Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Another D-Rank Skill

Ethan faced Drake with a determined expression.

The air was charged with tension as the crowd of clan members watched closely, eager to see the outcome of this unexpected duel.

"Ready?" The instructor's voice cut through the silence.

Ethan nodded, his focus unwavering. Drake smirked, clearly confident in his abilities.

"Begin!"

Drake moved first. To Ethan surprise, Drake completely vanished from his view. Ethan seemed confused as looked around to find his trace. But, it was futile.

"Uh!"

Exactly at that time, his passive skill [Predator's Instinct(E)] kicked in, and dodged in the nick of time where a fist landed with metal gloves worn on.

"Phew!" Ethan felt a cold sweat forming on his forehead. It was really a close call. If he had been a little late, his face would have been directly hit by Drake's fist. The metal gloves in his hand looked very sharp. It will definitely leave scars if he gets hit by it.

"Hm..You dodged it?"

Drake looked surprised, not expecting him to dodge his signature move. He had used his Inherent Assassination Skill [Shadow Void Step(E)], expecting to defeat Ethan with one swift move, but the other party dodged it somehow. It should have been impossible to do it, unless Ethan had a more counter effective skill in his arsenal.

Ethan looked at the Instructor and said, "Instructor, you said no weapons are allowed. Then, what about his metal gloves?"

The Instructor stared at him and answered coldly, "It is allowed." He said nothing else. No explanation. It was obvious, he was playing favourites.

"At least, explain the rules at first, man." Ethan grumbled.

He moved back his attention to the duel, where Drake looked a little more serious than before.

"I never thought you could dodge that. But no matter, I am just getting started," Drake said gathering his confidence.

"Okay, come at me." Ethan replied interested to witness his skills more.

.....

While they were prepared to start their real battle, a beautiful woman in long violet dress appeared in the training field from the corridor.

She leaned on the wall to watch the duel with interest. A few seconds later, Astrid Silvermoon, Aria's uncle also appeared by the woman's side.

"Again..!" Drake seemed to be angered by Ethan's defensive skill.

"Fine.. I will show you what true Power is." He said fiercely while looking at Ethan with hate.

Ethan prepared himself after hearing his threat. From his tone, Drake was going to fight Ethan head on now. So, he had to be extra careful.

Ethan activated his buff once again, ready face what's coming ahead.

"Rock Giant's Fortification(D)!"

"Assassin Fury (E)!"

Drake activated a skill, and his body became tough as a hard rock. His body glistened with soft glow of power. Then, the second skill made him look more deadly, increasing his power significantly.

At level 26, Drake should have 3 active skills, however his inherent skill, Shadow Void Step added another, making it 4. From this, it could be said he was undeniably talented.

His transformation was a little startling to Ethan, he found it hard to deal with. He wasn't sure if he could evade this time.

He had only two skill to counterattack. One: Inferno Leap (D), another: Paralyzing Breath (E).

He was unsure of Paralyzing Breath's effect on this enraged monster in front of him.

"Looks like it was finally time to create another D-Rank skill," he thought, finding it the only option.

He commanded to synthesis (Enraged(E) + Muscle Enhancement(E) in his mind.

"Ding!"

[ Congratulations! Your skill synthesis was succesful ]

[ Your skill evolved to: Berserker's Might (D) ]

[ Berserker's Might: Unleashes the user's latent power, drastically improving their strength and defense by 500% while in a frenzied state. Use 50 Mana /Second ]

[ Drawback: After usage, User will fell in a state of weakness for 15 minutes ]

"Nice!" Ethan found the skill very useful, leaving aside the small drawback. However, it could be critical in other times on the dungeon, but not this time.

It was perfect skill what he need right now—to fight head on with a D-Rank powerhouse.