Flashy Adventurer System : Show Off to Get Stronger! - Chapter 650

Chapter 650: Fifteenth Hawkling
Shye stared at the man named Fifteenth Hawkling through his white mask with narrowed eyes.

Judging from the weapon the man was holding, it was…

‘Kiin… So it was you…’ Shye thought to himself, his heart aching. He had liked the guy, but it seemed they were destined to be enemies, especially now that Kiin appeared to be a high-ranking officer among Dweezel’s ranks.

Shye remained steadfast in concealing his identity, though, fully hiding behind the mask and the deceptive weapon perception scroll.

Although he intended to eliminate Kiin right then and there, it was wiser to keep hidden the fact that he, the leader of Hadean Varsa’s secret strike force, was actually a close friend of Fifteenth Hawkling.

After all, anything could happen; and there was no guarantee that he would be able to kill Kiin today, as not only was his friend extremely skilled and slippery, but was also calm and logical.

If Fifteenth Hawkling somehow escaped after finding out his true identity, it would be disastrous.

He and the old man weren’t ready for an all-out war yet.

“Hoh, so you’re the leader of this Hadean Varsa strike force?” Fifteenth Hawkling said in a voice unfamiliar to Shye, causing him to frown.

The voice he heard was neither Kiin’s nor Siegfried’s.

‘Is this Kiin’s true voice? What a meticulous bastard…’ Shye thought inwardly before replying in a fake voice of his own.

“What’s it to you? I’ll be ending your life here anyway, so it’s pointless for you to know.”

“Hahahaha! What a refreshing personality you have! Unfortunately, not only are you overestimating yourself, but you and your little squad are also racing against the clock. In just five minutes, our reinforcements will arrive. Do you really think you can defeat me in that short time?”

Shye didn’t reply immediately, smirking arrogantly behind his mask.

‘Kiin, haven’t I always done so?’ He mused, retorting the next moment:

“Why? You believe I can’t? Let’s test it then!”

In the next moment, Shye launched into action, charging straight at Fifteenth Hawkling with a “Katana” and a black shield that now appeared white to the young archer’s eyes.

Naturally, Fifteenth Hawkling’s arrows came flying at him, each filled with fierce intent, but Shye deflected them one after the other

The hallway was spacious.

However, the space wasn’t large enough for the young hawkling to move around freely, resulting in Shye having the advantage in terms of terrain.

Shye did his best to capture Fifteenth Hawkling as swiftly as possible, aiming to end the fight and ease the turmoil in his heart.

He hadn’t expected it to be so difficult, as Fifteenth Hawkling—or Kiin Wujin, as Shye knew him—began moving in a completely different manner than in their last sparring session.

It was as if his agility had increased not by a single notch, but by several, as though he wasn’t the Kiin Shye knew.

‘Heh, of course, he’s been hiding his true capabilities…’ Shye thought, deflecting arrow after arrow as they flew toward him at an incredible rate.

It was clear now that Fifteenth Hawkling hadn’t just concealed his agility but also his remarkable dexterity.

‘Unfortunately for you, this isn’t enough to take me down. Your arrows need either destructive power or incredible piercing ability to make a real impact.’

Sure, Shye was having difficulties cornering Fifteenth Hawkling.

However, despite his insane firing rate, Shye could say that he was not having a hard time defending at all, especially with his enormous and sturdy shield.

‘I can’t play his game for long, though. I have to defeat him within five minutes…’

Fortunately, Shye learned a skill that would allow him to lock the space around Fifteenth Hawkling, preventing him from moving.

As a result, Shye had one free hit.

Naturally, he quickly changed his shield to another “katana” and slashed at his opponent with everything he had, aiming to quickly kill him without giving himself a chance to hesitate.

‘Power slash! Lethal Edge! Boost! Boost!’

A fragile archer stood no chance of defending against his attack, as it required a high level of strength and vitality just to face Shye head-on in battle.

However, to his surprise, his opponent suddenly pulled out a peak adamantite-tier round shield and took his attack without any hesitation.

*CLANG!*

The ear-piercing sound of metal clashing against metal echoed through the hallways, drawing the attention of both sides’ subordinates and causing them to turn toward the battle between their two leaders.

The next moment, all of them resumed fighting as though there was nothing to see.

To them, everything appeared normal. However, for Shye, things were entirely different.

He had never imagined that Kiin would one day be able to block his attack head-on with a shield, only getting knocked back a few meters before quickly regaining his balance.

‘So this guy’s also hiding his true strength?’ Shye pondered in slight frustration.

If it was like this, then it would truly be hard for him to defeat Kiin in merely five minutes, unless he unveiled his trump cards, which wasn’t a smart move as there might be a slim chance that Fifteenth Hawkling would recognize him.

Still, he held back from using his strongest abilities, instead focusing on relentlessly cornering his opponent with common and uncommon-tier skills, taking advantage of his slight edge in physical attributes.

Naturally, Fifteenth Hawkling countered with his own common to rare-tier skills to try and take down Shye, but Shye’s defenses proved too hard for his opponent to breach with mere arrows.

Unbeknownst to Shye, Fifteenth Hawkling was equally stunned and in a state of utter disbelief.

After all, the guy didn’t know who he was up against, and he naturally couldn’t believe that Hadean Varsa had a commander as strong as Shye

Fifteenth Hawkling had been initially confident that he would not only survive the five minutes but might even defeat his opponent in just three.

Therefore, discovering that he was at a disadvantage completely shocked him and wounded his pride.

He was eager to identify the enemy commander, especially since, despite evident alterations, the Hadean Varsa commander’s manner of speaking still seemed to resemble that of a young person like himself.