"Your formidable at defending, but without attacking, you will not be able to defeat me," Williams thought to himself as he took a moment to recover his strength, keeping a safe distance from Eric. He believed that with his speed, Eric would not be able to catch him and that his defense-oriented skillset would not be enough to defeat him. Williams decided to use his speed to his advantage, to wear down Eric, and finish the fight with his powerful and fast saber strikes.
Eric seeing that his opponent distance to himself with him. "so he wants to make me attack him instead." Eric thought.
Without hesitation, Eric dashed towards Williams, closing the distance between them. Williams couldn't believe his eyes as he saw Eric's speed approaching, it was just as fast as his own. In a split second, he prepared himself to defend against the incoming attack.
Eric slashed down rapidly, controlling his strength with precision. Williams managed to block the slash but before he could celebrate, another barrage of swings and attacks caught him off guard. Wounds began to appear on his body and his clothes were getting torn from the sword. Blood began to flow from his wounds, and Williams couldn't help but feel a cold sensation wash over him. He realized that if this continued, he would be defeated eventually.
As Williams pondered over his predicament, he was caught off guard once again, this time with a powerful kick to the abdomen that sent him flying through the air and crashing to the ground. He coughed up blood as he lay on the ground.
Slowly and with great effort, Williams struggled to stand up from the ground. He couldn't help but cough up more blood as he did so, his body was full of wounds, and his clothes were torn.
"Please give up," Eric suggested from a distance. "You are already very strong to be able to receive my attacks and still get up."
But Williams, still standing, could only laugh. "I did not believe that my first match in this arena would be this entertaining," he said with a chuckle. "But don't celebrate too early, this was just a warm-up for me."
As William finished speaking, his aura began to rapidly increase, as if a monstrous power was awakening within him. His wounds began to heal at an accelerated rate, and his body color turned red as his eyes turned bloodshot. It was clear that he had activated some sort of berserk ability.
The spectators on the top were shocked to see that Williams was still able to fight and was even recovering from his wounds. They couldn't believe that he had such a powerful skill. Meanwhile, the man in the lounge couldn't help but frown as he recognized the skill that Williams was using. He thought to himself, "This skill must be 'Rage Unleashed', it allows the user to become stronger and regenerate at an accelerated rate. It's a very advanced skill and only available to members of influential figures. This kid must have connections to someone powerful." The man wondered who Williams could be connected to, as the match continued to unfold.
Athena was greatly surprised by Williams' skill. She thought to herself, "Rage? How is this possible? Rage is a secret skill that only my grandfather possesses. Could this young man be connected to my grandfather in some way or this young man is his people?" She couldn't believe what she was seeing.
At the arena Eric also couldn't help but get shocked as he sees how Williams able to recover from the wounds he received. he can also feel that Williams is slowly getting powerful but he did not plan to attack Williams yet as wants to know how powerful this skill is. the spectator, Athena, and the man also couldn't help but wonder why Eric did not attack as Williams is rapidly increasing its strength.
After a moment, Williams spoke confidently, "I commend your confidence for waiting for me to finish my spell, but it doesn't matter if you intervene or not. My skill will continue to progress as long as you cannot completely obliterate me." Williams was sure of his abilities, and the crowd could sense his determination to win the match.
Eric, hearing Williams' words, didn't seem bothered. He scanned Williams' new strength and saw that all of his attributes had increased by a level. Eric thought to himself, "With this new power, even Athena will have a hard time defeating him unless she also possesses the same skill."
Eric didn't bother to increase his strength, instead, he maintains the same level of strength as before as Williams rapidly approached him. Williams' speed increased even more as he closed in on Eric. Knowing that Williams' strength had increased, Eric decided not to engage in a direct confrontation with Williams' sabers. Instead, he relied on his combat awareness to exploit Williams' weaknesses. Eric could see many openings in Williams' attacks that he could take advantage of.
The battle between Eric and Williams was intense, with Eric focusing more on defense and counterattacks, while Williams focused on offense. Eric's strategy was to wait for the perfect opportunity to strike, while Williams' was to relentlessly press forward with his powerful attacks. The crowd watched in awe as Eric still able to battle Williams evenly.
As the battle continued, Williams' expression turned to a frown. He thought to himself, "This man's combat awareness is very high. He's almost at the same level as the young miss." Realizing this, he couldn't help but feel surprised. He knew that the young miss was already considered a powerful genius in the empire, and now some kid from the outer areas of the empire appeared with almost identical strength. Williams couldn't help but feel a sense of awe and respect towards his opponent.
"You're very powerful, to be able to match me evenly even though I used a skill," Williams said.
"You too," Eric replied. "I didn't expect my first match to be this entertaining."
Without warning, Williams suddenly stopped his attacks and dashed away from Eric, leaving Eric surprised and caught off guard.
Williams then spoke, "I acknowledge that you are much stronger than me, the toll of this skill is great the longer I use it, so I admit defeat. I hope I will be able to fight you again." With that, Williams leaped from the ring to the stands, signaling the end of the match.
The crowd was caught off guard by Williams' sudden admission of defeat, especially at the climax of the match. They couldn't help but feel disappointed that they wouldn't be able to see the final showdown. The man in the lounge let out a sigh of relief, as the match had almost given him a heart attack. He couldn't help but feel glad that it was over, and the tension was lifted.