Sam is unaware of this. But he could feel the surrounding white smoke start to move. It is as if the surrounding white smoke came to life.

A lot of hands emerged from the white smoke, attempting to hold Sam.

"Disappear!!!"

Sam harnesses more spiritual energy to boost the effectiveness of his mental defence technique. Then, all of the hands vanish from that location.

'It appears Max is already going all out. I had expected this, but all of this white smoke is making my situation even more difficult.'

Sam thought so. However, he did not panic. Instead, he began channeling more spiritual energy to boost the power of his movement and Fast Slash techniques.

Sam did not believe he needed to reveal his other techniques. He is confident in his ability to defeat Max using only those two techniques.

Knives begin to approach him within seconds. Those knives are trying to hit Sam from all directions, not just one. Sam is just looking for the real knives.

Unfortunately, this time there are no actual knives. Max has already taken advantage of the opportunity to approach Sam. He was determined to defeat Sam once more.

But before his draggers could strike Sam, something unexpected occurred. Sam in front of him became transparent and then vanished from that location.

Before Max could stabilize, he was struck from behind. Sam appears behind him and attacks him.

When he noticed the real Max approaching him, he wasted no time in using the movement technique.

Not only that, he employs the Fast Slash technique. This time, he did not believe he was after using the illusion Slash technique.

Max was unable to distinguish himself this time and was targeted by the attacks. Each of these attacks causes him tremendous pain.

Despite having the armor, he began to experience pain. More importantly, he did not have enough time to stabilize himself or escape from that situation.

He can only helplessly attempt to defend himself. Max eventually has the opportunity to leave that location. But he can already tell that blood is coming out of his mouth.

Sam is faster than him, and he has once again come close to the real Max. Max was unaware that they had already approached the edge of the battle ring. With this attack, Sam hoped to send him outside the battle ring.

"Ahhhh!!!!!"

However, it appears that Max was unwilling to give up in this manner. In the next second, he began to shout loudly, causing all of the white smoke around him to vibrate.

Sam starts feeling dizzy again. Max appears to have intended to finish him off with this attack. Unfortunately, Sam expends as much spiritual energy as possible to maximize mental defense.

Max's illusion had no effect on Sam's mental defence. Sam only feels dizzy for a few seconds. But some can tell this time the dizziness is very powerful. Max clearly went all out without holding back.

As soon as Sam felt the dizziness fade, he attacked Max.

Max's nose had already started bleeding. He used all of his mental power in the previous attack and became extremely dizzy.

Before he can calm himself down, Sam attacks him.

"Boom!!!!"

A powerful collision occurred in that location. In that situation, Max did not have the opportunity to defend or send backward.

He feels like he has been hit by a moving truck again, but this time with much more force. Max lost consciousness as soon as he hit the ground.

*************

Inside the battle stadium, there was a sudden silence. Everyone, from ordinary people to warriors, falls silent.

It appears that they have yet to come to their senses. Elder Kelvin and the others broke the silence. Randy from the Golden Dawn Academy also starts clapping for Sam.

The fight between Sam and Max was extremely intense. Even at the last moment, no one knew who would win.

The fights between them are not like the previous ones. Sam must defend against mental attacks while counter attacking Max.

Sam's opponent is a genius who has received training since childhood. Certainly, he prepared himself to counter Sam's techniques.

As a result, many people predicted that Sam would lose the match from the beginning. However, the end result is completely different.

It appears that those people are still unable to believe Max has been defeated by Sam.

The referee eventually regained his composure and entered the battle ring. The medical team also started treating Max. He is both physically and mentally injured as a result of using mental power in this manner.

They begin to use the healing ray to stabilize his condition. Max's condition improved while he was under their care.

The referee declared Sam the match winner. The entire battle stadium erupted in cheers and claps.

Finally, everyone came to their senses, and when they realized Sam had defeated the illusionist Max, they began cheering. This is a truly remarkable achievement.

The medical team leads Max into the medical room, where one medical Warrior begins to heal Sam. Even though he is not physically hurt, he is exhausted.

'Well, it seems like I have moved one step closer to my goal. Who would have expected an NPC, or should I say extra character, like me, who is not even a background character, to defeat Max?

As expected, the plot of the story had no effect on me. This is due to my blessing limit breaker and the support of the God of Fate.

Sigh, at least I have already qualified for the semi-finals. I need to rest.'

While thinking about this, Sam steps down from the battle ring and begins to walk toward the waiting area.

People are still cheering for him, which keeps him motivated.

'It appears that due to this type of motivation, everyone from the President to the commentator wants the entire audience to cheer for all of the students. I am even beginning to feel motivated.'

Sam walked toward the waiting room, smiling. He truly believes that he has accomplished something he could never have imagined himself doing.