194 – Event Horizon (2)
[Quarterfinal 1st match: Irene vs. Julia / Winner: Irene]
[Quarterfinal 2nd match: Tarkan vs Kurok / Winner: Tarkan]
[Quarterfinal 3rd Match: Sagran vs Ragmar / Winner: Ragmar]
[Quarterfinal 4th Match: Theo vs Abigail / Winner: ?]
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Before we knew it, only the final match of the quarterfinals remained.
Theo and Abigail stood on the pitch.
Abigail’s cheeks were flushed.
‘My, I’m advancing to the quarterfinals!’
He was the only student from the [Cult of Light] To advance to the quarterfinals.
Students belonging to the Order are not very strong in one-on-one combat.
Armed with various buffs, they specialize in group combat. This was because most of the buffs could be used on others as well.
Dae Jin-woon was rather good. On the way to the quarterfinals, I didn’t meet a single student from the Faculty of Warriors.
But they weren’t formidable opponents, so most of the makeup on their faces came off because of sweat.
‘The opponent isn’t bad either.’
Of course, the opponent in this match is Theo of the College of Bravery. He advanced to the quarterfinals without a scratch and quickly emerged as a contender for the championship.
However, beautiful Theo is better to fight against unaesthetic beings such as Orcs and Lizardmen.
Probably lose this game. However, it doesn’t really matter.
[Martial Arts Tournament] Is the perfect place to appeal to a large number of people.
Maybe you don’t know. Will I be able to feed him a valid hit?
If you give him a valid hit, his value will rise even more in the upcoming Ade transfer market.
‘By the way… He’s a man who’s kind of annoying.’
Because of Theo, Abigail was unable to rank first in the donation ranking during the [Night of Lights] Event.
The amount he gave to the stupid Alps was more than he received from 23 people combined.
Moreover, he asked himself where the Alps were with such a ferocious spirit that other people noticed him even looking foolish.
‘I’ll definitely give you a shot!’
Abigail looked at Theo, who stood in front of him. He was expressionless as always.
Unlike him, Abigail greeted me with a wide smile.
“Hello, Mr. Theo. Are we old?”
“·······.”
Theo didn’t answer.
Instead of her, just stare at her with her calm eyes.
Abigail continued, slightly embarrassed.
“During the [Night of Lights] Event, you asked me where the Alps were… Do you remember?”
“······Hmm, I didn’t recognize it.”
Theo nodded, and Abigail smiled noticeably.
But her smile quickly faded.
Because of the one word he added.
“Your makeup skills are very good. Aisha can also fold.”
Make-up. That was Abigail’s rebellion.
The presenter burst into laughter at Theo’s surprise comment.
─Wahhahahahaha, hahahahaha! Ahahahahaha-!
“·······.”
Because of the host who burst out laughing, Abigail was even more angry.
As she glared at the host, he stopped her laughing.
The presenter said with a sense of humility.
From noble mtl dot com
─Ahahahahaha… I’m sorry, Ms. Abigail. Stop because I laugh a lot… Big hum. Anyway, Ellinia Academy [Martial Arts Tournament] Quarterfinals, the last game! Let’s start now!
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As soon as the match started, Abigail jumped straight at Theo.
Until now, he had a pattern of observing the opponent instead of attacking first.
Buuung—!
Abigail swung the practice long spear.
But Theo avoided it.
‘Then, the second strategy!’
Blame, tadadat, blame.
She backstepped, getting out of his range.
Then I looked at his eyes. It was to use the divine buff.
The divine buff you want to use now takes about 3 seconds to cast. And when you cast it, you become defenseless. It will be the most dangerous.
“·······?”
But he didn’t come close. Just as he was standing, he just stared blankly at himself.
Abigail grinned.
“Such arrogance will strangle you, noble nobleman.”
Right away, she used the divine buff.
The buff I used was Renimid’s 3rd word [Saint who punishes darkness]. A food buff for knights belonging to the church that increases all stats of the target for a certain period of time.
Faaah
Light emanated from Abigail’s body.
Like it or not, Theo looked at her and sighed at her.
He didn’t move a single step, he just stood there.
Even freshmen who have just entered the academy know the fear of the divine buff.
But you just let it use the buff?
Understanding his meaning, Abigail frowned.
“······Yes, I will do as I please. Have no regrets.”
As she continued, she used a divine buff.
Paaa—
Faraaa
Faaah
She used all the divine buffs available to her.
Even the casting time was 10 seconds, so in a one-on-one battle, she even used a buff that she couldn’t even use.
On the continent, there is a method close to the manual for dealing with knights belonging to the church.
Among them, the most important iron rule is not to give the knight a chance to use the buff.
That’s how big the buff is.
‘I won’t let you go. What the hell do they see me as?’
A shimmering white light enveloped Abigail.
A bigail lowered her eyes to look at Theo, with a feeling of exhilaration all over her body.
“I don’t know what the church knight was thinking when he gave the time to use the buff…”
She jumped at Theo.
It was more than twice as fast as before.
“It’s too late to regret it now!”
Abigail was confident.
Even her main weapon is a spear that is quite different from the one-handed weapons and shields of ordinary knights belonging to the church. It is a two-handed weapon.
In other words, her attack power is the best among knights belonging to the 1st year church.
─But.
“Uh, uh… Huh?”
My legs didn’t move.
Soon, a sharp pain rose from her thigh.
His sword had stabbed his thigh.
Shun, Shuuung——!
His sword did not stop, and he poured out an onslaught.
However, Abigail, who was using all the divine buffs, was not easily defeated.
She used only her upper body strength to swing her spear, parrying all his attacks.
“Whoa.”
Theo opened her eyes wide in admiration and increased the speed of his attack.
Abigail focused on defense.
‘Now my strength is about twice as much as usual. When that man shows a gap, let’s end it with one shot!’
However, as if he had read her mind, he launched an even stronger onslaught.
It was a fierce attack, but it was manageable. This is because the attack was too simple.
‘Huh?’
······Like, how long can you last? Looks like a test of durability.
Since I was only defending for about 3 minutes, even Abigail felt strange.
I’ve been watching him so far, he’s not the type to compete physically like an Orc or a Lizardman. Rather, he was closer to seeing the game with high-quality technology.
So he only uses these simple attacks?
“······Are you playing with me!”
Enraged, Abigail slashed his sword with a long spear, stabbing him straight through the heart.
Although the duration of some buffs has expired, an attack that still carries heavy power.
But it got blocked too easily. His sword smashed through her long spear.
As she held her spear, her grip loosened and her posture faltered.
“!”
This is the timing that allows for a perfect counter.
However, Theo did not counter attack.
Instead, he looked down at Abigail with calm eyes.
“······The performance of the buff is unchanged. Thank god.”
“・・・・・・Yes?”
Her question.
There was no reply.
Instead, he just raised his sword.
Right away, Theo struck down the sword.
“Good work, Abigail.”
Kkaang——!
Theo’s practice longsword struck Abigail in the head.
“Keep it out…”
Like that, her memory was cut off.
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In the waiting room where Theo was last.
Alice, who came to her senses, lifted her upper body only and looked around her.
“Oh, it’s the head. It’s been a huge nightmare for a while. Anyway, where is this place…? Oh right. Face, face!”
Immediately remembering being beaten by Theo, she looked at the mirror hanging on the wall.
“Uh…? What is this. Come on.”
However, the face was clear. Bloodstains remained, but they were easily removed by rubbing with the sleeve of a shirt.
The chapped mouth and swollen eyes are also fine.
I rubbed her left breast area. The artifact was still there where it was worn.
“Is this a dream?”
Of course not. There’s no way she’d be in a strange place like this.
Get up off the bench and move her body around. It moved well, with no broken places.
I’m warming up like that,
“Uh, what is this?”
I found something by her bedside.
It was a note.
“Let’s see…”
Read it right away.
“·······!”
Her face turned white as she checked the contents.
When she wakes up, she is told not to leave the current location and wait.
“Oh, no.”
I slap my cheek in the hope that it will be a dream.
Of course it hurt.
When you are moaning about what to do.
Alice heard the sound of a door opening.
“·······!”
My body moves before I even think.
“·······.”
She hurriedly lay back on her bench and pretended to be asleep.