Child of Destiny

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Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The battle between Alucard and Nacht continued to escalate as the latter managed to find a way to get near the former.

Their battle might not be as flashy as the previous match due to the visual effects of their respective skills and techniques.

The earlier battle was a clash between magic and speed, where the former had a variety of powerful spells that could stun everyone while the latter showed an inhumane speed and technique that matched the opposing side in terms of 'special effects.'

But that did not mean that the flashiness of these two and their skills were not comparable. Their battle and exchanges just had a different charm in them.

Nacht repeatedly tried to breakthrough the 5 to 3-meter range of his opponent's Gun-Fu, which gave him quite a lot of trouble.

But by relying on the variety of special techniques under his arsenal, he was able to breach that radius and launch a series of attacks.

Unfortunately, he was repeatedly greeted by the barrage of deadly strikes from Alucard, who was using a variety of rapier techniques to ward off his attempts.

Nacht's afterimages that perfectly mimicked himself and his techniques were repeatedly being crushed by either the crimson bullets or sword flashes coming from Alucard.

Moreover, Nacht had also experienced the other form of fighting style that Alucard possessed. Aside from the Gun-Fun that seemed to be almost impossible to breach, there was also the 'Sleepwalk' Combat Technique, which further made the suspicions of those who believe that he had some close connection with the Gun and Sword Kings of the game «Guns and Swords» Online stronger.

Even if these certain ideas running in everyone's mind were somewhat crazy, they still could not help but suspect something more after seeing Alucard use all the techniques of the previous Kings of Gun and Sword of that game.

He was even acting as if all those skills were his own.

But what made everyone even crazier, or somewhat warier of Alucard, was the fact that he had never used his blood arts aside from the crimson bullets infused with blood power and Sanguine Eyes that constantly locked on Nacht's figure.

The rest of the skills and techniques related to Blood Arts seemed to be 'locked'.

It might be his confidence that he would be able to defeat Nacht without their help, especially when the two were currently in a complete deadlock.

Due to the nature of Alucard's race, many had already figured out that he belonged to a unique and special race, which was still unavailable to everyone.

The Vampire Race was an overpowered race with a variety of unique skills and strange abilities. People had already encountered some in the Frozen Kingdom, but they were just a variety of low-class vampires and infected ones.

Regardless, those vampires were still very hard to deal with due to their powerful physique and strong regeneration abilities.

That was just the beginning as the slightly stronger ones had special blood powers that made everyone break in cold sweat.

These vampires were just the lowest of the low, yet they were already powerful enough to be comparable to Chieftain Rank Monsters or even Lord Rank Monsters by Aurora Continent's standards.

There were still the high-ranking ones and noble ones, which possessed an even stronger power.

Using this as their base of comparison, many believed that Alucard still possessed a stronger power that the public had yet to see.

Nacht was also aware of this fact, which was why he was currently wearing a very solemn expression on his face during the entire battle.

He was not upset that Alucard might be underestimating him. He was just disappointed in himself that he was unable to force the latter to use everything he had in this battle.

Realizing that he would not be able to force Alucard to go all-out without relying on the special method that he had recently mastered, Nacht had no choice but to take the initiative to reveal more of his trump cards.

"I am planning to use this in the quarterfinals, but I guess there is no other choice," mumbling to himself.

After hardening his resolve, Nacht suddenly took out a worn-out dagger from his inventory space before stabbing himself with it.

*Ding*

System: The Sacrificial Dagger has been used! Activating the Inheritance Item – Phantom Soul!

Boom!

Right after the dagger pierced through Nacht's heart, another copy of himself suddenly emerged from his shadow and stood silently beside him.

The clone remained still for a couple of seconds before slowly opening its intelligent eyes. A single look at its eyes was more than enough to tell everyone that it was no ordinary clone. It was giving off a feeling that it was alive.

Seeing this, Alucard could not help but suddenly distance himself away form the two while pulling out his pair of magic pistols and started firing at Nacht and his clone.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

But right before the crimson bullets reached their targets, the two suddenly turned into a blur and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Tsk! This is going to be a little troublesome," mumbled Alucard before suddenly halting his retreat while also keeping one of his pistols back and swapping it with his rapier once again.

He then stood still while holding the rapier vertically in front of his chest. The pistol in his left hand was held horizontally across his stomach and pointed toward his right side.

He seemed to be meditating as he continued maintaining this stance despite the two deadly shadows approaching him from the distance.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

When the Nacht and his clone reached Alucard, they suddenly released a bunch of afterimages to confuse the latter while attacking from every direction.

'Class Fighting Style: Phantom Storm'

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

When the attacks were about to reach him, Alucard suddenly opened his eyes, which released a sharp and bloody glow.

He suddenly stretched his hand holding the magic pistol outward and started pulling the trigger repeatedly, firing a series of random yet accurate shots.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Each bullet pierced through the heads of the phantoms surrounding him as he spun rapidly, creating a storm of bullets.

At the same time his hand that was holding the rapier suddenly 'disappeared' as he threw a circular slash that followed his actions.

Shing!

Those phantoms that managed to break through the storm of bullets were cut in half after being sliced by the rapier.

Clang! Clang!

Not long after, consecutive collisions could be heard as the rapier clashed against the daggers that were silently approaching him from a certain angle.

This revealed the real bodies of Nacht and his clone.

They might have failed the first ambush, but they were successful at stopping Alucard's movement.

At this point, it was his turn to dictate the rhythm of the match.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Clang! Clang!

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The two quickly engaged in an even more intense battle against Alucard, working together with perfect and seamless coordination that pushed Alucard into constant retreat.

It felt like Alucard was fighting a pair of Godlike Players with unbreakable teamwork. He was immediately on the back foot, forcing him to find his footing repeatedly.

But despite all of these, Nacht was still unable to completely suppress Alucard since the latter repeatedly revealed a series of advanced techniques that belonged to neither the Gun King nor the Sword King.

Instead, the skills felt like a combination of the two as he always utilized the gun and rapier in his hand to the fullest.

If Nacht and his clone were showcasing perfect coordination along with a series of his signature techniques, then Alucard was showing everyone how to fight with a gun and a sword in his hands without any conflicts.

Nacht even felt that he was fighting a pair of opponents due to how perfectly Alucard shifted between the two styles, which even included a combination move between the range and melee techniques.

If the earlier match almost stunned everyone speechless due to how fast the exchanges between Diablo and Julius, making them unable to breathe, then this match was putting everyone in a constant state of craziness as they continued to shout despite not being heard by the two combatants or showing a variety of reactions in the chat box of the online broadcast.

They kept cheering on the two, telling them to continue showing an even more intense battle.

Due to the dark environment, the people could not see Nacht and his clone, who kept on appearing and disappearing while chasing after Alucard. He was showing everyone how the thief class was supposed to be played.

Meanwhile, Alucard was telling everyone that guns and swords could be used together so long as they had the proper form and techniques. The storm of crimson bullets coming from his magic pistol and the sword flashes of his rapier danced around him, forming a 'defensive line' that was very hard to crack.

With the setting of the match, the people started calling the two the Kings of the Night.

On the other hand, while everyone was crazy about the battle details, Shin, who was watching the match from the team booth, was squinting his eyes as he stared at Nacht – or more specifically, the clone that the other party had summoned.

He stared intently at the clone as he mumbled to himself. "That clone-… Is it possible that it is an inferior version of True Phantom?"

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