Chapter 107 - More Than Ten (1/2)

Boom.

The cube consisting of the energy of the explosion touched the ground. At the same moment, there was a deafening explosion and part of the arena was destroyed. Moreover, Lars had cast another spell beforehand.

He knew that if he blew up the cube right under his feet he would be seriously injured, so he decided to do something to reduce the damage from the blast.

Whoosh.

Moments before the detonation, a wall of water had appeared between Lars and Draven. It was the best defense Lars could come up with.

The shockwave threw the young man to the side, while Draven didn't even move. To him it was nothing more than a gust of wind. He lunged toward Lars and a second later, he was in front of the young man, delivering his blow.

Whoosh.

Lars reflexively stepped aside and Draven's fist had gone by a millimeter from his face. Draven turned and kicked Lars with lightning speed. The young man had no time to dodge this attack, but he didn't intend to.

At the moment of Draven's attack, the young man began casting the ”Blast of the Edge” again. The amber threads quickly turned into a glowing cube. Lars swung his arm and Draven's blow hit right into the cube.

Boom.

There was a deafening explosion and Lars flew several meters away. Last time he had been able to protect himself with a wall of water, but now he had no such option. His arms and chest were burned, but Lars was neither a suicidal nor an idiot. He was prepared for such a violent development, and that's why he took two silver bracelets with him.

One of the bracelets glowed brightly and Lars cast a spell he hoped, could help him to last ten seconds.

A layer of light appeared around his hands. There was a slight warmth from it, and while looking at it, it gave a peace of mind. The burns on Lars' arms and chest began to gradually heal, not very quickly, but it was enough to keep the fight going.

Unfortunately for Lars, Draven wasn't going to wait for him to heal. Draven instantly reached Lars and dealt him another blow.

Whoosh.

Lars's second bracelet glowed brightly and a dense and very massive wall of water appeared between them.

Thanks to the power of the Magic Artifact, the spell was powerful enough to slow down Draven's attack a bit.

Whoosh.

Lars quickly bounced to the side and miraculously missed Draven's blow. Lars had almost no mana left and could no longer use his Magic Artifacts. It was the end for him.

Whoosh.

Draven dealt Lars a crushing blow and sent him flying. Lars was seriously wounded and put his body under serious strain, but he had a contented smile on his face.

”Eleven seconds, well done, next.” Calmly Draven said without even turning toward Lars.

Draven's words stunned everyone in the arena. Eleven seconds was, until now, an unprecedented result. No one would have thought that one of the students could achieve such a level. Nevertheless, Lars pulled it off. He was able to achieve such a feat by sacrificing himself, despite the terrible explosion from his own spell.

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After Lars' fight, no one else could break his record. There were a few students who lasted ten seconds. One second seemed to be incredibly short, but it wasn't so.