Chapter 76: The Tournament (4)
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Murmurs started spreading through the crowd, and a few people moved uneasily away. Today they had seen a side of Erik Romano's character they had never seen.
He wasn't only ruthless but also mercilessly cruel to his opponents. The murmurings spread swiftly now among those who hadn't heard yet about how he had trashed Rocco Johnston in their match.
Knowing well how capable Rocco really was, the people that previously abused Erik started fearing him.
In the meantime, Erik was walking through the school campus, oblivious to the rumors about him. He had a smile plaster on his face due to his first victory.
With this, he could go to the second round of the tournament, he only needed to win four times to get a spot inside the Red Palace, and now only three remained.
Erik was returning to the gym, where he and the others decided to meet after their match ended. Once he arrived, he saw Amber and Gwen already there, but Floyd was missing.
"Where is Floyd?" Erik asked his two friends.
"He isn't done; apparently, he got paired with Adam," Amber replied.
"Adam? Do you mean the guy who can control ice? One of the top students?" Erik asked.
"Indeed, he was having a hard time fighting him..."
"Should we go watch his match?" Gwen asked.
"Yeah, we should," Erik said.
With this, the trio quickly went out of the gym and headed to where Floyd had his fight. When they arrived, they saw Adam unleashing many attacks at Floyd.
Adam had an amazing power, which allowed him to manipulate ice. Since he awakened this power, he was immediately made part of the Silverbend clan, a group whose power was related to ice.
Whenever someone unlocked an ice-related power, these were immediately taken by the clan, nurtured, and raised as if they were their own.
Adam was a talented child but still had problems controlling his power. He could create ice projectiles at most, but his power was very powerful even then.
Though the current match wasn't good as Floyd was strong and talented. Not only he was good in hand-to-hand combat, but he also had a unique power. It was an Energy negation power, an ability that allowed him to dissipate whatever kind of energy the enemy used, even kinetic ones.
The match was hard for Adam, who fought by using projectiles since Floyd could negate the projectiles' kinetic energy.
This didn't mean that Floyd was in a better situation, in fact, the power that the ice user could muster from his brain crystal was incredible, and Floyd was struggling to dissipate the energy that his opponent's attacks had.
If Floyd had more neural links, he might have been able to win easily against this opponent, but since he didn't have them, he was struggling. All in all, the fight was balanced, with Floyd only being better than Adam in terms of martial arts.
Professor McAllister was watching the fight. He knew this wasn't a win for the school because whoever lost the match couldn't go to the Red Palace; preventing one of the top students from going there was a waste in the teacher's eyes.
If only Erik hadn't awakened, all of this wouldn't have happened; the principal was overstepping his boundaries by establishing this fake tournament. It was clear that he knew that Erik could join the Red Palace, but the number of available spots was limited, and the only way for him to join was that one of the top students dropped. Hence he came out with the tournament idea.
Adam's and Floyd's match was mesmerizing.
Floyd stopped two small ice darts from impaling his shoulder by using his power, and as the darts fell to the ground, he charged at Adam, who didn't have the time to create more darts and went into a defensive position.
As Floyd reached the young man, a flurry of punches was unleashed, swing after swing and dodge after dodge; the two fought, exhausting their stamina and mana simultaneously.
The match lasted ten more minutes since Erik, Amber, and Gwen arrived until it came down to the last minute when Floyd decided he had to take a drastic measure.
Both combatants were exhausted, and their bodies were trembling under the pressure of exertion. Their breathing became heavy and ragged while their muscles were burning with pain.
Floyd was going to charge one last time at Adam, who looked at the opponent with worried eyes. The match was going to be decided by Floyd's ability to tank Adams's attacks.
Without considering his well-being, Erik's friend launched himself against Adam, who smirked at that and punched Floyd's head with all his strength.
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Murmurs started spreading through the crowd, and a few people moved uneasily away. Today they had seen a side of Erik Romano's character they had never seen.
He wasn't only ruthless but also mercilessly cruel to his opponents. The murmurings spread swiftly now among those who hadn't heard yet about how he had trashed Rocco Johnston in their match.
Knowing well how capable Rocco really was, the people that previously abused Erik started fearing him.
In the meantime, Erik was walking through the school campus, oblivious to the rumors about him. He had a smile plaster on his face due to his first victory.
With this, he could go to the second round of the tournament, he only needed to win four times to get a spot inside the Red Palace, and now only three remained.
Erik was returning to the gym, where he and the others decided to meet after their match ended. Once he arrived, he saw Amber and Gwen already there, but Floyd was missing.
"Where is Floyd?" Erik asked his two friends.
"He isn't done; apparently, he got paired with Adam," Amber replied.
"Adam? Do you mean the guy who can control ice? One of the top students?" Erik asked.
"Indeed, he was having a hard time fighting him..."
"Should we go watch his match?" Gwen asked.
"Yeah, we should," Erik said.
With this, the trio quickly went out of the gym and headed to where Floyd had his fight. When they arrived, they saw Adam unleashing many attacks at Floyd.
Adam had an amazing power, which allowed him to manipulate ice. Since he awakened this power, he was immediately made part of the Silverbend clan, a group whose power was related to ice.
Whenever someone unlocked an ice-related power, these were immediately taken by the clan, nurtured, and raised as if they were their own.
Adam was a talented child but still had problems controlling his power. He could create ice projectiles at most, but his power was very powerful even then.
Though the current match wasn't good as Floyd was strong and talented. Not only he was good in hand-to-hand combat, but he also had a unique power. It was an Energy negation power, an ability that allowed him to dissipate whatever kind of energy the enemy used, even kinetic ones.
The match was hard for Adam, who fought by using projectiles since Floyd could negate the projectiles' kinetic energy.
This didn't mean that Floyd was in a better situation, in fact, the power that the ice user could muster from his brain crystal was incredible, and Floyd was struggling to dissipate the energy that his opponent's attacks had.
If Floyd had more neural links, he might have been able to win easily against this opponent, but since he didn't have them, he was struggling. All in all, the fight was balanced, with Floyd only being better than Adam in terms of martial arts.
Professor McAllister was watching the fight. He knew this wasn't a win for the school because whoever lost the match couldn't go to the Red Palace; preventing one of the top students from going there was a waste in the teacher's eyes.
If only Erik hadn't awakened, all of this wouldn't have happened; the principal was overstepping his boundaries by establishing this fake tournament. It was clear that he knew that Erik could join the Red Palace, but the number of available spots was limited, and the only way for him to join was that one of the top students dropped. Hence he came out with the tournament idea.
Adam's and Floyd's match was mesmerizing.
Floyd stopped two small ice darts from impaling his shoulder by using his power, and as the darts fell to the ground, he charged at Adam, who didn't have the time to create more darts and went into a defensive position.
As Floyd reached the young man, a flurry of punches was unleashed, swing after swing and dodge after dodge; the two fought, exhausting their stamina and mana simultaneously.
The match lasted ten more minutes since Erik, Amber, and Gwen arrived until it came down to the last minute when Floyd decided he had to take a drastic measure.
Both combatants were exhausted, and their bodies were trembling under the pressure of exertion. Their breathing became heavy and ragged while their muscles were burning with pain.
Floyd was going to charge one last time at Adam, who looked at the opponent with worried eyes. The match was going to be decided by Floyd's ability to tank Adams's attacks.
Without considering his well-being, Erik's friend launched himself against Adam, who smirked at that and punched Floyd's head with all his strength.
Murmurs started spreading through the crowd, and a few people moved uneasily away. Today they had seen a side of Erik Romano's character they had never seen.He wasn't only ruthless but also mercilessly cruel to his opponents. The murmurings spread swiftly now among those who hadn't heard yet about how he had trashed Rocco Johnston in their match.Knowing well how capable Rocco really was, the people that previously abused Erik started fearing him.In the meantime, Erik was walking through the school campus, oblivious to the rumors about him. He had a smile plaster on his face due to his first victory.With this, he could go to the second round of the tournament, he only needed to win four times to get a spot inside the Red Palace, and now only three remained.Erik was returning to the gym, where he and the others decided to meet after their match ended. Once he arrived, he saw Amber and Gwen already there, but Floyd was missing."Where is Floyd?" Erik asked his two friends."He isn't done; apparently, he got paired with Adam," Amber replied."Adam? Do you mean the guy who can control ice? One of the top students?" Erik asked."Indeed, he was having a hard time fighting him...""Should we go watch his match?" Gwen asked."Yeah, we should," Erik said.With this, the trio quickly went out of the gym and headed to where Floyd had his fight. When they arrived, they saw Adam unleashing many attacks at Floyd.Adam had an amazing power, which allowed him to manipulate ice. Since he awakened this power, he was immediately made part of the Silverbend clan, a group whose power was related to ice.Whenever someone unlocked an ice-related power, these were immediately taken by the clan, nurtured, and raised as if they were their own.Adam was a talented child but still had problems controlling his power. He could create ice projectiles at most, but his power was very powerful even then.Though the current match wasn't good as Floyd was strong and talented. Not only he was good in hand-to-hand combat, but he also had a unique power. It was an Energy negation power, an ability that allowed him to dissipate whatever kind of energy the enemy used, even kinetic ones.The match was hard for Adam, who fought by using projectiles since Floyd could negate the projectiles' kinetic energy.This didn't mean that Floyd was in a better situation, in fact, the power that the ice user could muster from his brain crystal was incredible, and Floyd was struggling to dissipate the energy that his opponent's attacks had.If Floyd had more neural links, he might have been able to win easily against this opponent, but since he didn't have them, he was struggling. All in all, the fight was balanced, with Floyd only being better than Adam in terms of martial arts.Professor McAllister was watching the fight. He knew this wasn't a win for the school because whoever lost the match couldn't go to the Red Palace; preventing one of the top students from going there was a waste in the teacher's eyes.If only Erik hadn't awakened, all of this wouldn't have happened; the principal was overstepping his boundaries by establishing this fake tournament. It was clear that he knew that Erik could join the Red Palace, but the number of available spots was limited, and the only way for him to join was that one of the top students dropped. Hence he came out with the tournament idea.Adam's and Floyd's match was mesmerizing.Floyd stopped two small ice darts from impaling his shoulder by using his power, and as the darts fell to the ground, he charged at Adam, who didn't have the time to create more darts and went into a defensive position.As Floyd reached the young man, a flurry of punches was unleashed, swing after swing and dodge after dodge; the two fought, exhausting their stamina and mana simultaneously.The match lasted ten more minutes since Erik, Amber, and Gwen arrived until it came down to the last minute when Floyd decided he had to take a drastic measure.Both combatants were exhausted, and their bodies were trembling under the pressure of exertion. Their breathing became heavy and ragged while their muscles were burning with pain.Floyd was going to charge one last time at Adam, who looked at the opponent with worried eyes. The match was going to be decided by Floyd's ability to tank Adams's attacks.Without considering his well-being, Erik's friend launched himself against Adam, who smirked at that and punched Floyd's head with all his strength.
