Chapter 443: System Of Cannon Fodders Versus Hero [Part 1]

"Do you mind if I wear these wooden braces?" Thirteen asked as he pointed at the braces on the armor rack with his gloves.

"I don't mind," Roland replied. "Feel free to use anything you think you would need when fighting against me."

Thirteen smirked before asking Remi to help put the braces on his wrists since he was still wearing gloves in his hands.

"Be careful brother," Remi said.

"I will," Thirteen replied. "Watch closely, okay? What you're going to see will help you in the future."

Remi nodded and returned to where the other spectators were.

Thirteen walked back to the center of the training room and faced the Hero, who seemed to be waiting patiently for their fight to start.

"Are you sure we should not stop this?" Derek asked, feeling concerned about Thirteen's safety.

While he might have been surprised that Thirteen had won against Rianna earlier, he believed that the teenage boy was only able to win because Rianna was subconsciously holding back her strength.

"What's the harm?" Joshua replied as he fixed his glasses. "He won against Rianna, so I'm sure that he will be fine."

Joshua didn't want to admit it, but he wanted Roland to beat Zion in front of Shana. Of course, he didn't really hate the teenage boy.

He just felt like if Roland managed to give the other party a good lesson, the latter would distance himself from the Saintess of their party.

Erica, Mildred, and Diana were also on the same page as Derek.

They already knew what Roland was planning to do, and frankly, they didn't like it.

Erica then moved closer to Diana and whispered in her ear.

"If things suddenly escalate in the wrong direction, prepare to stop their fight using any means necessary," Erica said.

"I understand," Diana replied.

As the Crusader of the Hero's Party, she served as their shield, protecting them from the front lines.

Erica believed that Diana had the ability to prevent Zion from seriously getting hurt once Roland decided to get serious.

"Before you start your duel, let's make a few rules first," Rianna, who also didn't want to see this duel head in the wrong direction, decided to mediate. "The spar will end when one side surrenders or is unable to fight anymore.

"Also, using skills and equipment are not allowed. Do you agree with this condition, Roland?"

"I agree," Roland replied.

"How about you, Zion?" Rianna asked.

"Well, I don't really have any skills that I can use or equipment that I can summon. But just in case, Tiona, go to Remi for the time being."

Tiona returned to her normal form after hearing her Master's order.

She gave Thirteen's cheek a nudge with her head before crawling down from his body and moving toward Remi.

Thirteen's sister reached out to let her brother's Beast Companion crawl up her arm.

Although she was reluctant to part with her Master, she had unwavering faith in him and believed that he wouldn't lose to the Hero of Shana's party.

Rianna glanced at the two teenagers and sighed in her heart.

"You may now begin," Rianna said.

Joshua was just as shaken as Derek because he didn't expect that such an outcome would happen.

He had already considered that Zion might be able to land a good hit at Roland, but that was it.

After fighting alongside his friend for years, he knew how strong he was even without using his skills and equipment.

The girls of the Hero party were also surprised. Just like Joshua, none of them had foreseen this outcome.

"See? I told you that Zion is better than the Hero," Viola whispered in Shana's ear, breaking her out of her daze.

Sharon and Louise also had the "I knew this would happen" look on their faces. Someone who would dare face off against Evuvug despite being a Rookie couldn't be a simple person.

Only they knew how capable Thirteen was, especially after the boy used them for his experiments.

Rhia, on the other hand, was shouting "Yay! Yay! Yay!" while waving both of her hands.

Remi also couldn't help but smile. In her point of view, her brother was the strongest.

Alessia had a proud look on her face because her son easily defeated the Hero as if he was just casually beating up a random street thug.

"I think I heard you saying that you want to spar with me earlier," Thirteen said with a smile as he looked at Derek, who was looking at him as if he had seen a ghost.

"I did say that earlier, but I am still suffering from jet lag," Derek replied. "Even now, I am feeling light-headed and dizzy."

Erica and Mildred looked at their Sword Master in disdain because Wanderers didn't suffer from jet lag.

"Congratulations," Rianna said. "It seems that you were still holding back during our duel."

Thirteen didn't reply and only smiled faintly.

"Since the spar is over, Shana, go heal Roland," Rianna ordered.

"Okay," Shana replied.

She was just feeling relieved that the spar was already over, but Thirteen reached out his hand to block her path.

"Zion?"

"It's not yet over, Shana. Go back to the side."

"Huh? What do you mean? Roland is already down for the cou—"

But before she could finish what she was going to say next, a gust of wind erupted from Roland's body, pushing everyone back.

"See?" Thirteen said as if he was already expecting that something like this was going to happen.

The System of Cannon Fodders had fought heroes alongside his Hosts plenty enough to know that they had a special power.

He called this power the Power of Bullsh*t, which meant that whenever Heroes are fighting a battle that they couldn't afford to lose, they get a power-up that would allow them to overcome almost any obstacles.

Roland slowly propped himself up from the ground, his eyes glowing golden as his Unyielding Ability activated.

"You got me in the first half," Roland said as he wiped the blood that was coming out of his nose with the back of his hand. "Time for Round Two."

Thirteen smirked before walking back to the center of the training room.

When his gaze met with Roland, the teenage boy took a fighting stance, and once again made the "come over here" gesture.

"Come, son," Thirteen said in a teasing tone. "I'll teach you how to Dougie."

Roland roared as he shot toward Thirteen like a cannonball, having every intention to wipe the humiliation that he had experienced just now.