On all screens around the battle arena, a list became visible. It had the names of the twenty participants who had qualified to move on to the third round. The numbering of the participants was now based on their results in round two. In first place was Rishab, Vansh was in second, and Yashika secured third place.
The list was long, containing the names of the top twenty participants who had given the best performances. Everyone was given half an hour of rest, during which they could use the services of the healers to heal their injured beasts. While in the second round, they had not fought, but some attacks required self-harm, so this was an excellent opportunity for them to recover.
Everyone was preparing their strategy for the last round; it was an all-out combat round, but still, there were some restrictions, like Beast Tamers couldn't use supporting skills to help their contract beasts. They even use 'Soul Link' to command their contract beasts through mental connecting use of potions, armor, and any other strength-enhancing product was also banned. Time passed, and it was finally time for the main event.
"Congratulations, everyone! You have reached the third round, which proves you are qualified to earn a spot for your contract beast to train in Sword Sanctuary," said the commentator.
"As you guys have already figured out, there are only five spots this time, but don't be discouraged; to compensate you, we will give satisfactory rewards to those in the top 10." Some participants cheered. They initially thought it would be a complete waste of time, effort, and money if they could get into the top 5, but now it looks like they would receive some compensation; the state government has decided to increase the reward for the top five. So now your contract beasts will be allowed to stay for a longer duration and be able to use this opportunity and gain even more benefits."
"The first will be able to have his beast stay in 'Sword Fiend Sanctuary' for 24 months; the one at the second spot will be able to get his beast trained for 18 months; and the third will be able to have his beast enter it for 12 months." Announced the commentator, which made the participants' blood boil. Even Yashika sighed in relief; she thought that she would not be able to gain much as the one in third place was only allowed to stay for six months, so she didn't need to be too concerned about securing top spots.
She clenched her hands. She couldn't do much in this competition, but her contract beast was able to show its full strength while being wielded, and even then she was confident of getting in the top 3.
"Now that it's time for the battles, all the participants will be divided into four groups. You will need to defeat everyone in your group, and based on the result, the top two from all four groups will be selected."
The list of groups appeared again. The top four were in four different groups, and the rest were divided by their group. Rishi was in the first place, so his battle was first this time.
He approached the battle arena and faced his opponent, standing on the other side. The audience cheered for them. The referee asked both of them to summon their contract beasts; Rishi summoned Sheru, while his opponent Gyan summoned his walking sword beast.
They both didn't talk, and they started the battle. Gyan knew he couldn't beat his opponent if he fought conventionally. He decided to use his strongest attack. He said, "Goldie, use 'Sharpen' and 'Flying Dash' before attacking with 'Maximize' and 'Golden Storm.' "
The golden sword inside the sheath with legs was revealed a little; it shone golden. The two sheaths with legs charged at Sheru before jumping midway. The golden sword revealed itself again and moved towards Sheru as a golden ray. In the air, it grew twice before a golden tornado appeared on its blade that was moving toward Sheru, giving him no chance to escape.
The blade made a front flip to gain momentum and released the storm toward Sheru. The golden storm moved quickly and was about to surround Sheru when Rishi commanded "Defend," not naming the skill to use.
Sheru roared, and its eyes shone in a golden glow. Three golden orbs appeared out of nowhere and started rotating around him. They turned into liquid before transforming into three golden shields. They started rotating, and a light golden barrier appeared.
The golden storm surrounded Sheru; many golden blades started to attack him, but he started moving. He appeared out of the storm slowly. Everyone was paralyzed, and their mouths widened when they saw Sheru casually walking out of an ultimate attack; There were three shields surrounding him that didn't even have a dent in them.
Rishi saw an opening and decided to finish the match. He said, "Attack the sheath."
Sheru disappeared in a golden blur and appeared before the sheath. Its legs trembled in fear when it looked at its opponent. Sheru's paw was about to hit it when its master said, "I admit defeat."
The sheath disappeared and appeared out of the arena, and Sheru stopped its attack. Rishi called it back, and in between the audience's shocked gazes, he returned to his seat. Everyone was shocked by Sheru's defense.
The sword beasts were known for their stronger strengths. The defense was never their forte; most of them lacked in this aspect, but in front of them was a sword beast with such solid defense. There was a hint of shock in even Yashika's and Vansh's eyes; this magic beast started getting more and more mysterious.
A glint shone in the eyes of Anya as she assessed so it had sword and metal attributes; these elements complement each other. Sheru gave up its defense after getting evolved in exchange for its speed and strength, but this skill made its defense even stronger than before. It was activated for a long time and didn't hinder its movement; this was a broken skill.
The others also competed, and the ones at the top easily dominated their group only exception was group four which had another winner. Similar to what happened with Rishi, no one dared challenge Vansh and Yashika once they showed their superior strength.
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