Chapter 59: Overestimated
The combat clothing Charles is currently wearing is a special suit made directly by the empire for the Vermillion family. It was an outfit that could withstand any fire attacks the Vermillion family would launch against their enemies. However, a set of red armor could also be seen on Charles’s body.
A sword with a bright red pattern was visible next to Charles’s waist. The power of the aura emitted by the sword was no lower than that of a tier 5 artifact. For some reason, various calculations that would occur in my fight against Charles began to appear in my head.
Every movement that Charles would make when he was about to attack me began to flash through my head. This was also one of the training sessions given by Elize when Elize and I fought each other. Not everything can always go smoothly when someone fights against an opponent who is much stronger than themselves.
Reading enemy movements is one way for those with lower strength to face opponents who are much stronger than themselves in one-on-one combat. Since Charles was a being worthy of being used as training material for me, I was able to use this battle to improve my fighting techniques much better than before.
"Ready... and... go!"
Flash—
I could easily read Charles’s movements, which were as fast as sound, with just one glance. Charles’s figure constantly moved from left to right and also above me. Whenever Charles moved at the speed of sound, my eyes could easily follow him as if it were normal for me.
A small grin appeared on Elize’s lips. Every bit of training that Elize had given me had completely paid off, even if I had to face a Great Dragon King stage dragon. There was no way I would lose just because my opponent was much stronger than I was in terms of speed.
"That guy’s attacks are not a problem for Lucien at all. He will win this match."
A loud laugh came out of Charles’s mouth. He didn’t know that I could read his movements even if he used his super speed. Instead, what Charles was doing right now was trying his best to surprise me with the current situation.
Charles’s sword, which had previously been in its sheath, began to be pulled out, and he prepared to launch his sword attack against me, who was still standing there. Instead of dodging Charles’s sword attack that was about to be directed at me, I decided to create an ice spear from my left hand and then block Charles’s sword attack with the tip of the ice spear.
Plang!—
The loud impact sound spread until it reached the audience area. Neither Charles nor I showed any signs of fatigue while fighting each other. Even so, Charles did not expect that I could withstand his sword attack in such a short time.
"You turned out to be great for a human like you. Alright~. I’ll be more serious from now on!"
Plang!—
The clash between weapons once again occurred above the arena. Luckily, no damage occurred to the sturdy arena building. However, every spectator in the stands could feel the extraordinary force of the impact between the two fighters’ weapons.
’What’s this? I didn’t expect him to be this weak. No. It might have been because he had just reached the Great Dragon King stage. Neither he nor Lize was at the same level of strength. It seems I was just worrying too much.’ This was the miscalculation I had been making these past three days. Charles’s current strength was much weaker than I could have imagined recently. Even so, I wouldn’t lower my guard just because Charles’s strength was much weaker than that of other Great Dragon King stage dragons.
It was just that the arrogant attitude shown by Charles made me feel a little irritated. A man like Charles was a natural enemy for someone like me who always kept a low profile. However, my current position had not moved at all from where I had stood before.
"How?! Are you scared now? Just give up if you don’t want to get hurt!"
After thinking through various calculations regarding the distance between my spear attack and Charles’s sword attack, I decided to lower my spear and let Charles attack me directly. The spectators who witnessed the incident occurring in the arena could not hide their confused expressions at the action I had taken by lowering my weapon.
"No! Lucien! What are you doing?!"
"Calm yourself, Shelia. He’s fine. Don’t you see the current situation?"
There was no visible wound on my palm even after receiving a direct hit from Charles’s sword. My right hand, which had previously withstood Charles’s sword attack, began to be coated with ice power that spread throughout my palm. There was no more smug expression on Charles’s face after seeing how I was able to block his sword attack with just one hand.
"Why aren’t you serious? Hurry up and use your true form. I will also get serious if you release your true form."
The words that came out of my mouth didn’t reach Charles’s ears at all. A memory of Charles previously meeting his father came back to his mind. The concern that the Dragon Emperor had shown towards Charles proved the huge difference between my strength and Charles’s.
The moment Charles tried to pull his sword back from my grasp, he began to spread the full force of his great fire power and tried to make me let go of his sword. A small laugh started to come out of my mouth. Stretching my neck for a while, I decided to move from my spot and prepared to launch my attack.
"Ha ha... that doesn’t scare me at all. But forget it. Let’s do it!" Charles’s form, which had previously been human, began to change into his half-dragon form. Two sharp horns began to appear on both sides of Charles’s head. Both the skin and wings of Charles completely changed and became covered with dark red scales.
A hot pressure like the sun endlessly surrounded all sides of the arena. Some of the buildings around the arena began to feel the impact of the fire pressure displayed by Charles, and they crumbled and melted after being unable to withstand Charles’s enormous power. For some reason, a serious expression appeared on my face for the first time since standing in the arena.
This was the moment when I would seriously fight against Charles with all my abilities. There was nothing I could do right now if I received an attack from the incredibly terrifying Charles. On the contrary, I would try my best to defeat Charles, who was now preparing to show half of his strength.
Crack!—
"I’ll start it!" Every part of the arena that Charles stepped on began to crack, and various fire auras that covered most of the arena began to spread and reach my entire location. The air around me started to feel heavy because of the heat I was feeling right now. But I wouldn’t show a pained expression even if I had to face Charles’s incredibly terrifying abilities.
Closing my eyes, a cold and oppressive aura began to surge out from my entire body, preparing to attack Charles. In just a few seconds, every fire ability previously released by Charles started to freeze from just one of my attacks.
Blocks of ice began to appear from each end of the arena. Even the heat that had previously surrounded the entire arena began to turn into a piercing cold. At the same time, most of Charles’s body had completely turned into a block of ice, making him unable to move.
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