Reincarnated as a Son of the Sword Saint and the Sage

Chapter 496 The Next Match

496 The Next Match

The next day, the second day of the preliminary rounds of the annual Imperial Battle Tournament, was still being held outside the walls of the Imperial Capital. The sky was a bit cloudy, but it was ideal for the fights today. The number of participants was so unexpected that not all warriors got the chance to fight yesterday. The first half of the day would be finishing the remaining first-round matches, and then the next round started in the afternoon.

The number of participants might have been drastically reduced from yesterday's around a thousand matches, but the camp was still congested with warriors and citizens alike to watch today's fights. Some of them were here to evaluate each of the participants so that they could pick a better card when the betting started. Aside from the official betting of the arena, there were small-time betting operations operating in and out of the arena. A few of them were in the camp to rake money. "Damn, there are so many new faces this year. It's hard to know who to throw my coins at."

"I know, right? But thankfully, I watched a few matches yesterday and made note of the ones who looked powerful."

"Well, I heard that this one is strong..."

"But if he reaches this round, it means that he has won before. Unless his last opponent was one of those overconfident newbies. But who knows?"

The crowd began sharing words about the fighters on the platform. They had their own opinions and speculations on the two, but the majority of them thought the armored woman would take the win. On the stage, Erik and his opponent drew out their blades from their scabbards. While Erik wield a slender rapier, the woman gripped a long sword with both hands. The referee followingly stepped between them. "The match between Erik and Tina begins now!"

When the referee officialized the match, the two of them did not make a move and slowly circled the makeshift arena instead. They were cautious of one another and decided not to make mistakes. After a few seconds of walking in circles, one of them finally took the initiative to move. Erik lunged himself toward Tina with his blade pointing to her. Clink!

Tina immediately parried his thrust attack, but Erik immediately recovered and tried to stab the shoulder joints of her armor. Despite being equipped with heavy gear, Tina was surprisingly agile and evaded his blade by twisting her body. She then utilized the momentum and swung her sword horizontally with great power.

Erik hopped back to avoid the powerful blade. Tina shifted the trajectory of her blade and brought it overhead. Her blade suddenly glowed, and energy kept channeling within it. Knowing that she was about to execute a technique, the crowd began to cheer up. "Sword Wave!"