The Mech Touch novel Chapter 2895

Chapter 2895: Ivan Reid

Ivan Reid was strong!

Although Ketis and the other Swordmaidens had already developed an expectation based on previous battle footage, the head disciple of the Cloudstrider Sword School was much faster than they anticipated!

The huge amount of progress he made since last year was immense! The speed he exhibited at the start was so astounding that it was certain that he had not just refined his sprinting technique, but also undergone substantial augmentation!

After eliminating Commander Sendra from the competition right off the bat, Ivan did stop his stride. He exuded absolute confidence as he neatly stepped back from the furious counter attacks of adjacent Swordmaidens.

Ketis did not make the mistake of tunnel visioning on Ivan. This was still a group match so she had to maintain constant awareness of what Ivan's team mates were doing.

However, when she observed the other four Cloudstriders, she saw to her utter disbelief that they sat down on the arena floor while letting go of their slender swords.

They were mocking the Swordmaidens!

They were openly saying that Ivan alone was enough to defeat an entire team!

"This is too much!"

Previous encounters between teams that boasted a strong individual swordsman was that the generals would fight against generals while the soldiers squared off against their own kind.

In essence, neither side bothered to employ any brilliant maneuvers or clever tactics. They tacitly turned the group matches from a contest of teamwork into a contest of individual prowess.

While part of this had to do with the desire of strong swordsmen to test their mettle against their rivals, the main reason was that the main combatants were simply too strong!

If both of them were sword initiates, then they could easily butcher each other's rank-and-file teammates with ease.

Rather than waste time on cleaning up each other's grunts, it was much more preferable for the sword initiates to seek each other out right away!

Since the match commenced, Ketis had already adopted a defensive stance in order to await Ivan's first move.

The fact that he completely disregarded her and came after Commander Sendra took everyone by surprise!

However, the audience quickly cheered for Ivan even if he blatantly broke the unspoken rules!

"Go ahead, Cloudstrider! Clean up the trash before you beat up the Sword Devil!"

"I knew these Swordmaidens were pathetic, but I didn't expect them to fold this quickly."

"Leave the Sword Devil for last and make it hurt!"

Ketis ignored the ramblings of the crowd and tried to focus on capturing Ivan's movement. The sword initiate had rapidly faded back after completing his frontal assassination.

The remaining four Swordmaidens had become utterly serious! The fact that none of them had been able to react in time to stop Ivan meant that they faced a greater horror than they ever imagined.

"Steady, sisters." Ketis tried to take over from Commander Sendra. "Ivan is fast, but not to the point where we can't react. Now that we know what he's capable of, we won't get caught off-guard again."

What she said was technically true, but it was still a question whether the Swordmaidens could react in time.

The most astounding part of all of this was that all five Swordmaidens in the team had eaten a lot of candy beforehand! Their strength, endurance and other physical parameters had reached an insanely high level.

However, for all of the advantages bestowed by the candies that Ves had given out, they were not particularly focused or coherent!

One candy straightforwardly increased someone's strength. Another candy directly made someone tougher.

While the increase in basic attributes was useful, there was no way to exert more control over the direction of the physical improvement.

Another obvious shortcoming was that the Swordmaidens didn't receive any candy that directly increased their speed! _{freeweɓnøvel.com}

Sure, one candy was able to increase their dexterity, but only a couple of people like Ketis got it. While it helped a bit with increasing her reaction time, it ultimately did not provide a boost to her mobility!

Even though the Swordmaidens were not burdened by the need to guard against the other four Cloudstrider disciples, they still didn't relax. Ivan Reid was already fast and skilled enough to threaten all of them at once!

After leisurely circling around a bit, Ivan abruptly turned inwards and charged forth yet again!

"He's coming!"

"Get ready!"

Although Ivan approached just as fast as before, the Swordmaidens were mentally prepared this time. They not only formed a solid formation, but also began to swing their greatswords in time to cover every dangerous approach!

Even Ketis swung her saber in a wide sweep that would certainly pose a serious threat to Ivan if he strayed in her direction.

However, Ivan did not wish to tangle with her at first. He approached the opposite side and somehow managed to evade every greatsword coming in his way before rapidly moving away.

"I'm out!"

Ketis barely caught how Ivan slammed the tip of his fencing sword against the chest of another Swordmaiden!

Although the Cloudstriders weren't known for their power moves, speed was a powerful amplifier.

Against opponents who weren't able to block his charge attacks, one hit was enough to eliminate an opponent from the tournament!

In the next minute, the remaining Swordmaidens tried their best to land a hit on Ivan, but the sword initiative contemptuously mocked their failed attempts as he used his prodigious momentum to eliminate them one by one!

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