A white-haired boy entered the battle arena wearing a black hoodie. He was Vansh, and now it was his turn to demonstrate his strength. A glint of light shone in his red iris as he summoned his contract beast.
The strange skeleton creature with his whole body covered in an oversized robe reappeared again, wielding his sword. Vansh commanded it to attack the training dummy; the Magic Beast stood in an attacking posture, and his sword shone red. He swung it, releasing a sword attack shaped like a crescent moon.
It struck the chest of the dummy. The dummy again stopped at its original position with a small dent on its chest and said, "Average," Seeing this, many were surprised, as this attack didn't look that strong.
Vansh commanded it again in some ancient language, and the Magic Beast's whole body released a black smoke that made it look even more fearsome. The Magic Beast swung its sword again and released another sword attack; this attack was also similar to Cresent Moon's Shaped, but it was larger, faster, and stronger.
The red-colored Cresent moon-shaped attack released black smoke on its trail and hit the dummy, creating a small explosion. A big dent-like mark appeared on the dummy's chest. The dummy's eyes shone red again, saying, "Above average.", The number 523 appeared on the screen, which surprised everyone. The crowd cheered.
"Vansh has already gotten very close to Yashika's score; will he be able to surpass her score and claim the first position in this round?" said the commentator, which filled the audience with anticipation.
Vansh ignored everything and commanded his magic beast to attack again. This time the contract beast cried, and many strange red orbs came out of nowhere and surrounded it. Five red orbs spun around him; he raised his sword, and the red orbs started surrounding it.
The contract beast, covered in black smoke raised his sword and struck the air. Multiple Cresent Moon-like sword attacks were released into the air; They stopped after reaching some height before they started to fall again. They were all red-colored, releasing black smoke and moving toward the dummy.
It was then that the sword attack finally started moving faster. It met Cresent's moon-shaped attack in front of him and hit it. The audience thought that it was an accident, but what happened next surprised them; they merged and became stronger and bigger before moving toward the next target.
Just before the meeting, the sword attacks merged before hitting the dummy. The attack collided with the training dummy, and an explosion took place. The dummy shook for some seconds before rating the attack "satisfactory.", The audience went crazy when they saw the number appear on the screen. It was 653, way higher than the second score; the crowd cheered for him as they saw him go back.
The competition continued for some time. The participants now were not that good, and it was starting to get boring, but they were still waiting for someone. The wait was over as number 99 was called, and a silver-haired boy started moving towards the Batlle Arena between the cheers of the crowd.
He summoned Sheru; a two-meter-long creature again appeared in the arena. It slowly approached the dummy before standing some distance from him.
Rishi didn't waste any time and commanded, "Sheru, use the "slash" attack, "This surprised others expecting him to use some stronger skill. They were a little disappointed but still wanted to see what was on his mind.
The tiger-like creature moved and attacked. It moved like a blur, appeared in front of the dummy, and slashed its sharp claws at the heart of the dummy. The attack landed, and everyone was surprised. What was this speed?
If the speed surprised them, then the accuracy was something that made them question if it was real. Many had tried to attack the dummy, but no one had succeeded without using a skill to increase its speed or accuracy skill, but in front of them was someone who could do it like it was no big deal.
The dummy's eyes shone red as he said, "Average.", This caused a racket in the audience and participants, and when they looked carefully, they saw a small dot above the area where the heart is situated.
Rishi ignored everyone and made his calculations. So this is what passive 'anticipate' does. He could read about Sheru's moves in his 'Book of Contracts,' but he could not read information about them. He asked Sheru to move a little back and charge again.
He had tested some skills, so he used them. He commanded, "Sheru, use 'Amplify' before using 'Tiger Claw' and 'Quick Blade.' "
Sheru roared, and the sword symbol on its forehead shone golden. It jumped towards its opponent in the air, and a thick red liquid-like energy surrounded its right claw. It was then that the retracted claws emerged before increasing in size. They left behind a red trail and struck the opponent.
The dummy tried to move, but a ray of red light passed him before stopping. It was as if a shooting star releasing a blood-red glow had bypassed him, and a small 'metal screech' could be heard. The audience looking for Sheru, noticed he was standing behind the dummy. The eyes of the robotic, human-like machine shone before it said "Satisfactory."
A scratch mark could be seen on its neck, and everyone felt a chill when they saw it. The attack was so swift and clean that it didn't create much controversy, but its impact was something that could not be overlooked.
The score appeared on the screen quickly, creating a silence before people started cheering. He has managed to gain recognition from the crowd.
"What a swift and clean attack," praised the commentator. "With this, Rishab has again secured first place in this round with 547 points. Will he try to challenge other scores?"
He had not even finished when Rishi called Sheru back and started moving back. His goal was the first place in the third round. The less he reveals, the more advantage he will have in the third round; the rewards for first place were rare materials and extra time in the Sword Sanctuary. With the help of his talent, hard work, and these resources, Sheru can make full use of the Sword Sanctuary to grow into a stronger beast.
Sheru right now was not entirely a legendary beast. Still, his stats and passive were already broken compared to others at his level, and due to having a metal element, his defense was also incomparable to other sword beasts. Right now, it didn't have the skills to make full use of its talent, and Rishi could not teach him that humans and beasts had different body structures. This was why he decided to send Sheru to the Sword Sanctuary, where many experienced and strong elder beasts guided the younger beasts.
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