31 Rank Match Beatrice VS Pedro Final Par (1/2)
”The betting period is complete! Let the battle begin!”
”3!”
”2!”
”1!”
”Fight!”
Pedro was still contemplating the loud sound when Beatrice pulled her sword and held it with her two hands. The sword looked exactly like a royalty's sword. The handle and the cross-guard part of the sword were made of gold with a dazzling design. It perfectly matched the meticulous design on its golden scabbard. The blade part was silvery white in color with its edge having highlights of gold.
She quickly lifted it to prepare for a vertical strike. Her right knee and body were bent forward as she raised the sword slightly above her head. Small golden wisp-like balls started spiraling from his hand up to the blade and a reddish color started to appear on the swords' blade. She then strikes the sword down and like magic, a raging flame in the shape of a sword descend to Pedro. The red flame extends from Beatrice's sword to meters past where Pedro was standing.
'Eastern Continent, Magiya Kingdom's Summer Sword Flame Strike?' Pedro was somehow familiar with the skill of Beatrice and at the last second, he moved to dodge the attack by jumping sideways.
'This skill was the common skill used by all of the Tier-A professional players on the Guild, Fiery-Fire Blaze of Eastern Continent! Then, this might mean that they got that at the kingdom this lady belongs... If I'm right... that flame obsessed guild's kingdom was located in the north!' He was somehow well-informed about the skills and how they looked but information about where they were acquired or how was never told to the public.
Before Pedro could even react, the 'flame sword' that struck the ground suddenly exploded and burst sideways. It looked like a wave of fire going sideways. (Just like a wave in a sea)
Tok, Tok, Tok, Tok... ”Summer Sword Flame Strike... Level 2!” (highlight animation just like those in animes or manga showing new or special skills, lol)
'It Burst? I don't remember it being that way! A different skill? Definitely not! It looked way too similar!' He jumped vertically to try to dodge the burst of fire that went sideways. At the same time, he took out the Faithpursuer Katana in his inventory.
Unfortunately, the after burst was way faster than how Pedro had reacted. It reached him and Immediately, He was fully covered with flame.
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'It's no surprise that you dodged the sword flame... However, I have developed this skill, since father always dodged it so easily! So, I increased the power and flame output on the initial strike, this will make the impact explode and burst sideways like waves of fire! This match is over! The waves of fire's damage were of the same of the initial strike's halved damage!' Beatrice had a grin in her face.
This was especially true to some of the crew who hoped that Pedro would at least put up some fight. but to what they had just watched, the battle had sort of ended already and Pedro would at the least have some major burn injuries.
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While on Pedro's point of view...
'This was unexpected!' He claimed as he saw the damage text near his body and when a successive system notification suddenly rang.
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-5000
[~Undying~ skill activated!]
HP: 1
[Player's HP is below 20%... Potion Injector Activated!]
+50
HP: 50
[Player's HP is back to 100%.. ~Undying~ skill has been reset!]
[~Might of Pain~ skill activated!]
Attack Damage: (2 +10 +8) +5000(damage will be lost in 5s, stackable)
Magic Damage: +5000(damage will be lost in 5s, stackable)
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When the system finally stopped Pedro was astounded. 'That wave of flame was even stronger than the attack of the troll commander! If not for my undying cycle... I would have long been reduced into ashes! Back to the match... Knowing she made an attack with that damage, she would at least have thousands of HP... I must buy 2 seconds each time she attacks and receives as much damage as I can... I can bluff my way out to prolong 2 seconds in between each attack... but... there was no assurance that she would attack again within 5 seconds, the stacked damage would reset... the accumulated damage would be lost if I don't receive damage during that time!' Pedro thought as the fire starts to dissipate.
Luckily, the overcoat that was given to him by Madame Soledad had high burn resistance, although it can't stop the application of damage to Pedro, It somehow didn't burn into ashes, that may leave Pedro naked.
His head, however, was black as charcoal, same to his hands, and his shoes burned into ashes.
'My precious free newbie shoes! You're gonna pay!' Bloodlust ran through Pedro as one of his items was reduced into ashes.
”Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!” Pedro holds the Faithpursuer Katana tightly with two hands. The fire finally dissipated, His bloodlust oozed scaringly, and he ran straight towards Beatrice like a madman!
'Hahaha... Let's see if she won't cast a follow-up spell now! Attack me with full force! I'll greatly accept your (damage) ”offering”!' He grinned inwardly as he thought, who in the world targeted by a mad man full of bloodlust, would not attack in response as self-defense... right?
Imagine yourself holding a gun and a mad man or a serial killer targeting you was charging at you with a blade... won't you shot him right... at that point, you'd even empty the magazine, full of bullets, of the gun, right?
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”Ho hooo!” all the watchers were astounded and some were impressed as if thinking...
'what was with this person? He survived that attack, then he attacks like this...'
Pedro looked like some barbarian who lost his control to his self and attacked in a frenzied manner.
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”Soledad... This apprentice of yours is quite interesting... He had used 2 skills so far that is unknown to me... No wonder you took him as your apprentice” Alivia said in an impressed manner. The two skills Alivia noticed can only be noticed by those at the top skilled NPCs among the crew.
The main noticeable skill Alivia was referring to was his Undying skill. With the physical attributes of Pedro and the Magical energy within him, it was true that there was a 100% that Pedro could have not resisted that attack and should be in a fatal condition as of now, but contrary to that, he was even like a mad man full of energy to charge to his target. Hence, she deduced that Pedro has somewhat a nullifying skill or damage reduction of some sort.
The second skill she noticed was something that only a few top skilled crews can notice. It was the moment Pedro took his Katana in the inventory interface. To them, the Katana magically appeared... and it was of a not that simple type of sword... it radiated an aura that had seemed suppressed...
It was not the sword though, that caught their attention. It was how Pedro was able to make the sword appear out of nothing... They initially taught that Pedro had used a stealth ability to hide and suppress the presence of the sword.
”Hahaha! Don't think of stealing him away from me! Oh! You too, Kentaro!” Madame Soledad shouted to the bearded man that looked like a Japanese middle-aged man who had ”Comandante” written at the back of his overcoat.
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Just as Pedro shouted and charged like a mad man, the cooldown of the intermediate portion was already finished and another ”Undying” cycle was available.