The same level as me. Iâd better check the second and third skills.
ăIntimidating Roară
ăPrevents from moving those in 3 meters range. But it consumes a lot of stamina.ă
ăKilling Streak Enhancementă
ăTaking 5 lives within 30 seconds gives a huge buff for 3 minutes.ă
Arenât both of them pretty troublesome?
Since the howl can come at any moment, Iâd better give up on trying to fight it in close combat.
ăGUOOOOOOOăźă
Eh, charing with a roar? Is this even allowed?
Naturally, I tried to put some distance between us, but the opponent is faster.
I shoot ăFrozen Sphereă at its feet. Hitting it, I freeze that spot, stopping the tigerâs movements.
Before the opponent starts moving again I pull out the magic bow and arrows from subdimension and prepare to shoot.
I release ăExploding Arrowă.
A strong explosion occurred when the arrow hit the body.
Since there was ăEnhancement of Bow Skillsăthe destructive power of bow attacks was increased.
This weapon, which I obtained during the incident with Gaien in the neighboring country, was quite a valuable one.
ăAs expected⌠It wouldnât die so easily.ă
Itâs glaring at me with bloodshot eyes. The pressure is quite intense, but the smoke was rising from some parts of its body, with flesh and bones exposed.
By no means it was unscratched.
When I was about to shoot the next arrow, the tiger ran away from me in the opposite direction. Jumping, it got over the wall and into the audience seats in the lowest sections.
No way, is it goingăź
ăUAAAAAAH?!ă
As I thought. It began indiscriminately attacking the audience.
Those that tried to escape were hit with Intimidating Roar. After which they stopped moving.
They are paralyzed by the effects of the skill.
During which the tiger bit off their heads or clawed them.
Killing about five or six of them, tiger Bernard returned to the arena.
Level: 248
Skills: Sharp Claws, Intimidating Roar, Five Kill Enhancement, Fire Resistance B, Water Resistance B, Thunder Resistance B, Ice Resistance B, Pain Resistance A.
The level has risen by 100?! And it got a whole bunch of resistances now.
Since it now attacked me, fully confident that there is nothing for it to fear, I give it a taste of ăStone Bulletă at maximum output.
It hit, its head is now bleeding.
It should have taken damage.
And yet it showed no signs of faltering, I guess thatâs the power of ăPain Resistance Aă.
Itâs because the living have the sense of pain that they are trying to avoid the danger, preventing the worst from happening.
And now it was coming at me with no regard for any of that.
It might look like a defensive skill, but isnât this actually an offensive one?
And that charge. I canât block it with a sword. Bringing out the championâs shield I endure the attack.
ăUgh.ă
I stand firm, but my feet are sliding on the ground.
And yet I stand. Somehow. Now is my chance for a counterattack. Pulling out the double-edged sword from the sheathe on the waist I slashăź
ăăźăźGUOOOOă
CrapâŚ
My body stiffened, becoming unmoving. With my sword still brandished I froze in place.
Then, came an attack aimed at my undefended body.
Move, move, move, Iâll die if I donât!
Barely, but I managed to react somehow. âŚIt hurts.
It got me. It cut me bad. But the wound isnât that deep.
As my body regains its freedom, I step back.
ăGUUUUOă
I was just one step ahead.
Just barely, but I managed to escape out of the skillâs area of influence.
I braced for attack, but this time there is no follow up. Itâs out of breath.
So it used the howl too much, depleting the stamina. This is my chance. Stopping with half measures I go for a sure kill, using ăEdită.
Making ăKilling Streak Enhancementăineffective takes priority. Destroying it would take 1800 LP.
A bit costly.
Iâll change ăBuff for 3 minutesă part.
ăThree Minutesă â ăOne Minutesă
This is much more cost-effective, as it will take only 500 LP.
Since Iâm quite sure that a minute has already passed since it killed five people, I take this option.
Checking the level, itâs back to 148.
The resistances also disappeared, so I decide to attack it with ăExplosive Arrowă once again. I aim at the area where the flesh was already exposed.
The tiger leaks a low cry. It tries to charge me again, but itâs movements are clearly sluggish. Moving, I riddle it with normal arrows.
With this, the battle is decided.
As the tiger dies, the voice of the host once again resounds through the area.
ăWould you look at that, this challenger, despite how puny he is, managed to overcome the first trial! Everyone, for now, letâs give a round of applause to this puny kid!ă
No one responded to that.
Fine, itâs not like I was expecting anything of that sort.
More importantly, the fact that this seems to have a continuation worries me moreâŚâŚ
â â â
The next enemy, unlike the tiger, entered the arena slowly.
I wonder if I can use this chance to slip into that passageway, but the iron fence at the entrance immediately closed.
It seems that if I want to advance I have no other choice but to defeat it. The next opponent was a humanoid in a silvery full plate armor. Clearly of a smaller build than me. Thatâs quite unusual.
As it was now only a few meters away from me, I use appraisal.
Concealment seems to be at work here, so I canât confirm the abilities. However, I was able to appraise a huge morning star it was carrying.
Rank A, with ăWind Blastă attached to it.
Just as the name would imply, it seems able to release wind on the attack.
In addition, the full plate that covered even its face had ăPhysical Resistance Că.
ăEverybody, the armored warrior has arrived! Letâs enjoy his fight!ă
Both the host and the audience were excited.
Now, a morning star would be classified as a blunt weapon. There are several types, but the one in his hands has spikes on that iron sphere.
The diameter would be about fifty centimeters.
A long chain was going from it, linked to the hand.
I expect it would swing it around, attacking by using centrifugal force.
And just as I assumed, it swung it overhead and flung it my way.
I ran with all Iâve got.
Like this, I can avoid the direct hit by the iron ball for now. Upon collision of the iron ball with the ground, a small explosion occurred.
But the shockwave sent by it is incredibly powerful.
ăWhoa.ă
Even though there was a considerable distance from it, the shockwave knocked me over. It seems like the whole arena is in its effective range!
After rolling I take a defensive posture.
But now dust and dirt, scattered by the shockwave, get into my eyes and mouth.
ăCough, cough.ă
I almost choked! And on top of it, clouds of dust are blocking my vision.
Iâd like to rely on the sound, but with the audience being this noisy hearing isnât of any help.
Since standing in one place is dangerous, I keep moving. And just when I did soăź BAM!
The iron balls dropped right next to me.
ăUWAAA.ă
Leaking a pitiful voice I was flung into the air.
Aaah, this type of flight isnât to my liking at allâŚâŚ
And landing to the ground head first I slide on it. The wound on the chest that I got from the tiger stings.
Iâd like to rest for a bit, but rest here means defeat. I stand up and fire ăIce Needleă.
Skillfully wielding his morning star the armored warrior crushes all of them.
There, I use ăStone Bulletă setting it to the maximum 100.
I shoot it, but without trying to hit him directly.
Slightly lowering the trajectory, Iâm aiming at the opponentâs feet. Itâs really easy to cause a dust cloud here. So Iâll make use of it.
Before the enemy disappears from sight I properly memorize his position.
ăâŚâŚ?!ă
Though it stays silent, I can see that he is nervous from his movements. But that sight also soon was hidden behind the clouds of dust.
Taking out the penetrating spear I dash at the enemy with great vigor.
With all my might I lunge where the armored warrior was a moment ago. I hit something.
That armor has physical resistance, but I have ăPenetratingă here.
With a run-up, it should easily pierce through C rank. And my aim was true.
Since it broke its stance, I then used the double-edged sword to finish it off through a gap in the armor.
This one most definitely is a monster as well. A normal human wouldnât be at such a place.
ăWhat a twist! Who couldâve expected this! To think such a boy would manage to take down the armored warrior as well!ă
Itâs amazing that the host remained unscratched with all that. The entirety of the arena was a danger zone.
Anyway, according to his announcement, the next opponent is the last one.
Eeeh, so I still have to fightâŚâŚ
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I collect my weapons before the next opponent shows up.
The skill on the blasting morning star remained there.
Putting it into storage as well, I await the next opponent.
Iâd be happy if it was someone weakâŚâŚ But surely a strong one will appearâŚâŚ