*BOOMMMMM

  A loud bang rang out as Senior Vyn smmed hard into the wall. Smoke and dust rose around the spot where Senior Vyn had struck. Meanwhile, the six Dragons, whose heads had been separated from their bodies, slowly transformed back into their elemental forms. The heads of the six Dragons that had fallen to the arena also transformed back into their elemental forms. The audience was shocked by what had just happened.

  "This doesn't make sense, right? Vyn was overwhelmed by a first-year student? Moreover, that student isn't even a noble."

  "The technique that first-year student used was absolutely insane. He could cut the necks of all those Dragons with just one attack."

  "I'm sure Vyn has already lost because he was hit by the attack unched by the first-year student," the audience said.

  Meanwhile, in the audience seats where the upper-ranking nobles were seated, there was silence. Her Majesty the Queen, King Albert, and the Dukes and Duchesses were also shocked by what had just happened. They were speechless after seeing what had happened. The same goes for Commander Asier and Mr. Irwin who were watching from the audience seats on the other side of the tournament arena.?

  -

  Back to the arena.

  "Although I managed to cut the necks of the six dragons, I doubt this technique would work against real dragons. Their skin is stronger than steel, and my sword would probably break if I attacked them," I said, holding my sword and examining it.

  There was no damage to my sword so far. Because this sword was given to me by the academy, its quality was lower than a real one. So, it was more likely to break if I wasn't careful when using it.

  Then, I looked at where Senior Vyn had hit the arena wall. Smoke was still gathering around the area. As I focused on the scene, Senior Vyn suddenly emerged from the smoke and tried to ssh me. I reacted quickly and used my sword to block it. But the attack was so powerful that it even managed to leave a cut on my right shoulder. The attack also left a ssh mark on the arena wall behind me, as if the ssh had penetrated my body and struck the wall, leaving a ssh mark.

  The audience, initially silent after seeing Senior Vyn hit the wall, began cheering again.

  "Let's beat him, Vyn!"

  "Don't let that commoner win! Prove that the nobles deserve to win this tournament," the crowd chanted.

  Meanwhile, Senior Vyn and I cshed with our weapons.

  "You seem to think this match is over, huh, Rid? But unfortunately, it's not over yet, because I can still continue," Senior Vyn said.

  It was obvious Senior Vyn had suffered quite a few wounds. There were traces of blood on his mouth and lips, which seemed to have come from my previous stabbing attack. Furthermore, Senior Vyn's gsses appeared to be cracked and shattered from the impact.

  "I can't believe Senior Vyn could survive that attack. That attack was slightly stronger than the one I used against Javier in the entrance exam. That means Senior Vyn's physique far surpasses Javier's because he was able to survive that attack," I thought.

  Then, the pressure Senior Vyn exerted during our csh of weapons gradually grew stronger. The pressure pushed me several meters back.

  "Get lost, Rid," Senior Vyn said.

  Suddenly, his strength increased, knocking me back in the csh. I was thrown against the arena wall, but I managed to adjust my position to avoid hitting it. I stomped my foot against the wall and then darted back toward Senior Vyn. I prepared to attack Senior Vyn with my sword.

  ~Secret Sword Art : Dragon's Roar Ssh~

  Senior Vyn didn't just watch me prepare my attack, ?he was also preparing to strike.

  ~Iron Dragon Cw Ssh~

  Our attacks collided, resulting in a powerful csh of power. Senior Vyn and I both dominated the exchange. But in the end, we were evenly matched, each of us being knocked back several meters.

  "I admit you're a very strong opponent, Rid. You're the second person in the academy currently capable of making me this way," said Senior Vyn.

  "Second person? Then who's the first?" I thought.

  "Even so, I refuse to lose to you," said Senior Vyn.

  Senior Vyn stabbed his sword into the arena floor, which had turned to iron.

  ~Hundreds of Iron Swords~

  Suddenly, from the floor beneath me, countless swords made of iron appeared. They intended to stab me from below, but I managed to dodge them. But wherever I moved, the swords continued to appear beneath my feet.

  "These swords appeared after Senior Vyn's sword was stabbed into the arena floor. Looks like I'll have to get Senior Vyn to pull it out," I thought.

  I prepared to unch a long-range attack at Senior Vyn.

  ~Advanced Gcier Thrust~

  I unched a long-range thrusting attack at Senior Vyn. Senior Vyn noticed this and prepared to block my attack.

  ~Iron Creation Magic : Iron Dragon Skin Shield~

  Senior Vyn created an iron shield using his magic. He held the shield in his left hand, while his right hand still held his sword, which was stuck in the arena floor. The iron shield blocked my attack.

  "No matter what you do, Rid, you won't be able to cut me. Now feel the swords emerging from beneath you," said Senior Vyn.

  The swords began to reappear from beneath my feet. But before they could hit me, I immediately stomped my right foot on the arena floor.

  ~Ice Magic : Full Frost~

  In an instant, the arena floor turned to ice. The iron swords that had previously emerged from beneath the floor immediately froze. The sword Senior Vyn had thrust into the arena floor also froze.

  "How is this possible? I've already turned this arena into a hot area and I've also turned the floor into iron to heat it up, but how come you were able to freeze it using your area magic?" asked Senior Vyn.

  "Didn't you expin earlier that a stronger area magic can repce a previously used area magic? If your area magic was repced by mine, that means my area magic is stronger than yours, even though the area magic you used was a high-level area magic."

  "Now let's end this match, Senior," I said.

  I immediately darted toward Senior Vyn. Meanwhile, Senior Vyn appeared to be conjuring a new sword from his iron magic. He unched long-range sshes from it. But I managed to dodge all of Senior Vyn's sshes.

  "You might be able to dodge my attack, Rid. But you won't be able to attack me as long as I'm using this shield," said Senior Vyn, readying his shield.

  The distance between Senior Vyn and me closed. I prepared to attack Senior Vyn.

  "Let me tell you something, Senior. If the shield you created is as durable as the iron dragon you created earlier, then you should be worried. Because before, I managed to cut off the head of that iron dragon you created," I said.

  ~Secret Sword Art : Dragon Syer Technique : Dragon Conqueror Ssh~

  I swung my sword at the shield Senior Vyn was using to block my attack. As soon as my sword made contact with the iron shield, it was immediately cut apart by my sword. My sword pierced through and sliced ??through the shield, then struck Senior Vyn's body. Senior Vyn was immediately sent flying after being hit. The iron shield he had been holding fell, broken in two. Senior Vyn was sent flying, crashing against the arena wall.

  *BOOMMMMMMM

  A loud bang sounded again. Smoke and dust began to rise again. The audience was shocked for the second time in the match.

  Several minutes ter, Senior Vyn still hadn't emerged from the smoke. The smoke gradually thinned out until it finally disappeared completely. Senior Vyn was seen "stuck" to the arena wall, severely injured. There was a rge ssh wound on his body. Blood was also pouring from Senior Vyn's mouth. Seeing Senior Vyn in such a state, Mr. Elgin immediately announced the result of the match.

  "The final match of the mens academy tournament between Vyn Laterza and Rid Archie, won by Rid Archie," said Mr. Elgin.

  The audience, initially silent with shock, slowly began to cheer. Some of them also cheered for my victory.

  -

  Meanwhile, in one of the bleachers.

  "I came all the way here and made time to watch your match. But in the end, you lost, Vyn. As your father, I am very disappointed," said a middle-aged man.

  Then, the man rose from his seat and left the tournament area.

  -To be continued