Tower Ascension

Peter was calm inside the ring of fire. Although they were over level 10, it doesn't mean he will lose. It just means he will suffer. Peter took out the swords on both hands. The internal energy flow through his veins and empowered his physical strength.

The flame burst out of him and spread through his swords. He took a step forward and swung his body. The swords followed him and made a large ring of flames. The ring of flames extended as it reached out to those men.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Bang!

The flames condensed on their swords as they slashed it on the ring of flame. The sword smashed the flames and exploded. In an instant, the whole ring exploded from different positions. Some of them didn't even spend a bit of flame on the attack so all of that flame pushed towards Peter and exploded.

The power of the explosion sent Peter flying until he crashed into one of the trees and fell down. He hurriedly got up and wiped away the blood from his mouth. With his current Iron Body, he barely took any damage.

Even so, he understood it won't be easy to defeat them. He looked at them and gritted his teeth 'Damn! I took the wrong step. But, what's done is done. I can't mourn over it. I need to think of something. A way to defeat them.'

Suddenly, his eyes shrunk as he mumbled "Greed!"

As soon as he activates Greed, a smirk appears on his lips. There is a chance to reach level ten. It's just he doesn't know how much EXP Greed can steal at once.

"Ring of Power!" "Ring of Agility!"

Activating two rings, his strength and agility rose. He gripped his sword and stomped on the ground. His body dashed towards them but they were already launching their attacks.

One of them raised his sword, the flame condensed at the tip. Slowly, it transformed into a dragon but it was small. The dragon moved to the blade and encircled it. Suddenly, that man dashed towards Peter but his movement became extremely irregular.

"Dance of Flame Dragon!"

Although he was moving fast, Peter still caught sight of his footwork. Suddenly, ten points of internal energy transformed into the dominating force. He closed his eyes and the dominating force reached the swords.

He spreads out his arms and crosses slashed his swords.

Whoosh! Boom! Bang! Thud!

The impact released out of the sword and puncher air, making a powerful vacuum that sucked in a massive amount of air. The vacuum sucked the flames alongside air. When air and flames combined, the explosion occurred, sweeping the man towards the tree.

His body collided with the tree and fell to the ground, coughing out blood. But, just like Peter, he stood up quickly.

Whoosh!

Peter escaped their vision due to the explosions. When they noticed nothing happening, their expression changed as they rushed towards the explosion. At this moment, Peter had already moved a mile away.

If you can beat him, then you can fight him. If you can't, then run. He wasn't fighting for dignity or something important. Since he can't fight them without suffering a lot, he chose to run.

He did gain a few hundred EXP but he found that he could still gain some after killing monsters with lower levels than him.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

"It seems we did well by not engaging all of our members in battle." Suddenly, a few people appeared in front of him and blocked his way. Seeing them, Peter's face turned ugly. He thought he could run away but even his path was blocked.

"It seems you are dead set on catching me," Peter spoke as he took out his swords.

"Of course, that key is not something you should possess." The young man in the middle spoke. There was a big smile on his face. But when Peter heard his words, his eyes shrunk rapidly.

"What key? I don't know what you are talking about." Peter instantly calm down and shook his head.

"It seems you are not going to make it. It doesn't matter though." The young man smiled as he sighed. Then, suddenly killing intent burst out of his eyes as he said "Kill him!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

As soon as they heard his words, they instantly rushed towards Peter. The flame burst out of their feet and covered meters. Seeing them, Peter bites his lips and raised his swords. The flame burst out of his body and spread throughout his swords, and the tip temperature rose.

"Fire Dragon Cleaving Claw!"

The flame burst out of the tip and formed the dragon around him. He waited as he condensed more flames into his fire dragon. Suddenly, the claw of the dragon rose and slammed it down.

"Fire Dragon Style- Dragon Palm!" *3

Three people shot the massive flame dragon out of their palm. Three dragons that barely combined together to form the size of the claw rushed towards it.

Boom!

As soon as they collide, an invisible ring of impact extended from the collision, soon the explosion itself became visible. Peter pressed his foot on the ground and retreated from the explosion. But, suddenly his movement stopped when he noticed his enemies at the back.

"Fire Bird!"

Suddenly, two pairs of wings emerged behind his back. Both wings were made out of the flame. Flying above the flames, he rushed towards the young man. He understood that the young man was the boss of this group.

And, he must be taken out before Peter fights others. Even so, Peter didn't dare to take his opponent lightly. When the young man saw Peter rushing towards him, he smiled and raised his hand.

Suddenly, mana burst out of him and a massive flame sword emerged in the air. He lifted his finger and pointed towards Peter. As soon as he did that, the flame sword rushed towards Peter. The air started heating up and turning into vapor as the sword passed through.

Seeing this, Peter instantly turned serious. In an instant, he burst out ten points of internal energy and the dominating force emerged in his fist.

Bang! Boom! Whoosh!

When Peter reached near the sword, he smashed his fist on the sword. The impact made the sword tremble, a few cracks appeared on it and a huge wave of explosion followed the cracks. Although Peter was caught inside the explosion, his body was still falling towards the young man so he easily came out of the flame.

But, the power of flame started burning his clothes. The chest part clothe was burnt. When he fell towards the young man, the young man condensed another sword and threw it at him.

Suddenly, the sword appeared in his hand. Peter gripped his sword with both of his hands. In the air, his body balanced and he kicked the air. Mana and internal energy burst out of him and merged with the sword. But this time, he didn't use the fire mana rather use the normal mana.

"Basic Sword Technique- Flash Sword!"

Whoosh! Thud! Boom! Boom!

His sword cut through the flame sword, dividing it into two pieces. Peter landed on the ground while those two pieces exploded on air. He swung his hand and looked at the young man with sharp eyes. Unlike others, this opponent of his made him consume a lot of mana and internal energy in just two attacks.

As soon as he landed on the ground, other men suddenly moved towards him but the young man raised his hand. Seeing that, everyone else stopped. The young man smiled and said, "Do you want to live?"

Hearing his words, Peter's eyes sharpened even more as he said "What do you want?"

"How about this? You and I fight each other. If you win, you can leave and no one will stop you. But, if you lose, you have to give up the key and also join Flame Dragon Guild." An extremely domineering aura burst out of him. The confidence flash in his eyes as he looked at Peter.

Although Peter was extremely powerful for his level, there was still a lot of difference. And, he knew how to utilize this difference. Not to mention, this man himself has a strong strength. There is a certain difference between Climber and Non-Climber.

While climber has many advantages due to the existence of the system, non-climber has one major advantage that could possibly outshine climbers. They don't have restrictions on the number of skills they could practice.

The young man in front of him wasn't a climber. At least, according to the system, he was a non-system user. But, this doesn't mean he is weak. Peter didn't waste his time considering his offer. It doesn't matter to him whether it was just his opponent's arrogance or confidence.

He was already in the advantage due to that. Peter nodded his hand and held the sword tightly. As soon as Peter agreed, seven red circles appeared on the ground, surrounding him.  Seeing this, Peter's eyes shrunk.

He released internal energy and mana together into his sword but suddenly, seven streams of flames erupted from the ground. Peter hastily slashed his sword but as soon as his sword touched the flames, it exploded.

Boom!