chapter 721 hero versus villain [part 4]
"do you think he will lose?" derek asked joshua, who was roland's best friend.
"he won't," joshua replied in a heartbeat. but despite his fast response, there was a tinge of uncertainty in his voice.
the reason why he wanted roland to win was because he knew his best friend from the ground up.
he knew how strong roland was. this meant that if clark could defeat him, then clark must be stronger, the mere thought of which made joshua feel incredibly anxious.
the sage of the hero party had already simulated many battles in his mind, and three out of ten battles, he managed to win against roland in a one-on-one fight.
because of this, he was very confident that if they really fought against each other, he still had a chance to win.
this was also the reason why he wanted roland to win!
the ladies, on the other hand, were equally worried.
diana and mildred glanced at each other with anxious looks on their faces, while shana and erica were holding each other's hands as if trying to assure each other that everything was going to be fine.
they were all comrades, so they wanted nothing more than to see roland emerge victorious in his fight against clark.
a few minutes later, roland's sword made a clunking sound as it fell to the ground.
it had become so heavy that roland had no choice but to let it go, or else, it would cause his downfall.
his vision was also getting a bit blurry because clark had shifted from messing with his sense of touch to messing with his vision.
the scion of the ashford clan already knew that the poison had already spread enough to make roland feel as if his entire body was heavy as lead.
as such, he no longer needed to continue casting this illusion on him and shifted his focus to his opponent's vision, which made things more difficult for roland.
thirteen, who was currently sitting on a chair on the stage, was drinking some fruit juice with pica and pico.
he knew that this battle would be ending very soon.
"you fought well," clark said. "but there is always someone stronger than you."
"i know that there is someone stronger than me," roland replied. "but that person is not you."
but what he planned to do didn't happen.
something else happened instead, which caught him completely by surprise.
his flying daggers landed on roland's body, embedding themselves deep in his flesh.
clark hadn't aimed for any vital parts, but the places where he aimed were critical locations, which would definitely hurt and make his opponent feel a world of pain.
roland, who had been hit, fell on his back and lay on the ground unmoving.
clark observed his opponent and wondered if he had accidentally killed roland.
the young man frowned and moved closer to get a better look.
once he confirmed that roland wasn't dead and had merely fallen unconscious, he would immediately disperse the gray mist so that he could immediately seek medical help.
when he was only a few meters away from the young man, roland's closed eyes suddenly opened.
roland's eyes shone golden, making clark feel that something bad was going to happen.
he immediately backed away, but just as he thought he had safely distanced himself from his opponent, roland had propped himself up from the ground and glanced in his direction.
a moment later, the young man vanished from where he stood and reappeared right in front of clark.
clark was caught by surprise, but he still managed to regain his composure in the blink of an eye and slashed his sword in front of him.
his reaction was fairly quick, but his eyes widened in shock at the outcome that he didn't foresee.
roland caught the blade of clark's sword between his thumb and index finger.
thirteen, who was watching this from the stage, clicked his tongue in annoyance before muttering under his breath.
"cheater."
clark might not know what was happening, but how could thirteen not know?
he had seen it countless times in the past, and this was the one thing that he hated about heroes.
it was whenever their plot armor suddenly activated, allowing them to overcome adversities that should've been impossible for them to overcome.