Hell's terror
"Wait, is Noah really <Ice cutter>?" Malik asked in surprise.
"Of course not" Lucy hit Malik's head as she answered.
"But, he also uses ice magic"
"There is no way Noah is a serial killer"
Ice cutter, the serial killer, who appeared in Brklin last month. He uses ice magic and has killed more than 16 people including some nobles in just a month. The peculiar thing is that he froze the victims and cut down the body parts into square ice blocks. Then, he dumped them in the dark alleys. The victims do not have any connection between each other which mean that the attacks are totally random.
"You fucking sick bastard. Your luck has run out. I will bring you the punishment for your sins" Joe screamed while pointing <sword of vibraion> at Noah.
What the fuck is this guy saying?
Noah is completely clueless.
Weez.
Whoosh.
He is fast.
Joe's speed had totally changed.
Weez.Weez.Weez.Weez.
Then he attacked with the sword consecutively without letting Noah to take a breath.
He is totally attacking like a different person.
Weez.
"Water blade"
Noah tried to block the swing with <water blade> but the blade got cut by <sword of vibration>.
A swing aiming at the neck was coming.
Noah had to desperately leaned backward to dodge that.
Boom.
But Joe kicked straight at the stomach which sent Noah flying.
"Get him"
"Kill him"
The momentum of the battle had changed completely and there is no one left to stop this battle which is bound to end up with blood shed.
Weez,
The invisible slashes flied toward Noah who was not even ready to take a breath.
Boom.
Noah did not have time not use any spell to block them.
"He got him"
"Haha, die fucking killer"
"N-no, look"
A standing figure with a long pole in the hand could be seen in the dust.
The dust started to lift off.
He makes me take this out.
Noah finally take out his <scythe of death, the hell>.
The scythe gave off the omnious feelings and dark energy aura which made everyone felt uncomfortable and made them want to throw up. Sometimes, a faint scream could be heard from the item.
The dark pole and enormous blade with the scarlet blood vessels on it. The appearance could make the enemy want to run.
"Hoo, you are an item master huh?"
"That item gives off a bad feeling" Lucy said with a voice mixed with fear.
"Y-yes. The enviroment is getting cold the moment he took out it. It is like we are in a cemetery in a cloudy evening"
Malik said without taking an eye off the arena.
The audience is in chaos.
Noah spinned the scythe in the hand and hold it with both hands to take a stance.
"Okay, let fight round two"
Whoosh.
Joe then charged toward Noah with tremendous speed.
Weez.
A cut from below.
Clank.
It was blocked with <scythe of death>.
Whoosh.
This time, Noah attacked with the scythe.
Clank.
Joe had to desperately repel the attack with the sword.
"What is that item. Everything should have been cut in half by <sword of vibration>. How is it able to stand my attacks"
Joe thought as he attacks Noah consecutively with <sword of vibration>.
Clank.Clank.Clank.
They both swang their items so fast that only the trails of the attack could be seen.
Noah then spinned the scythe to gain momentum and swang downward.
Boom.
Enormous red slash came out of the swing and flied toward Joe.
"Grr!!!"
Joe blocked it with <sword of vibration> but he was getting pushed back by that slash.
"Grrrr!!!!!"
He screamed his heart off and cut the slash in half.
"Huff-huff"
"Slashes of a song"
Weez.Weez.Weez.Weez.Weez.
Loud voices of the vibration were filling the arena.
Whoosh.
"Death slash"
Noah spinned <scythe of death> over his head and swang the scythe horizonally.
Boom.
Enormous blood red slash which was dozens times bigger than the one before was produced this time.
Boom.
It clashed with <slashes of a song> and made deafthening sound and deadly impact.
Thud.Thud.Thud.Thud.
Footsteps could be heard.
Noah was charging toward Joe.
Then he jumped,front flipped two time and swang the scythe downward.
"Grr"
Joe then also swang <sword of vibration> upward to repel the attack.
Boom.
"Grr"
Joe was struggling to block it and barely hanging on.
Clank.
With the sound of the broken sword, scarlet blood were spilling on the ground.
Thud.
A hand dropped on the blood pond.
"Ackk!!!"
Joe screamed because of the hellish agony.
"What happened?"
"Shit"
"Fuck"
"His hand was cut off from shoulder"
"Somebody, go get someone"
Joe then kneeled down on the ground because of both exhaustion and pain. He then looked up at the standing figure which was covered in a scarlet blood stained cloak and holding the dark scythe where the blood rains were flowing from.
Joe felt a familiar feeling by seeing this figure.
Fear.
"This is the grim reaper" his heart was telling him.
"Ackkkk!!!!!!!!!"
The piercing scream from deep inside the mouth.
I guess it is okay to kill him huh? As a self defense. I will gain more power by killing him with <scythe of death>.
"I will give you the taste of hell"
Noah murmured as he prepared to take a swing.
Whoosh.
He then swang the scythe aiming at the throat.
"Arr!!"
Joe then covered the face with both hands in fear.
Boom.
The audience closed their eyes afraid to witness the gruesome scene happening before them.
When they opened their eyes, fortunately Joe's head was not rolling on the ground. Instead, Someone was blocking the swing in front of Joe who collapsed because of extreme terror.
That was Balor. But he was wearing sparkling golden gauntlets.
Unique item.
"You really meant to decapitate him, didn't you?"
Balor asked in a calm voice.
"I was worried about this knowing Joe's personality and came as soon as I recieved light treatment. But I did not expect anyone to put him in this state"
Balor thought while looking at Joe who passed out while white foam coming out of the mouth.
"....."
Noah did not say a thing.
"He did not even hesitate to aim for the throat" Malik said.
"W-well, but I don't believe he is the serial killer" Lucy said in a shaking voice.
"He is suspected as a serial killer, ice cutter" Blaze Rowan said in a loud voice to reach Balor.
Balor observed Noah with a piercing eyes filled with doubts for a while.
"..."
"They both use ice magic and not to mention his strength which can even overwhelm an A ranker" Blaze continued in a grimaced face.
"No, ice cutter also uses ice magic but to cut the big ice blocks which even covered the whole human body, a big and strong physique is needed. So he can't be ice cutter"
Balor explained.
"B-but, that can be easily done by magic"
Blaze complained.
"The use of magic was not detected from the cut of the ice block"
Balor shut him up.
"Your phase 2 exam is over. You can go back to your seat"
Balor told Noah in a calm voice.
"And I will take Joe to the infirmary and bring back another staff to continue the exam. So, wait for a moment"
He announced and exited the arena while holding Joe on the back.
Noeh went back to his seat.
The eyes of the crowd followed Noah.
Lucy and Malik were kind of awkward and seemed like they were searching for the words to talk.
Noah then sat down without a word.
"W-wow, you are pretty strong huh?" Lucy said in a nervous voice.
"..."
"You beat the hell out of an A ranker not to mention that terrifying item" Malik said.
Noah was as quiet as ever.
After a while, Balor came back with the other A ranker and continued the exam.
"Okay. With this, today's exam is over"
Balor announced loudly.
"We will proceed the final exam, phase 3, tomorrow. As some of you might've already heard, it will be the team hunting wth four hunters per team. We will announce the members of each team tomorrow's morning. Now, you guys are free to go home and rest"
Balor concluded the speech and clapped his hands hard once.
"Noah, where are you sleeping tonight?" Malik asked.
"I haven't decided yet" Noah answered as he exited the ministry of hunting.
"Then, how about you come with me to the inn I am staying at"
So you are also a traveler.
"Well, I don't mind"
"Then, it is decided"
Malik said excitedly as he hit Noah in the back softly.
"Then, I will get going" Lucy said.
"Okay, see you tomorrow, the daughter of Yostar"
"See you..."
She then ran off toward the road.
"Let's go together. It is in the northern part of Brklin"
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