Another World Mall-Chapter 549: One Strike

"!!!" Rivain seemed to be able to follow his strike and used his armor to block most of his attacks.

Still, several strikes managed to reach him. Although they were just shallow strikes, it was proof that Clovis’ strikes were able to reach him.

The people were stunned. They thought this would be a one-sided battle, but they were wrong.

"Wow? So Clovis has indeed that kind of fighting strength?"

"Maybe he is just lucky? Or is Rivain underestimating him?"

"No. No. Even if he is like that, both of them still have yet to use their beast souls. That’s why they’re fighting on equal terms right now."

The people could see that Rivain was blocking only those lethal blows, abandoning all the shallow ones Clovis left behind to trick him.

Nevertheless, the result made him angry.

"This is…" Rivain clenched his fists even tighter. This was like a slap in his face. Without hesitation, he leaped toward Clovis in anger. "You bastard!"

The angrier he was, the calmer Clovis became. Rivain hammered him with a barrage of punches, trying to overwhelm him.

Clovis blocked every single one of them perfectly fine, even though Rivain had a Muscle Affinity, allowing him to have superior strength against Clovis.

Clovis didn’t just receive all his attacks. He took several of them so that he could leave behind a lot of wounds on Rivain’s body. If he continued doing this, Rivain would definitely become weaker as time passed.

The spectators squinted their eyes. Even though Rivain looked like he had the upper hand, it was Clovis who controlled the flow of the battle.

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When Rivain used his beast souls, Clovis countered them with either the techniques he got from Another World Mall, causing a stalemate.

"I see. It seems I have no need to worry." Alan smiled wryly.

Lues frowned. "It’s no wonder he is so confident. I guess he truly carries that bloodline…"

Christina’s fingers were twitching as she couldn’t help but simulate the battle in her mind. What if she was the one on the stage instead of Rivain? How should she proceed? She instinctively calculated everything in her mind.

The others were also observing this match closely.

"Clovis, huh? Has he been snatched completely by the Skylarks?"

"I should make some time to meet him after this."

"The Libation Fiesta is said to have a similar strength."

They weren’t even focusing on Rivain. In the end, he became the stepping stone for Clovis.

Rivain didn’t care about it anymore. He just had to crush Clovis completely to turn around the situation.

Unfortunately for him, that was what Clovis wanted him to do.

"You!" Rivain’s eyes turned bloodshot as he punched forward using his beast soul.

The punch was so powerful that it caused a ripple. Clovis blocked it with both swords but to no avail. He was pushed back by several meters, finally stopping his momentum.

In that instant, Rivain closed the gap between them and punched him one more time.

Seeing the incoming Rivain, Clovis inhaled deeply. He activated his Perfect State.

"!!!" Several people, including Lues and Christina, noticed that the atmosphere around Clovis suddenly changed.

Clovis couldn’t help but remember the painting of the lightning. It gave him a tremendous understanding that allowed him to take down a few thousand beasts.

And it was because of one thing.

He gathered all his momentum in his arm and poured everything into a single swing.

The swing moved so swiftly like lightning and struck Rivain’s fist.

Several of them felt goosebumps, understanding what kind of swing it was.

Rivain’s fist managed to keep going, trying to break this swing. However, this strike wasn’t as simple as a swift swing.

Instead, it would continue flying and cutting everything in front. Although it was only for a brief moment, the strike became similar to the strike from Mara Leverstrike.

As if realizing the danger, the referee immediately reached both of them and grabbed their arms. He spun his body and tossed both of them out of the arena.

Rivain was caught by a middle-aged man while Clovis fell right in front of Christina.

"What are you doing?!" Rivain shouted in anger, glaring at the referee.

The referee ignored him and announced the result. "Winner: Clovis."

"What? I didn’t lose!" Rivain hurriedly returned to the stage, trying to complain.

However, the referee remained calm and said, "Mr. Rivain. I believe I have given the most accurate judgment. I deem this battle has become too dangerous. So as to not leave a wound that will hinder your future, I put a stop to this match."

"Me? Injured?! He won’t be able to do such a thing to me!"

The referee sighed. "Please don’t embarrass yourself even further, Mr. Rivain. Anyway, the match has been concluded. And I believe a lot of people agree with my decision. Please leave the arena."

The referee was fuming in anger. He looked fine, but he was clenching his right hand into his fist to avoid showing the cut on his palm.

He couldn’t help but look at the trail left behind that sword. It was only several meters, but the power was much stronger than it.

He thought, ’To think I would be injured by a Tier 3 human. That strike alone… I don’t think there’s a lot of people from the younger generations who are able to stop it. Clovis, huh? It seems the Skylarks have struck gold.’

While Rivain was complaining, Lues was pinching his chin, looking at Clovis. ’That power is much stronger than it looks. Besides, what is that change of atmosphere? It’s like he becomes an entirely different person for a brief moment.

’No. I can still faintly feel it, but it seems to have been suppressed. I see. Is that his unique ability? I still don’t know what it does, but he truly possesses such a power.’

Christina extended her hand to Clovis while asking, "Are you alright?"

It seemed she instinctively knew what Clovis had done and ended up acknowledging his strength.

"Yes. Thank you." Clovis took her hand while smiling.