Yui Sakura had barely used her Mythical Wand during this Wailing Forest trial because its durability had decreased by a lot due to its failed Awakening process.
Even a Mythical Rank can still be destroyed as long as its durability wasn't taken care of. At the very least, these kinds of high-rank Arcana were known for their high base durability compared to the lower ranks.
But the backlash during the failed Awakening was a bit too much so she had to be careful whenever she uses it. It was harder to Repair a Mythical rank than an epic or legendary rank after all.
"I can still fight…"
Yui announced softly but everyone in the plaza easily heard her angelic voice.
As the Wailing Forest Trial had ended earlier than expected, the students had suggested fighting against the Hunters who were said to have eliminated a greater number of stronger beasts than them during the beast tide.
This made them curious a bit since Hunters were people who do not possess an Arcana, people who failed to summon an Arcana during the ceremony, or people who didn't have a chance to attend the ceremony at all.
Anyway, during the dangerous beast attack, Yumi can also only use her various magic weapons but it was still more than enough to gain recognition from her classmates and instructors.
As a matter of fact, even though she doesn't have the Mythical Wand with her, no one was worried about her since one of her Magic Equipment, Lost Necklace, would allow her to fight even a 3rd-Class Arcanist for a short time!
With this equipment, even Alexander wouldn't win against her if he doesn't have other weapons aside from his sword.
So in the end, the instructors only have to worry about the others and Alexander who only have his brute strength to rely on.
Apparently, he doesn't have any magic weapons or equipment on him and was completely relying on his Mythical Sword. It was a tradition of their house and was followed for more than a hundred years already.
"Fine! Let me show you the true abilities of us, Hunters!"
One of the hunters who wanted to earn some extra income volunteered.
This Hunter was young and wearing common hunter leather armor and a spear on his back. He was already 21 years old but his opponent was an Arcanist. Even if the opponent was a girl and only 12 years old, he didn't dare to underestimate her.
It may be unfair if age was used to compare them, but Arcanists were people who learned how to easily manipulate their Spiritual Energy and even has the help of their Arcana.
They were unlike Hunters who are used to fighting beasts and are more comfortable in using various traps or other means to eliminate their target.
"Arcane Student Yui Sakura"
"One Star Hunter Ulysses"
It was a short introduction to themselves and after bowing their heads in respect, the battle commenced.
The hunters and the students around cheered for their friend as they anticipated the result of the battle.
Ha!
Ulysses stomped his feet on the ground and created a bit of a dust cover. Under the cover of the thin dust, he used the back of his spear to target Yui's abdomen.
Hmph!
Yui used her Magic Weapon, it was a staff made of unknown bone of an evil beast. The staff was engraved with an ancient language that seems to draw the power of the evil beast…
"Nightmare Call!"
Ulysses suddenly wobbled on his feet as he was affected by her attack. He seems to be disoriented as he missed his aim and almost fell on the ground.
"So, hunters are truly defenseless against complicated Arcane Magic."
The students watching the battle immediately understood this.
Arcane Magic is a broad term that can be used for anything that uses the power of Spiritual Energy.
The Arcana itself is one of these. The Skills that the Arcana produces like the [ Stagnation ] of the Grace Armband can also be called Arcane Magic. So the Magic Weapons and its Skills can also be called as such since they all harnesses the Spiritual Energy.
Thud!
Ulysses did his best to regain his composure as he used the spear to stabilize his feet.
'W-what happened?'
He couldn't understand how he was hit by her weapon so he immediately tried to distance himself from her. His head felt an unknown pain and felt wary of his situation.
'My Nightmare Call is really unstable… Tsk.'
Yui squinted her eyes as she didn't give him a chance to recuperate. She silently manipulated her energy and gathered it to her right palm.
As she confirmed that she could easily control the amount of Spiritual Energy she accumulated, she steps forward and waved her right hand in the opponent's direction…
"Try this!"
It was not a Skill but just a pure Spiritual Energy on her control that forms a sharp blade. This is much more lethal than a real flying sword!
Yui made sure not to hit his vital spots to ensure that she'll not commit murder.
Although Ulysses couldn't see the weapon she had thrown, he knows that something was coming to him so he tried dodging to his right but he felt that it was following him.
He noticed that Yui was silently concentrating so he realized that she was controlling the invisible weapon she had thrown.
This didn't surprise him because he knows that an Arcanist has many magical means in combat.
'Then, how about this…'
Ulysses gritted his teeth as he circled Yui…
He can feel that the object thrown was following him behind and he can't outrun it for long even if he used all his energy. So while he still has some strength, he decided to dash towards Yui and braced for the impact of her attack.
Even if he was going to get hit, he had to at least land some blow to his opponent!
"Haaa!"
The hunter dashed and swept his spear.
Whoosh!
It hit Yui but he didn't felt any impact!
At the same time, he was hit by the energy blade that Yui has thrown. It landed on his right shoulder and he was lightly wounded. The wound wasn't deep but since he was injured on his dominant arm, his combat capabilities would surely be affected.
"Ugh…"
"That's enough…"
The instructor announced after seeing his injury. Then, Ulysses saw that Yui was actually 3 feet away from her previous location. It seems that he was tricked using an unknown skill…
'Ahh… Is it related to the pain in my head a while ago? Tsk…'
Correctly calculating the distance of the enemy from you is very crucial in a battle. If this calculation was affected, it would prove fatal to any battles.
After this, a few more hunters and arcane students went to the center of the plaza to have a battle. Both parties learned a lot in this sparring and the Hunters even earned money due to their participation.
"I'm Alexander Greiner… I want to have a sword duel. I won't use my Arcane Magic and compete using only my sword technique, so you don't have to be afraid as long as you have skills."
He proudly announced as he stood at the center of the plaza.
This announcement caught the attention of many Hunters who were a bit uncomfortable in facing these young arcane students who know a lot of Arcane Magic.