The first match of the round of 16, Theo & Irene vs Noktar & Gullik.
The heat in the stadium was boiling over and over.
“Noctar! Noctar! Noctar!”
“Noctar! Noctar, the great son of the Warchief of the Ashen Desert!”
“Descendants of the war god! Make the orcs great again!”
The shouts of the Orcs filled the arena and overflowed.
The difference from other matches is that they used to curse Noctar’s opposing team, but now they don’t.
Reporters, guilds & government officials looked at the scene with tired eyes, reminiscent of a pseudo-religious gathering.
“Woah, that’s really scary. Noktar, that friend. You’ve captured all the new Orcs.”
“I wonder if only the first year took over. I’m already receiving overwhelming support from other senior Orc students. Don’t you know that the current Academy Orc boss promised to take over the position early? , now there is no competitor.”
“It’s the same Orc who faced Andrew, who was ranked 9th in the Braves Faculty Practical Competition Evaluation before.”
“That’s right, the thing that hit his head at that time is still vivid in my eyes. Since then, there has been a serious discussion in the guild about using orcs as an aid.”
“Then, if we recruit Noktar into our guild, it will be very convenient to recruit other orcs, right?”
“Yeah. But no matter how high the ratings are, the orcs have clear limitations. It’s a bit difficult to make him the leader of the team. Besides, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to graduate from the Faculty of Heroes. Of course, it looks good enough to be used as an aid.”
“It’s scary. Such pure fighting spirit and enthusiasm. It’s like a microcosm of the great revolution that happened in the past.”
“That’s right… Fortunately, the orcs have low intelligence, and if there were only a few excellent commanders, some countries would have been turned upside down.”
“From your point of view, Theo, do you think that descendant of the Walderk family will be able to defeat Noctar?”
“I’m skeptical. Surprise and strategy will work against human wizards and knights, but where are the orcs of such a shallow race? They will crush their opponents until the very end. To be honest, didn’t they show great strength in previous matches? Of course, such as magic resistance. They seem to have mysterious abilities, but don’t Theo and Irene both use magic? Unless that’s the case, it seems difficult to show great power in a hand-to-hand battle with orcs.”
“I feel the same way.”
Most of the other spectators had similar opinions.
Everyone predicted the Noctar team’s victory.
‘It’s because there is nothing to show powerlessness, there must be some degree of powerlessness.’
However, the general secretary of the Ataraxia Guild, Haley, had a different opinion.
‘Is it a Wyvern or a dragon that hasn’t spread its wings yet? This game will tell you.’
Except for the case of the elf warriors of the Great Forest, who spent hundreds of years holding weapons, there are only a handful of races that are superior to orcs in close combat.
In the round of 32 against the previous Seria team, Theo quickly escaped from Seria’s [bondage] magic.
Obviously the magic had hit it.
Haley knows that Seria’s [Bondage] magic is so powerful that a special report comes in.
‘Is it magic resistance?’
It’s a very rare ability.
The ability to resist magic that naturally harms oneself without being consciously aware of it.
The Balderk family is a great family that has produced great warriors from generation to generation. It’s not strange to be born with such an ability.
‘Or it could be [Magic Nullification].’
But the probability is low.
There is no one who uses that characteristic in the right place, even among active-duty warriors.
With that thought in mind, Haley glanced at the sharp-looking man who had been wearing a hood for a while.
I can’t see the expression on his face, but I have a feeling that the man is somewhere…
‘He’s a really weird guy. I’ll have to contact you during my break.’
While Haley was making up her mind in her heart, Marie from the relay seat said.
[··· Now let’s start the match! The long-awaited round of 16, the first match is between Theo & Irene and Noktar & Gullik!]
At the same time, thunderous shouts of orcs erupted from the audience.
“Waa-!”
“Winning, Noctar! Break it! Tear it! Smash it!”
“Noctar! Noctar! Noctar!”
The other students, now accustomed to the orc’s roar, had their own opinions.
“Can Theo win? Will it be difficult this time? Those orcs, they smashed their opponents from the round of 128.”
“I wish I could win, but wouldn’t it be difficult? I don’t know if even a weapon is a true sword, it’s a longsword for fighting.
While the spectators gave their opinions, the first match of the round of 16 began.
* * *
At first, I play Noktar and Irene takes on Gullik.
Our team’s strategy was simple in a way.
Taking over Noctar doesn’t mean I can beat Noctar. It just means to buy time.
After Irene defeats Gullik, the key is to join forces and face Noktar with me.
Noctar is ranked 71st in the Warriors Division, but that’s a comprehensive score that includes theory. In terms of melee combat abilities, there is no one in the Faculty of Heroes who can beat them, except for Nike and Fiel.
Besides, now we can only use weapons for fighting. Since Noctar has the [Hardskin] characteristic, it is extremely difficult to inflict a fatal wound with this dull blade.
With that thought in mind, I immediately shouted as I looked at the two orcs running towards us.
“Irene, it’s a start! Let’s go according to the strategy!”
“I know!”
Irene immediately ran towards Gullik.
In that brief gap, I picked the appropriate one among the status ailments entered in the [Magic Cartridge].
‘[Confusion] would be nice.’
Any magic needs casting time, but I don’t have to.
I don’t use the mana in my body to use magic, I just call the magic already entered into the [Magic Cartridge].
If the 3rd person does not know this fact, my magic casting speed is faster than the genius wizard Andrew and Seria with the [Master of Mana] trait.
I immediately used the Mana-rich [Confusion] magic on Gullik—
“Ugh, uh uh! Ah, Dad! I’m sorry, you’re an ugly child who doesn’t live up to expectations!”
Gullik cried out and stopped his charge.
I then used the [Confusion] magic with plenty of mana on Noctar as well.
But-
“Haha, hahahaha! Theo! Did you know you could do something like this? After all, you never let me down!”
Without even thinking for a moment, Noctar hit his side head and forcibly activated the three-class trait.
The method I told you during the previous fight with Andrew.
Better than humans, of course, orcs also have a fear of suffering.
However, Noctar did not even think about it for a moment, and immediately executed it.
“Woo!”
In Noctar’s roaring body, battle instincts, blood rage, and the protection of the war god resided.
Gullik, too, must have been rebuked by Noctar, and immediately struck his side in the head.
‘Now it’s a race against time.’
[Confusion] I had a lot of mana in the magic, so the mana of [Magic Cartridge] ran out in no time.
I shouted to Irene without taking my eyes off Noctar, who was rushing towards me at a frightening speed.
“Irene, don’t face each other and avoid until I give you a signal!”
“I know!”
Orcs with 3 types of buffs are terribly strong.
In addition to strengthening the body, the fear almost disappears.
This state is what users of this work call ‘Brazil Warrior Mode’.
Unlike Noktar, Gullik doesn’t have the [War God’s Protection] trait, so it’s a 2 type buff, but it’s strong enough.
However, the disadvantages are as clear as the advantages.
The duration is short.
After ‘Berserker Mode’ is over, the Orcs are rapidly exhausted. You should take a long break.
It feels similar to when I used [Overlord] as my power.
However.
As if it didn’t matter at all, Noctar shouted, trembling his molars furiously.
“Hahahaha! Theo! It’s a holy battle of warriors! Stop selling your eyes! Don’t look at me!”
Saying so, Noctar swung his axe.
Whoops-!
A force that rips the air out.
No matter how good a weapon it is, if it hits even one hit, it’s over.
The ax blade rubs against the skin.
Immediately, blood gushed out of the scratched wound.
‘It is difficult to avoid.’
Noctar was too strong than I thought. He was a completely different person from the time he confronted Andrew.
At this level, I will fall before Irene joins me.
I have no choice but to go with all my heart.
I used [overload] straight away.
At the same time, a translucent window appeared in front of me.
[You can amplify the use effect. Amplify?]
“okay.”
Immediately, the amplified [Overlord] was cast.
“under.”
I exhaled a short but thick breath.
The heartbeat becomes clear as if audible to the ears, and the muscles all over the body scream.
At the same time, there is a feeling of satisfaction that you can do anything.
“I’m not going to watch. What I am going to say is Noktar, why are you doing this?”
I laughed bitterly and dug into Noktar’s arms.
Brazil?