The signal for the first match of the second round sounded out and both participants to fight in the first round started making their way onto the stage. As it turns out, the first participants who would be opening the stage for the second round of the tournament was Brianna who had drawn a bye in the first round prevention her from fighting then.
Brianna's opponent was somebody who had fought in the first round, but her performance had not been anything outstanding compared to the rest of the participants.
Like most participants here, during her match, she had struggled to win against her opponent as they went back and forth. It was only by gaining a little advantage over her opponent that this participant had just barely been able to secure a victory. At most, she had only been able to avoid suffering a serious injury from that fight, unlike some other participants.
Brianna's opponent in the match was Jenna, the teammate of Hilda and Hyde, who from the very be
Jenna's style of combat was the bane of all close-range fighters that needed to be within a certain distance from their opponents for their abilities to have any effects. As a mid to close-range combatant, Brianna also fell into the category of fighters that should have a hard time dealing with Jenna. With Jenna's excellent battle awareness, she is able to control the battlefield very well to create favorable conditions for herself.Still, unlike other close-range fighters, Brianna had a certain ability that restrained Jenna.It is common knowledge that most living organisms do not do well in the cold, and this was the same when it came to plants. There were very few species of plants that had adapted to being able to survive in the cold.Among the various plants that Jenna had grown to fill the stage, those brittle and hard thorn plants certainly fell under the category of plants that hated the cold and could not survive under extremely cold conditions.
Brianna stood motionless as she cautiously stared into the colorful poison pollen cloud ahead. She was very wary about what could be hidden inside, as there was a faint sense of danger radiating from inside the cloud.Indeed, just as Brianna expected, sensing some movement coming from inside the cloud-like that of rushing air when an object is moving at top speed, Brianna quickly turned her body to the side in haste to once again dodge a fast-moving projectile.Stopping in place and stabilizing her body, Brianna had a solemn look in her eyes.It was already confirmed...There was something hidden inside the colorful poison pollen cloud that had not been used in Jenna's previous match. It should be a new type of plant that is able to shoot very fast projectiles towards others. As it was hidden inside the pollen cloud, it was difficult to pinpoint the location of this new plant, and the only thing one could do was dodge the speeding projectiles.Bria
Brianna was ready, and her confidence booted once again. Resuming her advance, Brianna shot towards the poison pollen cloud that blocked her way forward.Gripping her ice crystal dagger firmly in her hands, Brianna made her way speedily into the pollen cloud, intent on breaking through. No matter what was on her way to obstruct her, Brianna was going to rely on her trusty dagger to slice through all obstacles.Brianna had not even run for a long while when she sensed movement coming from the pollen cloud and in the next moment, another projectile was shot accurately towards her location.Instinctively, Brianna paused a little as she hesitated. Although she was quite confident in this new skill she had created, Brianna could not help but doubt its capabilities for a moment. But in the next moment, Brianna shook her head and cast all doubts out of her mind.In her mind, Brianna berated herself for hesitating at this point. Since she was already here, then t
The unknown was the most terrifying...People feared what they did not know and what they could not understand. This is a subconscious kind of fear that is unreasonable and cannot be explained in simple words. But when something seizes to no longer be a mystery... when the unknown becomes known, fear gives way to understanding and understanding gives way to courage.This was an irrevocable truth that relates to the link between fear and courage.Faced with the unknown, there are very few individuals that will be able to remain fearless, but most times, a fearless person is not always a courageous one. Most of the time, fearlessness can sometimes be attributed to recklessness or worse, ignorance.In the universe, there is nothing that was more fatal than ignorance, and it is worse when ignorance is followed closely by weakness. Ignorance and weakness in the dangerous universe are always the precursors to death and annihilation.They are the two grea
Brianna was shocked and speechless. Standing on the stage in a daze, Brianna could not understand the sudden abrupt ending to her match.After breaking through Jenna's blockade, Brianna had been expecting a tough and difficult battle to determine the winner of the match. Knowing that Jenna could be very scheming, Brianna was had already prepared herself to face a powerful enemy.In Brianna's heart, Jenna was a worthy opponent. As Jenna was somebody who had forced her to improve herself, Brianna treated Jenna as somebody worthy of being her rival.But just when it seemed like the expected fierce battle was about to begin and the winner of the match would be determined between them, Jenna had already given up.Just like that...How anti-climatic!As soon as it registered to Brianna that she had won the match, Brianna did not know how to feel at all about her victory. There was no way that Brianna could bring herself to be happy at winnin
Brianna blushed hard from having her thoughts seen through by Arran. The feeling of being seen through and having your thoughts laid bare out in the open was very uncomfortable.Brianna did not say anything because she knew there was no point in doing so. After all, she was the one who was having unreasonable thoughts just now.Not minding how Brianna was feeling at all, Arran continued speaking."You have thoughts of forcing your opponent to fight you after surrendering, even if the outcome may very well likely still be the same. There is nothing wrong with the fact that you feel giving up and surrendering without even trying is not the right thing to do and even I agree with you about that. But like yourself, if it were you on that stage, facing this same situation where no matter what you did, defeat was still the most likely outcome, would you really face the challenge head-on or will you be like Jenna, cutting your losses and giving up when you have not suf
The venue of the final round of the chosen ceremony was rife with loud cheers of excitement as the audience watched the various outstanding matches happening on stage. After the first match of the second round of the tournament had ended with an unexpected twist, a long time did not pass and the second round began.During this time, the two participants that were supposed to fight in this round had already stepped on the stage and they had started going at each other with all their power.These two participants in the first round had displayed very good capabilities and their previous matches had been satisfying to watch. Now facing each other in the second round, the audience was expecting to watch another entertaining show.At the place where Hilda, Hyde, and Jenna were gathered to watch the matches, Hilda was still scolding Jenna, who had her head lowered and facing the ground.Looking at Jenna and giving her a stern look, Hilda said to in a manner muc
Being sentenced to face the wall as a form of punishment was the most terrifying outcome that could ever be inflicted on Hilda and her fellow disciples. It was even worse than being made to wash their master's old smelly socks.Hilda, as the eldest disciple of her generation, had the authority to dish out any punishment to any of her fellow disciples in the same cohort as she saw fit. Even if Hilda told Jenna to face the wall, as much as Jenna dreaded this, she did not dare to disobey.Hanging her head down dejectedly, Jenna whispered in a small and sorrowful voice, "I have heard you big sister Hilda. once we are back home I will face the wall and make sure to properly reflect on my behavior."Jenna's tone was listless, and it was like she had been told there would be no chocolate fountain at her birthday party, when she had specifically asked for it a long time ago.Hyde, who was standing by the side, did not know what to do after seeing Jenna like this.