Magus Supremacy - Chapter 573

Chapter 573: First Hit!

Chapter 573

“Who’s next for a beatdown?!” she asked.

Ray stood two metres away from her, his gauntlets gleaming under the light as he glared at Noelle, his heart thumping wildly. He didn’t know what to do yet—attack, defend, or wait for an opening.

Finral was slowly getting back up on his feet, his sword cracked massively while blood dripped down the corner of his mouth. He huffed and panted heavily, his tired eyes locked on Noelle, who just stood there with that same unbothered look on her face.

“What? None of you are coming again? Why is that? Scared?” she asked, and another small smirk flashed across her lips.

“Fear, huh?” Ray muttered after calming his beating heart. He took in several deep breaths before stepping forward. “What an interesting emotion.

But at this moment, I don’t feel it when I look at you. Why? I don’t even know. Or maybe it’s because you’re too weak to make me scared?” he asked, grinning slightly as his words hit a nerve.

Noelle’s eyes twitched in fury. Her hands trembled, the whip vibrating along with her rage as she ground her teeth hard.

“Peasants like you have no right to talk down on me like that,” Noelle said coldly. Without hesitation, she blitzed forward, her figure becoming a blur.

‘I have a minute left before the effects of the pill Grey gave me wear off. We need to take her down before I become slower than her. But how?!’ Ray thought inwardly as Noelle suddenly appeared right in front of him.

Her whip lashed toward his neck. Reacting instantly, Ray ducked down low, the long weapon slicing through the air above him with a loud snap that sent a rush of wind past his ear.

Swirling Ki to his legs, Ray exploded forward with full force. His feet shot toward her face but then…

Whoosh!

He heard the sharp sound from behind and spun around just in time, his arms crossing to absorb the impact of the whip that had curled back toward him again.

The block left him open from behind, and Noelle wasn’t about to let that chance slip. She bolted forward like lightning—but crashing into her path was Jared.

His sword swung upward from below toward her head. Seeing this, she immediately leaned backward, the blade slicing through empty space just inches from her nose.

Before she could regain her footing, Ray had already dealt with the whip. Ki surged through his legs once more, and without a second thought, he leaped into the air directly above her and then…

BAM!

BOOM!

A small shockwave burst outward as his fists, clamped together, slammed into her exposed body with immense force. The impact sent her crashing into the ground, blood spurting out of her mouth as the floor beneath her cracked violently.

“Our first hit!” Liam exclaimed in glee, a smile of relief crossing his face.

Finral wasn’t about to waste the opportunity. He leaped into the air, raising his cracked sword high above his head, and then…

He came crashing down toward Noelle’s body. But the direct descendant quickly gathered herself, spinning to the side just in time. Finral’s sword smashed into the cratered ground, deepening it even further and sending chunks of debris flying everywhere.

Before he could react, she was already upon him. Luckily, Ray was quicker as he dashed forward, slamming a solid punch into her abdomen and sending her skidding backward, her boots tearing the ground beneath her.

“My turn,” Liam muttered under his breath as he gripped his sword tighter, the veins in his arm bulging. He bolted toward the descendant still struggling to steady herself.

“AHHHH!” he roared as he swung his sword horizontally toward her exposed back with immense force. But unfortunately for him, Noelle spun around in time, clamping both hands around the blade, bringing it to a solid halt that echoed like metal striking stone.

“You all are weak,” she muttered through blood-stained lips as she applied pressure on the sword, almost cracking it in two. Liam, gritting his teeth with grim determination, swung his foot toward her abdomen.

But she quickly pivoted to the side, the kick slicing through the air with a loud whoosh and missing by an inch. Before he could react, she swept him off his feet in a single motion and swung her leg toward his face with full force.

Feeling the air pressure from the incoming kick, Liam’s pupils shrank. His throat went dry as he gulped in horror, too slow to block it.

“Fucking go down already!” Jared shouted through gritted teeth as he coated his shoulder with Ki and barged forward. He slammed it straight into Noelle, the impact sending her skidding away from Liam and right into Finral’s path.

“Gotcha,” Finral muttered coldly as he swung his damaged sword toward her exposed back. But as if she had eyes behind her, Noelle spun around in a blur and snapped her whip forward. It coiled tightly around Finral’s sword, locking it in place and halting his attack completely.

‘Huh?’ Finral thought with confusion flashing in his eyes. Before he could pull back, Noelle infused her whip with Ki and pulled hard. A loud crack followed as the already damaged sword shattered into pieces. Her leg immediately followed in a powerful kick straight toward him.

“Crap! My sword…” Finral croaked out, his eyes widening as he realized too late that the kick was already on its way.

“Focus on the fight!” Ray barked sharply, appearing in front of Finral in a flash. He smashed his elbow against Noelle’s incoming leg, but she swiftly withdrew her strike and swung her whip from below toward his head.

Jared reacted instantly, leaping into the air and slamming his sword directly into the tip of the whip. The collision created a loud metallic crack, sending the weapon crashing into the ground and leaving a small crater where it hit.

“You’re right!” Finral gritted his teeth, his palms spreading wide as Ki flared around them. The others kept Noelle and her whip occupied, buying him the time he needed. The Ki around his hands condensed further, vibrating violently as it struggled to contain the overflowing energy.

“Move!” he yelled, and everyone immediately dove out of the way.

Then…

CLAP!

BANG!

BOOOOM!

A deafening clap echoed through the arena, followed by a thunderous explosion. Finral’s palms collided with each other, unleashing a wave of compressed Ki that tore through the ground. The shockwave was so strong it lifted Noelle off her feet, made her cough out blood, and hurled her several metres into the air like a ragdoll.

Dust and debris filled the air as the ground cracked further, the entire section of the platform trembling from the blast’s impact. The crowd gasped in shock, struggling to process what had just happened.