Chapter 194 194 Blood Wings
"Since we already know who the participants are. Let the fight commence!"
The crowd cheered at this as they couldn't wait any longer and wanted the match to start! Everyone's eyes automatically glued to the two on the stage.
Surprisingly, it was Amelia who made her move first. She just charged rudely without even using any of her hunter abilities. After all, in her opinion, what she was fighting was just an upstart brat who still has milk on his lips. As for his reputation, in her opinion, they were merely exaggerated.
Caleb deployed his spiritual perception and his senses were on high alert. However, he noticed something. 'Damn... Why is she so damn slow?'
In reality, from the perspective of spectators, Amelia arrived beside Caleb almost immediately and sent a barrage of punches and kicks. Of course, the 8th-seat officers and above could still follow the movements with their eyes, but for the 9th seats, they only saw blurs.
"Amelia's really a veteran. She immediately exerted pressure on Johan so he wouldn't be able to move much. She's trying to control the flow of the battle. This is the difference of experience." A man in the crowd said.
On the stage, Caleb looked at Amelia's fists and kicks one after another, a bit speechless. They are moving in slow motion and he just needs one side step to dodge every three to four attacks. 'Hmmm... It seems I'm just moving too fast that the world feels slower to me. And it is probably because of my high-spiritual attributes that enhanced my information processing ability and reaction speed.'
As he was thinking, Caleb dodged another barrage of punches with ease. Still, was the gap between him and 8th Tier Offiers which was in the same realm as him that big? This is how big the combination of two power systems had brought to him. Well, if he thinks about it. He could already defeat Roger if he wants. What's more, a mere Destiny on the same tier as him.
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'Why is he moving so fast!? This doesn't make sense! I'm already Tier 8 Destiny for a long time, and yet a newly promoted Tier 8 is faster than me?'
Not only that, she is obviously a Blood Hunter, Hunter Path is known as specializing in physical strength. She knew that the Johan in front wasn't a hunter.
"You're not using abilities, aren't you? You should do everything you can or else I would end this battle quickly." Caleb visibly relaxed as he felt that he was thinking too much. He underestimated himself by a huge margin. He was invincible in his own realm!
Amelia glared at Johan. With a pivot on her foot, she attempted another kick, aimed at his head. However, Johan caught her foot in bare hands. At this moment, Amelia realized the mistake she made. Her opponent is worthy of her respect. She needs to go all out!
'Should I already end this? Hmmm...' While Caleb was feeling bored and distracted, Amelia finally marked Caleb with her hunter mark. With a boost in physical strength, she forcefully released her foot from Caleb's powerful grip.
Although she managed to get out her foot from her grip. It almost broke her bones. She also felt that the guy in front of her deliberately loosened his grip. Although she is confused as to why he did so instead of ending the fight quickly. There's a more important question in her mind. 'What the hell are those hands!?' Now, she started to feel horrified. This isn't the strength that a Tier 8 Destiny should possess!
Amelia's eyes sharpened and her demeanor as a veteran had finally woken up. Her enemy deserves her respect. And because of that, she needs to fight with her full strength.
Suddenly, blood coagulated in her back at a rapid rate. It continuously increased in size and thickness until it took the shape of wings with spikes on its ends. Such a fine control of blood manipulation made everyone gasp in shock. Such a mastery usually takes five to ten years! Only those Tier 8 Destiny who have a rich accumulation of experience and ample talent had what it takes to reach such a level.
"Damn it! Amelia is really something! This time, Johan would surely get suppressed. It's over for him."
"Do you have eyes? Didn't you see how Amelia struggles to land a hit? What's the use of powerful attacks when you can't even hit your opponent? It's akin to someone punching the air."
The crowd of scouts erupted into a commotion as they discussed heatedly the battle.
'Hmmmm... Blood wings?' Caleb finally showed an interest this time. 'Interesting. It seems this girl really deserves her reputation. Then, let me see if you would be able to force me to use 50%'
Under Caleb's gaze, the blood wings fully formed. Following that, Amelia lunged at him with a wicked smile on her face with an expression of 'You're dead.'
She disappeared in her place and Caleb could be sure that she was 2x faster this time. Caleb guessed that the blood wings weren't just for decoration since Amelia wouldn't have to take her time to such a useless move.
However, it wasn't enough to close the gap between their speed. After all, he was not only a Tier 8 Ghost but also a Grade 3 Taboo fighter. The superposition of the two power systems isn't as simple as 1+1... No, it was a comprehensive qualitative change.
Just like that, Amelia arrived on Caleb's left side and performed 1 and 3 combinations of punches that Caleb dodged using either a simple side step or timely ducks. As he was feeling the gust of winds brought by her punches, Caleb wondered if Amelia still had a trump card. The blood wings might have increased her movement speed, but not her attack speed. Why the hell is she smirking? Where did she get her confidence from?
Suddenly Caleb's eyes widened. At that moment, the question in his mind was finally answered. The blood wings behind Amelia elongated into what seemed to be Kagune from Tokyo Ghoul. Of course, he didn't really know how to call it and they are not really the same thing. Kagune is made from Rc cells while her wings are made of her blood. However, the function seems to be the same!