I Have a Dragon in My Body - Chapter 25

Chapter 25: Duel, Becoming Famous From One Battle

After class, Mark stood up and left. He wanted to go to the blacksmith in the corner to prepare a suitable weapon.

Because of the continuous missions during this period of time, the longsword in his hand could no longer be used.

At this moment, Nelson, who was in the last row, walked over and called out to Mark.

“How’s the preparation for the duel at 7 pm?”

Turning to Nelson, Mark explained the situation.

“I’m going to choose a weapon now. I’ve been doing missions recently, and this longsword in my hand has already reached its limit!” With that, he raised the already damaged weapon in his hand.

“I see, don’t be anxious!” As he spoke, he took out a refined longsword from behind and handed it over.

After receiving it, Mark pulled out the sword and looked at it.. He found that the blade of this weapon was actually so sharp.

Just by looking at it with the naked eye, one could tell that it was very sharp!

“This is your sword. It’s not good for me to use it!”

Hearing this, Nelson smiled and explained, “No, no, no. I usually use my fists in combat, so I equip brass knuckles instead.”

“I specially brought this weapon from home. In order to thank you for your outstanding contribution to the Garrison Guard Station, I’ll give you this as a reward!”

Hearing this, Mark became embarrassed. After all, he did not complete these missions personally!

“I’m sorry!”

“I did not do much for these people!”

“Use it! I’ll go to the toilet first. I’ll watch your duel later!”

“Teach them a lesson!” Nelson patted Mark on the shoulder and flew away from him.

It seemed that he had been holding it in for a long time.

After obtaining the weapon, Mark went to the lawn on the first floor of the academy. He pulled out the sword and waved it a few times.

After getting used to the weight and length of this longsword, he hung it at his waist and walked towards the Battle Arena.

Before he entered the Battle Arena, Mark realized that there was a group of people surrounding the entrance.

Because it was a student from Class A who challenged a student from Class S, these people from the upper year classes all came to the Battle Arena to watch the battle.

The new students mainly wanted to see what kind of strength the students in Class S had this year.

The main purpose of the higher grade students was to come to the Battle Arena to place their bets and use this opportunity to earn some money.

Because Mark often did not appear in the academy, few students around knew him.

As a result, the protagonist of today was crazily pushing away in the crowd.

The surrounding people who were joining in the fun were even more excited than Mark!

After much difficulty, he entered the Battle Arena and found a high spot. He shouted at the surrounding people, “Can you all make way?”

“This is my duel. Why are you more enthusiastic than me?!”

Hearing Mark’s shout, the onlookers quickly made way for him.

On the stage, Johnny had been waiting for a long time. He even thought that there was a high chance that Mark had already escaped and would not participate in the battle.

After going up the stage, Mark glanced at the other party and realized that even if the other party and his contract beast were added together, they were not as strong as he was now.

Since he was already here, it was not good for him to persuade the other party to leave. Doing so would make him appear too arrogant.

Seeing that his opponent was smug, Mark could only follow the etiquette and ask about the battle again.

Before he could finish, the person in front said, “Stop wasting time. Let’s start in five seconds!”

Johnny’s words were abnormally arrogant, as if he did not plan to say anything.

According to the duel etiquettes, he pulled out the sword at his waist. The two of them touched the tips of their swords.

They counted down in their mind.

“5”

“4”

…

“1”

This death duel began just like that.

After blocking the opponent’s fatal blow, Johnny jumped back. In the next few seconds, he used his contract beast.

The previous time, the teacher had stopped Mark’s attack so he had not been injured. This made him think that Mark was very weak.

After borrowing the power of the contract beast, Johnny confidently waved the sword in his hand.

However, he quickly discovered a very serious problem. No matter how hard he tried, the sword in his hand could not push back this man in the slightest.

As time passed, a chill ran down his spine.

‘This man is too powerful. My contract beast has been strengthened three times, but I can’t move him at all!’

Helpless, Johnny could only use all his support magic.

‘Weapon Enhancement, Sharpness, Light Body, Advanced Perception…’

After casting these support spells, he continued to raise his sword and attack the man.

However, no matter how fast he attacked, he could not hurt the other party!

As he wondered about his attacks, Mark no longer wanted to play with him.

At the beginning, Mark saw that the swordsmanship of Johnny was very special, so he planned to secretly learn it.

After fighting a few times, he realized that his opponent’s sword skills were only third-rate.

“What a waste of my time!” He could not help but say this.

After hearing this, Johnny’s mind was filled with anger, and he immediately took out the last secret weapon from his waist.

Under everyone’s view, he placed the pill into his mouth.

Below the stage, the corners of Kirk Lucas’s mouth curled up into a sinister smile.

‘This fool really trusted the words of those women!’

On the stage, Mark saw this scene and could not help but have a headache. He did not expect that he would dare to do such a thing in a duel.

‘Does he really think that I won’t kill him?’

‘Frenzied Acceleration, Superior Light Body, Weapon Enhancement, Gravity…’

The moment his opponent broke the rules, Mark had already used all his support magic.

Then, he moved at a speed that exceeded the limits of humans and disappeared from the dueling platform.

The moment he disappeared, a figure appeared in the distance.

The afterimage raised the weapon in its hand and waved it like a club, striking the back of Johnny’s head.

The blow made a loud noise and Johnny fell to the ground.

All of this happened too quickly. In less than a second, the audience below the stage did not even understand what had happened before Mark returned to his original position.

The audience below the stage was stunned for five seconds before they recovered. Many people realized that Mark was powerful and immediately cheered.

On a distant platform, the Academy Head watched the entire battle.

Seeing the final result, he smiled and stroked his beard in satisfaction before turning to leave the Battle Arena.

After the battle ended, Mark was targeted by many famous people of the upper grades. His name was already remembered by more than half of the students in the academy.