Elven Legacy

Chapter 39: Anger and laughter

Focusing back on the battle ahead, I waited for the announcer to start the battle royale, which he did after he regained his composure, though the moment the match started, no one moved a muscle; all of the contestants stayed still and looked at me.

'Tsk, if they're already like this, then no one will fight me, although I would've been surprised if someone dared to fight me this early.' Thought Elif while sending out a Royal Elf's Palm into the middle of the crowd, which sparked everyone into battle.

With my attack starting the battle, everyone begins fighting; however, just like I expected, the area around me is entirely void of anyone; not even the remnants of techniques made it close to me.

I was disappointed with this outcome, as I wanted to fight against other people to gain more fighting experience, though with how things are currently playing out, even if I tried fighting someone, they would either run away or stop fighting altogether.

'Guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow before I can actually experience a fight against members of the same generation as me.' Pondered Elif, annoyed at the participant's cowardice in fighting against him.

Since I had nothing to do, I just hovered and began doing some light meditation, all while occasionally sending out some weak attacks randomly; this continued for about another ten minutes until there were just eleven of us left, which was when I stopped my meditation and watched the final battle to see who would be eliminated.

Both of the contestants were decently strong and decently experienced, so the fight continued for a while with both of them being equally matched; however, eventually, it seemed like one of them got fed up with battle and pulled out a talisman that shot ethereal chains towards the opponent, causing them to get entangled and having their movements severely hindered which allowed for the other person to effectively land their attack on them, successfully knocking the person unconscious and ending the battle.

Once they knocked the person out, I left the arena and flew back to my private room, passing through the window before eventually landing on my throne with Illumia standing right next to it.

"How was it, your highness?"

"Did you not watch the battle Illumia? It was disappointing and a waste of my time; I should've just skipped the battle royale tournaments." Answered Elif as he vented his emotions out.

Once again, five more minutes passed before another battle royale started; this time, there were a few powerful opponents, such as Kare Sigurda, Starlet Voldir, Felecia Hilda, and Osborn Freyr. Each one of them was powerful, though I would have to fight with all of my power to win against Kare, and even then, the chances of that happening were still fifty-fifty. However, I wasn't distressed when I saw them; if anything, I was happy at the prospect of having opponents that'll force me to fight with everything I had. Only by testing my limits will I be able to see where my strength truly lies before eventually surpassing it; I learned that during my clash against the final heavenly tribulation.

Anyways back to the battle below me, well, it was pretty much the same as the previous two battles; practically no one tried attacking Kare, Starlet, Felecia, or Osborn; those four just stayed in their own little sections and watched the rest of the contestants fight amongst themselves. The battle eventually ended, and once again, there were some decently powerful people, but that's it; no one caught my interest like Idonea did.

"Your highness, I believe you'll be interested in who's participating in the fifth battle royale." Commented Illumia during the five-minute intermission.

"Hm, that's good; who is it?" Asked Elif with interest after he stopped meditating.

"Marley Eve."

'It's her, huh? Sarah told me she would participate, so I'm not surprised.' Thought Elif with an unusually serious expression while tapping his finger on the throne's armrest.