Chapter 10: Duel pt 2

At this time Lovan was rolling two blue colored marble like items as he wiped off sweat from his face nervously.

Alex squinted, 'Another human like one' was the thought that flashed through his mind as he notices him shivering and was confused, in the Novel, Lovan was never portrayed as a timid character.

Suuii *SFX: something thrown*

Alex immediately blocks with the blade of this Battle Axe.

Clink!

Frost appeared on its blade as well as the floor it landed.

Seeing this, Alex frowned even more...

'This might be troublesome'.

Clink!

This action continued as Alex continued to block the attacks with a dead pan expression.

' What is this?...Is this really Lovan' He thought as he watch the shivering goblin who continued to send more frost stones his way.

Soon Alex decided to end the match as he couldn't bear to watch this farce, In fact he was slightly mad that he had to use a sacred oath for this nonsense but that was when his entire body had him warning signs.

With wide open eyes he activated 'Charge' when he heard Lovan's Voice, "Disintegrate".

Immediately a blue coloured magic circle appeared beneath Alex's feet activating the supposed useless frost stones scattered around him.

Boom!!!

Craaaaack!!

Alex was automatically covered in an Ice sculpture but was immediately able to break through due to the timely activation of the charge skill, albeit with his lower half still stuck.

As he broke out, another sound came accompanied by Lovan's voice,

Suuuuuiiii!!!

" Inferno!"

'BOOM!' He was sent flying like he was hit by a fire ball.

Scrrrrrrr *SFX: sound of something being dragged on the floor*

The entire area became silent as both the goblins and orc have never seen such a fighting method before. the goblins had initially given him the chief position only because he had been close to the old one, so they assumed he was strong.

Dabok as well couldn't help but stare wide eyed at the scene.

Never had such power been seen on a goblin who had yet to enter the second circle before, because goblins were only able to fight against orcs after they get to the second circle, where they become hobgoblins in general with a boost in their respective professions.

Soon the Goblins began to cheer while the Orc looked at each other in confusion only for Dabok to silently point at their respective Tattoos. at the same time Lovan was staring at the receding smoke with a frown.

"Hehehehe....HAHAHAHAHA!!!!, so that's how it is...hahaha, he needs a word as a trigger... now this is interesting, hahahaha..." Alex muttered between laughs as his body finally came into view, at the last minute before Fire rock hit him, he had sliced it with his Axe but the force still knocked him back.

'I can't wait to see more' He thought with a typical Orcish grin which showed how much excitement he was having.

With this, he pulled the axe off the ground as he dashed at the Goblin but more Frost stones came his way as the Goblin finally used the Rare skill Alex had wanted to see.

An earth wall appeared before him blocking his charge, Ideally he would have to run by either sides but...

'Transmutation' This was what made Lovan unique, although to Alex, he wasn't still using it to its best potential but yet it still attracted trouble because of his carelessness.

"Don't worry, you have me now..." Alex said with a sly smile, he used 'Leap' above the earth wall and swung the Axe down rather viciously at the Goblin.

Alex was aware of a major weakness of this rare skill, he had to be in contact with the object in question to be effective.

the sight before him left Lovan surprised as he struggled to dodge, Unfortunately, the force of Alex's body weight after the 'Leap' knocked him slightly into the air.

BAM! Alex sends him flying with a punch before using the final leap in his direction before it goes into cool down.

Boom!

He's in the air again, but this time he seemed prepared

"Krrrkkk...Concentration!!" He yelled as a He was soon covered by a strong glass like mana but Alex only smiled at this before bringing down his Battle Axe while he chanted with a Booming Voice, "By The Order of the Lord of Old, I smite Thee!!!..."

BOOOOM!!!

A blinding light spread through the area as well as the sound of breaking glass. everything happened in a flash from when Alex had charged at Lovan to this very instant.

This was expected as Alex had cheated in a way, due to him wanting to end the duel quickly without hurting Lovan so he could push forward with his plan. He had used something that would only come to light mid novel. A sacred Order from the God of Knowledge, Melanos who was also known as the oldest of the Gods.

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In the Novel, Sacred Oaths and Orders was a special kind of magic that was rarely known. they were mostly used to turn the tides of battle by borrowing magic from the world itself. Oaths are magical spells set by their respective Gods to help people without their direct interference. This way as long as one had the corresponding knowledge and is well versed with the idea of how it works, they could perform the spell.

The only down side is that each individual have a set number of times they could use them in their life as the world energy affects your body with each use.

Unlike Sacred Orders which were different, As long as one had the knowledge and practiced the way the Mana flow worked, then they can only get more proficient in them. each Order ranges from offensive to Defensive and support to miscellaneous.

Most of this Oaths and Orders were either lost in the world or kept as a trump card by most influential families or kingdoms.

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At this time, Lovan could barely lift a finger as he struggled to look at this Orc.

Thud!

"Admit defeat" he said as he pointed his Battle axe at him while Towering over his tiny frame.

Hearing his statement, Lovan could only sigh before saying, "Haa...I, Lovan Ironbark admits defeat... what's mine is now yours".

[Ding!]

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Before he could respond he heard Lovan's question,

" What will become of my kin?" It was obvious he was worried about this from the beginning, so Alex wanted this his money bag to relax by saying,

"your kin is my kin now" unaware of the toothy grin that was on his face.