Chapter 285 Link Vs. Rio, The Battle Of Absolute Talents! Part-4.

VVIP Area.

"He can use miasma!? What the actual f*CK!?"

Jin was so bewildered by Rio's use of miasma that he ended up using swear words and even forgot about the other SS-rankers.

But no one stopped him from swearing; after all, others were just as shocked as he was.

Gradba glanced at Ashtel and asked,

"Uh, isn't the younger generation of the human race too crazy this time? That little guy even copied the abilities of a demon. Only someone insane would dare attempt that..."

Hearing those words, Ashtel shook his head.

"I think he has some way to nullify the effects of miasma... Even for me, this is the first time I have seen a human use miasma so effectively... There are no records of people doing that before in the long annals of history..."

"This little guy is unique..."

If someone other than Demons tries to use miasma, they end up getting corrupted and demonized.

However, Rio was clearly fit and fine, and he used miasma as a technique rather than an independent power.

He's influencing the elements in his surroundings to condense using his own mana.

Although it sounds quite easy, only a fearless guy like Rio could attempt to do such a thing.

Others are hesitant to incorporate miasma-type attacks into their techniques for fear of corruption.

Rio, however, is unique; he possesses 'true immunity', meaning that even if you immerse him in the 'sea of endless miasma' for years, he will remain unaffected.

So he doesn't need to worry about getting corrupted, so he can use miasma-type attacks without any worries.

Only his enemies will suffer, not him.

Those types of attacks would have severely injured Link if he hadn't had 'Dao Rhythm' to resist the effects of miasma.

When others fight with demons, they usually wear specially made armor that gives them resistance to miasma, or they can cover their bodies with mana to counter the miasma.

Additionally, you can forcefully expel miasma from your body by concentrating your mana in the affected area.

However, all of these methods are less effective than using abilities that involve the world's 'laws'.

If you use 'Dao Rhythm', 'Sword Intent', etc. to expel the miasma, it would be much more effective.

And if you need absolute immunity from miasma, then you would need skills like Rio's 'True Immunity' or Lia's 'Conqueror of Darkness', etc.

Obviously, these skills are rare and not everyone has them, but that's where the healers come into play.

In a battle against demons, healers are an absolute necessity.

They can give you buffs and increase your resistance; if you get affected by miasma, 'purification-type healing magic' is very effective to counter it.

That's also the reason why the demons always prefer targeting the healers first, even they know that getting rid of the healers is the key to victory.

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Stadium Ground.

*Boom!* *Bam!*

Link and Rio attacked each other endlessly; their attacking and counterattacking speeds were so fast that even the cameras were having difficulty capturing their movements properly.

The only thing visible was the repeated collision of a sword and a fist.

In just three seconds, the two of them had attacked each other nearly a thousand times.

Both of them refused to let the other party get even a little bit of an advantage.

Nearly 45 minutes have passed since Rio and Link started fighting; they have been going at each other like crazy.

Rio has many broken bones and damaged internal organs; by now, his 'HP' is decreasing extremely fast.

Link isn't doing much better either; he's nearly out of mana, as he's been using 'Dao Rhythm' continuously to counter Rio's thousands upon thousands of attacks.

In the past 45 minutes, Link has countered nearly 20 thousand attacks from Rio, and yet he got hit by many of them.

His whole body is covered in cuts, and after being affected by miasma so many times, he has started to feel weak, and his head is spinning like crazy.

...

Link got rid of the miasma and stared at Rio with his blurry eyes.

'I don't have much mana left; once I am out of mana, my 'Dao Rhythm' will become extremely weak, and I won't be able to counter Rio's attacks... This is getting difficult...'

Legendary skills such as sword intent and dao rhythm have no ranks; their power depends on the user's mastery.

You can use a legendary skill without the need for mana, but without the support of mana, the effects of the skill would be much weaker.

If it were someone else, Link wouldn't have needed to worry about running out of mana, as he could have used his 'Dao Rhythm' even without mana.

But Rio is different.

His mastery over 'Sword Intent' is much better than Link's.

Once Link runs out of mana, Rio's 'Sword Intent' will easily dominate his 'Dao Rhythm', and he will be at a big disadvantage.

That's why Link wanted to finish things before he ran out of mana.

He gritted his teeth and took his stance. He stomped the ground and tightened his muscles.

'It's now or never... I must win this match; I promised Riya that I would be the champion; I must not break it...'

When Rio noticed Link's serious look, he knew that a big attack was coming, and he also took his stance.

A solemn look appeared on his face that was hidden under the shadow robe, and he placed his sword beside his waist.

'To take that 'hidden chance', I must win this match; I can't afford to lose today...'

Rio would have already admitted defeat by now if not for the fact that he really needed to win this tournament to steal Fade's chance.

Rio, being a professional thief, never backs down when it comes to stealing the protagonist's chances.

Link and Rio stared into each other's eyes and used their powers at the exact same time, as if they were in sync with each other.

[Sword Intent: Overload!]

[Dao Rhythm: Overload!]

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Author's Notes.

Yo! It's your beloved author here! D*mn! Rio and Link are really going at each other with full force; no one is backing down at all...

Question of the day.

Who do you think will win?

1. Link (I kind of feel that Link is the author's favorite character...)

2. Rio (As a professional thief, Rio will definitely win this at all costs...)

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