"GHUUUU…"
A colossal creature made purely of rocks stood like an unshakable monolith.
It was at least ten meters tall, and its overall build resembled that of a buff warrior who had completely maxed out its defense.
The dark earthen armor of had on complemented the lighter lines that could be seen around the joints and slight crevices within the full-body armor.
Even the Elemental's face was shrouded in armor, leaving only a slit for vision.
The Grand Earth Elemental had a massive shield on one hand, and a mace on the second hand.
Both of them appeared remarkably heavy.
"T-the hell!"
"That's crazy huge!"
"Unbelievable!"
Many people marveled in both awe and intimidation as they witnessed the massive Titan take its first step forward.
The ground shook, and everyone trembled.
Even though they now stood a considerable distance from the massive thing, they could still feel the tremors it caused.
After experiencing all of this, they couldn't help but look in the direction of the little one who was to face the Goliath.
The tiny rabbit—Alicia's cherished Snow.
"Does he stand a chance, though?"
"Isn't Sir Ralyks being a bit… unfair?"
"Alicia might lose her Familiar at this rate. Damn!"
As they watched the rabbit also approach the opponent that looked infinitely bigger and stronger than it.
Right now, a massive dome covered the large area that would serve as their battleground, courtesy of one of Ralyks' Skills.
The Otherworlders all sat as they waited for the match to start with growing anxiety.
They had just met this rabbit minutes ago, but not everyone wanted to see it get squashed so easily.
Alicia looked especially focused on her Familiar, though the expression on her face wasn't that of fear or nervousness.
… It was excitement!
Rey sat beside her, and they both watched the match as Ralyks stood close to the barrier in order to coordinate the whole thing.
"Now then…"
As Ralyks said this, both the Earth Elemental and the cute Familiar were now about one or two meters from each other.
They stared at each other, with the rabbit straining to look up, while the noble earthen warrior found it similarly difficult to gaze so low.
Still, they both acknowledged the other with a nod.
"… Let the match begin!"
~VWOOOOSH!~
The first to move was the mace of the Grand Earth Elemental.
It descended with a mighty roar, causing the winds around it to cry. With a heavy pressure, the colossal weapon neared the white rabbit.
In the eyes of many—if they could even see the attack—it would hit the smaller creature in no time.
However…
~BOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!~
The mace landed on the earth, causing tons of debris to scatter all around the arena.
However, the rabbit wasn't among any of the debris, nor was it crushed by the overwhelming force of its opponent.
No… what happened was quite simple.
"Kwii…" A squeak of the rabbit echoed from behind the Grand Earth Elemental.
It stood there, with two of its limbs on the ground, and its forelimbs raised a little higher.
For a moment, there was silence.
Then—
"W-what just happened?"
"I couldn't see a thing!"
"Did any of you notice what just happened?"
"No! I just saw blurs."
"You saw blurs? I just blinked and this is what happened? How?"
No one could properly explain the phenomenon.
Even Adonis squinted his eyes and focused his attention just so he could follow the fight.
And even he had only seen the blurry movement of the rabbit.
"It… moved so fast that it was almost like teleportation…" Adonis whispered as he stroked his chin.
It was a straightforward move—nothing too special.
Yet, the Hero couldn't help but smile.
"Amazing…"
While many gawked at the sight, Alicia was stunned by her Familiar's speed as well.
She never expected to be unable to follow at all.
This series of amazement was merely the start, though. Many more shocking revelations were yet to come.
~BOOOOOOMMM!~
Another echo of destruction reverberated in the air, and the Otherworlders realized that the area where the rabbit had stood was once again destroyed.
The question was… where did the bunny go?
Fortunately, this time no one needed to ask that question for too long.
It was standing directly on top of the mace, completely unscathed by the attack that was meant to crush it.
The Grand Earth Elemental noticed this and tried to take action by smashing the mace's surface to the ground.
However, before he could do anything, the rabbit sped away from its previous position and rushed towards the armored Goliath.
It sent one of its legs forward for a powerful kick, but the Elemental reacted faster and used its shield to block the assault.
The shockwaves caused by the impact of the tiny rabbit hitting the massive shield caused the air around to vibrate.
Once again, amazement filled the air.
Even though the Otherworlders could barely see what was going on with their eyes, the snippets they caught with their naked eyes—and the very fact that they couldn't see most of the fight—told them of how amazing the conflict was.
At this point, no one referred to the white rabbit as "little guy", or "tiny thing… or even "cute bunny."
No… they were way past that now.
Everyone referred to Snow by her name, and the image they had of her was now completely different from just earlier.
"She's so fast…"
"Strong too! Didn't you feel that impact?"
"C-crazy!"
This white rabbit was beyond decent in its abilities.
It was strong!
Still, they had gotten excited too early.
After all, this was just a warm-up—some kind of greeting between both parties.
There were yet to be Skills involved.
However, that was soon going to change with the Grand Earth Elemental taking its battle stance and Snow also changing posture.
She took a sprinting position, and both targets stared at each other from their distance.
Tension was palpable in the air.
Then—
~BOOOOOOMMMM!~
~WHOOSH!~
Destruction trailed behind the Elemental as only a cloud of smoke and a trail of wind followed Snow with her sheer speed.
They closed the distance between each other in one move, signaling the true dawn of their clash.