Hero of Darkness

Complete silence ensued in the battle ring and the ninety-nine combatants were stunned on the spot as soon as they noticed the swordsman in black and golden gear sleeping in the battlegrounds. 

Most of the baffled audience also couldn't believe their eyes and found this ordeal completely nonsensical. 

Kahn, the perpetrator of this commotion was sleeping on the floor and even used his greatsword as a pillow instead of getting ready to fight or be wary of the other people. 

"That guy.. What the hell is he trying to pull off?" asked one of the fighters in mage clothes. 

"Who cares. Just some tryhard acting like a big deal. He will be taken care of very quickly anyway." spoke an archer who stood closer to this mage. 

Conduct like this was often taken as a bluff or someone trying to show off by many people. The competition has already reached a point where gimmicks didn't work and only the strong could succeed from this point. 

Soon, a skirmish arose from the eastern end of this five hundred meters wide battlefield and many people started fighting amongst themselves to defeat and kick out others as only fifty individuals were going to be selected for the next match through this elimination process. 

Kahn on the other end was quietly sleeping like Snowhite and wasn't bothered to partake in quarrels. 

Spells after spells and weapon skills after skills filled the battlefield as an intense yet organized battle started. 

Majority of the people who knew that they were weaker individually, grouped up and targeted those who seemed stronger. 

This round would only stop when there were only 50 participants left. It didn't matter if you made it to that point with your own talent or some borrowed strength so nobody felt guilty for their actions. 

After the first 10 minutes passed, 26 people were either knocked out or thrown out of the battlefield at various ends while the remaining were now in a stalemate situation. 

Yawn! 

Kahn yawned again as he changed his side and still slept soundly as if he was inside a bedroom. 

"That fucker.." said a burly wolfkin battleaxe. 

"Let's kick out that pretentious bastard first!" said a demonkin archer. 

"Yeah.. He's just putting on airs. So others will ignore him." spoke a swordsman. 

The group of three quickly charged towards Kahn's direction as they decided to eliminate him next. 

But as soon as they reached the 50 meter radius away from him.. 

SHRILL!! 

A loud shrill filled the battlefield and specifically, the three people heading towards Kahn were dropped on the ground out of the blue. 

War Dominance! 

Kahn used this skill after so many months in a battle while his eyes and countenance were still that of a sleepyhead. 

This also attracted a lot of other combatants who were engaged in fights of their own. 

The three people who were forced to bury their faces in the floor were unable to move an inch while Kahn seemed as carefree as before. 

"Grandmaster!! That guy's a grandmaster!!" shouted a participant at the southern end of the battlefield who slightly sensed Kahn's aura from his position. 

GASP! 

Dozens of people gasped at the same time after this revelation. 

At this very moment, there was a druid class human amongst the contestants, donned in white and green robes. 

He let out a helpless sigh and murmured under his breath.. 

"What's up with that guy… isn't it too early to show his rank in front of so many people?" he spoke to himself. 

"Eh, that reckless fool should've waited till the next round at least." spoke a 28-year-old human swordsman who stood 5 meters away from this druid. 

Both of them looked like they belonged to the same force based on their attire. 

"You know I can hear you, right?" said Kahn but his voice landed only on their ears. 

This duo looked like a normal combination of a DPS and Support class to others but Kahn could accurately gauge their ranks and levels because of his personal strength and skills. 

Grandmaster… both these young men who were only a year or 2 older than him were also grandmasters. 

Two wolves hidden between the sheep. And both of them had done a decent job masking their aura and ranks. 

If Kahn wasn't above their rank, he too would've failed to notice them. 

"Oye, sleeping beauty.. Just stay silent and hope we don't face each other in a match." said the swordsman in a hushed tone. 

His voice also only reached the ears of Kahn, showing his mastery over his aura and mana. 

"Yeah, yeah whatever. But you two should be careful. Others will think it's easy to pick on two harmless guys." said Kahn and went back to merry sleep. 

Another bunch of people tried to target him in the next minutes but they too were forced to kneel on the ground. 

And taking the advantage of this opportunity, other combatants used their skills and attacks to take these guys out. 

BOOM!! 

Soon, both the other grandmasters were also targeted by a group of 5 people and they too decided to release their aura of a grandmaster to fend off the opponents. 

"Tch.. That guy jinxed us." spoke the swordsman in an irritated tone. 

From there on, the druid sat in a meditative pose while the swordsman stood tall like a knight. 

It was a better option to reveal their rank through their aura than actually fighting and showing off their skills to the opponents because in future matches, their rivals would know of their fighting styles and attack patterns. 

And that was the main reason why Kahn had chosen to reveal his rank instead of fighting these bunch of weaklings. 

War Dominance was already at a stage where Kahn could make every participant present in this battlefield faint on the spot, so using it only on selective people who approached him was an easy option for him. 

He was defending himself without even lifting a finger. 

Ding! Ding! Ding! 

The referees announced the match to be over as soon as only 50 combatants were left in the battle ring and declared the first match to be over. 

The next round would be these 50 individuals facing each other in a 1 vs 1 match. Now, the results will solely be decided by their own skills. 

Kahn stood up from the battleground and stretched his body a little bit and spoke.. 

"Now I feel refreshed. Let's see who's my next unlucky opponent."