Celestial Era: The Rise of the Full-Time Enhancer

Guven, who has been watching the battle, looked at his two subordinates. He didn't even have to give them a sign and they already know what he was thinking.

The two of them shook their heads implying to stay 'silent.'

"Vincent will handle this. I think he has some plans."

"That's true. I'm sure he hasn't shown everything yet. You must remember that he has something that could stop a Fusion Art made of lightning and fire. Whatever it is, it is definitely not any Ephemeral Mana Art that I've known."

Hearing that, Guven sighed as he nodded to the two.

Indeed, there was that mysterious sound of mechanical gears when Vincent defended against that Flame Dragon Lightning. Many of the audience have probably forgotten that but not the two of his subordinates.

After all, they were both practicing lightning elements and they were able to tell its behavior when it met Vincent. From their words, it was definitely blocked by some sort of metallic armor or shield but was quickly retracted before it was shown to the public.

They even guessed that it could be a Legendary Living Steel Armor that is currently listed in the Legend Compilation.

This armor is basically a better version of the Living Armor that Vincent has in one of his grimoires. However, instead of plant-based living armor, it is a steel-type which is certainly a lot stronger.

Well, with the amount of mysterious items that Vincent has, they wouldn't be surprised if he really has this kind of Legendary Weapon.

Anyway, Guven's mood didn't get better. After all, he can easily tell or see that Magnus is lying. He may not have noticed how they did it, but it seems that Vincent oddly noticed it like he wasn't blind…

'What terrifying senses… Even though he's blind, it was as if you can't hide anything from him. Not even the Archons and Tower Masters saw how Magnus received the new magic tools. I really hope that he can still win this…'

Guven thought as he watched the battle in a heavy mood.

He felt that this is just too unfair. Nevertheless, he knows that Magnus is the Tower Lord's disciple so perhaps, Magnus just can't be defeated in today's duel for such a reason.

***

"Good! Come at me with your best shot!"

Magnus taunted as soon as Vincent agreed to continue the match. He was actually nervous when Vincent pointed out the addition of his Magic Items but luckily, Vincent has nothing in his hands that could prove it.

Vincent smirked hearing Magnus' reply and he obliged. However, because he's planning to go all out, he decided to take his distance…

He stored his Astral Night Dagger and pulled out another item.

[ Basilisk Gauntlet +10 ]

This is a piece of equipment that Vincent received when he was still working as an Appraiser for the Guardian Auction House back in the kingdom.

It was previously in a damaged state when he first found it but after forceful ascension, the durability was easily restored. Well, this is probably the best cheat of the system. A full durability recovery for every successful Ascension!

It is certainly an ability that any Magic Craftsmen would die for.

Anyway, the crowd found this change very interesting.

"Hmm? A new weapon."

"A Gauntlet this time, huh…"

"A true warrior indeed. Even though he's blind, he can actually use any kind of weapon."

"If he's not the Tower Lord's disciple, I wonder what his real identity..."

The crowd also realized that Vincent would have to change his battle style again. Vincent is just too unpredictable.

Hu~

Vincent breathe out heavily as he concentrated his energy on the gauntlet. It only has a single ranged ability but nevertheless, it is very suited to his current situation.

'Hmm?'

Vincent sensed that Magnus just activated his new Magic Tools. At least one of them should be suited for defense and most probably meant to protect him from Mind Attacks.

After all, the Tower Lord surely recognized his tricks when he defeated Alexander and Elena. Since Magnus has a way to deal with his Touchless Mana Drain, he's only susceptible now with his Mind Attacks that could come from three of his weapon.

'Those two new items must've been given by the Tower Lord himself and used the private guard… I can't underestimate it.'

With this in mind, Vincent pulled out another Temporary Skill Amplification and used it on the Gauntlet. He's thinking that the other Magic Tool is most like another defensive artifact so he might as well go all out and use the system's gift.

He only has these two amplification cards so he was left with nothing after this battle. Nevertheless, Vincent knows that he won't regret such a decision.

He really wants to end this in a single move using the active skill of this gauntlet.

[ Basilisk Gauntlet ]

[ Quality: Legendary

Number of Enhancements: 10/10

Durability: 820/820

Magic Resistance: 400

Physical Resistance: 400

Description: An enhanced gauntlet made of Basilisk hide and refined by Shimmering Dust.

Remarks: Magic and Physical Resistance found. These attributes will be upgraded in every enhancement. ]

[ Skills

Attack Boost ( Passive ): All damages inflicted by the gauntlet will be increased by 30%.

Knockback ( Passive ): Every successful hit would have a 60% chance of triggering a knockback to the target.

Groundbreak ( Active ): In exchange for 600 units of mana, the user can channel an energy punch to the ground to hit the target. ]

This is one of his new Legendary Equipment.

This has been stuck as a Pseudo-Legendary for quite a while until he decided to use one of his One-Time Ascension Card on it to force it to reach this level.

Vincent is quite confident with the Groundbreak skill especially after using his last amplification.

'You're really waiting for me to attack, huh? Alright then.'

Whom~

One hundred and twenty units of Pseudo-Celestial Energy were taken from his core as the Gauntlet started emitting a powerful fluctuation of energy.

Boom!

Vincent punched the stage as cracks started webbing throughout the whole platform…

"You--!" Magnus, who is also relying on the vibration of the ground and waves of wind to sense his opponent, could only use his third-eye's ability to monitor Vincent.

This is because of the sudden explosion of this unusual energy that exploded from the gauntlet!

Bang!

A powerful force suddenly arrived on his feet as it spread throughout his body!

Magnus was surprised on this but he gritted his teeth…

"You've done it! Haha! It's my win!" Magnus exclaimed as he crushed one of the talismans that was given to him.

Apparently, he received two talismans from the private guard just now. One of them is indeed to stop any Mind Attacks but the other one is capable of transferring any damage inflicted to him back to the caster!