Blood Assimilation

271 Taunt, Strange Ability

‘Was all that speech really necessary?’ Thought Randy who flinched upon hearing the umpire’s sudden voice. However, he quickly cleared these miscellaneous thoughts from his mind and focused his attention on the opponent in front of him.

Previously, Randy purposely taunted his opponent. He wanted them to fight him with all they had. The only way to prevent them from holding back their strength with their so-called reason for being kind to their juniors was to taunt them. He didn’t need their kindness, nor did he come here to simply spar with someone. He wanted to break through his limits and turn his temporary attributes into permanent attributes as soon as possible.

However, he was disappointed by the nonchalance of his opponent. Despite his provocations, the other party didn’t seem to be angry.

Instead, he calmly said: “Young man, it is not without demerit to be too overconfident simply because you’re talented. However, since you do not want to take the initiative to attack first, I will take the initiative to avoid wasting time.”

Immediately after saying so, the lanky Gladiator’s figure shifted and disappeared on the stage. To be more precise, he moved so fast that those without any perception skills would find it very difficult to keep up with his figure. To normal people, it would appear as though he had disappeared from his position.

Randy raised his eyebrows in slight surprise. He already knew that this person was fast, but they were much faster than he had expected. If this was them without skills, then he wondered how fast they would be if they used speed-enhancing skills. Regardless, in front of him, the opponent’s current speed was still too slow to be a threat.

‘This feeling is very strange, but I think I got used to it faster than I thought I would.’ Randy muttered inwardly as he examined the changes in his body after putting on the Power-Restraining Bracelets.

It took a few moments, but he got used to the feeling of all his power receding and being restrained inside his body.

It was finally time for him to act!

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Right at this moment, the lanky Gladiator shifted a few times, leaving behind afterimages as he circled around Randy.

Meanwhile, the crowd of spectators was in an uproar from the movements of the lanky Gladiator.

“On my god! How could he be so fast?! Is he cheating and secretly using his skills?!”

“You idiot! How could that be? Didn’t you see them put on their Power-Restraining Bracelets? Wait a minute, is this your first time coming to the Coliseum?”

“Eh? Not really, but this is my first time seeing this Gladiator fight.”

“Oh, so that’s why. Well, it’s not surprising for you to be shocked if this is really your first time seeing Sir Swift Wind Chaser Dion. He is indisputably the fastest Gladiator in this place.”

“That’s right. According to rumors, he was born with the attributes of his agility being higher than normal, so he was faster than an average person. Also, since he was an assassin, so he probably added most of his attributes to increase his speed, but that’s just my guess.”

“No wonder he was so fast without using any skill. Then, I wonder if that new Gladiator would be able to survive with such a difference in talent.”

“I doubt it! Don’t worry, it should be ending soon.”

Just as this person finished speaking, on the stage, the lanky Gladiator finally decided to launch his attack. He silently approached Randy from behind while confusing him with his seven to eight afterimages.

Randy, on the other hand, simply stood there and waited. Once the lanky man noticed that Randy was simply standing there without attempting to retaliate, he smiled and understood that he had succeeded in misleading his opponent. He also understood that it was time for him to strike while they were in a trance.

Without hesitation, he threw a jab at the back of Randy’s head. His only aim was to knock him out with one strike. As he was an assassin, he always made it a habit to find the weaknesses of his opponents and finish them off with one strike.

His fist decisively approached the back of Randy’s head and was only a few inches away from striking and immobilizing him. However, before the fist struck its target, Randy, who had been standing still all this time, suddenly shifted his head to the side. He did this without moving his body from his position. This shocked the lanky Gladiator whose fist finally reached its target but could only pass Randy’s ears without touching him.

“Impossible! How did you dodge my flawless attack?!” The lanky Gladiator was shocked by not only the fact that he dodged his attack, but also that he barely moved from his position. He only made minimal movements to evade his lethal attack. Such means could only show that his attack had been seen through or anticipated from the beginning.

Randy turned his head behind him and said in response: “Does it matter how?”

“No, you’re right. Since you managed to evade my sneak attack with 70 percent of my speed, then I would have to increase my speed by 10 percent.” The lanky Gladiator said when he came back to his senses.

Randy frowned and said: “That won’t make a difference, and I am pressed for time, so use all your power to attack me! Otherwise, you will lose miserably!”

“Such an arrogant tone!” The lanky Gladiator felt that he was being disdained by his opponent and loudly said: “Alright, you asked for it!”

“Hah!!”

Suddenly the surrounding wind picked up a notch with the lanky Gladiator at the center. It was as if the lanky Gladiator had melded with the surrounding wind, turning

Randy was shocked by this unnatural display of power and wondered if this person was somehow using a skill, but when he saw the Power-Restraining Bracelets still around his wrists, he knew that it wasn’t the case. But then he was bewildered by the sudden turbulence in the wind.

‘Then, is that not a skill but something else?’ Randy wondered in bewilderment.

Although Randy was a bit bewildered by the lanky Gladiator’s strange ability, he didn’t let his guard down just yet. After all, he didn’t know the effects of the power his opponent was displaying.

Swoosh!

Suddenly, there was a whistling sound in the air and before Randy could react, a fist that was gradually growing larger was approaching his face. The fist soon landed on its target, kicking up some wind and sending shockwaves in the surroundings.

Bang!

The sudden collision caused the concrete ground to form visible cracks from the tremendous power of the lanky Gladiator’s all-out fist attack. This in turn caused debris to fly and smoke to pervade the whole platform’s atmosphere, finally obscuring the spectators’ vision.

There was a momentary silence all around the Coliseum.