Chapter 10: Devil’s Luck
“Alright, now that we only have four contestants left, the stakes are higher,” acting as if everything was normal, the MC continued. “For those of you who want to collect their bets, please present your tickets to the receptionists at the end of the tournament.” People could buy tickets to bet on which contestant would win the starting matches, called third class tickets. They could also bet on the semi-finals and finals as well, but because you could only buy tickets at the beginning, if the one you betted on lost at the beginning, you would lose three tickets worth of money. Only daring people or insightful people would buy the latter tickets.
(Prices: third class - 10 credits; second class - 100 credits; first class - 1000 credits)
(Winning a bet allows a 50% profit, so a third class ticket could win 15 credits. 1% goes to the contestant while the rest goes to the Arena.)
“Up next is the first semi-final match between two lovely ladies.” Upon hearing this, Kaito Amethyst/Soula frowned. Continuing, the MC announced, “Against each other will be 6th Rank warrior Kaito Amethyst who has a share of 1032 third class tickets and 90 second class tickets. Against her is the female 8th Rank mage Karla with a share of 994 third class tickets and 95 second class tickets. Both are beautiful young women who will fight until only one goes to the finals.”
Walking to the center, Soula met face-to-face with the female mage Karla. She was a elvish woman with human european looks, so a nymph. Wearing a slim mage robe, it seems she modified it to emphasise her sex appeal. In her hands were two wands, which was rare as dual-wielding was just as complicated as dual-wielding swords.
“Hello, my name is Karla. I thought that I would be the only woman participating until I saw you.”
Smiling on the surface, Soula felt an arrow pierce his heart as his pride dropped to a low level.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you. My name is Kaito Amethyst, but just call me Amethyst.”
“So Amy,” shortening her name, “...are you really only at the 6th Rank warrior? You honestly seem like a better mage than a warrior.”
Soula/Amethyst was shocked. To think that someone could figure out how much mana he had. Was it possible she realized he was disguised…
“I’m impressed, how did you know?” Smiling, Karla replied, “You knew about the theory behind how a mana shield was formed. Either you had experience with that, or you yourself knew how to make one. Also, your hair is a perfect catalyst for mana control, they’re even better than both of my wands combined. You must be a beastman born with strong affinity in arcane.”
“Wow, that’s a good deduction. As a prize, I’ll craft a good wand for you once this is over. That is, if you beat me.”
“Done.”
Butting in, the announcer asked if they were done with their girl's chat. Slightly embarrassed both of moved to their respective positions.
“Alright, it’s time to start the battle. Now start in 3, 2, 1, GO!”
Surprisingly, both charge towards each other. Karla created a mana shield with one wand while the other fired a 5th Rank [Fireblast] spell.
A large mass of fire was directed towards Amethyst. Without stopping, (s)he slashed apart the wave of fire, then used mana-infusion. Pointing her katana forward, it extended at a fast pace similar to a snake strike.
Frantically moving to the left, the katana pierced through the shield and barely grazed her shoulders. Moving backwards, Karla started a conversation. “It seems that I have to go all out. See if you can stop this spell.”
Bringing both wand tips together, she started to chant in a voice that was somehow a whisper and a shout.
Mana Sea,
Bless this Mortal with drops,
Quench my Thirst for Knowledge,
Rain Illusions on my opponent,
I Sacrifice my Mana for you,
Powers of Arcane,
8th Rank Spell,
[Rain of Mana]
Suddenly, all around Karla were orbs of blue lights.
“I am going to warn you, this spell works by creating illusions of mana balls with one of them containing all of my mana, which I call the mana hearth. Whatever hits that one ball will deal damage containing a whole 8th Rank mage’s mana supply. This is your last chance to give up.”
Amethyst was worried a bit. Even with his affinity with Arcane, (s)he couldn't figure out which was the mana hearth. If she fired them all at Amethyst, (s)he might hit or block a few, but many would hit still.
“I won’t give up. Shoot them if you want. You know that I’ll survive, so how about this. If I find the mana hearth, you give up. If I don’t, then you win.”
“I agree,” an immediate reply came. Truthfully, Karla was happy about that deal. Even if the mana hearth hits, her opponent would still have enough power to win the match.
“Then here goes!” Willing all of the mana balls to go towards Amethyst, everyone thought that she was doomed.
Closing her eyes, people thought that (s)he was expanding her concentrations to the upmost limits. What they didn’t know was that (s)he was actually randomly picking which one to destroy.
“...eeny mini miny moe, alright I choose that one.” Picking her target, Amethyst destroyed it with a swing of her sword.
Suddenly all of the mana balls disappeared. With the mana hearth dispelled, the mana was turning back to normal.
This surprised the crowd, but it was a shock to her opponent Karla. “H-how did y-you know? There was no hesitation. You knew instantly where it was.”
Smiling sheepishly, Amethyst replied, “Well I have a skill called [Devil’s Luck]. It’s a skill I got from absorbing a Gold Cat.”
Devil's Luck [Rank S] Lv: 1
Lucky guy. Now it is easier to get LUCKY.
You have a 75% of correctly choosing what you want.
Bonuses added to luck will double, including permanent gains.
Everyone was shocked. Almost no one would’ve just relied on luck to decide something like that. Karla was silent for a while, then she started to laugh uncontrollably. “HAAHHAHA, wow you got a reckless personality there. I admit defeat.” After all, what choice did she have.
The crowd was speechless. Supreme experts who trained their skills to the max won with luck.
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Current Status:
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Name:Soula VoilongAlignment:NeutralLevel:359Class:Crafter (Temporary)Race:Beastman: Amethyst Void Dragon [Variant]Gender:MaleHealth:61000Health Regen:0.01% / SecMana:1763420Mana Regen:35149 / SecStamina:6902Stamina Regen:0.1% / SecTitles:
[Prodigy], [Boy or Girl], [Godslayer], [Genius of Sekaikoa], [Monster at Training],
[Reincarnated One {hidden} ], [Former Deity {hidden} ], [Otherworlder {hidden} ]Strength:551 (621)Agility:491 (591)Vitality:610Dexterity:356 (386)Intelligence:176342Qi:6902Soul:2108926Luck:203Attack:Defense:Normal: 1-511 (71-721)Qi Infused:
6902-7453 (7042-7663)Normal: 610Qi Infused: 6100Elemental Affinities:Fire:0%Water:51%Wind:50% (51%)Earth:51% (52%)Light:1% (2%)Darkness:1%Destruction:61% (62%)Arcane:70%Stellar:100%Void:100%Stat Points: 3580Exp: 0%
Skill List:
[Mind] Lv: 1
- Mana Manipulation Lv: 8 [Rank B]
- Brain Processing Lv: 2 [Rank A]
- Calm Mind Lv: 8 [Rank A]
- Memory Inventory Lv: 3 [Rank S]
[Body] Lv: 1
- Qi Manipulation Lv: 8 [Rank B]
- Blacksmith Lv:1 [Rank B]
- Energy Blade Lv: 10 [Rank B]
- Qi Armour Lv: 6 [Rank B]
- Black Amethyst Hair Lv: 3 [Rank A]
- Body Maneuvering Technique: Falling Leaf Lv: 3 [Rank A]
- Body Manipulation Technique: Regeneration Up Lv: 2 [Rank A]
- Body Manipulation Technique: Body Purification Lv: 10 [Rank A]
- Elemental Sword Style Mastery Lv: 3 [Rank A]
- Weapon Art Style Mastery Lv: 2 [Rank A]
[Soul] Lv: 1
- Oversoul Lv: 3 [Rank S]
[Unique]
- Godslayer Lv: 3 [Rank SSS]
- Petrification Lv: 3 [Rank A]
- Devil's Luck Lv: 1 [Rank S]
Full Spell List:
Flash [Rank 1]
Mana Pen [Rank 1]
Sparks [Rank 1]
Fireball [Rank 2]
Bind [Rank 3]
Evil Eye [Rank 3]
Spiral Arrows [Rank 3]
Pressure [Rank 4]
Body Enhancement [Rank 6]
Mana Shield [Rank 7]
Stop Mana Flow [Rank 7]
Dispel Mana [Rank 7]
Gravity Burden [Rank 9]
Spacial Rip [Rank 9]
Beast Spirit List:
[Slot 1] {Labbu} [BOSS] -
+50 Strength
+20 Agility
+100 Vitality
+5 Dexterity
+10 Intelligence
+1000 Ki
+1000 Soul
+10 Luck
+1% Water
+ [Godslayer]
[Slot 2] {Medusa} [Elite Rare] -
+30 Strength
+20 Agility
+100 Vitality
+5 Dexterity
+10 Intelligence
+10 Ki
+1000 Soul
+1% Earth
+1% Darkness
+ [Petrification]
[Slot 3] {Gold Cat} [Mega Rare] -
+10 Strength
+100 Agility
+10 Vitality
+50 Dexterity
+10 Intelligence
+1000 Ki
+1 Soul
+100 Luck
+1% Light
+1% Destruction
+ [Devil's Luck]
Current Weapon:
Katana: Blood Serpent [Tier 7]
Durability: 70 / 70
Damage: 70-140
Current Owner: Soula Voilong
A unique weapon not commonly seen outside the Eastern Nations.
Created with uncommon techniques made a sword that is sharper
the more qi is infused and more flexible the more mana infused.
Restrictions:
Swordsman Class
5000 Qi
Lv: 700
Equipped:
+ 70 Strength
+ 100 Agility
+ 30 Dexterity
+ 1% Earth Affinity
+ 1% Wind Affinity
+ 1% Light Affinity
+ 1% Destruction Affinity
Deals 50% More Damage Against Criminals
Skills:
Qi-Infusion Infuse with qi to increase damage. (Adds 1-2 damage per qi infused)
Mana-Infusion Infuse mana to increase flexibility and control sword shape.