[1-200] THE EVOLUTION OF A GOBLIN TO THE PEAK

Chapter 49 - Semi Finals (1)

Souta glanced at his opponent as he walked towards Alice and Bryan. He will remember his face.

Yujin Drune was the name of his opponent. He was also a student of Class 1-B.

"Hmm..." Since both of them were classmates, there were a lot of opportunities to interact. He would know something about him in the future.

He shook his head and he was greeted by Bryan.

"Hoho, you enter the finals Souta! Wait for me and we will fight in the finals!" Bryan said enthusiastically.

'You're going to lose in your next match and that's without a doubt.' Souta thought as he looked at Bryan. He knew that Bryan was exhausted but Bryan was still cheerful despite his condition.

"Go..." Souta pushed Bryan's back.

"Right, I'm gonna win this and show you my power," Bryan said as he raised his fist before he went towards the center.

"Do you think he will win?" Alice asked while looking at Bryan's figure.

Souta glanced at her. He was surprised for a moment that she took the initiative to talk. He shook his head and answered her question.

"No."

He looked at her and saw that she wasn't asking why he thought that Bryan wouldn't win so he added, "You can think of this. We're Mage and we're forbidden to use our mana in this tournament so we have a huge disadvantage. Bryan couldn't use his mana and he's clearly tired after your battle. If he's going to fight without any of those disadvantages then he will probably win this fight."

"Then, why?" Alice asked.

"Why?" Souta repeated her.

"Why are you encouraging him to win even though he won't win this battle?" Alice elaborated her question.

"Hmm... Why..." Souta rubbed his chin and decided to tell her his reason. "It's because he will help me grasp the strength of his opponent. With his strength, he still could put up a decent fight. Well, it doesn't matter as I'm going to win in the end."

Alice looked at him and saw his carefree expression. She opened her mouth and said, "You're pretty confident in your strength."

"It's not that I'm confident in my strength. It's just that I know clearly how powerful am I. I know my weakness and strength so I know if I could defeat someone or not." Souta said as shrugged his shoulder.

"Never mind that, the fight is going to start."

"Hmm..."

...

Bryan was looking at Brando with a serious expression. Even though he said that he was going to win this fight, he still knew that his opponent this time was strong, unlike his previous opponents.

Brando was a tall man with a large build. He has short messy brown hair and blue eyes. Some parts of his body have green scales indicating that he was a half-beast. He was armed with a meter silver-colored shield. Just like Bryan's gloves, his shield was also blue grade.

Brando smiled and said, "I saw your fight before. I will say that you're strong and it's making me eager to fight you."

"Me too," Bryan said with a smirk. He then clenched his fists tightly.

Both of them waited for Alex to start the match.

"1... 2... 3... Go!!"

Bryan disappeared from his position and instantly appeared in front of Brando. He pulled back his fist and threw it towards Brando.

"Ah!!"

Brando was surprised but he quickly reacted by moving his shield.

Clang!!

When he blocked the punch of Bryan, Brando immediately used his skill [Shield Bash].

Bang!!

"Argh!!" Bryan flew away and crashed on the ground. He wiped the blood on his mouth and a shadow covered him. He looked up and saw that Brando was going straight at him.

"[Shield Smash]!!"

Bryan quickly moved his body sideways to avoid the attack.

Boom!!

Brando smashed his shield and it hit the ground. Spider web cracks appeared on the ground.

Brando looked up and saw that Bryan was gone. Then, he felt something on his back. He tightened his grip on his shield and waved it behind him.

Swoosh!!

Unfortunately, Bryan reacted as fast as him so Bryan avoided the shield.

"Argh!!" Bryan raised his fist and smashed the ground.

Boom!

Smoke and dust shot up in the air.

"Not good!" Brando quickly waved his shield to disperse the smoke but Bryan was faster than him.

"What?!" Brando felt a pair of hands grabbed his waist. He turned around saw that Bryan was grabbing him with a smirk on his face.

"I finally got you!" Bryan said with a smile.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

...

"Hmm... Brando's going to release his full power." Souta muttered while looking at the two.

"What do you mean by that?" Alice asked him.

"Do you really think that's Brando's full strength? No, that's not his full strength! In his previous battle, he hasn't released his full strength, you can see that by seeing how he breathe and how tired he is! In the battle, it's okay if you overestimate your opponent but you must never underestimate them! It will cause your downfall!" Souta said.

"Hmm..." Alice glanced at Souta's face. After a few moments, she opened her mouth, "Is it coming from your experience or not?"

Souta lowered his eyes and looked at her.

"You can also say it like that."

...

[Shielder's Aura]

Brando emitted a greenish aura. This skill was one of the important combat arts of a shield class. It raised the user's defense by one hundred percent and damage reduction by twenty percent.

Although it was a low-level skill, the effect was higher compared to other high-level skills.

Brando turned his eyes to Bryan. He opened his mouth and slowly said, "It would be great if you could use your spell but unfortunately you can't, so there's no doubt that you will lose against me."

"Hehe, then I can only use my combat arts." Bryan smiled. Even in this situation, he could still smile.

"You will not be able to damage with my [Shielder's Aura] on," Brando stated.