Crushed Ego [1]

Damon is strong; he isn't even a student yet, and he is able to push back a student without even giving her the chance to attack him.

He had every right to be arrogant; being powerful can make a man arrogant in the presence of any level of organization's leader, be it a guild, a kingdom, or an empire.

"Show that bitch that we're coming to rule TangXia!"

"Stripe her clothes and let us see!"

The perverted men in the audience couldn't even hide their true feelings about their fetish fantasies.

Damon didn't even give Sandra a chance to attack, which irritates Aamon; at the very least, he should have given the girl a chance to attack. Young was considering the same thing. Damon clearly irritated him for this.

Soon after, Sandra tripped and fell backwards on the ground, Damon's sword pointing at her neck.

"I guess I won." Damon scoffed and turned to face the crowd, saying confidently to everyone.

"Does anyone want to take on my challenge?" The question was laced with arrogance and pride, and some responses shook their heads in fear.

"I'll do it!" Young raised his hands, and Aamon shrugged. It's also important to know how strong Young is, so fighting Damon isn't a bad idea.

'He had a sword on him that I didn't notice. Maybe it's because I was too focused on the fight,' Aamon reasoned as he raised his thumbs up for Young, cheering him on.

"How do I address you?" Damon inquired.

"Young"

"Let's have a good fight, young."

"okay"

After a brief introduction, a TangXia student began the fight by striking something metallic, which made a bell-like sound.

Young was the first to attack, which was a good idea because Sandra couldn't attack until she lost.

The sword was swinging at a normal pace, neither fast nor slow. Damon, on the other hand, was able to deflect it with his own sword.

Cling!

Damon, too, swung his sword quickly, and Young had to take a step backward to avoid it while also swinging his.

They both closed in on each other, exchanging attacks and defenses every now and then, and neither was willing to back out for the other.

However, two minutes later, Young lost his sword balance and was forced to surrender.

Nonetheless, the crowd did not dismiss him; in their opinion, his attack and precision were superior to Sandra's because he was able to force Damon to defend multiple times and even push him backward twice.

Young took up his sword and climbed down the hill to Aamon's side, smiling.

"Way to go, buddy!" Aamon smiled as he praised.

"Thanks"

"Your popularity has grown, you know, there are a few chicks looking at you right now."

"That's just the beginning; back in my village, I always have all the girls' eyes on me," Young boasted.

"Anyway, may I borrow your sword? I'd like to go up there and test myself." Aamon needed a blade not only for that reason, but also for the technique the system had alerted him to.

"All right, you can have it." Young handed it over to him.

However, Damon is still arrogant as usual on the platform, and he called for another person to fight. A boy over the age of 19 climbed up to fight, but he was defeated a few seconds later.

"Who else wants to go to war with me?"

"I will!" Aamon raised his hands and started walking to the platform.

Few girls were smitten by his good looks, but he couldn't care less.

Aamon climbed into the ring gracefully; he had grown up watching modern boxing and was very familiar with the entrance scenes of popular boxers.

"Aamon, there's no need for an introduction; shall we get started?" He didn't wait for Damon to ask him what his name was.

"Oh, I like how eager you are to lose." Damon was aware that Aamon was younger than him, but he did not include him on his list of formidable opponents.

[Your sword handling efficiency (normal) has increased by 5%]

Sword is difficult to learn, so he isn't bothered by the slight increase in efficiency; as long as he can swing his sword correctly, evade attacks, and save his head, he is content.

Aamon, not wanting to make the same mistake as Sandra and the last guy Damon fought with, attacked by swinging the sword with his left hand, immediately aiming at Damon's neck.

A quick sword attack from Damon deflected it, but the sword was held tightly by Aamon and couldn't be thrown away.

Aamon was quick on defense when he was in the military academy, even though the equipment was used to train one's attack prowess, it was more of a defense training because they had to evade attacks more than they landed theirs.

After a few minutes, Aamon lost control of his sword, but he did not retreat; the fight had no rules, and he still has the ability to fight even if his weapon is not with him.

'I'm not sure why, but I couldn't use Damon's technique; perhaps I should practice it later in my room.'

He didn't bother picking up his sword after it fell and instead pulled out his knife, causing the crowd to gasp.

"You arrived at the fight well-prepared, didn't you? However, a knife is inferior in the presence of a sword. You may surrender, and I will not attack again."

"I'm sorry, but surrender does not exist in my dictionary." Aamon scoffed and swung his sword.

'I'll practice all night, I still have the wielder of death knife technique to practice.'

He hasn't had much free time since joining TangXia to hone his skills and expand his arsenal.

[Normal knife-handling efficiency has reached MAX] [+135EXP]

[You have now reached level 3, all stats have increased by 5, and you have received 5 free points.]

[You have now reached level 4...]

[You have now reached level 5, all stats have increased by 5, and you have received 5 free points.]