Undercard Match(1)
The entire Deathbound Colosseum rumbles when they realized what had just happened.
It was all thanks to the announcer that snapped them out of their dazes, they were not expecting this level of fight from an undercard match, and also the fact that it was done by a measly Greenhorn that they have never known.
Just like that, the name Noble Brat steals the sensation of the crowd and becomes the spotlight.
Brak!
Sword Sting got sent crashing a couple of meters backward before he held on to the edges so he doesn't fall to the water, little Draqua that watches this happening from underneath splashed the ground, showing its excitement.
Quickly standing up, Sword Sting turns around and finds Ramero already dashing toward him.
A fierce glint can be seen inside his eyes, and the maniacal smile underneath the helmet changed the vibe around him which makes Sword Sting sweat profusely as if the maniacal smile can be seen through the helmet.
Using the confidence inside of him right now, he intends to rile up the crowd even more.
Ramero jumps high into the air before he threw his own shield to the arena which makes him only have a weapon just like Sword Sting right now, "Let's give the crowd a good show, Sword Sting!!" he used the line used by Sword Sting back to him.
Clenching the handle of his short sword with two hands, he swung down and creates a strong arc.
Clang!
With no time to react otherwise, Sword Sting raises his sword to block the strong arc. The strength behind that strike seeped into his arms and makes them a little bit numb. But he doesn't have the time to worry about that as a kick landed on his chin.
Bam!
Sword Sting's mind got rattled from that, but a perfect punch to the chin followed right after.
Receiving two consecutive lethal attacks in a row, Sword Sting's mind got knocked out of his head as he falls down to his knees with blank eyes. It was a perfect combination that knocked Sword Sting unconscious instantly.
Managing to take him down, Ramero instantly looks to the crowd that is chanting his name.
"Noble Brat!"
"Noble Brat!"
In response to this, Ramero raises a thumb up to the crowd asking them whether he should finish Sword Sting or not. A customary gesture that a Gladiator does, Ramero knows it and decided to use this gesture.
Aside from this gesture being quite cool, it also helped him develop a connection with the crowd.
Using this gesture will make the crowd has a direct connection to the ongoing fight, they can choose whether the loser should be killed or not. Of course, often times the crowd would definitely choose to kill the loser.
Looking around, Ramero can feel the emotions from the crowd before he points his thumb down.
The crowd instantly roared in excitement seeing Ramero's thumb pointing down, showing that they were excited about Sword Sting's death. Knowing this, Ramero turns around to look at Sword Sting that is still knocked out kneeling.
With a ferocious glint in his eyes, he kicked Sword Sting right in the face.
Bam!
Just like that the knocked-out Gladiator's body stumbles to the side and falls off the narrow bridge, and the crowd's chanting intensified as Sword Sting falls down to the water. But right before his body reaches the surface of the water, a gaping monster's mouth burst from the water.
Ramero looks down and was horrified by this monster that's called little Draqua.
From what he can see, little Draqua is a serpent-like sea creature that is definitely non-existent in his home world. Dark blue scales covered its long body, acting as heavy armor that protects its body from head to tail.
It has sharp finds all over, and big razor-sharp teeth which make it looks like a water dragon.
'Holy hell, this is definitely not my world anymore' Ramero stumbled back and saw little Draqua engulf Sword Sting's body completely with much room to spare, its body reaches quite high and the crowd went crazy when they saw it.
Although he's in the special force back in his home world, he hated the sea for various reasons.
One of the reasons was the fact that there are monstrous animals inside the sea that can make a human looks tiny in comparison, and there's also the fact that the human element is on land not in water so Ramero hated going to the sea.
But from the looks of it, he would definitely hate more the sea of this world.
If there's this kind of sea creature lurking in the shadow of the depths, he would just be easy pickings for them. Due to that, he definitely would not go to the sea under any circumstances whatsoever.
Splash!
Not even a speck of blood stained the water as little Draqua slammed back into the water.
Sword Sting is completely devoured leaving nothing as his remains.
Ramero slowly stood back up when little Draqua has gone back to the water, he made eye contact with little Draqua for a moment there when it went back down to the water and he can feel a chill running down his spine.
'Okay, let's not fight on the edge and risk getting eaten by that thing' Ramero thought.
Expecting a shark-like fish, he was greeted by a monstrous being. Realizing that such a creature exists in this world, he decided that he would not fight near the edge of the arena or little Draqua might've felt a little motivation to jump out and snatch him.
Judging from its length, Ramero is quite sure that had happened before in this place.
[500 Exp has been rewarded to the host for beating a normal warrior!]
Upon recovering from the appearance of little Draqua, Ramero just realized that he only gets the exp from 'beating' Sword Sting instead of killing him. 'So I need to deal the final blow to gain the exp? Noted.'
With that he gazed back to the arena, he inspects the situation while running there.
Many of the Gladiators are trapped in a fight with each other, he counted and find that there are only four Gladiators from his school while six Gladiators from the opposing school. It seems his school is losing.
Aside from that he also realized that some of the Gladiators are fighting over the beast.
Ramero was confused when he saw about four Gladiators fighting each other while trying to reach the beast, he doesn't know what they are trying to do by reaching the beast instead of being eaten by it.
Grabbing ahold of his shield, he sensed something and rolls to the left.
Clang!
Crouching on the ground while gazing to the side he finds a Gladiator with a two-handed battle axe was the one that attacked him, the size of this Gladiator is as big as Silver Fists which is quite impressive, to say the least.
"You stole the crowd, Greenhorn. Let me take it from you by killing you" the Gladiator said.
Instead of backing down the corner of his lips quirk up into a smile, he pointed his short sword at the Gladiator before he replied with the same amount of vigor as the Gladiator, "I'll let you try, big guy. But don't expect I will let you do that without trying to do it myself!"
"Hmphh!" the Gladiator raises his big battle axe above his head and swung down powerfully.
Ramero assess the strength behind the swing and decided to roll away, and it turns out that was the right play since the battle axe dusted the ground and left a crater as the battle axe smashed the floor layer of the ground.
Following that dodge, he rolled forward once again and slash the Gladiator's legs.
Since he's definitely outclassed in terms of strength against this Gladiator, he would be chipping him down and utilizing his smaller frame to attack low. And as it turns out, his attacks landed and left nasty wounds on the back of the Gladiator's unprotected ankle.
'He's big but he's slow because of that, this tactic works against him' Ramero thought.
As the attacks he sent below the waist are working wonderfully, there's no need for him to change his battle style. But the Gladiator replied with an angry swing of his kick, the type that came from Ramero's blindspot.
Clang!
"Huaahkk!" Ramero got the wind knocked out of his lungs from receiving that kick.
Despite the chest plate that is protecting his chest, that kick was fueled with immense strength that hurt him even through the armor. Ramero's body got dragged across the floor, saliva is drooling out the side of his mouth as he was gasping for air.
On top of that, his shield got flung to the side leaving him only with his short sword.
But before he can recover properly, he saw a descending battle axe heading toward his head.
CLANG!
In a desperate attempt, Ramero raises his short sword to block the battle axe. The loud sound of steel reverberated to the surroundings, he was barely holding on to the devastating strength possessed by the Gladiator.
"I'm going to boast your head to the crowd, Noble Brat..." the Gladiator whispers cheekily.
Upon seeing this intense fight, the announcer pointed at them after commenting on another fight on the other side of the arena, near the chained beast at the center. "Noble Brat is in deep trouble, he's not Axe Maniac's match in terms of strength! What will happen? Will he breaks free from this or will this be the end of his short career?!"
Ramero gritted his teeth as the battle axe got closer and closer to his face.
Just like the announcer said, the difference in strength between them was not a small margin, it was a big difference. 'I'm going to get slashed if this keeps on going, what do I do? I'm in a pickle here!', he exclaimed inside his head.
Axe Maniac is already pressing and putting more and more power into his arms.
If this is let on, Ramero's head would definitely be crushed under the strength and weight of the big battle axe. Even now, the tip of the battle axe already touches Ramero's cheek and cuts it. Blood drizzles down due to the light cut.
Just then he heard Charlie's voice seep into his ears, snapping him out of his chaotic mind.
'In a heated battle, the one that can keep his calm will always be the winner'
Upon remembering this Ramero's eyes turns different as he tries to assess the situation as calmly as he can, and right at that moment, his eyes widened. "Who says I should play your game? Let's get this back to my game!"
"Hmmm...?" Axe Maniac frowned when he heard this.
But in the next second Ramero shifted his head to the right while simultaneously retracting back his short sword and letting the battle axe slam down. Axe Maniac was surprised, and his surprise can be seen through the air gaps on his helmet.
Grinning nastily, Ramero use his short sword to stab Axe Maniac's hand holding the battle axe.
Axe Maniac is forced to let go of the battle axe in pain with his hand stabbed through by the short sword. Ramero use this chance to curl his legs towards his body before he used both feet to kick Axe Maniac's jaw, amplified with the Front Kick.
'I can do it with both legs! This is good to know' Ramero thought with a smile.
It's true that the simultaneous usage of the Front Kick skill zapped his endurance quickly, but the outcome is very much worth it. Axe Maniac got sent stumbling backward, that powerful blow to the chin is lethal even for someone as big as him.
Shaking his head to stave off the dizziness, Axe Maniac looks to his front and was stunned.
Slash!
Without even having the time to react, Axe Maniac's vision started spinning. His entire world started to chaotically spin. For some reason, the sky feels closer before he started falling down, and he eventually slammed to the ground.
At the last second of his life, he saw his own headless body bursting with blood like a fountain.
Ramero managed to use Axe Maniac's battle axe to cut off his head cleanly. Knowing the sharpness of the battle axe, it definitely can cut off someone's head easily but that sharpness was used to Axe Maniac's own self.
Stepping forward lightly, Ramero grabs Axe Maniac's severed head before he raised it into the air.
Blood drips down his arm creating a couple of crimson lines trails.
Despite the blood dripping down to his arm and all the way to his shoulder, Ramero ignores it and boasts the severed head, the sign of his victory to the crowd with pride. Showing to everyone that a Dog like him is capable of this kind of feat.
"T-Two Streaks!! Noble Brat is on fire!!" the announcer shouted in excitement.
Roar!!
The crowd jumped from their seats and cheered, the level of brutalism is perfect for their liking.
Not only that, their desire was delivered by a Greenhorn. Truly an entertaining undercard match.