Absolute Soul
37. Haikal vs Edward
The statement of Haikal's challenge to Edward echoed throughout the arena, once again surprising everyone present, not least Heru and Veindal who were near the young man.
Indeed, previously there was a statement of challenge in this tournament before, Jack challenged Haikal to fight in the final round later during the preliminary round match, but the turmoil of these two challenges felt so different.
If Jack challenges Haikal because he wants to fight in friendship and there is no grudge between the two, then this Haikal challenge addressed to Edward makes the spirit of the audience burn so great.
A friendly match filled only with competition was common, but it seemed that the Welcome Tournament this time would not be like that.
It was obvious that the challenge Haikal was aiming for was really vengeful and the spirit of wanting to fight it out, something that was hard to see at any tournament.
The challenge was greeted by Edward, "You want to avenge him?"
Edward's reply provoked a stir from the audience because it seemed so trivial a revenge, but Haikal still looked calm without taking his eyes off the white-haired young man, "No, no, I'll destroy your pride in this place." Haikal's fingers dropped, but not with his anger.
Edward snorted softly not assuming Haikal was his match opponent, then smiled broadly, "What can a commoner platoon like you do? Maggots crawl on the ground, be food for us birds."
Haikal's ears were heated to hear Edward's reply which sounded shameless when he was currently hostile to almost all spectators, but Haikal still tried to calm himself so as not to be inedible provocation.
"Chief of the school, is the next game allowed to be our fight?" Without turning his gaze away from Edward, Haikal asked Veindal who was still kneeling silently on the floor of the battle area, "If you can please give Edward medicines so that his soul energy and energy recover."
Haikal's statement once again surprised many people, even the Guild representatives in his room did not believe what Haikal had said just now, even more so Edward himself.
"I know he's trying to avenge Salvia, but isn't this a delay?"
"He wants to die, huh?"
"Although I dislike Edward's attitude, this young man named Haikal seems to be overconfident as his opponents have been easily defeated."
The audience discussed Haikal's stupidity or bravery. Though Edward could corner Salvia who was one of the geniuses of his generation to such a degree, how would the Blazer candidate who had not even been able to awaken the Soul Arc be able to compensate?
It took a while for Veindal to regain consciousness in response to Haikal's statement, "You don't mind with that?" He looked so astonished at Haikal's request.
"Yes, I wouldn't be able to beat him if he wasn't in top shape." Haikal's clenched hands tightly held back the feeling of wanting to beat up this young man in front of him.
Heru who heard him wanted to stop his friend's actions because he knew how much power Edward felt impossible to defeat Haikal, but his lips only opened slightly and his tongue stiffened. All his words stopped in his throat.
As his best friend Heru knows all kinds of things that Haikal has experienced, he knows now Haikal will not be stopped by anyone, even himself even though it is impossible even though Heru wants to stop him.
"Alright, as the headmaster of the match this time around is an exception." Veindal set his breath before standing up and chanting it, making many parties question Veindal's decision that seemed unfair.
At first Edward did not accept Haikal's request which tarnished his pride, but pressure from Veindal made him unable to refute.
In the end, Edward consumed several academy-giving pills that could restore his soul energy and stamina in a short time, while Haikal sat cross-legged on the floor of the battle area, breathing increased the efficiency of using his soul energy while waiting for Edward to be ready.
As this breathing method seemed unknown to anyone other than Haikal, the spectators and Guild representatives could only be astonished to not understand what Haikal was really doing.
It took only a few minutes for Edward to recover all his soul energy and stamina with the help of certain pills, at which time Haikal decided to stop his breath-regulating meditation and stand up.
"You sure, principal? Letting something like this?" When Veindal returned to his room one of the teachers immediately questioned that, given this decision Veindal's position as principal could falter.
The teacher did not understand Veindal's words so he decided to observe Haikal more closely. It only took a few seconds for the teacher to realize what Veindal meant, "This...."
The white-haired middle-aged man only nodded slowly confirming the teacher's hesitation as he sighed, "Even I who was the one closest to my daughter couldn't react that way."
Despite still not believing fully, the teacher finally decided to shut up and listen to the match that was about to start in a moment.
On the floor of the current fighting area face Edward and Haikal, two young men who have continued to surprise the audience since their first appearance in the preliminary round.
One of the geniuses of his generation, while another one was the best 'black horse' who had made it to the semi-finals without a Soul Arc. A game that many people are looking forward to.
"You're gonna finish mercilessly like that damn girl." Edward snorted in annoyance, completely furious at being humbled after being forced to take medicines that could recover his soul energy and stamina when his opponent was just someone without a Soul Arc.
"You don't have to do that, let me do it to you." Feeling not to lose Haikal also retaliated, making Edward's blood increasingly fill his head.
Moments after the two had a light quarrel, the start of the match was announced by the lawyer who was immediately warmly welcomed by Edward and Haikal.
Without further ado Edward created hundreds of baseball-sized ice chips that were immediately thrown towards Haikal intent on knocking out his opponent's mentality by showing how much of a difference in strength there was between them, however, this had no effect on Haikal.
"You think this weak move can reach me?!" As he exclaimed Haikal flicked his right hand as hard as he could to blow the air around him as well as all the pieces of ice Edward shot towards him, surprising everyone.
The few Guild representatives in their room even stood up to witness it. Edward's ice attack whose level was equivalent to that of an Expert-level Blazer was dispelled so easily with just a flick of a hand? That should be hard to do at a High School level like this.
Edward's forehead shriveled violently at Haikal's complaint, "You ask, you despicable maggots!" He then stomped his feet on the floor creating dozens of ice cubes from below towards Haikal.
In response to Edward's attack, Haikal took a deep breath and pushed his right fist as hard as he could to hit the air, smashing all the ice rocks in an instant, "Air Smash!"
Edward was a little stunned in disbelief at seeing his ice so easily destroyed by Haikal, but of course as a noble who had high self-esteem Edward did not let it happen continuously.
Edward closed his eyes for a moment concentrating on his soul energy creating a three-meter-tall, legless humanoid ice figure armed with a gigantic ice scythe behind him, then ordered the ice figure swinging its ice scythe splitting Haikal.
But Edward had not yet ordered it, Haikal suddenly appeared before him with a fist that was only a few millimeters from his cheek.
Braakk!!
Haikal's punch landed heavily on Edward's cheek, throwing the white-haired youth through the ice-humanoid figure behind him until it hit the arena wall, causing the side of the wall to suffer a great rift.
"Khh...." Edward groaned in pain on the wall feeling the force of Haikal's punch, but he still denied the strength of the person he called 'the commoner' earlier.
On the other hand Haikal who had not received any of Edward's attacks exerted an unusually strong pressure, even visible to the common man a blackish-red aura enveloping Haikal's body, "Fight me with all my might and I'll destroy all your strength and pride, you wedge-nobility!"
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Fast update until here aja first, the author tepar ngegas 3 chapter from last night