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Chapter 188: Sheer luck

  --- [Leon’s perspective]

  “Seven! Six!” – Host

  Is he out?

  “Five!” – Host

  Oh…!

  His finger twitched.

  He’s still conscious.

  “Four!” – Host

  But will he be able to get up in time…

  He might be present mentally, but if his body is totally wrecked, that doesn’t matter.

  “Three!” – Host

  His strength is slowly returning, and he even manages to balance himself on his palm slightly.

  It’s cutting it close though.

  Will he make it?

  “Two!” – Host

  He lets out a violent roar and pushes himself beyond his limits.

  Despite his body barely functioning after taking the full force of her attack, he wills himself up on his feet again.

  The match isn’t over yet!

  Seemingly out of nowhere he spits at her.

  After a snap of his fingers, the spit bursts into flames.

  So that’s his specialty then…

  Unfortunately for him, while he was down on the ground, she made sure to move somewhere else in the ring so that he wouldn’t know where she is.

  She might not have been able to see the flames, but if even I could feel the heat on my skin all the way over here, she definitely could too.

  She might also not know the exact mechanics of his specialty, but it’s not exactly a leap in logic to assume he can create fire or lava or something similar.

  She’ll have to be careful.

  Or so I thought…

  Instead of acting carefully, she instead tries to end the match immediately.

  She rushes right at him, and just like before, she grabs him and makes sure he won’t get away.

  As soon as Daisy touches him, his body starts convulsing again.

  Knowing he probably can’t tank another hit like that, he immediately lets himself fall to the ground.

  “Ten! Nine!” – Host

  If he falls down one more time, the match is over.

  Taking that risk is probably better than the alternative though.

  Had he tried to fight back, he could have very easily passed out before he could make her stop.

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  She’s tricky…

  If she ends up winning, I’ll have to face her next.

  I need to know how her specialty actually functions if I’m going to beat her.

  Sure, whoever she touches starts convulsing and is in a lot of pain, but why?

  What is she actually doing?

  I think the only way of finding out for sure, is by fighting her myself…

  That is all assuming she’s even the one who wins though…

  Julian crawls away from the spot he fell down before standing back up.

  The mistake he made before was getting up exactly where he went down.

  That made it so that Daisy knew exactly where he was, while he didn’t know where she was.

  To be fair, his main priority at the time was just getting up in the first place; he probably didn’t have time to move elsewhere even if he wanted to.

  Just as he stood up, I expected him to try spitting at her again, but he does something different…

  He instead rips out a clump of his own hair and throws it in every direction.

  Like before, he snaps his fingers, and every individual strand of hair is ignited.

  The omnidirectional fire catches her off guard, and even sets her blindfold on fire.

  He knew she probably moved again after he fell down, so by using an attack like that, he made sure he hit her.

  Clever.

  She realizes her blindfold is burning, and so to make sure she doesn’t lose on the spot, she does something risky…

  She rips the piece of her blindfold that is burning off to make sure it doesn’t spread, leaving just the part that covers her eyes.

  With her left hand, she holds the piece in place.

  If she ever lets go, she’s disqualified.

  This is getting intense; the match could go both ways…

  It seems my initial assessment of Julian’s specialty was off.

  He can ignite more than just his spit; he can also do it to his hair.

  I’m glad I saw that now instead of having to figure it out during our match, if he ends up being the winner.

  Although, if he can set fire to both his spit and his hair, it’s possible he can do even more…

  He very well might still not have revealed his full capabilities.

  Just like before, Daisy tries to end the match quickly.

  She can’t let him hit her with another attack like that, and as long as she’s forced to hold the blindfold in place, she’s very vulnerable and could lose from the tiniest mistake.

  She runs around the ring with her right arm extended looking for him.

  It didn’t take long for her to find him.

  She grabs his shoulder, and just like before, he starts convulsing.

  If he falls once more, the match is over…

  “Fuck it!” – Julian

  He snaps his fingers, and his shoulder erupts into flames.

  She obviously can’t see the fire, so from her perspective, her hand just suddenly started burning.

  Purely as a biological reaction, she retracts her arm, stopping her attack.

  However, the fire doesn’t go away.

  Her arm, and his shoulder, are both burning!

  So if I understand correctly, it seems like he can set fire to any part of his body; regardless of whether that part is still attached to him or not.

  The downside is that he doesn’t seem to be immune to his own fire, unlike most other fire users…

  Since it’s still there, he also doesn’t seem to be able to put out his own fire either…

  It’s a powerful ability, but a double-edged sword for sure.

  He immediately spits at her.

  It lands on her cheek, and with another snap of his fingers, it lights up.

  Unbeknownst to him, the burning cheek is extra effective.

  It’s not only affecting her cheek, but since she’s forced to hold her blindfold in place, it’s also burning her hand.

  She has to resist the urge to move her hand, or else she’ll instantly lose.

  She tries to put out the fire on her cheek with her other hand, but since it’s burning too, it just makes things worse.

  Her flesh starts melting, and large portions of her body are getting charred.

  Desperate to end the match, she tries grabbing him, but he keeps running away.

  If only she could see, she could easily catch him…

  “AwwghhhhAAahgh!!” – Daisy

  As she waves her limbs around, the fire spreads to other parts of her body.

  She won’t be able to hold on for long at this pace…

  She punches and kicks with all her heart, but nothing is landing.

  They’re both just blindly shuffling around the ring; one trying desperately to catch the other, while the other desperately tries getting away.

  Suddenly, out of sheer luck, one of her attacks finally connect.

  Ordinarily, a simple attack wouldn’t be enough to turn the match around, but luck really is on her side today…

  One of her desperate kicks landed right at the back of his knee.

  The force of her attack combined with the momentary convulsion caused by her specialty, bends his knees enough for them to give out for just a second.

  He falls…

  “That’s three times now, Daisy wins!” – Host

  The healers rush in and quickly snuff the flames out.

  While Julian’s shoulder is severely burned, he’s mostly fine on that front.

  Daisy however…

  Even with the help of a great healer, she probably won’t ever fully recover from those burns…

  Too bad for her, I’ll take any advantage I can get!

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