Chapter 78: Match End
The moment Lucen saw Faust raise his hands to fight, he knew that he had entered his second phase. Lucen knew that he needed to stop using Acting Adept since the character he was acting out as was not someone who could deal with Faust’s second phase. Yet the second he tried to do so, a thought came to his mind.
’Why should I stop? How am I not enough to defeat this old man?’
Lucen was surprised at himself. Those thoughts did not feel like it was his. Lucen knew that he had dived too deep into the Acting Adept, that the personality he was playing must be changing into something.
’Enough!’ Lucen screamed in his mind. He clenched his jaw. The persona didn’t want to let go. Lucen gritted his teeth and then punched himself in his face, making his nose bleed a little.
The audience and even Faust were bewildered by the bizarre actions of Lucen.
"Young master?! What are you doing, hitting yourself?!" Sir Thalos in the audience shouted filled with confusion.
"Little leader, have you gone crazy from the stress?" Mark questioned.
"Hey, little leader, your money and my money have all been placed on a bet. If you lose, then we both lose!" Harlik shouted.
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Faust, who was standing in front of Lucen, was still trying to comprehend why Lucen would hit himself when he suddenly noticed that Lucen’s demeanor had changed again. The stance he had also changed back to the one who seemed like he knew nothing of unarmed combat, and instead was focused on swordsmanship.
"Sorry about that, I had to clear my head a bit." Lucen’s voice carried over to those in the audience.
’This boy must be crazy!’ It was what most of them thought.