Ben steered away from that matter as he saw a hint of melancholy in her eyes. So they talked for some time & that is where he tried or he came to know of G.C.M.R's special services.
Rebecca: "So you did not know of the SMI?
Ben: No. It is my first time hearing about ~that~. So it helps us to spar?
Rebecca: Yes. It is something which can be used to find sparring partners. It also helps one ensure privacy by giving them special masks & attire. They make money using Bets.
Ben: That is cool. I did not know of that. Man what a bummer.
Rebecca: Should we try it?
Ben: Now? Don't you want to be fresh from selecting your technique?
Rebecca: It's alright. Who knows if I will find some inspiration.
Ben: Well I don't mind. Let's go!!"
Nina was a bit apprehensive.
Nina: Should we stop them?
Aliya: It's not a big problem. May be she will find an inspiration.
So they began to move to the Sparring Martial Tower (SMT). While it was bit of an odd name it served the purpose.
On the way Ben said "We should try spar with each other. This way we can make a bit of a spectacle so that people will be interested in our subsequent battles. That will also help us to gain an upper hand when betting & also to get powerful opponents. What do you say?"
Rebecca thought for a bit. She said "That sounds good. We will do that."
So both of them purchased some clothes & 2 masks from a store nearby store. They both registered for sparring & waited. Within 30 minutes they got an arena. Both of them got to the arena & soon got into position. It was a corner arena. There were no spectators visible as they all were beyond the arena area, either in separate rooms in the building or were streaming it else where. Ben and Rebecca's match was actually one of the lowest viewed streams for the time being because both of them were beginner knights and the impact of that was much less. There were some lord class and overlord class battles happening.
Battles beyond that was difficult to contain due to various factors. In fact for battles of such power, there are entire planets dedicated for that purpose.
Ben and Rebecca sized each other up. They both had two different types of vibes. Ben had a calm and composed vibe with his aura reflecting stability. Rebecca was giving off a more vigorous vibe with her aura reflecting sharpness.
Ben: " You have become strong. Much stronger than the last time I met.
Rebecca: So have you. Your aura is suppressed. But I can feel the power underneath. You can't fool me."
The two did not exchange words anymore. They unleashed their powers. Ben's right hand began to glow. His power spiked as he got ready for combat.
On the other side, Rebecca had multicolored light around her. A sword appeared in her hand. It was a brilliant display of light, radiating immense power. She took her stance with the sword pointing at her opponent. She may have an interest in Ben. But she was the proud daughter of the Khrav family. She took every battle seriously.
After about tow seconds both of them moved. Ben unleashed his aether leap and 'Sharabha Chalanam' and moved at incredible speed towards Rebecca, while keeping an eye towards her sword. Rebecca also unleashed her movement technique and moved at incredible speeds. As they neared, Ben unleashed his claws. He attacked her with it. Rebecca attacked with the sword. Suddenly a powerful light assaulted Ben's eye. He was forced to close his eye. Rebecca had successfully shut down one of his senses.
This was well established strategy that could be used against amateurs in combat. They will still retain the habits they had before martial seed implantation, forgetting that they have a sixth sense in them and that all their other senses have been enhanced as well. Thus, they would still depend only on their sight and thus when that is robbed, they become flustered.
But Rebecca underestimated Ben. His powerful mental faculties rang alarms in his mind which allowed him to sense danger. He suddenly jumped up completely dodging the attack. But he could not dodge in the air and was forced to defend from Rebecca's thrust. He was sent flying. Luckily, he used the impact pulse and landed at the edge of the arena. Rebecca had already arrived there and attacked with a horizontal slash.
Ben unleashed the humming shirt. The clash of the aura and the sword produced a loud vibration through the air.
"VRMMMMMM!!!!....."
Ben pushed her towards the center of the arena himself from the edge of the arena. Ben's raw physical strength was much more than Rebecca and the amount of aura they had was almost the same. So, Rebecca was pushed back. Ben was still using the humming shirt. So the impact of the vibration was also being permeated through the sword to Rebecca. Suddenly the power radiated from Rebecca increased. Her sword's length also increased. Before Ben could respond, a sword shaped energy emitted from her sword shaped energy emitted from her sword and pushed Ben, skidding him through the arena floor. Ben defended against it using the claws and his humming shirt. But Rebecca din not wait. Ben's senses screamed in alarm, and he saw multiple sword lights converging upon him. They were coming from multiple angles, making it difficult for him dodge all of them. Here he was stuck, unable to even defend from one sword light.
All of the sword lights converged on Ben. An explosion was created due to all the energy converging at one point. Rebecca bit her lips. ' Did I over do it? I was not expecting this. Well he just trained those techniques a few days ago and…' Then she felt it. Her thoughts trailed off. The dust was cleared suddenly. No wind, no outward pressure, no flaring of aura. Nothing. The dust just cleared. And there she saw a man standing with a few tears on his garments.