The Mysterious Hero
12. Duri VS Hika (part 2)

Thorns sprung up binding Hika's body. The young man grimaced withholding the pain in his hands and feet. His wounds were not too deep, but the prick of thorn thorns was enough to make his pain.

Ugh if it goes on like this he can lose!

"[Wind magic:wind wings]" Whisper. A gust of wind began to move around her, forming a fairly strong vortex.

Carefully Hika controlled the wind around her to cut the tendrils that bound her. Then the wind gathered on Hika's back, starting to solidify and form a pair of white-colored bird wings and flapping her, making herself fly upwards.

With that pair of wings, it made Hika look like an angel flying through space.

A smile was imprinted on Duri's face. "Sir Hika was serious too."

The ground swelled up, the roots of the plant roots began to appear from within her, moving rapidly like a snake towards Hika.

Not to be outdone, Hika returned to prepare her magic. A blue magic circle appeared before him, taking out a small wind-sized disc that was directly thrown towards the root of the plant that belonged to Duri.

The roots of the roots were torn apart, even some broke off by Hika's attack.

Hika realized that Duri was far superior in melee attacks. Although his ability to control tendrils and plants is so great, but there is still a limit to the area that can be reached by the tendril.

However, as a plant, the tendril must continue to touch the ground or the body of the thorn to grow. That way, attacks from a distance would be more beneficial to him.

Shuts!

Shuts!

"You know Duri, you shouldn't underestimate me... Although I did not look serious earlier, but do not forget if I am a member of the Sagya kingdom air warriors. I won't let my guard down with your attack!"

The wind blows increasingly louder to make dust fly, blocking the view of Thorn.

"[Plant protectors]!" Again Duri used her magic to make a protector. However it seemed that this time it was not strong enough to withstand the attack from Hika.

The srekk!

The srekk!

"Akh!" Rintih Duri's. The attack that Hika launched managed to cut the tendril of her plant, penetrating the protector she made and directly hit her.

Blood flowed from the wound on the left arm of the emerald green iris-eyed youth. This time, Hika was serious!

Is he going to lose now?

Meanwhile, Ruka seemed to record every deficiency and advantage of the two young men. Such a great attack from both.

Again his crystal pendant glowed dimly, before then making a sound that only Ruka could hear.

'No, not them.' he said in a disappointed tone. Maybe he was tired of constantly detecting the flow of magic.

Ruka was silent. Her golden eyes were still focused on the fight in front of her. It was clear that Hika was superior this time. Moreover, with the limit of attacks that Thorn has, attacking him from the air is certainly a plus point for him.

"A great ability... But a little too sadistic for Hika." Her comment.

'Remember your goal is not just to watch the tablets...'

"I know." Ruka was silent again. Somehow he suddenly felt a strange magic around him.

Where did this magic aura come from?

'Hey Ruka, do you feel it too?'

Ruka nodded in response. "Not far from here, but how can it be?"

'The spirit beast must have been interested in the magic power released during the match. That way it also indirectly pulls it out.'

Hearing that, a smile was painted on his lips. "Alright, just need to see her show herself."

Back in the match, it was clear that Hika was superior now. Blood dripped from Thorn's arm. His wounds were not very deep, but enough to make him in pain.

"You'd better give up on Duri..." Hika.

Did Duri really give up now?

However, a sneer was precisely formed on the sweet face of the young man. " C Surrender?" Duri looked up, staring towards Hika. "Shouldn't I have said that, brother?"

The question that Duri was asked suddenly made the audience confused. Another thing with Hika.

To be honest, he has felt it since. Although faint, Duri can see the trembling in the hands of his best friend.

The thorn that pierced and scratched Hika's body at the beginning was no ordinary thorn. But the poisonous thorns are quite dangerous.

Hika clenched her strong hand. Though he had been hard-earned to hold it since then. He thought he could defeat Thorn before the effects of the poison spread in his body. But it seems like he failed.

His sight began to blur. Hika clenched her wings down. His body was limp, making it difficult for him to control his wind wings which did need more concentration.

"Just give up my brother." Duri.

The situation is turning around now.

A large, light green colored magic circle appeared under the feet of Thorn. He closed the matan yes, concentrating on strengthening his magic. The plant's tendrils have sprung up again, but they're a little different now.

The size of the tendril was larger than before with skin that was also harder and thorn thorns that were sticking sharp.

Seeing that Hika's eyebrows twitched. "Oi oi you want to kill me huh? Already poisoned people, now willing to attack a dying person with such an attack? That's right!"

"That's the purpose of this match, isn't it? To see who wins and who loses." Thorn raised his hand up, then he swung forward, along with his tendril that lunged towards Hika.

"Damn!" Hika quickly dodges, using her magic to make a protector, fending off the Thorn attack.

"Wind disk." Hika returns using her magic, making quite a lot of wind discs and she uses them to attack Duri. But unfortunately his attack no one was able to penetrate the tendril.

Thorn actually used her magic to strengthen her plant tendrils!

But Hika still hasn't given up. He returned using his magic and repeatedly attacked and resisted the attacks from the Thorns.

The gusts of wind increasingly fiercely revolved around Hika's body, making dust fly by which obscured Duri's view.

"Uh... Still not glorified either." Thorn Say. He reached out his hand, controlling the tendrils of the plant to attack Hika. However, the attack was successfully avoided by Hika quickly.

The wind gathered near Hika's body, solidifying and forming a wind bullet that he directly fired towards the tendril of the plant.

Dor's!

Dor's!

Krekks!

Successfully, some tendrils broke up due to his attack.

"If this is still my hope for ugh..." Not finished saying his sentence, the pain suddenly pulsed in his chest. Instantly all the wind weapons made by her disappeared, along with Hika's body that began to waver.

The young man's right hand gripped his chest, trying to endure the creeping pain.

The clattering of steps sounded as the Thorn walked closer and closer towards her.

"Will you continue, brother? If not healed, maybe Hika's life time is not up to 1 hour."

Hika. In a situation like this he knows for sure the person he already considers like his own sister is impossible to joke.

"All right, I'm giving up."

"This match was won by Duri Alvern!"

Suddenly cheers and applause sounded. Some were surprised, some were amazed. At first most of them thought Hika could win easily because he was quite superior in the attack earlier.

But unexpectedly, the situation turned around at the last moment. No one was aware of the effects of the Thorn attack earlier. But that negligence actually gives fatal consequences.

Orias and Furin quickly approached Duri and Hika. Help Hika walk to the edge of the field, and treat both.