20 The advancements

Chapter 20

Kazein, let go of the tip. Alex regained composure of himself and withdrew a safe distance. He then, prepared Gale magic to restrain Kazein, but it didn't work. Kazein just dodged it easily and approached Alex, he the hit him with his staff and beated him. It was kinda one sided, when Alex gets back, Kazein closes it in and hits him, and those strikes weren't so light as feather, they were so strong and so heavy, after a while, Kazein rendered Alex immobile.

"You can't fight any longer, so get down the stage."

"I I won't. I haven't given up! I'm not giving up!" Alex screamed. Kazein, hearing this. Walked towards Alex, made him stand up, then, he grabbed Alex's sword arm and twisted it broken.

Alex screamed in pain, not only were his ribs broken, even his arm was.

"And, she also said, Kazein had the habit of destroying anything that won't submit to him. He's a total dominant man."

"Lord of light, how could there be such cruel man alive?" Han Mao regretted he felt pity towards Kazein.

"Hmph, that Alex deserves it. That blind guy Kaz-what his name, gave him the chance to surrender." Sasha agreed towards Kazein's way of thinking.

The people insulted Kazein as bullying the weak. But Kazein made no effort to shut them up. He just broke Alex's left middle finger.

"Come on, surrender, and I won't break every part of your body." Kazein threatened Alex.

"Everything?"

"Yeah. Everything, from arms to legs, I'd even break your spine. Hahaha!" Kazein laughed.

Scared of every bone in his body breaking. Alex screamed "I give up!" "I surrender!" "No more!" To those words he screamed, the match ended with him breaking 5 ribs, an arm and three fingers.

The draw lots went on. As Kazein stood by the corner. He laughed as he enjoyed the screams Alex gave out.

Inside the arena, was the special rooms, or the seeded spots, they did not have to participate in the selections, they just have to fight in the advancement.

"Anna! I heard outside! The Kazein guy you've been talking about! He matches the description of the guy who just won!" A girl hurried to Anna's place.

"What?! You mean Kazein?! So he's here?!" Anna was overjoyed.

"Yes! Burned eyes! A staff about 6 ft long. And 189 centimeters tall and a long black hair! He's exactly the one you've been talking about!"

"Really?! I want to meet him. But not yet, not now at least." Anna held her anxiousness to meet Kazein and be with him again.

"So you really want to? To show him you're stronger now?"

"Yes, last time he left and didn't take me with him because I was dragging him down. He spent his own life just to protect the useless me."

"But I thought you were poisoned by wyvern gas?"

"I was, and even if I wasn't at the top of my game. I still dragged him down. That won't change."

"Then, you just have to prove it. Let's go, the advancements will soon start. Given his strength, he probably won easily."

"Yes, I agree with that."

As Anna and the girl went on to the stage. There, they saw Kazein on the ring, laughing as he was beating to death one man. The man was Hazama, his face was already covered in blood, but Kazein didn't stop beating him. It was only until elder Mare stepped down and grabbed his hand.

"You've gone too far this time. If there is a next time. We will disqualify you for multiple attempted murder. Kazein the blind swordsman, if you really have a sword. Draw it and fight these men seriously." She scolded Kazein.

"Soft hand? A woman? About 24? Not much older than me." Kazein judged Mare through her hand.

"If you know all those, you know I'm already at the 5th stage of the unwavering path."

"I know that. So won't you let my hand go? I promise I won't do it again next time."

Mare let his hand go, and with water magic, healed Hazama who was so injured he couldn't even open his eyes.

"My good Lord. He doesn't seem to be the Kazein I know."

"Eh? I thought you said he had the habit of destroying anything that won't submit to him?"

"Yes, but not to the point of beating them to death, at best, he'll give them a quick and painless one." Anna seemed quite shock since she didn't know Kazein's true nature.

When the advancements have gone, 105 participants were there, including the seeded spot.

"Hey! Look, it's the Eastern warlord's beautiful daughter! Qin Fei! I heard she's about to advance to the unwavering path!"

"There! That's the royal family's second prince Amari Haruhiro! He must be at the unwavering path by now!"

"Anna Nishima from the blue serpent clan! Also at the peak of the enlightened road."

"Hey look! There's Iruka from the capital's academy!"

As they were shouting the names of seeded competitors, when one youth went into the stage. The people went wild. The youth had a blonde hair and a handsome face.

"Arthur Lightbringer! It's him! The seeded participant from the holy light cathedral! He's at the 2nd stage of the unwavering path. It's likely that it's him who'll win."

"Now everyone! Since we've made it into 105 participants, we shall move on to round two of the match! You all shall be divided into three groups. Each one must be able to take 5 plaques of other participants. Take 5 and step out the stage and let others have a shot. From numbers 1-35 please enter the 1st stage. 36-70! Please enter the 2nd stage. And 71-105! Please enter the 3rd stage.

The 5 seeded spots were gathered on the third stage, when the fighting began. They didn't take each other on. They focused on their own objectives. Meanwhile, Kazein on the 1st ring, was surrounded by all remaining 34 fighters.

"Oh!!! 1st ring's Kazein the blind swordsman is surrounded by all competitors! They plan to take him out first! What will Kazein do?!" The announcer yelled madly.

Kazein was surrounded, but this wasn't a problem. He just smirked.