Shadow Slave

Chapter 541

"An incredible win by Lord… uh, by Mongrel!"

Looking at the cloud of blood rising above the arena, Syclus couldn't contain his enthusiasm.

Today, there were no simultaneous duels, as there were only thirty-two contenders left. Each battle was intense and exciting, and received the full attention of the commentators.

Looking at the cheering audience, Dimi laughed.

"Indeed, indeed… Mongrel did very well against No Wait. That Aspect of his is a real menace, believe me. I've been on the receiving end of those explosions way too many times!"

Dimi had been one of the first renowned duelists of the Dreamscape, back when it had been just growing popular ten or so years ago, so he was talking from experience.

Syclus glanced at the chat, knowing that it was a good time to involve the viewers in the discussion. Coincidentally, he noticed a comment concerning something that he himself was curious about.

"Yeah, very devious! But, Dimi… don't you feel like Mongrel behaved a bit out of character today? I mean, he practically called a respected Dreamscape veteran an idiot. With how noble, dignified, and chivalrous Mongrel usually is…"

Dimi thought for a bit, then shook his head.

"You see, Syclus… I respected Mongrel before, but now I truly admire him. It takes a very talented fighter to quickly recognize a battle style, true. Mongrel is talented... but he is also wise."

He smiled.

"Because it takes a very wise man to quickly recoginze an idiot. And make no mistake, this guy is a complete buffoon! Believe me, I have the misfortune of knowing him pretty well. I mean… only an idiot would end up with an alias like "What? No, Wait!"... right?"

Instantly, a deluge of comments flooded the chat:

"True! Mongrel is so wise!"

"Wise, deadly, and handsome!"

"How do you know that he's handsome, fool? He never takes off that creepy mask!"

"You mean SHE is handsome? Wait, that doesn't sound right…"

"...Can someone ban that troll already?!"

that alias. Why would an idiot like

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remember where I've

when he suddenly remembered how he had entered the Dreamscape for the first time. Back then, he had almost ended up

that's the guy!

being called Mongrel was

down and circulated his essence through the coils of the Soul Serpent, aiming to replenish it

feeling that it

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three

shoulder-length hair who wore a light armor, wielding a round

fast. So fast, in fact, that Sunny could barely see some of his movements. The worst part was that this speed did not come

which point his weapons almost teleported from one place to

deadly opponent as fast as possible, but Sunny was utterly fascinated by the way Lowph used his soul essence, so he lingered, trying to infer details of this technique from how the young man

was why Lowph ended up being

of the Mantle and one of the spaulders, sinking deep into Sunny's armpit. The

and then retreating to save himself from a retaliatory strike, Lowph glanced at

you're human,

pain and tilted his

"Am I?"

dashed forward and went all out, aiming to end the fight as soon as possible — not because he was done learning Lowph's style, but because even with Blood Weave, he wasn't sure that he would last long, considering how serious his wound

in

wound disappeared as soon as Sunny returned to the black

go

tough, but ended up being only slightly torturous. His enemy this time was named Everain and possessed a

though a mountain fell on his shoulders. Sunny was barely able to move, while his enemy masterfully weaved the effects of Aspect Abilities into an already swift and lethal combat technique, making for a

diminished the burden a little. More importantly, he had a rich experience dealing with the Crushing. Even though Everain

third duel, however… made him rethink

Weirdly, he wore simple garments instead of an armor and wielded no weapons. At first, Sunny fought that this was another

the duel, his opponent… changed. His muscles suddenly ballooned and shifted, ripping through the simple clothes. His

a few moments, what faced Sunny was not a human, but a frightening hybrid creature that resembled a predatory

the hybrid fought with a measured technique of an experienced, cunning, battle-hardened

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