The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 290 : Nine victories

”I am ready!”

Kark shouted after adopting what could only be described as a turtle stance. Blood iron covered every part of his body, and he was curled up, making fighting back impossible. Clearly, the Blood Champion only intended to act as a punching bag.

”Cain Laurifer. Are you ready?”

Cain could not help but frown as he stared at the Blood Champion, trying to figure out just what kind of strategy the enemy was using, but he could not see a way in which total defense could defeat him.

”I am ready!”

”Fight!”

Instead of wasting time, Cain focused solely on the battle.

”¡BOOM!” ”¡BOOM!”

A sonic boom echoed across the amphitheater, and less than a second later, an explosion was heard when Cainʼs blood claw landed on Karkʼs chest, raising this one into the air.

The blood-iron giant should weigh several tons, but Cainʼs punch raised this one as if he was a feather, but things did not end there.

”¡BOOM!” ”¡BOOM!” ”¡BOOM!”

Cain followed the blood-iron giant into the air and began to blast this one from one direction to the other. All of his punches had immense power, and he also mixed them with his elbows and knees, which could rip the metallic armor to pieces.

Kark did not break his defensive stance this entire time, but his internal organs trembled due to the overwhelming power behind each of those attacks. His eyes widened with terror as he felt an elbow strike shattered the blood-iron on his back.

”I surrender!”

”Third battle is over. Cain Laurifer is the winner.”

Cainʼs blood claw had nearly pierced into Karkʼs spine when he heard the mechanical referee declare the end of the battle. There was nothing he could do other than stop his attack.

”Boom.”

Kark fell to the ground, and since he still had most of his armor, he made a small blast upon impact. After such an embarrassing fight, the man did not dare to remain on the platform for long and immediately left.

There were not many cheers from the crowns. Even if the people of the Integrationist Path enjoyed Cainʼs victory, the battle had been truly underwhelming since the opponent did not attempt to fight back.

Cain returned to his original position as the new Blood Champion entered the platform. The next opponent was a young man with a skinny body.

”Zarif Sanber. Are you ready?”

Like the other two, Zarif made his Astral Wave explode as a powerful red tornado covered his figure.

”I am ready.”

”Cain Laurifer. Are you ready?”

”I am ready.”

”Fight!”

”¡BOOM!”

The mechanical referee had just declared the start of the fight when a potent sonic boom echoed across the platform. It was not generated by Cain but by the Blood Champion of the Purist Path.

However, it was not a battle move since the direction Zarif took was the sky, getting farther and farther away from Cain.

When Cain saw Zarifʼs behavior, his eyes narrowed. One was a mistake, two a coincidence, but three was a pattern. All the Blood Champions were focused solely on defensive strategies.

Although that meant that Cain would receive no wounds, it also extended the battles, forcing him to burn more energy and stamina.

Cain glanced at Zima and knew that it was his plan. It was an extremely shameless behavior that would gain the disdain of many, but it was clear that it did not matter to the young man.

From a certain point of view, Cain was impressed. Even though everybody would mock him, Zima did not care and chose the path with the highest probability of success. Being able to face ridicule and stand straight demanded great willpower and determination.

There were many ways in which Cain could handle this fight, and he chose the most brutal one.

”THUMP!”

Cainʼs skin turned red as he activated Second Gear, and his eyes focused on Zarif, who was already thousands of meters up in the sky.

Zarif kept pushing his body higher and higher as a jet of super compressed blood-wind emerged from the sole of his feet. He did not have a powerful defensive technique, so he avoided the battle entirely.

His goal was to force Cain to chase him into the sky and drain the energy of this one that way. He was confident in his speed and was sure he could keep some distance between the two.

”THUMP!”

All that confidence shattered when he heard a powerful heartbeat coming closer and closer to him, and before he could even look down, two hands grabbed his ankles.

Zarif could not hide his shock as he felt that Cain managed to catch up with him in under five seconds, and just as he was about to open his mouth to surrender, the blood claws tightened their grip. Your journey continues with empire

”Ahhhh!”

A scream of pain echoed across the sky. Cainʼs grip on Zarifʼs ankles was so strong that he shattered every bone.

”CRACK!”

Zarifʼs ankles were not the only ones broken since Cain pulled the Blood Champion down before raising his knee. The strike broke the Blood Championʼs spine!

Despite the pain and agony, Zarif clenched his teeth and shouted.

”¡I SURRENDER!”

”Fourth battle is over. Cain Laurifer is the winner.”

A fraction of a second more, and Cain could have landed a kick in the back of Zarifʼs skull with enough strength to cut the spinal cord, but he was forced to stop his attack since the battle was over.

Cain let go of Zarif, and both began to fall to the ground. The first one did not have a problem since he could use Air Walk, but Zarif had already lost consciousness.

Luckily for the Blood Champion, an invisible force grabbed him and brought his unconscious body to the podium of the powerhouses of the Purist Path.

Cainʼs eyes narrowed since a fall from this high could have done the trick on Zarif, but since the battle was over, there was nothing wrong with the High Blood Elder taking the Blood Champion away.

Cain descended gracefully into the platform, but the cheers for his victory were not that loud once again. He did not blame the people for their reactions since these battles were truly dull, but he could do nothing if the opponents did not dare to fight against him.

”Fifth battle. Cain Laurifer vs. Enber Clain. Fight!”

During the fifth battle, Cain faced a young man bathed in red blood fire. The Blood Champion generated a river of burning blood around his body, but Cain managed to pierce it after suffering minor burn wounds.

Just as Cainʼs blood claw was about to cut Enberʼs neck, this one surrendered.

”Sixth battle. Cain Laurifer vs. Throne Sinher. Fight!”

Cainʼs next opponent was a young man with a small body that could use shadows. The Blood Champions could fuse with them, moving around the platform like a specter.

Unfortunately for Throne, Cainʼs Lineage granted him an even greater mastery over the element of shadows. The Blood Champion was able to surrender in time but now without first losing his right leg.

”Seventh battle. Cain Laurifer vs. Felix Korn. Fight!”

This time the Blood Championʼs battle style was truly shameless. He covered his body with rock armor before fusing with the floor, transforming into a small three-meter-tall blood mountain.

Felix let Cain attack him until no more rocks covered him, and he immediately surrendered.

”Eight battle. Cain Laurifer vs. Astro Lamber. Fight.”

For the first time, one of the Blood Champions dared to attack Cain. Astro generated massive waves of blood before sending them against Cain.

However, it soon became clear the true intent of the attack. The blood waves lacked offensive power, and their only use was to push the enemy back.

It made sense that a long-range spell would have such weak offensive power if the user were an Astral Wave Champion.

Cain broke through the waves of blood, and just as he was less than five meters away from Astro, this one gave up.

”Ninth battle. Cain Laurifer vs. Vega Stine. Fight.”

The ninth Blood Champion also used blood-wind as part of his battle style, but unlike Zarifʼs explosive moves, his style focused on agility and dexterity.

Of the nine battles up to this moment, this was the hardest for Cain since it took a long time for him to catch his opponent. Although he managed to break Vegaʼs shoulder, this one surrendered before the wounds could evolve into something more serious.

All nine battles were crushing defeats for the Integrationist Path, but no one was cheering. Even those on the right side of the amphitheater who supported Cain remained silent since no matter if they loathed the people of the Purist Path, they were still members of the Blood Sea, and their behavior was simply too embarrassing.

As for those on the Purist Path, their expressions were even more sour. They like to brag about the power of their Lineage, but eight of their greatest geniuses did not dare to do anything else but run away or hide when they faced an outsider that was younger than them.