Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

Chapter 204: The Duel Begins

A set of footsteps entered the stadium and walked straight onto the raised platform. The slender figure skimmed her eyes over the students and gave a sharp gaze. It was a warning not to cheer up for the opposition.

The students became pin-drop silent as professor Ganga registered her presence in the arena. Lee glanced at Drake, and then walked to the center of the stadium. The building as large as a soccer stadium only had two people standing at the center of it, about 40 metres apart. As Lee reached his predetermined position, Erikko stood up and spoke.

"Students and fellow professors of the prestigious Alaqvier academy, we are here to spectate the duel between Lee and professor Ganga Equis. If the head of the Magic Research department wins, she can decide whether he can join the academy as a teacher. If Lee wins, then I shall appoint him to an appropriate department.

The winner is decided when the other admits defeat or is knocked out. Consumption of potions is allowed. The duel begins!"

Erikko stepped back and sat on his chair. The whole stadium was silent and eagerly peered at the two at the center, without blinking.

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9 A.M.

32655 Essence harvested.

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"....."

"....."

It was almost a minute, and neither of them made a move. Some of the students deduced that this match is not going anywhere, while many found professor Ganga's silence interesting. As someone with extraordinary sensitivity to Mana, her stillness accumulated the anxiety of most students.

"Ganga Equis. Head of the Magic Research department. Earth, wind and fire affinities."

This was the highlight of Ganga Equis. She had three elements as her affinity. Not only the count of the affinities, but the implementation of these elements made her famous. Her precise usage of affinity elements to distract, confuse and defeat her opponents were a nightmare even for peak Soul Manifestation realm cultivators.

Now it was his chance, and Lee introduced himself.

"Lee. Lightning and water affinity."

Lee had selected those two for some reasons. The fire affinity can be countered with water, and as far as he can provide Mana, the wind cannot disperse water. Lightning was selected as he was confident in his control and maneuverability. If he can provide enough Mana, then he can redirect the lethal strikes anywhere he desires.

'View.'

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Name: Ganga Equis

Race: Dwarf Elven

Age: 29 years

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Health: 680

Power: 210

Dexterity: 105

Intelligence: 149

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'Not bad for a hybrid of an elf and dwarf. Hudson, limit my physical stats to half.'

[Limiter placed.]

Ganga saw that Lee was not taking any initiative, so she decided to take the first step.

"Fireball."

Ganga raised her right arm towards Lee, and a burning ball of fire appeared out of thin air. It expanded for an instant, and then shot towards him. Lee took a few steps to his right. But the large fireball acted on its own.

Lee had stepped out of its trajectory, but he had never expected that the fireball would suddenly split into many smaller chunks of fire. The process was sudden and the fireball was only about 3 metres from Lee.

'Crafty.'

Lee disappeared from where he stood and re-appeared at a different location, about 10 metres backward. The place he where stood a second ago was engulfed in flames. The fireball became a puddle of flame and spread out on the floor.

The instantaneous movement was witnessed by the gathered students and professors, and an awe of surprise arose from the crowd. Erikko had his eyes wide open as he saw Lee moving like a lightning. From his observations, Erikko decided to add him to the Physical Augmentation department.

'How did he move so fast?'

Ganga was riddled by many questions in her head. She could not find a reason for his sudden jump in location. But she felt glad to have known about his supernatural speed. She guessed that it is related to his affinity with lightning.

"....."

'?'

Ganga was chanting something, and it was so feeble Lee could not pick it up. Lee extended his hand and shot a large puddle of water over the flames, and the fire died up. Turning around, he saw innumerous golems next to Ganga. She had a smirk on her face, and sweat dripped from her forehead.

*swish*

One of the golem shot forward and reached near Lee in a short time. Even without Foresight, Lee can see every movement of the golems. As the earth construct neared him, other golems had crept behind the one in front, so as to conceal their presence from Lee.

Lee shot forward, and jumped forward as he reached at the verge of the puddle of water. The golem and Lee collided over the puddle, in mid-air. As Lee brought down his leg on the construct's chest, the golem was thrown downward with an enormous momentum. The strength shattered the stone construct to pieces and the crumbled golem pieces fell into the puddle.

*gasps*

The action sequence was swift and flawless, and Lee exhibited his strength to shatter a stone golem. For people with physical boost, this was a simple task, and many concluded that Lee is a fighter than an elemental user.

Before Lee could reach the other side of the puddle, seven other stone golems had pounced on him. Without wasting a second, the nunchuck was pulled out of the Storage, and it was then everyone noticed the presence of a spatial ring in his left arm's ring finger.

*stones cracking*

The right arm moved on its own, while Lee did a mid-air maneuver. The nunchuck drifted in the air and connected the chests on all the golems in a single line. When he reached the ground on one of his knees, small stones fell on him.

Standing up and dusting, Lee saw the surprised face of his opponent. Ganga gritted her teeth and disclosed her arsenal. A large orange arcane magic magic circle with numerous geometric figures in it, materialised vertically in front of her, as she extended both of her arms forward.