Reincarnated as a Son of the Sword Saint and the Sage

Tina slashed her sword down, and an energy wave was released from her blade with speed. Erik just landed, and he was directly on its path. The audience was pretty sure that the wave was going to hit Erik, but it seemed like he had some leeway to avoid it. When the Sword Wave touched the body of Erik, it just passed through him as if he were a ghost and flew beyond the platform, hitting some trees in the process. The crowd went wild upon seeing that unbelievable sight. "What?! What just happened?! Did he get hit?" Nôv(el)B\\\\jnn

"I don\'t know. But it looked like the technique passed through him. If that was not the case, his body would have taken the Sword Wave and suffered horribly."

"How the hell did he do that?"

"Wait, look! Did he become two?!"

The crowd was shocked to see another figure of Erik behind the armored woman. Shortly after, the figure in front of her began to distort before it disappeared. Tina suddenly sensed something very fast coming at her, and then she reflexively swung her sword behind her to parry the incoming thrust attack of Erik.

Clink!

"An Afterimage, huh? A high-level Martial Art technique," Tina said as she crossed blades with Erik. "I am aware that you are not just a regular fighter, but you really exceed my expectations."

"Thank you for your compliments, lady. But we\'re still in the middle of our fight."

Erik slashed his blade at her that made her step back. He then once again lunged forward before executing a Level 2 Sword Art technique, aiming both the shoulder joints of her armor. "Double Slash."

Clink. Clink.

Tina had seen his intention to hit her weak spots and blocked his attacks with her sword. Immediately, Tina tightened her grip on the sword and swung it diagonally, performing a technique. "Power Swing!"

She swung her sword so fast and powerfully that it created a little shockwave. If Erik did not dodge it, his body would be severely damaged, or worse, be cut in half. "Alright, my turn."

After that, Erik and Tina kept exchanging blows, with only scratches having been inflicted upon one another. The audience was seriously watching their duel and judged that they were seemingly equal. It took a few minutes before one of them inflicted serious damage. "Piercing Barrage."

"Kuh—!" His rapier glowed, and then Erik repeatedly thrust his blade on different parts of Tina\'s body. As per the tournament\'s rules, Erik made sure not to hit her vitals, or else he could be eliminated. The rapier poked several holes in her armor and penetrated into her flesh. Blood eventually started to leak out of her armor. The crowd was not going to like what was happening, as many of them betted on the woman. Despite being in severe pain, she bore the pain all over her body and did not lose focus on her opponent. She gritted her teeth before she made her counterattack. "Argh—! Folded Slash!"

Executing a Level 6 Sword Art technique, Tina mightily slashed her sword five times in a row. However, due to her injuries, she could not land a hit on Erik, who was effortlessly dodging all her attacks. To put more salt on the wound, Erik even teased her by standing still with opened arms, but it turned out to be an Afterimage. Tina did not like how her opponent made fun of her, and she was getting more frustrated with him. "This fucker!"

Even though she was suffering from injuries, her anger toward Erik overwhelmed the pain and began attacking him relentlessly, slashing her sword every time she caught a glimpse of him, even if it was an illusion. The wooden floor of the platform had begun tearing apart bit by bit. The referee even jumped out of the platform in order to not cause collateral damage. Tina might have lost her reasons and did not care about the tournament anymore.

"Hey, what are you doing? Stop it."

Erik noticed her spontaneous change in behavior and reminded her and told her, but to no response. He judged it was not good for her and himself if this prolonged. Therefore, he decided to end this match as soon as possible.

"You got me no choice. Fast Sword."

When Tina was about to swing her sword down toward him, Erik slashed his rapier with incredible speed and clashed it with her sword.

Cling!

A deafening, sharp sound echoed through the camp as Tina\'s sword flew in the air. The parry left Tina open, and Erik immediately seized that opportunity to land a roundhouse kick to her abdomen, sending her flying for a second as well. His kick inflicted so much blunt damage on her that she could not get up no matter how much she struggled. Tina ultimately collapsed on the floor, and then the referee decided to end the match in favor of Erik. "Tina cannot fight any longer! I hearby declared Erik the winner of this match! He has advanced to the next round!"

Claps gradually reverberated around the platform. A few disappointments could be heard due to the fact that they lost their bets. Words buzzed in the crowd talking about whether they realized Erik\'s strength after his outstanding performance or criticized how harsh he was to his female opponent.

Officials and healers came to check the condition of Tina and immediately treat her injuries. After closing up her severe wounds, they then carried and escorted her out of the stage. Erik had made sure she would be not in danger, but he was still worried about her wellbeing, especially when she was consumed by her rage earlier. Afterwards, Erik sheathed back his blade before he stepped out of the platform. He knew that there were some criticisms mixed with the words the crowds chanted to him, but he did not care about them and just ignored them as he walked the path they had created. With his performance today, Erik was confident that he could see his name in the betting polls later. His next match or matches, if necessary, would be held the next day.