190 Red Festival - Part 8

Cale Wilkinson, Gold Class Hero - Rank 8, one of the top heroes from Myth Guild of Sun City.

He was famous for his indestructible defense and destructive power from his diamond-shaped shield.

Yes, both of his arms were equipped with a diamond-shaped shield. There were also spikes on the shield's surface. If one was not careful, your body would be perforated by the spike on the shield.

Aside from the shield, he also wore heavy armor. But it was typically different armor from the Knight of the Knight Order.

If Knight's armor gave off a feeling reverence and honor while Cale's heavy armor gave off a feeling wild and fierce.

His two big shields also looked intimidating, but all of this was not effective against Hirata.

Cale felt hostility from Hirata's gaze, a strong hostility at that. He was confused at first, then he recalled that he offended this group when he visited the famous district, Xing District.

Cale only smirked at the strong hostility. Even though his enemy was fast, he was confident in his ability. He climbed up to Gold Class Hero - Rank 8 with his ability.

Thanks to his awakening ability, he gained a nickname One-Man-Fortress. But his guild usually called him "steel man" or "big guy". Yes, his awakening ability could change his body into hard steel.

Not only that, but he could also strengthen his armor with his awakening thus he gained the name One-Man-Fortress. His heavy armor just could not be broken by just a normal strike.

Bang! Bang!

Cale Wilkinson banged his two shields at each other, an indication to the referee he was ready to fight. Musashi Hirata also bent his body down, his right hand on the sword hand while his left hand on the sheath. It was Draw Sword's stance.

Looking at the two participants who were ready to fight, the spectators fell silent.

Long Bin nodded his head and slammed his steel stick the ground, "Start!"

Cale's eyes focused at Hirata. He knew his opponent was having excellent speed, so he could not be careless.

As soon as Long Bin shouted the match started, Musashi Hirata's figure blurred. Cale's eyes enlarged as Musashi Hirata's figure appeared right before him.

The thirty meters distance was shortened in a flash. Cale immediately drove his two shields forward in response.

Clank! Clank! Clank! Clank!

The clanking sound resounded through the arena. If one looked from the spectator's perspective, they only saw Musashi Hirata slashed his sword once, but the sound of the clash resounded four times.

Cale was shocked by the force behind the sword. His two shields bounced back from the clash, his defense was broken just in one clash.

What shocked him was the four consecutive strikes. He could feel that the four strikes hit his shield almost at the same time while Hirata only swung his sword once. Yes, in his eyes, Musashi Hirata only swung his sword once, but he felt it was if four swords clashed against his shields, breaking his defense.

With such a big opening, Hirata's left hand which was holding the sheath slashed toward Cale's belly.

"Urghhh!!!" Cale grunted in pain as he staggered a few steps back.

At the same time, he was shocked that he was cornered in just one exchange.

'Shit, how could he be this strong?' He had checked Musashi Hirata's background.

Even though his opponent had a deep background, Musashi Hirata in the information was just a mere unranked Gold Class Hero.

'Don't tell me he was holding back his strength all this time…' Cale came into a realization as the beforehand playoff came into his mind.

Even though his thoughts were in a mess, his body was moving properly. He stabilized his stance, ready to receive another strike. However, to his surprise, Musashi Hirata merely stood on his spot.

"Hoho, your shield is quite hard and your stance is stable…" Musashi Hirata let out a chuckle and continued, "I can try my Quake Sword now…"

He almost mastered his Draw Sword, though his Master's Draw Sword was much better than him. The same for his Quake Sword, he wanted to try how much his Quake Sword had improved.

Weng!

A buzzing sound came out of the sword. Before, his hand and his sword would shake if he used Quake Sword, but not this time. His hand was stable.

Whoosh!

Musashi Hirata rushed forward and swung his sword at the shield. Yes, he was aiming at the shield, not trying to find his enemy's weakness. He wanted to break the one so-called One-Man-Fortress frontally.

'Heh… Fool! With my awakening ability, do you think you could defeat me with a frontal attack like this?'

Cale's eyes gleaming firmly, he believed his defense was unbreakable.

Clank!

As soon as the sword his shield, Cale's eyes enlarged in terror. His both hands shook and he felt his hand grew weak as if all energy in his hand drained.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

Musashi Hirata smirked and swung his sword again.

"Arghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!" Cale screamed in agony which shocked the spectators.

Of course, the one who watched the fight was shocked by this phenomenon. From the outside, they could only see Hirata's sword clashed against the shield. So why did Cale scream?

From the scream, it was as if he suffered severe pain. But how?

While everyone was confused, Cale himself also confused. He did not know what happened to him, but he felt his hand as if it was torn. It was as if his muscle in his hands torn apart.

He did not know how this could happen, but he knew it must be related to the buzzing sound that came out of the sword.

His mind was thinking fast, trying to escape from this precarious situation. He did not want to get eliminated in the top 32. His goal was to reach the top 8.

However, Musashi Hirata did not give a chance to his opponent to escape.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

The clanking sound rang out as Musashi Hirata's sword landed on Cale's heavy armor. He was slashing his sword at every part of Cale's body except for neck and head.

In a flash, countless hits landed on Cale Wilkinson. It lasted for a minute and the buzzing sound that came out of the sword ceased off.

Musashi Hirata sheathed his sword back which was confusing the spectators. Cale Wilkinson was still standing, why did Musashi Hirata sheathe his sword?

To everyone surprise, they saw Cale Wilkinson dropped his shield. Right after the shield, Cale's body collapsed.

"ARGHHHHHH!!!!!!" After that, an agony scream came out of Cale's mouth. He felt his body, in and out ruptured as overpowering pain assaulted his body.

The scream lasted for three minutes, causing the spectators' bodies shuddered voluntarily. They did not know what actually happened to Cale, but by just hearing the scream, it made them scared.

Without a doubt, the unranked Gold Class Hero, Musashi Hirata won the match overwhelmingly. Long Bin announced the winner with a shout.

Meanwhile, Musashi Hirata squatted down before the collapsed Cale and whispered in a low voice, "You have offended the wrong person! Lying down in the hospital for a month or two might help you to reflect your manner!"

After saying that, Musashi Hirata walked off the stage under the cheers of the spectators. In the spectators' eyes, Musashi Hirata was shrouded by a mysterious aura.

His marvelous performance during the main event truly conquered the spectators' hearts.

Meanwhile, the medical team helped Cale Wilkinson. He had to come down from the stage with a stretcher as he could not move his body.

The match continued, most of the Gold Class Heroes were eliminated already, leaving only three Gold Class Heroes, Musashi Hirata, Sun Zhou Yi, and Wu Shen Lei.

Sun Zhou Yi and Wu Shen Lei advanced to the top 16 by eliminating Crown Class Ranker. Thus, the top 16 consisted, 5 Emperor Class Heroes, 7 Legendary Class Ranker, 3 Gold Class Heroes, and one Crown Prince.

Yes, Crown Prince of the Regal Kingdom, William Gerard Kingsman advanced to the top 16 after kicking out the last Crown Class Ranker from the competition.

8 heroes, 7 rankers, and a prince were the last 16 participants.

There was a fifteen minutes break, but no spectators left the arena during the break. The main even event reached its peak where the next eight matches would be involving Emperor Class Hero and Legendary Class Ranker.

The heated discussions broke amongst the spectators, they were talking who would be the champion of the Fighter Anteriority. Most of the spectators' favorite was Musashi Naizen.

As for Heero and his group, they were having their lunch. They brought lunch boxes with them, knowing today's schedule would be tight.

Kang Seo-Yeon and Bai Xin Yue also joined the group after getting eliminated unfairly.

They finished their lunch within fifteen minutes. At the same time, Long Bin was already in his position.

Then, the big screen on the top of the stage flashed. Sixteen names flashed randomly and the spectators immediately shut their mouth, focusing their attention on the screen.

After a moment, the first name stopped.

[Wei Tian (No.2) Vs ???]

Countless eyes watched the screen, waiting for Wei Tian's opponent. Soon, a name appeared.

[Wei Tian (No.2) Vs Sun Zhou Yi (No.21)]