Chapter 598: Final 3
His ukemi (way of receiving) had almost become a supernatural skill. As long as he was hit, he would transfer the force of that attack somewhere else. Yet the problem was that he wasn't on the ground, and it was rather hard for him to transfer the force to another direction, especially when Stella's bombardment was fierce.
'Maybe because I don't have enough rest?' He thought since he knew that his battle with Edelweiss was fierce. It was a battle outside the realm of human understanding.
When he was hurt, Edelweiss also thought that it was her fault since she had been trying to dry him.
Still, as for why he was hurt, he knew that it was because he hadn't gotten serious, and he still gave this reckless girl a chance.
However, he didn't deny that Stella's attack hurt him. Unlike Touka's attack, which was fast but lacked power. Stella's attack might lack speed, but each of her attacks was enough to create a tectonic earthquake. It was fortunate. They were in the sky, or else this city was already sunk into the ocean.
Stella wasn't smart, and naturally, she thought that he was hurt because of her attack. She also kept punching him and didn't give him a chance since she knew as long as she stopped, he might have a chance to defeat him.
'Especially...'
She looked at her fists, and her face was quite gloomy.
While Tsukasa and Stella were like two little dots in the air, no one seemed to complain, and everyone was still excited, wondering who would win between the two.
"Strong! Crimson Princess is so strong! She keeps attacking Sakra without stopping! Sakra can't do anything but defend! Is she going to win the championship of the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival?"
The host was so excited and kept talking, but everyone who heard his voice couldn't help but shake their heads since the host's knowledge was too low to understand what was happening.
"Onii-sama, is Stella going to win?" Shizuku asked and couldn't help but be affected by the host's words. However, she couldn't be blamed since each punch that came from Stella was enough to destroy a mountain or a city. It was utter destruction, and she also wasn't sure whether she could do anything about it. No, she could do nothing.
"No."
Ikki's voice was firm when he answered Shizuku's words. Still, he let out a long sigh, thinking about how powerful Tsukasa was. "No matter how powerful Stella is, I can't see her possibility of winning this match."
Everyone also thought the same. They had seen how Stella was able to blast and defeat Kiriko so easily before, but many might think that Kiriko's element was weak against Stella's flame. However, this was far from the truth.
Even if Touka fought Stella, she might not be able to defeat Stella.
For one thing, Stella's defense and durability were ridiculously high. They were sure that nothing could penetrate her defense in this world except for Tsukasa.
For one thing, magic would increase the defense of the Blazers. With magic, their defense was so strong that it was enough to scoff bullets, which shot from a point blank, but Stella owned a lot of magic, and her magic should be the biggest among all the Blazers in history. One could imagine that she could maintain her defense and how tough it was, right?
Her ability was also the manipulation of the concept of the dragon.
If one asked, what was the strongest creature in the myth, naturally, they would answer it was a dragon without hesitation. Many myths also depict how fierce a dragon was. From Norse, Greece, Egypt, and many other myths, there were many that depicted a dragon. Even if they didn't depict the dragon, they depicted the ancestor of a dragon, which was a serpent.
Whether it was a serpent or dragon, they had been the nemesis of the gods. Many gods were even eaten by them. It was a mighty creature, and for Stella, whose ability was to manipulate the concept of the dragon, she was simply a dragon in a humanoid body.
By using magic, becoming Exceed, and many others, her power was simply invincible.
Whether it was fighting Kurono, Nene, Touka, Kiriko, or any other Blazers in this world, she could scoff at their attacks easily. No one could penetrate, break, or hurt her defense.
However, Tsukasa was different. He could hurt her, and from their confrontation, her hands were already covered in numerous slash wounds. Stella also needed to strengthen or pull away her hands since if she didn't, she was afraid his blade would cut her hands down.
By this point, she realized how reckless she was, but she also knew that it was impossible for her to fight by using her sword. If she used her sword, her speed would be lowered, and she could imagine herself being cut down.
Yet she wasn't up.
After that last attack, none of her attacks hit him. She had missed all of her attacks, yet it didn't mean she couldn't harm him.
Unlike the audience, who couldn't feel anything because of the barrier, Tsukasa felt that he was boiled. His clothes, Device, and many others were almost melting because of the sheer heat of her ability.
Even the ocean, which was quite far from their location, was boiling and turned into vapor. By this point, it wouldn't be weird if the sky turned back from the cloud, yet all of the clouds were boiled by Stella's heat. There was nothing left, and all that was left was an even hotter temperature from the sun.
As of now, they are already outside the venue, and their countdown has already passed, but no one said anything since it was impossible for them to fight in the city, or else this city was already in ruin!
The committee had a hard time capturing their figures on camera, but no one really cared about that matter now since the battle was about to end!
Suddenly half of his Drying Pole melted, and Stella didn't hesitate to use this chance to punch him!
Stella's punch moved closer and closer, but unlike what they had imagined, when they thought he was going to lose, suddenly, they saw an unthinkable situation. The time seemed to stop, and the eyes of some people, especially the strongest, almost bulged out when they saw his attack.
"He used it."
Edelweiss shook her head and knew that the match had already been settled.
When Stella thought that she was going to win, she suddenly saw his blade, which had become shorter and suddenly moved at a speed that was impossible to be followed by eyes.
Supersonic? Hypersonic? Speed of light? Faster than light?
It was outside of speed. It was something different, and it was something that everyone except him could understand.
His slash suddenly became three, and her instinct told her that it was dangerous!
However, Stella knew that she could do nothing.
"Tsubame Gaeshi."
Three slashes cut down her body at the same time, and she fell down into the sea.
Tsukasa looked at his shorter blade and sighed helplessly, knowing he hadn't won. Instead, a troublesome situation was about to appear.