Principal Helen's final verdict was cut short as steam was generated from the deep cut of Neo.
[You have learnt awakened a new ability.]
[Electro-regeneration(level 1): This ability involves the strengthening of the minor electric currents your body produces with your electric Aen to increase the speed your body tissues requires to repair and replace the damaged tissues. It only works for injuries such as cuts, bruises and a second degree burn.]
"A new ability? Alright, not what I had in mind but I guess it should suffice if it's able to heal my hand." The Electro-regeneration was not the ability Neo had in mind to master. It's sudden awakening reminded Neo that there was indeed a certain condition that he needed to meet to awaken the abilities that lied dormant in his body.
"I-impossible!" George stumbled backwards as the wounds of Neo healed up completely, even the injury on his right hand was healed completely.
"Reo Elwin is still in it!" The principal exclaimed prompting the spectators to cheer on as the battle was far from over.
[Note: The Electro-regeneration ability is an ability you can only use once in 3 days due to the excess stamina it consumes while healing your wounds, each time you level up this ability, the stamina it consumes also increases greatly.]
The Electro-regeneration ability turned out to be a once in a blue moon technique due to the effects it leaves. Nonetheless as it was still in level 1 the effects were minor. Neo stood to his feet with a no expressions on his face as he spoke to George in a rather dark tone.
"I have seen through your attacks, now the same technique won't work twice on me." His words left George even more enraged.
"Just who the hell is he?" The principal muttered outside the ring to herself, she had never seen an Aen user who moves like Neo and possess the ability he does. The princess however had already made up her mind to recruit Neo regardless of the outcome of the match.
"There is no way.." As George grew angrier a cloud of shadow quickly emerged from his back and grew in size. "I'd ever lose to a commoner like you!" He exclaimed in rage.
The shadow cloud traveled swiftly towards Neo who stood still, it engulfed him swiftly before he could even react to it and it vanished. George smirked.
His ability [Dark Void] was a shadow technique which cast a shadow over his target and once it disappears the technique activates. It discards it's victim sense of sight and hearing.
To anyone who witnessed his ability knew that it was over, George dashed forward with his shadow claw to deliver a clean strike to his chest which would end it once and for all. "Your through!" He yelled given Neo's sensory receptors were turned off temporarily.
As George went for a horizontal slash to Neo's chest, Neo crouched swiftly evading his claws. "What!?" George exclaimed. Everyone got to their feet in shock including the princess and Vanessa who lost all hope after his tools for battle were deactivated.
The crowd cheered at the unexpected change in event yet again, George assumed it had to be a fluke. He was sure he blocked all his sensory receptors. He slashed several times at Neo but he evaded all effortlessly.
"How is he doing this!?" The principal yelled for the first time during a match. At George's final strike which was unsuccessful, Neo delivered a right cross which knocked him backwards on the ground.
Although all Neo could see was darkness, he saw a notification popped up in his field of vision.
[You have levelled up]
[Silent Echo>(level 4)]
Silent Echo is a skill that was already made available to Neo since the beginning, it was an active skill gradually utilized by the previous host of his body. The skill allowed Neo to create electromagnetic impulses with his affinity for electricity which escapes his body and spreads out around a 10 meter radius before returning to his nervous system and his brain processes it as visual imagery.
In essence, he didn't require his sense of sight and hearing to fight. No one, not even his deceased family knew of this skill.
"It's time I end this once and for all." Neo spoke softly, George got to his feet slowly as he tried to understand how all this was possible.
"Don't mock me! You insignificant worm!" Out of anger he dashed forward at Neo with his shadow claws and slashed at him from all angles, but Neo evaded everything and sent a upper cut to his jaw and blew him off his feet. As George crashed to the ground Neo stretched his legs sideways before placing his right palm outwards and held his wrist with his other hand.
He knew he couldn't beat George just by physical attacks, he had to risk it all on the new technique he was developing if he was going to win this. He activated his skill [The Assassins Instincts] which shut off all necessary emotions and indulged in his instincts to kill.
"Hmph." Neo grunted softly as electricity coursed through his arms towards his hand and a blue ball of energy developed in his palm. As he gradually built up the ball of energy, sparks of electricity surrounded it swiftly. It's intensity ripped the surface of the ring apart little by little and Neo's hair danced in the wind generated by the technique.
As George got to his feet and gazed upon Neo, a blue blinding light emanated from from his palm forcing everyone to block their eyes and was followed up by a gush of wind. As the light died down, all eyes were fixated at Neo, everywhere was silent as they gazed upon the blue ball of energy surrounded by several sparks of electricity which rested on Neo's palm.
[You have created a new ability]
[You have earned 500XP]
[You have levelled up]
[level 4>6]
[Electric Burst evolved(level 1)]
"Neo..." Vanessa could only whisper his name softly as she gazed upon the dazzling technique he had been working on since the start of the exams.