Chapter 226 Final Showdown (2)



After a long process of selection, the top four were selected. The competition was coming to an end, and the results of these two fights would decide the result. The first battle was Yashika vs. Rana, and the audience was excited about this match as it was a semi-final match.

They both approached the battle arena and stood at their places. The referee asked them both to take out their contract beasts. Yashika summoned her contract beast, and a silver-colored snake appeared in the arena.

The opponent was not surprised; he had already seen it before he summoned his contract beast. A black-colored creature appeared. It had a triangular head and blue eyes, It had two sharp swords instead of hands. Its body was a little bent, and it stood on its two legs that supported its whole body.

Rana decided to take charge. He commanded, "Use 'Frontal Assault' to approach it before using 'Cross Slash' to attack it."

The black-colored Sword Beast's body was surrounded by a blue glow as it charged at the opponent, giving it no time to retreat. It raised its two arms with swords attached and slashed them together toward the opponent.

Yashika remained calm and commanded, "Use 'Dash' to move away."

The body of the silver-colored snake shone blue as it disappeared from its place as a blur and appeared a little away. It was as if he had already predicted this. Rana commanded, "Use 'pursuit' before using 'power cut.' "

The black-colored sword beast disappeared and appeared behind a silver-colored snake. Its right hand shone in red, and it was about to attack. The silver-colored snake was surprised but not even slightly afraid. It suddenly heard its master's command, "Use 'Rapid Stab' before using 'Transform.' "

The tail of the silver-colored snake shone with a silver glow. It created a blur and hit the opponent two times. The silver snake transformed and was sent back by the impact, but it had little effect on its metallic body. An arrow mark appeared on the black-colored creature, and before its master could command anything, Yashika commanded, "Use the 'Killer Strike' combo."

The silver-colored rapier shone in a blue glow as wings appeared on it; Then the mark over the black-colored Sword Beast shone. The silver rapier covered in a red glow started to move at the opponent giving it no chance to retreat.

Rana saw that and knew that the life of his contract beast was in danger. He said, "I admit defeat."

"Stop," Yashika commanded as her contract beast stopped a meter away from the opponent before transforming into a silver-colored snake and retreating.

"Woh, what a performance by Yashika Rathore! With this knockout, she has become the first finalist among the participants. Everyone, please give a round of applause for her," said the commentator. The audience clapped for Yashika; they were happy that despite being in such a disadvantageous situation, she was able to become the first finalist.

Two boys started walking in towards the arena; one was a white-haired boy with red eyes, while the other was a silver-haired boy with enchanting purple eyes. They both looked irregular; they had a presence that made them different from normal participants.

They both looked at each other, their eyes analyzing their opponent. No words were said, as there was no need to do so; they were here to compete, not to chitchat. They took out their 'Book of Contracts' and got ready to summon their contract beast.

The referee asked them to summon their contract beasts and announced the start of the battle. Vansh summoned his 'Death Swordsman,' while Rishi summoned Sheru.

Two beats appeared at two ends of the battle ring between the cheers of the crowd. The noise showed the excitement of the crowd. The hype was real; A white-colored tiger-like creature with black patterns could be seen facing a skeleton humanoid creature covered in a loose robe. The golden-colored eyes met the red flame in the eye socket of the opponent.

Both participants looked at each other and their contract beasts in no hurry to make any rash attacks. Vansh decided to take the lead and command his contract beast in that strange language again. He was the only one who was able to command his contract beast without his opponent knowing what move it would make.

The skeleton swordsman raised his sword, and black smoke started surrounding his body. Rishi guessed that it might be a buff-type ability. He still looked at his opponent's next move, and Vansh didn't make him wait any longer; he commanded his contract beast to attack.

The skeleton swordsman charged at Sheru. Halfway through, he jumped and released a Crescent Moon Sword Attack. The red-colored Sword Slash was about to hit Sheru when Rishi ordered a dodge.

Sheru's eyes shone with a golden glow. His passive "anticipate" was activated. The crescent moon-shaped sword slash hit Sheru and bypassed his body in the audience's view, but what happened next surprised them. Sheru was standing one meter away from its initial position. Vansh had expected it, so he wasn't disappointed and commanded his contract beast to attack again.

The Skeleton Swordsman's sword shone in a red glow, and he started swinging it at high speed. Many sword slashes similar to the one released before appeared and started attacking Sheru. They were constantly moving to make it harder to dodge. Everyone looked at the fight, thinking, "Will it use the shield now? 

They were disappointed when Rishi said, "Dodge." Sheru was smart enough to think which move was the one to be used in this situation, so instead of commanding it like other contract beasts, Rishi let it fight on his own. This would also make him rely less on Rishi, which would be very helpful for his two years of training in Sword Sanctuary.

Sheru looked at the incoming attacks and roared. Her body shone with a blue glow. The attacks approached it and hit it, or it looked like they did, but when they passed through and the image disappeared, people saw a blurry shape moving from one place to another. They couldn't believe their eyes. How can someone dodge like that?

The last two attacks were well-prepared, and both could not be dodged. Sheru dodged the first one, and his paw shone in a golden glow, becoming metallic. He struck the last attack with it, and a small explosion was created. When people looked carefully to check the aftermatch, they saw Sheru standing in its place; there was not even a scratch on his paw.