Chapter 209: Auric vs Trevor
"What is going on?"
"I heard that a freshman is challenging Trevor."
"What? Do you mean that Trevor, who is ranked seventh in the entire grade?"
"Yeah. More importantly, the one challenging him is a student from the exchange program."
"Really? There are many students who were on an exchange program. When they came to this place, a lot of them lost their desire to grow because they ended up facing reality."
"For what reason did this freshman even challenge him?"
There were many prejudices surrounding Auric. They thought that Auric was arrogant, thinking that he could beat Trevor.
Auric was just an exchange student who had only awakened his avatar a few months ago.
Even if Auric had an element with a low rating, which allowed him to accumulate a large amount of energy at the beginning, his element wouldn’t be as strong as Trevor’s.
On the other hand, if Auric had a strong element, he shouldn’t have a lot of energy yet. There was also a matter of technique.
Auric only had several months to polish his technique, while Trevor had over a year more experience than him. More importantly, that experience came from Kallarnos University.
Trevor’s progress should have been much greater compared to Auric’s. That was why Trevor would definitely win this battle.
"Haa... Ha... What?" Katarina was dumbfounded. "What is Ellia thinking? Does she not know that if she gives this information, Auric will end up challenging him?"
Milinda smiled wryly. "Well..."
"We need to stop this match." Katarina gritted her teeth.
Milinda grabbed Katarina’s hand.
"What are you doing?"
Milinda rubbed her face before saying embarrassedly. "I feel a bit ashamed to admit it, but Auric... is actually stronger than me, you know?"
"What?" Katarina widened her eyes. She might not have seen Milinda fighting, but she had heard a report about her in class. There were rumors that Milinda could become strong enough to be in the top ten in the class.
Of course, Ellia would be taking the first spot, but Milinda’s fighting skill was not low.
Yet, Milinda was saying that she was actually weaker than Auric.
"Are you serious?"
"You have experienced his power, but do you think he has gone all out against you?" Milinda smiled wryly.
"..." Katarina looked down. Auric was extremely strong. Back then, the fact that Auric’s elements had evolved was quite shocking for her. He could even do elemental fusion.
Despite all those abilities, Milinda actually said Auric hadn’t gone all out.
"Are you... serious?"
Milinda sighed. "Well, Auric is not the type of person who challenges others because of his emotion. If he challenges someone, that’s because he is confident he can win."
Milinda still remembered the fact that Auric had his unique element. That overpowered unique element that could render beasts or assassins useless was definitely Auric’s true trump card.
Then again, Auric claimed to possess a unique element, so it was only natural that he had one.
The only question was how far Auric was willing to show his power.
"Is he going to show he’s a silver-grade evolution master?" Katarina whispered.
"Who knows?" She shrugged. "For now, I’m going to bet on Auric. By the way, does this university have a betting pool?"
"..." Katarina was speechless. Milinda was just that confident that Auric would win. If he really won, Milinda could win a lot of points and exchange a lot of things.
After all, the odds that Auric could win would be extremely low.
"There should be one on that side of the arena." Katarina pointed to another side.
"Then I’m off." Milinda waved her hand.
"..." Katarina didn’t know what to say. Should she also place a bet on Auric? But she had never seen Auric fight at full power.
"Hey, hey, hey! It’s me, your beloved host, K2." A pink-haired woman suddenly appeared above the arena.
"What? Even Keirikei is here?" Katarina was baffled. "Now that I think about it, the battle has definitely caused quite a stir. The students here look down on exchange students. But Kei? It seems that she was paid by Trevor to host this battle. This way, Trevor can publicly humiliate Auric once he defeats him..."
Katarina frowned. "Can Auric really win?"
"We are here to enjoy the sparring match between Auric Elfe from Grand Magica College and Trevor Lusrath from our university. Apparently, Auric Elfe was the one who issued the challenge.
"However, all of you can rest assured because I’m going to be impartial when hosting this battle.
"The rule is simple. No fatal blow. I’ve just received a confirmation. There seems to be a bet between the two. If Auric Elfe wins, Trevor Lusrath will be expelled from Kallarnos University.
"If Trevor Lusrath wins, Auric Elfe shall kneel in front of everyone and lick Trevor’s shoes... Yikes. There is a bet like this?
"Anyway, who will win? Who will lose? Shall we see it with our own eyes? Now, let us begin the match.
"Allow me to introduce you to the participants. Let’s first welcome the fighter from our university, Trevor Lusrath!"
Trevor walked toward the arena with a grin. He believed his victory was guaranteed.
Besides, he had made this matter blow up. Judging from the number of students spectating the battle, there was a third of the total students watching this battle. Considering a lot of students were also going on a mission, it was amazing to gather so many students.
"I’m sure that there is no need for an introduction anymore. He is currently ranked seventh among the second years. We’re expecting a great performance from him." K2 raised her hand. "And now, let’s also welcome the challenger, Auric Elfe!"
This time, Auric calmly walked toward the arena. His serene expression made him look colder and more distant.
But the reaction from the students changed the atmosphere all of a sudden.
"Kyaaaa!"
"To think that we have such a cool student in our university."
"He is from Grand Magica College."
"Oh, that’s right..."
"Trevor, your sacrifice is necessary. Lose and let him stay here!"
The female students immediately erupted into cheers. Milinda just smiled wryly as though she had expected this reaction from the beginning.
Katarina scratched the back of her head. She could understand the sentiment, but she had been holding herself back the whole time. Unfortunately, other students couldn’t contain themselves.
"Kyaa! So handsome. No need for you to lick Trevor’s boots. Let me lick you instead!" K2 cheered.
The angry male students couldn’t help but shout, "Aren’t you supposed to be neutral?"
"Oh my. I let that thought slip out subconsciously." K2 stuck out her tongue.
"You sure about this?" Vera asked, looking at Ellia. "I mean, does Auric have a chance? I know he’s strong, but I don’t know how strong he is."
Ellia nodded. "Well... If Auric goes all out, he might not be weaker than me."
"What?" Vera widened her eyes. "Are you serious?"
"If he reveals everything he possesses, that is. But I have only seen him do it once." Ellia shrugged. Even she didn’t know if Auric would use that mysterious power again. Besides, it was fine to tell her about this, since Vera couldn’t figure out anything else about Auric’s power.
She implied that she was close enough to Auric that she had seen a power Auric had never shown to anyone.
"What are you doing?" Ellia asked, seeing Vera already standing up.
"What am I doing? After hearing all that, shouldn’t I bet on him? There’s no way I’m going to skip free points."
"..." Ellia was a bit speechless. "Why are you even here in the first place?"
"I owed him one for helping Maxwell, so the least I could do was watch this battle." Vera smiled. "Besides, if what you said is right, you should leave his side."
Ellia frowned. "What are you talking about? Do you think I’m going to endanger him?"
"So I can snatch him from you." Vera stuck out her tongue.
"Should we have a duel after this?" Ellia’s eyebrows twitched.
Vera had already run away.
"..." Ellia shook her head helplessly.
There were certainly a lot of students watching this battle. She believed in Auric’s victory, but the problem would be how much Auric was willing to expose.
Arina had already taken out her camera to stream this match for Eric, who was currently in the hospital. Of course, Tommi was sitting by his side, not wanting to miss this match.
Trevor looked at Auric and said, "Look at you. Aren’t you very popular? It will be different after you lose, though. Today, I’ll teach you the difference between someone like me and a country bumpkin like you."
Rather than replying to Trevor, Auric was talking to Lindwurm in his mind. ’By the way, I’m going to need your help, Lindwurm.’
"Hmm? This is rare. For you to ask for my help... You have always wanted to deal with everything by yourself. Or are you not confident that you can win without my help?"
’If someone close to you gets hurt, how far are you willing to go? You should know I can only expose four elements, five if necessary. It may be enough, it may not be enough. In that case, there’s only one option left. Unless you’re planning to tell me about that battle technique. What was its name again? God Mode?’
"I will help." Lindwurm flew up.
Seeing how Auric remained silent all this time, Trevor looked annoyed. "Fine. I wonder how long you can remain silent."
"Okay. I’m sure that everyone has been waiting for this match, so I shouldn’t waste more of your time. Let’s count with me!" K2 raised three fingers. "3..."
"2..."
"1..."
Auric and Trevor raised their stances at the same time.
"Go!"
Both of them immediately released their magical energy. Without hesitation, Trevor leaped forward, trying to close the distance between them.
Auric was trying to move back, but he suddenly looked down, noticing that he couldn’t move his feet.
It turned out his feet had been covered in ice, planting them to the floor.
In that split second, Trevor managed to activate his ability.
Auric understood the level of the students in the capital city. They were indeed strong, but his expression remained calm.
"First!" Trevor punched toward Auric’s face with a big grin. He was surely going to ruin that face until his mother couldn’t recognize him.
Auric took a deep breath. Lightning sparked around his fists.
"It’s useless!" Trevor covered his fist with ice. Even though Auric’s lightning element had an advantage against his water element, there was a significant gap between him and Auric.
Auric tried to catch the fist, but Trevor overpowered him, slamming him to the floor.
Bam!
In just one instant, Trevor had taken down Auric.
"Yes!" Some people pumped their fists.
"No! My prince!" Some were crying out, trying to cheer for Auric.
However, some of them noticed that the fist actually didn’t reach Auric’s face. Yes, Auric managed to block it.
Auric’s body might not be as big as Trevor’s. His power was also lower.
What Auric had was his elements. On top of his lightning element, he also used his earth element to boost his body. As a result, he gained enough power to block that one attack.
After that, Auric kicked Trevor in the stomach and launched him into the air.
"!!!" Trevor was surprised that his punch wasn’t effective.
More importantly, Auric placed his hand on the ground. Suddenly, massive roots rose into the air, trying to capture Trevor.
A lot of people dropped their jaws.
"W-W-What?! A plant element on top of a lightning element?" K2 gasped. "Does he have... Wait a second. I’ve just received a message. He is actually a unique element user. Apparently, he’s able to use three elements. But these two elements... Both of them have the same amount of power as evolved elements! Don’t tell me Auric Elfe has evolved?"
The people were stupefied. They couldn’t help but express their shock.
"Evolved?"
"How many months has it been since he awakened?"
"There might be some people who have evolved at his age, but they’re usually people with elements that have lower ratings. Is he rich? Does his family buy all the materials for him?"
"But that lightning element... Its power should be equal to a lightning element with a rating of 4.0 or something."
"He is also a unique element user. It’s hard to evolve a unique element."
"Then, you’re telling me that he’s that strong and can evolve so quickly despite possessing a unique element?"
