Chapter 332 - Monsters. (2/2)

It was only the blink of an eye and there was something hammering down on her from the above!

A direct hit straight into her previous wound!

”GHAA! ”

She shouted to the top of her lungs which made many inside the barrier shiver in fear, they all had goosebumps just from watching these scenes.

The fire pillar dispersed and out of it appeared Ozul with tattered clothes and a disheveled appearance. Although he had protected himself with the Ball of Purity immediately, some of the flames still managed to get past it before he could cover himself completely.

”I'm not the one bleeding here,” Ozul replied to her previous taunt.

Unknown to the Sovereign, that was a bluff. He was certain that if he had any blood to begin with, he would have been bleeding by now, just as much, if not more, than she was.

His main advantage over the Sovereign was that the Ball of Purity couldn't be detected.

Because of their greater affinity for Mana, Magical Beasts have always had an advantage in detecting threats over humans. But that was not the case right now.

Not only was Ozul not like the humans she had ever fought before, he even had superior senses and instincts!

On the other hand, in terms of raw power, Ozul lost by a small margin.

The quantity of the Ball of Purity against her size wasn't enough for him to do anything other than direct attacks.

In anger, the Sovereign leaped in the air and brought down her claws on Ozul.

Narrowly dodging it, Ozul quickly counter-attacked by targeting her wound again. It was easier to pierce.

As if she had already expected it, the attack failed as it came into contact with another claw with a raging fire.

”This won't work thrice, you vermin!” snarled the fiery Beast as she spat fire at him.

This sparked another round of attacks which didn't seem to favor either of the two.

While at first, everyone was surprised. The surprise quickly turned into excitement and the excitement was, sadly, very short-lived.

No one exceeded the ranks of a Rank-8 Mage inside the barrier and even they could barely follow the blurry figures without making much sense of it. It was hard to tell just who had the upper hand.

Ozul and the Sovereign didn't say much after the first few rounds. They kept attacking each other in the hopes of landing a successful hit. Because they didn't stop, even the three Rank-10 Mages outside the barrier couldn't tell who was winning.

Overall, this caused many people to lose interest in their battle. But that didn't mean their battle wasn't important to them. It most emphatically did. No one knew who would be the Sovereign's next target if she won.

However, if the Human prevailed, they might have a chance of survival. After all, wasn't he in the competition from the beginning and didn't bother to find everyone right away?

With these thoughts in mind, everyone prayed in their hearts for Ozul's victory.

At the same time, they braced themselves for what was to come. Even if Ozul won by some miracle, they'd still have to fight among themselves and kill enough people before the competition was over.

They all looked at each other nervously, making no visible movements. However, no one wanted to get into a fight right now.

As the tension in the air slowly dispersed, a sudden humming sound caught them off guard.

*Zmhm!*

Zier turned his head quickly, his eyes widening. This sound was not only familiar to him, but to everyone else in the competition!

The barrier was shrinking once more!

With that unfortunate news came an old man's hearty laugh.

”Gahaha! Everyone seemed to be too bored. Please accept my heartfelt apologies. To revive the excitement, the barrier will continue to shrink, as it appears that these two will take a long time to settle their dispute, huhu...”

”Now let's see if enough of you die or if their fight ends first, best of luck!”

Many were irritated by the cheerful tone he used to announce the possibility of their deaths, but they were powerless against Old Gu.

”... OH! And I forgot to mention that the barrier will close in on those two.”

This had the exact effect he desired on the crowd.

While the barrier was shrinking at a snail's pace, the situation they were in had completely changed.

Previously, they only had to hold out until the battle between Ozul and the Sovereign was over. Meanwhile, they could strategize and assess everyone's strength around them.

With the addition of this new factor, they would all be gradually pushed towards those 'monsters'!

Even coming close to them meant certain death!

It didn't matter if it was someone who had already started making plans or those who were still thinking, everyone had realized the situation they were in.

The heavy atmosphere which seemed to be at bay just a moment ago exploded again....