The battle between Colbert and Sibylla has just begun.

Colbert was using his footwork, and at first glance seemed to be waiting to see what his opponent would do. However, I could tell that he was looking for an opening and was waiting for the perfect time to launch an attack.

Colbert’s strong point lies in his ability to wait and not attack recklessly after all.

Sibylla on the other hand, doesn’t move much and seemed to be amused by Colbert’s movements. I guess that’s to be expected of a battle junkie.

Fran also did the same against Mordred and was taken advantage of by him.

Colbert circled around the arena while keeping a certain distance from Sibylla.

「Hee~, are you a martial arts user?」

「I’m used to dealing with swordsmen. Just because I’m barehanded doesn’t mean I can’t hurt you」

「I see! This gonna be fun then!」

The two exchanged a few words and laughed happily, but gradually, the space between them began to shrink.

「I’ll crush you!」

「In your dream!」

Before Colbert made a move, Sibylla launched an attack first.

Sibylla launched a powerful strike from above and created a small crater in the center of the stage. And just like that, it signaled the start of their fierce battle.

Colbert had only gained two more levels than the last time we saw him, but his skills had increased significantly. He must have spent more time training to compensate for the loss of his Dimitris-style.

And Sibylla, just like Biscot, I couldn’t appraise her. I would be able to see her real status if Colbert break her appraisal blocking device during their fight.

As I was thinking that, the two has begun to exchange some light blows with Sibylla mostly on the offense and Colbert on the defense.

Colbert’s defense is also much more refined than it used to be as he can dodge Sibylla’s fairly fast slashes and even throw a counter from time to time.

On the other hand, Sibylla’s attacks looked rather rough. Although she uses feint and similar techniques, her fighting style is rather straightforward and focuses on delivering a single powerful slash. It’s a good choice of strategy if she’s fighting magic beasts, but against a person, it makes her easy to predict.

「Urryaah!」

「Kuh! What a monstrous power!」

「Hahaha! I’m very confident in my strength, you see!」

「That defense of yours is way too solid too!」

「I’m very confident in that too!」

Someone that only know to use brute force like Sibylla would certainly be a sitting duck for Colbert. In fact, Colbert was able to hit her from time to time while she lost her stance after being hit by his attacks.

His fighting style is a perfect example of “the weak can also beat the strong”.

But Sibylla’s strength was amazing too.

She didn’t even grunt when Colbert’s brutal punch landed on her stomach. The same goes for the current punch to her face.

She slashed her sword down without regard to the powerful jab right on her nose.

Each of Colbert’s punches should have been powerful enough to blast a goblin to pieces.

She has taken a lot of damage, but her resilience seemed to outweigh that. She probably had pain nullification skills or the like.

I had not expected that Sibylla would be such a power fighter.

However, Colbert, who had been surprised by Sibylla’s wild fighting style, soon got his bearings back.

If his attacks don’t work, then he will continue until it does. And if she’s not worried about taking a hit while defenseless, then he can hit her with a big move to her vital point.

Having stepped up a gear, Colbert struck Sibylla in the stomach in rapid succession. He used the stopping power of her body to slow down and then followed it up with a series of attacks. I guess that’s what he’s trying to do.

However, it seemed that Sibylla’s toughness had exceeded Colbert’s expectations. Even us observers hadn’t expected her to be this tough.

Even after being hit ten times in the stomach, her movements showed no sign of slowing down. She still had the same wild smile on her face as ever, and she was able to put a lot of pressure on Colbert.

Moreover, Colbert’s movements gradually began to slow down. I wondered if he was tired, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

「Haha! I’ve seen that move!」

「Kuh! That was dangerous!」

「Oryaa! Take this!」

「Seriously!」

Sibylla’s attacks had become more severe, as if she had anticipated Colbert’s moves.

She began to attacks at angles that were difficult for Colbert to defend against, preemptively anticipating the direction in which he was going to dodge, and even parrying and countering Colbert’s counter attacks.

It seemed that Sibylla had begun to get used to Colbert’s movements during the fight. What a terrifying battle instinct and adaptability.

Then suddenly, Sibylla’s sword finally grazed Colbert’s body. That was enough to greatly disrupt Colbert’s stance. As I thought, her destructive power seems to be simple but it was quite powerful.

「Ghaa!」

「Haha! Thanks for the meal!」

「Like I’ll let you!」

「I’m surprised you’re still fighting back in that state!」

Colbert managed to get some distance from Sibylla, who was in pursuit, by landing a kick on her. He then tightened his left arm’s muscle lightly to stop the bleeding.

He managed to stop the bleeding but this certainly had made it difficult for him to use his left arm. On the other hand, Sibylla was still looking in good shape.

「Sibylla’s amazing」

『Yeah, and that toughness… I don’t think it was just because of her high status』

(Was it because of a skill?)

『I suspect so…』

It can’t be a barrier as I couldn’t see any magical power being used. And it was also strange that the place where Colbert’s fist hit turned red if it was a physical attack nullification.

I’m sure Colbert is aware of this as well.

「…I don’t know what kind of trick you use; it must be something that nullifies damage of a certain level… Or rather, lessening the damage? Anyway, I’ve learned that putting in a bunch of weak attacks doesn’t work」

「Hee~? You’re really paying attention, aren’t you? Even if that was the case, what are you going to do now?」

「I’ll throw in a blow so powerful that it doesn’t matter if it’s lessened or not!」

「Hahahahaha! You guessed it right!」

Oi, oi, Sibylla just admitted it, isn’t she? It’s not a lie too, so it seems she really has damage lessening skills.

Colbert then began to casually walk towards Sibylla while she laughed loudly. He doesn’t even bother to use his footwork this time.

However, I could see that a tremendous amount of magic power was being built up inside his body. The magic power that had once been concentrated in his chest was now circulating in his body and gradually permeating his entire body.

A dozen seconds later. The distance between them has shortened to about five meters. But Colbert is still only walking slowly.

「Shyaaa!」

Sibylla then slashes at Colbert with a somewhat excited expression on her face.

And then, the next moment, with a tremendous impact sound, Sibylla’s figure disappeared.

At the place where Sibylla had been, Colbert, who should have been walking slowly a moment ago, was standing still in a position where she was about to launch a slash.

『Did you see that?』

(Nn! He moved very fast by pumping magic power into his feet and back)

Using the magic power release, he was able to accelerate himself to extreme speed in an instant. The speed itself was a little slower than Fran’s, but it looked faster because of the instantaneous rapid acceleration. To most of the spectators, it must have looked as if he had moved instantly.

In addition, it was very difficult to detect because the attacks had very few preliminary movements. Even Fran would probably be caught off guard by the fact that he accelerated with very little muscle power. In fact, the attack showed no sign at all.

The amazing thing was that I didn’t even feel his killing intent. This would be impossible if he couldn’t control his mind.

Sibylla, on the other hand, was blasted horizontally with tremendous force. She would lose if she gets out of the stage. But, just after everyone thought so.

「Urraaaah!」

Sibylla roared like a wild beast and her body instantly stopped in midair. She doesn’t seem to have used Aerial Jump or Magic Release as her momentum was killed in an instant. Moreover, she’s floating still in the air. If I had to put it another way, it was similar to my telekinesis.

「Fuuh…! Ghaaaah!」

Sibylla spits out a clot of blood from her mouth. It seems that her internal organs have been damaged. Was it her lungs that were hit? The sound of her breathing sounds much more difficult.

But Sibylla did not stay still for long. She quickly thrust her left hand forward with great force. The distance between them is now more than 20 meters.

「Ghuoah!」

This time, it was Colbert that was sent flying. It looks like telekinesis, or rather, it’s really telekinesis. It seems that Sibylla is a fairly skilled telekinetic user.

Then, Sibylla flies toward Colbert, who is thrown up into the air. She seems to be flying not with a telekinetic catapult, but with her whole body floating on telekinesis.

Well, telekinetic catapult would be a tremendous burden on a human body. However, even it wasn’t a telekinetic catapult, her velocity is fast enough. It was probably because she puts a lot of magic power into it.

「Urraah! I’m gonna crush you!」

「Shii!」

Colbert managed to dodge Sibylla’s slash by changing his stance in the air using magic power release, but his movement had become dull.

It seems that his whole body is screaming from the attack he just received. Sibylla then quickly grabbed his right arm when Colbert failed to gain some distance.

「Gotchaa―!」

With a wicked smile on her face, Sibylla headbutted Colbert. Yes, it was just a headbutt.

Sibylla swung down her head and butted against Colbert’s head.

With a loud headbutting sound, Colbert fell to the ground and was slammed onto the stage without being able to stop himself.

「Haa-h, haa-h… Fuu-h… That was a good fight…」

Sibylla smiles happily while blood still dripping from the corner of her mouth.

『It’s settle~d! What a headbutt at the end! It even made a terrible sound! I wonder if Colbert’s head is fine! Healing magic users-san! Please hurry!』

A few healing magic users then rushed into the arena, but I wonder will Colbert be okay.

「…Let’s see Colbert」

『Yeah』

[Current Colbert’s status]

Name: Colbert

Age: 39 years old

Race: Human

Job: Steel Fist Fighter

Status Level: 43/99

HP: 516

MP: 458

STR: 311

VIT: 208

AGI: 266

INT: 146

DEX: 242

Magic: 209

[Skill]

Stealth: Lv1, Martial Arts Technique: Lv6, Martial Arts Skill: Lv7, Danger Detection: Lv4, Presence Blocking: Lv1, Fist Saint Skill: Lv3, Fist Saint Technique: Lv9, Boxing: LvMax, Qigong: Lv5, Kicking Skill: Lv2, Rapid Fire: Lv9, Body Strengthening: Lv2, Swimming: Lv4, Ocean Magic Resistance: Lv2, Throwing: Lv5, Life Magic: Lv3, Poison Resistance: Lv2, Physical Barrier: Lv4, Magic Release: Lv6, Drowsiness Resistance: Lv3, Paralysis Resistance: Lv4, Cooking: Lv3, Eagle’s Eye, Beast Killer, Split Thinking, Strength Increase (Small), Energy Control.

[Inherent Skill]

Steel Fist