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?!"

end up with that alias. Why would an idiot like that even

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where I've seen that

had almost ended up with that exact name after accidentally saying the words out loud. Luckily, it had already been taken. Otherwise,

that's the guy!

that being called Mongrel was

of the Soul Serpent, aiming to replenish it completely before

feeling that it wasn't going to

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right. None of his next three duels were easy, although for very different

faced today was called Lowph. It was a young man with shoulder-length hair who wore a light armor, wielding a round shield and a spear. His

So fast, in fact, that Sunny could barely see some of his movements. The worst part

deceptively slow until he chose to attack, at which point his weapons almost teleported from one

utterly fascinated by the way Lowph used his soul essence, so he lingered, trying to infer details of this technique from how the

ended up being the first human to make

his spear slid between the breastplate of the Mantle and one of the spaulders,

from a retaliatory strike, Lowph glanced at the vibrant crimson

human,

pain and tilted

"Am I?"

aiming to end the fight as soon as possible — not because he was done learning Lowph's style, but because even

knew how to deal with fast enemies. So, in the end, neither speed nor incredible mastery of essence managed

wound disappeared as soon as Sunny returned to

Very interesting! I have ways to go as far as controlling essence

have been really, really tough, but ended up being only slightly torturous. His enemy this time was named Everain and possessed a powerful sorcerous Aspect centered around gravity

fight started, it felt as though a mountain fell on his shoulders. Sunny was barely able to move, while his enemy masterfully weaved the effects of

had a rich experience dealing with the Crushing. Even though

third duel, however… made him rethink a lot of

he wore simple garments instead of an armor and wielded no weapons. At first, Sunny fought that this was another sorcerer… however, he couldn't have been

ripping through the simple clothes. His skin glistened, becoming

a frightening hybrid creature that resembled a predatory humanoid lizard. A split second

it looked like a Nightmare Creature and was as strong and fearsome as one, the hybrid fought with

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