With the duel against Torris set I started to think of a plan to defeat him. If I rely only on my wind element, I should end up losing this duel, the only way to break through its defense and using the fire element, but the question is how to use it .
Torris and a warrior who uses a combined shield with an apple, even using my top speed to dodge their attacks I doubt he lower his guard allowing me to attack him directly.
I didn't master my fire element so I could concentrate its power on a single point to break its guard. Remote attacks will not work as I cannot do them in Torris' blind spot .
I just want to take the chance to fight up close and try to overload his defense and then try a killing blow.
After going through a mental exercise to try to find an easy way to defeat Torris I go to the library for records on the use of the earth element as knowing the common skills of my enemy's element will not harm me in any way.
I talked to the Holt brothers but it didn't help at all I thought of going after Professor Balder as he has several elements, maybe he'll tell me or a tip to face the earth element, but I didn't find him.
So I went after Professor Liv since she can give me a hint on how to use my elements to break through Torris' defense.
"Well, Ulric, I can't help you very much since your level of control over your elements hasn't reached enough to compress them, the easiest way to solve your problem and use an elementary tool, but this is considered to be in bad taste in a duel. as yours since your opponent expected you to match your level with his then it is likely that the equipment he is going to use is of the same level and quality as yours to be a fight decided by the fighting ability of both of you. "
"So the best advice I can give you and use your strengths to defeat Torris."
"But I teach my strongest element and the wind to help my mobility and that is not very effective against him."
"That's because you are not creatively using your wind element control and strong enough to use elementary arts not only to boost your movement speed, you should go to the library on level two behind an art that uses the wind element, despite of not having much time to master it, but a little training can make the difference between victory and defeat.
"Thank you teacher, I'm going to the librarian."
Following the teacher's advice, I went to the second level of the library to see the books on battle arts and elementals that match my elements.
When I saw the catalog of the arts of the wind element I saw arts for sword and dagger, but I shouldn't have time to master them on the level to break the defense of Torris so I went to see the arts of movement avia three of them one to increase the straight line speed, one for sinuous movements and the last for the purpose of using put images to confuse the enemy.
The last art of movement is very interesting, but she needs the element of light combined with wind to create the illusory images before her and useless for me.
So I decided to learn the art of movement Circular Steps of Erratic Wind.
This art already suits my style so learning the basics of it can already help me win the duel.
The art book Circular Steps of Erratic Wind has several images about the stance of the feet and the combination with the wind element, I go to a training ground excused to train.
´To my surprise the basic movements were not difficult to imitate, but uniting them with the energy of the wind element has already made the wind control training more complicated than that and creating drafts through the glass helped a lot for me to be able to imitate the wind flow that this book plus combining it with the movement has become a complicated task I 'm not sure if I can master it enough to use it in my duel.
In the next few days I focused on mastering the second and fourth movement because they have the purpose of circulating the opponent and I think it will be an effective movement in my duel since Torres will not move much.
I am not the guy who will dispute only technique with my opponent, the ones that I don't care about chivalry but I don't have the money to buy a magic tool so I decided to go after a type of poison to temporarily blind Torris.
With a blind enemy it will be easier to get around your defense. I bought a few dozen of a powder that causes irritation in the eyes of a pharmacist for some silver coins. I must be careful in handling it since if it falls on my skin it can cause itching.
With the arrival of the duel I discovered that Erick started organizing bets on the outcome of my duel. I was not at all surprised by the fact that the bets tend to defeat me.
It just makes me want to bet on min but I can't participate in the bets.
With the arrival of the day to donate, I maintained my equipment and prepared myself for the duel. I managed to master the basics of postures two and four of my new art of movement.
Going to the arena, I saw her in the same state as last time, the only difference that the people are more excited about, but I don't think the majority is cheering for my victory.
I see my opponent he has some pieces of a matured plate they are covering his hands, feet, chest and a helmet.
I see that Professor Liv is right about the quality of my opponent's equipment, but the sporting spirit goes down the drain when I use the powder to blind Torris .
I lengthen my opponent and I see the judge going to the arena to my surprise and Professor Liv who will be disappointed with my sporting spirit .
After the teacher explains the reasons for the duel and the points at risk, he starts the duel.
Using my eyes I see towers circling his aura through his body and shield and he has accumulated elemental energy in the ground he is treading on, the moment I attack him he must summon his element for defense.
I advance at medium speed, stay out of his reach and circle his position and expect some reaction from Torres, but he stands still and keeps his shield positioned between the two of us.
After circulating it three times and without an answer from him, I have to go on the offensive. I advance against him more before contacting him. I use my new movement technique and circle him quickly and attack him.
My attack is blocked and I attack again making a feint to position myself in the blind spot of his shield, when Torres turns to block me I use the fourth posture to reverse the direction I was moving I take advantage of my opponent's opening I throw the powder to blind Torres, he thinks he was going to attack him and used his dough to block the attack that I did not do, with that the powder I step beside his apple and hit his eyes.
Torris did not expect this movement, he was unable to avoid the reflex of covering his eyes, but he was still armed, but his defensive posture was for punching and I managed to position myself behind him and surrendered him with my sword to end the duel.
Torris must be infuriated to lose in this way and not even be able to use his elementary defense, he must regret choosing to save it to use it in a form of counter-attack to my fire element, but in the end he was unable to deliver nor an attack on min.
"I declare this duel to be Ulric Ferris's victory ."
I get a sharp look from Professor Liv when she was leaving the stage her reaction was justified, but she was very controlled compared to the audience that is in a frenzy is a mixture of screams and insults I think most of it should be for me, but I believe that Torris it must be being targeted by some of him since many people bet on his victory.
Leaving the arena before being chased by an angry mob I am burned by a crazed Erick I have never seen him so happy and excited I think he was just one step away from having a breakdown .
I couldn't understand the madness he was trying to talk to me about, but I managed to free myself from his embrace and headed away from the arena.
I was followed by a smiling Sten who startled me, but he was a picture of sadness compared to his brother who was jumping for joy when he repeated the same short phrase that was 'I'm rich '.
Leaving the brothers in their terminal state behind, I hide for the rest of the day in my room as I do not want to suffer an assassination attempt by a bankrupt gambler.