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Chapter 58: The Incomprehensible Monster

"...You're not planning to use a weapon?"

Dustin didn't know much about Ishud.

He could instinctively tell that Ishud wasn't someone to be taken lightly, but he didn't know the specifics of the type of weapon he used in battle.

Therefore, seeing Ishud prepared to fight without any weapon made Dustin believe that Ishud was underestimating them completely.

"Are you worried about that? Don't worry. I'm a berserker... Madness courses through my entire being."

He assumed a stance.

Just that caused the pressure emanating from Ishud to intensify even further.

"Hah!! So you're even more than the rumors say... Then, allow me to take the lead."

With those words, Dustin dashed straight ahead, just as he had declared, swinging his prized great axe directly.

"Heh, not bad, huh? That's a good strike, worthy of those muscles."

"Ugh!!"

It wasn't a strike enhanced with a skill technique.

However, Dustin did indeed channel magic throughout his body for reinforcement, activating his skill for increased strength, as he swung down the great axe.

Ishud intercepted such a blow with just his left arm.

The impact traveled to the ground, indicating the significant force behind Dustin's strike. However, Ishud seemed completely undamaged by the attack.

"Heh!"

All three winners of the fierce battle festival were skilled in close combat, but when attacking together, they needed to assign roles even among attackers.

Dustin's role was to act as the tank, delivering powerful blows.

Christille's task was to aggressively attack, limiting Ishudo's movements.

"Wow, as expected of the president. That's fast, Christille. Nice aim, Philip."

"Even if you say that while effortlessly dodging, it's like... whatever."

Philip primarily focused on long-range attacks, using magic-infused slashes and thrusts to harass their opponent.

"Arghh!!!"

"Haah!!!"

The three of them hadn't discussed their roles beforehand. Instead, they assessed their roles on the spot and immediately engaged with full force.

"Alright, here we go!"

Stopping Dustin's great axe, Christille countered with a freezing flurry of blades, which Ishud met with his left hand's palm.

"Take this!!!"

For a moment, a dagger was thrown into the air, leaving both hands free? Then, a powerful slash was unleashed towards Ishud.

"Kaaah!!!"

"What!? Hey, hey, hey... Seriously?"

A spirited roar.

Ishud didn't use any specific skill or technique; he simply let out a full-force roar from the depths of his soul.

As a result of that roar, Philip's slash dissipated into thin air.

This sight shocked both Dustin and Christille.

"No room for complacency!!"

Pulling back his seized great axe, Ishud kicked him in the abdomen, sending him flying, then he deflected the two ice blades aimed at his back by exerting force against them.

(What!? Is that... a body technique?)

Though different from the Chinese martial art move "Tiěshān kào," which is a type of body strike, it shared similarities in exerting force from the back as an attack.

Christille, intending to ignore the shattered ice blades and charge forward to fulfill her role, was taken aback by the unexpected way they were destroyed. She stepped back momentarily to catch her breath.

"Geez, isn't this a bit beyond human?"

"I didn't expect my ice to be shattered using just his left hand, let alone with his back."

"So, that's... the berserker from the frontier."

Having been kicked in the abdomen, Dustin reflexively surrounded his organs with earth, preventing them from being shredded to pieces.

"Nice, nice! You're all full of energy, huh? Well then... this time, I'll be the one attacking!!"

““Wha...!””

As always, Ishud, bare-handed, kicked the ground and swiftly closed the distance between them.

One might think the tables had turned with Ishud now on the offensive. However, the three of them, who had already determined their roles, remained composed and acted accordingly. First, Dustin used his great axe to intercept Ishud's straight right punch, but just managed to withstand it at the edge of the ring.

(Hahaha! Looks like your defense is on point too!!)

With numerical advantage, if one of the three could restrain Ishud's attacks, the others could easily switch to offense.

"Uwraaa!!!"

““Wha...!?””

Amidst the numerous magical blades and ice blades closing in from both sides, Ishud, with magical energy enveloping his fists, struck the air with all his might.

"What the hell!!! It's not over yet! Not even close!!!"

A roaring monster.

That's how Ishud appeared to the spectators.

Easily catching the great axe wielded by the winner from a higher grade, effortlessly destroying the approaching ice blades with his back.

In addition, dispersing slashes with a burst of energy and shattering magical and ice blades with an aerial strike.

What he was doing... it wasn't normal.

He seemed like an incomprehensible entity, far from ordinary.

(...In a sense, you're fighting with all your might, Ishud.)

Of course, it wasn't his full strength.

If Ishud had fought at full power, the three of them would likely be severely injured or even dead by now.

However, as Philip thought, it was full force in the sense of meeting their challenge head-on.

Ishud hadn't used any enhancement skills. While he had infused magic into his fists earlier, he wasn't constantly enveloping his body with magic during the fight.

In other words, Ishud was unleashing his full potential in his natural state, fighting against the three of them.

(Well, it's reassuring for us that he's fighting in that state, but among the spectators... I wonder how many are feeling utter despair.)

Ishud continued the battle as if nothing had changed. The fact that Ishud hadn't used enhancement skills or relied much on magic in their fight didn't seem to shock him at all.

But this fact had sent shockwaves through the ordinary students, perhaps delivering one of the most mind-blowing experiences of their lives.

The slash of the first-year champion was shattered with just a burst of energy, the attacks of the second-year champion, who seized the top spot among second-year students, were easily caught bare-handed.

The fierce slashes of the elegant lady who climbed to the top of the third-year students were effortlessly countered with just one hand.

The accomplished students harbored similar sentiments to those of the ordinary citizens.

What on earth was that?

First of all, facing the champions from each year together.

Even this act alone was difficult to comprehend.

And from the start of the unconventional match until well over a minute had passed... he had been smiling the entire time.

An incomprehensible monster.

That was the impression the students had of Ishud.

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