Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires-Chapter 192: The Unseen Strength

It seemed that the first fight of the thirteenth round was going to be between Lily and David.

Zaroth leaned forward as he gazed at the two of them.

He knew that Lily was hiding her true strength. Would she decide to unleash it? Considering that her opponent was David, it was a possibility.

Maybe Zaroth would finally see what David was truly capable of, after all the matches he had observed, ended in the blink of an eye.

The emperor would signal the start of the fight, and David would move lightning-fast, appearing like a blur, only to appear a fraction of a second later next to his opponent

Usually, they were either dead or by death's door,

And all of this would take no more than a second. Before the audience even realized that the fight had started, it had basically ended, which meant that there were rarely cheers for David as the fight had been too boring.

Zaroth certainly hoped that things were going to be different this time, as the man was paired against Lily.

He shifted his gaze to the side as his eyes landed on Roran. He was watching with an emotionless expression, or at least, that was how it would appear to people who didn't know him very well. But Zaroth knew that at that moment, Roran was worried.

Sadly, Zack wasn't with them as he was no longer in the tournament and wasn't seated where the participants sat.

With a sigh, Zaroth leaned back in his chair as he focused his eyesight.

He had to get as much information about David as possible!

His eyes darkened for a moment as he remembered his conversation with Vera yesterday.

If what he had been told was true...

"For fuck's sake, focus!" he cursed at himself.

A second later, he held his breath as both David and Lily charged at one another.

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Despite charging at the moment, David didn't feel the confidence he was feeling just a few moments ago.

Usually, the voice that stayed behind him only wanted to either make him more insane by giving him the idea to kill his opponent, or to make him believe that he wouldn't be able to win.

And yet, rather than doing those things, it had warned him?

Saying that the woman was dangerous?

David could hardly believe it. Yes, the woman was clearly strong, but not to the extent that she would be able to threaten him in any sort of way.

'It said that I shouldn't kill, as I am going to trigger 'it', whatever that is.'

With a sigh, David's eyes began to shine a deeper shade of purple as he increased his speed.

'If that is the case, I will simply have to overwhelm her while making sure to harm her as little as possible.'

This was the most logical plan David could have come up with, given the current information.

The next moment, several ice pillars formed around Lily as she abruptly changed the direction she was running in, changing it to the side.

At the same time, the three ice pillars she had created shot forward toward David.

Seeing the ice pillars fly toward him, David grimaced.

While the Spectral Warden did indeed supply him with unique power, that didn't mean that he liked using it.

On the contrary, in fact, each and every time he used it, it was like the Spectral Warden was getting bolder and bolder, speaking with more intensity in its voice, trying to influence David's actions even more.

He would have avoided using it if possible, but he had to be careful not to injure his opponent too much. As such, he was left with no choice.

The ice pillars soared through the air, faster than an arrow, and the three of them hit his body.

And then they bounced back as their tips had been cracked due to the heavy pressure.

A few gasps were heard around the grand arena.

While David had reached far in the tournament, this was the first time he was fighting for long enough for the audience to get a grasp of his abilities.

Once they did, they were left stunned.

Not only was the man able to move frightfully fast, but Lily's ice pillar attack that she had used numerous times up until now in the tournament had bounced off his armor-less body like it was made from rock.

Just what kind of class and blessing did that man have?

Watching the fight from his throne high up, the emperor flashed a smile.

He had made the correct decision to want to make the young man part of his family by marrying his daughter — his masterpiece to him.

The two of them would surely make a perfect pair.

Back to the fight, Lily saw that her ice pillars didn't manage to do any damage, and gritted her teeth.

She made the ground below her feet rise high into the sky, and at the same time, sent a few thunder spells toward David.

'He might have blocked the ice pillars, but what about the lightning? They don't have physical form, and they can't bounce off, so once they hit, he would surely be hurt!' This was Lily's thought pattern.

In fact, she was so sure that she was right that she prepared herself to fire at the place where David was surely going to dodge to.

But a second later, she was left stunned as David simply walked forward and took the lightning head-on.

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They collided with his body and dispersed almost like they hadn't existed in the first place.

At that moment, David's eyes seemingly began to shine even brighter as he sped up even more.

With a silent curse, Lily raised several walls from the ground, hoping to buy herself some time to think, but her opponent simply walked right through them.

Seeing that the man was basically in front of her, Lily cursed, "Goddammit!"

There was no point in running away, so she was left with no other option but to fight in close combat.

Moving as fast as possible, she lowered her center of gravity, preparing to strike him in the liver with her fist.

At the same time, numerous spells of all kinds — fireballs, ice pillars, lightnings, and more — materialized around them and flew right toward David.

It seemed that the man was too slow to react in time, as such, Lily's fist reached where David's liver was supposed to be.

A moment later, her eyes widened as her fist made contact, only to be forcefully pushed back by what felt like a shockwave.

At the same time, the spells collided with David from numerous sides.

And yet, looking spotless, David moved so fast he appeared like a blur, appearing behind Lily's back and hit her neck.

Lily had trained her body to an extent, but the neck was a part she rarely focused on, and as a result, her consciousness slipped as she collapsed

"And the winner is David!"

Hearing the words of the emperor, the audience got up on their legs and cheered.

This was the first time that David was being cheered on.

And yet there was no joy on his face,

"This was easy," he muttered as his gaze was still locked on Lily's body.

Lying unconscious on the ground, she seemed like a completely normal woman, with nothing seeming out of the ordinary.

"This was easy," he repeated as he stared at the hand that he had used to knock her out.

It was trembling, from fear.

The fight had been so easy, and yet he was trembling?

There was sweat on his forehead, and his stomach ached with agonizing pain. His heart rate had increased significantly.

His instincts were telling him to run, no matter what. He had to get as far away as possible for safety.

"... It appeared that the fucker was right after all," he spoke as he hurriedly made his exit.

At that moment, he was glad that he had listened to the Spectral Warden's words.

He had spent a lot of time training and fighting dangerous people, and one thing he had learned over time was that, when in doubt, always listen to your instincts.

Because if he hadn't… if he had killed the woman or at least injured her severely…

He was sure he would already be dead.