Chapter 173 - The Speed (1/2)
After Evan had defeated three outstanding students in a row, no one dared to fight him. For them, today's event was something unreal. Of course, after every intake, there always were outstanding students who were shining like bright stars. But Evan was more like a black hole. He'd attracted a lot of attention with his strength, but almost no one wanted to fight him.
Evan looked around and said: ”Since that's it, it's time to call it a day.” Said Evan and was about to pick up his money and leave when a girl in a yellow mantle with a black frame jumped into the arena.
She had short green hair and gray eyes. Her gaze was confident, and when the girl released her aura, many of the students felt intense pressure.
At that moment, Evan thought, <Hmm, she reminds me of someone...>.
The girl came up to Evan and said: ”My name is Freya Cross. I thought my sister would be the best in this set of students, but someone stronger and bolder showed up.”
<Freya Cross...so she's a member of the Cross Family, I have to admit she looks a lot like Fane. Same hair color and same gray eyes>.
Evan knew that the girl in front of him was brave, and she was definitely very strong. Moreover she was an Amplifier, which meant she was perfectly capable of one-on-one combat.
”I want to say something right away. I'm not fighting you because of your behavior or other nonsense, the last two idiots said. I'm strong, you're strong too, and that's why I want to kick your ass.”
Whoosh.
At the same moment, Freya attacked Evan. She threw a straight punch aiming at Evan's stomach, and the young man reacted quickly and blocked that punch.
<Damn it, I was able to block her punch, but the ice on my hands has cracked because of just one of her punches. Does it just seems me, or she is even stronger than Chloe?>
Evan was surprised. He looked at Freya and said: ”Wait, I think our fight will be interesting to more than just the two of us. Let's give people a few minutes to place their bets.”
Freya smiled, ”Well, I don't like to wait, but your words make sense, one minute.”
There was real chaos in the stands among the spectators. They were betting like crazy, each of them wanting to make a fortune and earn ”Moon Coins.”
After exactly one minute, the student in charge of taking bets said loudly: ”Freya Cross - 100,000 ”Moon Coins,” Evan Lynch - 85,000 'Moon Coins”.
To everyone's surprise, the odds were almost even. Even Evan didn't expect him to get nearly as much as Freya.
Freya smiled and mouthed: ”Since you've already used a few spells and those chains have sucked a decent amount of mana out of you, I won't be using many spells.”
”Oh, what generosity...” Rolling his eyes, Evan replied.
Whoosh.
Freya's ”Warp” swirled, and her hands were quickly coated with a layer of metal.
”Well, let's get started!” The girl said loudly and swiftly attacked Evan.
The blow wasn't swift, but it was unusually powerful. Evan felt as if a huge hammer was hurtling toward him, not the girl's fist.
Evan reacted quickly and dodged the blow: <If she hits me, I'll definitely be seriously injured, though her speed leaves a lot to be desired. I think it's not without problems, but I'll be able to handle her.>
Evan thought and attacked back. Freya was right, he really didn't have much mana left, just for a couple of spells, so he decided to fight her as two Amplifiers.
Evan decided not to use his scythe for one simple reason - Freya was vastly superior to him in terms of physical strength, which meant she could wait out the moment and grab Evan's weapon. It would be difficult for him to get it back, and thus he put himself by her hit, so he decided to fight hand-to-hand. Evan liked fighting with a scythe, but that didn't mean his fists were weaker.
Bam.
The girl didn't dodge and just blocked Evan's punch, followed by her turning around and kicking Evan. The young man easily bounced to the side, thereby avoiding the blow.