Chapter 93: Madman Bruno!! The last fight ended and it was time for the next fight.
A lot of people were particularly looking forward to this fight.
Elder Di wasn't happy with Lancelot Jr's presence, he hated him and as such didn't really train him well or at all. In fact, all he did was hand him a manual containing the best swordplay and did some poorly thought-out moves to confuse him.
So he knew deep within himself he hadn't even
done anything to train Lancelot Jr and, seeing him participate, he felt that Lancelot Jr would just disgrace himself and also tarnish Elder Di's impeccable image as an authority who had trained two outstanding students.
Lancelot Jr simply smiled when he noticed Elder Di's questioning gaze. A lot of his fellow elders were also awaiting the vital moment when they would get to mock elder Di, so he wasn't having a good day.
Lancelot Jr could feel a special aura in the crowd, the aura of Elder Kali, but he couldn't see her. Her presence lingered around, he felt her presence when no one else could, this surprised him.
'It's like she allowed only me to feel her presence, what a powerful person she is' he thought within himself. He gave up on searching for her after looking around for a few seconds.
"Next participants, come to the stage" a monk yelled, as he prepared to officiate the match.
Bruno came out from the crowd and walked up to the center clearing, made for the battle. "Madman Bruno" could be heard as a chant from the crowd, the sound was initially said in a low tone, suddenly it started to rise as the echoes increased in intensity.
"Madman Bruno! Madman Bruno! Madman Bruno!"
Initially, he hated the name but over time he got used to it and the crowd was loving it. Bruno brought out a knife and licked its edges as he looked at Lancelot Jr with a mischievous smile.
"Initially I wanted to play with you but someone has paid for your life so I would prefer to end your life quickly so l can go back to what I was doing before you came,"
Bruno said in a whisper that could be heard by those close by.
Those in the front of the line who could hear what Bruno said gasped in shock. His look was indifferent, he saw himself as untouchable and invincible.
Also, he felt within himself that he had done his part, as he felt that he had already been merciful enough to warn his opponent. It was now left for the opponent to either heed his warnings and forfeit the match or die within it.
Lancelot Jr smiled from ear to ear. He heard what Bruno said but he thought to himself, this guy has no idea who I am" he smiled then got in position to launch his attack as he waited for the referee to allow the match to commence.
"In this match, you can choose to forfeit the match or battle to a life and death scale, there is no limit as far as both parties are willing, ready?"
The referee said as he looked from Bruno to Lancelot Jr and then back.
"Ready!" Lancelot Jr said smiling.
"Ready!" Bruno also said.
"Don't disappoint me!" a voice came straight at Lancelot Jr's ear. Elder Kali, he gasped in shock as he looked around the crowd but he still couldn't find her.
He sighed and focused on Bruno, Bruno laughed out, he thought Lancelot Jr was sighing because he just noticed his precarious situation.
"It would be over quickly, don't worry" Bruno said out loud.
This time everyone could hear
him. Elder Di had left the vicinity of the match and wasn't seen.
He couldn't stand the shame that would come when Lancelot Jr lost shamefully. He had no iota of belief in Lancelot Jr's ability so he left to hide his head.
Lancelot Jr faced Bruno but said nothing. The referee finally shouted, "Start". Bruno brought out his two axes from his treasure ring.
He has obtained a lot of treasures from the people he killed over the years and kept them in that interstitial ring.
He played with both axes and brought the sharp edges close to his tongue, and licked them. After he was done he swung both axes performing a powerful move and charged out at Lancelot Jr.
Lancelot Jr could feel heavy pressure from Bruno, his aura was carrying a huge pressure that weighed down on him, he became slower than his usual speed and he noticed that this was a special technique Bruno used to drain his opponent of strength and kill them.
Lancelot Jr noticed that his energy level was dropping, this was clearly noticed by the crowd.
"Why isn't he moving out of the way" Alisha said as she panicked. Bruno was rushing forward with both blades and he had a wide grin on his face.
He had already seen the conclusion of this move in his mind. It was simply inevitable, he thought."Mom are you ready?" Lancelot Jr asked the spirit speaker.
"Ready for what?" The spirit speaker asked "I need your strength to increase the power of my consciousness in my spiritual sea"
"Oh, okay, ready" Before Bruno could land a blow with his axe, a strange invisible force shot out from Lancelot Jr's body. This force hit straight at Bruno, he was locked in the same position for a few seconds.
This afforded Lancelot Jr the opportunity to use his blade to cut Bruno deep into his chest, and rush to the side to avoid the blow that came down forcefully on the position he was formerly standing.
The crowd was shocked. Blood started to drip
from the chest area where Bruno had been cut.He used his hand to touch the area underneath his rugged jean top and licked the blood.
"Not bad, but now you will die a painful death" he shouted.
Suddenly his speed became faster, he moved with such ferocity, like a tiger locked on to its prey he swung his axe with such force that the air around it moved at a terrific speed.
It sliced Lancelot Jr's arms slightly and continued its motion till it slammed into the ground."Madman Bruno!, Madman Bruno!, Madman Bruno!" echoed continuously from the crowd.