The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

"Start!"

Charles exclaimed, starting Devin and Jerome’s match!

And as soon as it started...

BAM!

Fwoosh—

Jerome immediately rushed at Devin!

He was really pissed!

And upon reaching him, with both hands holding his weapon...

SWOOSH—

Jerome swung diagonally down from the top right, aiming for Devin’s neck!

’I get it now why Raye always riles up his opponent.’

Devin thought to himself, seeing Jerome’s attack clearly!

"Your attack pattern is really simple, and you raised your hands too high."

Devin mumbled.

BAM—

And then he closed in forward and body-slammed Jerome with the left side of his body!

"Urgh...?"

Jerome groaned, his attack was disrupted!

And before he could even fix his balance...

BAM—

"Keuk?!"

Devin launched a body blow with his right fist straight into Jerome’s abdomen!

His hand was covered with mana!

"Gurgh..."

Jerome stumbled back in pain.

Bam—

And then he jumped back to distance himself from Devin!

Tap—

"Fuck..."

Jerome landed softly and grabbed his stomach where Devin had hit him.

’I need to recover and recollect myself.’

He thought.

But then, suddenly, seeing Jerome like that...

"See? You should’ve drugged me first again if you wanted to win."

Devin confidently proclaimed that!

"..."

Jerome went totally silent after hearing that.

Crack—

The handle of his wooden sword in his right hand cracked slightly from how tightly he was clenching it!

"You bastard..."

Jerome’s face was now slightly turning red in anger.

But instead of stopping there...

"Oh, or maybe did you drug yourself? Like something to make your strength increase a lot or whatever?"

Devin still continued with his provocative words!

"Because if you did... it’ll be embarrassing for you once I defeat you soon."

He added.

And when he said that...

"SHUT UP!!!"

BAM—!

Jerome finally snapped and dashed straight at Devin again!

’Haha, this is fun.’

Devin thought, seeing Jerome’s angry face.

"No wonder Raye keeps on doing it."

He mumbled to himself.

Fwip—

Jerome then reached in front of him once again!

And now, with a bit more carefulness...

Swish—

Jerome launched a swift, horizontal attack!

Shhhhh—

Devin covered his left arm with mana, and with it...

Twhack!

He blocked Jerome’s wooden sword!

’Ugh, that stings.’

Devin thought before countering with a right straight!

Fwoosh—

"Ugh...!"

Jerome frowned, seeing Devin’s fist approach his face!

Fwip—

He immediately raised his left arm and coated it with mana!

But in response to that...

"[Fire Fist!]"

Devin exclaimed that!

SWAAAAA—

BAM—!

And then his flaming fist made contact with Jerome’s arm!

"Keuk?!"

Jerome’s whole left arm was flung up upon receiving Devin’s attack!

But ignoring that...

Fwoop—

He followed with a front kick using his left foot!

"...!"

Devin’s eyes widened seeing this.

But calmly...

Swish—

He rotated his whole body to his right...

Fwoosh—

And Jerome hit nothing but air!

Then, using the momentum of his spin...

Swoosh—

Devin extended his left arm and performed a spinning backfist attack!

Bam!

Jerome was hit in the left cheek!

"Gurgh..."

But he twisted his head to the right to soften the impact, making Devin’s fist just slip through!

’I need to counter!’

Jerome thought as he immediately faced forward again, ready to attack!

But then...

BAM—!

He was suddenly hit by a strong attack straight to his left cheek again!

"GAAH?!"

And this time, Jerome didn’t expect it!

Thud—

His brain shook, and he fell butt-first onto the ground!

Turns out that Devin followed up with a heavy right hook as soon as he noticed that Jerome deflected his first attack!

"Shit...!"

Jerome cursed as he quickly looked up at Devin.

And just as he expected...

Fwoosh—

A flaming fist greeted him, just centimeters away from his face!

"Keuk!"

Fwish—

Jerome moved his head to the right and barely avoided his opponent’s attack.

And from his position...

Swoosh—

He launched a diagonally upward slash with his wooden sword, aiming at Devin’s left side of the torso!

"Ugh."

Devin frowned, he can’t block the attack.

Bam—

So he decided to leap back and avoid it!

’Good!’

Bam-

Jerome took that chance to get up and fix his stance.

And so with that...

"... "

"... "

The two of them were back in their starting positions!

"..."

Silence fell upon the arena.

Both of them carefully watched each other’s next move.

And then, after a few moments...

BAM—

Jerome took the initiative once again!

But this time...

’I need to calm down!’

He wasn’t rushing in anger!

"Well, it was fun while it lasted."

Devin whispered under his breath after noticing that.

Bam—

He lightly jumped back...

Fwoosh—

And Jerome’s thrust attack barely missed him!

Tap—

Then, immediately after landing on the ground...

"Shit!"

Swoosh—

Devin crouched down to avoid Jerome’s follow-up horizontal slash!

"Ugh...!"

Devin then tensed the muscles in his thighs.

And with all of his might...

BAM—!

He kicked off the ground and charged at Jerome!

THUD—

His body slammed into Jerome, and because of the momentum and his weight...

"Gurgh?!"

Jerome was pushed back!

Fwip—

And immediately...

Crunch—

He forcefully twisted it, breaking Jerome’s wrist!

"GRAAAAH?!"

Thack—

Jerome screamed in pain as he dropped his weapon.

And before he could even do something...

"Shut up. I win."

He heard Devin mumble that!

"[Fire Fist]"

BAM!

And then Jerome was punched in the nose!

Crack—

"Urgh?!"

Jerome groaned and his nose started to bleed!

BAM!

And then he got punched again in the same place!

’What the fuck?!’

Jerome grumbled in his head.

BAM!

And he got punched in the nose once more!

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

Devin continuously punched Jerome in the nose with his flaming right fist!

"Gurgh...! S-sto—!"

BAM!

Jerome couldn’t respond, all he could think of was how much his nose hurt at the moment!

And then, after about twenty punches...

"Stop!"

Charles exclaimed that and stopped the match!

"..."

Devin looked at his close combat professor.

And after a few seconds...

Fwip—

Thud—

He let go of Jerome, and his body fell onto the ground, unmoving!

Jerome has been unconscious ever since the ninth punch!

Anyway...

Looking down at his opponent...

"Raye was right... I could’ve easily defeated you guys in a fight back then if you hadn’t drugged me."

Devin muttered that.

And following that...

Tap— tap— tap—

He just started walking away casually from Jerome!

’His moves got better.’

Raye and Lycus thought after seeing Devin fight.