Terra Nova Online : Rise Of The Strongest Player - Chapter 189

Chapter 189: Leo Vs Tor(2)
“What’s going on? Why is The Boss not finishing this fight early like he usually does? What’s taking him so long?”

“I hate that DarkSky guild so much, I hope their player gets humiliated by The Boss, but the opponent seems to be fighting well today”

“Has The Boss finally been humbled? Is the quicksand arena his bane?”

Comments like these began to be circulated within the crowd when the match between Tor and Leo passed the three minute mark.

Up till now, Leo had effortlessly dominated his opponents, wrapping up each contest decisively in less than two minutes.

This remarkable streak had naturally led the audience to anticipate yet another swift and compelling victory from him in this match as well, however, his usual magic seemed to be lacking in today’s fight.

Today, Leo did not seem to be attempting any flashy moves, he did not seem to be trying to do anything out of the park and even his usual aggression seemed slightly tame.

Although he did not go all out, he did maintain the upper hand in the battle, as he slowly but surely pushed Tor back.

To Tor’s credit, he successfully avoided taking significant damage beyond a few minor scratches as he managed to effectively hold his ground, demonstrating resilience and skill in the face of adversity.

“Hahahaha, isn’t this fun? A legendary bout that will be remembered for ages” Tor murmured, as in his mind he thought he was having a very strong display and was containing the threat of The Boss successfully, dragging him to deep waters.

Unfortunately for him however, what he thought was far from the truth.

Leo was purposefully taking this fight slow, strategically pushing Tor towards the pond and not making any major mistakes.

If Leo really tried hard enough, he could conclude this fight in the next five moves, however, that would expose some of his core secrets that he was saving for later rounds.

Without his usual agility, he was forced to take this fight deep but he wasn’t fighting aimlessly either.

“Watchout! Watchout! He’s pushing you towards the pond! He’s planning to kill you-” A swordsmanship academy professor shouted when he eventually figured out Leo’s ploy as it was at that moment that Tor realized that while he was fully absorbed in the battle, he had gradually covered a lot of ground and was now near the edge of the pond.

“Shit-”

As he turned to look behind him, trying to gauge the distance between himself and the pond, Leo exploited the opening in his defenses as within a split second he buried 7 daggers in his opponents front Torso.

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*Pah*

A mouthful of blood escaped Tor’s lips as he fell to his knees with his HP tethering at dangerous red levels.

“Surrender now, or lose a few levels-” Leo said, issuing the ultimatum as it was at that moment that Tor realized that this was never a close fight.

Leo had strategically played it slow, pushing him towards the pond in the hopes of this exact opportunity.

Ever since the crowd warned Tor of his first ambush, Leo had realized their desire to intervene and had crafted this plan on the fly.

Never actually intending to push Tor into the water, Leo was only waiting for the moment where the audience members helped Tor, prompting him to look back, as from the start, Leo was only aiming for this one single opening.

“I-I’ll never surrender” Tor said, as despite his heavily injured body he tried to swing his great sword wildly, trying to take off Leo’s neck, however, Leo ducked underneath it and pierced Tor’s heart with a final dagger plunge.

“Good fight-” Leo said, as Tor’s player screen blacked out, having lost his life.

-260 CRITICAL HIT!

[ System Notification – You have successfully killed the player ‘Tor’ (Level 124 )

You have gained +1 level!

You have gained +0 infamy since the murder was allowed by city rules. ]

“MONSTER”

“HOW DARE HE BLATANTLY KILL ANOTHER CONTESTANT”

“THAT SCUM DOESN’T DESERVE TO LIVE”

The audience, especially the swordsmanship academy section was in absolute uproar once Tor died, as they hurled a mountain of insults on Leo.

“Shut up! He lost his life because one of you fools distracted him mid-fight. Have some shame-” Leo said, pointing fingers towards the crowd, gaslighting them into believing that they were the problem.

“How dare you say that! Enough is enough! If the city won’t deal with this criminal. I will-” said one of the swordsmanship academy professors as he tried to jump into the arena.

“What are you doing sir? Injuring a contestant is a punishable offense, if you don’t go back to the viewing stands immediately, we will be forced to arrest you” The royal guards deployed to maintain order said, as they warned the swordsmanship professor against making any rash decisions.

“Shame on you for saving a criminal…. Come do your worst” The swordsmanship professor said as many of his students joined him in the assault on the guards as a proper riot broke out.

“I really don’t get paid enough for me to handle this mess-” the match official said, as he threw a bitter look towards Leo, who was staring down at him with cold eyes.

“You haven’t declared me the winner of this bout yet….. do I have to remind you of your duties after every match?” Leo asked the match official, who shivered under his gaze.

“The winner of this match by incapacitation….. The Boss!” The match official declared raising Leo’s hand in acknowledgement, as the commoners section of the crowd cheered for Leo.

Without sparing a glance at the riots happening on one end of the stands, Leo walked over to the official desk, collected his victory token and money and walked back inside the warm-up tunnel.

“Good fight….” Luke said, as Leo returned, however, Leo ignored his comments, staying true to the character of The Boss.