Second Lead Syndrome (1-187) | ✓

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The tournament rules were simple, one would lose if they were out of bounds, or they were unconscious. Also, one could not kill or murder their opponent, neither are they allowed to attack their opponent after the match is finished.

The stage was made out of bricks and stone, in a shape of a circle. In the center of the stage laid a man-made pool.

"Winner, Hana!"

"Winner, Xue!"

"Winner, Cecil!"

The three of them won their matches easily, knocking their opponent out of bounds. Xue was the most merciless among them, some of his opponents were bruised badly.

They advanced to the top 40 within a few matches.

"I am honoured to have this match with you!" Hana chirped to her opponent.

"Likewise, Hana."

Her opponent was the same age as her, twenty years old, and she had an average appearance with a slim body. Unlike the others, she bore no grudges against Hana.

Hana was a water user, whereas, her opponent was an air user.

Hana controlled the water from the pool, drenching her shawl in it.

Her opponent, Ulu, used a wooden staff as her weapon, swinging it around her expertly.

"Begin!"

Hana's hand motions were swift and fluid, drawing the water from the well, extending the length of her shawl within a second.

Ulu furrowed her thin eyebrows.

Hana had a bright smile on her face, making the first move as she swiped her hand, aiming the line of water at Ulu.

Which part of the water is her shawl?

Ulu decided to defend against the first line of water aimed at her, and the water splashed over her entire body.

She closed her eyes instinctively, shielding them from the water.

There's no pain, the shawl isn't in this part of the water!

Ulu wiped her eyes, snapping them open just to see another wave of water headed her way. She fumbled, placing her wooden staff in front of her.

Hana made a dancing motion with her hands, the wave of water following her. It attacked Ulu on the side, where she was vulnerable. She grunted, feeling her arm throbbing in pain as she staggered back from the impact.

She stabilised herself, and Hana pouted, her trick had failed.

Ulu had been observing her attacks from the audience, and though she knew Hana utilises tricks like this, it was hard to predict where the shawl exactly was when she started playing around with the water.

Moreover, with Hana had a habit of changing her decisions quickly. Thus, she didn't have an attack pattern that people could read.

"Awww...it didn't work, I thought everyone would fall for it."

Ulu wanted to laugh, Hana was truly naive and honest to the point where she was insensitive.

"It's my turn now, Hana."

"Okayyyy!"

Ulu spun her wooden staff, gathering the air around it and proceeded to swing it at Hana's direction.

Hana blinked innocently, tilting her head. Her eyes or ears weren't sharp enough to see or hear anything, thus, she didn't know where to avoid. She only brought her shawl in front of her, to form a wall of water.