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n“Sanguine dance….”

nI mutter, and in the next instant, I start to do some strange ancient footwork while I begin to sway and bop around the arena, steadily moving towards the Balor.

nEven the Balor in front of me pauses his movement with extreme confusion etched on his face, as he can’t make sense of what exactly I am planning to do.

nHowever, he doesn’t stop running forward… and neither do I.

nSuddenly, a huge lighting bolt shoots out of his hand, zooming towards me. However, I blink again thereby evading the lighting, and continue using the strange footwork.

nIn an instant, we close the distance between us while I continue to use the foot work without stopping.

n*CHA-CHING!*

nA loud sound explodes as I skillfully evade all the punches and lightning of the Balor with my footwork, then crouch down before swinging my claws at his muscular legs.

nSeeing that he somehow managed to block my attack with his wings again, I blink away from him, barely escaping his powerful kick..

nPHEW!

nI would have passed out if that kick had hit me.

nIn a flash, I get up and begin throwing several barrages of blood strikes, but the Balor skillfully deflects them with his agile wings.

nThe Blink ability is actually suitable for close combat in a closed arena like this. But, the Balor’s body is currently covered in lightning from head to toe, which makes it hard for me to land a hit on him.

nEnraged, I decide to go all out without even holding back the full power of the blink ability.

nIn a flash, I start blinking around the Balor and begin to land several hits on him. I’m pretty sure that I look like a blur right now, as the Balor is unable to see the hits coming or even see my figure. Before he can even blink his eyes, I would have already landed five blows successfully on him.

nThis is the sole purpose of blink.

nAfter tormenting him for about 10 minutes and landing about one thousand blows on him successfully, the Balor can be seen swinging his hand widely in the air, trying to punch me. Unfortunately for him, he is unable to spot me and ends up punching nothing but air.

nMany bones have been broken from his body and blood can be seen leaking from the corner of his mouth, but he keeps standing due to sheer determination.

n*ROAR!!!*

nThe Balor suddenly lets out a deafening roar and stomps his foot on the ground angrily. The force of his stomping is packed with such inhuman strength that I can even feel the whole arena vibrating vigorously.

nHowever, all his belligerence amounts to nothing…

nI stop hitting the Balor and blink a few meters away from him.

n“Are you going to forfeit now?” I ask.

n“You are a powerful one, and I do admit that your ability is quite annoying. But remember, if it had been a life and death situation, it wouldn’t have been this easy for you…” The Balor replies. “And I am not going to forfeit, I’ll fight till I win against you!” The Balor roars and lightning covers him from head to toe once again.

nSigh… Let’s just end it once and for all.

n“Activate Charm”

nDing!

nCharm activated

nIn the next moment, a sudden burst of aura explodes from my body. And all the vampires inside the auditorium start to go on their knees as if something is forcing them. Raising my head a little, I see that my master is the only vampire that is not affected by my charm, but I can see him gritting his teeth and mumbling something. (He is probably cussing at me.)

nMmm, is he unaffected by my charm because he’s a vampire knight?

nSome other races also go on their knees as if some kind of invisible pressure is pressing down on them.

nIn a flash, I glance at the Balor who is finding it hard to look at my face, then I utter just one word.

n“Kneel~” I say, while my eyes glow bright red.

nJust like a robot, Stephen’s body goes down against his will, as he can be seen gritting his teeth and trying to fight the invisible pressure weighing down on him. And in less than two seconds, Stephen is already down on his two knees.

nSeeing him immobile, I start to dash towards him.

n“Sanguine dance: gavel strike!”

nI mutter, as I dash towards Stephen with both of my hands clasped together while swaying my body, before suddenly leaping into the air.

n*BANG!!*

nMy hand slams against Stephen’s ugly face, sending him flying across the arena and slamming into the barrier.

n*CRACK!*

nThe barrier shatters upon impact and Stephen’s body continues to fly backwards without stopping, till he crashes into the location of the other team red disciples.

nSeeing what just happened, all the dojo masters dash towards Stephen to check if he is okay.

nAfter checking on him and seeing that he passed out and has a lot of bruises on his body, they immediately rush him to the next building where all the other injured participants are being treated.

nSome moments later, after the turmoil, everyone settles back into their seats.

n“T-The winner of this week’s duel is Jake Mystro from Team Black!!! He just broke a new record in this dojo by single-handedly winning all of his matches!! And he now has the title of the strongest student in this dojo!” The spectator (dog man) announces with shock still etched on his face.

nNobody cheers for me, everyone just keeps quiet, still unable to digest the fact that a talented Balor was tossed away like trash. And to top it all off, I punched him so hard that the top-tier barrier of one of the dojo masters broke easily. After the barrier shattered, it completely vanished thus making the whole arena wide open.

nAfter the announcement, the spectator gives me a golden badge which serves as the reward for winning this week’s duel, as well as a golden sash that is usually won by the strongest student.

nAfter I receive the awards, I leave the arena and move to my master’s quarters. The moment I enter, I see my master standing at the doorstep with a complicated expression on his face.

n“We need to talk…”

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nNote: Phew! We have finished this duel arc!

nSad ^__^

nThis novel is going down the drain. I might take a break from writing.

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