Chapter 16 – Duel #02

Arcturax’s pupil.

That pendant with a grandiose name casts various curses on the wearer according to the black magic formula engraved on the purple jewel.

Yes that’s right put a curse on not a buff.

It seems useless, but when it comes to necromancy or black magic, that thing invented by Rexton Wise, a genius, is an important thing that appears in the original work as well.

This is because Rexton, who had his eyes on one of the heroines of the main character as a victim of necromancy, used that pendant to properly deploy the sweet potato called Retire by brainwashing his allies and weakening his fighting power.

Of course, even in past regressions, they appeared whenever you could forget them. In a world where that bastard didn’t die first, he mass-produced that fucking thing and sprayed it on the villains. Thanks to that, I have the experience of disassembling and interpreting as many as 300 types of pendants.

“You were confident until just now, but suddenly your complexion looks bad? Looking at you, do you know who you dared to attack?”

Just looking at Zion right now, he speaks like a female executive from an evil organization, but his eyes are cloudy, and only primitive emotions are visible, perhaps from a hypnosis application.

‘It’s the curse of 8 strokes of green, pentagram, madness and murderous intent.’

Of course, at the point where the academy was only just beginning, there was no way that Rexton could engrave a great curse on it. It’s because he’s more of a villain type who grows over time.

If it was a curse that was less than double digits, it would only cause a mild physical condition if it was a person with strong mental power or a little bit of a defense system.

But now, if you look at Zion’s eyes, he’ll probably try to kill you even if I surrender.

Since her head is a bitch, it must be that even light curses are strongly affected.

“It’s scary, but it’s too late. I’ll make you die to apologize for daring to disrespect Master Rexton.”
“Your line is bloody bloody once, while you’re not going to listen to me because your eyes are turned upside down.”

Look at me, look at me giggling at the fact that I was just being sarcastic.

‘Still, the burden on my heart was relieved.’

I had a lot of worries about how far Rexton would crush the cub, but seeing him openly trying to kill me like this makes me feel at ease.

“This time, I’ll make you pee profusely, so look forward to it.”

As she murmured while looking at Rexton from under the arena, she could see that Shion had heard that again, and her grip was getting stronger.

“Are you still saying such disrespectful things to the Bocchan? Cut my throat right now…”
“Oh, oh, oh, that must have been a long wait. Both of you, please step back.”

Shion, who was about to pull my neck out at the familiar stammering sound and footsteps, bit his teeth and stepped back.

The witness to this duel and the person chosen by the academy as a referee was Professor Urdan Helik.

“Two, are you both ready?”

While Shion silently nodded, I looked around.

Suddenly, I feel the eyes of many people in the audience watching me.

Among them there was a mixture of notable people.

Important figures seen between the student council and the audience from above looking down like Roman aristocrats, or villains like snakes with poisonous teeth hidden.

And in the center of the crowd, my eyes met the main character, Cayenne Silversword.

‘This round won’t just pass.’

To visit the people who fed me sweet potatoes and those who will become sweet potatoes one by one and make them suffer as much as I ate.

Because I started this damn duel to make my existence known.

“Well, then, to their respective positions.”

Shion and I turned our backs and stood in our respective positions.

“Well, I can’t intervene until one side faints or surrenders. Myung, please keep that in mind.”

The frustrating tone of the professor who looks at me and speaks with worried eyes.

Zion’s attitude of being sure of victory.

In the future, I will not allow anyone to take such an attitude recklessly.

“Then, let’s begin!!”

***

At the start of the duel, Artin was the first to move.

Artin, who quickly stepped back and distanced himself from Shion, immediately began raising mana surprisingly quickly.

Some of the students were quite surprised when they recognized the skilled footwork, rather than simply backing down.

“That freshman, your posture is better than you think?”
“Hey, do you have eyes for freshmen? Look at the representative of the Weiss family. That’s the Imperial Knight Class.”

In contrast, Shion slowly steps forward and draws her rapier.

Surprisingly, every time the high heels lightly tumbled to the floor, a far-off level of mana vibrated the air in the arena.

“Hmm, it seems like you’re still at an acceptable level for being retired from active duty?”
“I do not know? I don’t know the skills to burst mana in all directions without being able to control emotions like that, but it seems that there is a problem with the mind.”

Even among the professors at the academy, opinions differed on the level of her skills, but it was clear to everyone that she was an excellent strong person, even if the amount of mana leaked out was measured.

Except for a few, there was no doubt about Zion’s victory at this moment.

It was the same for Rexton who was below the stage.

‘Yes, this is all it takes, the best development to take care of Artin and drive out Shion!’

Rexton’s goal wasn’t just for Zion to win.

Shion, who has a sadistic personality, will play with Artin cruelly without hesitation.

After driving his mind his and inflicting pain like torture on his body his, Artin probably couldn’t stand it after all.

There he uses the iris of Arc-Turax that he has prepared.

That pendant that amplifies Shion’s madness and aggression will make Shion never stop attacking, and eventually Professor Helic will stop him and the match will end with Shion’s foul loss.

“It’s a really perfect plan, I think.”

The variable was who played the role of referee, but if it was Professor Helic, even if Shion ran rampant like a mad dog, he would be able to subdue Artin before he died.

“Then, I’ll make holes in your arms first!”

The precedent was Zion.

Shion’s magic power her burst from the heel of her high heel her, narrowing the distance by tens of paces at once, and immediately after, the rapier was shot at Artin in a sharp trajectory.

Chang-! Chae Ae-Aeng!

The tip of the rapier’s blade narrowly misses Artin, scratching her bottom her.

Artin, who betrayed many gamblers who expected it to end in the first blow, blurted out the attack with a difference of 1mm and sealed the deal.

‘As expected, they appear insanely aggressive.’

Shion wasn’t simply unable to control mana, he was controlling space with mana to prevent him from implementing magic.

If Artin was only a 1st-circle mage, the duel would have already ended at this moment.

“Acceleration! Entangle the fox fire!”

That’s why, destroying even the expectations of the talented people who were deep in mana, Artin activated two auxiliary magics.

Artine’s body became noticeably faster than before, and both arms wrapped in magical flames began to have the power to cut through blades.

“What? Now that the magicians of the 1st circle doubled the auxiliary magic of different schools?!”
“Nonsense! There’s no way it’s possible to double chant magic that’s a higher level than your own!”

‘It’s stupid, but if it’s a 3-circle magic, you can do up to 9’

Laughing inwardly at the shouts of the crowd, Artin was pouring out Shion’s performance from the front.

Shion’s simple attack speed was almost twice as fast no matter how much acceleration was added, but Shion drooled at Artin’s jujutsu, which preoccupied the orbit and flowed.

“What! You think you can beat me just by dodging like a flying squirrel!!”

Of course, Artin wasn’t just thinking about avoiding it.

It is said that mana regeneration increased due to the potion, but the difference in physical specs with Shion was hopelessly clear to drag it into a long-term battle.

ToooooNG!! Chang-! Caan-!

Mana exploded in succession and the sound of breaking metal rang out.

“… Did you see it?”
“I didn’t see… “

In an instant, Artin and Shion exchanged dozens of attacks.

The first to break his posture was Artin, who could not stand the space of his speed his and staggered his legs.

Shion, who could be said to be an expert in interpersonal warfare, pursued without missing the opportunity.

“…That crazy bastard said he would show it to me, but he did it right!!”

Simultaneously with Shion’s pursuit of her, Marianne, who was watching the duel with the student council, couldn’t help but be astonished at her when she accurately inserted the half-moon kick into her internal organs in reverse from her collapsed posture .

Artin rebalanced the collapsed body balance with strength.

The reason why such a reckless act was possible with that meager body was because her physical abilities of her were greatly enhanced by creating muscles made of mana by solidifying her mana and synchronizing it with her muscles of her.

“Generating muscles with mana is a skill that only the royal warriors can do!”

In addition, the additional blow to Shion’s upper body, which was staggering from the half-moon kick, drew a straight line trajectory like a meteor, sending Shion tumbling tens of meters away.

“Lin Xiaofeng’s Meteor Fist…! The lack of power is supplemented by the explosive power created by the release of mana!”

The fighting technique that Artin is showing now is a martial art that uses all the mana utilization techniques passed down in the three countries, and is close to perfection.

Marianne was sure that even after five years, no, even after three years, she herself would not be able to guarantee her victory over her.

*

“Cheuk.. Cool!”

Shion grabs her own belly and coughs wildly, barely raising her body her.

But I can’t get too close.

Her eyes are dizzy because she has used up all the mana she raised with the essence of mana in that short workshop.

‘It’s good that I filled the inside of her glove with ogre blood.’

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Title: Red Madman of the Academy
Your bloody fist spreads far from the academy.
Combat power increases according to the quality and quantity of blood on the body.
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The reason I came out wearing only gloves without even holding a weapon was to make the most of the effect of this title.

Inside the glove in advance, an ampoule containing the red liquid airlifted through Zorba and the blood of the black ogres living in the Black Forest was connected.

Thanks to my magic power bursting the ampoule in the middle, my fists from the middle have a heaviness that even Shion can’t ignore.

Thanks to that, the meteor fist was properly absorbed, but the mana that was poured out once was not properly replenished even with the power of the potion.

“Kheuk, you damn bastard. I can’t forgive you…!”

Did he recover a little, or was he suppressing the pain with madness and adrenaline?

Shion lifted the dropped rapier and began to raise mana once again.

“Really, it’s so toxic. More persistent than when it was a Death Knight.”

Of course, not wanting to be hurt, I lifted another bottle from my waist.

Then, as if showing off, he opened the lid and poured it over his head, making his whole body covered in blood.

“I don’t know what kind of nonsense they prepared, but just quietly die!!!”

The form of Shion, who opened her bloodshot eyes, became blurred for a moment, and the light of blue mana flickered all over the arena.

Before I could blink from the light, I could see the rapier stabbing me deeply into my left chest.

“This damn bastard..! Because of you, I dare to show ugliness in front of the young master…! Just kill yourself!!”

Shion seemed to have spent quite a bit of mana in the previous blow, and while squinting his eyes at the pain in her chest her, he built a mad light.

However, I felt a bit sorry for Zion, who was screaming for sure of my death.

If she hadn’t had that pendant, if she had normal thinking and judgment, this duel would have been a bit more difficult. He probably didn’t even realize the unusual power of my fists.

“Let’s finish it, Zion.”

Shion’s face was suddenly stained with embarrassment as her rapier shattered leaving only the hilt.

That’s right, what I sprinkled all over my body was the blood of starfish living in the Republic of Korea.

Those who grow up eating iron have an outer shell that cannot be scratched by even a fair amount of metal.

Not to mention, with such an appropriate rapier, it is impossible even for an imperial knight if he does not know how to attack.

In addition, starfish swim through rocky areas with greater power than elephants.

Of course, the fist I clenched right now is ridiculously strong compared to the blood of an ogre.

“Did I tell you that I’ll let you crawl? Fucking calvary.”

Pug–

As my fist struck Shion’s belly with all its might her, the mana that wrapped around Shion’s body shattered, and at the same time, Shion’s body collapsed to the floor powerlessly.

“…”

At that moment, the first training ground was enveloped in silence.

Even Professor Helic, who should have declared victory as a referee, was staring at me in awe.

“Aren’t you going to declare victory? It is against the law to hit someone who has fainted.”

Looking at Rexton with a shocked expression on the stage, I couldn’t help laughing as I imagined Lee Da-eum.