Chapter 150: Full Body

This Martial Manual was famous for its area-of-effect ability. It nullified any defenses. Eren couldn’t dodge this one, especially since it affected everything around him.

Many people thought that this would be the end of the duel. Carter had used his trump card. He used all of his Psions for this attack.

Even the Proctors knew that Eren wouldn’t be able to dodge out of this one.

However, it was at this moment that Eren simply just stood still. Then, a hazy red aura began to gather around his entire body. It encompassed his arms, his legs, his torso, and everything else.

This was a Full Body Reinforcement.

The cone of ice and hail barraged Eren, turning everything around him into a frozen landscape.

And when it tried to affect Eren, the solidified aura of R?zoň around his skin protected him from harm.

He just stood there, letting his own Reinforcement hold steady against the full barrage of an 8-star Martial Manual. And against all odds, he was able to defend against it.

The ice melted. And Carter fell to his knees.

He had exhausted every single drop of R?zoň in his Dantian for this attack. It was his last resort. He didn’t want to use it because he thought he’d still have to fight people after he defeated Eren.

He was forced to use it. But the tragic part about this was that it didn’t even work.

"Full body... full body Reinforcement," Carter muttered. Defeat was all over his face. It was at this moment that he truly realized that Eren was an opponent that he had no business fighting from the very beginning.

This thought began to spread everywhere.

Spectators watching this felt chills as they saw an actual Full Body Reinforcement technique from Eren.

This had solidified the idea that Eren truly was a talent comparable to the likes of Magnus, Dantes, and the other heirs and scions of the Prominent Families.

The Proctors, on the other hand, were speechless. They looked at Eren as if he was some kind of monstrous genius.

They would have never thought that a random kid would have been able to use a Full Body technique.

"Do we have any information about this kid?!"

"He must be related to the Prominent Families.... How is he able to learn Full Body Reinforcement so early?!"

"Who is his master?!"

Now, the Proctors were starting to get a little bit apprehensive. With the kind of talent and skill that Eren had shown, it was pretty clear that he seemed to be someone that was taught by a powerful master.

The Proctors wanted to recruit Eren at first. But now, they were quite scared that they would be stepping on that master’s shoes if they tried to poach Eren away from them.

Even the Sponsors watching from above were thinking the same thing.

They were going overboard as they tried to find more information about Eren. Who was he? How did he become this skilled? It wouldn’t be too long before a bombshell would hit them as they began to research him more and more.

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Meanwhile, Eren approached Carter and squatted down in front of him. "Do you surrender?"

Carter bit his lips, unwilling to give up. However, everything in his body was already on the verge of collapse. By using his trump card Martial Manual, he had completely exhausted every bit of his energy

He couldn’t even stand up properly.

"I... I surrender," Carter muttered out, choking up.

With this verbal confirmation, Eren and his group had officially won the duel.

"And as per our agreement, i will get all of your Territories."

Eren didn’t even wait for Carter to give it to him. He simply snatched the flags that were hanging out of Carter’s pockets for himself.

As soon as he touched the flags, its ownership was immediately transferred over to him.

Immediately, then went from a top 25 group in the License Exam, to a top 10 group.

Their overall territory size had grown by more than double its original area. Eren’s group was now on the forefront of the Second Test.

Before Eren could celebrate this achievement, gasps suddenly echoed out in the Pitted Cavern.

Everyone looked up, only to see a giant red box being lowered down right in front of Eren’s feet.

It was a lootbox!

It shouldn’t have been a surprise. Such a magnificent showing of skill would obviously be rewarded by the Sponsors trying to recruit Eren.

The red lootbox landed in front of his feet.

And there, inscribed onto the side of the box, was the symbol of a knight on horseback.

This was the symbol of the Elvenied Riders.

The organization who had started this whole thing, the organization who had sent out a bounty on Eren’s head and caused this duel in the first place, had actually sent down a lootbox for Eren!

Many people immediately realized that the Elvenied Riders were now trying to make amends to Eren.

It made sense. After all, whatever transgressions Eren had done to that organization were not as important as the prospect of his talent.

It would be idiotic for the Elvenied Riders to remain hostile to Eren. In fact, by sending down this lootbox, they were showing signs of wanting to recruit him as well.

Eren had shown such a dominant victory that he had actually caused an Elite Awakener Organization to go back on their word!

Seeing the lootbox in front of him, Eren couldn’t help but scoff.

Whatever was inside this box was not enough of a reward to make him forget what they tried to do to him.

He was not a forgiving person.

So, he quickly turned around and ignored the lootbox.

"What... what are you doing?!" Carter couldn’t help but shout at Eren.

The lootbox that Carter had been wanting this entire time was right in front of Eren! And he was just going to ignore it?! Carter couldn’t believe it.

Eren turned his head slightly. "Take if you want. I don’t need it."

Carter’s jaws dropped as he heard that.

"Oh, and tell your sponsor that I’m coming for them next."

Those words were not just directed towards Carter, but towards the Sponsors who were watching them from above.

It was a warning and a threat.

The Elvenied Riders had orchestrated everything and tried to eliminate him. And Eren did not forget that. They shouldn’t either.

Eren turned around and went back towards his group, causing the spectators watching him to turn into a raucous.

"What!? He’s rejecting the lootbox?!?!?!"

"I know they put a bounty on him, but that’s a lootbox you know?! He could have at least pretended that he was okay with them so that he would still get the lootbox!"

"That is a ballsy move, I’ll admit. I wouldn’t have been able to turn away that lootbox..."

Meanwhile, the Proctors had mixed reactions when they saw this.

There were some who didn’t like what Eren had done. It wasn’t because they favored the Elvenied Riders. It was because they knew that this would further complicate Eren’s relationship with them.

"He should have just accepted the reconciliation from the Elvenied Riders. Now, he’s basically waging war against them."

"It’s not a good idea to have an Elite Awakener Organization on your bad side."

"He’s basically narrowing his paths in the future. If he completely cuts off his bridge with the Elvenied Riders, he will also be burning a bridge with their allies."

However, there were also a majority who liked what Eren did. They applauded him for his guts.

"Hahaha, serves those entitled pricks right. Just because they’re richer doesn’t mean that they can buy anything they want."

"I’m liking this Eren boy more and more. He stands his ground!"

"Accepting that lootbox meant that he’d effectively be selling his own pride. Most youths wouldn’t have been able to ignore the temptation."

"This is actually better for us. It’ll be more likely for him to join the United Governments."

The United Governments were basically already enemies with the Prominent Families and the Elite Awakener Organizations anyway. If Eren joined them, then he’d be shielded from any retaliations within their umbrella.

While everyone was having their own discussions, Eren simply just walked back to his group, who celebrated his victory with raucous cheering.

"You did it! We did it!" Henry shouted.

"I can’t believe I actually won my duel," Paul said. "It still feels unreal."

"Hehehe, that Physique Accelerant Paste did wonders! Eren, do you have more of those?" Abe said, laughing euphorically.

Meanwhile, Celeste walked beside Eren. "Are you sure about that? That lootbox seems pretty useful."

Eren almost scoffed. "Nah. I’m better."

Celeste smiled. They both watched as the lootbox lifted up all on its own and returned to the blue skies above. The Elvenied Riders had retracted their lootbox, and also their offer for a reconciliation.

Eren was okay with that. He had no plans of allying with them in the first place. In fact, he had no plans with allying with any of the organizations or families.