Chapter 802 - Han Shuo V Aobashi
GDK 802: Han Shuo V Aobashi
None of them were surprised that Han Shuo defeated Batúk. After all, Batúk’s strength wasn’t even on Ralph’s level. It was reasonable that Batúk would lose.
However, they could not believe Batúk when he said that he did not even saw Han Shuo attacking. It didn’t sound logical!
Under Laurel’s suspicious gaze, Batúk said annoyingly, “I’m reporting the fact as it is. I did not see how he attacked at all!”
“Then how exactly were you defeated?” asked Laurel.
“Right from the start of the battle, I feel as though I was trapped in a prison cell. A very corrosive energy and a frigid energy simultaneously attacked me. I had no choice but to deploy defensive barriers. When I have nearly exhausted my divine energy, I finally feel that I was no longer imprisoned. It was right then that Bryan appeared and restrained me!” explained Batúk in a depressed manner.
Laurel was astonished. He exchanged glances with the other two major patriarchs listening to their conversation and they turned silent.
While the few were discussing, Aobashi had arrived at the arena.
Han Shuo who was resting suddenly opened his eyes and stood up. “Hullo!” greeted Han Shuo smilingly. He seemed less at ease than usual.
Han Shuo had previously witnessed Aobashi’s strength just once. He also knew that in the City of Shadows, her strength was second only to Wallace. Although Han Shuo was confident in defeating Aobashi, he had a very good friendship with her. It was because of this that Han Shuo did not know if he should attack Aobashi with his full strength.
The wind energy shield was spinning rapidly with the tornado. However, Han Shuo was able to keep track of that single point with insane precision and accuracy. No matter how or where the shield spun, the seventeen flying swords would always manage to hit the same point again and again. That single point on the shield was bombarded with ferocious impacting force, terrifying corrosiveness, and frigid energy.
Thanks to his absurdly good sight, the seventeen flying swords took just three waves of attacks to make a hole on Aobashi’s shield of wind energy. Han Shuo abruptly got beside Aobashi the instant that the wind shield broke. He grinned and said, “Gotcha!”
Aobashi was stunned for a nanosecond. Before she could react, she discovered that she was confined to a bizarre space that abruptly formed within her shield of wind. She also discovered that the instant she fell into the strange space, she lost connection to the element of wind in the environment and could no longer operate her wind shield that had a tiny crack.
Once a god with a strength lower than Han Shuo’s fell into the Ceaseless Pain formed from his seventeen flying swords, the only thing they could do is to have a fight of endurance with Han Shuo. However, Han Shuo would have a great advantage in the fight as the seventeen flying swords had corrosive and frigid properties. In addition, Han Shuo had Cauldron Spirit who could provide him with an endless stream of energy. Therefore, they had practically no chance of winning in an endurance fight against Han Shuo!
And Aobashi was no exception!
At the center of Soaring Cloud Mountain Range, the spectators gathered around the sand table did not see that hated mist. But the spectators soon discovered that the vision they received was even worse than before. Just the tornado made by Aobashi occupied around one-tenth of the arena. And when the dust, sand, and soil were driven everywhere by the tornado, the entire arena was shrouded by a brown-gray atmosphere. They couldn’t see shit.
“I wonder what’s really happening in the arena,” Erebus seemed anxious. He did not know who he was hoping to win the duel. One was his best friend while the other was the woman he loved. He was torn between supporting either one of them.
“This battle is longer than the previous ones. It seems that Bryan is having some trouble in defeating Aobashi!” remarked Rugersey who was feeling very upset. “Though we can tell that the ongoing battle is very fierce, it’s such a pity that we can’t see what is happening in the arena. Sigh, even till now, we have no idea which elemental or edictal energy Bryan is using.”
“I believe that Bryan will win this duel and Aobashi will have to hand over the title as the strongest Chief of Divine Guards to him,” remarked Batúk. Although he felt very sullen, he had no choice but to admit that Han Shuo was unfathomably powerful. He was most wary of enemies with strengths he could not gauge. Although Aobashi was mighty, Batúk could see Aobashi when fighting her and he had a rough idea of her strength. Against Han Shuo, however, Batúk felt as though he was fighting against an incorporeal monster. To him, it was much more terrifying to fight something that he could not see.
“Carmelita, who are you rooting for?” asked Wallace suddenly.
Carmelita stared blankly for a moment and started thinking about it seriously. She replied, “I’m not sure. Sister Aobashi has been very good to me, but so has Bryan. Hmm, Sister Aobashi has sat on that position for many years. Perhaps it’s time for a change. If that happens, it will make the City of Shadows more refreshing!”
Wallace’s mind was between laughter and tears after he heard Carmelita’s response. He thought, <i>This foolish girl, if only she knew all the troubles and disputes that the youngster’s rise will stir up. Sigh, being a City Lord is not easy at all… </i>
Soon, the tornado started slowing down. The crushed rocks and trees started returning to the earth. Dust gradually settled and the arena slowly became visible again. Han Shuo wasn’t pointing his Demonslayer Edge at Aobashi but the unruffled smile on his face could clearly be seen through the sand table. Aobashi, meanwhile, looked dejected.
It was clear to all the spectators that Han Shuo was yet again victorious!