It was tense, and everyone in the field could feel it.
The air grew heavy, and the onlookers fell silent, their eyes wide with shock and fear.
"Stop the duel right now. You won, didn't you?" Oasis roared.
"Ki ki ki, here comes the savior. Take her," the bully said as he kicked Amilia in the stomach, causing her to bleed from her mouth and toss her over to Oasis.
"Amilia, here..." Oasis removed a pill from his bracelet.
He gave her a vitality-replenishing pill, which was enough to heal most of her internal injuries, making her fine.
"Wait here," Oasis commanded.
"You with the big nose, I challenge you to a duel now,"
Oasis roared at the guy who had just beaten up Amilia as he was descending the other side of the training field.
"A junior dares to challenge me to a duel? Brat, I will make you wish you were dead," he spoke.
"I am Dazai. My family is under the Shadowfen family," he declared as he returned to the arena.
"Yoh, old man, treat this match like you were doing the last match. As long as he is not about to die, don't interfere," Oasis spoke as he glared at the instructor.
The crowd of students buzzed with excitement and anticipation.
"As if, brat. You will wish you were dead. I'm going to beat you to a pulp just like I did that bitch," Dazai sneered, licking his lips.
Without wasting time, the duel started with the instructor announcing the names of the contenders.
"Let the duel between Dazai Delvon and...," he paused, "What's your name, brat?"
"Oasis Volacris," he replied.
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"Oasis Volacris begin...," he paused again, "Huh, Oasis Volacris? You are Oasis Volacris?"
"Start the duel, old man," Oasis spoke.
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"He's Oasis? I heard he is strong and passed the theory exam within a year, breaking a record."
"He is that small?"
The crowd started whispering.
"Yeah, yeah, the duel begins," the instructor said.
"Earth Magic: Crushing Boulder!" Dazai shouted as he unleashed a boulder from the ground aimed at Oasis.
"Blazing Mirage Step," Oasis whispered as he dodged the boulder, closing the gap between him and Dazai.
"Earth Magic: Rising Spikes!" Dazai shouted as he unleashed spikes from the ground under Oasis's feet.
Oasis continued dodging the earth spikes with his Blazing Mirage Step, closing the distance.
"Blazing Dragon Fist: First Form - Ember Strike," Oasis whispered.
In a blink of an eye, he was already in front of Dazai, hitting him with the Ember Strike as blue flames erupted from his fist, aiming at Dazai's stomach.
Before Dazai could fly back from the impact, "Blazing Mirage Step," Oasis whispered again, his body radiating with blue-cyan energy.
The crowd gasped in awe as Oasis seemed to blur and reappear behind Dazai in an instant.
His body radiated with energy that seemed to ripple through the air, creating a shimmering afterimage that disoriented the onlookers.
The air around him crackled with intense energy, the temperature rising noticeably.
As blood spurted from Dazai's mouth, Oasis had already moved behind him.
"Blazing Dragon Fist: Second Form - Inferno Fist,"
Oasis intoned, unleashing a barrage of fiery punches that struck Dazai from the back, scorching his clothes and searing his skin as blue flames ignited from Oasis's fists.
Creating a mesmerizing yet terrifying spectacle.
The repeated blows were relentless, each one driving the breath from Dazai's lungs and leaving him more battered and bloodied.
As Dazai's resolve began to falter and he seemed ready to surrender, Oasis grabbed him by the back of the neck, securing him with an iron grip.
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"Dancing Phoenix," he declared, leaping up from the ground into the air with Dazai in tow.
He spun mid-air, gaining momentum before hurling Dazai directly into the ground.
Thud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The impact was brutal, and the stage shuddered as Dazai crashed down, left bloody and unconscious.
The crowd was shocked into silence, their earlier cheers for Dazai dying in their throats.
Those who had been rooting for Dazai were now quiet and scared, the sheer power and skill displayed by Oasis overwhelming them.
"What a monster," the instructor thought, his mind reeling from the display of raw power.
Oasis stepped off the stage and went straight to Amilia.
"Let's get out of here," he spoke to her with a calm authority.
She nodded, and together, they left the training field, leaving behind a stunned and silent crowd.
The field was left in silence, and some of the spectators were left shaking.
The instructor wasted no time in sending Dazai to the nearby infirmary and calling his master.
Oasis and Amilia made their way to a nearby tea shop in Snow Valley, hoping to catch their breath and discuss what had led to the duel with a senior.
As they sat down, Amilia recounted her side of the story.
Apparently, Dazai had been misbehaving and touching her inappropriately while she was in Snow Valley to freshen up, Since her Her abode was in one of the peaks around the winter region of the academy.
When she retaliated, Dazai began raising his voice and bad-mouthing her family, insulting her mother and calling the Frostveil Family inferior to the Shadowfen Family.
Unable to stand it, she challenged him to a duel.
"Oh, I see. Worry not, I got your back. No one will touch a strand of your beautiful hair as long as I still breathe,"
Oasis declared to Amilia.
Amilia was touched by his words and blushed, grateful for Oasis being there for her when no one in the crowd was on her side.
"I leave myself in your care, Sir Volacris," she said, smiling.
"Sir Volacris?" Oasis repeated, and they both laughed.
It was evident that Oasis had managed to make her feel better.
After exchanging conversations for some time, it was time for Oasis to return to the Winter Garden.
He escorted Amilia to her abode and then headed back.
By the time Oasis reached the Winter Garden, it was already night.
For some reason, Master Renald hadn't arrived yet.
"Oh, someone came back just after dinner was served, huh?" Liora spoke to Oasis.
Everyone burst into laughter.