Battle Against Drake

"No—Smoker isn't too weak. He just ran into his natural enemy!"

"Smoke is completely suppressed by wind!"

Compared to the spectators, the officers had a much sharper eye.

Using Observation Haki, they immediately spotted the problem.

"White Smoke Launcher!"

Smoker had noticed the problem too, but he wasn't ready to give up. He was going to make one last attempt!

"It's over, Smoker. Hurricane!"

Luo Sa looked at Smoker with an amused smile, then instantly unleashed the Flying Attribute energy within him.

A powerful hurricane formed in an instant, like a giant hand pressing down hard on Smoker.

Smoker gritted his teeth and maintained his Elementalization, trying to draw himself together toward the center as much as possible.

"Roll away, little cloud!"

Luo Sa chuckled. With a beat of his wings, the hurricane grew even stronger.

In the end, Smoker, that little cloud, couldn't resist the force of the wind. It carried him far away, and he began to break apart in the hurricane, scattering in all directions like dandelion fluff!

"You lost, Smoker!"

Luo Sa looked at Smoker, who had re-formed his body outside the arena in the distance.

"Luo Sa, what was that suggestion you mentioned?"

Smoker looked at Luo Sa solemnly. It was clear how unwilling he was to have been defeated so easily.

"Oh, that... Do you see those dark clouds in the distance?"

Luo Sa glanced at Smoker, then casually pointed toward the dark clouds slowly approaching in the distance.

"Dark clouds?"

Smoker's eyes gradually lit up, as if he'd realized something important.

"After the match, I'll come find you!"

Smoker looked at himself, then at Luo Sa in the air, and turned to leave.

"Sure. I'll be waiting!"

Luo Sa chuckled, his gaze flickering.

"Hahaha, you really didn't disappoint me, Luo Sa!"

Without waiting for the referee to announce anything, Drake strode onto the stage on his own.

"Ah, sorry for the wait!"

Luo Sa's expression grew serious. Drake was his last opponent, and he had to win!

"You two bastards! Have you forgotten I'm still here?"

Aura, whose Doriki Value was as high as 400, roared as he charged onto the stage.

"Get lost!"

Drake immediately roared at the unwelcome intruder who dared to stand in the way of his chance to redeem himself.

The next moment, Drake transformed into an Allosaurus and lashed out at the charging Aura with his powerful tail!

Boom!

Like a kite with a broken wing, Aura flew straight out of the arena and crashed heavily into the concrete railing around the stands, sinking deep into it!

Gulp!

The spectators all swallowed hard, staring at Drake in shock.

"That's some strength, Drake. Looks like you've made quite a bit of progress over the past half month!"

"Hmph. Come on, Luo Sa. No one can stop our fight now, right?!"

"I've gotten stronger in more ways than just my strength over the past half month!"

Drake grinned, his taunt plain for all to see. He had been waiting a long time for this day.

"More than just strength?"

Luo Sa's gaze sharpened as he transformed into a Winged Gull and soared high into the air.

If he was caught by Drake in his Allosaurus form, escaping would be even harder than if Sakartam caught him. It was even possible that the match would end right there.

"Since both sides are ready, the final ranking match begins now!"

After getting confirmation from both of them, the referee made the announcement.

The entire arena erupted. After seeing the fight reach this point, no one still believed Luo Sa was weak!

This evenly matched battle had completely fired up the spectators!

"Come on, Luo Sa!"

Drake transformed into his nimble half-beast form and roared at Luo Sa with his bare hands. This time, he hadn't chosen to use a weapon.

"Then I won't hold back!"

Luo Sa flapped his wings, instantly carving two Air Blades through the sky and sending them slashing toward Drake.

Faced with an attack aimed at cutting through his arms, Drake's expression immediately turned serious. His claws moved, and he chose to meet the attack head-on!

Screech!

The Air Blades struck his claws with a shrill scraping sound, then shattered in midair.

"Is that all your attacks can do?"

Drake looked up at Luo Sa with disdain.

Luo Sa furrowed his brow. In their last battle, most of his victory had come from using a life-for-life tactic to badly injure Drake first.

After that, he'd relied on the remarkable abilities of his Flying Attribute skills to defeat Drake.

But now, with Drake fully prepared, everything had become much more difficult.

"Raise Wind!"

Luo Sa used a Flying-type move again to suppress Drake, while circling around him in the air, searching for an opening.

Faced with the whirlwind attack, Drake stamped down hard, tensed his body, then simply stood there and let the whirlwind hit him.

With his sturdy scales, the whirlwind couldn't hurt him at all!

"Excellent stamina and defense. Looks like Drake intends to wear me down!"

Luo Sa guessed Drake's plan, and that was exactly why he found it even more troublesome.

If it came down to a war of attrition, he was no match for Drake, who could stay ready and respond to each move, while he had to keep himself airborne and attack!

"Hurricane!"

Still, he couldn't just keep this up. Luo Sa felt he had to attack Drake with everything he had!

A gale formed in an instant and swept toward Drake. If it could blow Drake out of the arena, Luo Sa would win!

"This feels great!"

Drake had been ready. He plunged his claws into the ground and crouched low, so the hurricane couldn't move him in the slightest.

"Swallow Return!"

Using the hurricane for cover, Luo Sa launched a close-range attack.

Drake's only weakness was his speed. Luo Sa had to seize his chance!

"At last!"

Watching Luo Sa's movements, Drake's eyes gleamed. He stood up from the ground and fixed his gaze on Luo Sa in the air.

Screech!

As Luo Sa approached Drake, he suddenly accelerated, darting past him in the blink of an eye.

"He dodged it! How is that possible?!"

Luo Sa steadied himself in the air, his pupils contracting.

"Ahahaha, surprised, Luo Sa?"

"I went out of my way to learn this move just for you!"

"Looks like it worked even better than I expected!"

Drake saw Luo Sa's shock and immediately grinned, looking as though victory was already his!

"Was it that move?"

Luo Sa looked at Drake, lost in thought.

"Come on! Keep going!"

Drake laughed wildly. Now that he'd made up for his disadvantage in speed, he believed he was unbeatable.

It's a new day, and I'm going all out again! Come on, give me your support—I can go all out even more!