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«Who else is this?» Joven asked, slightly annoyed in his tone.
«The demigod of lightning, Bradomir Bach, was hired by the Aphrey clan,» Leonhart replied. «I don't know more about him, since he is from the lands of the great Vis clan...»
«Those sissies...» the old man snorted. — It's hard to believe that it was they who gave birth to such an impudent geek ...
«Even so, what do we do now...» Leonard asked, his former confidence fading, so much the sudden murder of Arvin Shire had filled his heart with unease.
«It's all right,» Joven waved him off. — In my lifetime, I have not broken off like that ...
The old man stretched his shoulders, and then, like a thunderbolt, crossed the battlefield, ending up on a plateau, right in front of the arrogant demigod who dared to challenge him so boldly ...
«Good afternoon,» Bradomir greeted, narrowing his eyes.
«For a boy, Arvin is not very kind and kind ...» Joven waved him off.
«Yes, what a kid there,» Bradomir grinned. — A healthy forehead is narrower, why feel sorry for him ... If only you were grandfather, I would be sorry to kill ...
— Grandfather? Joven raised an eyebrow. «That's right, I'm already an old man... Only this won't help you much...»
«I don't need help, but you...» said Bradomir, laughing. — Does your back bother you? I heard old people often suffer from pain ...
Joven did not continue the altercation, instead he had another spear in his hand ... It was noticeably different from the previous one, it was much thicker and more powerful, it was his main weapon, with which he killed many enemies. In addition to masterful use of the divine spark of lightning, the old man was quite good with a spear.
Bradomir perfectly understood where everything was going, and also did not hesitate ... From the sheath that was hung on his belt, a wide and long sword was drawn, which is not suitable for every warrior. Only someone as tall and broad-shouldered would be able to properly use such a powerful sword.
The two great-ranking lightning demigods looked at each other, and then after waiting for a certain moment, they violently moved towards each other in a killing spurt. Joven covered the spear with lightning energy, concentrating it on the tip of the weapon, and attempted to stab, aiming straight for the heart of his opponent. At the same time, Bradomir raised his sword above his head, covered his body with lightning armor, and moved towards the enemy, wanting to split him vertically into two parts.
Lightning demigods' specialty is their outstanding speed, which greatly exceeds the speed of demigods possessing another element in battle. It just so happens that in combat, speed often plays the most important role... Therefore, lightning demigods, at least in one-on-one combat, win much more often than others...
However, this has some drawback, lightning demigods are not that effective in dealing with a large number of enemies, lightning damage is incredibly high, only few people are able to use the destructive power of lightning in a large area. However, as with any rule, there are exceptions in this case ...
Such an exception is Bradomir Bach, who could never boast of excellent control over the power of the divine spark of lightning, but what he was not deprived of was its huge power, sometimes allowing it to release an amazing amount of energy in one attack.
So this time, when Bradomir and Joven approached each other, «Striking from Heaven», sensing something was wrong, and made an immediate decision ... He stopped the attack in an instant and quickly jumped to the side, escaping from a vertical blow with a sword.
«What...» Joven's eyes widened, the first time he had seen something like this in years of fighting.
In front of Bradomir, who lowered his sword in a furious attack, there was a crater a thousand meters long. There is nothing alive...
All the warriors of the Reed clan who were directly in the direction of the attack were turned into charred pieces of dead flesh, including the middle-ranked ice demigod Viral Trebon, who foolishly took a position behind Joven, considering it the most advantageous, in order to intervene in the duel ...
— Why did you run away? — Bradomir grinned, turning his head to the «Striking from Heaven». — Scared or what?
«How are you...» Joven hesitated, wondering how this rather young demigod could unleash such a powerful attack.
Even in his best years, he was not capable of something like that, although he was considered more than a mighty demigod of lightning ... Why, some still call him the strongest!
And then, an unknown guy, from the lands of the Vis clan, comes and does what Joven Freeman is not capable of ...
— Fearfully? Bradomir smiled. «Will there be more, old man...»
«Don't be arrogant, brat,» Joven fumed.
The man tightened his grip on the spear and headed towards his impudent opponent, cold fury was visible in his eyes, which no one had seen for a long time...
A fight ensued, Bradomir no longer used such a powerful and bright attack, despite its strength, it also required a proportionally huge amount of magical energy ... He limited himself to lightning armor and used only swordsmanship, in which he was quite experienced, at least enough to in order to save his life in battle with the «Striking from Heaven».
For about three minutes, the two demigods fought each other, occasionally colliding but not causing significant damage to each other. Bradomir crushed with arrogance and natural power, which forced those around him to press into the ground. Joven was a powerful demigod, but not that powerful, so he parried with his great experience and skill, control and accuracy, in which his opponent was much weaker.
From the side it was clear that they are, in principle, equal in strength, and none of them has a clear advantage over the enemy. In some ways, Bradomir is better, but in some ways, Joven is the opposite. The fight ended in a stalemate, which was amazing for many who watched this truly legendary duel.
The last time Joven Freeman faced an equal opponent was too long ago, for many he was an untouchable, a person who can be provoked only by a weak-minded person who does not want to continue his existence ...
«I did not expect to meet such an opponent as you today...» Joven spoke suddenly, cold fury in his eyes replaced by wisdom. «Truly, time is the strongest adversary, which man cannot defeat...
«Someone recently said that his old age won't help me...» Bradomir snorted, his face covered in sweat, and his movements gradually became much more casual and not as strong as at the beginning of the fight.
Unlike him, Joven retained more strength, even despite his considerable age ... It's all about skill and experience, while Bradomir gave all his best, his opponent could sometimes afford to rest and take a breath.
— Apparently, I was mistaken ... — said «Striking from heaven.» «Remind me what your name is, young man?»
— Bradomir Bach! — he answered confidently, repelling another attack. — How are you?
— What? Joven showed a moment of bewilderment.
— Gotcha! — exclaimed Bradomir, making a quick thrust with his sword in the neck of his opponent.
However, despite the hitch during the fight, Joven was still able to repel the attack, jumping back and knocking the sword out of the hands of a tired enemy. Bradomir remained unarmed, his fate was now sealed.
«That was mean, but smart...» said Heaven Slayer, showing a smile on his face that looked quite exhausted on his wrinkled face. «However, alas, today is not your day... So...»
Bradomir stood in front of him, breathing heavily, and in his eyes, as before, there was not even a shred of fear. Joven Freeman tightly gripped his spear and lunged at the unarmed enemy, first covering the weapon with purple lightning.
The tip of the spear headed straight for Bradomir's head, as this was the most unprotected place, which was weaker than the rest of the body covered with lightning armor. At the last moment, when the spear was about to pierce the neck, Bradomir abruptly jerked his head to the side, which was noticed by his opponent, who then shifted the point of impact ...
The spear struck in the face, just below the left eye. The blow came out glancing and did not cause serious damage, although it is obvious that after such a scar will remain for life ...
«Now you've definitely been caught...» Bradomir said with a triumphant smile.
After getting hit, he managed to grab Joven's weapon with his hand. Apparently, this was his goal, or the last hope for which he clung to as best he could.
«Well, what are you going to get with it?» asked the Striker from Heaven, obviously the man was not happy that his enemy would not die in any way.
Bradomir did not answer, a huge amount of energy came out of his hand and instantly flowed straight down the spear to Joven Freeman, who had not yet had time to remove his hands from the weapon. The defiant demigod channeled all the remaining energy, the power of which was excessive. It was the last desperate move that decided the outcome of the duel.
The 'Heaven Striker' could not foresee that another lightning demigod would try to fry him, the lightning demigod who is considered the strongest... This was his undoing, lightning energy proaming the spear penetrated Joven's body and destroyed it, turning the mighty demigod of lightning into a charred corpse...