Chapter 31: Unexpected

Vincent's extremely provocative actions and careless preparations for battle displeased most of the spectators in the audience.

A truly strong man is no matter how weak your opponent is, once he is not afraid of life and death to duel with you in the sacred and solemn arena, then as a strong man, you go all out to fight, which is the best affirmation of him.

"I'd like to see what happens if he's hurt by Yveli. ”

"Hehe, I also want to see his arrogant and rude face, how wonderful it would be if he became panicked. ”

"Is he really going to use only fourth-order magic? ”

"I don't even know the difference... Oh, this beautiful young lady, the difference between the fourth and fifth orders is the precision of the magic. ”

"Accuracy?!I don't understand. ”

"Generally speaking, the fundamental reason why magicians below the fifth rank are far less capable of controlling magic than magicians above the fifth order is that they cannot continue to control the direction of magic attacks after the low-level caster casts the magic. After reaching the fifth order, you can use mental power to control the magic that has been separated from the caster. ”

"Hearing you say that, it doesn't seem to have a great impact on area magic!"

"Of course, why is it said that every magician is the wealth of the Empire, and I ask this beautiful young lady, if I have the pleasure of inviting you to dinner? ”

"Really?......"

The warm breeze was blowing on his face, and Vincent sniffed the faint unknown scent of the oncoming breeze, slowly, step by step, until he was completely in shadow.

Then, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he looked straight ahead with a hint of ridicule, and his posture was indescribably relaxed and comfortable when he stood quietly.

Seeing Vincent walking back into the shadows, many people shook their heads and sighed again, as a magician, he took the initiative to enter the home field of the stalker, and he really didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

Suddenly, a slight softness from before, a strong gust of wind suddenly blew, lifting the sand and dust in the center of the field to the place where he stood.

The oncoming wind and sand immediately caused Vincent to "subconsciously" raise his hand, wanting to prevent the dust from entering his eyes.

Evely, who had been wandering around Vincent, waiting for the perfect time to come, made a move.

- "Throat wiping"

- "Kidney Strike"

The dagger glowing green was like a poisonous snake coming out of a hole, mercilessly wiping away Vincent's throat, while the long sword in Evely's left hand slashed a silver flash and stabbed Vincent's waist with all his might.

Up and down at the same time, the moves are straight to the point, and the duel of life and death is worthy of the name.

However, the moment Yveli emerged from the shadows, Vincent had already reacted.

- "Upflow of Electrical Energy"

Vincent's whole body was flooded with electric light, and purple thunder also shot out from his body, and at the same time, the hands hanging at his sides suddenly raised, blocking the long and short swords that were stiffened by the lightning light, and could not continue the previous movements.

Then, Vincent did a backflip, and another burst of purple thunder sparkled Evely, who had just shaken off his stiffness, into the air at a height of three meters above the ground.

(Electrical Uplift: Knocks all enemies within a radius of two meters in diameter centered on the caster with a gale of electricity, and gains a movement speed bonus for a short time.) )

In order to meet Vincent, the well-prepared Eveli left index finger flashed blue light, accompanied by the sound of the gem shattering, returned to the ground in a very strange posture, and after getting rid of the flying state by the way, Evely glanced at Vincent with a solemn look like a great enemy, and then dived into the shadows again, looking for the opportunity to carry out the next attack.

But Vincent lost the habit of standing stupidly and waiting for his opponent to attack round after round.

- "Lightning and Lightning"

Vincent turned into a purple ball of light, riding on lightning, almost in the blink of an eye, rushed to the place where Eveli had just disappeared, and when Vincent stopped, the thunder roared, and the electric ball burst and scattered, bringing Evely, who had no time to escape, out of the stealth state, and came out alive.

Evely, who had been electrocuted again, fell into a brief state of stiffness again, gritting his teeth and not using the magic item that released the control.

Electric magic, has always been known for its many controls and short control time, especially in interrupting the rhythm of the enemy's attack, which has the advantage of other types of magic that are unattainable.

- "Shadow Walk"

Evely, who still had a slight feeling of paralysis from electric shock, had to resort to the last resort that could widen the distance and avoid the enemy's follow-up attack.

As a Stalker-exclusive skill that can only be used once a day, it is similar to the Wizard's flash magic, but it is far less convenient than the Wizard's flash, and has strict restrictions.

First of all, unlike mages, who can flash at will within the range of their psychic perception, Shadow Walk's teleportation range must be within the stalker's field of vision, and must not pass through obstacles such as walls.

Second, Shadow Stride must be used in non-stealth mode, so it cannot be used as an offensive means to quickly approach enemies.

Finally, it takes up to a second of preparation time when using it.

Of course, despite the harsh conditions of use, there is no stalker who does not take the time to learn the displacement skill that can be easily learned as a third-order stalker.

After all, a magician's flash magic must only reach the fourth level before it can be learned and used.

A dodge moved, coming behind Vincent, Eveli exhaled relaxedly, and when he was about to make a move, after a flash of white light in front of him, the figure in his eyes jumped high, so that his original luck was completely lost in an instant.

Vincent followed at the same time that Yves sent the Shadow to scurry behind him.

- "Electric Flint"

- "The Great Earthquake"

Vincent flashed in front of Evely, leaped high, his body shimmering with rock-colored light, and then stepped back to the ground with his feet like a boulder falling from the sky, triggering a small earthquake in his place, knocking Eveli to the ground and immobilizing him.

In particular, when Evely was knocked down, a mouthful of scarlet blood spat out of his mouth in a spurt shape, indicating that this magic had caused him great damage.

From Evely's shot to Vincent's serious injury to Evely, less than six seconds passed, but in these short six seconds, the offense and defense reversed, and Evely, who was the first to strike, lay on the ground.

The aristocrats in the audience were also stunned, and Vincent, who had thought that he would suffer from his arrogance, stood intact in the arena as a victor.

And Evely, who was poured their hope into slapping Vincent in the face, spat blood from his mouth and lay on the ground as a loser.

However, what surprised them the most was Vincent's oppressive series of offensive magic, although the power was not large, but the continuous control made Yves unable to use all subsequent means, and finally fell to the ground.

Suddenly, there was a lot of discussion in the audience, which had been quiet before.

In particular, Benjamin, who vaguely regarded Vincent as a subconscious opponent, was even more shocked, he couldn't see through whether Vincent had cast more than fourth-order magic, so he had to ask his grandfather, Duke Osborne, on the side.

"Grandpa, does Vincent's magic exceed the fourth order?"

The old duke shook his head and said, "Although the magic he casts is the first time I've seen it, I can feel that the power is definitely not more than the fourth order, and in terms of control ability alone, this kind of self-centered control magic still doesn't exceed the fourth order." ”

Benjamin immediately understood: "It is true that the small control magic centered on the mage is not suitable for use on the battlefield at all, but it is unexpectedly suitable for the arena. ”

The old duke denied again: "But his way of fighting is too risky, Benjamin Jr., have you noticed it, the reason why Vincent won so easily, the counterattack he seized at the moment of Evely's attack is the most critical reason." If you think about it, if it were you, would you dare to take that risk?"

Benjamin thought seriously for a few seconds, and finally had to shake his head and said, "Don't dare, it's too risky." ”

The old duke sighed and said, "Yes, it's too risky. ”

At this time, in the VIP room

Queen Jenna smeared her impatiens-colored nail polish, tapped her delicate jade-like index finger on the armrest of the throne, looked at an empty corner of the room, and muttered to herself: "A fighting style that is very suitable for the arena, and the actual combat experience is also quite rich, I don't know if it is a good student who taught it." ”

Suddenly, a slightly old voice came from the corner: "Your Majesty, that one has disappeared for nearly forty years after all, and I really can't find out, please forgive me." ”

Queen Jenna, who didn't get an answer, stretched out her left hand with fingers like onion roots, lightly put it on Sakura's lips, yawned slightly, and said, "It's a completely unequal battle, it's so boring!"

"The best is to come, Your Majesty. ”

Inside the arena

With a sneer on his face, Vincent looked down at Evely, and retreated less than three meters away from him, standing as relaxed as before.

After one turned sideways, supported the ground with one hand, knelt on one knee, and vomited out the remaining blood in his mouth, Eveli raised his head sideways, like a hungry wolf wounded by a hunter, his eyes shining fiercely, staring at Wen.

But the next scene made Evely, who still thought he was careless, dumbfounded.

For Vincent, who was standing against the wind, the dust swept up by the wind could not fall on him at all, and at this point, Eveli knew that the time he thought was good was that the enemy in front of him, Vincent, deliberately set a trap for himself, so that he would take the initiative to jump like a fool.

And Evely, who is well aware of his injuries, knows that unless he surrenders voluntarily, it is impossible to survive, let alone cause trouble for his opponent.

[One wrong step, one wrong step.] ]

- "Intermediate Accelerator"

- "Intermediate Swiftness"

Evely roared, picked up the long and short swords that fell to the ground, and rushed towards Vincent at lightning speed, his bloodshot eyes full of resolute death.

Vincent was a little baffled, he had no grievances with the person in front of him, and he planned to spare his life, but what did this indomitable person called Eveli mean.

[Looking for death? ]

Vincent thought to himself, but he was not slow at all.

- "Magnetic Grip"