Flashy Adventurer System : Show Off to Get Stronger! - Chapter 642

Chapter 642: The Legend of Karsa Bloodwinter
“Holy crap, brother! I didn’t expect things to blow up like this!”

“Yeah, I figured the duel would be exclusive to Raven’s Blade. Who would’ve expected two such renowned figures to risk their reputations by setting up a public event at the city’s dueling grounds?”

“And seriously, if it was just their reputations on the line, that would be one thing. But that bet? 50,000 gold coins, 500 units of three types of high-grade training tonics, plus ten uncommon-tier and three rare-tier skill books? What the hell was that about?”

“Those two definitely hated each other secretly! I don’t even have 15,000 gold coins on me!”

Spittle flew everywhere as thousands of footsteps headed towards a single location: Valenzia City’s Dueling Grounds.

Naturally, the sight of thousands of adventurers bearing the Raven’s Blade crest drew attention from members of other guilds, sparking curiosity and prompting them to ask what all the commotion was about.

When word spread that Shye Crowley of the Black Dawn and Karsa Bloodwinter, widely considered the two strongest in Raven’s Blade, were not only dueling but engaging in a hostile match with outrageous stakes, adventurers from other guilds couldn’t help but feel their hearts race with excitement.

Soon enough, more than fifty-thousand adventurers from Valenzia Region’s Capital City found themselves unable to resist the temptation of such a show.

Even after discovering that non-Raven’s Blade members had to pay 200 silver coins just to watch the match live, they didn’t mind.

After all, the amount was insignificant to them, and the battle itself was worth far more than the price.

As a result, 45,000 out of the over 50,000 adventurers paid, generating a staggering 90,000 gold coins, which would go to the winner’s pockets.

If Shye won, he would walk away with a total of 140,000 gold coins—an enormous fortune that would allow him to acquire everything he needed to train the private unit he intended to create.

Within half an hour, the dueling grounds were packed to capacity, shaking the hearts of those who had only been sparring with their friends and comrades.

From their ill-informed perspective, fifty-thousand people suddenly showed up without any reason to watch them fight.

It was only natural for anyone to feel nervous with such a sudden influx of spectators.

As a result, those who had been sparring quickly halted their matches and stepped down from the dueling grounds’ stages, confusedly asking people in the crowd what was going on.

The brief looks of unease on the faces of those originally using the grounds quickly vanished, replaced by smiles of pleasant surprise and a spark of excitement in their eyes.

They unexpectedly got a free pass to watch such a fiery match-up between two peak-tier individuals of their region!

A few moments later, two equally intimidating cohorts arrived at the scene, all eyes on their leaders: Shye Crowley of the Black Dawn and Karsa Bloodwinter, ranked tenth in all of Valenzia.

Karsa felt happy as she scanned her eyes across the entire dueling grounds, realizing that this battle would probably go right down in the history books, even more so if she managed to win.

With so many people watching, it would be impossible for Shye Crowley—despite his authority as a regional hero—to keep things under wraps should he lose; and Karsa definitely had her plans on how she would defeat the renowned youngster, believing that she was just on time to drag Shye back down to the ground before he could soar to the skies.

However, her initial elation was replaced by a hint of wariness upon seeing Shye setting up his broadcast.

Her heart wavered as she realized her opponent was deliberately escalating the situation far beyond the level of publicity she was comfortable with.

For the first time in her life, the thought of losing crept into her mind, making her feel slightly nervous about facing a younger adventurer in a duel.

Shye’s broadcasting channel was famous throughout the entire region, with some people even checking in from time to time to see if he was live.

There were likely hundreds of thousands of eyes watching now that he had begun streaming their duel.

What she couldn’t put her grasp on was Shye’s extreme confidence.

To Karsa, it was unsettling.

Of course, she tried to make Shye nervous earlier by putting on an excessively confident front herself.

She probed whether Shye was faking it or not.

However, no matter what she did, he remained unfazed; in fact, the mocking smile on his face grew larger and larger the more she postured confidently.

As a result, she lost the psychological battle on their way to the dueling grounds, and she was aware of it, yet she still refused to believe that someone could be so sure that one would win, especially since the two of them didn’t know each other on a deep level.

Who knows what the other had as a trump card?

Despite this, Shye was ever so self-assured, perplexing Karsa, though she naturally didn’t show it.

Unfortunately, she didn’t have much time to ponder. She would have to figure out Shye’s plans as they fought.

‘Hmph, there’s no way this brat has more trump cards than I do,’ Karsa pondered, reassuring herself with the belief that Shye, despite being recognized as a regional hero, would have fewer tricks up his sleeve than she did, given their seven-year age difference—a significant gap when it came to amassing such advantages.

After gathering her thoughts and regaining control of her emotions and confidence, Karsa ascended the main stage of the dueling grounds, eliciting thunderous cheers from the more than fifty thousand onlookers, signaling that the battle was about to begin.

“Hmph, let’s see if you can maintain your undefeated streak against our guild’s strongest, Shye Crowley,” remarked Jeremiah Myers, the twenty-seventh-ranked adventurer in all of Valenzia, confidently, as he heard the crowd cheering for his long-time comrade and leader.

He had sparred with Karsa numerous times but had yet to secure a victory.

He simply lacked the innately immaculate combat intelligence and finesse that Karsa possessed.

Jeremiah had long accepted that he could never surpass the younger Karsa Bloodwinter in terms of skill.

Instead, he had resolved to pursue her romantically, his heart and mind entirely captivated and enchanted by her.

Now, it was time for Karsa Bloodwinter—the main character in the story in Jeremiah’s heart and mind, the one his heart yearned for day and night—to create a new legend by defeating the undefeated young hero, Shye Crowley of the Black Dawn.