Alex heard Tim's declaration and his lips curled upwards.
'Forcing you till here can already be considered a win.'Alex muttered inwardly as he saw Tim advance.
Alex took his right step back to shift his strength while pressing his left foot forward and quickly raised his sword, swinging it fiercely to deflect the incoming attack.
A powerful shockwave burst forth as soon as the attacks collided with one another.
When Alex saw Tim's movements he could see that they were quite seamless and natural. It was as if his body and mind were one with his sword.
In addition, there were powerful shockwaves that exploded whenever his sword collided with him.
If previously Alex had a doubt, now he was sure about it. Tim wasn't an ordinary legendary rank knight.
He was now 29 years old and anyone able to reach the forte below 30 years would be labelled as a genius and if you achieved it below 25 you will be hailed as a monster of the generations all over the continent.
Tim must have a higher status among the knights of the same rank and that's why that old man of his had sent him as a bodyguard.
Alex could see that Tim was different from his peers and even though he was of a legendary rank, he didn't lack courtesy which one forgets on stepping here.
Alex exhaled deeply as his mana heart started to beat faster and louder, washing away all his exhaustion as his complexion started to change.
His pale face and exhaustion already started to disappear.
Using the aura had surely given him a boost and he could let himself loose a little.
Tim swept his sword and what followed it was a strong gale that started to blow out of nowhere.
Alex unknowingly let out a grasp of a surprised exclamation as a strong gust of wind hit his face as a single sword strike created a storm sweeping the whole area.
Alex fell into deep contemplation about his next move as he was only using a simple sword technique till now but Tim has used a technique known as Storm Sweep.
Alex thought about cutting it with a strong slash using his aura but a naughty idea hit him.
"I think I can copy a bit. Wouldn't it be alright, after all, I am just stealing from my home, isn't it." Alex muttered
He dashed forward and used his sword to counter Tim's move.
"Storm sweep!"
Followed by Alex's swing, a huge storm followed by a tempest collided with Tim's storm and neutralised the attack scattering with strong winds.
"You are destroying my hairstyle," Alex grumbled but what greeted him was a strong and powerful beam of bluish light aimed at him that wreaked havoc while passing through the storm.
Rays of light suddenly erupted from Alex's sword and he thrust his sword and plunged his sword down.
A crimson beam of condensed aura was fired from Alex that added chaos all around and created a huge shockwave that brought a massive explosion shaking the whole barrier.
"We should stop the match," Catherine muttered as she saw the things getting out of hand.
"Alice order your knight to fall back," Catherine spoke with a stern expression.
"But Big Brother is still fighting. Tim will control his power well." Alice spoke, trying to calm Catherine along with the others.
Christina assured Catherine that Alex would be alright but Catherine who refuted their words saw the cloud of dust dissipating and saw Alex and Tim standing there without any damage.
All the people present there couldn't help but stare blankly as they filled with majesty and awe.
As soon as the dust dissipated, their image distorted and disappeared from their place.
Small shockwaves started to erupt inside the barrier that rang like thunderclaps one after another.
Due to multiple shockwaves, small cracks started to appear on the gradually closed barrier after the knights poured their mana but they were so focused on watching the match that they forgot to fix the cracks.
BANG!
With a loud blast, a figure was thrown to the ground and slid into the ground for a few metres before he rolled his body and got up on his feet.
Alex staggered back a little and looked like a beast who had used all of its energy.
Although his eye glimmered with a burning fighting spirit, he was truly on the verge of fainting due to over exhaustion.
Alex could use a healing spell to heal himself but that would be a blatant disrespect to Tim who had recognized him as an enemy.
Tim appeared before Alex and swung a horizontal swipe, Alex parried and deflected the blow but his body shook a little barely maintaining his balance before Alex could track Tim's movements, Tim was already on the second strike.
But Alex tilted his back till his nose reached the ground allowing the sword to pass over his face by fair breathing and kicked Tim's leg while using that momentum to somersault his body to get back a few distances.
BANGG!
Tim was caught off guard seeing Alex's flexibility which shocked him greatly and Alex's kick had connected to his torso throwing him off balance.
Alex landed back on its feet and stepped forward.
Channelling his strength into his legs, he propelled his body with an extreme speed while thrusting the tip of the blade at Tim's chest who lost his balance.
Before Tim could balance himself and get out of the shock, Alex's blade reached before his eyes.
Although he knew that Alex would stop before it would kill him, his sixth sense and instinct that had been honed by countless battles and fights kicked in subconsciously as his sixth sense sent him a warning signal of impending danger.
His eyes narrowed and he released all his strength, the frightening burst of power, took Alex by surprise and before he could stop his body, he was assaulted by Tim power as Tim unleashed all his strength and Alex was directly blown away.
"Cheatttttttterrrrrr!" Alex's scream echoed as his body flew like a ragdoll and crashed onto the barrier.
