The Author's POV

Chapter 528

Inside the tunnel leading to the arena, a soft and groggy voice echoed.

"Are you ready?"

The voice came from SilverMoon, who was checking on me.

Her face had become quite sunken since the last time I had seen her, and she also didn't seem to be in the right state of mind. She was clearly still unable to cope with the loss of SilverStar.

She was essentially a dead woman walking.

The only reason she was here was to see my fight against Edward. The man that took her husband's life.

As I stepped away from her, I could hear the crowd's loud cheers behind me.

Without turning around, I replied.

"You don't have to worry about that. I will win the fight."

I wasn't lying about this.

I wasn't going to lose the fight.

In the wake of my meeting with Edward, it was now my turn to face him. There was already a palpable excitement in the crowd's cheers, which were getting louder by the minute.

The atmosphere around me was boiling.

In the meantime, SilverMoon, who was standing beside me, also sensed the weird atmosphere and took a step back.

"Okay. I've already helped you the best way I could. I hope you can keep your promise."

"You can count on that."

It was at that moment.

Clank—

The gates of the arena started to slowly open up revealing the vast arena in the distance. The crowd cheers intensified, and my shoulders relaxed.

'Here goes nothing.'

Taking a deep breath, I took a step into the arena.

***

'I don't know how to feel about this…'

Despite the passive face he wore, Edward's thoughts were complicated as he stood in the middle of the arena.

Having spoken with him yesterday, he understood what the outcome of today's match would be.

His inevitable loss.

But there were two problems with this.

One, he had to lose believably. Everything they had been working on would go up in smoke if he lost in an obvious manner.

But for this part, he wasn't too worried.

'Considering his strength, he does indeed have a chance of beating me. Especially if he has that device…'

His eyes paused on the bracelet in his hand. Ren would have an easier time winning if he had a device to turn off his suppressor.

Even than.

wasn't what worried

on the fence about

worried him was how

him once in his

probably saved me from losing to

be blamed for this. Having spent as much time as he did in the arena and demon realm, he had

who he was, Edward would've

strength he

this was a point of concern for

a person change in

from the person

someone he could

don't really

Edward's face as he thought of his other

light of his realization that the games were rigged, Edward knew that he could only play along with whatever he was planning. He was going to lose, either way, so he may as well just bet everything he had on the possibility that

simply didn't have

Clank.

on the other side of the arena opened and a familiar

expression of calm, devoid of any emotions was accompanied by

finally came out to

filled the entire arena as he walked toward

he

stopped in front of Edward, and their eyes met. Staring back into them, Edward slowly closed

the noise coming from

there was only an image

he was only focused on studying his opponent opposite him as no other sound entered his ears. He could also feel the presence of someone else, but he made sure to pay no mind to it. It was probably the

the spear as he

breath, he slowly took a stance and opened his

later, his gaze met Ren's. While their eyes met, Ren similarly took a stance and placed his

erupted from out of

do a good job at making it look like I put up a

of his mana

[You may fight!]

at that moment that

voice, he took a step forward and mercilessly thrust

spear, a blood-red wave resembling a small tsunami erupted, before quickly

Click

time he stabbed his spear, he

'Fast.'

found Ren's sword already reaching out for

moment that Edward realized that his attack wouldn't make it before Ren's sword would reach

"Khh..."

and moved the spear shaft toward his

Clank—

loud metallic ring echoed throughout the whole arena

of contact between the two weapons, circular pressurized wind gales were released. Spreading

that Ren did something completely out of Edward's

pushing against Edward's spear, Ren's back arched and he punched out toward Edward's direction

'What in the...'

that Ren's actions confused Edward, who had originally thought that Ren was going to fight him with a sword, but despite

"Hm!?"

right as he was about to move his arm, he felt something hard press against his arm.

that

little as he grit his teeth and exerted more force on his arm, finally breaking through the

Bang—

contact with Ren's fist, Edward was pushed a couple

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255