Yun Zhe flitted through the air as if he was as light as a feather. Despite the fact that what he wore looked heavyweight, he wasn't having any difficulty maneuvering in the air at all. It was thanks to the steel ring that floated behind him as well as his steel things. Not only did the two provide him with the ability to fly, but they also stabilized his flying abilities as well.
"Are you just going to stand there? If you don't make a move, nothing will happen, you know." Yun Zhe spoke up, smiling underneath his helmet.
At first glance, one could tell that Yun Zhe has the advantage here. Not only did he easily integrate with four tamed beasts at once, but he was also controlling them without difficulty. Compared to Link who was currently integrated with only two of his tamed beasts, he was way more formidable. And this match could easily be concluded with his landslide victory if Link wasn't careful.
However, that was just how one could perceive it at the surface. Link, who had only integrated with two tamed beasts, had decided to stall for time. If he could succeed in his strategy, then this is his win.
It was a given that integrating with four tamed beasts at once will expend more energy compared to when it's just two tamed beasts. With an additional tamed beast in the beast integration, the energy expenditure will exponentially increase. Right now, Yun Zhe was spending more energy than Link, and if he were to run out of energy before Link did, then it's his sure defeat.
"Crimson Dagger, Extend." Link commended his Representative, riding on the dull side of its blade as it extended upwards. He aimed it right at Yun Zhe so he didn't have to catch up to him as soon as he got in mid-air.
"What a joke." Yun Zhe said dashing sideways and completely avoiding Link before he could even engage him in combat.
Riding his momentum, Link ordered Crimson Dagger to retract and it returned to its hand in a snap of a finger. He then changed his trajectory and aimed where Yun Zhe was floating for a second time. "Crimson Dagger, Extend." He muttered a second time.
This time, he was faster. Yun Zhe was just about to decelerate when Link gave his second command. And now, he was charging toward Yun Zhe at insane speeds thanks to his momentum.
Link didn't sweat it out too much, though, nor was he intimidated by the green-haired kid who wore weird clothes. Once again, before Link could reach him, Yun Zhe dashed sideways, gaining distance as if to endlessly annoy Link.
"You have to do better than that, Link." Yun Zhe provoked him even more as he extended his hand and waved at him to come with all he's got.
Gritting his teeth, Link accelerated once again but to no avail. He tried the fourth time but the same outcome ensued. There was no way he could catch up to Yun Zhe... not without integrating with his Representative Crimson Dagger as well.
"Faster Link, faster." Yun Zhe teased.
Even with his great advantage over Link, Yun Zhe never once thought of letting his guard down. This was Link he was talking about after all, and there's no way he won't be able to take advantage of a small window of weakness if Yun Zhe were to show it. Link may be weaker than him at the moment, but Yun Zhe had witnessed Link's power first-hand during the last couple of rounds. There was no way he'd give him a chance to catch up to him.
Quite frankly, the fight was really boring since all that Link did was try to reach Yun Zhe so his attack would connect. And then there was Yun Zhe who seemed to be playing a ridiculous game of tag. No one could see through his helmet since it covered his entire face, but the audience assumed that he was stupidly grinning behind it.
He was, after all, making fun of Link since his speed couldn't hope to match up to his.
A minute ago, Link was confident that he'd be able to stall for time and have Yun Zhe run out of energy before he swooped in for the kill. But now, he was beginning to doubt his surefire plan. At this rate, he was the one who was going to run out of energy, and what's worse— he was being played like a fiddle and it was only a matter of time before the audience makes fun of him.
Either he tried to play along with Yun Zhe's antics without the certainty that he'd run out of energy first, or risk it all and fight Yun Zhe with the best he could. Link could tell which choice was better. He wouldn't be able to take it if he made a fool of himself and the audience would remember him as someone who kept on chasing his opponent.
Link clicked his tongue in frustration as he returned to the ground while holding the Crimson Dagger. He had no other choice but to integrate with the Crimson Dagger. That was the only way he'd be able to catch up to Yun Zhe. He had no other choice... this was the only way.
"Don't back down on me now, Yun Zhe, you drove me to do this." Link evilly smiled as he glanced toward Yun Zhe who was still comfortably floating in the air.
Link took a deep breath before he put Crimson Dagger on the ground. All this time, he had been putting a limiter on himself so he won't go on a rampage. As it turned out, his berserker mode is always activated, and he was just putting in the conscious effort to tone it down.
However, right now he was reaching his limit. Yun Zhe had been making a fool out of him and it didn't bid well on his temper. He was warned time and time again not to show his berserker mode since it was really dangerous, but now he couldn't care less. If Yun Zhe couldn't handle it then it's his fault for drawing it out.
"Prepare yourself, you self-proclaimed Exodia The Forbidden One or something." Link called out, extending his hands towards his Crimson Dagger. At the same time, he decided to let out his inner beast as he made the decision to fight in his berserker mode.
A bright light illuminated Link during his transformation. At this point, Yun Zhe was fast enough to interrupt his beast integration but he didn't do anything of the sort. He thought that doing so would be playing dirty and the audience might think badly of him.
Little did he know... had he done so, he would've been victorious right then and there.
As the light dissipated and Link was revealed to wear black and red light armor with the Crimson Dagger in hand, Yun Zhe braced himself since he could feel an intense bloodlust emanating from Link. For a moment, he thought that Link had finally lost it.
He was right on the money.
Fwip~!
A sonic boom so fast that it sounded like an instant blip appeared where Link was standing a split second ago. The next moment, he was right behind Yun Zhe, wildly swinging the Crimson Dagger toward him with all the intent to kill. He wasn't even aiming for the body or the head where his armor and helmet were. He was aiming for the neck, and he was grinning ear to ear as he did so.
"Die." He gritted as he swung at Yun Zhe's neck.
Yun Zhe was fast, but at that moment, he froze. There was something about Link's aura that caused him to be immobile and he couldn't dodge the attack at all. He watched as the Crimson Dagger extended in front of him, pressing him downward.
Albeit being in berserker mode, Link still had enough reason to stop himself from killing Yun Zhe. He could've easily swung at Yun Zhe's neck and he would've died right then and there, but he stopped himself. Instead, he commanded the Crimson Dagger to extend and it ballooned in size. Instead of decapitating Yun Zhe, the Crimson Dagger pressed down on Yun Zhe, flinging him to the ground.
The impact caused a cloud of smoke to rise up from the grand stage. By the time it cleared up, Yun Zhe was seen lying down on the grand stage as it was cracked in half. He coughed, and blood spat out of his helmet. The attack really took a decent chunk of his health points, and he almost lost his Quad Beast Integration in the process.
"How do you like me now, Yun Zhe," Link called out, smiling. A moment ago, it was Yun Zhe who was provoking him but in an instant, the tip of the scales have changed and it was now Link who was at the advantage.
"Good job, I thought you relied on your craziness again. Glad to see you're still controlling yourself." Yun Zhe stood up and brushed it off as if it was nothing. It was evident on his bloody helmet and armor that he was on the verge of losing though.
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