Elise’s hand hadn’t fully recovered from the tremor, so her attack wasn’t optimal, but it was enough to send Oleg into the stands. Some spectators managed to dodge, but some were unlucky and got hit by the man’s body. Fortunately, it appears that no one was seriously injured.
Although Oleg could still move, the referee signaled to the bell ringer. “The match is over. One of the fighters is out of the arena!”
“Hey, I can still fight!” Oleg almost jumped down from the wall and was about to approach the referee, but he restrained himself when seeing Elise.
The female warrior looked at her still shaking hands. In the past, she would never have thought she could fight this well. Perhaps, her ability is indeed getting better.
“Congrattions, Elise. It was a great match.”
Elise’s ears could hear her master’s voice more clearly, than the cheers and apuse from the audience.
“The winner is Elise Fairchild!!!” The host eximed as Elise’s hand was raised by the referee.
Elise looked around as the audience cheered her on. The female warrior subconsciously shed a faint smile.
That smile persisted even as Elise made her way back through the gate. Just as Elise stepped into the hallway, Mona ran and jumped into her arms.<sub>.</sub>
“Ah, you seem to be feeling better, Mona.” Elise widened her smile and stroked the dog’s head.
“Eliseeeee!!!”
Mona cringed when she saw Renee, who was running enthusiastically to Elise. The dog jumped down, but Elise stayed where she was because she was tired, and her body still ached.
“You’re so great, Elise!!!” Renee hugged the female warrior’s body tightly. “I’m touched to see your fight!!!”
“Th-it’s too tight, Renee.” Elise grimaced in pain, though still smiling.
“So, how are you feeling now?” Renee let go of Elise’s body, looking at her best friend’s face. “I’m worried because you look tense all day.”
“Much better.” Elise looked at the arena gate again. “I….”
“Congrattions on your victory, Elise.”<sub></sub>
Elise and Renee gasped and took a fighting stance as if there was danger nearby. Mona also growled and lowered her body.
“I won’t attack you two.” Olga, leaning against the hallway wall, spoke in a rxed tone. “Why are you panicking like that?”
Just now, Elise felt such a powerful killing aura. That’s what made her and Renee ready to fight.
“I’ll see you in the finals tomorrow, Elise.” Olga massaged the back of her neck, then smiled. “I’m looking forward to our match.”
Both Elise and Renee were speechless as the red-haired woman passed them.
“There she is!” One of the officials pointed at Olga from afar and ran to that woman. “We’ve been looking for you, madam.”
“Oh, I’m sorry.” Olga nced at Elise again, no longer smiling. “I just want to meet a friend first.”
The tournament host began to call Olga. The red-haired woman walked towards the gate.<sub></sub>
“Is she really a food seller, Elise?” Renee tilted her head.
Elise gulped, watching the red-haired woman walk away. “She really is just a waffle seller…. Nothing more.”
The female warrior felt that her heart was beating fast and seemed like it could explode at any moment.
“I just wanted to remind you, Elise,” Raymund muttered. “Your opponent in the final was very strong. If necessary, you should use that blood steal skill.”
Even though she wasn’t using that skill, that uneasiness hit Elise’s heart again.
***
The audience continued to give insults, but Yua didn’t care and just stood where she was, smiling and looking at Olga. The red-haired waffle seller walked so leisurely, and her face didn’t show any expression.
And strangely enough, Yua didn’t feel the slightest bit of a killing sensation from her opponent. Olga looked like an ordinary person who stepped on the city streets, attracting no attention except for her attractive face and body.
Maybe Olga wanted to confuse Yua by not showing her killing aura. However, the kunoichi tried not to be swayed.
“You two already know the rules, right?” Anna Kozlov asked the two women, who were already facing each other at a close distance. “Let’s start the match straight away. You two back off.”
The referee raised a hand when the two women were quite far apart. “Fights!!!”
Even though the audience’s voices had exploded, Olga and Yua were still in their respective ces, neither taking the initiative to attack. They don’t even use a fighting stance. This caused the audience to die down in confusion.
“Looks like I have to go first.” Yua widened her smile, then slowly walked over to her enemy.
Olga’s brow furrowed. Yua walked so casually like her earlier. The kunoichi also didn’t take out her weapon at all.
“Good, Yua.” Raymund gave hispliments. “She definitely won’t be able to read you.”
Yua kept walking until her face was only inches away from the red-haired woman’s face.
“You’re so confident you can avoid anything I’m about to do, even at this distance?” Yua sighed. “Are you really that great?”
Olga spoke in a cold tone. “You’ll find out soon enough.”
Suddenly Olga had moved behind Yua. The waffle seller’s fingers had already moved to the back of the kunoichi’s neck.
There was only the sound of the wind. Olga widened her eyes. Her fingers only gripped empty air.
She looked back, finding a smiling Yua.
And the red-haired woman didn’t have time to do anything when white smoke exploded in front of her face.
Olga jumped back, keeping her distance from the kunoichi. She coughed from the smoke. “What?”
“We call it ninjutsu.” Yua’s smile turned even more sinister. “Maybe it’s simr to the magic in the west. However, we have our own method of activating it.”
Olga checked her joints which felt stiff.
“Oh, take it easy.” Yua started walking towards her enemy while taking out her small sword from behind her waist.
Indeed, Yua also inhaled the smoke. However, she used an antidote in her body to ward off the poison. Therefore, it was not difficult for her to increase her eleration many times, then sh the red-haired woman.
Olga couldn’t dodge. The same goes for subsequent strikes. All the shes and stabs from the kunoichi couldn’t be blocked or avoided at all by Olga. The joints of her body felt as if they had hardened.