Jackson didn’t waste a single second more but threw his body backward with all the strength he could muster, narrowly dodging the blade by a few inches.
Too fast! She was just too fast...!
Attacking without warning! Woman, aren’t you too ferocious?!
He complained inwardly, as if his enemy would give him a chance to fight back at all.
Even his opponent, Veronica, was surprised for a moment. Her opponent was clearly a noob, yet he had managed to avoid her attack even when she caught him by surprise.
A genius...!
When her thoughts reached this point, the battle intent in Veronica’s eyes surged.
She had tried the random matching on a whim and wasn’t expecting a strong opponent, but enough of that generosity. Maybe even the heavens wanted her to go all out.
Just then, a strong wave of spiritual force radiated out from her.
Jackson, who had just managed to regain his footing, was a mess and preparing to defend himself when he found himself unable to move a single inch. His body had frozen on the spot.
Body immobilizing! What sort of talent was this?!
He realized his opponent had finally used her talent.
Damn, a talent that can completely immobilize the body! This is practically cheating!
Jackson complained in his head and grumpily focused on Veronica’s figure, hoping for his Golden Brush to work as well.
If this woman thought she could win by cheating... hmph. He was going to show her an even bigger cheat.
As he focused, a row of numbers and text appeared in his vision:
[Name — Veronica Green Soul]
[Age — 16]
[Talent — Pause]
[Realm — Mid First Sequence]
[Spiritual Force — 6.1]
[Mana — 5.1]
Having already grown used to using the Golden Brush, without even blinking he forced her spiritual force to vastly exceed the mana.
Just as Jackson was done making the changes, he heard a surprised yelp escape Veronica’s lips when her body imploded from within, sending bits and pieces of flesh flying in every direction.
[The winner of this match is Bitter Rain.]
After this, the arena collapsed into paths of light, and Jackson was transferred back to the dark space.
Jackson didn’t feel much about his victory. The outcome was already set in stone once he had decided to use the Golden Brush.
Although the Golden Brush is powerful, I must not forget the original purpose of coming here. I can’t become reliant on it too much. When given the chance, let’s focus on honing combat skills.
With that thought in mind, Jackson chose to fight another unranked match, continuing his journey.
...
Meanwhile, in a highly luxurious room, Veronica’s eyes suddenly snapped open, a look of confusion appearing on her face.
What move did he use in the end...?
She had been completely sure of her victory, yet at the very last moment Bitter Rain used something that took the victory out of her jaws.
Although it was only a simulation, the feeling of exploding from within wasn’t pleasant at all.
Hmmm... that ability was too peculiar. I must investigate this further.
With this thought in mind, Veronica decided to send a request for a private duel to Bitter Rain and waited for a response.
However, even after fifteen minutes passed, there was no response.
Veronica’s face could not help but turn slightly stiff.
Eh...? Didn’t this fellow see my name, and still dared to keep me waiting?
Just then, Five Eyes, who wasn’t far away, noticed her coming out of the virtual world. He immediately asked how it had gone.
Veronica had left saying she wanted to test out her new skill, so for her to come back this fast... did something go wrong?
However, before he could ask, he heard Veronica’s cold voice reverberate in his ears:
"Find who this so-called Bitter Rain is... I want all information."
Five Eyes froze on the spot. He could tell his young miss was really angry this time.
Veronica didn’t wait for his reaction, but after stomping on the ground hatefully, she left.
...
Jackson didn’t know what Veronica was thinking. Even if he knew, he definitely wouldn’t have cared. For now, he was busy fighting against multiple opponents in unranked matches.
As he decided not to use the Golden Brush, the outcome was rather unsurprising.
He was defeated in nine out of ten battles.
What in the world...?!
Reality shattered Jackson’s pride.
One must not forget, after all he was a topper of his own school, and he held a little pride. But the opponents he was facing were no greenhorn students, but veteran hunters who fought by putting their lives on the line almost every day.
So, feeling slightly disheartened, Jackson stopped doing unranked matches and turned his attention to something else.
Let’s try out ranked battles. I heard the Hunter Association rewards warriors with battle points when they give good performances...
Jackson was eager to get his hands on some battle points.
This time he had no intention of holding back. The moment he saw the opponent, he was going to use the Golden Brush.
After all, this time his goal was not to hone his combat ability but to farm battle points.
Then he chose ranked battles and encountered his first opponent atop the dusty dunes.
His opponent was a young man with a burly figure. In his hand he was holding a large hammer.
Above him floated a large panel displaying his stats:
[Mountain Lion]
[Rank — 10,998,873]
[Current Win Streak — 2]
Jackson didn’t even bother looking at his opponent’s full stats, but simply used the Golden Brush.
Boom!
[The winner of this round is Bitter Rain.]
The cold and monotonous voice reverberated as his opponent exploded into a shower of blood and rain.
This was just the start.
Jackson fought another ten consecutive matches in a row, and each ended in a similar fashion.
When the tenth match finished, other than the winner message from every other time, he got a new notification:
[Congratulations Bitter Rain for achieving a ten-win streak for the first time.]
[One hundred battle points have been credited to your account.]
Feeling excited, Jackson continued the challenge.
That night, some Iron Rank Hunters of Sector Sixty-Seven cried tears of blood, only a single question in their minds:
Bitter Rain... who the hell is this monster?
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