Chapter 772 Four Pillars: A Losing Fight
?"So... what conditions are we going to work with for our fight?"
As the three of them repositioned themselves to where both sides had enough space to move about, Valyr decided to ask the twins after it seemed like both sides had settled down.
"It would be incredibly stupid and absurd if we were to tell you that both sides would have to fight to the death until only one remains standing," said Daon. "After all, our current strengths are on a whole other level compared to yours."
"Instead, we'll be fighting against each other by putting all of our strength into a limited number of strikes," said Dawan as he continued where his twin left off. "Still scary, but more manageable."
"One side will act as the attacker, while the other side would be the defender. I'm pretty sure that's more than enough for you to understand the gist of what's going to happen."
"Basically give your everything in your attacks until the other side concedes." Valyr nodded, to which the two nodded in agreement.
Seeing the two's response to his words, the young man was reminded of his fifth fight with Matthias, where each of them had three moves to make the other side concede, switching back and forth with every attack.
With that, Valyr's body slightly shuddered as he realized the implications of his current situation.
"Say... you wouldn't be attacking me at the same time and count that one attack, right?" he asked, to which the two let out a bit of laughter in response.
"If we were to do that, the Gates of Awakening would make a move to restrain us," said Dawan as he shook his head. "But no, we'll be attacking you separately."
"I'll be attacking first," Daon said. "Then, after your turn, it'll be Dawan to attack you, swapping back and forth between us two."
"How many moves would each of us have before the fight ends?" asked the young man, the gears in his mind turning as he inputted their words into his mind.
Dawan raised three of his fingers in response.?"Three moves. In total, we would be attacking you six times."
"At the same time, you'd be able to attack us six times as well," said Daon soon after. "However, there's nothing stopping you from attacking both of us when it's our turn to defend."
"Is that so?" At those words, a faint smile briefly crept up the young man's face as a bunch of ideas surfaced in his mind.
At the same time, the three prepared themselves for their fight as all of them got into a battle stance.
Though, just as he had begun to reminisce over his quaint life from the past, Daon had finally made his move.
"[Art of the Calamitous Waves]!"
"[Heaven-rending Tsunami]!"
Bang!
With his right fist clenched, Daon struck out like a drawn bowstring as he sent all of his strength into his punch.
Once the punch and the pattern made contact, it was as if the world had briefly turned into the deadly oceans, sending out a small yet terrifying wave of water that swiftly headed towards Valyr.
"[Refined Defense Aura]!"
"[Refined Bulwark of Life]!"
"[Refined Mana Barrier]!"
In response, Valyr unleashed all of the defensive skills in his arsenal, even going so far as to rouse his Shadow Energy as he retrieved his spear.
"[Arcane Shadow Serpent Combat Style]!"
"[Dark Arcane Mirror]!"
Whoosh!
Just before the attack could make contact with Valyr, the dark barrier immediately burst forth, shielding a great portion of the momentum contained within the attack.
Yet even the barrier he thought of as sturdy eventually began to crumble under the attack's force, slowly making ferocity known through both the mana barrier and armor he had conjured.
'This really makes me wonder whether the Trial of Nine Stars is meant to be cleared,' thought the young man to himself, deciding to use a skill from [Arcane Shadow Serpent Combat Style] to counteract some of the forces from Daon's attack.
Though, seeing how his attack only seemed like a drop in a bucket, it was there that Valyr knew.
He was in for a losing fight.