The Shapeshifter - Chapter 8 Round-Robin 2

The second match continued with the silver-haired, Kael, against the Water Mage Katari. Everyone thought that Kael, would definitely have a hard time against Katari, since he was of the fire element.

This thought only remained in their minds for a few seconds when the spells of Katari was evaporated by a simple fireball from Kael.

Katari casted a [Water Shield] but it was extinguished by a [Fireball].

As it was her first battle, she panicked when she saw another [Fireball] hurling towards her. Fortunately for her, it was stopped by the old man and declared Kael as the winner.

Everyone applauded Kael for his dominating win despite his elemental disadvantage.

The next match proceeded with Von against another Wood Elemental Mage, the twin sister of Katari, Rina.

Von learned from his mistakes and became more vigilant. In the end he eventually won because of his superior physique against a girl. Yet, it was a hard-fought battle for him.

Applause and encouragement filled the arena as the two gave a wonderful battle for the villagers.

In the fourth match, Alex was up against Katari. It was a one-sided battle, because low-leveled Water Mage has low attacking prowess. He completed another quest but was unable to level up. After 2 matches he will definitely level up.

Kael and Rina were next. Kael won without breaking a sweat, in just two moves he defeated his opponent.

Alex watched the match intently, for he knew that Kael would definitely be his final opponent. With 2 wins under them, they will surely be in the final match.

After the match, the old man asked everyone for a 15-minute rest and also to contemplate their previous matches.

During the break the twins Katari and Rina decided to forfeit their matches. Both of them knew that their individual prowess would only be considered as mediocre. The old man tried to persuade them that, this tournament was only for them to familiarize their skills.

The twins thought about it for a while, yet their decisions remained the same. The old man could only sigh and reluctantly allow the twins to forfeit.

Right after, he announced the withdrawal of the twins which caused the villagers to be shocked.

They can only continue the match. Since Alex and Von fought already, the next match was between Kael and Von. After that would be another break for Kael to rest for a bit.

This situation was extremely advantageous for Alex, since he would get to fight a mentally exhausted Kael, if he was exhausted.

The old man talked to Von if he would like to concede, so that they can proceed to the final match. Von shook his head vigorously and said that he would like to know how it feels like to fight a genius.

The old man called Kael to be on the platform. Von and Kael exchanged their greetings then the match started.

This time, Von took the lead and tried to fight aggressively.

He dashed towards Kael and quickly casted [Earthen Wall] between them. Not only did it block the [Fireball] from his opponent, it even served as a dual-edged screen where both of them cannot see each other.

He gambled that his opponent would be on the side of the wall unmoving. So he decided to run towards the wall and continue his plan.

As he neared the wall, he quickly dispelled it and conjured a boulder, which was sent flying towards Kael.

Kael has grown arrogant with his fire power, thinking that all these kid’s spell would explode upon contact with his flames.

He never looked at them as equals; he looked at them as if they were worlds apart, like heaven and earth.

Kael dodged to his right but was unfortunate that the boulder hit his left arm and was now numbed. The kid that always had a deadpan expression was now shocked and angry. His handsome face was now distorted and fearsome.

Upon seeing the change in expression in Kael’s face, the old man who was always relaxed now inched closer towards Von.

Kael bombarded Von with continuous shot of [Fireball]. Von didn’t want to lose so he conjured another boulder and sent it towards Kael and served as an offense and defense.

The boulder only managed to block 2 [Fireball]s when it exploded to pieces. The subsequent [Fireball] came after, and Von hurriedly casted [Earthen Wall] to block the incoming attack.

He could only watch as his [Earthen Wall] turned to ashes. And he was now exposed to the attacks of Kael.

Fortunately for him he only got hit once and the old man acted and saved him from the bombardment of spells.

The old man stopped the match and declared that Kael won, to everyone who saw and heard this, it seemed like a déjà vu. Earlier, the same thing happened.

The old man asked Kael to recover his used-up mana. So that he could fight in the match.

Even though he looked angry before, he was actually level headed the entire time. He knew his limits and sat on a meditative pose to recover his lost mana.

To everyone who watched the match they could not help but exhale deeply. The match was definitely splendid. Both fighters were like fighting at their peak.

The reason why Kael won was not because he was level headed, however it was because of his deep mana pool.

An ordinary newly awakened mage cannot invoke spells continuously. They can only do it at the level of a peak acolyte, if they were talented, or at the level of a professional mage. And not only that, but also his mana seemed to be endless.

With the talent in both mana and the element of fire, he might be unstoppable with kids his age. He just needed a time to help humanity against their enemies.

Just this performance alone was enough to make every scout wish to recruit him and promise many benefits.

Soon enough, the 15-minute break ended, the final battle will commence.

Everyone was excited to see these two undefeated brats fight it out to see who will be the best in this year’s tournament.