Yes, Erwin actually released a small throwing knife. Due to its size, he could easily carry the throwing knife without showing any signs of it. That was why the sneak attack succeeded.
Clovis had expected this to a certain extent, but Erwin’s brilliance was beyond his imagination. He actually pushed him to the very limit so that he wouldn’t think about it. That was when he launched a sneak attack.
It could be said that Erwin read him accurately.
’Poison? Nevertheless, I can’t go like this. I have to defeat him before he could do something unthinkable.’ Clovis decided to move toward Erwin, ignoring the knife planted on his back.
Erwin was ready to receive him as though he wanted to find another opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
But this time, Clovis decided to stop holding back.
’I’ll show you the full strength that you’ve expected!’ Clovis thought and unleashed all his swings.
’This is it. It’s coming!’ Erwin grinned excitedly as he extended his wires, ready to block all 22 strikes.
Their clashes were brief but intense. Each swing was enough to cut the pillar, but Erwin skillfully blocked every single slash.
"What?! 22 Slashes?!" Shion stood up. "Don’t tell me. Captain Clovis has yet to actually release his full power. With this, we can’t help but accept that his strength is equal to that of all Tier 4 participants in this competition. However, even the youngest among them is still 22 years old, while Mr.
Clovis is 16 years old. I have never seen this kind of talent."
The others were also standing up, expressing their shocks. Even Aileen and Rafael felt threatened by Clovis’s strength.
’His skills are better than I expected. You’re strong, Clovis. But I can still follow your movement.’ Erwin grinned, blocking all those 22 slashes.
However, there was one thing that Erwin didn’t know about Clovis. It was the Demon Dog’s technique.
Clovis’ eyes turned sharp as he swung his swords according to the technique, increasing his speed even further.
The conclusion was reached in an instant.
All of a sudden, three wounds appeared on Erwin’s body. The first one was a graze on his cheek that looked quite deep, as it was bleeding profusely. The second one was planted from his right elbow all the way to his shoulder. The last one was on his right thigh.
Everyone dropped their jaws to the ground.
"Kh." Erwin jumped back, avoiding a direct confrontation, after realizing that he had miscalculated Clovis’s limit.
Clovis chased after him, but Erwin flicked a few wires and destroyed three pillars. He used those shattered rocks like bullets, shooting them at Clovis.
Clovis had to stop and parry all those rocks.
On the other hand, Erwin retreated, using these precious few seconds to adjust his plan and calculations.
Meanwhile, Shion slammed the table. "This is impossible. How can he surpass his limit again and again? Why does he look like he has no limits? 20 strikes are not enough, so he unleashes 22 strikes, shocking everyone in this stadium.
"However, that is not his true limit. He actually unleashed 25 strikes just now. Captain Erwin might have expected 22 strikes, but those three strikes are simply beyond his wildest imagination. As a result, those three strikes injured him.
"What is this? How could a Tier 2 human be so monstrous? Is he hiding his true tier? However, the tournament has strict measurements. Both his age and tier are supposed to be correct.
"You just can’t be that good! From this day onward, he might end up setting the record as the most talented person! What if he were actually one or two years older before participating in this competition? What if he were a Tier 3 explorer? He might dominate the entire competition!"
Shion was shaking from both fear and excitement. She wasn’t alone. All Tier 4 participants couldn’t help but realize the same thing. When Clovis revealed those 20 strikes, they thought Clovis’s hand had already grabbed their back.
It changed to him walking next to them after those 22 strikes. But with this new milestone, they realized one thing. Clovis might actually be walking in front of them.
Even the referees were shocked.
’We have expected Flow Control, but this is too much. Too much talent can also become poison… There are going to be greedy people who want him after this tournament… or there might even be people who will do their best to eliminate him.’ The referees couldn’t help but look beyond the competition.
However, Clovis wasn’t the only one who was holding back this whole time. Erwin actually smiled. He knew that Clovis had no choice but to use his full ability because of that knife. He should know that it would be troublesome if that knife was laced with poison.
Read 𝓁at𝙚st chapters at ƒrēewebnovel.com Only.
That was why Clovis wanted to defeat him as quickly as possible.
’Ah. This is so good. Just like me, you are also a monster. With this, the potential of me defeating you has decreased to 40%. Shit, just when good things come, why do I sound so negative with that probability… I don’t want this fight to end,’ Erwin muttered inwardly.
After regaining his breath, Erwin waved his right hand upward. His wires were planted on the ground, but instead of picking up the rock like earlier, the wires actually slashed through the ground.
"!!!" Clovis swung his blade this time, trying to cut these wires. But just like joining sticks together made it stronger, the wires did the same.
The wires tilted a bit due to the powerful swing, but they didn’t get cut because Clovis ended up hitting all the wires together.
Clovis had to tilt his body to the side to avoid these wires.
But they were just a distraction.
Right after Clovis avoided them, Erwin smashed another three pillars. However, the shattered rocks were not the only ones that would become his bullets, there were at least ten small throwing knives that had been spread in all directions.
"Time to beat you, Clovis!" Erwin smiled and snapped his finger, shooting all those rocks and knives at the same time.