Chapter 544
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The first round lasted several hours. All the fights proceeded predictably until it was Clementine's turn… She defeated her opponent in one blow! As it turned out, an imperial phaser appeared among the junior disciples of the empress!
The audience whispered in shock: at the tournament of the best, she was the royal phaser at the 9th stage, and now the imperial phaser! Where did this girl come from? And she's still so young! Gifted monsters are growing up in the current generation. Such an incredible talent for development made people feel pathetic. They did not yet know that Seraphima was also an imperial phaser.
General Richard's face darkened. Of course. Now Artemis's chances of becoming the empress's senior disciple have dropped to almost zero, which could not but disappoint.
A few hours later the second round started.
Dick Baker and Elmira Russell entered the arena. The girl could be called a real beauty, but in the presence of Elsa, the twins and the empress, her beautiful face seemed to fade and get lost, like a firefly in a forest fire.
~ding~
The signal to start the fight sounded. The audience held their breath. The royal phaser at the 8th stage against the noble phaser at the 9th stage! Such a difference in development in any other situation would be perceived as an insurmountable abyss, but Dick seemed to have wings for this case.
Kyon, as before, put the Scourge on his shoulder and, chewing gum, headed towards the opponent. It seemed that he was going to win the whole tournament in such a manner.
When the fat man took a few steps, Elmira threw up her hands, launching a stream of lightning at the enemy. It resembled the breath of a thunder dragon.
However, Baker did not react in any way. The stream collided with him and… Nothing happened. He was still moving on at the same speed, as if the stream of lightning that could incinerate the royal phaser at the beginning stage was unworthy of his attention!
«H-how is this possible?!» – someone blurted out. The spectators held their heads in disbelief, trying in vain to understand how the noble phaser could simply ignore such a terrifyingly powerful attack from the royal phaser at the finishing stage.
Elsa had a lump in her throat. She remembered the tournament of families in Boston, where neither heat, nor cold, nor lightning, nor darkness affected the messenger of the goddess, and realized that her own lightning would only tickle him, and she intended to send lightning to him during the last tournament… It turns out that she hoped in vain. Would she have been able to defeat him at all? Yes, definitely. After all, he will not protect himself from arrows in any way!
Meanwhile, Elmira turned pale and even trembled slightly. Even if her strongest lightning attack didn't work, she doesn't stand a chance. She was afraid that something terrible would happen to her when the fat man approached, so she hurriedly shouted: «I-I give up!»
Catching her majesty's nod, the imperial representative announced the winner.
~pop~
The gum burst, and Kyon, with the same imperturbable look, headed back. Defeating opponents by intimidation is pleasant, and most importantly, it saves time and effort.
The tournament continued.
The 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds passed in the blink of an eye.
Dick prevailed over each of his opponents according to the same scheme, which cannot be called anything other than "total suppression". He walked towards his opponent with the same imperturbable look, ignoring the heat, cold, wind, water and lightning, and when he got close enough, they gave up under the yoke of panic.
No one condemned them, because almost everyone knew how strong Baker was in close combat, since he was able to force Elsa to use the elements during a duel with her.
This mighty gum lover made an indelible impression on the audience. Elsa watched his every fight with special interest. The twins also closely followed his fights. And only Stein and Lanatelle outwardly remained indifferent.
«Semifinal round, first fight! Dick Baker, the noble phaser at the finishing stage, against Artemis Clinton, the royal phaser at the peaking stage!» – the imperial representative announced.
General Richard clenched his fists until they cracked and pierced his grandson with a stern look, as if saying that if he dares to surrender like everyone else, he will beat him half to death.
Artemis swallowed excitedly and looked at the fat man.
Baker, with his detached look, resembled a sage who was filled with knowledge of the world.
~ding~
The signal for the start of the battle rang.
Kyon put the Scourge on his shoulder in his usual manner and strode towards the opponent.
Artemis was in no hurry to fight, but instead spoke: «I must admit, your cold technique is very strong, and your resistance is incredible. The magicians of water and heat are extremely weak against you. I'm just one of them. I'm one of them. But unfortunately for you, I'm also an earth magician!»
With the last word, Clinton clenched his fists, and a shiny gray mass rushed out of him, like boiling milk, in all directions. In its consistency it resembled a jelly-like liquid.
Enthusiastic comments poured in from the audience: «The Clay King is serious!» … «I heard he can instantly dry up clay with the element of water, and then harden it with the element of heat, which will make it harder than steel! Its strength will not be inferior to the strongest rocks of other earth magicians!» … «An earth magician who controls his rock like water?! Isn't that too strong?!»
Earth magic stands out from the rest with its destructive power, coupled with excellent defensive functions, but it is extremely awkward and clumsy. Artemis was able to largely get rid of these shortcomings. His clay is almost as fast and mobile as water.
The entire territory of the arena was flooded with liquid clay ankle-high, and with every second it was getting more and more. In half a minute it will be knee-deep, in a minute it will be waist-deep, and in 3 minutes it will be possible to drown in it at all. It is impossible to stand on it, because it is too liquid, while moving in it is many times more difficult than in a swamp. And surely Artemis can make it solid at any moment!
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The first round lasted several hours. All the fights proceeded predictably until it was Clementine's turn… She defeated her opponent in one blow! As it turned out, an imperial phaser appeared among the junior disciples of the empress!
The audience whispered in shock: at the tournament of the best, she was the royal phaser at the 9th stage, and now the imperial phaser! Where did this girl come from? And she's still so young! Gifted monsters are growing up in the current generation. Such an incredible talent for development made people feel pathetic. They did not yet know that Seraphima was also an imperial phaser.
General Richard's face darkened. Of course. Now Artemis's chances of becoming the empress's senior disciple have dropped to almost zero, which could not but disappoint.
A few hours later the second round started.
Dick Baker and Elmira Russell entered the arena. The girl could be called a real beauty, but in the presence of Elsa, the twins and the empress, her beautiful face seemed to fade and get lost, like a firefly in a forest fire.
~ding~
The signal to start the fight sounded. The audience held their breath. The royal phaser at the 8th stage against the noble phaser at the 9th stage! Such a difference in development in any other situation would be perceived as an insurmountable abyss, but Dick seemed to have wings for this case.
Kyon, as before, put the Scourge on his shoulder and, chewing gum, headed towards the opponent. It seemed that he was going to win the whole tournament in such a manner.
When the fat man took a few steps, Elmira threw up her hands, launching a stream of lightning at the enemy. It resembled the breath of a thunder dragon.
However, Baker did not react in any way. The stream collided with him and… Nothing happened. He was still moving on at the same speed, as if the stream of lightning that could incinerate the royal phaser at the beginning stage was unworthy of his attention!
«H-how is this possible?!» – someone blurted out. The spectators held their heads in disbelief, trying in vain to understand how the noble phaser could simply ignore such a terrifyingly powerful attack from the royal phaser at the finishing stage.
Elsa had a lump in her throat. She remembered the tournament of families in Boston, where neither heat, nor cold, nor lightning, nor darkness affected the messenger of the goddess, and realized that her own lightning would only tickle him, and she intended to send lightning to him during the last tournament… It turns out that she hoped in vain. Would she have been able to defeat him at all? Yes, definitely. After all, he will not protect himself from arrows in any way!
Meanwhile, Elmira turned pale and even trembled slightly. Even if her strongest lightning attack didn't work, she doesn't stand a chance. She was afraid that something terrible would happen to her when the fat man approached, so she hurriedly shouted: «I-I give up!»
Catching her majesty's nod, the imperial representative announced the winner.
~pop~
The gum burst, and Kyon, with the same imperturbable look, headed back. Defeating opponents by intimidation is pleasant, and most importantly, it saves time and effort.
The tournament continued.
The 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds passed in the blink of an eye.
Dick prevailed over each of his opponents according to the same scheme, which cannot be called anything other than "total suppression". He walked towards his opponent with the same imperturbable look, ignoring the heat, cold, wind, water and lightning, and when he got close enough, they gave up under the yoke of panic.
No one condemned them, because almost everyone knew how strong Baker was in close combat, since he was able to force Elsa to use the elements during a duel with her.
This mighty gum lover made an indelible impression on the audience. Elsa watched his every fight with special interest. The twins also closely followed his fights. And only Stein and Lanatelle outwardly remained indifferent.
«Semifinal round, first fight! Dick Baker, the noble phaser at the finishing stage, against Artemis Clinton, the royal phaser at the peaking stage!» – the imperial representative announced.
General Richard clenched his fists until they cracked and pierced his grandson with a stern look, as if saying that if he dares to surrender like everyone else, he will beat him half to death.
Artemis swallowed excitedly and looked at the fat man.
Baker, with his detached look, resembled a sage who was filled with knowledge of the world.
~ding~
The signal for the start of the battle rang.
Kyon put the Scourge on his shoulder in his usual manner and strode towards the opponent.
Artemis was in no hurry to fight, but instead spoke: «I must admit, your cold technique is very strong, and your resistance is incredible. The magicians of water and heat are extremely weak against you. I'm just one of them. I'm one of them. But unfortunately for you, I'm also an earth magician!»
With the last word, Clinton clenched his fists, and a shiny gray mass rushed out of him, like boiling milk, in all directions. In its consistency it resembled a jelly-like liquid.
Enthusiastic comments poured in from the audience: «The Clay King is serious!» … «I heard he can instantly dry up clay with the element of water, and then harden it with the element of heat, which will make it harder than steel! Its strength will not be inferior to the strongest rocks of other earth magicians!» … «An earth magician who controls his rock like water?! Isn't that too strong?!»
Earth magic stands out from the rest with its destructive power, coupled with excellent defensive functions, but it is extremely awkward and clumsy. Artemis was able to largely get rid of these shortcomings. His clay is almost as fast and mobile as water.
The entire territory of the arena was flooded with liquid clay ankle-high, and with every second it was getting more and more. In half a minute it will be knee-deep, in a minute it will be waist-deep, and in 3 minutes it will be possible to drown in it at all. It is impossible to stand on it, because it is too liquid, while moving in it is many times more difficult than in a swamp. And surely Artemis can make it solid at any moment!
The first round lasted several hours. All the fights proceeded predictably until it was Clementine's turn She defeated her opponent in one blow! As it turned out, an imperial phaser appeared among the junior disciples of the empress!The audience whispered in shock: at the tournament of the best, she was the royal phaser at the 9th stage, and now the imperial phaser! Where did this girl come from? And she's still so young! Gifted monsters are growing up in the current generation. Such an incredible talent for development made people feel pathetic. They did not yet know that Seraphima was also an imperial phaser.General Richard's face darkened. Of course. Now Artemis's chances of becoming the empress's senior disciple have dropped to almost zero, which could not but disappoint.A few hours later the second round started.Dick Baker and Elmira Russell entered the arena. The girl could be called a real beauty, but in the presence of Elsa, the twins and the empress, her beautiful face seemed to fade and get lost, like a firefly in a forest fire.~ding~The signal to start the fight sounded. The audience held their breath. The royal phaser at the 8th stage against the noble phaser at the 9th stage! Such a difference in development in any other situation would be perceived as an insurmountable abyss, but Dick seemed to have wings for this case.Kyon, as before, put the Scourge on his shoulder and, chewing gum, headed towards the opponent. It seemed that he was going to win the whole tournament in such a manner.When the fat man took a few steps, Elmira threw up her hands, launching a stream of lightning at the enemy. It resembled the breath of a thunder dragon.However, Baker did not react in any way. The stream collided with him and Nothing happened. He was still moving on at the same speed, as if the stream of lightning that could incinerate the royal phaser at the beginning stage was unworthy of his attention!H-how is this possible?! someone blurted out. The spectators held their heads in disbelief, trying in vain to understand how the noble phaser could simply ignore such a terrifyingly powerful attack from the royal phaser at the finishing stage.Elsa had a lump in her throat. She remembered the tournament of families in Boston, where neither heat, nor cold, nor lightning, nor darkness affected the messenger of the goddess, and realized that her own lightning would only tickle him, and she intended to send lightning to him during the last tournament It turns out that she hoped in vain. Would she have been able to defeat him at all? Yes, definitely. After all, he will not protect himself from arrows in any way!Meanwhile, Elmira turned pale and even trembled slightly. Even if her strongest lightning attack didn't work, she doesn't stand a chance. She was afraid that something terrible would happen to her when the fat man approached, so she hurriedly shouted: I-I give up!Catching her majesty's nod, the imperial representative announced the winner.~pop~The gum burst, and Kyon, with the same imperturbable look, headed back. Defeating opponents by intimidation is pleasant, and most importantly, it saves time and effort.The tournament continued.The 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds passed in the blink of an eye.Dick prevailed over each of his opponents according to the same scheme, which cannot be called anything other than "total suppression". He walked towards his opponent with the same imperturbable look, ignoring the heat, cold, wind, water and lightning, and when he got close enough, they gave up under the yoke of panic.No one condemned them, because almost everyone knew how strong Baker was in close combat, since he was able to force Elsa to use the elements during a duel with her.This mighty gum lover made an indelible impression on the audience. Elsa watched his every fight with special interest. The twins also closely followed his fights. And only Stein and Lanatelle outwardly remained indifferent.Semifinal round, first fight! Dick Baker, the noble phaser at the finishing stage, against Artemis Clinton, the royal phaser at the peaking stage! the imperial representative announced.General Richard clenched his fists until they cracked and pierced his grandson with a stern look, as if saying that if he dares to surrender like everyone else, he will beat him half to death.Artemis swallowed excitedly and looked at the fat man.Baker, with his detached look, resembled a sage who was filled with knowledge of the world.~ding~The signal for the start of the battle rang.Kyon put the Scourge on his shoulder in his usual manner and strode towards the opponent.Artemis was in no hurry to fight, but instead spoke: I must admit, your cold technique is very strong, and your resistance is incredible. The magicians of water and heat are extremely weak against you. I'm just one of them. I'm one of them. But unfortunately for you, I'm also an earth magician!With the last word, Clinton clenched his fists, and a shiny gray mass rushed out of him, like boiling milk, in all directions. In its consistency it resembled a jelly-like liquid.Enthusiastic comments poured in from the audience: The Clay King is serious! I heard he can instantly dry up clay with the element of water, and then harden it with the element of heat, which will make it harder than steel! Its strength will not be inferior to the strongest rocks of other earth magicians! An earth magician who controls his rock like water?! Isn't that too strong?!Earth magic stands out from the rest with its destructive power, coupled with excellent defensive functions, but it is extremely awkward and clumsy. Artemis was able to largely get rid of these shortcomings. His clay is almost as fast and mobile as water.The entire territory of the arena was flooded with liquid clay ankle-high, and with every second it was getting more and more. In half a minute it will be knee-deep, in a minute it will be waist-deep, and in 3 minutes it will be possible to drown in it at all. It is impossible to stand on it, because it is too liquid, while moving in it is many times more difficult than in a swamp. And surely Artemis can make it solid at any moment!
