Adrian received a couple of system messages once the battle commenced.
[All skills unrelated to the Soul Summoner Class will be locked.]
[You cannot revive once you are killed during this battle.]
[No penalties will be given upon dying in battle.]
"Crap." Adrian muttered involuntarily as he tried to dodge the incoming spear that is about to skewer him.
Adrian jumped back in order to avoid the spear that would have impaled him from the head down to the floor. The arena that he was standing in looks like it has not been maintained but the spear did not even make a crack on the arena floor.
"Master!" the Cube of Paradox state in order to wake Adrian up.
Adrian could control the Cube of Paradox telepathically and it could act as a projectile. The only problem is that Adrian will not be able to summon psyche armaments when the Cube of Paradox is one meter away from him. Adrian took some distance against the charging Anubis and noticed that he has cheerleaders in the stands.
The cheerleaders were his soulbounds but Charon was not included because he was still asleep which bothered Adrian because undead do not sleep. Sirius would howl every time Adrian dodges perfectly while Kanlaon cheered with words. Saena is doing something like a dance but Adrian could not identify what dance because he is not a bird expert.
"Paradox, summon the bow psyche armament!" Adrian commanded.
"Yes, master." The Cube of Paradox replied.
The Cube of Paradox suddenly pulsated blue electricity as the bow psyche armament is delivered to Adrian's hand. Adrian immediately fired an arrow while he maintained distance, but the Anubis was unrelenting. The Anubis was unrelenting and easily blocked Adrian's arrows that is made up of mana.
"If normal mana arrows would not work then how about some piercing ones." Adrian stated as he activated the second skill of the bow psyche armament.
The mana arrows that were easily deflected using the spear are now passing right through it and directly hit the Anubis. The Anubis has no other choice but to dodge the incoming piercing arrows. Adrian was about to fire a 'Shooting Star' when the Anubis disappeared in a puff black of smoke.
Adrian immediately tried to cancel the skill, but the Anubis appeared behind him. Adrian managed to rotate his body as a quick response, but he felt his muscle twitch.
"Damn super realistic game." Adrian stated as the muscle in his waist became stiff.
The Anubis did not hit Adrian due to his quick response. Adrian's bow psyche armament was blow away instead which made him unarmed. If Adrian could use Blink right now, then he would easily escape but he cannot. Adrian got hit by the follow up swing of the Anubis and he was sent flying opposite where he dropped his bow psyche armament.
"Paradox, summon the sword psyche armament." Adrian commanded and one would think that he lost his marbles, but it is far from it.
The bow psyche armament disappeared into blue smoke and is absorbed by the Cube of Paradox floating closely to Adrian. The Cube of Paradox emitted blue lightning spars once more and in Adrian's hand materialized a sword. This was the new ability of the Cube of Paradox from absorbing all that Soul Essence.
Adrian can now utilize all his psyche armaments without using all three skills. He would still consume mana for each summon of the psyche armament. Still, Adrian could now have more flexibility on the battlefield due to this new feature.
"Twin Fang Form! Geoforce" Adrian immediately stated once he was in possession of the sword psyche armament.
The sword psyche armament broke into two swords and grew into 1.5 meters long due to the Geoforce rune skill. Adrian wanted to even the odds because the Anubis still had superior stats compared to him despite being restricted to the former's level.
The Anubis was impressed with Adrian's sudden change in battle style because not everyone could adapt that quickly. Each blow that Adrian did would inevitably be blocked by the Anubis, so the former is at a loss on how to win the battle.
"I only have 30 essences less due to overusing my skills." Adrian thought to himself as he used his newfound agility to deal bits of damage against the Anubis as best, he can.
The Anubis sensing Adrian's worry used that as an opportunity. The Anubis slammed his spear on the ground and hundreds of ghostly hands tried to grab towards Adrian. The whole arena was covered so Adrian ad no chance to even evade.
The hundreds of ghostly hands tried to lock Adrian in place, but he could easily uproot himself. The only downside though is that the time he tries to uproot himself would be the time that the Anubis would use to deal Adrian with heavy damage. It did not take long for Adrian to disappear in particles of light due to his defeat.
"No fair! You used magic while I can only use my psyche armaments." Adrian called foul play, but the Anubis only laughed at him.
"You do not need to tell me that Champion Equinox. You should be proud that you actually managed to make me use magic. The last Soul Summoner did not last as long as you during his first match." The Anubis stated with a hearty tone as it reminisced of its first fight against the Soul Summoner.
"You mean even my predecessor did not achieve victory in his first match?" Adrian asked as he was curious.
"Of course, we Anubises are not only judges but also guards of the death realms. What do you think would happen if a strong evil spirit manages to climb to Limbo and wreak havoc on the world of the living? We are masters of using our very own weapon and magic." The Anubis stated with immense pride.
"How many tries did my predecessor do in order to succeed?" Adrian asked because he wanted a reference.
"If I remember correctly then he had a total of 40 tries." The Anubis answered honestly but it only made Adrian's sink.
"I am going to be here for a while." Adrian stated as his shoulders slump. Unknown to him that the Cube of Paradox is closely observing his behavior.