>>6189757“The two of you will begin on my mark!” Eman announces. “This is a battle not to the death, but to decide which of the bearers of the Dragon’s Blessing is in the right!”
You and Penelope stand on opposite ends of the sand pit. The druids have healed the wounds you took at the swords of the cultists, and you are back to full health. Penelope has drawn her strange axe, and has assumed a fighting stance. For the first time, you are able to get a good grasp on her strength, and you find that it is not lacking. There’s a reason that Eman and Grigori were confident that you would lose this fight. Even with the knowledge of her Crest’s abilities, she would be a difficult foe. Her warning that you take her seriously and hold nothing back was not mere empty boasting.
In your possession are your axe, hammer, and the Iron Bow that you had purchased back in Solis. Penelope was lightly armored. With her Crest’s ability, you couldn’t exactly blame her for that. But as a result, her speed was likely to be greater than yours. Still, even with her advantage in agility, you and her were on opposite ends of the arena. She was likely not expecting that you could rely on ranged attacks, a fact that you might be able to exploit. Thanks to her demonstration, she would only be able to rely on her Crest two times.
Incidentally, after your fight with the Cultists, you’d only be able to rely on Indech three times instead of four.
>Penelope>Level 30 BerserkerHP: 62/62
STR: 26
SPD: 23
DEF: 10
RES: 0
Weapons: Devil Axe (+21 ATK, -20 HP when used)
Skills: Dense (Immune to the effects of cursed weapons)
Crest of “Leviathan”: Negates damage (2 uses)
>Tristain d’Rusalka>Level 27/50 Lord (EXP: 0/100)HP: 55
Strength: 29
Magic: 19
Speed: 17
Defense: 20
Resistance: 15
Luck: 14
Weapons: Silver Axe (+16 ATK), Hammer (+8 ATK, 3x attack vs Armor Knights), Iron Bow (+6 ATK)
Resolve: (When HP falls to less than 35%, Strength, Speed and Defense increase by 7)
>Abilities:Crest of Indech: You are able to make a follow-up attack on one foe, regardless of Speed. (4 Charges)
Crest of Macuil: Double the attack power of a magic spell. (3 Charges)
Combat Art: Earthsplitter: Cleave all enemies standing two rows in front of you. (Cost: 1 Crest of Indech Charge)
Combat Art: Throw: (Toss your weapon at an enemy and return it to your hand. Ranged attack.) (1 Crest of Indech Charge)
>Spells:Fire (+3 DMG, 5 Uses), Elfire (+7 DMG, 3 Uses) Wind (+3 ATK, 5 Uses, x3 DMG against flying foes.)
>A): Attack Penelope w/ Iron Bow>B): Attack Penelope w/ Iron Bow (Use Crest of Indech)>C): Attack Penelope w/ Magic (What spell?) >D): Let Penelope run over to you, granting her the first blow.>E): Write-in 