Chapter 149: Do you have anything against the Amazoness race?
"Bete was also like that before; young people these days are too arrogant."
Gareth looked at Tione, who was provoking Finn without a care in the world, and sighed.
Even the fearless Evilus executives didn't dare to mock the 'Braver' for being timid in front of him.
"The only person who is not qualified to say something like that is you. In the past, you were even more arrogant than they were, right?"
Riveria chuckled.
It could be that she had a change of heart after seeing the amazoness sisters' bravery, or maybe she believed in Finn's judgment.
This was the first time that Riveria had spoken since they arrived here.
"Let's set aside other aspects. In terms of 'courage' alone, these two sisters are probably considered qualified in Finn's eyes."
The reason Finn insisted core members come here wasn't without its reason.
Rather than calling it a persuasion, it was more like a joint evaluation by Loki Familia.
Each of the executives and the goddess represented a so-called 'evaluation criterion'.
Loki's power to detect lies, Finn's courage, Riveria's character, Gareth's strength, and Luke's skill, which had been added on lately.
The approval of Loki, Finn, and Riveria represented whether they could join Loki Familia, while Gareth and Luke's approval represented their status in the Familia.
At least for now, the two amazoness sisters had passed the initial evaluation of Loki Familia.
The next step was to test their strength and their skill.
A Lv3 adventurer might be a 'core' member of other Familias; they could even become the captain.
But Lv3 isn't rare in Loki Familia; if Tione and Tiona's performance wasn't as good as the rumors, then they wouldn't have a chance at becoming core members.
Typically, in this kind of confrontation, the main spectacle should have been the battle between the elder sister Tione and Finn, the captain of Loki Familia.
However, whether it was Riveria, Gareth, or even Loki herself, they all shifted their focus towards Luke and Tiona.
The reason was quite simple: there was nothing unexpected happening on Finn's side.
…
Tione looked at Finn with disdain.
To be frank, she held a somewhat disdainful view of the pallum race.
In her eyes, this race was even weaker than humans, who she considered unremarkable, believing they could never produce a strong individual.
During her journey to Orario, Tione had encountered many powerful individuals from various races, some of whom were even stronger than herself.
However, to be honest, there is a limit to the number of strong individuals a race can possess.
The country she was from had more than one 'monster' level expert, and Tione had never seen anyone comparable to them.
This prejudice gave her blind confidence; she was certain that she would not be defeated by a 'weak' pallum.
However, the final result is…
Finn and Tione's battle ended in an instant.
Tione, who didn't know who she was facing against, had her wrist grabbed the moment she attacked.
And then she was thrown face-first into the ground with extreme force!
Boom——!
Tione, with that disdainful smile still on her face, was smashed into the ground along with the loud sound of the impact.
The cracked ground caused the gossiping crowd to subconsciously close their mouths.
Everyone was in shock, looking at the small figure standing in the training ground with a smile on his face.
"According to the previous agreement, you have to join our Familia."
Finn looked down at Tione, who was embedded into the ground with a relaxed expression.
He ended the battle in an instant.
On the other side,
Luke's battle with Tiona had just begun.
Whoosh——!
Bang——!
Luke easily blocked Tiona's kick aimed at his head with his arm.
Before she could react, he grabbed her ankle and threw her away.
Luke didn't plan on ending the battle in an instant like Finn did.
It wasn't that he couldn't do it; in fact, Luke, who was more adept at fighting against humans than monsters, had more than one way to end the battle in an instant.
He simply didn't want to do that.
To witness and personally experience the skill passed down from 'Telskyura', Luke stood still and didn't move; he didn't even draw his sword.
He relied solely on the body techniques that he had learned from Fan Xinglu to defend against Tiona's attacks.
"Wow, you're so strong!"
Tiona, who was thrown away, landed on the ground after a flip.
She was more cheerful than her sister; she didn't have anything against Loki Familia; instead, she kept talking to Luke.
"There really are such strong people in Orario."
Whoosh——!
Despite talking the entire time, her attacks didn't stop.
After adjusting her body, she charged forward again.
Bang——!
Luke blocked the punch that Tiona threw towards him, and then twisted her wrist, breaking her chance at building up power for a flying kick.
He then lifted his leg and drove his knee into her abdomen.
But Tiona endured the pain and clamped his knee with her legs.
She clung to his leg and attempted to smash her head directly into his with a headbutt.
But her attack ultimately missed.
Luke's left hand lightly brushed aside the block from her hands and accurately grasped the amazoness's neck.
Subsequently, Luke decided it was time to end the battle.
Like Finn, he seized Tiona by the neck and forcefully hurled her to the ground.
While doing so, Luke couldn't help but sigh, as though disappointed by the outcome.
Tiona was very strong; her fighting style was distinct from those found in Orario, with every attack targeted at vital areas like the head, embodying a lethal technique akin to Luke's swordsmanship.
But that was the extent of it.
"I had some expectations, but it looks like I'm in for a disappointment."
Luke shook his head and sighed as he turned and walked back to where Loki and the others were.
In this world, he hadn't found a 'satisfactory' opponent for a long time.
He didn't mean in terms of strength but in terms of skill; he had yet to find an opponent who could excite him.
Witnessing different sword techniques and skills was one of his few hobbies on the path to becoming strong.
The fighting technique that was passed down from the 'Country of Blood and Fighting' was indeed excellent, but it hadn't transcended the boundaries of ordinary fighting technique.
Meaning that it hadn't formed its own genre, it had no ideas, no will, and no soul.
Which was why Luke was so disappointed.
However, little did he know that his actions had frightened everyone around him.
Even Riveria and Gareth were looking at him in shock.
Looking at Luke's dissatisfied expression, Riveria couldn't help but wonder if someone had angered him recently.
"Hm? Why is everyone looking at me like this?"
Luke, who had finally recovered from his disappointment, finally realized that the people around him were looking at him with strange expressions.
"Luke…do you have anything against the amazoness race?"
After some hesitation, Riveria finally asked.
"Huh? No, I don't have anything against them. What's wrong?"
Looking at Luke's bewildered expression, Riveria raised an eyebrow.
She pointed her finger at Tiona, who was behind Luke, and asked him carefully: "Then why did you act so…decisively?"
"Hm? I was just following Finn's example…uh…"
Following the direction that Riveria was pointing, Luke turned his head and saw the amazoness girl, who had been embedded into the ground with only her head above ground, and her entire body spasming.
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