Shadow Slave

Leo sent the clip to a couple of his buddies and waited in the dark void, chatting with the viewers and laughing about his terrible performance in the duel against the demonic newbie.

'That Mongrel... there's something about him...'

Just as he had expected, his friends joined him in the Dreamscape almost immediately after receiving the message.

Yes, his defeat was rather embarrassing… but there was an opportunity in every disaster!

This was going to be a very special broadcast.

A rare and bombastic… crossover episode!

Answering the invitations, two figures joined him in the black void. The viewers grew silent for a moment, and then sent so many reactions that the Broadcast Interface almost crashed.

Well, as expected. Both guests Leo had invited were very prominent duelists, at least as popular as he was himself, or perhaps even more.

One wore a heavy plate armor. There was a castle engraved on its breastplate, and four dragons depicted on his pauldrons and vambraces. This was Daoist Saifer, a renowned swordsman who possessed a powerful Aspect that allowed him to control fire.

The other was a taciturn warrior in a grey silken robe. His alias in the Dreamscape was the Fool, and he was known to be one of the most peculiar and persistent duelists in the professional league.

Leo grinned.

"Hey there, Saifer. Hey there, Fool. Long time no see!"

Saifer scoffed, then pointed at him.

"Leo, my friend. What the hell was that? You got killed by an amateur… in one strike!"

The Fool simply shook his head and remained silent.

Leo coughed in embarrassment and looked down.

"Yeah, well… it's not like the two of you never tasted a piece of humble pie, is it? If I remember correctly, Queen Bee decimated both of you just last week…"

Saifer grinned.

"I am ready to be killed by our noble Queen every day. But a newbie? Come on..."

Leo shrugged, then pointed to his sword.

"Alright, alright. But there's a reason the two of you arrived so quickly, right? You saw it too?"

two duelists glanced at each other, then

to the camera

it? Well, well, well. It's this rare moment

to his

also disciples of the same cranky old man who taught me swordsmanship. Basically, the three of us are childhood friends, and we practice the same ingenious battle style. The Roaring

and then sighed

an unknown novice, the real reason why I was so shocked by our duel… IS… YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT... oh yeah, before we do this, I should mention

rolled his eyes and interrupted

while there are many — lots and

at his friend with vitriol, but then

and see who that

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the Colosseum after he dispatched the young man in azure armor. The other Awakened seemed to stare at him with a bit of

the amphitheater. Many had changed seats to get closer to

the matter with all these people? Did I

appear too powerful. Maybe they just liked the spectacle?

wasting my time, people! I'm on a

step forward now. Sunny stared at them in boredom for a few minutes, trying to understand what was going on. They had been very eager

toward him, unsheathing a formidable-looking

wearing plate armor, with an intricate engraving of a castle and four dragons decorating its polished surface. He looked

Be.

obviously practicing the same damn

eyes narrowed, the voice of the Dreamscape

Saifer has challenged

in the face with the pommel of the odachi, swiped his foot,

blood flowed from the steel helmet, the voice

"Mongrel has won!"

faces in the crowd grew

wrong with these people?! Is there no

even clean the blade of the Shadow Serpent,

wearing a grey

has

saber… and using the same

a low growl and

had turned out to be just a feint. Before he could correct his footing,

tore the great sword out of the enemy's body and stepped back

stared at the growing red patch on his silk garment. Looking up

"Mongrel has won!"

all! Do I need to go to a