Chapter 529 - Qualifying
The young man with amber hair attacked again, sending a fire blade at Grey that slashed horizontally.
Grey set up a defensive ice wall in front of him.
Bam! Crack! Bang!
The blade broke through the ice wall easily, heading towards Grey.
Grey didn't panic, as he sent a fist made of flames at the slash.
Boom!
The attacks collided, causing a huge shockwave that pushed Grey a few steps back.
Before he could regain his footing, the young man appeared above him, cutting down vertically this time.
Grey sidestepped, but to his surprise, the young man was able to increase the width of the blade slash, covering almost ten meters.
With no other choice, Grey used the space element to escape from the range of the attack, escaping by a hair's breadth.
After he appeared, he attacked the young man instantly, sending out a lightning bolt that almost hit the back of the young man.
Bang!
The young man turned around quickly, slashing his fire blade at the bolt of lightning that was heading towards him.
After deflecting the attack, he continued slashing at Grey. Easily breaking the ice wall that Grey tried to use as a defense.
'Crap! I would've told her I was an Earth Elementalist. Although, why do I feel like my ice is stronger than it previously was?' Grey complained when he saw how easily the young man was breaking through his defense.
After coming out, he gasped, trying to catch his breath while staring at Grey warily. He had been on the front foot since the start of the battle, yet Grey was not only able to endure, but he found an opportunity to counterattack as well.
The young man's expression changed slightly when Grey, who was still in the curtain of lightning, smiled, and he increased his vigilance.
Grey looked around, realizing there were nine of them on the stage, instead of eight. Choosing randomly, he switched positions with another unsuspecting young man in the Third stage of Overlord Plane who was lazing around after defeating his opponent.
Buzz!
"Ah!"
Due to how unexpected it was, he was unable to do anything to defend against this attack.
Bam! Crash!
The sound of flesh hitting flesh rang across the stage, before the young man's figure was sent flying outside the stage.
This was an unexpected outcome nobody felt would happen.
Grey used the first chance he got against the young man with amber hair to force him back while picking a weaker opponent to eliminate.
This not only meant that their two were qualified for the next round, but it also showed his impeccable battle awareness.
Grey had been taking note of what was happening around him even while he was suppressed by the young man. When the opportunity arose, he took it so well that nobody could find any faults with him. It might be a sneak attack, but it was one that was well executed.
Other than the young man who he eliminated, no one else found his attack as an eyesore.
....
At the judges' area.
"Clever, taking out two birds with one stone. He used the same attack for not only pushing back that boy but also eliminating someone else. But do any of you find the way he switched positions with him strange?" One of the Ladies amongst the judges asked.
"He used the space element, this is something I've not seen before.. Hmph! I've always hated Space Elementalists, they're always a headache for everyone else," Ezra's Teacher replied, clearly still not happy with Grey.