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Chapter 316: Ancient Hero vs. Genius Warrior!
Chapter 316: Ancient Hero vs. Genius Warrior!
Of course, Annelore naturally felt a bit disgruntled about this.
After all, the ancient ritual of the "Goddess's Trial" was ultimately just a lifeless object, capable only of detecting the mana strength of the challengers and summoning the corresponding ancient warriors.
In a real fight, there were too many factors that determined victory, and it wasn't just about mana strength.
Swordsmanship, combat awareness, mental state, and battle experience were all crucial factors that could influence the final outcome at any moment.
Annelore believed that even if she was inferior to Nocturne in terms of mana power, she should not lose to him in terms of experience and skill.
She was one of the youngest "Seven Swordsmen" in the Kingdom of Vigarthe, and as a traveler, she had journeyed across various countries. She couldn't believe that Nocturne, who was younger than her, could have as rich an experience as hers.
Just as Annelore was thinking this, the battle that unfolded in the arena directly opened her eyes! Her opponent was Olivier, one of the Three Heroes, not the previous Princess or retired official from the Diabros Cathedral. Even if Nocturne wanted to hide his strength, there wasn't much room for him to hold back.
In just an instant, Olivier, who had just made a move, disappeared from everyone's sight.
And when his figure reappeared, his body had already appeared in front of Nocturne.
"Clang—!"
A crisp sound of metal clashing echoed through the air, accompanied by an invisible wave of energy that formed a circular shockwave, rippling outward in all directions. The ground around them was instantly crushed into rubble!
A sound like a bell ringing reverberated as Nocturne and Olivier's longswords clashed, and sparks flew in the same instant.
With the powerful impact, the enormous repulsion force between the longswords sent Olivier flying into the air, while Nocturne's body, due to the repulsive force, dug two deep trenches in the ground with his feet.
"Such speed and strength..."
Annelore, who had been quite confident before, couldn't help but shake her head with a bitter smile after witnessing just this one clash between Nocturne and Olivier.
No way, she couldn't win at all. Just Olivier's previous charge attack was something she couldn't withstand.
Olivier's speed was incredibly fast, so fast that she couldn't even see it at first.
But Nocturne not only saw it but also perfectly parried it. This alone was enough to prove that she had no chance of winning against him.
Olivier, who had been launched into the air, held the Blue Holy Sword in his hand, and suddenly unleashed an astonishing amount of mana. He then channeled this tremendous mana into his sword.
Usually, when a mage swordsman channels their mana into their sword, it directly enhances the power of their techniques and sword skills by a significant margin.
However, due to Olivier's incredibly strong mana, the mana he channeled into his sword materialized and manifested as a gigantic magic greatsword over ten meters long.
Of course, the Holy Sword in Olivier's hand was still its original length. The reason for this spectacular scene was simply that the mana attached to the Holy Sword was too astonishing, causing the materialized mana to directly transform into the shape of the Holy Sword.
"Damn, are you sure this isn't the 'Curry Stick' from the neighboring arena?"
Nocturne was stunned, gazing at Olivier, who was currently floating in the air, bathed in mana.
Golden hair, a handsome half-body armor, and a blue holy sword. If not for the unusual nature of the mana, and the fact that Olivier was an Elven, Nocturne even thought that the girl before him was some sort of king with a silly hair antenna!
Facing the astonishing mana technique, Nocturne slowly reached his hand behind his head.
It was clear that his opponent's strength had exceeded his expectations. If he had held back too much, he might have been finished off right here!
As the seemingly rustic hairpin was removed, Nocturne's mana erupted like a gushing spring.
Blue mana surged like a tidal wave, erupting from beneath Nocturne's feet and eventually soaring into the sky.
As Olivier swung her holy sword, Nocturne channeled most of his mana into the knight's longsword in his hand, and then...
"Although the aura has transformed into mana, it's still a bit unfamiliar, but the way the energy is compressed remains the same."
He gathered the highly dense and compressed mana onto the sword and then unleashed it in one go—Crescent Heaven Thrust!
The golden greatsword descended from above, its golden mana splitting mountains with each strike, while the blue crescent slashed forward, a sight never seen before.
"Boom——————!"
When the golden greatsword and the blue crescent strike collided in mid-air, the entire venue began to shake violently.
In the instant the two attacks collided, the chaotic mana swept across the entire arena, and the powerful wind pressure blew away everyone in the front row of the spectator stands!
It should be noted that to avoid danger, the spectator stands built around the combat area were already nearly a hundred meters away.
Moreover, the combat area itself was already quite large, so the fact that the spectator stands were affected meant that the aftermath of Nocturne and Olivier's battle had impacted an area of about one kilometer in radius!
"Who won? Nocturne should be fine, right? That Olivier kid looks pretty strong too."
After the techniques clashed, large rocks fell from the sky, and dust covered most of the battlefield, including Nocturne and Olivier's figures.
Medis, who had previously been confident, now couldn't help but worry about her genius son.
But since she didn't know much about combat, she could only turn to Kreya, Roz, and Alexia, who were standing beside her, and ask.
Hearing Medis' question, Kreya, who had just helped shield her from the impact, looked at the dust-filled battlefield and didn't know how to respond.
Medis was a complete novice in combat, so it was understandable that she didn't understand the situation.
Even they, who had just witnessed the battle, could only think of one word in their minds: "Astonishing."
"Aunt Medis, their levels are far beyond ours, so we can't tell the specific outcome.
But with the amount of mana Nocturne unleashed, an impact of this magnitude shouldn't be a problem for him."
Kreya almost gritted her teeth as she spoke these words. Although she had known that Nocturne held back when fighting her, she never imagined that he had held back this much!
"Yes, Mrs. Medis, Nocturne will be fine. Moreover, Olivier is an elf and a hero from the past.
She may look young, but her age is probably different from Nocturne's and ours. Calling her a child feels a bit..."
(End of Chapter)
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