Matthew Atkinson & Natalie Russell
Third Layer of the Supernatural Realm
"It's my turn to go on stage." Suddenly, Natalie spoke.
Everyone was immediately drawn in.
"Who is your opponent?" Matthew asked.
Starting in the sixth round, the opponent's appearance would also be displayed when participants received the notification.
Natalie looked toward stage number 7 and said, "It's that three-eyed guy."
Upon hearing this, Matthew's face immediately darkened.
After so many rounds of tournament matches, he has already seen many strong people.
Those so-called "strong people" were really nothing special in his eyes.
The only one he couldn't quite figure out was this three-eyed one.
The main reason was that this guy could easily defeat his rival without having to use his full strength.
After hesitating for a moment, Matthew still advised, "Natalie, this guy gives me a dangerous feeling. Why don't you withdraw?"
Upon hearing this, Natalie frowned slightly. She would definitely take Matthew's warnings seriously.
However, she also had her own agenda.
"Since he gives you a dangerous feeling, let me test his strength first."
As Natalie stood up, she said, "Don't worry, my mental perception is very sharp. If there is any danger, I will surrender immediately."
After these words, she vanished from her seat and was teleported to the stage.
Helpless, Matthew could only look seriously at the stage.
...
On stage number 7, Natalie and the three-eyed man were locked in a fierce stare-down.
It immediately attracted the attention of all the participants.
Humans and monsters alike turned their gaze toward arena number seven.
After all, in the first nine rounds, the performance of these two people was extremely outstanding.
Natalie, like a fire goddess, easily defeated her enemies.
The three-eyed one was mysterious and unpredictable. He defeated many powerful participants who had performed exceptionally well in a single move.
They both displayed unfathomable strength.
Among monsters, the three-eyed one was recognized as the strongest.
And Natalie seemed the strongest among the human freshmen.
The strongest participants from two different races were facing off.
This was interesting.
A moment later, Natalie, who was on the ring, was the first to move.
-Puff
A fierce flame ignited from the girl's right palm, slowly coalescing into a sphere.
Then, the girl raised her right hand above her head.
The fireball expanded rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, a colossal fireball with a diameter of over fifteen meters appeared on Natalie's palm.
Like a dazzling sun.
The entire stage was reflected in red by the raging flames.
The air temperature was rising rapidly.
[Great Flame Commandment: Flame Emperor]
Although Natalie's move wasn't as powerful as Ace's, it was still quite formidable.
At this moment, the girl exudes majesty, like a deity holding up the sun.
It amazed countless people.
...
In the audience seats, upon seeing Natalie use such a move, Marcus Kelly's right hand couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Finally, he understood why Natalie Russell had achieved results that no one had ever accomplished before.
Natalie's move was far superior to his proud "Great Eruption" technique.
Not far from Marcus Kelly, Victor from Russia also frowned, his eyes fixed on the woman in the ring.
As a fellow Logia-type Devil Fruit user, he admitted that he was temporarily lagging behind Natalie Russell.
On the stage, seeing that Natalie could actually unleash such a powerful move, the Three-Eyed guy was somewhat surprised.
However, he quickly returned to normal, his eyes turning cold.
Then, the three-eyed monster raised its hands, gathered them in front of its chest, and formed a strange hand seal, the tip of which resembled the muzzle of a cannon.
And at the moment, that muzzle was already pointing at Natalie.
This was clearly an attack move.
This was also the first time Three-Eyed had used a special attack since the start of the competition.
Previously, when dealing with other contestants, he would either punch or deliver a palm strike, easily defeating them in one move.
Clearly, Natalie's special move put some pressure on him, forcing him to use some of his strength to cope.
Seeing this, Natalie immediately hurled the enormous fireball in his hand towards the three-eyed monster.
The giant fireball, like a mountain peak, with immense force, pressed down on the three-eyed monster like a tidal wave.
It was swift, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of the three-eyed monster and smashed down on its head.
The three-eyed monster remained completely unfazed by the overwhelming pressure, even ignoring Natalie's "Flame Emperor".
He still aimed his hands at Natalie and then launched an attack.
-Whoosh
A tiny energy blast instantly ripped through the void.
It even pierced through Natalie's "Flame Emperor".
The energy cannon beam shot straight at Natalie like a bullet.
The girl wasn't exaggerating. Her perception was indeed powerful.
The moment the three-eyed monster's energy cannon was fired, she was on high alert, and a strong sense of crisis enveloped her.
At the critical moment, the girl transformed into a ball of flame and quickly moved away.
It was not elementalization.
The current Natalie couldn't use elementalization yet. Her attributes weren't yet at a sufficient level to utilize that ability.
Those flames increased her speed by the power of flame thrust, allowing her to move faster.
Even so, she still couldn't completely dodge the three-eyed monster's attack.
A burst of flames and blood mist erupted from Natalie's shoulder.
The three-eyed monster's energy cannon pierced her shoulder.
At the same time, her "Flame Emperor" also devoured the three-eyed monster.
-Boom
A deafening explosion.
The entire stage was engulfed in flames, turning into a sea of fire.
Seeing this, all the contestants were amazed.
They asked themselves how they should counter Natalie's move.
In the end, they discovered they couldn't defend against it.
...
As the flames slowly subsided on the stage, Natalie was the first to appear.
The girl's left shoulder was covered in blood, clearly indicating a serious injury.
However, the girl was firm and stood there proudly. Apart from being a little pale, there was no sign of pain on her pretty face.
A moment later, another figure emerged from the raging inferno.
It was the three-eyed monster, and it appeared completely undamaged, with not even a tear in its clothes.
Everyone was surprised.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the three-eyed monster was completely enveloped in a transparent aura, preventing the flames from getting close to it.
What kind of ability was this?
Was it really that terrifying?
The participants were amazed.
In the audience, Matthew stared intently at the ring, his fists clenched so tightly they were cracking.
"You three-eyed bastard. If I run into you later, I will kill you, or my name won't be Matthew."
...
On the stage, when she saw the three-eyed monster walk out unharmed, Natalie sighed softly.
Then, the girl stopped being stubborn and said, "I surrender."
Instantly, her figure disappeared from the ring and was teleported back to the sitting area.
The three-eyed monster paused for a moment.
It wanted to kill this human woman.
She surrendered quite quickly, though.
Then the three-eyed monster seemed to sense an angry gaze.
He looked up and saw Matthew staring intently at him from the audience.
Three-Eyed smiled faintly, completely unconcerned.
As the victor, he did not need to care about the impotent rage of the losers.
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