Chapter 155 – Demon King’s Church (3)
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[To all the audience who came! Today is it! It’s the finals of the highly anticipated Colosseum Tournament! Is everyone cheering enough? Did you spend enough money for that feeling? Who will the goddess of victory smile upon? I’m really curious too!]
The voice of the Colosseum’s emcee echoed throughout the Colosseum.
The audience seats at the Colosseum were already full, and Aria and Scarlett were sitting there, looking down at the match venue.
“Ha, what is Calt really thinking?”
“What’s wrong with you all of a sudden, Scarlett?”
“No, you told us to be careful about the audience seats at the Colosseum yesterday… But what is the point of handing us a stake!?”
Scarlett recalled what happened in the morning.
“We’ll go first, Kalt.”
“I will definitely win!”
“Cheer up, Kalt.”
“Okay. Oh, wait a minute, Scarlett.”
“Huh? Why?”
“Please take care of this.”
Kalt handed Scarlett a heavy money bag.
“… Money? No, why do I have this much money…”
“Why? Since Nellis is going to win, I’m asking you to place a bet instead.”
“… What!?”
Scarlett was dumbfounded even thinking about it again.
“No, they say they are involved with the Demon King’s Church… Why are they trying to take a gamble…”
“I think it’s good, Scarlett. It means that Kalt believes that Nellis will absolutely win. Besides, it’s good for us if the expenses increase.”
“But…”
[Ego! This is the player’s position!]
As the host’s voice rang out, Nellis and his opponent began walking toward the center.
[Who would have guessed! The players who made it to the finals were all first-time participants! First, let me introduce this player again! Despite his simple-looking face, his skills are clearly veteran! In the preliminaries, even if several fighters attack you at once, you can lightly attack and counterattack! In the semifinals, the indomitable hero Nellis faced off against veteran fighter Thalagis!]
“”Waaah!””
“Cheer up, Nellis!”
“Money! I bet on you again this time!”
“King! Goddess of Light! Nellis niiiiim! Victory to me again! Victory in the name of money!”
“Just this once! If I win just this once, I can go back to my family! Honey! I’ll go!”
While listening to the words of support and wishes pouring in toward her, Nellis felt embarrassed and at the same time, listened to some of the things she heard and made a firm determination.
‘Never fall for gambling.’
[Ruler! I can’t help but introduce the remaining players! Even though she’s wearing a robe, her bulky body can’t be hidden! Knock away the players who were attacking you with just one fist! Fly! The player who blew it away again! Even in the semi-finals, its majesty was no less! I didn’t really have a nickname, so I came up with one! Every time you swing your fist, it blows the opponent away like a person caught in a storm! It was named Storm Fist! Storm fist! This is Berriol!]
“Hmph.”
‘That person is a devil worshiper. He is the one who is called a priest because he is powerful among the devil worshipers…’
There was something unusual about it.
It had a more believable atmosphere, perhaps because the face was obscured by the robe in the first place.
However, Nellis already experienced it in the preliminaries.
Even though they all give off the appearance of having something going on, when you fight them in person, there are a lot of people who don’t think it’s a big deal.
And above all.
‘Mr. Kalt told me I could win!’
Kalt, the strongest and most respected man he knows.
If it’s Nellis, Kalt said, he can definitely win.
That’s why Nellis wasn’t intimidated.
Rather, he was full of desire to win.
‘The right to ask for a wish from Mr. Kalt!’
For Nellis, it was the most valuable award of all.
[Well, it looks like both players are ready! Then! Colosseum Tournament Finals! Let’s begin!”
Cuuuuu!
The finals began with the sound of a huge bell ringing.
“Hmph!”
As soon as the match started, Berriol kicked the ground and rushed at Nellis.
Berry All is about to throw out his fist with the intention of ending it with a single blow.
The gauntlets covering both fists gave off such intimidation that it was natural to think that if hit incorrectly, the bones would break.
However, Nellis had already experienced an attack more powerful than Berriol’s fist.
It was the Kobold King’s charge.
It was a blow from the Master Golem.
The former’s attack was still immature, so it could not be countered and flew away.
The latter attack became possible through growth through Kalt’s training.
And Nellis thought that Berriol’s attack, which was weaker than those two attacks, could be easily dealt with.
But.
‘You shouldn’t finish it too quickly.’
By now, Kalt is probably in the sewers, taking out the demon worshiper who is trying to activate an evil magic circle.
First, Nellis thought, we should wait until Kalt takes care of everything and comes to the Colosseum.
Above all, even if the Berryol in front of you right now can be easily defeated.
‘It’s unclear how strong that leader is.’
It will end quickly before Kalt arrives, so she may not be able to stop her leader with just her own skills.
It doesn’t matter if you can’t stop it, but the audience might get hurt.
We had to prevent that situation from happening quickly.
That’s why Nellis let go of Beriol’s attack.
Kaaaaang!
The sound of metal clashing against metal rang out harshly, as if it contained considerable power.
‘The power of his fists is stronger than that of Talagis. But it’s not to the point where it can’t be spilled!’
The sound of Nellis launching an attack rang out several times.
Nellis was aware of her opponent’s movements and deliberately widened her distance, trying to avoid being hit by her attacks as much as possible.
And that intentional behavior seemed like she was struggling in the eyes of others who didn’t know Nellis well.
[Ah! What a great offensive effort, Beriol! The unstoppable fist is putting pressure on Nellis! Nellis is also attacking with the sword skills he has shown so far! As expected, the power of Berriol’s fists is too strong! We keep increasing the distance and looking for opportunities!]
“Okay, Berryol! Take down that brave bitch right away! I bet on you! Go! Go! Go!”
“Aaaaah! No!”
“Da, da, da, don’t put that fist away right now! No! Nellis! Nellis has to win! My money! My dooooon!”
“Honey! Ah! Honey! Honey is walking away!”
“As expected, Jeongbae is the best in competition! No matter how good your sword is, can you withstand that fist? Haha!”
The audience’s joy and joy were changing in real time after seeing the situation of the match.
Those voices of the audience could not be heard by Nellis now.
One of the things I learned from Kalt.
At the moment of fighting, you must be able to focus only on the opponent in front of you.
Focus only on your opponent and the environment in which you are currently fighting.
I can’t say it’s perfect yet, but at least it’s enough to not pay attention to the cheers and screams coming from the audience.
Nellis had already swatted away Beriol’s gauntlet more than 20 times, changed direction, and dodged the subsequent punches.
Beriol’s fist was strong and powerful, but the attack was also faster than expected.
‘You can’t just avoid it too much, right?’
However, I thought that Nellis should not continue to show herself struggling.
In the first place, it was quite difficult to keep swinging the sword.
Even if the opponent was using the same sword, it was difficult because it was a fist that attacked a lot.
Kaaaaang!
“Haaa!”
Throwing away her armor, Nellis launched a counterattack.
First, swing the sword in a diagonal line from the top right to the bottom toward the body.
Sigh!
Berriol stepped back and avoided Nellis’ attack.
However, the robe he was wearing was not unharmed and was torn to pieces by Nellis’ sword.
“Hmm…”
Beriol did not rush again, but stood still and looked at the torn robe.
“It’s pretty good, but it’s not enough to beat me.”
‘What’s wrong with this? I’m the one who’s looking after you now.’
“But I like that struggle. It’s good, my life is going to die soon anyway… I’ll show you what I’m like.”
“Flutter!” Berriol took off his robe.
[Oh, oh! Player Beriol! I finally took off my robe! I knew it! As expected, you have great muscles!”
Berryol’s entire body was brown.
He had sturdy muscles, especially the muscles in his shoulders.
Short-cut white hair and a grim look.
And he had purple eyes.
Berriol raised his shoulders to look threatening and pointed his fist at Nellis.
“I will praise you for tearing my robe. In return, I will knock you down right away without you even having time to feel pain.”
“Someone will take care of it!”
“Wow, your momentum is amazing! Alright, let’s see how long you can hold out! Burn the flame of life that will be your last!”
Bariol, smiling with his teeth bared, kicked the ground with even more force and swung his fist at Nellis.
Kaaaaa!
A rougher and more intense sound of metal clashing with metal rang out.
Haha! Looks like you’re more talented than I thought!”
Kaaaaang! Kaaaaang! Kaaaaa!
Nellis prayed as he took off Beriol’s gauntlet.
‘Please come quickly, Mr. Kalt! ‘Blow this guy away!’