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Chapter 259 Arner, The Child of Thunder... Part-2. · Oct 07, 2026

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251 Chapter 251 The Essence of healing... Part-2. 2026-10-07
252 Chapter 252 The Essence of Healing... Part-3. 2026-10-07
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
265 Chapter 265 ʼPathʼ to Spiritual Ascension! Part-3. 2026-10-07
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 259 Arner, The Child of Thunder... Part-2.

”Yes, I am fully prepared...”

Arner nodded his head as he talked to his teacher via his smartphone.

SS-rankers cannot personally meet the contestants during this event, but they can still communicate with them.

Arner had called his teacher to consult about whether or not he should use the plan he had made.

After getting the agreement of his teacher, the confidence on Arnerʼs face returned.

Before Arner ended the call, the other party gave him some small advice:

”By the way, donʼt overdo it; all that matters is that you tried your best... Overdoing it is harmful for your future progress as it may leave some trauma...”

Arner nodded his head and smiled.

”Understood!”

With his chest puffed up with pride, Arner donned his combat suit and grabbed his hammer to finally leave the waiting area.

He walked through a long corridor and finally arrived at the playground entrance. With a determined look, Arner entered the playground field.

Just when he entered, the commentator introduced him enthusiastically.

*And now! The contestant with the best control over the thunder element, the holder of the title ʼChild of Thunderʼ, Arner Steelminer, enters the battlefield!*

Amidst the loud cheers of the audience, Arner slowly walked over to the middle area of the large stadium.

Rio was already standing there beforehand.

Arner and Rio both stretched out their hands to do a handshake before the match started.

Both of them nodded their heads at each other, then immediately jumped back to create an appropriate distance for both of them.

The handshake showed that this was just a friendly duel and that there were no grudges between them.

(Fun Fact: When this tournament was still considered a deathmatch, the participants never used to handshake or even talk to each other... they used to communicate directly with weapons...)

And the distance was created to give each other enough room to do a proper ʼfirst attackʼ.

A massive hologram appeared, showing a timer of 30 minutes.

If none of the two are able to win in the next 30 minutes, then both of them will be eliminated, as there are no such things as ʼDrawʼ in this tournament.

The commentator raised the enthusiasm of the audience and started a countdown.

*And now, the third match of the first round begins in 3... 2...1! Fight!!*

When the word ʼFightʼ was shouted, Arner and Rio both took their stance in an instant.

Arner knew that Rio was fast, and he would try to deal a quick blow to him, but he was prepared for that.

[Thunder Dwarf Art: Full Immersion!]

Without wasting any time on using low-level skills to create a good show, Arner directly used one of his strongest techniques to cover his whole body in a condensed thunder aura.

Rioʼs sword swung horizontally at an insane speed, and just when it was about to hit Arnerʼs neck, Arnerʼs thunder aura activated and pushed him down.

With that small push, Arner dodged Rioʼs attack and swung his hammer.

[Thunder Hammer Style: Rise of Steel!]

Arnerʼs hammer swung at Rio in a downward-to-upward manner, still covered in a thunder aura.

However, before it could land, Rio tilted his sword a bit and deflected the attackʼs trajectory in an instant.

[Handling]

Arner wasnʼt surprised that Rio was unaffected; it would have been strange if Rio really got hit with such a slow attack.

Taking advantage of the fact that Rio was momentarily distracted, Arner stomped the ground with his right feet, and a massive thunder blast happened in an instant.

The ground cracked, and blue thunderbolts flew far and wide in the massive stadium.

Fortunately, an SS-ranked barrier protects the audience, ensuring their safety.

From the start of the duel until the thunder blast appeared, only five seconds had passed, but Arner and Rio had already exchanged quite a few blows in these few seconds.

If it werenʼt for the high-tech cameras that show the playback in slow motion, people below rank A couldnʼt even see what was happening between the two.

*boom*

Arner stomped on the ground once again, and the second blast of thunder appeared, creating a massive shockwave.

Even after unleashing such a strong ability, Arnerʼs face remained solemn, and he jumped back quite a few meters.

[Elemental Sword Art: Sound Type: Atomic Deflection!]

Due to his amazing sword skills, Rio not only deflected the shockwave, he even caused the massive thunder attack to dissipate.

Without caring about Arnerʼs shock, Rio said in his usual emotionless tone:

”Continue...”

Rioʼs image blurred in an instant, but Arner was ready for that; he had already seen Rio use that swift movement technique an hour ago, and he now had a countermeasure for it.

Arner immediately placed his hammer on the ground and unleashed a massive amount of his mana and thunder into the earth.

[Thunder Dwarf Art: Static Thunder Field!]

Arnerʼs aura covered the entire stadium ground, creating a massive thunder field that helped him track down Rioʼs movements much more easily.

Arner immediately jumped to the right as he sensed Rioʼs sword coming at him.

And sure enough, Rio appeared right at the spot where he was standing just now.

”Hoh, this field is good; electricity has a much faster speed than an individual; this way, no matter how fast someone is, you can easily figure out their moves....”

Hearing Rioʼs emotionless words, Arner didnʼt let his guard down for even a single second.

He knew what kind of monster he was up against, and even a single moment of distraction could be fatal.

At that moment, Rioʼs figure appeared to be teleported directly in front of Arner.

[Darkwing Movement Art: Steady Steps.]

Seeing Rio appear so close to him, Arner was shocked; he didnʼt expect Rio to still have more speed than earlier.

ʼHe bypassed my electric field!?ʼ

Arner had misunderstood Rioʼs normal speed to be movement art, but when Rio really used his movement art, only then did Arner see the horror of Rioʼs immense abilities.

[Thunder Dwarf Art: Short Switch!]

Arner immediately used one of his strongest abilities to dodge Rioʼs attack.

His body switched positions, with the dirt on a spot twenty meters away from the current one.

The ʼShort Switchʼ ability works in cooperation with theʼstatic fieldʼ.

Arner used static fields earlier because his short switch ability allowed him to switch positions with any inanimate object inside the static field.

However, as the skillʼs activation caused a slight delay, a small cut still appeared on Arnerʼs right cheek.

Arner heaved a sigh of relief.

ʼPhew~ barely made it… Now to the main part…ʼ

A smirk appeared on Arnerʼs face. Before Rio could attack him again, Arner immediately placed his hammer on the ground and forced a massive amount of concentrated mana into a one-meter radius.

Rio used his ʼDarkwing movement artʼ to chase Arner, but just as his sword was about to hit, Arner switched positions again.

Arner repeated this same tactic five times; he placed a small amount of mana and then left.

Rio frowned a bit at those strange moves.

Just when Arner was about to do the same thing for the sixth time, Rio suddenly used more force in his legs.

[Darkwing Movement Art: Instantaneous Rush!]

[Elemental Sword Art: Moon Type: Setting Summer Night!]

In an instant, Rio appeared right behind Arner and swung his sword in a downward manner.

The attack was so precise and lethal that Arner had no chance to counter it.

Arner barely pushed himself away and avoided a fatal wound, but the attack still hit his right hand, cutting off his arm in half.

A massive amount of blood started flowing out like a fountain.

But Arner stood unfazed; he grabbed his hammer with the other hand and used thunder to immediately stop the bleeding, while jumping away to make some distance from Rio.

Rio stopped attacking at that moment, as he felt a bit strange.

”Hmm… is this it, Arner?”

At Rioʼs words, Arner narrowed his eyes, ignoring the sweat on his forehead, and replied with a smirk.

”I was hoping to place three more ʼcoresʼ but I guess thatʼs not possible now… Letʼs go with five for now…”

Arner immediately placed his hammer on the ground and pushed nearly all of his mana into the static field as he shouted.

”The truth is, static field is just the ʼbaseʼ; the real attack needs eight static ʼcoresʼ to function… I was only able to place five, but five is also enough to activate this attack.”

A crazed and excited look appeared on Arnerʼs face as a massive amount of condensed thunder started to dance around him in an uncontrolled manner.

The whole static field started to glow up, and a massive magic circle appeared under Rioʼs feet.

Rio dodged with his ʼDarkwing Movement Artsʼ technique, but the magic circle followed him everywhere, even in the sky.

Arner smirked and shouted.

”No use trying to dodge this one, Rio! Itʼs an attack with an ʼun-dodge-able propertyʼ! As long as you are inside the static field, you canʼt dodge it!”

From the start of the duel to this moment, everything went just like Arner predicted.

He knew that this attack was the only way to really attack Rio.

But he needed to buy time, and theʼshort switchʼ ability played its role right there.

If Rio had used his sword intent to shatter the static field, he could have still stopped Arnerʼs attack.

But Arner took the gamble and won.

He gambled on the possibility that Rio wouldnʼt use his sword intent as long as Arner didnʼt show too much strength,

Seeing Rio staring at the magic circle that was locking at him.

ʼIf this was a real battle, Rio could have easily walked out of the static fieldʼs range, but right now, we are inside an enclosed SS-rank barrier, and you canʼt leave the static field at any cost…ʼ

If the SS-rank barrier hadnʼt been there, Arnerʼs plan wouldnʼt have worked, but its presence worked in his favor and helped him trap Rio.

ʼAlthough the damage will be reduced a bit as I only created five ʼcoresʼ instead of eight, that should be enough to do the work…ʼ

As Arner finished pouring his mana into the ground, he smiled at Rio and said,

”This is checkmate, Rio Flash!”

…

Authorʼs Notes.

Yo! Itʼs your beloved author here!

If you have noticed, I am showing the event from Arnerʼs perspective rather than Rioʼs. This is because right now, Rio is playing the role of the ʼchallengeʼ and Arner is the ʼchallengerʼ.

It depends on Arner if he can pass this challenge, though…

Question of the day:.

Do you also think Arner is quite a good strategist?

1. Yes! (Heʼs at least better than a certain dumb harem lord…)

2. Yeah (Author really knows how to make amazing side characters outta nowhere!)

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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