Others saw Rishi walking towards his team. His every step was filled with confidence. Unlike other strong students, his presence could not be felt. Now that everyone knew his identity, he suddenly appeared even more charismatic. Sanam had started to poke Rishi even more; he was now including Kajal.
Rishi looked at him. When Sanam's eyes met Rishi's, he saw them shining red. He suddenly felt like he was facing a demon; his senses went out of control, and he started shaking. Rishi ignored him as if he were just a nuisance, and he approached Kajal, who was still shocked.
Their eyes met again, and she looked at Rishi before turning her head to the other side. When Rishi saw this, he suddenly felt pain as if many nails had peeled through his heart. He knew that this was not the right place to say many things. He approached her and said in her ear, "I am sorry. I will explain everything to you later."
Kajal looked at the serious expression on his face and decided to leave it for now. Next, Rishi started walking toward Sanam. With each step he took, the members of Dehat Academy could feel an invisible pressure that pressed on their bodies. Rishi looked at Sanam and said, "I will accept your challenge; don't believe I am doing it because you exposed my real identity. I am here because the time you chose was not to my liking."
"I will fight against you all. You will know soon enough if I am arrogant or if you all are not worth wasting my energy," He said as he looked at them. Everyone was shocked. Many thought Rishi was kidding, but they were forced to believe it when they saw other students of Mazar Academy leaving the stage.
Even though they were not sure of Rishi's strength and were curious about it, Sanam looked at his other teammates before looking at the principal of his academy. The principal thought Rishi was arrogant and needed to be shown a mirror, so she agreed. The principal of the Mazar Academy also agreed. He was also looking forward to witnessing how strong Rishi was.
"I will fight you first," said the tall, muscular boy of the Dehat Academy.
Rishi looked at all the representatives of Dehat Academy and said, "Do you guys think I have extra time? Come together; that way it might be a little challenging."
When others heard it, they thought Rishi was acting too arrogant. Sanam was shameless; he entered the stage with other members and said, "You think we will be scared if you act arrogantly? Don't blame us for teaming up when you lose. It was your own decision."
The audience supported Sanam. The commentator said, "The final battle would be one Vs five, where on one side is Rishi Rawat and facing him are five top students of Dehat Academy. Is there a way that Rishi can win? Will he show us a miracle today or will he become a laughing stock for acting arrogant?"
"Like the previous battles, everyone would be allowed to use only one artifact. The use of potions or other strength-enhancing items is prohibited. Every participant, please take out your weapon."
The fighter took out his giant Axe and wore full body armor. The Archer took out her bow and arrows, equipping herself with leather armor. The Spearman took out her black spear with a blue spearhead; it looked like an Aura Weapon.
The Mage took out his Magic wand and prepared himself. Sanam also took out his shiny sword, which had a red-colored crystal imbued in it.
Unlike his opponents, Rishi stood in his place as if he were tired of waiting. He didn't bring out anything. The audience thought there was no limit to his arrogance and prayed for his defeat. Rishi released a yawn while waiting for them.
Everyone had stopped paying attention to him as if they had gotten used to his arrogance. Rishi looked at them and didn't know what to say; he was not to be blamed here. He had not slept for days as he worked on his AOE spell, 'Masquerade of Shadows,' and other Shadow Element Skills.
After asking if everyone was ready, the referee announced the start of the battle. The members of Dehat Academy stood in their battle formation, with the ranged damage dealers like Mage and Archer at the back and the melee fighters at the front.
At the center was the tall, muscular boy wielding a large brownish-Red axe. The Spearman and the Swordsman were on opposite sides of him. Rishi looked at them, and suddenly his carefree expression became slightly serious. A golden glint flashed through his eyes.
He disappeared from his place as soon as the battle started. The next moment, a figure carrying two black-colored swords molded in Ice with a crystalized black part at their edges appeared. The Archer girl noticed and activated her defensive skill, pushing Rishi back. The attacks of other opponents also started approaching him.
Rishi used 'Sword Dash' and disappeared, appearing behind the large fighter carrying an axe. The opponent used his defensive skills, and a brown layer appeared around his skin. Multiple cuts appeared on his body the next moment, and Rishi disappeared again.
This time, he appeared in front of Archer and slashed her. As if they had already guessed that he would target her, multiple attacks appeared at the same time. The girl Archer, jumped back using her dash skill and shot multiple arrows at him. A bright white light illuminated around Rishi.
The next moment, an Armor made of Ice appeared around him. At the same time, multiple shields of Ice and Shadow appeared and blocked every attack. The opponent started using their defensive and boost skills, making themselves stronger. The next moment, Rishi disappeared again.
He appeared again near them. A circular, ring-shaped zone appeared around him, shining in black and violet. A mark appeared above the three opponents at the front. The next moment, Rishi disappeared again and appeared at the edge of the ring.
He then shifted his zone and made himself the center. The opponents realized something was not right and activated their defensive skills. But before they could think about anything, multiple chains appeared covered in a layer of Ice and started attacking them. No matter how much they tried to dodge, these chains followed them. Ten chakrams appeared surrounded by a layer of Ice and started targeting the opponents.
Rishi saw the attacks of the Archer and Mage approaching him. He disappeared again and retreated. They started preparing for their next attack, creating more distance between them and Rishi. The three fighters were busy dealing with the never-ending chains; they didn't have time to help the Archer and Mage. Rishi's lips curled up as he looked at them, and he disappeared again; multiple Arrows covered in green fire and Lightning Ball appeared at that spot next moment.
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