We can't blame him, Rex is not an Awakened so I get why he wanted to challenge him”
”Who's that guy? I have never seen him before”
The crowd broke into a discussion, some are worried for the guy who challenged Rex while some already sent prayers to the guy who is about to get bitten by Rex.
Rex, on the other hand, was confused, ”Who are you?”, he said nonchalantly, in Rex's eyes the guy in front of him is nothing.
Rex already checked the guy's power and it is only mid-rank three, pretty good for a young guy like him but not enough.
”How dare you a non Awakened join the sparing tournament! You're not worthy!”, the guy said.
Hearing this, Rex was baffled.
His eyes turned cold, he turns to his back and walks away leaving the guy.
Rosie on Rex's side put out her tongue to annoy the guy, she then turns her head smugly while leaving the guy.
The guy's pride was hurt, he never treated this way before.
”Wait!!”, he shouted desperately but his shout is ignored by Rex and the girls.
The guy gritted his teeth in anger, his face is flushed red.
He readied himself with a sword on his side, the sword started to burn with dark-red fire. The fire is twirling around the sword as if it's alive, it suppressed the fire Elementalist in the surrounding.
”WHAT'S THAT FIRE?!”
”Dark red fire? Is it a higher form of fire?!”
”What a talent, he will be very strong in the future. Rex might not be able to take him on!”
The crowd was amazed by the guy's fire, it gives the guy more confidence. The muscle on his legs contracted as he lunges towards Rex.
He swings his blazing sword to Rex's back, 'How dare a non-Awakened ignore me. I will teach him where he belongs'
Slash!!
The guy slashed the blazing sword towards Rex's back but Rex dodge it to the side,
'This guy is persistent', Rex thought but then he remembers something, 'Duncan is on my tail and I don't know when will he come for me but he will eventually find out, I need to raise my value in front of the university'
The guy didn't stop, he twists his body around powerfully.
Dark red energy burst from within the guy, the energy gathered fiercely on his sword, ”Normal Magic, Fire Dragon!”
ROAR!!
The guy slashed as the dark red energy turned into a fire dragon swirling around the sword, it roared fiercely making the fire Elementalist around trembles.
The fire dragon burn even brighter as it got nearer to Rex, it's like a tide of fire wanting to swallow Rex whole.
Looking at this, Rex's eyes flash with lightning.
He activates the lightning mana inside his body, the electric current started to blitz around Rex's body viciously.
The crowd was aghast, they can't believe what they're seeing right now.
”He...He becomes an Awakened!”
”OH MY GOD!! How is this possible?!”
The crowd was shivering in fear, they already tasted Rex's power when he's not yet Awakened. But now, how strong will Rex be if he suddenly became an Awakened.
Even thinking about it makes their heart shrank, but many become inspired by Rex.
The guy is still smiling viciously, in his mind Rex will unable to block his attack and burn.
But reality proves otherwise,
Rex suddenly disappeared from his spot, he just suddenly disappear in front of everyone's eyes.
Before the guy can even react, Rex already arrives in front of him.
The guy panicked, he swings his sword instinctively aiming at Rex's head.
SWOOSH!!
The fiery sword slashed towards Rex's head, 'Oh no! I can't stop the attack! I might just kill him!', the guy thought in panic, in the heat of battle he unconsciously let out his full power.
But right in front of everyone's eyes, Rex raises his hand and caught the blazing sword.
BAM!!
A shockwave was created pushing everyone back because of the collision, the crowd sucked in a cold breath in shock.
Rex caught the blazing sword bare-handed!
They thought that the attack might threaten Rex with its fire but what in front of their eyes shatters that thought, the attack was nothing in front of Rex!
Rex's hand was burning because of the dark fire but it barely burns Rex's skin, adding with his regenerative abilities the fiery sword becomes child's play in front of him.
The guy was shocked, he widened his eyes as his face drains from all colors, ”Imp...Impossible”
Rex's eyes glow a blue hue, his eyes are staring right into the guy's eyes.
He cast Alpha Intimidation making the guy crumble in fright,
Rex becomes an unbelievably huge monster that can kill the guy in a blink of an eye, the guy's face drains from all colors, 'He's a monster!!'
His legs started to tremble uncontrollably, the proud look on his face was instantly wiped off.
”Little guy, you shouldn't provoke someone you can't handle. Let this be a lesson”, Rex readied his fist, swiftly after, his fist landed on the guy's making his stomach caved in.
BAM!!
”HUAKHH!!”, the guy spat a mouthful of blood feeling the power from Rex's punch.
The punch was pure strength, but to the guy, it felt like he just got hit by a train.
The guy held his gut while blood still flowing out of his mouth, he's kneeling on the ground unable to move because of Rex's punch.
Rex held his punch back,
If he uses his full power he feared that the stores on the guy's back will get destroyed and the guy will probably be killed instantly or maybe his fist might've pierced through the guy's stomach.