The Blazing Arena Part 2

Aritirian would look at everyone and he would realized they all have mixed feelings in the battle they would ready their gear and also their weapons. The plan was to keep it minimal but able to fight which is why it is simple. As the group would go to the arena they would see the instructors are eyeing on them.

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Artirian POV

This sensation is absolutely different. My body heat starts to rise as I feel quite very amused from the previous beast hunting experience with sherwood. But now it's very different I am gaining much experience from this fight. I am fighting with real people with real pain and can feel pain. Mhmm what if maybe if I show a bit of skills that was teached to me by Sherwood. I only learned a few sword techniques from Sherwood that my father taught to sherwood but it will be awesome it I use some of it.

As the team would discussed the formation they would do. I was listening carefully on how I can be able to be flexible in the time like this. I also think about the battlefield situation as this is the first time I would participating with different kind of people and also I am not the leader that will lead them so this will be a new gain for me and that is why I trust Graz is better to handle things.

I looked at the Helera then turned my gaze on Clara. Clara was quiet for the whole time she didn't speak; she only nodded when she agree on the plan or swung her head left and right if she disagree on it.

A few minutes passed and we are ready. The team formed up in a triangle like formation where Leah is in the middle of the triangle; she will be the whole support of the team. As she can see a whole range of views from North, east, west and south.

The other team forces would be ready, their formation quite spread out and from what I see it they will push through at the tanks first. I gripped my booken and imbued with my gallant force. The first few speed attackers would dash towards the tankers their swords clash while their tankers would flank us I would shout "FLANKERS TANK FLANKING"

when I shouted that Jaspher would engage them. As I look at it their fight was also fierce their swords would clash as it is also be heard around the arena. The fight was 2 flankers versus 1 tanker. Their fight was gruesome even though the main objective was to only knock the enemy unconscious their endurance was very different it a wide gap. It was amazing to with both of my eyes on how real people fight with weapons meant to kill.

As I observer the battle Clara would quickly help Jaspher as she sees Jaspher was getting pinned by the 2 flankers. Then from my peripheral view someone is going towards me. I tilted my head and as I did that the attacker jumped in front of me. I raised my bokken sword blocking the force and the strike of the blow of the attacker. I was pushed back a few meters away from the formation.

I looked at the speed attacker he was weaning a black robe and leather armor with chainmail. He had a hood and 2 short swords as I gripped my bokken sword and I would shout "Is that all you got?". Then I would dash forward swinging my sword to the left and and then to the right as I keep striking him. While charging the attacker to get him pinned at the wall. Then I would thrust and would give a cut to the attackers left shoulder and as I move forward. The attacker would have no space to block my swings and thrusts.

He was pushed back little by little and was not able to go back and counter my attack. Until his blocking weakened then I imbued my bokken sword with gallant force as it became much powerful and as I swing my sword to his left his word flew off the air then I would kick his stomach launching him backwards a few meters and then the attacker would roll and lay on the ground. The attacker would try to get up but to no avail his boyd has given up on him.

Soon after that an incoming attacker would dash in front of me and I was kicked on my side rib as I almost hit the wall hard. Luckily I was able to withstand up form that kick. Then I would spit blood on the ground and dash forward, I would then imbued my bokken sword with my gallant force as I flip in the air landing in a frontal strike. Hitting the enemy and with that force he was not able to withstand it.

The attacker's block was feeble to my attack his sword would chirped and broke. After that frontal strike I would punch his face and kicked his stomach knocking him down. He wasn't able to recover from that kick. Then medical staff would rush in the heat of the battle so that the injured would get first aid; as I observed them they are professionals in doing those kind of treatments. And soon Graz would be knocked down on the ground as he was hit by a war hammer by an enemy tank . As I saw Graz fall on the ground it was a new problem to rise.

I looked at the tanker that hitted Graz; he smirked at me. I felt some Anger boiling inside me. Did he just make fun of me. behind my mask I was smirking too but I am boiling with anger. The team also saw that Graz was knocked off and our morale went down rapidly.

I gripped my bokken sword as I saw everyone was engaged in a fight and the tanker was a few meters away from me. and I was in full of anger at that time and couldn't hold it in. I released my gallant force on my body increasing my agility and strength. Then dashing forward as I charged myself at the tanker he immediately blocked my attack.

I was backed for a few meters, I let out a soft sigh and dashed again increasing my speed. On that attack I would try to attack from the side but I was blocked again. I would swing my sword to the left and striking from the right and also thrusting my sword ahead they were all blocked. As hard as I swing the sharper the bokken sword gets but the tanker can still block my attack. I was getting pissed.

Everybody was on us as I tried to overcome every attack as possible. But my every attack was blocked then when I strike to his left armor my bokken sword would slice through his armor and cutting his left arm the tanker would shout in excruciating pain but still continued to fight. As everyone saw it they were all shocked and amazed. As the battle continues now the tanker would start to attack me even though he is feeling the pain of losing an arm and as we exchange swords (cling clang swoosh cling clang) our swords can echo throughout the entire arena. While the others would still be engaged in furious fight. Graz was eliminated and adding jaspher as he was knocked down earlier by a force that he was unable to hold off.

Soon after Helera was pinned down then was knocked out by a enemy flanker. While the enemy lost 1 tank and 4 speed attackers on our side we lost 2 tankers and 1 support. Soon as I did not see Leah was also knocked by another tank from the enemy group adding to our casualty which is we lost 2 tankers 1 support and 1 speed attacker. I saw her face and she was unconscious and couldn't hold it any longer the medical staff would pick her up. I was standing there re-evaluating the formation we were spread out and the enemy was picking us one by one.

We must regroup or else the enemy will use divide and conquer strategy. Then I would shout so that they can hear. "Regroup! We need to regroup guys we are being spread out" As soon as they heard that they all regrouped in my position I saw their faces were all exhausted.

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The other expectators were amazed on how the group would hold out this much longer on the real balance of a general; this was already a loss. But with the skills of Artirian and his teammates there will be a slight chance of edging their way to victory.

As they regroup Artirian would speak while their position was circular and their weapons were out. As they look for a flanker to attack while on the other team they were looking good as they feel that they will not lose this round and they can move up to the next round.

The instructors were quite amazed on how Artirian really holds up just right now even though they lost a few of their rankers and speed attacks and also their main support. They were able to build a much formidable stamina to fight different kinds of foes. John would eye Clara and her abilities were amazing.