Cosmic Ruler

Chapter 44 Tournament II

After the Sword Masters battle royale , it was time for assassins, which was definitely the quickest one.

Under the cover of darkness, the Assassins moved like phantoms, their every step calculated and silent. Among them was Sera, a female Assassin hailing from the Shade village. Her slender frame melted seamlessly into the shadows, her keen eyes scanning the surroundings for any sign of movement.

With a graceful yet deadly precision, she swiftly attacks to incapacitate her opponents, her daggers glinting in the Sunlight as she struck.

Behind her was Liam, a male Assassin and the leader of the Shadow village. His dark cloak billowed behind him as he moved with a predatory grace, his keen senses honed to perfection. With a flick of his wrist, he dispatched his foes with lethal accuracy, his reputation as a master of stealth and assassination preceding him.

Opposite them was Kiera, a female Assassin representing the Whisper village. Despite her petite stature, her agility and speed were unmatched, allowing her to dart between the shadows with ease. With a series of precise strikes, she incapacitated her opponents one by one, her movements fluid and graceful as she danced through the battlefield.

The Assassins moved with silent precision, blending into the shadows as they stalked their opponents. They struck swiftly and lethally, catching their foes off guard with quick and decisive blows. Smoke bombs filled the air, obscuring their movements as they moved in for the kill. In the end, one Assassin emerged from the shadows victorious, their stealth and cunning proving to be unmatched.

In the end, it was Liam who emerged from the shadows victorious

The audience applaud once more and then, Jake presented Liam with another Epic weapon , a dagger he got from hunting a C- rank blood bat.

[Name : Bleeding Edge

Rank : Epic

Skill : Laceration, Blood feast

Description : A dagger made from claws, bones, fangs and core of blood bat. Each attack of this weapon leaves a unrecoverable wound to target]

Liam bowed and accepted the blood colored dagger and then Jake assigned Kiera and Sera as vice captains, and also gave them rare weapons.

"Now next participants, Archers will come on stage" Luis said and then two archers took the stage, for the archery Jake decided to change the format and created several, light projection targets, flowing here and there in the air.

"This is different from Battle Royale, Archers have 10 minutes to take down as much targets as they can, at the end , the one with maximum number of targets hits will win!!" Luis announced and then audience cheered for their favorite, which literally one sided thing, as one side was busty Elf and another side was male Elf.

Laura, even playfully winked at the audience , causing them to go more crazy about her. While Lux, remained calm and kept looking at the targets.

"Another Succubus" Jake mumbled seeing her, remembering the succubus he met during first test.

Soon the countdown started and when it reached Zero "Begin!!!" Luis signaled and each archer begin their assault.

They all jumped backwards and then rapid firing started, Swiftly destroying all the targets, Jake raised his brows and created more targets, but once again they all got destroyed.

Luis looked at Jake and then Jake nodded and created more targtes but this time it was different.

"Allow me to explain, Now" Jake stood up and said.

"These new targets are special, there are Five kinds, As you can see" Jake said as he showed different colored glass balls. Red, Yellow, Violet, Black and White.

"This time, it won't be simple target match but control match, As you see this colors, for Red, you have to attack the ball with 100% of your strength, for Yellow, it's 30%, for Violet it's 50%, For Black it's 80% and lastly for White it's 1%" Jake explained and then sit back.

"Woah, the challenge difficulty is increased by many folds!!!" Luis yelled and Audience shouted to waiting to see how now the participants cope up with new challenge.

The anxiety in the arena was evident as the archers prepared to face the challenge ahead of them. Each participant stood with steadfast concentration, their gaze fixated on the customized targets before of them. As the countdown approached its last moments, the crowd went silent, anticipation reaching a fever pitch.

As the signal to begin resonated around the arena, the archers jumped into action with trained ease. They moved quickly and deftly, notching their arrows and drawing their bows with fluidity and precision. With a release of stress, the arrows soared through the air, rushing towards their intended targets with deadly precision.

But it was all for naught, none of the targets shattered, seeing this Archers frowned and readied themselves once again and they then both shot the arrow and this time it was perfect, The glass balls shattered with a puff of smoke, one Green and one pink, representing each archer.

The archers faced difficulties in the form of colorful glass balls symbolizing varying levels of strength. The colors of challenge—red, yellow, violet, black, and white—awaited their fate as the arrows closed in.

Jake, positioned at the arena's edge, watched carefully as the archers exhibited their abilities. With each blow, the targets shattered into a cascade of glass, revealing a spectacular display of colors. The crowd waited with baited breath, their applause growing with each succeeding strike.

However, it was more than just hitting the targets; it was also about controlling strength, precision, and skill. The archers adjusted their aim and force to match the colors of the targets and the proper amount of power. It was a test of ability and finesse, requiring players to demonstrate their mastery of the bow and arrow.

Despite the shower of arrows and the shattered glass, the archers remained concentrated and determined. Each shot demonstrated their dedication and training, as well as their ability to meet the challenge posed by Jake's novel spin on the classic target competition.

As the final colored ball hit the ground the arena erupted in thunderous applause, with the spectators on their feet in awe of the archers' incredible performance. Jake's challenge had not only entertained but also pushed the boundaries of what was possible, leaving an indelible effect on everyone who saw it.

Laura and Lux both sat on the ground, they seems exhausted.

Luis come near them and then announced the winner which is Lux, he won the match by 2 pints.

Jake once came near them and presented him a rare rank bow, "I only have this one, if I get a better one in future, I will gave you at that time"

Lux shook his head and said, "It s more than enough" .

Jake nodded and then also gave Laura a rare rank weapon and then returned to his seat and then the next match for Beast Masters started.

Luis signaled and three, people took the stage, And Jake looked at them intently, Earlier they introduced themselves as Beast Masters but Jake never saw any beast with them.

"our next match is between Beast Masters!!!" Luis shouted and then Audience cheered and the countdown begin once again.

"3...2...1...Begin" Luis signaled and then Jake and others saw a illusion of different beast appearing behind each Beast Masters.

Behind Flora was a magnificent Reindeer, its antlers shimmering in Frosty light and Flora hands begin shine like them too.

Others also empowered themselves with the blessing of their beasts, A bulky man named, Rio, hands shined in Fiery glow, just like the Rhino look alike beast behind him and lastly a lean guy whose hands glowed with green light like the mantis behind him.

"So this is beast master, huh? they empower themselves with power of beasts , and I thought it's going to be a pokemon battle" Jake mumbled looking at them.

"I should learn it, it seemed powerful" Jake mumbled

[You have already learned it] Nexus remarked.

"What do you mean?" Jake raised his brows and asked.

[It's Spirit armament, Those beasts are actually Beast type spirits] Nexus explained

"Oh, no wonder I thought they look similar to Spirits" Jake nodded and said.

[You clearly didn't think of that] Nexus said in weird tone.

"Cough, Leave it , will you?" Jake coughed and asked.

[No] Nexus replied

Jake : "..."

"Anyway, I remember , Master Tom saying spirits will turn into weapons but this is different?" Jake asked.

[It's initial stages of Armament, that's why] Nexus explained.

"hmm, I will learn it later" Jake said and as his talk with Nexus ended, the match also ended with Flora emerging victorious.

She froze her opponent into ice statues.

Jake then came down and asked Flora " what kind of weapon do you use?" , He didn't saw any of them use any weapon hence he has to ask this.

Flora shook her head and replied " We don't use any weapons">

"Then anything you might want?" Jake nodded and asked.

"If you can, give me some cores of Ice type beast" Flora replied.

"Hmm," Jake nodded and gave her three cores each with D rank " I only have these" Jake said, as he presented them.

"It's okay" Flora shook her head and said " Finding something useful for Beast Masters is always difficult"

Jake nodded and also gave others two, core of their element attribute.

With this the selection of Captains ended at evening.