[ Benson didn't really believe in karma.
Even after doing all sorts of crazy things, he didn't face any consequences due to his father backing, who is a knight of Barco, he was able to walk on straight path without any difficulties and became a knight of Barco.
That's why he was so proud on his position of being a knight of Barco.
He was someone who enjoyed power and did his best for Barco.
What he did to Kevin at social gatherings party was an expression of his loyalty. Unable to suppress his rising pride, he ridiculed his opponent Kevin even though he didn't know what would happen due to that.
'Is this karma?'
His future seemed dark. He had much experience with Roman Dmitry as he served directly under Anthony Barco. Although his position within the public had changed due to the incident with Blood Fang, Benson didn't believe the rumours.
Well, it was a reasonable thought. Thinking of the Roman Dmitry he saw and experienced with his own eyes, he thought crossing a line would be fine, as well.
However, the reality was much different.
Roman Dmitry cut down Homer and his sword with his single slash. As he watched the blood gush out of Homer's body, Benson felt goosebumps all over his body. ]
'I made a really big mistake.'
If only he had known the true face of Roman earlier.
Benson would had never touched Kevin, and he would had somehow tried to stick with Dmitry and not with Barco.
But it was too late to regret.
His life as a knight of Barco now imprisoned him, and what he did to other people due to his position superiority came back to him as a boomerang.
Viscount Barco's order him to step on the arena and fight in the last Daejeon battle.
Knowing that he could not refuse, he walked towards the arena with a face pale, his condition was like a death row prisoner.
'Fuck.'
People were looking at him, but no one cheered for him. In their eyes, he was already a corpse.
"I am Benson, representing Barco."
He struggled to calm his trembling voice.
Benson was only thinking ' who will they send for these battle. '
He had also knew that Lawrence has a, 2-star aura swordsman, and the moment he comes for these battle, Benson will not be able to avoid his death.
'Oh God. Please, save me just once.'
That was then, a figure walked out of the Lawrence's camp.
Benson was familiar to these face, with a dwarf physique.
Benson couldn't hold back his laughter for a moment.
'He is my opponent?'
He was sure the one in front of him was the boy soldier he had beaten at the social gatherings party.
Seeing him stepping up, Benson felt god had been given him a chance to live.
'God! Thank you very much!'
He thought he would live through this. In his eyes, Kevin looked like a very easy prey.
Swish!
* * *
The final battle has begun.
Benson was now completely relaxed.
Although the flag signaled the start of the confrontation, he showed a relaxed attitude, he didn't rushed to his opponent right away.
" At first, I doubted my eyes. No matter how they decided who to send in the last battle, I didn't know that they would send you in the last Daejeon battle. "
[ Benson grinned.
He laughed. His lips constantly curled up, unable to hide his happiness. ]
"Well, you must have wanted revenge from me. But whether voluntarily or unintentionally. You have now been abandoned by your master. think about it If you are the one who has the authority to command, would you let the weakest soldier to go in the last Daejeon battle? Of course not! This means that you are of little use for them, and from the moment you accept the order, your future is decided."
He pick up his sword
Even then, Kevin watched Benson silently.
Kevin spread his legs at reasonable distance, and pointed the tip of his sword at Benson with sharp eyes.
"You cheeky bastard."
Was it because of the relief that he would live? Benson felt his pride hurt seeing Kevin's actions.
Benson slammed the ground and rushed towards Kevin in a blink of an eye.
"Die!"
Tap!
Benson's movements were slow.
Because the previous two confrontations were so different, it didn't seem that fast to people's eyes.
Still, no one doubted on the Benson's victory.
Benson's opponent was Kevin, his physics was dwarfed enough that people thought he was a child soldier at first glance, while Benson's physique completely overwhelms his opponent.
There was a obvious power difference between them.
As Benson swung his sword with a heavy movement, Kevin turned his head slightly and dug into the opponent's arms.
Phuak!
A cut line appeared on Kevin's cheek, but Kevin didn't mind it, and aimed at Benson's chin, thrusting his sword from the bottom to up.
Benson area under the chin was not protected by armor. It was a threatening attack made by Kevin in Benson.
Benson raised his arm to block the sword, and at the same time smacked Kevin's stomach with his other arm.
Kang!
Whoops!
Kevin's attack was blocked.
He could not penetrate the black steel armour without using an aura, and his expression was slightly distorted by the attack that hit his abdomen.
But he didn't step back.
Without a single groan, Kevin swung his sword toward the opponent's gap once more, as if he was not in pain in his stomach.
The speed of the sword attack was faster than anyone had expected.
His muscles that had been trained by farming and doing chores exerted unnatural strength. Thus, Benson's forearm and torso was cut.
Slash!
"Kuak!"
Benson hels back his groan. It was an unexpected counterattack. Then, Benson slammed his opponent's body.
Kevin bounced back, and as he rolled on the ground, Benson instantly jumped right in and slashed toward Kevin.
"Die!"
Whoops!
A that brief difference moment.
Kevin quickly evaded the attack, smashing his sword into the ground, and Kevin jumped up and closed the distance him and Benson.
It looked like he did not want to prolong this battle and end it quickly.
Kevin and Benson. As there is a physical difference between a boy and an adult, the attack power between the two is significantly different.
Kevin instinctively knew that he had to stick with his opponent, and he never lost his focus, even though his face was cut and he was thrown to the ground.
Kang!
Kakakan!
There two sword collided mindlessly.
Obviously, Benson was overwhelming Kevin with his physical advantage, but he could not make any decisive scene.
"This bastard!"
Benson's face was flushed red.
His self-esteem was hurt.
His opponent is mere kid and he was against him who had a title of a knight.
But still he could not finish this battle.
His stomach was boiling with range.
Benson was trying to finish the battle in the moderation, but he changed his mind when he saw Kevin's eyes full of hatred.
'I will Unconditionally kill you.'
Even if it hurts little, Benson wanted to punish the guy who didn't even know who was even he dealings with.
Swishhh!
Kevin tilted his head as Benson swung his sword with all his might.
At that moment people around arena went silent, Benson rushed forward.
It was a position that gave up the defense to some extent, he launched a series of attacks like a storm on Kevin, and Kevin retreated back and forth to block the opponent's attack.
Each time due to there attack clash, Kevin's body staggered.
Even if his sword was blocked, Benson wouldn't stop and kept pushing Kevin further backward.
Now, the results of the battle were clear to most of the audience-It would be Benson's victory.
A battle result that was as expected. That was because, in the current situation, the difference in the physical strength of the fighter was quite vast, and Kevin couldn't have grown so much in two months that he would be able to defeat a knight.
Kang!
Kevin's arm bounced off.
He couldn't stand the opponent's strength.
Benson seized the opportunity and did his best to launch a follow-up attack.
His sword look like it was cutting the wind, it was a desperate crisis for Kevin.
Seeing Kevin try to attack back, Benson decided to end this battle now.
Benson thought, 'Anyway, a sword like that can't pierce my armor.'
The value of armor cannot be ignored in a battle.
Just before Benson's sword was going to cuts through Kevin.
Benson's eyes widen due what he saw in front of him.
Scratch!
Kevin's sword which was glowing red cut through Benson's armor, and blood gushed out from the Benson body.
Roman had said that using Ghost Illusion Demonic Martial Arts was the fastest way to grow than any other technique if one could handle the pain and suffering that came from it.
Yes, the Ghost Illusion Demonic Martial Arts inhabited Kevin's mind from the day he cut his hand off.
( Kill! Kill! Kill! )
( That fucking bastard is hurting you right now! )
( Get revenge against him now! )
The Ghosts of the Ghost Illusion Demonic
Martial Arts were whispering that to him.
Actually, they were all just hallucinations. The Ghosts of the Ghost Illusion Demonic Martial Arts don't actually exist but still confuse one's mind. Thus, Kevin looked at Benson with burning eyes. The physical pain was nothing to him.
Even the pain when compared to Benson's gigantic fist hit his stomach, it was nothing compared to the pain of cutting off his arm.
He endured it till the end.
He suppressed the pain and narrowed the distance with his opponent.
( top! )
( be careful! )
His instinct said.
The opponent will swing the sword from top to bottom.
Kevin believed the ghost magician's words, and avoided the opponent's attack with only a short delay.
Benson's sword passed fiercely in front of his eyes.
In a situation where he could die in the slightest of distraction, Kevin felt alive.
'I want to be a useful sword to my master.'
Chris was chosen as a fighter.
He felt envious of Chris when he saw the confident remark he made that he could beat a 3-star aura swordsman.
He was first to made up his mind to follow Roman before Chris, but he was angry at the fact that he couldn't get the middle ground due to the difference in his talent.
His family received favor from Roman.
But what on earth is he doing for Roman?
Just like Chris had shown, he wanted to earn Roman's trust and carry out his orders, but all he could do till now was see Benson insulting Roman and then he was beaten up by him.
[ You could call it a feeling of inferiority.
Or it could be too much loyalty.
Kevin wanted revenge.
He wanted to rip off Benson's mouth for insulting Roman and prove that he was also a useful sword to Roman.
At that moment.
Wrath!
Benson's attacked him, he was certain of his victory.
He believed that he could win easily, and that was a mistake he made because he didn't get to know Kevin properly.
'Ghost Illusion Demonic Martial Arts.'
( Kakakaka! )
( Kill him! )
A red light shone from his sword while consuming a bit of his mana. It was something he could use only for a fleeting second, but during that time, Kevin had enough power that he could even cut down steel.
Slash!
Thus, Benson's armor was cut down. Naturally, the skin behind the armor was also cut, and red blood gushed out from his body.
Benson was stunned. His expression turned to be one that showed how much pain he was in, and he hurriedly swung his sword toward Kevin to get a chance to live, but in return his chest was completely opened.
Despite his wound on the shoulder Kevin didn't think much about it, Kevin could only see Benson's wounds.
There was a time when he was terrified of even a slight cut on his finger.
The child who lived under his love of his parents grew up completely differently due to the storms in his life.
Kevin's expression turned into a ferocious one.
For a moment, Benson's eyes met Kevin his face showed fear and tried to get away from Kevin, but he was attack again on his wound.
Whoops!
Ahhhhh!
Benson screamed.
Now he had no power left in his body to fight back.
He had to fight only with physical strength, and Kevin got on top of Benson's collapsed posture and crushed his upper body.
Then he grabbed the blade directly and slashed the Benson wounds without stopping.
His hand was cut and he was in pain, but his was only concerne was now to kill his opponent.
Phuak! Phuak!
Phuak!
Every time Kevin pulled out his sword, blood spattered around.
Benson was groaning due pain while he was trying to hold back the blood in his throat and was trying to push Kevin away with his blood-stained hands.
But that was it.
His pathetic hand couldn't stop it.
Kevin continued to attack by cutting through Benson wounds to the end.
Benson's body shook.
There was no further resistance from him.
And then, after stabbing the wound several times, Kevin gasped and lifted his head.
Kevin huffed.
Benson's condition.
It was so miserable that it could not be seen as a human body anymore.
In the last fight of Daejeon battle.
The winner was Kevin.
Everyone around the arena held their breath.
Kevin's appearance.
It was like a demon to them.
Even though it was a fight in which a person had to kill there opponent, some of them shut their mouths seeing such a cruel seen in front of them.
Kevin staggered and stood up.
His face was stained with blood.
Blood was dripping from his torn shoulder, but he moved on as if nothing was wrong with his body.
Everyone's attention was focused on him.
One hard step at a time, people's eyes followed him.
Kevin arrived in front of Roman.
As Roman looked down at him, Kevin looked up at him like a child wishing for praise.
" I am back. "
Roman said "You did well, Kevin."
That alone was enough, hearing that Kevin smiled brightly as if he had won the whole world.
The Daejeon battle was now over
In battle between Lawrence and Barco, people all said that Barco would win, but the result was enough to shock the Cairo kingdom.
3 out of 3 wins, Lawrence's victory.
And at the center of it was Roman Dmitry.