“Hacsadwuza?”“Yes, good morning to you too Tyre.” Asther commented with a grin.“Wha-What…”Tyre immediately got up from the ground. He felt a bit lightheaded because of doing so. At the same time, there’s still a bit of lag in his memories. Preventing him from understanding the situation right away. But this didn’t last for long.Right before Tyre could say another word, a look of realization got drawn on his face. He closed his lips and there’s a bit of disappointment that could be felt from him.“So you already understand. That’s good.” Asther replied.Tyre is certain that he lost. That’s the only reason why he woke up in the state he is in. It surely wasn’t a dream that he fought Asther because he can still feel the sweat all over his body which also drenched his clothes.Furthermore, there’s the fact that he felt drained. It felt like he can’t take another step anymore. At the same time, the back of his head hurt a bit. Looking back, this was the last thing that he remembered be
Asther wasn’t lying when he told Tyre that he defeated everyone else after more than an hour’s worth of time. As to how he did this, the participants need to be looked back to one by one. Beginning with the next fighter who is none other than Parch.“So it’s the Cleaver next huh.” Asther said as he looked at the said soldier.They didn’t fight right off the bat just like the first bout. Instead, Asther’s summons were on the field, picking up the unconscious Tyre and taking him out of the range of the arena.Including Parch, everyone else witnessed the entirety of the fight clearly. It was a fast match no doubt. Not in the sense that they finished quickly but, in the sense that all of the movements performed by Tyre are done at their maximum speed.Asther moved to this rhythm of course. The necromancer did dodge all of the attacks without even having to block a single time. Everyone saw this clearly. Except for Tyre who was the sacrificial lamb for the first fight, everyone else was ab
Unlike Tyre, Parch didn’t get knocked down. This means two things. One is that Asther doesn’t need to wait for him to wake up before explaining things. Secondly, Asther can also explain a lot easier since Parch is fully conscious thought thee entirety of the fight. But before this, the necromancer still has to deal with something else.“What do you mean we aren’t going to start the next fight right away?”“It means, Octavia, that I need to explain to Parch where he went wrong first.” Asther explained. “I need to give him a proper assessment of the fight based on his abilities. That way, he can continue thinking of how he can improve while watching the rest of the fight.”“That is a good reason.” Claire defended.“Not you too milady.” Octavia said.“Look, I know that you’re eager to test your mettle against me again Octavia. But you shouldn’t be greedy. You’ll have your chance soon enough. For now, I need to act based on the priorities.”“Fine.” Octavia said. “Can you at least give me
Octavia continued fighting with the undead. Just as always, these creatures didn’t die. No matter how many times she hit them, they always regenerated back to perfect shape. All of this is due to Asther of course. Undead are also summoned creatures and, because of their state as undead, they can never die unlike other kinds of summoned creatures.As long as Asther has mana to spare, he can decide to continue ‘fixing’ his undead. Restoring them back to fighting shape. Almost as if they didn’t get damaged at all. And this made them the perfect practice material for both Claire and Octavia.The two ladies didn’t hesitate to go all out against these creatures. They fought as if they are in actual battle. Maximizing all of their senses and making sure that they have a keen awareness of the surroundings as well.They didn’t need to worry about actually killing their opponents this time around. These are undead after all. No matter what they do, there won’t be any actual damage that the crea
Octavia’s speed is no joking matter. Although Tyre is still superior to her in this aspect, the female knight is nevertheless on a level that is near the Thief’s speed. With this, she seemed to vanish from sight until she is right in front of Asther.Although she does fall short in terms of speed compared to Tyre, there is another aspect which she has the thief beat. That is her pivoting speed. She can make changes in her movements a lot faster compared to Tyre. And, in the middle of a fight, this outweighs mere speed by a landslide.As soon as Octavia appeared in front of Asther, she made a horizontal swing with her longer left blade. Asther naturally blocked the attack but, as soon as he made this decision, the shorter right blade of Octavia was already being swung to hit him at the angle he would turn his body to dodge.Octavia thought that she already has Asther cornered with this. But then, she saw Asther’s lips curve to a smile. It’s too late for her to realize why this is so as
Right after the fight ended, Asther gave Octavia some time to rest. Among all the fights so far, it is theirs that lasted the longest. It stretched to more than fifteen minutes long. And although that doesn’t seem like much, considering the fact that they were fighting non-stop is enough to exhaust both of them to some degree. Octavia being more so than the necromancer.Meanwhile, Asther took the liberty of talking with Claire first. The saintess is the one who tended to the female knight as soon as the fight ended. Asther isn’t inconsiderate enough to do this himself. After all, he knows that Octavia might not take this positively.“Is she okay now?” Asther asked.“Give her another minute or so.” Claire said. “As far as stamina goes, she’s already recovered. But you might have trouble getting through to her if you try talking to her right now.”“Got it.” Asther said. “I won’t push my luck then.”“If you want, we can do our sparring match now. I’m sure that she won’t mind.” Claire sug
Claire waited patiently for Asther. She wanted to fight his undead while doing this but, she thought that her stamina would be completely depleted if she does this. After all, although she has already remedied this, the fact still remains that she’s the one who gets tired the easiest within the group.The amount of time and effort that her allies invested in improving this is not something she can catch up to. That is why she simply sat down and meditated. Making sure that all her muscles and body parts are still in good condition as she awaited her opponent.She closed her eyes and made deep breaths. The amount of focus that went into this is so incredible that, nothing would ever be able to break it without her consent. And because of this same amount of concentration, all her other senses have been heightened.She can smell the dried leaves as well as the fresh ones on the trees. She can feel the warmth of the sun’s rays that peeked through the leaves on the branches. She can hear
Claire doesn’t understand what just happened in the fight. As far as she’s concerned, there’s no good explanation to what just happened. She was winning. She was the one who continued attacking. She was the one who was pinning her opponent against the wall. There was never a part of the fight where Asther was the one coming out on top. From the very start, everything was moving at her pace.That is why things didn’t make any sense. It was just one moment. Asther suddenly made an attack that didn’t seem to align with everything that was happening. One moment when the spear Claire held suddenly got forced up. With her hands feeling the vibration.What’s more. The things that happened after that didn’t align in her head as well. It didn’t make sense how Asther was able to advance towards her without worry. As if he was waiting for that moment. As if he knew that this would happen. That there would be an opening where she wouldn’t be able to do anything. And since she can’t think of the e