[Congratulations! You've earned 60,000 points!]
'Sigh...if not for the arena's 60,000 people limit, I probably would've earned a lot more...'
Contrary to what people expected, Shye had the actual gall to feel slightly downcast due to his "meager" point earnings, not realizing that his greed...was slowly growing to unwanted levels.
Naturally, he wouldn't show his dissatisfaction to the excited crowd as it might dampen their lively mood; instead, he raised his right arm in a triumphant pose, prompting the crowd to cheer even louder.
"H-Hey, Dodge, can you stand?"
"I-I feel weak, swarm him and give me a bit of time to recover..."
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This time, the Krevar party was truly panicking.
Their leader was down and the maneuvers of the rookie didn't look like those of a rookie at all.
Moreover, the bastard just sent all of them flying at the same time, causing their morale to drop to an all-time low.
Despite their attempts to feign calmness and focus, it was quite evident that their hearts were shaken.
Shye wasn't done showing off though; hence, they still had a chance.
Acting upon the downed Dodge's orders, all six once again charged toward the Balkrow rookie with swords and daggers in their hands—their bodies, slightly bruised from the earlier collision.
This time, Shye didn't charge like before, assuming a defensive stance instead.
The veteran adventurers of Balkrow who were watching frowned at his passive decision.
Clearly, it would be smarter for one to take the initiative rather than to hold one's ground in the middle of six adventurers who could work well together.
'Sigh...in the end, he's still a rookie'
Unbeknownst to them, it didn't matter what stance Shye chose, he was simply doing this for the showmanship.
...Since Shye decided to allow the six Krevar adventurers to surround him, it appeared as though his inexperience would cost him the match.
However, as soon as the battle began, the crowd realized that their assumptions were wrong.
As two rare-tier skills and one unique-tier skill approached him, Shye swiftly kicked Dodge's unconscious body away, then, with one mighty flap of his expiring wings, Shye managed to dodge the two rare skills.
Unfortunately, the individual with a unique-tier ultimate skill in his arsenal knew better than to waste it on mere overkill.
Instead, the guy patiently waited for Shye to dodge the rare-tier skills before swiftly pursuing and catching up to him.
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As a result, he managed to catch Shye off guard.
"Look out, Crowley!!"
Turning his head, Shye finally noticed the attack coming from his left side.
'Sh*t, I can't dodge this one...Stoic!'
"DIE!! ROOKIE!!"
Swinging his sword towards Shye, the party member named Tom released two enormous crescent moon slashes that formed an X.
At such a point-blank range, it was impossible for Shye to dodge.
Witnessing how the enormous slash marks made contact with Shye's body, the excited crowd clutched their heads in horror.
They...wouldn't be humiliated in their own city, would they?
The crowd didn't want to believe it, but who, especially a mere rookie, could survive after being cleanly hit by such a destructive skill?
Why, a rookie with 300 points in vitality and a 70% physical damage reduction skill, of course!
Suffering from nothing but light bruises, Shye emerged from the devastation.
Naturally, Tom would never have expected the darned rookie to survive his ultimate skill, let alone have enough strength to counterattack.
The next thing he knew, someone was already grabbing him by his neck.
Even the brains of those watching lagged behind the happenings; Thus, upon realizing that the battle was not over yet and that their hometown rookie hero, Shye Crowley, was still alive and well, the crowd erupted into thunderous cheers.
[Congratulations! You've earned 60,000 points!]