Zen finished off his opponent while he was down, bringing an end to their fight. It was clear from the beginning; that Zen was superior in combat and skill application.

Their fight ended then and there as the other fights reached their climax and conclusions.

"Like I said... He won''t go all out. This is just the beginning and if he reveals everything while you are sitting out the fights, the likelihood of preparing counters to his unique skills applications will increase."

Ross stated looking over to Alex. While the battle had been intense at the start, none of the two fighters went all in. Each sought a prime time to take their opponent off guard and deal a killing blow.

"Yeah... But the remnants are going to be a major headache. If caution is not exercised, even you guys are open to interferences that could affect your battles. You might not be as lucky as Zen." Alex said getting nods of understanding from Julia and Ross.

"The chances of those affecting our battles can be minimized if we take our opponents out in the first few seconds of the fight starting." Julia proposed after observing most of the fights.

The pattern of the remnants appearing was becoming obvious to those who paid attention. Of course, there were exceptions, but the majority followed the same set of patterns.

Alex and Ross nodded as they had also noticed the same thing. ''Should I also do the same with Brad?'' Ross pondered how to go about facing Brad.

He wanted to play with him for a bit after all. It had been a while since he saw him and he wanted to see the look on his face when he realized all the arrogance he carried before was for nought. Experience more tales on empire

Brad was not even close to chasing the shadow of Alex in his current position.

Ross was very confident in his skills in dealing with Brad before any fighting remnants interrupted their bout.

Even back when they were in middle school, he was the one who shielded Alex from the shenanigans of Brad and his friends.

Several minutes and many fights later, Julia''s turn arrived. Once the announcement was made, the commotion from the spectating students went up a few octaves.

She decided to take on the fella with nothing but her sword.

[...one.]

The moment the countdown reached its end...

WHOOSH!

Suddenly, Julia disappeared and appeared a couple of metres behind Emil, her stance now upright with her sword in her right hand pointed downward at an angle.

Its edges leaked traces of blood; blood belonging to Emil who an instant ago was preparing to make his move.

"....."

The arena went quiet as the spectator took in what just transpired while some swallowed the lump in their throats. Their hands moved around their necks as they felt cold shivers go down their spine.

Heck, some still did not see what took place and only after what happened next did they understand what happened.

A moment later, as everyone remained silent, Emil''s head fell off his body with a thud confirming his loss.

The boy had not even seen Julia move.

One moment she was before him and the next she was not. And when he realized what happened, he felt a pang in his neck. His hand moved slowly to inspect what that was and when he noticed the blood, he knew.

It was over...