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

***

I remember where I've seen

for the first time. Back then, he had almost ended up with that exact name

the

called Mongrel

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

it wasn't going to

***

next three duels were

light armor, wielding a round shield and a spear. His technique was impeccable, but the

barely see some of his movements. The worst part was that this speed did not come from an Aspect Ability, but simply from

constantly, the young man seemed deceptively slow until he chose to attack, at which point his weapons almost teleported from one place to another. Sunny only managed to resist because his enemy skillfully masked the movements

to do was to kill the 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

being

the Mantle and one of the

and then retreating to save himself from a retaliatory strike, Lowph glanced at the vibrant crimson liquid on

you're human, after

and tilted

"Am I?"

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

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

disappeared as soon as Sunny returned to the black

interesting! I have ways to go as

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

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 Aspect Abilities into an

had a rich experience dealing with the Crushing. Even though Everain was able

him rethink a lot of

garments instead of an armor

ripping through the simple clothes. His skin glistened, becoming covered by metallic scales. His nails grew into terrifying talons, and

creature that resembled a predatory humanoid lizard. A split second later, the creature was already

as one, the hybrid fought with a measured technique of an experienced, cunning, battle-hardened brawler. The effect was nothing short

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