Absolute Soul
43. Your opponent is Too Weak, huh?

"What the fuck just now?"

"He ended the two-on-one match in an instant?"

"I can't see her movements clearly, but all the members of Salvia's group are crazy, right?"

The match between Heru and the two remaining members of Edward's group did not go more than ten seconds, but strangely Edward's superior group was defeated in an instant by the reddish-black-haired youth.

Indeed, Heru's name is not so bounced among Blazer candidates, but his own ability can not be equated with ordinary Blazer candidates.

Heru had trained for at least three years with Haikal, during which time the two often practiced sparring. Maybe because of the recent skyrocketing development of Haikal that makes Heru also inevitably develop.

As soon as Heru's victory and Salvia's group were announced, the medics immediately approached two members of Edward's group, while Heru immediately ran after Haikal who was currently on his way to the hospital.

"Hm.... Your lover is far beyond my expectations, Verna," Jack commented, finishing watching Heru's match from the waiting room. He did not expect that Heru who looked mediocre turned out to hold considerable power.

On the other hand, Verna herself was surprised by the development of her friends and lovers, especially Haikal, who she never expected to defeat Edward, who incidentally was a genius on par with her.

Not only Haikal, but her lover—Heru— also showed unusual strength at the Blazer candidate level, "Well, I didn't know she had that much power either." Verna bit her own nails feeling wrongly estimating the power of Haikal and Heru.

Seeing the distressed Verna, Jack patted Verna on the shoulder trying to calm the girl down, "Calm down. As powerful as they are, if I use the 'Lunatic Joker' then nothing can deter us from winning."

Verna's eyebrows shot up high at Jack's words, "You're really going to use them? In a tournament like this?"

"Our goal is to win, isn't it? If it doesn't use all its energy then it's meaningless." Jack then played the footage of Haikal's previous match against Edward, "Especially during my match with Haikal."

"Right, fighting Haikal without your 'Lunatic Joker' is suicide." Verna laughed wryly after re-digesting Haikal's powers she didn't know before today's game, then turned her eyes to Cecil, "No problem, right, Cecil?"

"Y-yeah, if it's Jack's wish" retorted Cecil who still couldn't shake off his shy and nervous nature, but at least Cecil had gained a bit of confidence, he lost to Carlos Ogwine in the previous quarter-final.

Although Cecil was heavily injured from Carlos' previous attack, all of those injuries have been recovered thanks to present-day medical technology, plus the Jade Phoenix's incredible natural healing abilities.

With the confidence that has increased with the development of his Soul Arc, Cecil became a calculated participant starting this round.

"The next match will be Verna's group against Anna's group! Both groups please prepare!" The lawyer exclaimed loudly, surprising the three who were talking in the room.

"Well, talk him up here first. Let's slay them, and then we'll take Haikal and the others." Jack stood up and stepped towards the door of the room, leading the steps of Verna and Cecil who also looked quite excited.

***

Haikal is currently in the most fully equipped hospital in the entire city of Adele, in a room devoted to him. The injury was severe, but it did not endanger his life.

"Your leg has been healed perfectly by the doctor who used Soul Arc, but your arm is not. As much as possible please do not move too much for the healing medicine to work properly," explained the nurse before leaving Haikal lying on his bed.

At the same time Haikal sighed softly looking at the bandages and casts on his right arm, unexpectedly releasing a large amount of soul energy in one huge explosion to such a severe effect.

"Well, I think it's much better than Salvia's treatment." Haikal recalled Salvia's condition that was conveyed by the doctor when asking him.

Unlike her injuries that could be cured instantly by a high-grade medical blazer, Salvia was treated inside a giant capsule containing various advanced medicinal liquids accompanied by several special infusion tubes, a Soul Device intended for medical purposes. Of course complete with oxygen hose that holds his mouth and nose in order to breathe.

During the treatment, Salvia was deliberately drugged with a dose of several days so that the regeneration of his injury increased so that it can recover as usual.

Although there are some doctors who are Support-type Blazers who have medical Soul Arc, Salvia's injury will not be cured in an instant. Even if there was such a Soul Arc, it might be Salvia's age that was reduced thanks to the rapid regeneration of the human body.

Haikal had not seen Salvia since arriving at this hospital, but he knew it through doctors and nurses. Given the name Haikal is quite famous as a fellow of Salvia's group in this Welcoming Tournament, it's no wonder that doctors and nurses are quite understanding.

As Haikal sighed considering how lucky he was not to be injured so badly, a reddish-black-haired youth entered his room, "Oh, can it sigh that way? I thought you were having surgery or something."

"Heru?" Haikal was a little overwhelmed to see the figure of his best friend currently standing in front of him, "What are you here for? Shouldn't you still be fighting the two remaining members of Edward's group?"

"You don't know yet?" This time Heru who was a little surprised heard it. He then took his phone and showed a video recording of his match against the two remaining members of Edward's group at once to Haikal.

Haikal could not say anything for a moment looking at the two-on-one match that was not up to 10 seconds, "Your opponent is too weak, huh?" Spotan sentences out of the lips Haikal.

"You really said that?" Heru seemed unhappy with Haikal's statement just now, "Well, I can't deny that they are weak." But in the end he also thought that his two opponents were too weak to be defeated with just one hit.

At least Heru thinks both opponents will be able to give a pretty great resistance, but it seems like Heru who is not aware that his full strength is indeed far above the average Blazer candidate in his class.

Keep in mind that Heru's two previous opponents were Blazer candidates who were not weak in their ranks, but not too strong either.

Perhaps because he was fighting two people at once, Heru did not want to mince words and expel all his strength, then defeated the two in an unconscious instant.

After discussing various things including the condition of Salvia which is quite safe, Heru then turned on the television in the room intending to watch the match between Verna's group and Anna's group.

These two groups are the superior group because there is one famous genius in each group, but it seems like this match runs shorter than everyone expected.