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Chapter 258 Arner, The Child of Thunder... Part-1. · Oct 07, 2026

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253 Chapter 253 The Essence of Healing... Part-4. 2026-10-07
254 Chapter 254 The Essence of Healing... Part-5. 2026-10-07
255 Chapter 255 The Essence of Healing... Part-6. 2026-10-07
256 Chapter 256 The Essence of Healing... Part-7. 2026-10-07
257 Chapter 257 Heart of Eternal Nirvana. 2026-10-07
258 Chapter 258 Arner, The Child of Thunder... Part-1. 2026-10-07
259 Chapter 259 Arner, The Child of Thunder... Part-2. 2026-10-07
260 Chapter 260 Arner, The Child of Thunder... Part-3. 2026-10-07
261 Chapter 261 Round two... Part-1. 2026-10-07
262 Chapter 262 Round two... Part-2. 2026-10-07
263 Chapter 263 ʼPathʼ to Spiritual Ascension! Part-1. 2026-10-07
264 Chapter 264 ʼPathʼ to Spiritual Ascension! Part-2. 2026-10-07
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266 Chapter 266 ʼPathʼ to Spiritual Ascension! Part-4. 2026-10-07
267 Chapter 267 ’Path’ to Spiritual Ascension! Part-5. 2026-10-07
268 Chapter 268 Rio Vs. Lia, The Battle for Acknowledgement... Part-1. 2026-10-07
269 Chapter 269 Rio Vs. Lia, The Battle for Acknowledgement... Part-2. 2026-10-07
270 Chapter 270 Rio Vs. Lia, The Battle for Acknowledgement... Part-3. 2026-10-07
271 Chapter 271 Rio Vs. Lia, The Battle for Acknowledgement... Part-4. 2026-10-07
272 Chapter 272 Liam, The Summoner of the Millennia! Part-1. 2026-10-07
273 Chapter 273 Liam, The Summoner of the Millennia! Part-2. 2026-10-07
274 Chapter 274 Liam, The Summoner of the Millennia! Part-3. 2026-10-07
275 Chapter 275 Liam, The Summoner of the Millennia! Part-4. 2026-10-07
276 Chapter 276 Liam, The Summoner of the Millennia! Part-5. 2026-10-07
277 Chapter 277 Liam, The Summoner of the Millennia! Part-6. 2026-10-07
278 Chapter 278 Link, The Menace... Part-1. 2026-10-07
279 Chapter 279 Link, The Menace... Part-2. 2026-10-07
280 Chapter 280 Link, The Menace... Part-3. 2026-10-07
281 Chapter 281 Rio as a tea shop owner? 2026-10-07
282 Chapter 282 Link Vs. Rio, The Battle Of Absolute Talents! Part-1. 2026-10-07
283 Chapter 283 Link Vs. Rio, The Battle Of Absolute Talents! Part-2. 2026-10-07
284 Chapter 284 Link Vs. Rio, The Battle Of Absolute Talents! Part-3. 2026-10-07
285 Chapter 285 Link Vs. Rio, The Battle Of Absolute Talents! Part-4. 2026-10-07
286 Chapter 286 Link Vs. Rio, The Battle Of Absolute Talents! Part-5. 2026-10-07
287 Chapter 287 Link and Rio, Eternal Rivals... Part-1. 2026-10-07
288 Chapter 288 Link and Rio, Eternal Rivals... Part-2. 2026-10-07
289 Chapter 289 Link and Rio, Eternal Rivals... Part-3. 2026-10-07
290 Chapter 290 The Award Ceremony! Part-1. 2026-10-07
291 Chapter 291 The Award Ceremony! Part-2. 2026-10-07
292 Chapter 292 The Award Ceremony! Part-3. 2026-10-07
293 Chapter 293 The Award Ceremony! Part-4. 2026-10-07
294 Chapter 294 The Award Ceremony! Part-5. 2026-10-07
295 Chapter 295 Returning to home... Part-1. 2026-10-07
296 Chapter 296 Returning to Home... Part-2. 2026-10-07
297 Chapter 297 Returning to Home... Part-3. 2026-10-07
298 Chapter 298 Returning to Home... Part-4. 2026-10-07
299 Chapter 299 The Interview 2026-10-07
300 Chapter 300 Sheʼs Mine! 2026-10-07

Chapter 258 Arner, The Child of Thunder... Part-1.

One week ago.

When Riya had only just begun her training, the team battles ended in the elimination of many teams and individuals that day.

The team battleʼs strict rules gave the weaker teams a significant advantage, which led to the elimination of many stronger teams because they were unable to defend their banners.

Moreover, any individual who gets eliminated in the team battle phase will also not be able to advance to the individual tournament, even if their team has passed.

This indicates that only 64 individuals, including those from Team Astra, managed to advance to the individual phase out of all teams.

The individual phase will be conducted as a knockout tournament.

This will be a show of real battle prowess, as everyone will be fighting a one-on-one match with the strongest talents of the current generation.

The 64 individuals who made it to this phase of the tournament all have something unique in them, and none of them is weak. Now it all depends on the matchup.

The tournamentʼs individual phase will span six days, with the reward ceremony taking place on the seventh day.

…

Waiting Room No-63.

Arner, the only dwarf team member who made it to the individual phase, glanced at the TV screen with a solemn look on his face.

Arner was sitting in this large room alone, as each of the 64 individuals had their own waiting room.

Although he is a young dwarf, he already has a long beard and rough skin, which is the iconic look of all dwarfs.

Arner stared at the TV and prayed for a weaker opponent.

The TV screen rolled the names of all contestants, and after a few seconds, the roulette stopped at one.

[Congratulations! Your Match has been fixed!]

[Arner Steelminer vs. . Rio Flash]

[Timing: 11:00 A.M.]

[Please get ready and make sure to arrive on time!]

Seeing the unfamiliar name appear, a doubtful look appeared on Arnerʼs face.

He pulled out his smartphone and searched the internet for information about Rio.

He had also been in the team battle area and hadnʼt seen Rioʼs feats, so he was totally unaware of Rioʼs abilities.

Still, Rioʼs previous battle made him quite famous, so Arner was able to find information on him very quickly.

*Gasp*

What the search engine returned as the top result was,

[Rio Flash, the eliminator of two teams! The dark star that shines with immense radiance!]

Arner searched through all the details that were recorded in the video, and the more he looked, the more dark his expression became.

In the end, he reached only one conclusion.

ʼI am dead…ʼ

Arner shook his head and threw away the phone on the bed.

He lay down on the couch and started to think about what to do next.

”In the first place, why the f*ck are they making me fight with a monster who destroyed two teams alone!?”

Black lines appeared on Arnerʼs face as he thought about it.

”Ugh… That guy is being considered an equal to the world-famous monster Link Rex, and I have to fight him!?”

Arner got up and started to walk around the room in a circle to think of some countermeasures.

ʼThat guy has insane speed, and his attacking power is also not weak due to sword intent, thus…. It would be at a disadvantage if the match got dragged on for long…ʼ

As if he had thought about something, a look of determination appeared in Arnerʼs eyes.

”Okay, then… I will settle the match in the very first minute! Thatʼs my only chance of success…”

Arner clenched his fist and took his battle hammer before leaving the waiting room.

ʼFirst, letʼs go and cool my mind off with some juice!ʼ

Arner went downstairs and asked for orange juice in the cafeteria, but it seemed that they were out of juice.

ʼUgh, do I need to use that 3d printer to make juice now?…ʼ

Although the 3D printer can indeed print juice, it canʼt replicate the taste so well, and it usually doesnʼt seem to taste good enough.

(No, you canʼt print a nuke; donʼt even think about it! They have placed restrictions on the printer!)

Arner shook his head and went out of the front gate to get some fresh air.

He noticed a bench nearby and decided to sit on it.

Only after sitting on the bench did he notice that someone else was also sitting on the other side of the bench.

Arner glanced at the other party, and his eyes widened in shock.

The other partyʼs dark black hair waved in the slow breeze, and his dead fish-like eyes stared at the horizon with an expressionless face.

Arner glanced at Rio, who was calmly sipping orange juice and enjoying music through his headphones.

ʼD*mn! I didnʼt even notice him sitting here till I came so close; this guy is a monster!ʼ

Itʼs not that Arnerʼs perception was weak; itʼs just that Rioʼs ability to suppress his own presence has always been remarkable.

Arner himself is at rank ʼA-ʼ, and he was still not able to detect Rio, which shows how capable Rio is at stealth.

Just when Arner was staring at Rio so intently, Rio also noticed Arnerʼs intense gaze.

Rio brought out a juice can and handed it over to Arner, seemingly misinterpreting something.

”No need to stare at my juice; you can have this one instead…”

After a moment of shock at Rioʼs emotionless tone, Arner nodded his head and took the ʼjuice canʼ from Rioʼs hand.

A thought popped into his mind.

ʼHmm, he is surprisingly a chill guy…ʼ

*Gulp*

After taking a sip of the refreshing juice, a smile returned to Arnerʼs face.

He glanced at Rio and thanked him.

”By the way, you know we will be fighting each other as opponents an hour later.”

Hearing Arnerʼs words, Rio nodded his head and replied in his usual emotionless tone.

”Yeah…. Donʼt hold anything back on me; go all out… Maybe luck stays on your side…”

Arner felt quite uncertain about Rioʼs emotionless voice.

ʼWhy is this guyʼs voice so rough and blank… Itʼs as if he is an emotionless robot or something… He certainly is a weird guy…ʼ

Arner shook his head and replied in an uncertain tone.

”Sigh~ I donʼt know if I can win though…”

As he replied to Arner, Rio continued to stare at the horizon like an emotionless mechanical doll.

”Well, no one is invincible in the world; I have faced defeat too… In my opinion, you should give it your best anyway; itʼs not like we are fighting a death match here…”

Arner nodded his head in response to Rioʼs words.

”Yeah… if it was a death match, then I would have rather not come here in the first place…”

Rio abruptly tilted his head and inquired.

”How high do you think your chances are to win?”

Arner glanced at Rioʼs expressionless face for a second before replying in a solemn tone:

”Well…. I think itʼs 1/100…”

Hearing Arnerʼs words, a bit of light returned to Rioʼs eyes, as if his curiosity was piqued at that moment.

”I see… So you do have an ability that can help you win against even me?...”

At Rioʼs words, Arner nodded his head, and a proud look appeared on his face.

”Donʼt underestimate me too much; even the mouse knows how to fight back when cornered…”

Rio nodded his head at Arnerʼs confident words.

”I see, you need to show me what you have got later then… Letʼs continue this conversation in the ring later….”

Before Arner could say anything else, Rioʼs figure blurred, and he disappeared from his seat.

Although Arner had heard about Rioʼs fast speed from the videos, seeing it in person still surprised him a lot.

ʼI see… I would need to use that method then…ʼ

Meeting Rio here was an excellent opportunity.

Arner got to see Rioʼs abilities beforehand, and now he was confident that he wouldnʼt lose so easily anymore.

ʼNo…. If this plan works, I can win this battle!ʼ

Believing in yourself is the first step to victory. If you canʼt even believe in your own victory, then how will you achieve it?

He has already formed a plan in his mind; now all thatʼs left is to enter the ring and carry out this plan before Rio notices it.

Arner gulped down the last sip of juice from the ”juice can” and clenched his fists with great determination.

ʼThe hopes and beliefs of my whole race are resting on my shoulders right now; I shouldnʼt disappoint them. Even if my plan doesnʼt work out, I must not tarnish the trust of my kin…ʼ

With a confident smile on his face, Arner went back to his room.

...

ʼInteresting…ʼ

Rio, who was standing on a nearby buildingʼs rooftop, smiled a bit as he saw Arnerʼs confident expression.

A thought appeared in his mind.

ʼWill I get to see something interesting today?... or will it be another disappointment?...ʼ

Rio glanced in the direction of the playground and pondered.

ʼI am looking forward to it…ʼ

…

Authorʼs Notes.

Yo! Itʼs your beloved author here! Finally, the individual battles are starting! Grab your popcorn! Get ready for continuous epic matches!!

Question of the Day

Do you also feel that Rio is behaving like a bored villain right now?

1. Yes (He is acting as if the only source of entertainment he has is seeing strong attacks!)

2. Yeah! (Bro seems like a last boss villain who has lived for many centuries and has become utterly bored…)

By the way, donʼt forget to use those power stones and also leave a review if you like the story. Comment your opinion about the chapter. Your support is my motivation.

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