Cheat In Apocalypse: The Divine Ascendant

Ray held the [Spear of Torment] with both hands and looked at his opponent, a beautiful and bountiful elf. She, too, held a long spear in her hand. Ray smiled, briefly focusing on the spear she wielded, completely ignoring the waves of dark, foggy aura seeping from his own weapon. The sinister energy wrapped around him, coating his body in a reddish-black aura. "To obtain 10th rank in the power rankings, she must be quite skilled... This will be a great chance to assess the level of my spearmanship compared to hers." As soon as the timer ran out, Ray didn't hesitate for even a second. He dashed forward at full speed without any enhancement from his elemental essence or the techniques he possessed. Riya, the common elf, didn't stand idly either. She charged forward with her silver spear in hand. Though she wasn't as fast as Ray, she was still undeniably swift. Ray closed the distance faster and swung his spear with both hands, using only a portion of his strength. Riya saw the incoming attack and didn't slow down. Instead, she swung her own spear, clashing head-on with Ray's weapon. An intense metallic reverberation filled the air as waves of energy surged outward from the point of impact. Gritting her teeth, Riya felt the raw strength behind Ray's attack. The veins on her beautiful face throbbed. She had no illusions about winning against a monster who had defeated 190 people consecutively in the power rankings, yet she had hoped he might be at least somewhat exhausted. But after feeling the sheer force behind his strike, she doubted he even had a stamina limit. Ray smiled, impressed that the elf before him could withstand his blow, even though he hadn't used much strength. "You're strong. I like that," he remarked, taking a step back to create momentum before slashing his spear from the opposite side. Riya had no time to reply. She twisted her body, pushing herself away just in time to narrowly dodge his attack. Her breathing grew heavy. She didn't want to be anywhere near that spear. It made her feel uneasy. Just now, when it had almost touched her, she had felt a faint sensation, like something was trying to crawl beneath her skin. "Just what is that spear...?" she gulped. "If that thing touches me... I have a very bad feeling about this. I need to stay on the offensive and break his defense before he gets a chance to retaliate." She barely had a second to think through her plan before Ray came at her with full force. "I have to go all out." Riya's green eyes suddenly glowed with a silvery-white hue, and an explosion of aura sent waves of energy outward. She stood engulfed in what looked like silvery-white flames. Then, in a burst of speed, she dashed forward, turning into a streak of light as she swung her spear, now coated in silvery-white energy. Ray saw her figure flash toward him, but he didn't stop. He didn't care to analyze the situation; he had always believed that the best defense was a relentless offense. Without hesitation, he swung the [Spear of Torment] to meet her attack head-on. Their weapons collided, with the dark aura of Ray's spear clashing violently against the thick energy coating Riya's spear. The impact triggered a powerful explosion as waves of silvery-white energy surged in every direction. Ray was sent flying backward. Ray was hurled backward into the wall by the sheer force of the intense surge of energy released from the attack aimed at him by the beautiful common elf. A wave of excitement and uproar swept through everyone watching the battle in the arena, as well as those tuning in from various parts of the First Tower Realm via the system's [Streaming Function]. "Is this it?" "Did he finally reach his limit?" "Damn, for a second, I really thought he would get to first place." "I was excited for nothing..." "It's still a record-breaking feat that he made it this far." Gina heard all sorts of comments from the spectators, but she didn't take them seriously. For some reason, her intuition told her that Ray was not done just yet. Riya didn't waste a single second. She dashed forward without canceling her movement technique, her figure blurring as she reappeared before Ray, striking at him once again with her energy-covered spear. As soon as she appeared in front of him, she executed a vertical s***h. But unlike what she had expected, her spear didn't strike Ray; instead, it collided with something metallic. The elf's eyes widened in shock. She used every ounce of strength to dodge the incoming counterattack, leaping several meters back. Ray stood up, revealing the aftermath of her previous attack. His battle attire was torn to shreds, and his body was covered in burn wounds, even half of his face was scorched. Yet, he showed no signs of pain, no reaction at all. Riya knew her power. She knew how much damage her attack should have inflicted. But seeing Ray stand there as if nothing had happened made her doubt her own abilities. It wasn't just her; the entire audience was in disbelief.