The Greatest Sinner

Chapter 126 - The Sword And The Shield

Evan's speed was incredible, he was able to inflict a serious wound on the Ogre in a second.

Whoosh.

The Ogre swung its arm trying to grab Evan, but the young man was much faster. Evan easily dodged the Ogre's massive palm, and the next moment there was a wide cut on the monster's neck. Evan was already on the other shoulder, staring predatorily at the Ogre's frostbitten wound.

The monster was in a bad position, it was big and strong, but that was why it couldn't do anything to Evan. The young man climbed on top of its body and there was simply no way the Ogre could physically reach him, it wasn't flexible enough to do so.

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"That Ogre is finished, it's amazing, this guy was the only one who could deal with it so easily. It turns out that these monsters aren't that strong?" Said the man in the silver mantle.

"I wouldn't say so, this lad is really about to kill the Ogre, but every action he takes is very risky. If he stumbles and falls into the water or if the Ogre grabs him, that's the end of it. He has to be extremely careful to kill the Ogre alone." The girl in the platinum mantle said calmly.

"I don't think this guy cares about his safety. In the entrance exam, he cut off his leg to last a few seconds longer. He's determined to kill that Ogre and he's going to do it."

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While the teachers were discussing Evan's actions, the young man continued to attack the monster.

Whoosh.

The Ogre tried to grab him again, but Evan jumped lightning fast from its shoulder to the neck. The next moment the monster was in real agony. Evan chopped its flesh until the Ogre no longer had the strength to resist.

Bam.

The monster's huge carcass fell into the water, Evan jumped into the water with a calm gaze and ran off to the side along the icy path.

Evan killed the monster quickly and single-handedly.

<Good, I`ve wasted almost no effort, climbing it was the right decision. Now there`s only one hurdle left before the finale begins.> Evan thought to himself as he looked at the shield-wielding Ogre walking slowly towards him.

It didn't seem to be paying any attention at all to the fact that its comrade had just died. It was only interested in Evan.

That interest was understandable: firstly, Evan was the only one who stayed on the water and did not dive into the depths when the Ogre had destroyed their platform. The others just weren't in sight. Secondly, Evan had destroyed the Ogre's weapon, cutting down the poleaxe handle. It made sense that it was him that the Ogre wanted to kill.

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"AHAHAHAHAHA, he really pulled it off by himself, that's incredible!" The man in the platinum mantle said loudly. He was encouraged by the young man's actions.

"That was great. He was able to kill that Ogre because he had a clear plan of action. Jumping on the big but slow Ogre was the right thing to do." The girl in the silver mantle said slowly.

"I agree, each opponent requires a different approach. You have to think with your head to win, not just swing your fists."

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Whoosh.

Evan decided not to attack Ogre. He needed to move a safe distance away and come up with a plan of action. What's more, there were quite a few other strong people left in the arena besides him. Evan had already killed one monster alone, but he wanted to conserve his strength before the finale.

<I need to rest, but this Ogre won't let me do that, hmm....>.

The young man quickly decided what he needed to do. He changed his direction and ran toward the remaining roots. There weren't very many, since most of them had been cut down by the Ogres, but Evan had enough for one.

After a few seconds, Evan reached the nearest root and instantly climbed it. Evan looked around the arena from above. It was now starkly different from its original appearance. Hundreds of roots were submerged and only a fraction of them were visible outside.

The carcasses of the four defeated Ogres were also at the bottom, there were only the Ogre with a shield and a few students left.

"It keeps coming my way, I can certainly run for a long time, but it looks like I won't have to do that." Evan said calmly.

Boom.

At the same second, there was a deafening explosion behind Ogre. Chloe and Lars finally decided to act.

Thanks to her amazing physical strength, Chloe was able to throw Lars right at the Ogre. As for the young man, he cast the "Blast of the Edge" and threw a cube of energy at the Ogre's back.

The monster was severely wounded, its flesh torn and blood flowing relentlessly down its entire back. But, it was not enough to defeat the Ogre.

For the first time ever, it stopped looking at Evan and turned toward Chloe and Lars, going to kill them.

Unfortunately for the monster, as soon as it turned around, Chloe and Lars were already deep in the water. The Ogre lost sight of them and could do nothing to them.

It was furious, but there was nothing it could do. The young men simply ran away from it, taking advantage of its sluggishness.

Bam.

As soon as the monster was distracted, two wind blades flew into the back of its head. To Evan's surprise, Gerda also decided to join in killing the Ogre.

"I thought she was going to wait until the others had dealt with him." Mumbled Evan as he watched the other contestants gradually wound the Ogre.

The monster hadn't managed to wound anyone yet, though it had been bleeding itself for some time.

Bam.

Roooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr!

Suddenly the monster roared and ran toward his broken poleaxe. Everyone was shocked by its actions, for none of the Ogres had done anything like this before. The other four monsters were unable to run since they were waist-deep in water. In that position, it was very difficult to walk, let alone run.

Naturally, no one was going to stop the Ogre. It quickly reached for the broken poleaxe.

Whoosh.

The Ogre dipped its hand into the water and pulled out the blade of the poleaxe, it was impossible to use this weapon without the hilt. The monster hoped that at least part of the hilt had survived, but Evan had done everything to the highest level.

Snorting, the monster tossed the poleaxe blade aside and headed towards where Evan had recently killed Ogre with the sword.

<Damn, it really is smarter than the others. The most problematic opponent is left at the end>. Evan thought as he watched the Ogre pull a massive two-handed sword out of the water.

Now the Ogre had a weapon again, and no worse than its previous one. The sword was an excellent substitute for the poleaxe, perhaps, it was even better.

"With the shield he can defend himself, and with the sword he can attack. A perfect combination, but that's if it were a human." Evan said slowly.

The shield and the sword did complement each other perfectly, but not in this case.

Whoosh.

Suddenly Enni jumped out of the water and hit the monster in the wrist with all her might. A second later, the massive sword fell out of Ogre's hand.