Chapter 70: Clash of Titans

Chapter 70: Clash of Titans

Even though time had slowed down for Agon, the attacker was still fast. No one in the team was quick enough to reach her in time as the man slashed Anika from shoulder to hip.

The force behind the slash tore her shirt.

Why is it happening again? Agon wondered.

A scene of a girl dying flashed before his eyes.

Why the hell was it happening again?!!

His Ord bubbled and felt like his brain was boiling.

But such feelings disappeared as Anika jumped back. She had a grimace on her face and no injuries.

Under her shirt was wire wrapped around her body that had served as armor. Relief washed over Agon. He didn't waste time thinking anymore and immediately gathered Ord in his fist.

The man gave him a side glance and cursed under his breath. Fuck!

The attacker threw a couple of projectiles that looked like toy swords. Agon ducked under the shots and gave chase.

Each step felt like he was pushing on the earth; Ord in his body gathered to his fistthe familiar feeling of battle.

He had to protect his comrades!

"Oh, a Warrior? Their abilities always have the strongest punch behind them," the man smiled and wiggled his eyes. "Get it? Punch, because most of their abilities involve punching."

Agon stared at the man. "You know, you're kind of a lame guy. Why can't you just fight without telling some lame jokes?"

As soon as he said that, the man's posture dropped, and he almost seemed like he was about to cry.

Feeling bad about it, Agon was about to apologize. But the man straightened his posture and took a low stance. "Blink, and you will miss it."

Within an instant, the man's figure disappeared, and in less than a tenth of a second, he was in front of Agon. The attacker swung his sword overhead; if the attack landed, it would split Agon's head like a firewood hit by an ax.

Agon punched up, and his fist clashed with the sword. Normally a sword would cut through a fist like butter. But with so much Ord imbued in his fist, the sword couldn't even touch his skin.

'This feels heavy!' Agon winced. The weapon felt heavier than its size suggested, adding to its power. 'But I won't give up!'

Clang!... The sword shattered. A couple of metal shards hit Agon's face, causing a stinging pain. He ignored it and kept his eyes on the enemy.

The man swung his other hand, which had no weapon in it.

Agon felt a stinging sensation from his collarbone to his stomach. Looking down, he saw blood seeping out of him. His clothes were dyed red.

What?

Seimei was a small town just outside of the capital city of Sun Country. It was also the place where we would have the next part of the exams.

The only thing that stood out was the river running next to it and the towns eight towers.

This whole town used to belong to the Seimei Clan, who were massacred because of a certain incident. It was a tale as old as time; like Icarus, the Seimei Clan flew too close to the sun. They had so much but wanted more.

The town had stone houses, and none of them were taller than two stories. There were eight lookout towers surrounding the town. One tower had crashed, and some debris had landed on the river.

We walked along said river until we got close to the tower.

"Is this really the place? There's no one here," Gem looked around; his delinquent face made him seem like a loan shark trying to find his next victim.

Bets was also cautious, but he had that mafia boss appearancea strong and terrifying guy. "We're probably the first.

He was right. The riddle hadn't changed from the original story. So the hidden entrance should be here. But people hadn't started looking for it yet. "Let's go and hide."

Approaching the river, I opened the lid of the barrel I carried in my back. With no instructions from me, Carpy already knew what to do.

He jumped from the barrel into the river, forming an air pocket. I jumped down there until I felt the mud at the bottom of the river. A circle of water spun around me, but no speck of water touched my skin.

"That's your fish?" Bets looked down in surprise.

"I thought it was just a lingering spirit, and you were pretty dumb to tame something like that!" Gem, of course, said something without thinking it through.

If I weren't his friend, I would probably take his words as an insult. But Gem was as blunt as a baseball bat and didnt have a polite bone in his body.

"It's around a low-class demon now, but he will become one of the strongest beings out there one day," my words showed no doubt. However, I was a little worried about why Carpys appearance hadnt changed despite growing stronger.

"You always say some nonsense. Sometimes I have to remind myself not to believe everything you say," Gem jumped down with me, and Bets followed along.

Like always, Gem couldn't keep quiet even when we were hiding. So he asked. "By the way, why are we hiding? Don't you already know where we need to be?"

The answer to that was complicated.

Who was the fastest man in the world? Most people would answer Usain Bolt. What about the second-fastest man? Maybe one in ten thousand people would know. What about the fifth fastest man? Essentially, no one would know. "If we went first, it would put a target on our back."

Also, there was something big happening behind the scenes. So we needed to conserve our energy. There will be an attack after the exams. But for all I knew, the attack would come sooner this time.

"Someone is coming," Bets whispered.

We didnt speak anymore and waited for the next team to arrive. But contrary to our expectations, it wasnt just one, but two teams arrived.

But amongst the six people, only two stood out. They were both standing on opposite sides.

One had a flute in his hand. The other was slouched, thin, and looked like a zombie, and he was carrying a coffin on his back.