Reincarnated as a Son of the Sword Saint and the Sage

Chapter 499 The Phantom Fencer Versus The Red Fist

499 The Phantom Fencer Versus The Red Fist

Clink! Clink! Clink! Clink!

Sharp sounds and sparks filled the platform as Erik and Kuffnam endlessly clashed their blade and gauntlets, respectively. They move so fast that normal people could barely register their movements with their eyes. Each of their blows was both sharp and powerful. Although they had been in an intense battle for a few minutes, none of them had landed a serious blow, as their senses to counter one another's attacks were exceptional.

What they mostly did in the fight was pure talent and skills. They occasionally performed techniques and system skills. Although they sometimes executed their own styles and techniques for their unique individuality. The audience was excited to see a fight at that level. Both Erik and Kuffnam received around an equal amount of cheers and support, as they almost had the same winning odds in the bets. It was given that Kuffnam was already well-known in the Imperial Capital, but he was not the biggest fish in the tournament. On the other hand, Erik's popularity had skyrocketed since his fight with Tina yesterday, even though no one really knew his existence. That was probably the reason for their fair share of bets.

"Ora!"

Kuffnam swung a punch sideways toward Erik, and the fencer dodged his fist by doing a backflip. The brawler then launched his fist forward, and with no time to take action, Erik caught it by crossing his arms in front of his face and blocked it. "Guh—!"

Erik's body could not withstand the force and was knocked back. But he used that momentum to do a backflip again and safely land on the wooden floor. When he opened his arms, he saw Kuffnam's figure get bigger and bigger. He was lunging himself toward Erik again, but with glowing gauntlets. "Power Punch!"

Kuffnam performed a Level 3 Close Quarter Combat technique and threw his right hand at Erik. With the decision to avoid it, Erik immediately activated Afterimage and created two illusions of him forming a triangle with his main body. Kuffnam's fist passed through the illusion after Erik transferred his main body to one of his copies. "Fuck. Here are those annoying illusions again."

"A phantom never reveals his secrets."

"Fuck it! Whatever, I'll just not have to fall for it again."

Kuffnam used Dash toward Erik with his gauntlet fingers curled into a tiger fist on both hands. Then his fighting spirit engulfed his gauntlet like flames, implying that he had activated the CQC Level 5 technique, "Fang Fist!"

Since Erik dashed as well, they met at the center and began exchanging blows. As an exceptional martial artist, Kuffnam was giving Erik powerful punches, jabs, and beautiful combos. On the other hand, Erik was either blocking, dodging, or parrying his attacks. Erik was also doing well too, but Kuffnam was good at countering his moves as well.

The audience was enjoying to behold their fight, as they seemed to be equally matched. It was like the best match of that time. Even though Kuffnam had a lower level than Tina, Erik judged that he was a better fighter than him. Kuffnam had a great skill set and more refined techniques, making him more challenging to deal with.

After engaging in for a minute, Kuffnam tried to land a spinning kick on his torso, but albeit, passed through like hitting air. Erik then dashed and scraped his rapier on Kuffnam's ribs, penetrating his leather armor and cutting his flesh. "Ack—!!" Before Kuffnam could act, Erik made two afterimages around him, containing him in a triangle, and the three Eriks coldly executed the same Level 5 Sword Art technique. """Piercing Barrage."""

"GUHH—!!!"

With nothing he could do, Kuffnam was being stabbed at all sides, piercing his armor and flesh. He then dropped on his knees and collapsed. Unable to move anymore, Erik was declared the victor.