88: Yurishia vs Dante
"Lethal force is permitted, huh? Why do I get the feeling that you are the one who requested this?"
"You are correct. I approached the principal earlier and asked for this. You mocked me too much. It's a shame I have to waste such talent, but you are going to die here."
"Hou? Well then, come at me however you wish."
He imediately extended his hand. The ground under my feet started to crack and large rocks floated in the air. Dante clenched his fist and all the rocks came at me, trapping me inside."
"[Stone Tomb]!"
I could still hear the audience saying all sorts of stuff like "so strong", or "he ended it in a single move". As if this was over. The pressure is indeed powerful, but not enough to injure me..i wrapped flames around my fists and blasted my way out.
"Hmph. Did you really think it would be over that fast?"
"It would have been better if you stayed buried. [Water Cutter]!"
A powerful jet of water was fired towards me, with the force strong enough to pierce iron. I nimbly dodged out of the way and closed the gap between us.
"Even if your attacks have force behind them, it's meaningless if you can't hit me. [Slash Disorder]!"
My claws assaulted him like sharp razor blades and… sliced him into pieces. Weird… I didn't feel any flesh.
The dismembered Dante fell on the ground… and turned into a puddle. I see. A water clone, huh? Not just anyone can manage something like that. Water then started to appear from all the spacing between the ring tiles. It soon surrounded me and formed into a giant wave.
"[Aqua Prison]!"
I found myself suddenly trapped in a water bubble. Was this his plan? Idiot. I can hold my breath pretty long. You won't be able to drown me.
"I'm going to end your life now."
Oh! He was preparing a lightning attack. I see. He wants to use this bubble to amplify the damage. Not a bad idea… however…
"What!? What the hell did you do?"
The bubble collapsed and I was free. I used my Ruin Eyes and canceled his spell.
"My turn. It seems you know a few magic tricks, but how about close combat?"
I threw my fist straight at him, however he brushed it aside and grabbed my arm. Using the moment of my charge, he threw me above his head. I did a mid air flip and landed perfectly on the ground. His stance… it's not the Dark Tiger Fist martial art… it's the Raging Wolf Martial art. It is inferior, but easier to learn.
I charge at him again.
"It's useless. I never lost a fist fight!"
He prepared the barrier Fuka to block my punch. But I wasn't taking it easy. My punch… shattered his barrier, hit his face and sent him flying across the ring.
"You were saying you never lost? There's a first for everything, you know?"
"You… bitch!! You've got balls! I'll make you suffer!"
He slammed his hands onto the ground.
"[Gaia Hands]!"
Two giant earth hands emerged and grabbed my body, leaving only my head visible. They lift me in the air. Then Dante raised his hands in the air. 3 magic formations were drawn. Impressive. Casting multiple spells at the same time isn't something just anyone can do.
"Accept your fate. The only option you have is to die. [Flare Burst], [Giga Whirlwind], [Thunder Wolf Strike]! Full barrage!!!"
All 3 spells hit me at the same time. The impact generated a huge explosion. If the principal didn't set up a barrier for the audience, they would have also been blown away from the shockwave.
When the dust cleared… I was nowhere in sight. Even the earth hands were destroyed.
"Ha…. Hahahaha!! Serves you right. I reduced her to oblivion. This is proof that nobility is superior! This is…"
"Are you done with the melodramatic speech?"
I was sitting right behind him. I used my teleport ability and popped back to back with him. I already told him once. It doesn't matter how strong the attack is, if it doesn't hit me. When he turned around in shock I landed a big punch in his face.
"Guhaaa!"
He was sent rolling across the arena. Eventually he managed to twist his body and stop the momentum. However, he was on his knees.
"I'll admit it, you are quite strong. But you lack something important. And that's experience. Your attacks are just too chaotic. If you were on a battlefield your own troops would get caught in your attacks. In other words… you're nothing more than a kid in my eyes."
"Shut the fuck up!! Unacceptable!!! I won't lose. I won't!! I'll kill you!"
"So naive. Learn to pay attention to your surroundings more. You were so focused on me that you didn't even notice it."
"!?"
I pointed towards the sky. Ever since the battle started, while dodging his attacks I drew a magic formation in the air. And now it gathered enough energy.
"A giant fireball!?"
Bzzzt. Wrong. That's no fireball. It does look like a miniature sun, but it's technically not fire. It's the first time I am using this thing. An original spell I developed, thanks to modern time knowledge from my previous life. I jumped out of the ring to the very border of the arena.
"This is the end for you. [Nuclear… Blast]!"
As us I said those words, the sphere came crashing at the ring. The force behind it was equivalent to 100 tons of TNT. Naturally it was so powerful that it created a large earthquake and even the principal's barrier was useless against it. That's why I also cast the World level magic Celestial Sealing. The impact let out a bright white light blinding everyone, but I managed to contain the force.
"Such force… how can a white uniform possess such abnormal power… the entire ring… vanished."
"I can't believe my eyes… only a giant crater is left."
"Did… did she really kill Dante?"
This time it was the teachers that made all the ruckus. Regardless of what they think, my victory is pretty much assured.
"Wait! Look over there!!"