Chapter 117: Absentminded

Which one of you first?

Or perhaps both at once?

These words were simple, but they carried an incredibly overbearing tone with them.

The crowd of spectators glanced at each other. Finally, one of the Harpies stepped out from their ranks.

“My name is Ocean Pledge. Remember my name……”

Before he was even able to finish his sentence, Su Chen’s Lightless Ring came crashing down upon him.

The Harpy named Ocean Pledge was stunned. Arcana Masters needed time to unleash their Arcana Techniques, so they usually fought at a slower pace. The only reason why some of Su Chen’s opponents had been able to unleash Arcana Techniques quickly was because they were either incredibly talented or possessed Innate Arcana Techniques. Though there were some Arcana Techniques that focused on a quick cast speed, most Arcana Techniques didn’t.

This was the case with the skills that Ocean Pledge was using. His talent wasn’t very high, his cast rate was sluggish, and his agility was very low. As such, he preferred to open with a verbal barrage, which would give him time to prepare his attacks.

Su Chen, however, had no intentions of giving him the opportunity to do so. Since Ocean Pledge had declared his intent to do battle, what need was there to waste any more time?

He was a human by nature, after all, so he naturally fought like a human as well. No matter what kind...