Undead Beast Master: Living Solely for My Desires-Chapter 74: Round 2

’He made armor and a weapon from the earth itself?’ Zaroth wondered, strategizing his first move while eyeing his opponent.

The man who had been naked from the waist up was now clad in armor that covered his entire body, including his face. Despite being made from soil, the sword in his hand looked sharp—sharp enough to slice through tendons without trouble.

’It’s possible he can create an infinite amount of equipment. What if he can use other weapons besides the curved sword he’s currently wielding?’ Zaroth thought as he adjusted his grip on his spear.

Taking a battle stance, he watched as his opponent, Leo charged straight at him.

Having a spear gave Zaroth the advantage of reach, so he attempted a feint thrust to test Leo’s reaction.

Leo, however, didn’t slow down at all. He charged forward with unshaken confidence in his armor.

The next second, Leo had already swung his sword toward Zaroth.

Zaroth prepared to dodge but suddenly realized one of his feet wouldn’t move.

Shifting his gaze for a split second, he noticed that Leo had commanded the ground to warp around his foot, limiting his mobility.

’Smart,’ Zaroth admitted as he gave up on escaping and instead sent a fireball aimed directly at the eye sockets of Leo’s helmet.

This time, his opponent reacted, halting his swing mid-air and using one arm to cover his eyes.

Not wasting a second, Zaroth kicked Leo and broke free from the constraint on his foot.

’Okay, I guess I won’t hold back,’ Zaroth decided, spinning his spear in front of him while opening his mouth and unleashing a deadly breath of fire.

The fire breath reached the rotating spear, increasing both the speed and the destructive area of the flames, creating a deadly inferno.

Leo seemed startled for a moment. Then, throwing his sword aside, he extended both arms forward and created a large shield of hardened soil in front of him.

Zaroth’s inferno collided with Leo’s shield and was blocked in the process.

But Zaroth didn’t stop his fire attack. Leo remained locked in place, struggling to maintain the shield as it began to break apart under the high temperatures.

’If I can keep this up long enough, his shield will eventually fall apart. But the question is, can I hold on for that long?’ Zaroth wondered, glancing at his enemy.

While Zaroth had become stronger, this skill drained him significantly, and soon, his mana would run out.

’The problem is, the ground can withstand high temperatures. Even if I break through the shield, I still have to get past his armor,’ Zaroth thought, his mind racing.

It suddenly made sense why people used the ground to build furnaces—it could endure extreme heat without breaking down.

’Wait… a furnace?’ Zaroth’s eyes shone a deeper shade of green as he suddenly got an idea.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he stopped his fire tornado attack and charged forward.

Leo sensed that the fire attack had stopped and threw the nearly destroyed shield to the side, summoning a whip into his hand.

Wasting no time, he lashed the whip toward Zaroth, while Zaroth, in turn, hurled his spear forward with all the strength he could muster.

Leo’s whip hit Zaroth’s forehead as blood began to pour down from the wound, obstructing his vision, while Zaroth’s spear hit Leo in the chest. Although he was forced to take a step or two back due to the shockwave, he didn’t suffer any major damage as his armor held.

The observer raised an eyebrow, questioning the decision of Zaroth.

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Suddenly, the observer’s eyes widened as he grasped Zaroth’s plan. If he was right—Leo was as good as dead.

"Healer! We need a healer!" the observer screamed as he got up.

Some of the spectators stared in confusion. Why was the observer calling for a healer when the fight had not yet ended?

But suddenly, they understood the reason as Zaroth reached Leo and jumped into the air.

Leo, having confidence in his armor, took a step forward and used the ground to make a dagger appear in his left hand, which he brought down on Zaroth’s thigh.

Yet Zaroth, not showing that he felt any pain, grabbed Leo as he wrapped his legs around him and brought his face down to Leo’s helmet.

Leo’s eyes widened in horror as he saw Zaroth’s menacing smile slowly open, and in the back of his throat, a deadly fire forming.

Before Leo could react in any way, Zaroth bit down on Leo’s helmet and let loose a deadly inferno right inside Leo’s armor.

As Leo’s armor covered his entire body with the only exception being his eyes, the deadly fire entered and began to melt the man’s body like nothing.

’One!’ Zaroth was counting down the seconds, wondering how long it would take to turn his opponent into nothing but ash.

’Two!’ The second the fire reached Leo’s body, he felt his skin, muscles, tendons, and even bones melting under the high temperatures. As such, he was unable to move at all, and all he could do was stay motionless as Zaroth continued to heat up the inside of his armor like a furnace.

’Three!’ Suddenly, Zaroth felt somebody grasp his body and throw him to the side.

Letting go of Leo, he fell to the ground, shifting his gaze to the person that had prevented him from killing his enemy.

It was the observer, accompanied by a man who seemed to be the healer standing next to him.

They removed Leo’s armor, which had become crimson red from the heat, and revealed his body.

In just three seconds, his body had been turned into charcoal. It seemed that he had already died, but the healer somehow managed to bring him back to life.

"And the winner is Zaroth!" the announcer screamed as he returned to the center of the arena, and the few spectators burst into cheers in celebration of the fight.

Zaroth felt incredible. He had not only managed to defeat his opponent, but he had done so without even using his main abilities—or, in other words, his beasts.

Leo was taking weak breaths as the healer carried his body to someplace where he could be treated better.

"I see… so it takes four seconds," Zaroth noted as he now knew how long it would take to burn somebody to death from up close.

Seeing that the match was over, Zaroth took a moment to appreciate the cheers from the public that had watched the match and then he exited the arena, happy with his progress.

His only regret was that he didn’t manage to kill his opponent, but there was not much that could be done and it wasn’t like Zaroth cared if his opponent lived or died, as it didn’t concern him at all.

Meanwhile, after dealing with the mess, the observer looked at the profile that he was provided with regarding Zaroth’s abilities and added a few things.

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Zaroth:

Main weapon: Spear

Characteristics: Heartless, can ignore pain to a large extent, always tries to go for the kill

Skills: Fireball, Firebreath

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It seemed that Zaroth had advanced to the third round.