Bab 54: Start and the End of the First Match

James had only activated a small part of his aura when he gripped the sword tightly in his hand. His gaze shifted slightly as he realised that the person standing in front of him was not too frightened:

"Of course, it wouldn't be only those who made it up to the 10th floor who would be fighting here, there are also those from higher floors, aren't there?" he said to himself.

After these words, he took a step forward activated his dark step ability and disappeared from where he was.

While his opponent Rico was trying to understand what was going on, he suddenly felt a coldness coming from his right side and put the sword in his hand into position to protect himself.

"CHING!!!"

The sound of a loud metal clash echoed throughout the arena and the sparks from the collision scattered and disappeared.