False Hero - Chapter 176

Commentator 1: As much as I could remember, I don’t think that we have seen this power of Kylie in last year.

Commentator 2: No, this is definitely something new and even I can’t wrap my head around it. I don’t how Grey and Dusk will manage to counter it.

Commentator 1: They will have to counter it somehow because they haven’t even touched Kylie yet.

Neither Grey nor Dusk was able to touch Kylie as she was efficiently switching her place with her exact clone.

Grey and DusK dashed from opposite sides of her, simultaneously they attacked her only to find that she switched her place with her clone. As they attacked the clone, water splashed all over them.

{Author: One of her power is basically to quickly switch her form for a split second into the water as a clone is left behind in the original form. According to her will, she repositions herself to a new position.}

“Water spear!”

Two water spear was shot in their way, which both of them were barely able to dodge. As Grey rolled away Dusk has already closed the distance between him and Kylie.

Readying his dagger, he was ready to slash his dagger through her body.

As he was near her body, he spoke “One more try—— guh!!!”

A sharp pain radiated through his abdomen. The punch was enough to send him flying away, rolling thrice on the ground he got back on his foot. Rather than dodging, she chose to fight back.

Commentator 1: She punched back!!!

Commentator 2: This is what we are talking about!!!!! this was the kylie we were craving to see!!!

“Enough dodging I guess, I will go on offense now!” she said as she aimed her eyes at Grey.

Grey quickly turned around to catch the incoming punch towards him. A watery figure that looked roughly like Kylie attacked Grey, but before it could even touch Grey, he caught the punch.

The water figure turned back to the water.

Looking at the pool of water below him, Grey spoke “A water clone? this sure is troublesome.”

Commentator 1: I wonder how much strength does those water clones have?

Grey looked above towards the stand where the commentator was seated as he shouted “They can punch like a grown man!!”

“Not bad, you have some fast reflex,” she said, there was some genuine praise in her voice.

” and your speed, it’s is indeed very troublesome,” she said as a kick slashed through her water body, she was forced to dash back as she switched place with her clone.

The person who kicked through her was dusk and Kylie was praising Dusk for her speed. “I am barely able to —–”

Before she could speak, Grey slashed his sword through her only to find that she had already switched place with her clone.

“It’s not going to work, you can’t overwhelm me with speed. It is——huh?”

It happened in an instant. She barely blocked the blow with her hand, but the impact caused it to launch away in the air.

Trying to land safely on the ground, she cushioned her landing with the water. Safely landing on her feet, she held her hand as her face twisted in pain.

Commentator 2: What was that?!!! It just happened in an instant!!

Commentator 1: Grey took advantage of her being distracted and attacked her!! a smart move!! that’s why you should never talk in a battle or the enemy might take advantage of you.

The bone in her right forearm was cracked severely whereas the muscle in her left forearm was torn. But more than the facial expression of pain, there was a sense of shock in her.

‘I was distracted? did they not see the speed at which Grey appeared before me? in this fast passed battle are people not noticing things like this? even with my full attention, I am not sure I will be able to dodge attacks like those.’

“Ugh!!!”

another blunt force traveled through her abdomen. This time it was Dusk who drove his blunt dagger into her abdomen. Following that he connected a reverse kick on her cheek, knocking her away.

Commentator 1: I think, Dusk’s speed has increased than before!!! the speed at which he was traveling through the arena was barely trackable now he is traveling at even further speed!!

Commentator 2: Wind cloak, a spell that enhances user speed and the fact that he is from the hops race who are known to be swift on their feet. This combo is a very deadly one!!

Rather than pursuing to hit her, Dusk dashed towards Grey as Grey did the same. In an instant, they clashed their weapon at high speed.

Grey clashed his sword with Dusk’s small dagger. After five rapid exchanges, Dusk created a collapsing wind blast in his hand. But before it could even collapse and explode, Grey grabbed Dusk’s hand as he directed it away.

still grabbing hold of his hand, Grey pulled Dusk towards him as he kicked him on the chest, sending him flying away.

Commentator 1: Both of them are avoiding Kylie, are they giving her a chance to stand back up?!!

Commentator 2: Is it sportsmanship or they just don’t see it important enough to finish her off?

Her expression turned furious, “If you knock me down, then finish me off. Don’t insult me like this.”, she spoke this world in a whispering yet chilling tone.

Grey who heard that, looked at her. Dusk got up back on his feet as he again took a defensive position.

“Finish me off, but don’t hurt my pride like this…”

She stretched both of her hands as she muttered “Mirror lake.”. A wave of calm water emerged in front of her hand before engulfing all of the arenas with a shallow layer of water that wasn’t even one inch.

“I thought I would be using this in front of Eira but I guess I will have to go all out in front of both of you.”

Grey instincts kicked as he instinctively covered his body with his hand. A clone that appeared out of the water attacked.

Even though he instinctively blocked the attack, his reaction was not fast enough to stop him from getting hit.

A hit connected to his shoulder, following that another clone appeared out of the water that grabbed Grey’s leg, while another clone punched his face.

While Grey has his handful with many of her clones appearing out of nowhere. Dusk was barely able to dodge all the attacks that were thrown her way. But even his leg was grabbed by one of the clones resulting in him getting attacked.

catching on of the clones punch, Grey spoke with a blank expression “It is hard to sense them. Well, it’s not that it’s hard to sense them, it’s just that there are too many of them. Seal markings are truly annoying.”

Commentator 1: It doesn’t look like Dusk and Grey will be able to win after this. This is definitely the power of seal marking, winning against it is the most difficult task.

Commentator 2: Well we don’t know if both of them have seal marking or not.

Commentator 1: that would certainly make the match exciting.

Grey dodged incoming water, a spear as he continued to smash his palm through a clone’s body. He used his other hand to block the clone’s spear, before kicking it off.

Hearing aggressive wet footsteps, Grey turned to look back.

“Holy–”

A giant rampaging water elephant crashed on to him, dragging him along to the center of the arena. While Grey’s was stepped upon on every other water animal from the animal kingdom, Dusk was thrown around by the tongue of a water frog.

Dusk severed Frog’s water tongue, before landing on the ground.

“This is difficult—-” as he said that his eyes shifted towards Grey, an idea came into his mind. “Perhaps I should finish him off before focusing on Kylie.”

Dashing towards Grey, Kylie readied his dagger.

After being trambled upon several water-made animals, Grey stood up on his feet. He wiped the water off his face as he spoke “Ugh… I think I should perhaps use the seal of Minerva to assist my new spell.”, Grey glanced at the Dusk who dashing towards him before turning to look at Kylie who was holding a water made sword.

Grey sighed as he closed his eyes.

“Concentrate all of the mana in one place and weave it into a thread… done!” whispered Grey. he continued “Use this mana with my ice magic…”

As more of the animal was approaching Grey, including many of her clones and weapons. Along with all of this Dusk was ready to attack Grey with his dagger.

Before any of it could touch Grey, he opened his eyes as he spoke in a soft tone

“Freeze.”

A gust of cold mist radiated out of Grey. The water animal that was charging towards him was now frozen still, all of the clones couldn’t move since the water in their body was frozen still. The weapon that was traveling at Grey was frozen solid, Grey caught this weapon before smashing it on Dusk’s face.

Dusk who dashing towards Grey lost his balance due to water under him being frozen suddenly.. Dusk slid towards Grey on ice before getting his face smashed by an icicle lance.