While Arran secluded himself to study the knowledge and insights about the laws recorded in the iridescent law crystals...
Somewhere on the 500th floor, Sadie and John were currently located inside a magnificent arena. The two of them were in a small room that was equipped with various equipment for rest and recuperation. There was also a weapon and armor rack located in the room.
The two of them were seated on a long bench across from each other, and they both had solemn looks on their faces. especially Sadie... she looked like she was about to face a great battle, which was actually the case.
The truth was that Sadie was about to fight in the arena.
She was participating in a bidding war where she would have to face off against her opponent to win the bid for an item that was being auctioned on the 500th floor.
For this battle, Sadie had been the one to initiate the bidding war and the item that she was fighting over was a small round shield that
After Sadie stepped through the door, she appeared on the arena stage where she would be fighting her battle. As for John, since he wasn't scheduled for a fight, he appeared on the viewing stands where he could watch Sadie's fight.As soon as Sadie appeared on the stage, a loud wave of cheers from the audience, who were there to watch the battle, sounded throughout the arena.There was a large crowd of viewers in the stands who were there to enjoy the battles that happened in the arena. As the second most popular place in the whole of Fort Crawford, the bidding arena welcomed a lot of fights every day, and people would always be around to witness the fights personally.Although it was possible to watch the fights happening in the bidding arena remotely from anywhere in the main area, most people still preferred to be physically present to experience the fights for themselves.Sadie ignored all the cheers and pushed it into the background. As soon as she e
Sadie stared at her opponent, and her killing intent started to overflow. Her eyes went cold and icy, giving off a chilling glare that could freeze others in place after taking a glimpse at her.An icy sensation spread through Sadie's limbs, traveling to her head and entering her brain. Her thoughts receded, and she entered a frighteningly calm state. Before, Sadie's eyes were filled with confusion and intelligence, but now those icy blue eyes were as calm as a pristine lake without any ripples at all.Sadie's expression was deadpan and emotionless.The swordsman frowned when he noticed the change in Sadie. For once; he looked very serious as he stared warily at Sadie. as if understanding what had happened to Sadie; the swordsman sighed regretfully and spoke up in a solemn tone."You're quite vigilant, aren't you?""Do you really have to go this far? Can't we just end things simply without creating a big mess?"The swordsman's words garnered
Trapp came to sit beside John, who was attentively watching the match. Feeling that somebody had taken the seat beside him that he had reserved for Trapp. John turned around to see who it was. Upon spotting Trapp, John hurriedly greeted him."You're here," he said simply."Yeah," Trapp replied. then he turned to the arena stage where the battle was ongoing and asked."How is it?""They've been fighting for some time, but you haven't missed much," John replied."Oh... then how is her opponent like?" Trapp asked."Very troublesome," was John's reply."He has a way of messing with people's minds, causing them to lose focus and their minds to wander in battle. This can be very fatal normally, but with this guy it is especially so." John elaborated."He specializes in swift sword attacks and can mobilize gusts of sharp wind blades to attack his opponents. Sadie has already fallen at a disadvantage from the very beginning. But she's
Back in the battle...After the first exchange of strikes, Sadie and the splinter swordsman had already exchanged a few more strikes with each other and, after every clash, Sadie would be covered in more cuts and injuries. These injuries were opened and closed continuously by the wind blades, but as Trapp had analyzed, not much blood came out of the wounds and Sadie was not too affected by them at all.After every exchange of strikes by Sadie and the splinter swordsman, Sadie would always end up in a miserable state while the swordsman seemed to be unscathed. It was as if he was not affected by Sadie's attacks in the slightest and he was always able to avoid danger with his extremely fast movement speed.Watching the fight between Sadie and the splinter swordsman, it would seem as if Sadie were at a complete disadvantage in the battle. But that was not actually the case.Looking closely, after every exchange, Sadie was covered in tiny cuts that bled, but
The battle between Sadie and the Splinter Swordsman, Cell, was reaching its end. Almost everybody in the audience could sense this. If the people watching the battle could, it was especially so for the two of them involved in the battle.Both opponents knew that the match would be concluded in the next few minutes and a winner would be decided between the two of them.They both knew they had pushed themselves to the limit of their ability and had fought with everything they had. But even at that, none of them were able to triumph over the other. Now, after fighting for a long time, they were not at their peak state anymore and a single mistake could result in the match ending.Between Sadie and her opponent, Sadie actually seemed to be in a much better state than her opponent. Although Sadie's stamina had been significantly depleted, she wasn't as affected as the swordsman was.Right now, the swordsman was clearly having trouble keeping his breath stable
Sadie's opponent, Cell, slid down the arena's barrier, leaving a trail of bloody lines on the transparent barrier until he landed on the ground. After struggling to stand up for a few moments, his stamina was finally spent, and he collapsed in defeat.At this moment, the silent arena that had gone quiet when he was sent flying was immediately whipped into a frenzy and loud cheers burst out from all over, drowning the arena in a wave of hoarse laughter and roars.As soon as the swordsman fell in defeat, Sadie was declared the winner of the bidding war. The highlights of her battle were quickly displayed above the arena and on the live broadcast for all to see. It was a celebration of the greatest and most exciting moments during the battle that drew people's attention the most.At the same time, many people were cashing in their rewards for the bets they had made during the match. During this time, there were countless wails of agony from those who had lost big a
A few hours had gone past since Sadie won her first bidding war. Currently, it was already approaching the day cycle station time. This is the time when most people would still be resting in bed but in the main area of the station and, more precisely, the auction house, various activities were still going on and the place was lit up like it was daytime. This was a place that never slept, no matter the time of day, and the hustle and bustle of everyday life continued.On the 500th floor, the central island was still as bright as ever and the huge projection board still displayed numerous items that were being placed for auction. Even at this time, bids were still being placed and people were still on the lookout for treasures to make a profit from.Somewhere on the 500th floor, in a dark corner that was of the ocean that was not as brightly lit as the rest of the floor, there was a medium-sized island floating silently on the surface of the sea. There were no lights sho
Arran gave up on searching for Trapp and the others on the small island. Instead, he quickly sent a message to Trapp asking him of their whereabouts."Where are you guys? I just came out now and didn't find anybody on the island. Are you all this having fun outside? don't you need to rest?"After sending the message, Arran waited for a reply. It didn't take long before he got a reply from Trapp."You're out? How was it... did you make any gains? Forget it. I will hear from you when we meet up.""I am currently together with Sadie and John. We are at the battle arena outside the auction house. You can meet us here if you want. Just take the teleportation hub and you'll be sent here directly. I'll send you our room number in a bit so you can come if you feel like it. Alright, I've got to go... I'm busy right now, so let's chat when you come over."Trapp's message ended on that note and Arran didn't hear from him or the others again. This didn't matte