"You monster" "As expected of our secret weapon" "Unnatural" "Awesome!" Each one of Ed's teammates passed by him while telling how unusual he was. Ed could only shrug it off.
They all went to look for someone to fight. Ed had already decided on who his opponents will be. He had asked the system to find the highest cultivation level in the ring. It turns out that the king's daughter, Alicia is at Earth Establishment level 2. While Norris had broken through to Earth Establishment level 1. Among those present, Ed was the only one who could fight them head-on.
Ed's teammates decided to fight the other students. They were confident enough not to lose, at least when it was one on one. Ed's slash helped reduce the number of students on the ring. No one from D class survived, and C class was now down to two members, Leon and Charlie. Not even Liza survived since Ed attacked indiscriminately. B class still had five students, and A class 10.
Hayato chose his opponents, who were 1 Oni and 1 Beatswoman. They were from A class and were strong enough to endure Ed's slash. Hayato, however, was confident enough to fight them both at the same time. "I hope you will help me burn off some of my anger with you guys." Hayato rushed at them with Asmodeus in his hands. On the other side, Ellie and Stephanie were fighting three opponents, two from B and one from A class. Stephanie's support was good enough to help them get the advantage. Ellie's brute power, which had increased with Ed's training, didn't allow anyone to feel safe.
Emilia was also fighting two opponents at the same time. Both of them from A class, with one of them being the girl who used the fire tornado. It seemed like one of them was buying time for her to gather magic power. Emilia could see through this tactic and increased her assault. She was using her rapier, and magic at the same time. Her opponent couldn't handle her assault of fire swords, and fast slashes, so he quickly lost focus and lost. Taking out the girl who couldn't complete her magic was more than easy.
Hayato seemed to be finished with his opponents as well. A class lost four members at the blink of an eye. Some lingering flames were still lingering on his sword. Ellie and Stephanie were still fighting, while Leon and Charlie were handling the rest of B class. Suddenly, two silhouettes approached Emilia and Hayato. Hayato was now facing a beast-man, while Emilia had a female Oni in front of her. They were both teammates of Norris and Alicia.
"We're from the strongest team of A class. We'll make sure you won't last another minute." Both of them told Emilia and Hayato, seemingly very confident in their strength. Another person also appeared in front of Ed, who was making his way to fight Alicia and Norris. "Prepare yourself, I'll beat you no-". Before he could finish, Ed who had withdrawn Ame-No-Murakumo, used magic to blow him away. He even made sure to use a tornado magic to show off. Everyone on the ring had to stop and look his way. 'The poor bastard' All of them felt sorry for the students from A class. Emilia and Hayato's opponents seemed to have had their confidence stepped on by Ed's display. The one who went to challenge him was also from their team. "Your confidence means nothing in front of him…". Emilia and Hayato told them at the same time and started their fight.
Emilia started fighting her opponent with weapons. Her opponent was using a classical magic sword. She was using Fire magic with it, giving her sword a burning effect. Emilia couldn't be bothered with such normal attacks that she could simply dodge and counterattack. Her opponent soon had scratches all over her body. Noticing that she was not doing well with her weapon, she instead switched to magic. "Barrier!" An invisible barrier seemed to be forming around her. Emilia tried to break but was unable to. The flow of the fight had changed to the Oni's favor from then on.
Hayato and his opponent seemed to be well matched. His opponent was using a great-sword. But even with the extra strength of the beast-men, was unable to injure, or even overpower Hayato even once. Hayato's true strength lied, not in his magic, but his swordsmanship. He could slide off in-coming attacks, and counter with exceptional speed. His demonic sword's ability was related to the type of magic it's infused with. Lighting magic would produce an electric shock that would stun the enemies. Ice would reduce their movement speed. While Fire would make some burn damage that occurs over time. He could also use other magic, but only showed these types for now.
Emilia was now firing off Fire magic at her opponent. Yet, most of them didn't even hit her. He opponent, however, could use magic from inside the barrier sending them at Emilia. The latter was able to dodge most of them, but sometimes, was caught off-guard. She had some small injuries on her. "This'll be finished soon!" Her opponent seemed to have never heard of flags before. As soon as she spoke, Emilia switched back to her rapier and attacked the barrier head-on. "That won't work!" Emilia used QI on her sword while enhancing her body, making her attack tens of times stronger than usual. A crack was formed on the barrier, and her opponent backed off immediately.
"This can't be!" The Oni didn't seem to believe what had occurred. Emilia, on the other hand, was calm. "You should watch where you're standing." After saying this, the Oni looked down to find herself surrounded by fire embers from the previous magic that Emilia had shot. "Lanzas de Fuego!". The lingering embers were transformed to fire lances that hit the Oni woman at the same place in her stomach. She couldn't even react before falling down. "Your barrier is not even close to his defenses" Emilia spoke as she turned her head towards Ed who was face to face with Alicia and Norris.
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"How about we start our battle?" Ed withdrew Muramasa and pointed both his swords at Alicia and Norris. Indicating that he will be fighting both of them at the same time.
"You're rather full of yourself" This was the first time Ed spoke with the blond haired princess. Her voice seemed as if it was commanders' voice rather princess'. She held her sword in her hand. It was a double-handed grey sword with some engravings on its body. 'This looks a lot like Excalibur' Ed guessed the name of the sword. 'It would be fitting if it was' Ed thought.
"Don't get involved. We have some business to finish!" Norris approached Ed without waiting for Alicia. "Are you sure? Your teacher has a bet with ours. You might want to go all out against me." Ed was provoking both of them at the same time. Alicia didn't look like she wanted her class to lose, so she decided to join. Norris looked like an idiot after his claim of fighting Ed alone was not even considered.
"Then let us begin!" Ed approached the two and slashed with his sword. Both of them easily stopped him and even counterattacked. Of course, Ed was prepared for such a thing, it was only a greeting after all. Ed copied Emilia's magic sword control and conjured eight swords of magic. Four of them were fire, while the other four were wind. Ed summoned so many so his control of them wasn't as good as Emilie's, but it was enough to subdue the both of them. But, the both of them weren't exactly pushovers. At one point Norris and Alicia simply slashed with their swords and negated Ed's attacks. 'This will be fun after all' Ed thought.
"Oh, it seems like their fight is getting interesting. What do you say we finish here, so we can enjoy that fight?" Hayato who was in battle was casually speaking with his opponent. Suddenly, six small colored orbs started rotating around his sword. They seemed to represent the magic Hayato could use. The orbs then entered Asmodeus and the already black blade, turned even blacker. "Void slash!" Hayato backed off and swung his blade at the beast-man. The slash was black and seemed to consume anything in its path, even the sword that was used to block it. But, before it could fatally injure the beast-man, Hayato canceled it and appeared behind him. He hit his opponent's neck with the hilt of the blade knocking him unconscious.
Ellie was fighting two opponents. One of the three slipped away and was closing in on Stephanie. She was trying her best to hold him off, but eventually, a sword strike was about to hit her. Stephanie succumbed to fear and closed her eyes. Yet, after a few seconds, she couldn't feel any pain and opened her eyes. What she saw was a frozen student who was about to hit her. Emilia who had finished her fight came to support the two of them. "Emi don't interfere. I want to finish them alone!" Emilia and Ellie were now closer than before. Ellie even nicknamed her Emi.
Ellie activated her QI and clad her body in it. Her speed, power, defense, and reflexes were now greater than before. It was the technique Ed had taught her. She stepped on the ground, leaving it cracked, and disappeared. Her opponents who were right in front of her couldn't see where she was until one of them was blown away by a punch to the back. Before the other one could react, he was also punched in the stomach and blown away. Ellie didn't allow them to recover and closed in on them. Each one of her punches made them feel as if their bones were broken. After a couple of hits, both of them fell down, unable to move a single one of their body parts. "Phew!" Ellie was now sweating. This technique was very powerful, but it took a toll on her body. She would overheat if she used it for more than 3 minutes at a time.
"Let's go and watch Ed now." Hayato caught up with them. He was supporting Charlie who was injured, and Leon who joined him. Both of them were able to beat their opponents, but they received many injuries. Especially, Leon who had used his Herculean strength. The group of students walked close, yet far enough to enjoy the battle of Ed and the other two.
Ed, Alicia, and Norris were stuck in a stalemate. Ed's defenses with his swords made them unable to even scratch him. He also couldn't injure them due to the constant pressure they were putting on him. They both had a higher cultivation state than him, so it was obvious they would be a challenge. As both parties couldn't take the advantage, Ed decided to surprise them a little. He took out Shusui and used his Three-sword style. Everyone present was shocked. They had never seen this kind of style before. Even the king and general, who had the longest lifespan, never encountered a human who could do this.
Ed used Nen to enhance himself and retreated several meters in one back-step. Ed took the stance that he used for the Oni Giri attack. But this time, his swords looked like they were bending. Alicia and Norris knew he was preparing for an attack, so they tried to close the distance. But, they stopped in their tracks as they saw a cloaked demon with red eyes appear behind Ed. It wasn't a summoned monster, only Ed's spirit caused this mirage to appear. "Enbima Yonezu Oni Giri!" Alicia and Norris' second of hesitation cost them a lot, as Ed had already slashed both of them.
Compared to the normal attack, Ed twists his blades while attacking, giving them extra power, and making them hit many targets at once. Alicia and Norris were both injured now, and they had a look of disbelief. They didn't think about it too much and looked back at Ed, who was storing away Shusui once again. "Three swords are too much for you." Ed taunted them again.
Alicia withdrew a scabbard from her spatial ring, and her wound seemed to be able to heal. 'That sword is definitely Excalibur'. The scabbard of Excalibur had a healing effect, allowing it to help Alicia. Norris, on the other hand, seemed to be able to heal faster than normal people. 'I guess that's one of his techniques.' Ed thought.
"Now then let's start round two." Ed faced both of them as they got ready.
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