Chapter 651: Chen Dao Against Thomas

If Smith had been more decisive earlier in using his terrifying strength after his transformation, if he could just drag it on for another minute, Smith would have won easily. Cheng Ming’s golden sword aura actually had a lot of restrictions that Xiao Lin had noticed.

To Cheng Ming, even with his talent, it was still a skill that he had jumped ranks to use. Xiao Lin knew very well the cost and limits of using power that exceeded one’s own strength, so even though Cheng Ming had learned golden sword aura, with his current skill and rank, it could not be easy using it.

Smith’s torrential assault earlier never gave Cheng Ming the chance to use it, yet his opponent had given Cheng Ming the chance at the final moments.

An instant turning of the tables!

“Not bad! Golden sword aura!” Raymond was still smiling, but the smile felt a bit heavier. After that, he shook his head, saying regretfully, “Oh, Smith. Even though I’ve repeatedly told him not to underestimate you, that man still did it. We’ve lost this round.”

After that, Raymond decisively left Dawn Academy’s spectator stands, leaving Xiao Lin a little stunned because the match had yet to actually end. Smith might be at a disadvantage, but the injuries he had received could all be recovered from.

Based on the current situation, Cheng Ming had a sixty percent chance of winning at most.

Yet, only a few minutes had passed, and the situation rapidly turned south. Smith seemed incredibly dispirited after losing his King Lycanthropy, and even though he seemed to have solid foundations, and his fist techniques and footwork were all really good, he could not stand up to the golden sword aura at all.

After another minute, Smith sighed and raised his hand in surrender. To the Americans, surrendering when there was no hope for victory was nothing to be ashamed of.

“Dawn Academy has won the first match. The score is one to zero!” As someone from the tournament committee, he expressionlessly announced the results.

The match only lasted for five to six minutes, which was definitely quick for an individual duel, but the results were definitely out of Judge Academy’s expectations. Smith had an S-rank talent, while Cheng Ming’s Swordheart was only A-ranked.

On the side of Dawn Academy, Cheng Ming was helped out of the arena, being incredibly wounded. He did not even speak, and merely shot a happy look at everyone before he was brought away on a stretcher to be treated.

Based on the rules, those who participated in the individual matches could not enter the subsequent fights, so Cheng Ming had plenty of time to recover.

Xiao Lin did not have the time to worry about Cheng Ming’s condition. He pulled Chen Dao to the side and said, “Truthfully I think we still underestimated their strength. The King Lycanthropy talent, based on what I saw, if the guy really used the talent to the fullest, Cheng Ming would not have had a chance!”

“I know what you’re saying! I shouldn’t underestimate my opponent. Don’t worry!” The young Chen Dao acknowledged Xiao Lin quite a bit, but Chen Dao never listened to advice like that.

Chen Dao’s opponent was Thomas, and apparently Thomas was Smith’s brother. A pair of siblings being selected into an academy was incredibly rare, but it meant that the two of them definitely had very strong talents.

“Thomas is Smith’s brother, and apparently he is stronger than Smith. If that’s the case, it’s almost certain that he has an S-rank talent, so you need to be careful,” Xiao Lin said.

Chen Dao walked into the arena with a carefree expression. He had chosen to use the robes and staff for the tournament. Thomas might have been Smith’s brother, but he was a skinny man, and he picked the exact same equipment as Chen Dao: a two-handed staff.

“It seems like he’s another mage who focuses on the power of their spells.” Xiao Lin furrowed his eyebrows. Two-handed staffs were different from one-handed wands in that two-handed weapons were even more powerful, but comparatively, due to the heaviness of the weapon, it would greatly affect mobility. Because of that, single-handed wands were more suited for those who casted their spells rapidly.

Xiao Lin advised Chen Dao to learn some supportive spells, since that would increase the diversity of his strategies, but that immature boy had thrown himself even more fervently into the purest form of attack magics, and all he knew were large-scale fire spells.

“There’s not much to say about Chen Dao. He’s attacking style is suited for rapid offense. He uses his power to oppress his foes quickly. Thankfully, his talent allows him to do so.”

As Xiao Lin mumbled away to no one in particular, the second match started.

Chen Dao said nothing as he walked to the arena, and his surroundings started to rapidly heat up. Xiao Lin and the others were shocked. The guy was planning on using his talent right from the get go.

“Fire God talent! S-rank!”

In Judge Academy, there were naturally a few who knew of it, and in the cries of surprise, Raymond looked over again. After exchanging looks with Xiao Lin for a few seconds, he let out a strange smile, saying, “What a coincidence. Fire God! Haha.”

Everyone quickly understood the reason for Raymond’s smile. Facing the flaming Fire God, Thomas was not surprised at all. After raising his staff and chanting a spell, a blue glow rapidly rose and enveloped him, and in the flow, countless water pillars shot up into the sky. Thomas’s body was quickly covered by water. No, more accurately, the guy’s body had turned into the element of water.

“S-rank talent! Water God! This is too big of a coincidence!” Xiao Lin did not know how to react. Looking at Raymond, the man shrugged, indicating that he did not know either.

Water God and Fire God were similar talents; they both allowed the user to have the power of gods for a short time, and greatly increased the power of spells of the same element. They were both S-rank talents, and were both magically inclined, so they should be equals. However, from the perspective of attributes, fire was countered by water, so Chen Dao’s disadvantage was very clear. Xiao Lin almost suspected that their opponents had purposely arranged for Thomas to fight Chen Dao.

However, Judge Academy had arranged for two S-rank talent holders to fight from the start, so it seemed like they did not plan on allowing Dawn Academy to even gain a point on their territory. The number of S-rank talent holders in Judge Academy that year was incredibly shocking. After all, it was just the individual matches. The following team battle would definitely have S-rank talent holders as well.