Chapter 9: Chapter 9
I lean over as my eyes absorb all the fighting styles and movements the fighter uses. This is truly a tournament where the best test their prowess with each other. The current fight is between a swordsman and a spearman.
Both of them have equal ground, but I can see the spearman has the upper hand in one thing, stamina. The spearman knows about it and starts to dodge all the swordsman attacks and only do a counterattack.
And after another five minutes of fighting, the spearman decides to attack, and it does not take long for him to defeat his opponent.
"That is kind of disappointing."
I look to the side and say.
"Why so?"
"The first few minutes are a great fight, don't get me wrong. However, when the spearman noticed that his opponent lacked enough stamina, he decided to prolong the fight and win the fight after the enemy was tired. I know that I said that as long as you are a winner in this world, you are good, but this is a tournament. I expect some kind of honorable fight or something, you know?"
"Fair enough."
I nod at her words. I can understand her words. It is like watching a wrestling match on Earth. They use flashy moves and whatnot for the entertainment of the spectator. They fight for the watcher and the reward of winning the fight.
However, here? They are fighting for the price. They do not care if they are called a coward as long as they win, just like real-life fights.
"Give another applause for our fighter! They are doing great!"
I look back at the arena and see the Ceremony Master walk to the middle of the arena with a big smile on his face.
"Let us see the next fight! On the Blue Side, we have a young and strong swordsman! He hails from Kanakan! You guessed it! He is a master Fencer! Give applause to Belcoot!"
I smile a little at the man in front of me. He is another target for me. I take out my phone and confirm that he is a Tier-5 target. I want to see how Tier-5 fights; this is a great chance.
"On the Red Side, a man hails from the Northern Continent! He is a mercenary from Scarlet Moon Empire! He is known as the Gray Wolf! Give applause to Yorlan!"
I can see a man holding a Greatsword come to the arena with a blood-thirsty smile. He is wearing nothing but a pelt of a wolf to cover his upper body, exposing the battle scar on his body to the world.
I take out my phone and use the target checker to see if that man is a target. When no data is found, I nod and discard him as an important person.
"Oho! Is that the person you are betting on, huh, boss? He looks strong."
"Oh? Do tell."
"His body frame is not as big as his opponent, but it is because his body is more of a speed-type fighter. His body is a perfect one as a fencer, agile. And look at his fighting stance. There is no single opening, and he is ready to counterattack using his body position."
I agree with what Nikea is saying. Belcoot deserves his title as a master of Fencing. Now I'm even more excited about this match.
"Are both fighters ready?!"
Belcoot nods his head while still in his fighting stance while his opponent takes out his greatsword and nods with a grin still on his face.
The MC nods and jumps away from the arena before saying.
"Start!"
After that word, Belcoot charges forward with an unbelievable speed. When he appeared in front of Yorlan, he thrust his sword five times in a matter of seconds. I can see Yorla also surprises at the speed of Belcoot, even when he is using a longsword instead of a rapier, just like any fencer.
I can see Yorlan barely managing to block the first of the attacks.
I smile slightly when Yoral gets pushed back but decides to tank the damage and do his counterattack. The fight gets even more intense when Yorlan starts his attack. His body and sword might be big, but he is fast.
His sword swing is fast enough for Belcoot to jump around to dodge the attack, and by the look of it, that attack is heavy. I can see Belcoot's hand shaking for a few seconds when he blocks Yorlan's attack.
"He needs to end this fast."
I nod at Nikea's words and say.
"You are right. Belcoot will lose if he does not hurry up and beat his opponent. His opponent has stamina and physical strength, while Belcoot has speed and precision. He can dodge and block, but he will get worse as time goes on if he does not hurry up."
Nikea nods her head in agreement, and as if he hears my word, Belcoot starts to attack aggressively. His previous thrusting-attack-only fighting style started to change as he started using slashing and unarmed attacks.
When he does that, that fight changes direction. Previously, he focused on defending and offensive, but now Belcoot focuses on attacking and ignoring the defense. Yorlan starts to lose his footing from the constant barrage of attacks.
My smile gets bigger as my mind gets fed with all the knowledge of the fighting style in front of me. As the fight gets even more intense, the faster my [Martial Talent] absorbs all the knowledge, and boy, does the fight become intense.
However, we can already predict the winner of this fight. Why? Yorlan's body is now full of wounds from Belcoot's attack. After another minute of fighting, Belcoot managed to get Yorlan to fall to the ground and put his sword next to Yorlan's neck.
Instead of being angry or anything, Yorlan grins and says,
"Good fight."
With that, the fight is over, and other than increasing my prowess, I also get some money from the betting table.
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