Odyssey of the Blind God

"Will he be fine, or should we message the Dojo Master? Maybe he can rescue Nial if something bad were to happen…" One of the two Valxians next to Khain asked in a concerned voice.

He was not concerned about Nial's life but more about the fact that their Dojo might get into trouble after the news about the bet between Nial and some Heligavs would spread throughout Alliance City.

The bet itself was not the problem but more the fact that the Heligav would give their utmost to humiliate the Thousand Bodies Refinements Dojo and tarnish its image as much as possible.

That was bound to happen in the Colosseum, where all of them were currently heading.

The Heligav had separated from Nial and the Valxians but their expressions before departing had been full of joy and malice. It was obvious that they had planned something bad and Khain's friends and colleagues didn't like the current situation, at all.

"I don't think that you need to message the Dojo Master…but I'm not sure, to be honest…" Khain answered. He was genuinely confused about the current situation. Nial had behaved weirdly when the Heligav was still with them.

Khain thought that Nial had planned to trick the Heligav but it was weird that the human Original continued to act foolish and naive even after the few Heligav had departed. This made Khain worry a lot even if he knew that Nial was stronger than him.

'Did something happen in the last two months? The Elder and Master said that he used a special technique to fix the issue of his body…did he have a relapse, and his brain was damaged?' Khain wondered as he looked at the young Original, who was comfortably riding the wingless Gryphon.

Nial patted Ryu as he was deep in thought, a weird smile had formed on his face.

'This is really annoying. Why would they send a spy out to watch over me? Do they think that I will run away, or that Khain will give me some sort of overpowered secret technique that I can learn within a few minutes to defeat their Assassin Heligav, Jivam or whatever his name was?' Nial thought in frustration as he kept visualizing the invisible Heligav, who followed them.

At first, he hadn't noticed anything, but the Heligav didn't try to hide or mask the vibrations his steps created upon touching the ground. When Nial found out about the spy, he was forced to keep acting foolish until they reached the Colosseum where they verified their bet.

Three million contribution points were given to the Referee, who would be the judge of the battle and Ryu calmly stood next to the six-eyed Referee without questioning anything.

"The human participant Nial, member of the 0-Star Thousand Bodies Refinements Dojo bet his life and his pet, called 'Ryu' in today's battle against the Heligav participant Jivam, member of the 2-Star Blade Obliteration Academy, who bet three million contribution points.

The battle will end when one participant is knocked out, severely injured, or unable to continue fighting in any other way. Killing is strictly forbidden under normal circumstances but participant Nial bet his life, which means that his death won't be pursued!"  The Referee announced loudly before he gestured the two participants to enter the huge arena of the Colosseum.

Upon perceiving everything around him, Nial quickly noticed that the Heligav had acted quickly. They made many calls and told various organizations about the bet between the Blade Obliteration Academy and the Thousand Bodies Refinements Dojo.

Many renowned figures had come to personally witness their humiliation, and it didn't take long before Nial found all members of the Thousand Bodies Refinements Dojo, including Elder Walin and the Dojo Master.

When Khain and the others had reunited with the Dojo Master and the others, they reported everything that happened, including Nial's sudden appearance and the possibility that his brain had been damaged during the last two months.

The Dojo Master couldn't believe this but it didn't really make sense that the Heligav would be foolish enough to bet three million contribution points to make sure that Nial would bet his life and Ryu.

'Either his brain was actually injured and he didn't even think while accepting the bet, or he is tricking everyone…' The Dojo Master thought, hoping that it was the latter.

However, even he couldn't help but feel a bit doubtful because it was not unlikely that Nial would have sustained a relapse if he had somehow made a mistake while undergoing the Refinements of Imperfectia.

The Dojo Master hoped for the best, especially since it would be a waste if they were to lose someone like Nial.

After Nial stepped inside the arena, Nial felt quite comfortable. They were given the whole space of the Colosseum to fight, which was mostly to give the Heligav Assassin an advantage.

As long as he activated a few abilities while turning invisible, it would be near-impossible for Nial to find the Heligav, especially if Jivam were to wait for the perfect moment to attack Nial.

For an Assassin, who could hide his entire presence, timing was the most important. They had only one opportunity to make sure that their opponent would die, otherwise, they might face a counterattack that could kill them in an instant.

Thus, it wouldn't even be weird if they were to wait for several hours before they would attack their designated target with a lethal blow.

"I will start the countdown when everyone is ready," The Referee announced and both Nial and Jivam lifted their hand, indicating that they were ready.

A set of poisonous green daggers manifested in Jivam's hands, his body was suddenly covered in black armor that covered his bull body, including his four legs near-perfectly, while a chainmail enveloped his upper body.

Interestingly enough neither the chainmail nor the bull armor created any noises when Jivam began to move his hooves and arms.

'It is not like the sounds don't exist but more like the noises cannot be heard by me or anyone around. He probably used a bunch of Noise-canceling runic constellations?' Nial concluded as he perceived the various runic constellations of the Tier-2 runic armaments that covered the Heligav's body.

After the bull armor, the chainmail, and the dagger set had manifested, Jivam put on a bunch of bracelets and a helmet as well.

This caused a commotion in the Colosseum because it was a rarity for the Heligav to use so many Runic armaments.

The commotion got only louder when Nial retrieved only a single runic armament from his spatial ring… a black glove…

"Is that boy suicidal? Doesn't he realize that it's time for him to go all out?? I guess he really wants to die!" One of the higher ups of a large organization yelled angrily, ridiculing Nial and his intelligence before he lightly added.

"Well, if I were to belong to such a ridiculous 0-star Dojo, I would prefer committing suicide instead!"

Khain and the other students of the Thousand Bodies Refinements Dojo grit their teeth when they heard the hateful words of the 3-star Dojo's leader, but they didn't dare to stand up and start a riot. The Dojo Master had lifted his hand, indicating that they should calm down and remain seated.

"Possessing many Tier-2 runic armaments doesn't really mean that he can use them. Even if he can use them, what does it matter?" Elder Walin said, trying to reassure her students that everything would be fine.

However, even she couldn't help but feel a bit worried. She clearly recalled the set of runic armaments the Heligav Assassin was wearing, and it didn't require lots of talent to utilize it properly…after all the only effects it had were passive such as poisoning their opponent when cut with the dagger, noise-canceling, vibration-silencing, scent-dissolving, and multilayered concealment that included the concealment of mana in a range of more than one meter around the Heligav, concealment of killing intent and much more.

The runic armament Jivam was given had been customized for the Assassins of the Heligav and it required many unique materials to be created, including highly rare and exotic runic constellations that only few Runiciers know of, and even less had perfected the engraving process!

Thus, Elder Walin couldn't help but feel worried when the battle started with the command of the Referee.

"Let the battle begin!"

The instant the referee signaled the start of the battle, Jivam turned invisible.

His entire existence seemed to have disappeared at this moment and only Nial was left within the Colosseum.

Nial stepped forward in a calm manner while putting on the black glove. He opened and closed his hand to make sure that he felt comfortable before taking a deep breath after he reached the center of the arena.

Nial took a few light jumps before he bent down to the ground to punch the floor of the arena with his left hand.

"Looks like my strength won't be able to pierce through it, that's sad," Nial mumbled, not realizing that his actions attracted lots of interest from everywhere around.

Everyone was looking at him because he was the only participant that was visible. Jivam had disappeared, while Nial acted extremely weird.

"What the hell is he trying to do? Is his brain damaged?" One of the other big leaders of an organization with many stars asked. He felt like he was wasting his time watching this battle.

The result was quite obvious, either way. If the Heligav Assassin lost after everything Nial did in the last few minutes, it would be extremely humiliating, especially after all of their earlier attempts to ensure that all the bigshots of the Alliance City would come to visit!

Nial didn't bother about anything that happened around him, let alone the fact that the Heligav had been trying to con him because he was doing exactly the same!

"That's worth a try!"