The crowd gasped in shock at how fast the fight escalated. Everyone expected that the duel would end instantly with Akkar beating up his opponent one-sidedly. Yet Ezekiel proved them wrong in that one engagement. 

“Wow!! The kid is not bad.”

“How did he do it!?” 

“Does the kid know martial arts?” 

  The viewers on the live stream are even more amazed than the crowd in the plaza. 

“So smooth!”

“Is that really a kid?”

“This is even better than watching an action movie!!” 

The people on the live stream have a better viewpoint than the ones on the plaza. It is because they are watching in a third-person point of view of the live streamer like the ones you’ll see in computer games. The streaming function of Parabellum is even better than they expected because they can change the angle of the point of view of the streamer however they want to by rotating the eye icon they can see in the stream. 

While everyone was amazed by Ezekiel, Akkar, who was still knocked down on the ground, did not stay still, and counterattacked by kicking Ezekiel away from him. 

Seeing the kick coming his way, Ezekiel, distanced himself by a wide margin, avoiding the attacks as if the bravery he showed a while ago were just a facade.

It may have looked like he dominated the clash earlier. Yet comparing the amount of damage he inflicted and the damage Akkar dealt with him only shows that he lost that one. The first strike he did on the head only dealt 5 damage, while the sweep he did to knock him down dealt 3 damage. And the final thrust on Akkar’s chest only dealt 2 damage. 

In total, Ezekiel, only dealt 10 damage. Comparing it to Akkar’s one overhead strike that dealt 10 damage. He even managed to deflect the attack, yet it still managed to deal the same amount of damage Ezekiel made with three strikes. 

Even though he lost that first clash, Ezekiel was not worried because he was only testing the waters. He managed to confirm his guess on how the armor works in the game. 

Armor doesn’t reduce the damage taken if it doesn’t cover the part that has been attacked. While attacking a weak part of the body, such as the head, can deal a lot of damage. That is why Ezekiel attacked Akkar in three different ways. Now all he needs to do is attack his opponents vital parts all the time.

“Not bad, kid.” Akkar stood up and grabbed his weapon again. Even he was startled at how his enemy moved. Maybe he can get a good content in this fight. Akkar was not worried that his opponent was skilled in martial arts. After all, his strongest asset right now is his skill [Berserker]. He just lost 10% of his, which means he is now stronger by 20% than earlier.

“You’re not that bad either. Your armor and skill must be outstanding.” Ezekiel also complimented in return. He already has guessed what type he has. His skill has an instant effect of increasing his stats once he lost a portion of his health.

“You must be a berserker type?” 

“How!?” 

“It was quite easy. I have already been here at the start, after all.” Ezekiel did not say it, but what really confirmed his guess is Akkar’s counterattack. The kick was slightly stronger than an average kick a player can do with their current stats. That’s why he did not risk getting hit by it.

“It doesn’t matter if you know I will still beat you in the end.” Akkar raised his great axe on his shoulder, preparing to fight again.

“You’re right, it doesn’t matter… Then I’ll show you mine.” 

Ezekiel then put his right hand on his chest and chanted. “Heal!”

A light green aura then started to surround Ezekiel as it started to heal him every second.

Ezekiel’s starting skill is [Weapon Proficiency] and [Rejuvenation]

[Weapon Proficiency] is a passive skill that increases all of his healing and damage by a small amount every time the skill level up.

While [Rejuvenation] is an active skill that heals his target by +2 HP every second for 5 seconds. With a cost of 10 mana and a cooldown of 5 seconds.

[+2 HP]

“A healer!?” 

[+2 HP]

“He is a healer!?”

“How can a healer overwhelm a berserker!?” 

[+2 HP]

“Can a healer really do that??” 

The crowd voiced out their doubts one after the other.

In just a few seconds, Ezekiel is back in full health again.

Seeing the confusion in the crowd, Ezekiel turned to look at Alex’s direction, and the corner of his mouth turned up.

Seeing Ezekiel’s proud smile, Alex can’t also help but lightly smile. “Show off… beat your enemy first before you brag.”  Alex scolded, noticing Akkar started charging at Ezekiel again.

“I’ll show you…” Ezekiel mumbled, then focused on the battle again. After all, he is not as strong as Alex that has a very good battle sense. 

“It still doesn’t change anything.” Akkar howled while charging at Ezekiel with faster speed than earlier.

In just a matter of seconds, Akkar arrived in front of Ezekiel again. This time, Akkar swung his ax in an arc and slashed Ezekiel’s side. 

Seeing the attack coming from his side, Ezekiel jumped back, then attacked by thrusting his staff at the opening he sees on Akkar’s head. 

Akkar tilted his head, barely dodging Ezekiel’s attack. He then gathered his strength on his feet to spin his body to create greater momentum. And then tried to cleave Ezekiel’s body in half with all his might. 

Ezekiel realizes that he can’t dodge or deflect the attack this time with how fast it’s been coming at him. He then positioned his staff on his side to block the attack. As the ax slammed on his staff, Ezekiel’s weapon bent a little and got him slightly catapulted into the air. After a short flight, Ezekiel planted his feet on the ground to stop himself from going farther. Ezekiel then slid off the ground and only stopped 10 meters away from Akkar.

[- 25 HP]

“Sh*t!!” Ezekiel cursed inside.