Power of a Skill

Most of the Gladiators cheered and laughed aloud from hearing what Ramero just said, they can't believe the little rat that got bullied for the past week had the courage to say that to someone who has beaten him numerous times.

It was completely unexpected, the Gladiators have little hope that they gain a good watch.

But this is beyond their imagination, they are really pumped up for this fight. Even Silver Fists smiled when he saw this, he already saw that Ramero is quite resilient. In the time he got bullied and beaten to a pulp, he never shows signs of despair.

Ramero's will to survive is burning strongly, something that any Gladiator needs.

Unknown to Silver Fists, it was not for himself alone right now. The fuel to win the fight against Laughing Butcher is also added by the fact that Leandra's fate is on his shoulders, and because of that he's even more resilient right now.

"B-BASTARD!!" Laughing Butcher roared with his eyes bulging angrily.

At first, he was imagining the fight going completely his way so he can redeem himself from the cheap attack that Ramero did to him, but this turned out of proportion from the get-go. Instead of redeeming himself, the other Gladiators got more excited for Ramero.

It made him grind his teeth furiously, his blood boiling as he charges at Ramero again.

Knowing that his tactic worked almost instantly with Laughing Butcher overwhelmed with anger, Ramero firmed his feet to the ground and raises his buckler in front of him. 'Now it should be easy picking, a berserk fighter is not a fighter' he thought.

Ramero's eyes paid close attention to Laughing Butcher's movement, anticipating furries of attacks.

Like a crazy maniac Laughing Butcher started laughing and swinging his sword while simultaneously protecting himself with the shield, Ramero is forced to keep on retreating and dodging the wide swings that Laughing Butcher threw at him.

Swoosh!

After dodging a horizontal swing, Ramero clicks his tongue in displeasure.

'If I had a weapon or anything, I would've won right now'

Since the anger is influencing Laughing Butcher's attack, there are many loopholes that can be exploited if Ramero has a weapon. But he has nothing, only his limbs that are already quite developed thanks to the system but still way lacking compared to Laughing Butcher's physique.

Due to the relentless attack, Ramero stopped and looked back, he was already at the edge.

The arena is not that big and he doesn't have much space to work against Laughing Butcher. Upon seeing Ramero reaching the edge, Laughing Butcher dashed forward while raising his sword, "Let's see you dodge this, little br-!"

Before Laughing Butcher can even finish his sentence, a knee landed right on his helmet.

Clang!

Ramero frowns when his knee also hurts clashing against the iron helmet, the knee sent Laughing Butcher stumbling a couple of steps back. Before he can recover, a roundhouse kick landed right on his liver unprotected by armor.

'No matter how strong you are, a kick to the liver should send you straight down!'

Feeling confident that his kick would at the very least severely hurt Laughing Butcher, Ramero's eyes flashed excitedly but that didn't last long when he saw Laughing Butcher smile even wider despite suffering that roundhouse kick.

Upon seeing this, Ramero widen his eyes when he saw a shield heading toward him.

Bam!

"Kaahkk!" Ramero grunted as he received a blow to the face, Laughing Butcher punched him using the shield in his left hand. It feels like his jaw almost broke from that hit, and that punch sent Ramero off balance.

When he recovered from that punch, his eyes widen seeing a sword reach his side.

Gritting his teeth he quickly raises his buckler to block the sword that came from the left side. Upon impact, his entire body got thrown to the side due to Laughing Butcher's terrifying force. 'It's heavy, good thing I decided to always dodge his attack. A couple of those would send me to the ground'

From receiving that blow alone, Ramero realized that Laughing Butcher is holding back.

Every time Laughing Butcher is bullying Ramero, he got punched and kicked numerous times but none of those can even reach the force of the swing he blocked right now. If not for getting stronger thanks to the system, his arm would probably break from blocking that swing.

Roar!

Onlookers cheered once again, the fight is fiercer than they anticipated.

Most of them praised the fact that Ramero managed to land a couple of blows and even blocked that swing from Laughing Butcher, he's still the main spotlight and that irritates Laughing Butcher to no end.

Crashing to the ground a couple of meters away, Ramero looks at Laughing Butcher with a frown.

'I'm not strong enough to actually hurt him from that roundhouse kick, if that's the case let's try out the skill I obtained, that's all I can count on right now. System, how do I use the skill?' Ramero asked in the midst of their staredown.

[In order to use a skill, the host only needs to think of activating the skill]

Upon reading the system's reply, Ramero nodded his head as he slowly stands up with rough breaths, "You really like swinging that thing around, can't you see I'm unarmed here?"

"Hah! It's your fault for not having a weapon" Laughing Butcher replied mockingly.

Shrugging his shoulders nonchalantly, Laughing Butcher then continued, "Gladiators must be able to fight in all conditions, the performance is more likely to be unfair. Well, not that I expect you to know since you're nothing but a Greenhorn!"

Swoosh!

Closing the distance once again, Laughing Butcher wanted to resume the fight.

But instead of dodging like earlier Ramero also closes in fearlessly. As their bodies started to get closer to each other which makes their muscles tense in response, they feel their surroundings turned into slow motion.

In the height of the moment, their senses become sharper like a sharpened sword.

Ramero's eyes look at Laughing Butcher's hand that is holding the sword, he saw the muscle on that hand contracted. 'Another swing? If that's the case then I should go lo-' while he thought of that, his eyes widened.

Contrary to his expectation, Laughing Butcher threw the sword straight to his face.

Although that catches him off guard the shadow boxing training that warmed his entire muscles comes to play, he managed to react just in the nick of time to dodge the flying sword. But it still managed to graze his cheek severely.

Once again, his eyes darted back to Laughing Butcher and saw him raising his shield.

It's clear that Laughing Butcher intends to body slammed Ramero using the shield.

Knowing that there's no gap in that tight stance and also the distance between them is too close, Ramero exhales lightly as he raised his right foot. Gritting his teeth to prepare for the impact, he then activates his new skill.

'Front Kick!'

Swish!

Out of nowhere, Ramero feels a surge of power flowing inside his right leg.

Something that he has never felt before, it feels like a warm snake slithering inside his right leg and making his muscles bulge stronger. Even Ramero is quite surprised when he saw his right leg get bigger a bit, but he didn't mind it for long as he thrust his right foot at the charging shield.

Most of the Gladiators that are watching the fight mock Ramero's poor decision.

From their perspective, a front kick against a charging shield is a dumb move. It would only break his right leg, but then again they don't blame Ramero too much knowing that he was a Greenhorn and lacks experience despite his surprising effort.

Upon their attacks connected, a loud clanging sound exploded in the surroundings.

It was so loud that the onlookers' eardrums were vibrating violently, their eyes widened when they hear a sharp cracking sound that follows after the clanging sound. What they expected to follow after the clash was a bone-cracking sound, but instead, it was a sharp cracking sound.

Not the sound of bone breaking, it sounded metallic which is weird.

"Rraarghh!"

Just at the moment of impact, Ramero's foot got planted on the surface of the shield. A small gush of wind blew the surface of the shield, and the force brought by the front kick completely surprises Laughing Butcher that expected to break some of Ramero's bones.

Clang!

Swoosh!

Completely surprising the watchers, Laughing Butcher was the one who got pushed back instead.

Two trails can be seen on the arena from both of his feet being pushed back a couple of meters away, Laughing Butcher almost lost his balance before his body froze for a moment. 'D-Did I just get pushed back when I'm charging at him with all of my body's strength...?'

But then his eyes darted to his shield before he sucked in a cold breath.

At the center of the shield he can see a slight dent that definitely caused by Ramero's front kick, the shield actually cracked a little from receiving that front kick! Even the other Gladiators were completely frozen in place.

Everyone was shocked, they can't believe Ramero's small body generate that kind of strength.

Silver Fists glanced at the arena and saw this scene, he was not paying attention to the fight knowing how it will end. But now the silence forced him to look at the arena, and his eyes widened slightly before a light smile appeared on his face, 'Is he hiding his strength...?'

While the others are stunned by that attack, Ramero didn't waste a second and utilizes this gap.

Charging at the stunned Laughing Butcher from seeing the dent on his shield, Ramero reaches in front of him. Grabbing the shield, he swept Laughing Butcher's legs by pushing the shield and simultaneously kicking the back of his legs.

Laughing Butcher realizes this but it's too late for him to react.

Brak!

Ramero managed to sweep Laughing Butcher and made him fall to the ground, knocking his shield in the process. Glaring at him, Laughing Butcher wanted to swing his sword but his sword got tossed away by a kick.

Looking at his tossed sword, Laughing Butcher becomes angrier.

But when he glanced back at Ramero, he already saw him raising his left foot intending to stomp him. It was once again too late for him to react, the attacks are flowing smoothly without any hiccups.

'Front Kick!'

Bam!

Crack!

Amplified by the Front Kick skill, Ramero stomped Laughing Butcher's helmet and cracked it open.

In the process his stomp manages to break Laughing Butcher's nose as blood gushed out of his nose, he tilts his body to the side while holding his bleeding nose in pain. But tilting his body to the side was a horrible mistake.

Given yet another chance, Ramero quickly uses his ground technique to finish the fight.

Like a snake he slips his arm under Laughing Butcher's neck and choked him from behind, he didn't forget to lock his arm before putting as much strength as he can gather into the neck. It was hard for Laughing Butcher to do anything with blood that keeps gushing out of his nose.

Everyone was silent when they saw this, they were completely surprised.

Under the perfect rear naked choke form, Laughing Butcher's vision started to get blurry from the lack of oxygen. Wrapping his legs on Laughing Butcher's waist, Ramero pulls even harder with the muscles in his arms bulging strongly.

It didn't take long for Laughing Butcher to lose his strength and falls unconscious.

After keeping the pressure for a good five seconds for a certain measure, Ramero stands up slowly under the onlookers' gaze and wipes the blood on his cheek. Panting heavily, he turns his body towards the Regulator.

Snapping out of his surprised daze, the Regulator looks at Laughing Butcher before he announced.

"Winner, Noble Brat!!"