Sacrifice: Time of Mine

Before the fight began, Rossiya went beside the resting Old Maytan. However, it was harder than she thought since it was against her will to just disturb an old man's rest.

Therefore,

'Maybe, I'll just wait and talk to him after this match. That should be enough to give him enough time to rest. Also, it's not like Shimshemat will go down after an hour. Although we have the lowest count of Rank Es Elementalists, that doesn't include the rogue ones.' she comforted herself.

Meanwhile, in the Shimshemat Coast Land, the rogue Rank Es Elementalists have already escaped and left the Great Country to evacuate to the other three Great Countries nearby, including the Reruon Mountain Land.

Furthermore, a sea of beasts has already devoured the front lines, making the Shimshemat hopeless.

"Don't worry, my fastest Rank Ey, Rossiya Merkas is already on her way to seek aid from Dragonian Sheran's heroes! Reinforcements will definitely come now any minute now!" the Merkas Patriarch shouted to keep the morale high as beasts and monsters from the shores of Merkas territory are flooding their way in, numbering more than a million.

"Rossiya? Isn't she the super shy and passive woman? Could she any help?"

"Don't doubt her! We are in peril, I don't believe that her shyness will impede her judgment!" 

And so, they stood their lines in hopes of reinforcement.

Back to the Rank Dih's stadium, as soon as the host left the arena, there was carnage everywhere.

"Here it is! The Merciless Beheader versus One Punch Woman!" 

"How will the outcome be!?"

"Aren't you curious about the wild cards too? That Avion Teller is just too impactful, I can't get him out of my head..."

"That's a symptom of being gay."

"I'm a woman."

On the four sides of the ring, Edora, Mettany, Tamya, and Avion just stood without doing anything.

'Why are their movement so sluggish?' Avion was disappointed. But now that they were in the same arena, he looked for someone.

Upon spotting the silver-haired girl, he began to traverse the chaos of all colors. Rank Dih Elementalists can cast elesps and that is their main battling methods.

However, Rank Dih elesps are just too simple and their fighting with pure firepower, nothing more. Although Avion still didn't have enough strength to fully maneuver the warhammer, he smoothly dodged many incoming attacks as if they were nothing.

"Woah! What kind of moves is that!?" the audience outside was the noisy ones.

'So he's really a mortal?' Elder Khor inwardly sighed after seeing Avion use physical martial skills rather than cast any elesp.

With the four Supreme Royal Families there, excluding some Supreme Elders that have a business to attend in other places, the princesses and princes came back to their respective families.

On the Wrenwor Family side, right after Princess Dana along with Elder Helen sat down with the former beside her father, she whispered something.

The Wrenwor Patriarch was somewhat expecting it and shocked at the same time, "Are you sure? He's just a mortal, to be your first harem member... I guess I did say that I would support your dream no matter what happens so okay. After this, I'll try to take him in."

"Thank you, father." the beautiful Princess Dana nodded. Almost all of them were uninterested in the showdown below as it was just low-ranking elesps being thrown everywhere.

Until certain people moved.

"There! The Merciless Beheader began moving!" one pointed out from the outside audience.

The recording crew has spread out many light-capturing elesps and was able to take many angles at the same time, showing what the people want to see.

"Finally, we have met!" 

Many looked with anticipation to see that it was just random rankers who were shouting.

Two men with weapons at hands were shouting at each other in the middle of a colorful battle.

"Yes, I can't stand being in the same world as you are, Rank 8!"

"Then let's settle this, Rank 9!" 

""RAAAAGHH!! FIRE THR-""

Shick!* one head flew before their fated clash when Rank 8 stepped back too much and hit Edora.

'Is it so hard to come up with a name?' Edora nonchalantly thought after beheading someone as blood spurt.

"Ahh! It's the Merciless Beheader! Keep your eyes on her!" the rankers didn't notice her presence until now that first blood had been thrown.

Pow!* an explosive impact resounded before a woman was sent flying out of the arena,

"Ahh! It's the One Punch Woman! Keep your eyes on her!"

"How!? We are already keeping our eyes on the Merciless Beheader! It's not like we can keep an eye on each direction!" 

At that moment, a hand rose, "I can!"

The audience went uproar, "Who's that? Is that the first ranker, Arrogant Bastard!?"

Arrogant Bastard then showed off his skills by rolling each of his eye to look at Edora and Mettany at the same time.

"I have my eyes on them now!" Arrogant Bastard proudly laughed loud before abruptly stopping to ask, "What now?"

"Get them!" one ranker shouted and many casted their elesps on both Edora and Mettany.

However, blood just spurted on Edora's side and bodies flew on Mettany's.

They don't know but with Avion's presence, Mettany was able to reach Rank Bih strength. strength that even Rank Cee rankers wouldn't have any defense against.

Unfortunately for them, they were more scared of Edora since she would kill without hesitance and many went to Mettany, wishing to be punched out of the ring instead of dying.

They were certainly wrong.

It didn't even took five minutes before a puddle of blood filled with the arena and only five people were only left standing.

Arrogant Bastard sweated, "... Keeping my eyes on them didn't do anything!"

The reason for his safety was because neither Edora nor Mettany want to get a weirdo like him.

A blade struck his chest and it was Tamya who committed the murder. Arrogant Bastard died without even showing off his other skills.

Now, four of them looked at each other.

'Only two can survive.' the three girls thought.