Second World

In the subsequent matches, every player who was paired with Jack forfeited. Even The Man, when it was his turn to fight Jack, he said, ”Although it would be great for me to experience fighting you, I will never be able to bring myself to raise my weapon against my boss, so I surrender.”

As a result, Jack mostly sat on the waiting bench through the selection tournament. He continued sitting even when it was time for everyone to step in front of the wall plates because his opponents would just forfeit again. Until one time, the staff called for him, ”Storm Wind! If you donʼt arrive in the next ten seconds, you will be considered forfeiting!”

”Eh? Someone is not forfeiting against me?” Jack uttered with surprise. He hurriedly went to the wall. As he approached, he understood why the person was not forfeiting.

”I forgot you are in the tournament as well,” Jack said to the person waiting in front of the wall.

”You forgot your own grandfather?” Domon said.

”Hehe,” Jack simply laughed.

The staff asked them to enter. The two did. They soon appeared inside the empty constructed space.

”Should we fight for real?” Jack asked, flexing his arms.

”Sure, we never do that, do we?” Domon said. ”We donʼt lose anything by dying here, right? So, this is a perfect chance for me to see how good you have become.”

”You sure I should go all out? I donʼt want you to lose your dignity. People out there are watching, after all.”

”Hahaha! If you can beat me, I have nothing to complain about.”

”You are still underestimating this worldʼs game skills,” Jack said.

”And you are still underestimating our worldʼs martial arts,” Domon replied as he took a fighting pose. ”Come at me with all you got! Letʼs see if your game skills or my martial arts that is better.”

”Tell you what, I will use everything except my divine skill and summons,” Jack uttered. He then cast Magic Weapon, turning into a dual-swordsman. His swords swung, three green and sharp energies shot at Domon with incredible speed.

Domon jumped but his body was a little bit at an angle, he also spun a bit. Jack felt strange seeing that weird jump. He then saw his three Wind Slashʼ energies fly beside Domon, missing the old man by a hair-breadth. One passed next to his head, cutting a little bit of his hair, one passed below his back that was on the air, the last one flew past in between his opened legs.

”F*ck! How did he dodge them with such accuracy?” Jack uttered with shock. Such an uncanny mana sense and body control.

While Jack was still shocked, Domon landed and immediately lunged forward. His glaive thrust out, leaving a trail of energy in a straight line.

”One Word Thrust!” Jack recognized the move that he had learned himself. His left magic sword immediately formed a Magic Shield. The thrust struck the Magic Shield and broke it to pieces, Jack reeled backward from the impact.

ʼSuch a powerful hit!ʼ Jack thought with alarm, and that was not even a game skill.

”He used mana manipulation with his attack!” Peniel informed. She was allowed inside this space. Unlike the space in League of Championsʼ challenges, this space didnʼt restrict Jackʼs other classes.

”Exactly, now that my body is stronger. I can do it more frequently,” Domon said as he got into a low stance.

Jack felt dense mana accumulating on the blade of Domonʼs glaive. This move his grandfather was about to unleash was not less dangerous than a high-leveled game skill. Jack used Flash Step to move back, but he still felt the danger, so he made his super-human jump when he sense Domon was about to strike.

”Heh, donʼt think you can escape!” Domon uttered as he slashed vertically. A dense and straight energy line went up to Jack who was in the air. It was Domonʼs One Word Slash, the last time he used it in a horizontal slash, this time he did it vertically adjusting to his opponentʼs position.

Jack who still felt the danger had been casting a spell while he was in the air. A Magic Wall appeared in front of him. The one-line energy hit the magic wall, causing it to tremble for a sec before shattering.

ʼShit! Only one hit to destroy my magic wall? He is not kidding about the power of mana manipulation,ʼ Jack thought. But as the danger had passed, he was ready to take the offensive.

”Now is my move! Watch my swords!” Jack uttered as he fell back down towards Domon. His two swords blurred as forty-eight burst slashes targeting Domonʼs whole body.

”You managed to reach phase two this fast, impressive!” Domon said.