Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires-Chapter 73: Ready

Raising her hands in the air, Lily formed several ice walls in front of her.

The next moment, the inferno that Zaroth had managed to create collided with them, and the room shook slightly as the walls began to melt, unable to withstand the high temperatures.

This was one of the pros of using firebreath to recreate the tornado. Unlike fireball, firebreath could be used indefinitely as long as the person using it had mana left in their core.

So Zaroth simply didn’t stop spilling fire from his mouth as he rotated the spear in front of him.

One thing he hadn’t taken into account—even though the spear was made entirely from metal, meaning it wouldn’t burn like wood would—was that it would still heat up and begin to burn Zaroth’s hands.

Lily’s walls had already melted, and she was forced to create as many as she could in quick succession, trying to keep the fire from reaching her.

Deciding it was enough, Zaroth stopped the attack as he positioned the tip of the spear toward Lily.

"Let’s see how accurate I am," he thought as he sent it flying, toward her.

He had trained throwing his spear before, but he quickly realized that his aim sucked.

But this time, it seemed he was going to hit his target. Lily gritted her teeth in frustration as she moved her head to the side, dodging the spear that was sent toward her head.

Zaroth, not giving her time to rest, had already dashed full force toward her and sent a fireball in her direction.

In response, her eyes shined golden as she sent a lightning spell ready to meet his.

The two spells collided, and unsurprisingly, as Lily had much more experience in using spells, she managed to stop Zaroth’s attack with her own.

But he had already closed the distance, both of his palms open.

He was trying to fire two fireballs at the same time, something he had never tried before—until now.

He was close to winning, yet Lily saw through his movements as she raised her foot and kicked him in the ribs before the fireballs could be fired.

He fell to the ground and was about to get up until he saw multiple ice figures floating in front of his face moments before killing him.

"My win," Lily spoke with a smirk as she extended her arm for support.

Zaroth took it as he sighed. "And I was so close too!"

"What the hell was that thing you did?" she asked.

He grinned proudly before explaining, "I recreated a fire tornado."

"Oh, you mean that thing that happened in the forest?" Roran joined in.

"Yes, just on a smaller scale."

"Then what are we waiting for?! Use that move on me!" Zack requested, taking a step forward.

Thankfully, there was still time left before the class ended, so Zaroth would have time to use the move more than a couple of times.

*****

Zaroth took a sigh of relief as he let his body relax on his bed.

His mana core was beyond exhausted, but he had made significant progress.

Not only was he able to learn a new skill that he could combine with his spear to turn it into a deadly tornado, but he also realized that his skill fireball had become stronger.

Before, Lily could use two ice walls to stop the attacks, but now she required three.

And the reason for that was most likely…

Zaroth closed his eyes as he felt his mana core and the sparks connected to it.

It wasn’t almost empty like before—now there were about five thousand sparks connected to his core.

Using the metric for beasts, that would make him Uncommon.

"I feel like I am ready for the next round," he muttered as he prepared to go to bed.

But suddenly, his bracelet shined as he received a message.

Seeing it, his eyes darkened for a moment. "So fast?" he asked himself, looking at the message.

It seemed that his next match was tomorrow.

"Then I guess I’m skipping one more day," he sighed as he dismissed the message and went to sleep.

*****

"Okay, let’s see what you have here…" Zaroth muttered as he searched in the blacksmith’s store for suitable armor and a spear.

From now on, his enemies would become progressively stronger, so he couldn’t rely on the cheap imitations provided by the academy.

Spending the last of his credits and making a note to ask Elysia for more later, he bought leather armor that provided good protection and didn’t restrict his movements.

As for the spear, he bought one that seemed light and yet, at the same time, was made from some type of metal—meaning it wouldn’t catch fire.

Being ready and geared up, he took a deep breath as he headed for the arena.

After confirming his identity, he was led to the place where he was supposed to have his match.

"Huh, so this time there are spectators," Zaroth muttered.

Unlike last time, where there had been no one high up in the seats to watch the fight, it seemed that today—being the start of the second round—there were a few people who had gathered, watching with curiosity.

’It makes sense that the masses would be allowed inside. After all, this whole tournament could also work as a stunt for improving the reputation of the emperor.’

"Ladies and gentlemen!" a man suddenly shouted as he stepped into the center of the arena.

’Is that supposed to be some kind of entertainer?’ Zaroth asked himself.

"Today marks the start of the second round of eliminations for the chance to earn the right to win anything from the emperor!"

The few people that had gathered in the arena to watch the fight fell silent as they looked down with anticipation.

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"From the right, we have a white-haired man with incredible spear skills! Zaroth!" the announcer spoke as he pointed toward Zaroth.

"And to the left! We have a man who seems to be loved by the earth itself! Leo!"

Shifting his gaze, Zaroth studied his opponent. He was a man of medium height with an impressive build, but there was something off about him.

"Why is he naked from the waist up? And where is the man’s weapon?" Zaroth muttered in disbelief.

Was his opponent really dumb enough to enter the second round without any kind of equipment?

"And without any further ado, let the battle begin!" the entertainer shouted as he raised his hand and quickly got out of the center of the arena, not wanting to disturb the fight. Discover stories with novelbuddy

Zaroth took a step forward, glancing around. There was still a man sitting at their level, observing the fight with a piece of paper in his hand. It seemed that an official observer was present, ready to stop the fight if the need arose.

Shifting his gaze back to his opponent, Zaroth tightened his grip on his spear.

Meanwhile, the man about to fight him muttered something under his breath.

Suddenly, the ground around his opponent moved toward him, and moments later, it formed into armor made of hardened soil.

Not only that, but the earth also crafted a long, curved sword that the man gripped with both hands.

Zaroth smiled darkly.

’If he has the ability to make equipment from the ground, it could counter my fire pretty well,’ he thought as he shifted into a battle stance.

"This battle will be interesting."