Tap. Tap. Tap. 'Hm?" Aiden's ears twitched as he noticed Oge slowly emerge from the rising cloud of smoke mixed with dirt particles. "You're completely unhurt?" his brows shot up in surprise. Apart from a portion of her body ridden with holes, not s single injury could be spotted across Oge's body. "I almost did.." Oge replied, dragging the tip of her saber across the ground. Unconscious tilting his eyes downward, Aiden discovered that a majority of the soul weapon's blade was enveloped in a thick layer of steam-like mist. "Since when was the Silverback Dance capable of defense?" his brows creased in a questioning manner. "It isn't.." Oge's suddenly twirled her wrist, hoisting the saber off the ground as she sent a swift saber slash towards Aiden's direction. Bang! Crossing his right arm reinforced within the blood exoskeleton across his face, Aiden felt a shockwave travel across the tissues on his arm as he was forced back by three meters, nearly vomiting a small mouthful o

"So what's the game plan?" Oge whispered to Aiden from within the large dueling stage as they keenly observed the other finalists taking to the stage as well. Besides them, Red Rose silently fixated her gaze on Aiden as well, awaiting his input. "Do you see those twelve over there?" Aiden nudged towards the north east area. "What about them?" "They're Zone Users and also Seniors, meaning they are our greatest competition. If we want to ace this final round, we have to take out three of them.." Aiden replied. "However I think it would be smart if we save them for last.." he added. "So we deal with the small fries and focus on the sharks.. that's a--" "Brilliant plan? I know.." Aiden smacked his lips. "I was going to say unrealistic. It's not like we are running on an infinite source of energy like you. It would be unfortunate if we end up dealing with the small fries, only to operate on fumes when facing the big sharks.." Oge retorted. "That's why we need to be smart. I tru

Ignoring the spooked expression of his opponent, Aiden's feet kicked against the surface of the dueling stage as he closed in on him, a straight fist flying towards the other part of his face that wasn't swollen. Hastily reacting, the third year Warlock spun his staff as he thrusted it towards Aiden's punch. Clicking his tongue when the saw this, Aiden suddenly released his balled fist as it suddenly switched into a eagle claw like strike. Pat Grabbing the end of the staff, Aiden's lips curled up into a mocking sneer as he gave it a powerful tug, drawing the third year Warlock closer before accurately planting a front kick on his chest. Although Aiden did his best to regulate the force of the kick, the expression of his opponent went pale as he vomited a mouthful of blood before flying out from the dueling stage like an arrow set loose. "Although his overall power isn't that much, his technique is pretty technical. The former me before the merge would've lost no matter my cultiva

"You don't look stunned or mildly frightened.. that's bizzare?" the female besides Aisha pursed her lips in a puzzled manner. "Hmpfh. You didn't make any move to attack us meaning you don't have any intention in doing so. What do you want?" Seeing the calm mannerism the other party was displaying, Principal Chance didn't know what to think. Was it all a brave front or was there something he didn't know about. "You've already begun suspecting it don't you? there's obviously a mole within the Sentry Association..". this time, the speaker was Aisha. "And you're right. We intentionally leaked our location to draw you in. I was expecting a troop of Omnicron level cultivators.. don't tell me the mighty Sentry Association is understaffed?" Ignoring the probing attempt of the other party, Investigator Wales harrumphed coldly. "If you kill me, it would only be confirming the suspicions of my superiors. In under a couple of days this place would be heavily bombarded by the full resour

Chasing after the retreating figure of her opponent, Oge stubbornly refused to give up the small initiative as her wrist moved in a rapid manner, bombarding Elaine with a flurry of attacks. Downward slashes. Sideway slashes, spinning slashes and even quick stabs. However no matter how fast Oge moved or the swift saber slashes and stabs she executed, Elaine fluidly blocked and deflected them. Although she was constantly being forced on the defensive, it was obvious from the relaxed smirk on her face that she wasn't expending too much effort. Bzzzt! Elaine had just deflected yet another saber stab from Oge when her feet suddenly twirled across the surface of the dueling stage. With her upper body spinning rapidly, she suddenly executed a unique footwork. Like a docile leaf within a raging tornado, Elaine closed both eyes as she suddenly began sauntering around in an unstable manner. The six lightning bolts in the shape of feathers missing her by only a few inches. "She dodged it?