"Oi you bastard that was nice and I know you can be even faster why didn't you use the sound breaker skill you used that time against the metal mage?" I asked him smacking him on the back.
I probably didn't control my strength enough as I saw him jolt from pain. He turned to me unaffected and like always with a wide smile on his face then said.
"We don't want all our secrets to be known on the first run do we now?"
Oh he is right…well he better keep some trump cards hidden.
Then the redhead came into view. With a rude intrudoction she said.
"That was a good race Shiki-sama. It gave us the edge right off the bat. And for your information noobi" she said while looking at my direction. "This is but the start of the games, if we show all our cards we will definitely lose. And I already know about your ability to use the instant movement skill but it consumes a lot of Mu and with your puny pool you will lose steam halfway through the race and that is why I did not pick you."
I tried to rebuke her saying that I had other ways to handle this but I decided to keep quiet and only show what I am capable off later.
Then she said "I don't know what the principal thinking when she picked you for the team. You are obviously not needed humph…I tell you what the next game will revolve around monster taming you can try your luck there as we already have enough points for that even if you lose miserably we can still remain on the top spot. As it is only one per team. But on the other hand you will not join in on the team fights nor the 1v1 as I am more than certain that you will not be needed."
I had to answer saying.
"You are obviously trying to get rid of me. But alright I will have to show you how good I am with dealing with Monsters." I said with a sinker at the end.
Clicking her tong she turned and walked away.
Happy with my little victory I noticed that it was my time getting on stage.
The announcer then shouted
"Ladies and gentlemen I would like to have your attention. For the next competition as everyone knows we will be having a magical beast taming competition. However this year things will be a bit different.
Every year we caught the same type of beasts and gave every school the right to challenge them. Making the one that tames the beast without killing it and making it obedient first the winner. This year things will be different… THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE ONLY ONE BEAST!!!"
*Heavy chatter*
"Please may I have your attention to explain furthermore…this time the beast will be an exception, instead of the usual dumb monsters we will be providing the participants with a genuine KING class sacred beast!!!"
*loud cheers*
"Behold the magnanimous ash wyvern."
*louder cheers.*
"Now some of you may know that the ash wyvern are of the lesser wyvern class they inhibit the northern high mountains of Astora but only being outranked by their cousins the red wyverns. However this one is special. It has managed to gain a King class rank even while being a lesser wyvern so he is truly dangerous. Its capture lead to the death of two royal knights and the injury of several others. Just so we can bring you a new level of entertainment."
*cheers*
"So I will explain how this will work. The first school to subjugate the beast will be the winner no matter if the other schools have gotten their chance or not. The turns will be held by lottery. And worry not even if the beast was injured by a competitor and that same competitor lost. The beast will be healed and sent back to the arena to fight the next contender. Now the schools order will be chosen randomly by a program and the results will appear on the screen."
*drum roll x)*
"Now as you can all see the order of the school is as follows: the first school to try their chance is ASTORA. Followed by ASTARTE, after them is ALIKH. And finally ALSA…I know for a fact that people will think that this is unfair for the competitors as this is based on chance. But do not be mistaken, this is a King class ash wyvern and it is STRONG. I fear that even though four competitors may join in. there is a high chance that no one will be able to make it submit."
*Ohhhhh*
"Before we begin there is something I would like to say. This singular contest will be held without pointing system. But it will have a special reward for the winner. Just to make it clear this will have no influence over the competition at all. So GO GET IT BOYS."
I could almost hear Vessma laughing when the only competition I was allowed to join will have no impact on the competition…what an annoying outcome.
She then said.
"It is settled then, this contest will be left for Asura-san to clear. He needs to show us what he is made of hahaha"
Everyone's eyes were looking toward me which filled me with a bit of nervousness. But I had only one thing to say:
"I will just have to prove it then."
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The stage was a square platform that was elevated from the ground by few meters. There were four mages wearing purple hooded robes with golden strips on its outlines. They stood at the edges of the platform and started chanting a magical spell. They held their arms forward and a white magical circle appeared in front of each of them. Suddenly enormous amounts of mana was gathering making a dome like shape that surrounded the platform. It had a murky yellow color at first then it turned transparent.
These Mages were everywhere as some of them were standing between the rows of the audience and two were near every booth. They must be here for security measures. As some of them were clearly eyeing the audience looking for any suspicious movements. The entire coliseum was surrounded by ten towers. They were very long and towered the entirety of the arena. Each one of them was producing enormous amounts of mana making a strong barrier that protected everyone.
A barrier within a barrier one for the audience and one for the participants.
The first to get on stage was an Astorian participant with his flowing black hair and tall slim frame. He strolled down the arena. He had a pretty boy's face and had an aura similar to Shiki…the kind of guy that you would really enjoy breaking his nose…anyway as he was waltzing inside the arena sending air kisses to the audience while approaching the wyvern that was towering a good 5 meters over him dwarfing the tall guy with its enormous frame.
For a wyvern this guy is really overgrown as they are usually not this big.
When the announcer marked the game for start. The wyvern as if it was on a leach and was released howled loudly making the entire arena shake. And as if on cue the audience cheered louder in response.
It charged at the guy that flinched for a bit but still managed to retain his composure.
He used a fire based spell that covered both his hands and jumped up.
The second the wyvern chomped at the empty place where the tall guy was earlier it was met with two heavy blows on the back neck. The wyvern clearly was not affected as his scales are normally very sturdy.
He landed at his side then sent two more shots at the wyvern's flank. However he was not left unscathed as he was rewarded by a tail swipe that threw him a few meters away.
Groggily getting back up, he once again charged both his arms with the same spell as before. Looking back at the wyvern I noticed that all the places that it was struck at were still shining dimly.
The guy used his spell once more this time as a projectile to strike at the chest of wyvern that jumped aiming to crush him. Right before the claws of the wyvern could rip the Astorian apart he rolled to the side dodging a crushing blow that made a crater on the stage.
Getting back up and this time backing away from the range of the tail the Astorian used more projectiles that latched themselves to the wyvern. They did not deal any apparent damage but this soon was changed.
As series of explosions were emitted from the wyvern's body. As every spot that was struck erupted in a deafening sound followed by the wailing of the wyvern.
The beast suddenly dropped to the ground heaving its chest while the Astorian deactivated his spell and clearly lowered his guard as he was walking in triumph toward the fallen foe…an amateur's mistake…
The wyvern opened his eyes that changed its color from murky yellow to a clear red. His scales started to shake. His gray colored scales gained a hint of red almost as if it was coal on fire.
It is enraged.
The wyvern balanced itself standing up while gathering air in his chest. Enormous amounts of mana was gathered into its lunges then it exhaled furiously toward the guy that was oblivious to the terror in front of him.
Black smoke was emitted from the wyvern but it clearly was not normal. The second the smoke covered the Astorian it ignited with an explosion far louder than the previous ones.
Sending the guy rolling down the platform clearly unconscious. If the protective barrier was not erected he would have surly died from the attack.
The audience was disappointed by the outcome so some started to boo and others started to laugh while a few even cheered for the defeated guy.
More mages approached the platform this time they used a magical spell that was healing the beast. He seemed to calm down a bit as his scales started turning back to their original color.
The next to get on stage was the same guy from the race earlier, the one with the spear.
He unlike the other guy this one was clearly professional. As he took a spear stance right off the bat.
The wyvern started circling the spearman who was calmly pointing the tip of his spear toward the face of the slowly approaching wyvern.
Again the wyvern jumped up widening his teethed jaw and chomping at the space where the spearman was supposed to be in. as the guy sidestepped the beast he trusted his weapon three times in rapid succession. The spear almost bended as it struck the hard scales making the spearman click his tong in annoyance. Another tail swipe by the wyvern just like before was his response to the spearman that easily jumped backwards dodging it with the minimum movements. The second the wyvern was facing him the guy jumped forward slashing diagonally with the spear head onto the wyvern's face. No damage was dealt.
The spearman jumped backwards and raised his right hand asking surrendering from the match. A smart choice.
"Oh we have one that surrendered a smart discussion. As he understood that he was unable to deal damage. It takes courage to know when to give up."