Chapter 130 - SURPRISE

As the charging Ragnaceros got closer and closer to Budo, a look of panic began to creep up on Mourga's face. However, if one were to look closer, one would be able to detect a small glint of devious satisfaction forming in his eyes.

[Not yet, not yet...NOW]!

"Croak~"!

As Rakka's [Burning Blade] got closer and closer into melee range, all the blue spell circles that were initially forming a wall between him and Budo had gathered into one massive circle directly in between them.

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[Well that's not good]!

[Have Rakka use "Fire Stride" and pump all of your aether into it], Voxea suddenly interjected.

[What]?!

[Just do it]!

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"Now then Budo, drown this overgrown deer"!

"CROAK"!

The massive blue spell circle began to rapidly spin, as it gathered and condensed the surrounding aether to a raging whirlpool. In the next moment, a column of spiraling water shot out and tore across the battlefield like a raging dragon, straight at the charging Rakka.

As the water column impacted Rakka, a huge burst of steam was released, filling the arena and making the air muggy and everyone's vision hazy. On the dueling grounds proper however, the steam had cleared up a bit, showing no other monsters except a rather pleased BullFrog.

"BWAHAHAHA!", Mourga suddenly exclaimed, "Victory is mine! There is no way that silly little deer could have survived a direct hit like that from my magnificent Budo! Now I just need to get Lady Diamonda her to...wait a minute...why did my bond reactivate? Whyis the fog of war still in effect"?!

Mourga had just committed a cardinal sin of binder dueling, assuming victory just because he couldn't see the opposing binder's monster.

Any veteran, or at least rookie who remembered to pay attention in class, can tell you that the [Fog of War] will remain in effect as long as a binder controlled majimonster still has opponents. It doesn't matter if they are wild majimonsters or bounded ones, as long as an enemy exist, the [Fog of War] will stay in effect and those affected by the battle bond will be hyper focused.

This focus, and thus the battle bond, can never be shaken, unless one of two things occur.

The first scenario, is if one of the binders suddenly died in the middle of a duel. This is incredibly unlikely due to the odd, often considered reality bending, protection provided by the [Fog of War]. The only times the first scenario occurs is when one of the participating binders does suddenly due to health reasons, old age or being injured prior to the duel. This leads to the monster to suddenly, and violently, return to the drajule.

The second and more common case, emotional overload.

Sadness, Joy, Anger, any powerful emotions can cause a binder to lose focus and break the battle bond temporarily.

Mourga's extreme arrogance in this one moment was enough for his battle bond to break with Budo, long enough to notice Rakka was missing from the point of impact, long enough to notice the look of vicious victory on Silvia's face across the way, and just long enough to notice a [Burning Blade] attached to a Ragnaceros weighing several tons, coming out of the steam and dropping onto Budo's head like a form of divine retribution.

Needless to say, the shock of such a thing caused his battle bond to break again.

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[How...why is this working?!], I exclaimed.

Following Voxea's advice, I pumped Rakka with as much aether as I could and have him use [Fire Stride]. I was expecting him to just use the technique to narrowly juke the dangerous water technique to the side and rush towards Budo to stab him with [Burning Blade].

I was not expecting him to somehow launch himself air with it and use it to currently run on the back of the column of water, releasing huge amounts of steam all over the place and obscuring everyone's vision.

[Figured as much], Voxea commented.

[Did you just use me for another experiment?], I asked annoyed yet knowing the answer.

[Yes and I'll tell you why later. For now, get ready to win], Voxea replied nonchalantly.

[Huh? Oh]!

I felt a vicious smile form onto my face, as I watched Rakka dive sword and headfirst into the BullFrog.

I was expecting the BullFrog to burst into flame...I ended up with an explosion.