Chapter 201: Ch-201: Brutal Beatdown
Amanda, seeing this, shot Victor a disdainful look, thinking he was far too overconfident.
Only Maria felt a surge of excitement at Victor’s domineering attitude and immediately wanted to take him to bed and indulge in all sorts of fantasies with him.
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Rosen and Victor stood opposite each other in the training arena.
"You are only Tier 1. I don’t understand how you dared to challenge me, especially when you can’t use your Bloodline. You can use gauntlets if you want," Rosen said, shaking his head as he looked at Victor with a sneer.
"It’s no problem. If you don’t use weapons, how could I? Otherwise, you’ll just blame me after you get defeated," Victor said with a shrug.
Hearing Victor’s words, Rosen laughed and said, "Don’t worry, my fists are my greatest treasure. They won’t lose to a mere Tier 1. You’d better use armor, or you’ll die."
"Are you sure? My armor is Epic-rank," Victor said with a teasing smile.
Hearing this, Rosen’s lips twitched. He could not tell whether Victor was bluffing or telling the truth, but he doubted he actually possessed one. Still, he did not dare take the risk and remained silent. If Victor really wore an Epic-rank item, he would have no tears left to shed.
"Hmph." He snorted, causing Victor to chuckle.
Hilbert walked onto the stage and announced the rules. "In this match, no treasures or Bloodlines may be used. Neither challenger may use any healing items as well, and they will fight using only their fists. The only thing they may use is mana to reinforce their bodies."
Mana reinforcement was common in physical fights, as it acted like a second skin to enhance physical attacks while also providing a protective layer to reduce serious injuries. It was a basic technique that everyone, even non-Warlocks, knew.
"Let the match begin," Hilbert declared before stepping away from the arena.
Victor did not move from his spot as he watched Rosen coat his body in mana and infuse his muscles with it. Then, with a cold smile, Rosen leaped toward Victor.
Whoosh!
Rosen’s figure instantly disappeared from his original position.
"This!!!" Amanda’s pupils constricted to the size of needles at the sight. Even Maria gasped in shock, her expression turning solemn as she watched. Rosen’s speed had become twice as fast as Amanda’s.
’Damn... did this bastard somehow obtain a method to increase his Speed stat?’ Amanda’s expression turned ugly. He was already incredibly strong and a thorn in her path, but discovering that he had grown even stronger made her face darken further.
Amanda and Maria could not even track where Rosen had gone, and before they could react, they saw him suddenly appear right in front of Victor.
’It’s over. This foolish guy can’t even react,’ Amanda thought with disdain. The next moment, however, her expression changed, and a look of disbelief appeared on her face.
"How is this possible?" Amanda exclaimed, her hands clenching into fists as she watched Victor effortlessly dodge the attack.
’As expected, he is not simple. His Speed must be more than double Rosen’s, or else it would be impossible to dodge like that... I wonder if his stamina is also more than double... if so, he would be great in bed,’ Maria thought as she licked her lips seductively and watched Victor. Her eyes drifted toward Amber and Rina, and she felt a twinge of jealousy. ’I wish I could replace them... They get to experience him every single day.’
"Holy... I thought he only had a strong Bloodline, but I didn’t expect him to have such incredible stats," Hilbert said, his eyes widening in surprise as he watched the fight.
’T-This is... so slow.’
Victor was a bit speechless as he watched Rosen leap toward him. In his vision, it was like watching a turtle slowly crawl toward him.
Compared to the speed of the monsters that had attacked him with their skills or sheer physical prowess, Rosen’s speed paled in comparison, and Victor was able to follow his movements with his bare eyes.
’Huh?’ Rosen’s eyes widened when Victor effortlessly dodged his attack, and he immediately threw another punch.
After dodging the first one, Victor immediately avoided the second, then the third.
A few moments later, after Victor had dodged every single attack, Rosen broke out in a cold sweat.
’He dodged every one of my punches so easily?! How is this possible?!’ Rosen cried inwardly, feeling a growing sense of unease. A Tier 1 like Victor dodging the attacks of a Tier 4 like him made no sense, especially since his stats were far higher than those of an ordinary Tier 4 Warlock—almost double.
If Victor could hear his thoughts, he would have laughed. Rosen’s stats might have been double those of an ordinary Warlock, but Victor’s stats were ten times greater at every level compared to a normal human Warlock. His attributes were so absurd that even many beasts could not compare to him, let alone Rosen.
Rosen’s expression turned ugly, and a surge of anger erupted within him. Reinforcing his legs with mana, he instantly appeared above Victor, his fist only inches away from Victor’s head.
"Your head is going to burst. There is no way you can dodge this attack."
However, his pupils shrank when Victor twisted his body at the very last moment, narrowly avoiding the punch.
’Impossible! He dodged such a close attack?!’ Rosen was stunned.
Without hesitation, Victor clenched his fist and drove a punch into Rosen’s chest.
Boom!
A moment later, Rosen’s back slammed into the magical barrier.
’How the hell can he move that fast?! Damn it!’ Rosen cried inwardly, as it had looked as though Victor had teleported beside him.
Victor looked at his fist with a puzzled expression before speaking in a confused voice.
"How dare you challenge me? You are so weak. No, I heard you were the Commander. How can someone as weak as you become the Commander?"
"You..." Rosen almost choked with rage upon hearing those words, while the audience’s lips twitched, all wanting to shout, ’He isn’t weak... you’re just too freakish!’
Victor did not give him any chance to react as he kept striking Rosen all over his body with eleven consecutive, perfectly chained strikes in quick succession, sending him flying like a broken ragdoll.
Rosen coughed up blood after crashing to the ground. He could feel that several of his bones had been broken by Victor’s attacks just now.
However, before he could even get back up, Victor was already in front of him again with his fist raised.
"W-Wait!" Rosen subconsciously raised his arms above his head in a defensive posture, but instead of the expected punch, a powerful kick came crashing into his chest.
"Agh!"
Pain immediately spread throughout his body. It felt as though his chest had been crushed by a massive boulder, and he coughed up even more blood.
"I am not done yet!" Victor continued to strike Rosen without mercy. A battle-hungry smile spread across his face as he relentlessly pummeled him. Rosen wanted to activate his Bloodline, but Victor never gave him the slightest opportunity.
The audience fell deathly silent.
They were all stunned by Rosen’s brutal beatdown, and some of them could not even believe their own eyes.
Gulp.
Amanda swallowed hard as she looked at Rosen’s miserable condition. She knew she would have fared even worse if she had been in his place. A chill ran down her spine as she looked at Victor and then at Rosen’s swollen face. She was a woman who valued beauty and appearance, and just imagining her own face swollen like a pig made her feel deeply uncomfortable.
’Maybe I can form an alliance with him... There is no way there will be any alliance between Rosen and the Hall Duchy after such a brutal beating,’ Amanda thought gleefully as she looked at Rosen’s miserable state.
"Phew! Not bad. I really am an artist!" Victor said as he looked at Rosen with a satisfied smile.
"You son of a bitch! How dare you humiliate me like this! I will never forgive you!" Rosen roared in fury once he could finally speak again. He was about to activate his Bloodline as fierce winds began to howl around him.
He had never suffered such a beating in his entire life—not even when facing dangerous magical beasts. Never had he been humiliated to this extent. He could almost feel Amanda, Maria, and the crowd laughing at him.
"Huh?" Suddenly, he paused when he saw Victor stretch out his hand toward him.
"Where is my Epic-rank item?" Victor asked nonchalantly.
"Fuck, you lowly Baron! You dare humiliate someone of the Eindrik Bloodline, and you still want your reward? Dream on! Air Bullet!"
Rosen’s face flushed with rage as an air bullet materialized at his fingertip.
Rumble.
"Wha—ugh!"
Before he could react, he saw a Black Lightning Serpent charge toward him and slam into his body, and he fell down on the ground.
Thud.
"Well, looks like the show’s over," Victor said calmly.
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