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?!"

would an idiot like that even try to fight someone as

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I remember where I've

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

the guy!

that being called Mongrel was much

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

it

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his next three duels were easy, although

who wore a light armor, wielding a round shield and a spear. His technique was impeccable, but the most dangerous thing about him was his

The worst part was that this speed did not come from an Aspect Ability, but simply

from one place to another. Sunny only managed to resist because his enemy skillfully masked

smart thing 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 details of

up being the first human to make

his spear slid between the breastplate of the Mantle and one of the spaulders, sinking deep into Sunny's armpit. The

strike, Lowph glanced at the vibrant crimson liquid

human, after

suppressed the pain and

"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

enemies. So, in the end, neither speed nor incredible mastery of essence managed to save

as soon as Sunny

have ways to go as far as controlling essence goes,

His enemy this time was named

a mountain fell on his shoulders. Sunny was barely able to move, while his enemy masterfully weaved the effects of

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

however… made him rethink

of an armor and wielded

shifted, ripping through the simple

faced Sunny was not a human, but a frightening hybrid creature that resembled a predatory humanoid lizard. A

a Nightmare Creature and was as strong and fearsome as one, the hybrid fought

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