127 Chapter 127: Fifth Rank

"Incredible..."

Ludwing muttered, Arthur forcefully cleared the flames around him and stood to attention.

He was completely unharmed and his shield still protected his body, it seemed like Alexander's earlier attack was a joke.

"That is all?"

Nataly and the group breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Arthur uninjured and how he was still bossy.

"How is it possible?!..."

Aurora, on the other hand, was trembling, no ordinary pilot would be able to withstand a triple-stage spell, even professionals would have their armor damaged if a spell like this hits them, but none like Arthur who was completely unscathed...

"You have underestimated my son, Aurora"

"That?!"

Elias smiled and gently explained, there was no way Arthur would get hurt in this duel, so it was fun to see the opponent fight a hopeless battle and Elias wanted to see a little of this woman's desperation.

"My son is one of the strongest pilots this country has or he may be the best, he is a 'Fifth Rank' master pilot"

"...!?"

Aurora sucked in a mouthful of cold air and not only her, but also those who heard it couldn't help but turn around and look at Elias in disbelief.

His word was like a huge blow to the ego of his rivals, even Hayin narrowed her eyes at him.

Master pilots also have ranked according to their ability and power, Lynne for example belongs to the 'Second Rank' master pilots, her strength and ability barely qualify her to be among the professional leagues.

And the master pilot who now controls Alexander is in the 'Fourth Rank' league. They are treated as a strategic piece in war and are pretty strong, but still, there is a gap when it comes to the Fifth ranks.

These pilots are the best of the best in either strength or skill and are treated as legendary pilots, their very existence can win the war.

These pilots are the force of the country and have considerable influence, they are the maximum force that a country can exert, only below the Continental council, where Sixth Rank masters are trained.

"Impossible! You're rambling, there's no way a man could have that power, much less at his age! Do you think I'm stupid?"

Aurora gritted her teeth and snorted coldly, she refused to believe this to be true, no matter how she saw it, Arthur only had the strength of Tempered Body, Rank 1.

Fifth rank masters are without exception Heaven rank masters.

"Honey, it's okay for Liam to be strong, but you don't have to overdo it..."

Even Nataly also thought that Elias was exaggerating, Elias on the other hand shrugged.

He was telling the truth she was even underestimating Arthur, as Fifth Rank Master Pilots are too weak in comparison.

"What's wrong? Keep attacking"

Arthur raised his finger and provoked Alejandro, his smile was both beautiful and irritating.

"What's going on?! Because that bastard is still unharmed!"

Alejandro was quite upset and also the fear in his heart began to grow, the previous attack even though he thought was too much, Arthur still didn't suffer and he had a very bad feeling.

[That Wunder's defense is very strong, it has exceeded our parameters]

The fourth rank master pilot also frowned at this, she could barely accept that Arthur was still unharmed, she clenched her fists, and she knew, she had found quite a troublesome opponent...

(The magic power is insufficient for another shot, the chances of success are very low)

If Alejandro didn't have such a low magical power maybe there is a way, unfortunately, Alejandro had only 25% of his influence in the best of cases.

"Like he has exceeded your parameters?! Don't give me that shit! Do something, you guys promised me!"

"Won't you attack?"

Alexander's claims got stuck in his throat due to Arthur's words, he tilted his head and asked gently.

It seemed like he wasn't having a duel, more like a chat between friends...

"If so, let me make my move"

*shiiii

"...!?"

[...!!]

As soon as Arthur finished speaking and moved, worse when he did, both the people watching the duel and the pilot teacher were surprised...

Arthur had moved at such extreme speeds that by the time the master pilot could feel him he was already right next to Alejandro and had put a hand on Alejandro's shoulder as if they were good friends.

(Did I manage to evade my Psyche?!)

The pilot teacher was shocked and not only her since very few people were able to see Arthur's movement...

Alejandro felt Arthur's palm was already trembling.

"It was a good idea to get help, but it wasn't necessary, you can't beat me"

"That?!"

[..!?]

Arthur bowed slightly and muttered with a smile, this made Alejandro gulp and the Master Pilot shudder...

Arthur seemed to have discovered that Alexander was being controlled, but he didn't care and even scoffed...

As if his existence won't change the outcome of this duel.

"What will the lady's name be, I wonder?"

*clang

The pilot teacher acted immediately and didn't let Arthur finish speaking, she used her energy sword and hit, however, it was repelled by Arthur's shield, but this was enough since thanks to this, she was able to use 'Ignition' and she stayed away from Arthur.

"Wow, I feel rejected..."

Arthur continued with her smile, he didn't care in the least about the movement of this master pilot.

[Young Master, please resign, we can't win]

"Ah?! No, no, no, I can't give up, I don't want that bastard to make fun of me"

[Young Master, this is not important now! It's his safety!]

The argument between the two did not go unnoticed by Arthur, from the beginning Arthur knew that this guy Alejandro was cheating, but he did not care since it was fun and he even ordered Akagi to connect to the voice transmission of the pilot teacher to know what they were talking about...

"So we continue? I'll give you back what you gave me"

Arthur's voice was like a death sentence because when the master pilot wanted to raise her hands in surrender, her vision was hindered by a finger.

*Creakkk

Alexander's shield was like paper when a finger almost touched his forehead.

"No, wait..."

"Bass...."

Before Alejandro had the option to surrender, Arthur tapped his finger on Alejandro's forehead, the result being that Alejandro was thrown.

*Bom

His entire body curved unevenly and his Wunder was unable to protect him, as that finger's attack pierced through all defenses, hitting Alexander directly...

[Acckkk?!]

And that was not all, the pilot teacher also felt the impact, that finger almost went through Alejandro's skull and the blow was enough for this pilot teacher to suffer from the independent connection.

[What was that?! Scary!]

The master pilot forcibly cut the connection, she held her head with both hands, she felt as if a hammer hit her, cold sweat ran down her cheek thinking of that finger of hers.

*bam, bam, bam

Layers and layers of protection were pierced by Alejandro, the impact by that finger was enough for even the layers of security to be shattered, fortunately, before Alejandro continued to collide, a woman appeared and stopped Alejandro using her own body as a shield. ...

Even so, the shock force was enough to drag this woman a few meters...

"My boy, my boy answer, answer baby"

The woman who stopped Alejandro was Anai, she hurried and quickly saw the sorry state of her son, his forehead was red, there was a fingerprint, his Wunder ended up breaking due to the intense clash between the barrier, as well as part of his clothes were torn by himself, fortunately, there were no physical injuries apart from the fingerprint on his face.

This made Anai sigh in relief, as Alejandro fainted the instant he was attacked...

(A fairly powerful electroshock pulse)

Anai also discovered the nature of that attack, that Arthur's finger had enough strength to match the cannon attack that Alejandro had previously fired at Arthur, when Arthur appeared he replicated his attack and returned it using a simple method, accumulating the force on his finger, it was lucky that Alejandro had not died from this point-blank attack and would only be knocked out or one could say that everything was perfectly calculated.

Anai didn't know how to feel about this, since this duel between knights ended with the disastrous defeat of her son, a single finger was enough to crush him.

"It's over..."

Arthur on the other hand lowered his finger and turned his head to the dumbfounded referee.

"The... Winner... The winner is young Liam Luján!"

Swallowing hard, the referee walked over and raised the winner's hand. The crowd didn't immediately react, but soon began to applaud.

Many people still didn't know what had happened, it was too magical to be true, the difference between combatants was immense...

"It's very strong..."

Hayin narrowed her eyes and couldn't help but wonder if she was the one receiving that attack.

She had to be careful in front of Arthur, that pretty boy is not easy to provoke, besides that Wunder, he was quite powerful...

Libe on the other hand was not surprised, this was to be expected, from the beginning I expected this result, although not so exaggerated...

"Liam..."

Nataly and Indara sighed in relief and the tightness in her chest dissipated, Ludwing fell silent while Lynne's eyes lit up.

The likes of her were not wrong...

"What's up with that Wunder?! Is he capable of doing that?"

"Incredible, this is what Deus Ex Machina is capable of?"

"Wunder Adeptus... Will it be in the market? What is the price?"

The reaction of the public was as expected, the journalists brought by Aurora, in particular, were not going to let this news go by, they quickly approached Elias and asked, although they had not seen the full potential of the Wunder Adeptus, they knew without a doubt that its statistics they surpass the previous Wunder, so they expected Elias to answer their questions.

"Adeptus is a custom Wunder, it is not for sale at the moment"

Elias was helpless too, however, his words were just fuel for the fire.

"When it will be for sale?!"

"Is this the weapon by which Deus Ex Machina will compete in Quitor for the continental title?"

"Liam Lujan is the only pilot at the moment?"

"..."

Arthur calmly watched as Elias was pressured by the journalists and Nataly eased the burden on him, everyone was into his calculations...

"We are ready for Quitor..."

"Um, um, we'll grind 'em to dust"

Akagi agreed with Arthur and raised his fist in a fight, together no one could beat them.