Chapter 214 - Eves duel (1/2)
”What did you say?”
While I knew that there was a chance that some kind of monster will take the challenge, the odds of it happening should be low! To be honest, I didn't really care about the money that I wagered on the fight, but letting my fiancee lose such hyped match? I'm sure that would come back to bite me right in the middle of my ass later!
”This man is called Neterian, and he is one of the strongest expanding senses cultivators not only in the Natural's sect but also in the entire city! While we have experts that are far stronger in the higher realms, there is no one in our ranks that could match this man ability in his respective cultivation level!”
Noticing the anguish in my eyes, Venna explained the reality to me,
”I guess this is the price for fixing this trouble… Don't take it to your heart, I'm sure that you will be able to earn this money back with the auction!”
Mistaking the reasons behind my anxiety, Venna tried to comfort me. I guess sect elders and representatives valued the money far greater than small things like glory or honour. While I could understand it - they had to provide for a great number of disciples, servants and obviously, for themselves - I could only hope that I would never turn out to be the same.
”Start the fight!”
Just as we reached the lodge and sat on the comfortable chairs, the show has started.
In a flash, both contenders jumped at their throats, carrying similarly shaped weapons. I guess this was the stage where fancy but unusable weapons were already obsolete, forcing the fighters to use a meaningful blade.
As soon as they approached the double distance, both Eve and Neterian swung their swords against each other. I had to thank the system for improving my eyes to the point where I was actually able to follow the movements of their weapons and notice that what others could mistake for a single clash, was actually a triple exchange of insanely quick hits!
Using the force carried by the last one, both of them jumped half step away, appearing right outside the hitting distance of the opponent. Just this clash was enough for both of them to realise and acknowledge the speed of the opponent. At the same time, the crowd finally realised why I was soo eager to hype this fight soo much. Compared to what they could see earlier, this duel was on an entirely different level!
After a few moments, if circling, they finally got back to fighting. I could see the minute changes in their positions where they probed each other for how much would the other allow them to do. When the sound of the sword hitting sword reappeared, it took only five hits for the Natural's disciple to start gaining an advantage.
Be it his superior strength or simply greater amount of fighting experience, he somehow managed to push Eve back for a single step, two steps, only to make it apparent for everyone who has the upper hand in this fight!
CLANG!
As a powerful downflowing hit struck Eve's swift counter, something I expected but the others couldn't believe happened.