CHAPTER 86: PREDESTINED

However, Jaran was a little dissapointed that Julian had disregarded his warnings.

But his emotions turned to dissapointed as he saw the scene that transpired in the next moment.

"ARRGGHH!!" Julian screamed out in pain, his body writhing in agony.

Although his strength couldn’t compare to Julian’s, Jaran admitted that Julian surpassed him in speed.

Among the new generation of the Windcrest Clan, he was the fastest. No one could literally see his sword until he struck.

That was why he had planned for Julian to mock Ezekiel and intimidate him into fighting him first, even if Ezekiel accepted or refused his duel.

However, they hadn’t known that they were dealing with a madman, so the plan went smoother than they had expected.

Despite this advantage, Julian had lost more miserably than he had previously.

Jaran was startled by the scene and found it hard to believe what he was seeing.

"Next!"

Jaran’s heart skipped a beat. Fear rose from the depths of his heart. He tightly gripped the handle of his sword, recalling his last duel against Ezekiel,

"I’ll go next," Kaelis called out from beside him.

"Don’t worry, I won’t make the same mistake as underestimating him as Julian had done. I’ll defeat him as quickly as I can."

Jaran relaxed his grip on his sword.

He hesitated, then nodded.

With Kealis’s prowess, they stood a chance of defeating Ezekiel.

Kaelis returned her gesture with a nod. She then stepped forward into the inner circle.

She stood slightly to the side of the area where Julian had collapsed, taking her position opposite Ezekiel.

As the wielder of the Dove Hurricane Red Sword, a sister sword to the Dove Sealing and Dove Whispering Swords, Kealis’ strength was comparable to his and Julian’s.

If his forte was his strength, and Julian relied on his speed, then Kaelis was a combination of both, and with the Dove Hurricane Red Sword, she was even more fierce.

"Are you ready?" Elric’s voice resonated across the training platform.

Kaelis drew his sword and nodded.

The Worst One nodded as well.

"Begin!" Elric announced.

Instantly, Kaelis unleashed her aura, enveloping her entire form with a crimson glow.

Her sword glowed with an azure and crimson glow, and the blade became blurry.

She didn’t waste time exchanging words with Julian.

She lunged forward.

The moment she was a step away from Ezekiel, she swung her sword forward rapidly.

A flaming wind arc surged at him.

The Worst One easily dodged the strike.

Kaelis swung her blade again.

Two flaming arcs surged forward.

The Worst One narrowly dodged the attack.

Before he could react, Kaelis arrived before him.

Jaran kept his eyes peeled, analysing every moment of the battle.

Just as he thought that Kaelis was gaining an edge, she was slowly being pushed back.

The Worst One was gaining the upper hand.

As they began to clash more and more, Jaran discovered that, unlike Kaelis, none of the Worst One’s strikes were as heavy as Kaelis yet he was able to deflect and counter hers.

It was as though he were an unshakable mountain that was unmoved by any wind. His strength was beyond anything he had dared imagine.

He didn’t unleash his aura or activate his Sacred Art.

The only thing he did was swing his sword and cast a spell, Fire Spark.

Suddenly, Kaelis’s attack missed.

Ezekiel appeared behind her, slashing downward.

"ARGGGHH!" Her screams of agony resonated across the training platform.

Jaran doubted his ears as he stared at the scene wide-eyed in shock.

He looked around to see if others had witnessed this scene as well, and saw a similar expression of shock and disbelief on their faces.

He wasn’t seeing things.

Before the Worst One could connect with another strike, her magic power flared.

Kaelis’ sword burned with fierce red flames.

Countless fiery red feathers emerged from her blazing sword and surrounded her.

DANGG!!

Ezekiel’s sword struck against the fiery red feathers, but was repelled.

Hurricane Red Shield!

An ability of the Dove Hurricane Red Sword that conjures a shield that lasts for about five minutes.

However, because of Kaelis’s strength, she could only sustain the shield for ten seconds. And could only execute it twice in the span of ten minutes, depending on her much mana she had exerted in that time.

The magic items they carried were meant to last until graduation, when they would step into the world as heroes, exploring dungeons and hunting magical beasts.

An average awakener could only dream of possessing a rare magic item unless they were wealthy enough to purchase one themselves or uncover one by chance in a dungeon. Neither of which was easy to achieve.

Jaran sighed in relief, understanding that it was enough for her to recover and retaliate against the Worst One.

Suddenly, something extraordinary transpired.

The Worst One sheathed his iron sword.

’Huh! Has he given up?’ Jaran thought.

That was what he wanted to believe, but his assumptions were dashed as he saw Ezekiel put his hand into his storage bag and drew out a strange sword.

"I thought that I would show this sword to Jaran first to show him how much I’ve been holding back and the significant difference in strength between us," Ezekiel said.

"You have a really powerful magic item, so I don’t have a choice but to also use mine if I want to win."

In the Worst One’s hand was a metallic drill, forged in a helix pattern with segmented, rotating grooves, radiating a deep, black, metallic sheen.

It didn’t resemble a sword in any way.

"That’s it! That was the weapon he had used to defeat us! Kaelis should be careful or else she might get hurt similarly," Kiran spoke anxiously.

Jaran looked at him with a frown.

He remembered that there was still a scar across the chest of one of the members of the Windcrest Clan who had fought against the Worst One that had yet to heal fully.

A lot of questions passed through Jaran’s mind about how a Magical Swordsman could use a weapon like that.