Ex rank talent Awakening: 100\% Dodge rate-Chapter 31 - : ARE YOU FASTER THAN YOUR SHADOW?
"Why can't I hit her?" Viper complained, extremely frustrated and mentally fatigued from the ordeal, his ultimate skill ending afterward.
"This has been dragging out for too long. Let's just end this," Scarlett spoke for the first time.
"Dragon Breath," she called, opening her mouth and spewing large, scorching flames. Dragon Breath—one of her abilities as the Goddess of Dragons.
"Shit," Viper muttered as the flames consumed him completely, wiping out the remaining 50% of his health.
Silence. Ultimate silence filled every home and station watching the battle.
"Oi," a young man broke the sacred stillness. "Is it just me, or did she just defeat Viper with a flawless victory?" he asked someone nearby.
"I don't know, man. I don't know," his friend answered, equally stunned.
"Tsk, poor soul. She used it on him. What a cruel way to finish him off. It seems he pissed her off too much with that last skill. She's never used Dragon Breath on us before in our friendly battle mode," Odin muttered. Well, he and Gold Goblin were the free and easy-going members of the team Nemesis had personally created. They were also the only ones unashamed about losing miserably to the sibling duo.
[Winner: Scarlett of Rose Guild]
[Advances to the next round]
[Third Round]
[Shadow, Guild Master of Nyxon Guild vs. Jade, Guild Master of Phoenix Guild]
[Called players are to prepare for their battle in the next 5 minutes]
[Battleground to be chosen at random]
[Randomizing...]
[Temple of the Unjust randomly selected]
Shadow prepared herself mentally to face her opponent. She was teleported to the designated area along with Jade.
Jade, an extremely capable fighter, possessed an S-rank talent—Extreme Speed, granting her an 80% speed increase, with the percentage increasing by 1% cumulatively for each successful attack she landed. Although not much was known about her fighting abilities, she hailed from a reputable and secretive wealthy family.
Neither Shadow nor Jade bothered exchanging pleasantries, both focused on one thing: the battle and the victor.
The Temple of the Unjust was a massive space, wide enough to fit two mansions. Statues lined the temple's ends, and towering pillars stretched from floor to ceiling. The dim lighting cast eerie shadows, giving the place a sinister, unsettling atmosphere.
Taking out her dagger, Shadow faced Jade, a swordswoman. Jade dashed toward her at an incredible speed, reaching Shadow in an instant. She swung her sword, but Shadow easily dodged and counterattacked with a kick—only for Jade to block it with her own kick. The clash of their legs caused a mild shockwave, and both retracted their limbs simultaneously.
With her light dagger, Shadow was quick to slash at Jade's neck, hoping to land a cut. But Jade, moving with effortless speed, easily dodged the attack before leaping backward.
After a few seconds of locked gazes, the battle resumed. Jade swung her sword relentlessly, her speed increasing with each move, giving Shadow little room to breathe.
Her persistent attacks bore fruit as Shadow was gradually cut, again and again.
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Shadow was overwhelmed by the attack. In order to give herself a chance to catch her breath, she hopped into a shadow and emerged from another. But that wasn't enough—Jade was already on her, her extreme speed doing its charm once more. Once again, Shadow was forced onto the defensive, slowly losing HP over time.
"Shadow knights," she beckoned, creating shadow puppets from the surrounding darkness to fight against Jade. Jade, with extreme speed, dodged the sluggish attacks effortlessly, retaliating and destroying the shadow puppets one by one. But Shadow wasn't worried—she had already gotten the breather she wanted.
Now prepared, she took the initiative and went on the offensive, manipulating the shadows to launch attacks. Jade, however, wasn't fazed, easily dodging the attacks as her speed served her well. Shadow, also unfazed by her thwarted plan, hopped into the nearest shadow and reappeared from Jade's own shadow, landing a critical hit that took 2,000 HP from Jade.
Jade, a level 25 player with 25,000 HP, saw her health drop to 23,000. Shadow, a level 30 player, had 29,000 HP left. Indeed, she had more stats and HP than Jade, but that didn't matter. The system had never cared about fairness—only the strength of guild masters.
Jade took a few steps back to create distance, blocking another attack as Shadow emerged from a different shadow. This time, she was on guard. She kicked Shadow, sending her flying into a pillar and draining HP. Shadow used the pillar for support to stand up but was sent flying again before she could regain balance, crashing into another pillar.
Jade, using her speed to her advantage, continuously attacked Shadow, ensuring she had no space to breathe or recover. Each time Shadow tried to get her footing, another kick sent her flying once more.
Jade rushed toward the airborne Shadow, preparing to strike the moment she collided with the pillar. But her plans were thwarted. Just before impact, Shadow slipped into a nearby shadow and reappeared from another at a distance. She retrieved kunai from her inventory and threw them at Jade. Jade dodged them effortlessly while closing in with extreme speed.
This time, Shadow didn't block the attack. Instead, she hopped into another shadow and emerged from one farther away, continuing her harassment with kunai. The battle between the two became an intense game of hide and seek, creating an "I hit you, you hit me back" dynamic.
Jade's HP soon reached the halfway mark, and Shadow's wasn't far behind. Jade, deciding to end the match quickly, activated one of her signature skills.
[Speed Burst – Increases the user's speed by 20% for one minute. Cooldown: 30 minutes.]
A 20% boost, combined with her passive 80% speed increase, gave her a total 100% speed boost—doubling her speed. With most of her stat investment in speed, she became an unstoppable force.
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User: Jade
Title: N/A
Job: Swordsman
Level: 25
Health: 25,000
Strength: 10
Speed: 33
Stamina: 6
Intelligence: 7
Constitution: 10
Talent: S-rank – Speed Enhancement (Increases the player's speed by 80% passively.)
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With her speed now doubled to 66, if Shadow could barely react before, she now couldn't react at all. The result? Her HP drained rapidly as she struggled to register Jade's movements.
Shadow protected her vitals, shielding the areas that would cause critical hits since she couldn't anticipate or block Jade's attacks. Quickly, her health dropped to one-third of its total value.
After the relentless, one-sided attack, Shadow finally managed to barely react to Jade's movements again, blocking some of the incoming strikes. Jade, intent on keeping up the pressure, continued her assault, chaining one skill after another. Shadow was stuck on the defensive.
Growing tired of the constant barrage, Shadow decided to use her ability to its fullest. She had planned to take things slowly, conserving stamina by limiting her shadow abilities. But that strategy was no longer viable.
"Shadow Overload," she said, still under pressure from Jade's attacks.
Jade, mid-attack, instinctively leaped backward, narrowly avoiding a shadow spear aimed at her abdomen. As she regained her footing, her eyes widened at the sight before her—all the shadows in the temple converging towards Shadow, enveloping her like a pitch-black cloak.
Jade's instincts screamed danger. She immediately moved her body to the left to evade whatever unseen threat loomed over her. But she wasn't fast enough. A massive shadowed hand erupted from the ground, slamming into her with immense force.
Jade was launched toward a pillar, but before she could crash, shadows formed on its surface, twisting into spikes that pierced her deeply. The momentum from her flight only increased the impact's lethality.
Standing up quickly, she tried to run toward Shadow, but her body refused to move. Two shadowy hands gripped her legs firmly. Another shadow hand rose from the ground, delivering an uppercut that sent her soaring. Before she could recover, a massive, baseball-shaped shadow struck her down, slamming her into the ground.
Jade struggled to stand, but she knew she had no choice. She had to use her ultimate skill—now or never.
"Amplification," she called out.
[Amplification – Doubles the player's strength and speed for one minute. Cooldown: 12 hours.]
With her strength doubled and her speed boosted to 280%, Jade ran at insane velocity toward Shadow. The temple's shadows struggled to keep up, barely managing to react to her rapid movements.
As she unleashed a relentless assault, Shadow remained seated on a throne of shadows, effortlessly watching. Jade, attacking with unparalleled speed and ferocity, suddenly heard Shadow's voice, eerily calm despite the pressure.
"Well, indeed, you are extremely fast, a noteworthy quality," Shadow remarked. "But tell me… are you faster than your own shadow?"
Jade's eyes widened in realization. She tried to retreat, but it was too late.
A massive shadow sword, formed from her own shadow, emerged beneath her feet and pierced straight through her abdomen. "Urgh," Jade groaned, falling weakly to the ground from the attack.
