*Bang* Before the mace hit Garner, he managed to retreat back and create a large distance using [Fire Assault].
'Two maces? So, he is that type.' thought Garner as he readied himself for another close combat.
Seeing the full-metal armor guy taking out another mace, a few audience members shake their heads as they understand the full-metal armor guy's combat style. Technically, the full-metal armor guy's combat style didn't have any official name.
However, it is mainly used by low-grade mercenaries and adventurers worldwide. Because of the small storage device, people could store and take out any kind of weapon and armor from it.
Therefore, people could easily take out any weapon from the storage device during the battle. In some cases, this is a good tactic since they could adapt their weapons according to their opponent. They could also have a backup weapon rather than just using one.
Unfortunately, this kind of style impacts their future. Since they often change weapons, it will be hard for them to attain any weapon mastery, which affects their fourth-grade breakthrough.
One basic requirement to attain weapon mastery is using the same weapon as long as possible. Sometimes people even sleep with their weapons to achieve this mastery.
Even if they can break through using other mastery, their weapon mastery is still weaker than others. Weapon mastery is one of the most significant factors in winning battles. A fourth-grade swordmaster could easily cut a fifth-grade combatant without any mastery.
Unless they are weapon masters like Angus, people usually only stick to one weapon to avoid this incident. Moreover, high weapon mastery is one of the requirements before breaking through sixth grade for any warrior combatant.
In summary, this fighting style is good in battle but bad for their future. Most combatants from big forces and kingdoms rarely use this kind of battle style unless necessary. Some kingdoms even forbid their army from using this battle style.
Holding the two maces, Garner's opponent charged at him [Mace Art - Land Breaker]. *BAM* Garner dodges the attack easily, but his opponent launches another attack using his other mace. Suddenly, the full-metal armor guy abandons one of his maces and takes a spear to stab Garner.
With the change of weapon range from mace to spear, the full-metal armor guy hit Garner but was defected by Garner's safety barrier. After the safety barrier is active, it turns into fragments and disappears.
As a Royal Guard, Garner only has three safety barriers to hold any attack below sixth-grade attack. However, this safety barrier is one-time use and will disappear after defecting attack.
Knowing Garner's safety barrier is one-time use, the full-metal armor guy increases his onslaught and attacks rapidly using many different weapons. Unfortunately, Garner is also not idle either.
Somehow he managed to dodge and parry all of the attacks. Unless the full-metal armor guy uses his mace to attack, Garner could easily resist and defect the other's weapons attack with his burning sword.
They exchange blows in this situation for another ten minutes. On the outside, Garner looks like getting pushed around as the full-metal armor guy keeps attacking him.
"*ACHOO* Angus, it's boring." said Anna with a pouting cheek.
"Sure. Let's speed up this useless fight. Oii… You Garner or whatever your name is. Finish this in five minutes or I'll give you a personal training later." said Angus as he sent a murderous glare to Garner.
Seeing their battle for a while, Angus knows Garner actually could finish this battle or launch a decisive attack long ago. However, he somehow kept prolonging the battle. Getting stared at by Angus' murderous glare, Garner feels a chill on his spine.
Using Garner's split moment of distraction, the full-metal armor guy takes out another mace and imbues it with thick Earth elemental [Mace Art - Land Breaker]. *BAM* Unfortunately, Garner uses [Fire Assault] to dodge the attack and create a distance.
"It seems like no more playtime. Huff…." said Garner as he took a deep breath.
Suddenly, Garner's aura and temperament changed. If before he was like a calm lake, the current Garner is like a volcano ready to erupt anytime. [Breathing Heart] *Shhhss* Then, Garner's body became slightly red.
*Whoosh* *BANG* [Fire Assault] [Sword Art - Blazing Slash]. The full-metal armor guy was thrown back as Garner's burning sword hit his safety barrier. He could even see a trace of burn marks on his armor. It means his barrier somehow gets penetrated a little bit from the attack.
'Fast!!' thought the full-metal armor guy.
Garner still did not finish his attack and launched another fast attack at him. *Bang* The full-metal armor Guy pushed back again as another safety barrier protected him. He immediately covers his body with mana to match Garner's speed.
*BANG* Garner's burning sword clashes with the full-metal armor guy and creates a shockwave. During this moment, Garner makes a complex sword movement and somehow takes the mace in his opponent's hand and throws it away.
Following that complex movement, Garner slashes his burning sword to his opponent. *BANG* The full-metal guy reacts fast and takes out a strong shield to block Garner's Blazing Slash.
Combining with Earth Elemental, the shield becomes sturdy and repels the heat from the burning sword. Taking this opportunity, Garner retracts his sword and makes a low drawing stance [Sword Art - Red Tear].
*Swishh* *Sprrut* Garner's sword moves upwards diagonally instantly and cuts the full-metal armor guy. The sturdy shield and armor couldn't even defend against the attack and hurt the person inside the armor. A trace of a burning mark also appeared on the full-metal armor guy's wound.
Despite his wound, the full-metal armor guy held his pain and struck down Garner with another mace in his hand. *Bam* Garner takes a distance from his opponent's desperate attack before launching another Blazing Slash.
The full-metal armor guy is persistent and parries his attack with his imbued maces. Garner didn't give his opponent time to respond and kept launching another attack toward the opponent.
Still, the pain in the full-metal armor guy's body disrupts his mana control and weakens the mana that covers his mace. As a result, he keeps changing weapons to parry Garner's Blazing Slash. As time passes, the full-metal armor guy's movement also becomes more sluggish from his wound.
It didn't take a long time before Garner made another wound towards his opponent while taking out his opponent's metal helmet. To everyone's surprise, the full-metal armor guy is actually a person with deep green scales on his body. He also has sharp reptile eyes like a snake.
"Lizardmen?" commented Angus.
"Hmm… He didn't seem to have a tail like an ordinary lizardman. Half-breed?" added Angus.
"Maybe… However, there are also some races with that green scale. Still, it is surprising to find a scaled race using full-metal armor. It seems he is really Half-breed." commented Aunt Extalia.
Lizardman may not have a mighty scale like a dragon. However, they could imbue their scale to withstand any strong attack. Hence, they rarely use full metal armor to cover their body and focus on a more agile combat style than the power combat style.
"It's… *ACHOO* Fishy." said Anna.
Seeing his opponent's identity, Garner didn't lose his focus and swung his burning sword down [Sword Art - Crimson Slash]. *Whoosh* an intense fire elemental arc launches at the scaled person's face.
The scaled person could only crouch down to dodge the attack. Unfortunately, Garner is already predicting this and gets into another drawing stance. Without wasting a moment, he slashes his sword horizontally [Sword Art - Red Tear]. *Swiish*
The scaled person was cut in half without being able to fight back and react. Seeing this, Elder Yawan nodded and declared Garner as the winner. Hearing the winning declaration, Garner feels relieved while in a rough breath.
Keeping [Breathing Heart] active while using high skills continuously really burdens his body. Suppose it is not because of his fifth-grade body fitness and strict daily training, he may already collapse long ago from exhaustion despite still having a lot of mana.
Then, Garner returned to the others after collecting all his spoils. Since he killed his enemy, he could take away the opponent's belongings.
"So, who's going for the next fight?" asked Aunt Extalia as Garner returned.
"Let me handle this." said Jayna as she looked at the next opponent.
Their next opponent is a woman with a red spot on her body. Seeing thick hair and the unnatural spot all over her body, they guess she is from a beast race.
"You sure about that, Jayna? She is a beast race and likely from the big cat race." said Aunt Extalia worriedly.
Since the Beast race has weak affinity mana, it is hard to know their grade just by casual observation. Unless they release their mana, people wouldn't be able to judge their grade just by their aura or presence.
Furthermore, the Big Cat beast race is famous for being a carnivore and skilled hunter. They are adept at hiding their presence while retaining their strong physical power. It is known that the beast race is ten times stronger in physical strength than the average human.
Rumor even said they could lift up an elephant just with one finger. This ridiculous physical power and beastly nature make the beast race feared by many of the kingdom and other race communities, especially the carnivore type.
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