Chapter 45: The Third Person Appears, The Sword and Halberd Masters (Part 2)
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In fact, the Principle of Chaos alone is not suitable for Gao Xu, who has phantom swordsmanship. It is more suitable for a soldier like Zhang Yao who fights on the battlefield. The Hundred-Slashing Raging Wave Spear + S-level Master Spearmanship + Principle of Chaos is enough on the battlefield.
Galloping vertically and horizontally, invincible!
But there are exceptions to everything.
This exception comes from overgeneralization...
The Immortal Seven Phantoms turn single-target attacks into group attacks!
The Principle of Chaos has a 20% triggering probability, a one-fifth probability, which is actually not high, but what if it attacks five or more enemies in each round?
One fifth multiplied by five is a 100% chance!
Of course, this cannot be calculated in actual combat, but it is obvious that the frequency of triggers has reached a level that is unacceptable to Utebi. The wave of rebirth has just finished, and the confused Shark Guards in the second wave can only wait for automatic recovery. In this short period
Within four seconds, it had a certain impact on the originally perfect formation.
The third chaos appeared soon after, and Yutbi had to use the Shui Ruyi skill that came with the robe to get rid of it. But just as her side was settled, the fourth chaos came, and she could only let the wave of rebirth come on.
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Soon, the magic power of the Coral Miko and Pearl Miko who were stuck in the cooldown time to cast their skills was not enough. They were so tired that even the snake hair on their heads drooped down and they were panting. At this time, the advanced soldier Crocodile Shara was in chaos!
An extremely brutal internal strife broke out immediately. The bloody and violent Crocodile Shark went on a rampage and smashed a fellow Shark Guard comrade with less health into a pulp within a few breaths. This was the first of the Utebi troops.
A death, but in the hands of his own people!
Extremely ironic!
Utebi hurriedly controlled the melee Shark Guards, Kappa and Crocodile Shark to disperse. However, in doing so, they did not hesitate to self-destruct the formation. The flexibility of these large units was far inferior to Gao Xu. The reason why they could defeat Gao Xu was
Xu, it all depends on the cooperation of the battle formation. It's better now, there is no battle formation, and it becomes Gao Xu chasing them and slashing them, which is more relaxed and satisfying, and he still doesn't forget to smile at Utebi, stimulating her soul.
Seeing his subordinates being killed, Yu Tebi knew that he would not be able to achieve his goal of wearing down Gao Xu if he did not use new methods.
There were two ways in front of her. The first was to take advantage of the fact that the attached troops had not died too much, and take action with the main body. The two cooperated to attack Gao Xu together, but this way was equivalent to giving up the original tactics, and the loss just now was not at all.
It's meaningless; the second is to recruit stronger and more powerful ones, and continue to implement the spirit of protracted war. The principle of chaos cooperates with the seven illusions of the immortal? It is powerful to generalize, but it is not impossible to break!
Youtebi hesitated for a moment, and finally chose the second path. The more Gao Xu refused to let her take advantage of the attached troops and delay her, the more correct her original tactics were, and the more meticulous she had to be.
implement!
The aqua blue arch opens again, and this time what appears is the stunningly beautiful spirit of water - the Snow Girl!
Remote legal system!!
A long-range magic system with the touch of ice!!!
Utebi's response is not untimely, since chaos cannot be avoided. Find a way from Gao Xu himself. Lowering Gao Xu's attack speed is equivalent to reducing the frequency of chaos triggers. In addition, the numerical advantage can still make Gao Xu
Tired of dealing with it. The snow girl's ice touch does exactly this!
In order to better restrain Gao Xu, Utebi also upgraded one of the snow maidens into an ice maiden. The ice maiden is a greater water elf than the snow maiden. She can use the power of ice and snow as freely as a warrior wielding a sword. The cold touch
Once the two abilities of ice fragments and ice fragments are revealed, I believe Gao Xu will be at his wits end!
Unfortunately, this time, Utebi was wrong again.
The moment the snow girl appeared, Gao Xu's Huanyue Yitian Sword Technique was ready to go. When the ice touched, the cold rub and the ice fragments came in, the sword technique derived from the Huanyue Divine Sword was ready to go.
Welcome.
The power of ice was melted away!
Youtebi was stunned. She didn't understand how Gao Xu had the auxiliary sword technique to dispel abnormal conditions. Or, since he had this technique, why didn't he use it in the siege not long ago?
This is actually an ideological misunderstanding. Gao Xu did almost die under the restricted skills of the demon hunting team before, but that was mainly due to losing the initiative. He was teleported to the siege location by the purple fixed-point teleportation scroll of difficulty 3, and he was passively passive all the time.
To deal with attacks from all directions, Huanyue Yi's Heavenly Sword Technique was not as authoritative as the Fire Spirit Vermillion Bird Sword Technique, which was intended to enhance the authority of the Red Lotus Tribulation Flame. It was not superior to the three-level restricted skills, so he naturally chose the Fire Spirit Vermillion Bird Sword Technique.
And Qingyun Sword Qi as a means of attack for cultivation!
And what about the current Snow Girl and Ice Girl? They are the second level of difficulty troops. Why should Gao Xu be afraid of them?
Soon, Utebi also realized the truth behind it. Looking at his subordinates who were still in a state of defeat, he took a deep breath and used the first skill - Mirror of Pain!
"Jianling?" Gao Xu exclaimed. What surprised him was not that the Mirror of Pain could cause 10% melee damage retaliation, but the source of this ability, which was also the Jianling of Yingzhou's army!
Stream spirits are the main water spirits that connect the purest water sources. They are usually summoned by Naga clergy to provide spiritual and magical protection by uniting allied forces on the battlefield. Judging from the shape of Utbi's transformation, she also looks very similar.
Jian Ling.
There are many bloodlines in the form of water elements. Gao Xu was not sure which one Utebi was at first. If she is really of Jianling bloodline, it means that Utebi is very likely to be pregnant with...
Second bloodline transformation!
"Wow, this is not good news!" Gao Xu looked up at Utebi, who was blooming with dazzling brilliance again, and murmured. The second blood transformation not only has a more powerful state, but also does not require the use of delay props.
The duration of the bloodline will be greatly extended. No wonder Utebi is confident in fighting a protracted war. It turns out that this is the case.
Bloodline is the foundation of the magical system. The method of improvement does not rely on cultivation like internal strength and spells, but purity. For example, for most vampire bloodlines, the status is divided into baron, viscount, earl, duke, and marquis. Which title is determined by
Determined by the purity of the vampire bloodline, the higher the purity of the bloodline obtained by the reincarnator, the higher the title. To improve the title, the most fundamental way is to purify the bloodline.
The so-called secondary bloodline transformation means that after advancing to a higher level of bloodline, special means are used to retain the original inferior bloodline. Normally, the secondary bloodline is used to show others, confusing the enemy to misjudge the strength, and suddenly bursting out at the critical moment.
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This is a Yin method that belongs to the magical system. Ancient martial arts, cultivation, and technology cannot be used. Gao Xu has tasted it at this moment. When Utebi advanced from the Jianling bloodline to the Chuanling bloodline, he immediately used the spiritual link to
Let all the troops under his command enjoy the Mirror of Pain and the protective barrier that reduces damage. At the same time, the aqua blue arch opened wide. A group of twelve deep-sea Nagas with four arms suddenly descended!
Naga Sword Master, the most powerful unit in Yingzhou, the favorite of the kitchen knife style in the game, masters the Four Waves Sword Cut. He is revered as a saint of swordsmanship!!
Using Chuan Ling's bloodline trump card, Utebi no longer concealed it, directly skipped the sword master and summoned the Naga Sword Saint of the third difficulty type. As soon as he came out, there were twelve, all the stocks in the Shalasa Gate!!!
The Gate of Shalassa is the extraordinary ability inherited by Utebi from Shalassa, the water dragon in the fourth difficulty plot of Heroes. Shalassa is the main god of Naga (Yingzhou force) and the most elegant elemental dragon. Its characteristic is tranquility.
And wisdom, this point of view is that Yutbi and Shalassa are very compatible. During the solemn ceremony of becoming a Chuanling, she communicated with Shalassa's mind left on the crown of the Eternal Queen, and was given this ability.
This is a great blessing. With time, Utebi completely mastered the Gate of Shalassa, contacted Shalassa again, obtained the bloodline of the Water Dragon, and the rules of first wading into the water, and she has the perfect qualification to advance to the fourth level of difficulty.
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Of course, qualifications are qualifications, and it is still difficult to implement them. This is why she fully supports Ciel in obtaining the Zero Treasure. If Ciel can advance through the Zero Treasure, and then help, the fourth level of difficulty is comparable to Utebi.
It is no longer an unattainable dream!!!
Closer to home, the addition of the twelve Naga Sword Masters immediately changed the situation. Anyone who can be called a Sword Master must have a few brushes, even if this kind of Sword Master can be mass-produced...
The four arms they were born with, coupled with the combat methods specially trained for their unique body structure, make the Naga Sword Master's attack speed extremely fast. Their normal attacks are like a weakened version of Blade Storm, continuous and continuous.
Absolutely, as powerful as a wave. What about Gao Xu's Seven Immortal Illusions? Generally speaking, they all attack four or five enemies around them at once. Naga Sword Master's Four Waves Sword Slash attacks four times at once!
After only one round of fighting with the two Naga Sword Masters who were the first to attack, Gao Xu's tiger's mouth cracked open again. The strength value of the three-difficulty melee unit has reached more than 100 points, which is on par with Gao Xu. If he still
If you want to maintain the chaotic mode of basic attack, the only outcome will be that your hand tendon will break and your rosewood sword will fall to the ground!
So Gao Xu immediately switched targets. Anyway, there were more than just Naga Sword Master enemies around. He could completely confuse the Shark Guard and Kappa, allowing them to bear the Naga Sword Master's violent offensive.
The Naga Sword Master was unable to move as fast as Gao Xu. Seeing that he was unable to stop him, a strange mark suddenly appeared on his forehead, connecting them to each other and forming an extremely rare relationship - a challenge!
In the challenge state, except for the Naga Sword Master, the Samsara's damage to other Yingzhou arms is reduced by 50%!!
This is simply a human shield skill, forcing the Samsaras to take the lead in killing the Naga Sword Master, because including Utebi's protective barrier, the damage reduction of Shark Guard and other units reaches an outrageous 70%!!!
Gao Xu first used the Huanyueyi Heavenly Sword Art to dispel it, but it was not authoritative enough and failed. He changed it to the Heavenly Vault of Brilliance Sword Art and tried it a little. He found that even the cultivation sword art imitated in the Dream Realm could not escape the challenge, so he had no choice but to use it.
The target turned to the Naga Sword Master, and he switched to the Phantom Sword Technique, transformed into three heads and six arms, and prepared to quickly kill the Naga Sword Master who launched the challenge.
The challenge is not invincible. Once the Naga Sword Master who initiates the challenge dies, the challenged target will be immune to challenges from other Naga Sword Masters for a period of time. Otherwise, there will be twelve Naga Sword Masters present. Challenge them one by one.
Xu, please stop doing other things...
Although the Naga Sword Master is a three-difficulty unit, in terms of overall strength, that is, at the elite level, its strength, agility, and skills are all great, and the corresponding life defense is low. Gao Xu thought to himself that in the three-headed and six-armed state, he can use his skills continuously.
You can definitely kill the opponent before the other Naga Sword Masters join together.
Gao Xu's only concern is whether You Tebi will take the opportunity to kill him at this time!
However, the next moment, Naga Sword Master also showed the real reason why he is called a sword saint - infinite counterattack!
The sorrowful breeze was paralyzed first. Under the dazzling phantom light, the Nine Transformations of Condensation, Seven Kills of Demonic Flames, Sancai Chaoyuan, Qingyun Sword Qi, Unparalleled Round Slash, and the sky and earth cracked in turn hit the Naga Sword Master.
On the dark scales, there was a sound of bone cracking and plasma splashing. The Naga Sword Master's health suddenly dropped like a waterfall. Such a ferocious explosion caused the pupils of Ciel and others who were watching the battle from a distance to shrink.
But the Naga Sword Master, who was clearly in a state of paralysis, suddenly moved, and the four sharp blades came up at a slow and constant speed that seemed to be unstoppable by anything.
In the Naga Temple, the poem of killing composed by a certain legendary sword master begins with a philosophical sentence:
The ripples dissipate and the lake water returns.
This is also the basic requirement for Naga Sword Master to practice martial arts. It is like throwing a stone into the lake water, pushing the lake water away, causing ripples. But as time goes by, the lake water will flow back and return to its original position.
The lake surface returned to calm. The training requires the Naga Sword Master to fight back fiercely with a brave will even if he is attacked no matter how powerful it is. Just like the lake water, after a moment of pushing away, it finally returns to its original position. The only water in the world is water.
If you attack the strong with softness, no one can win. If you use softness to control the strong, you will be invincible!
Judging from the actual combat effect, it is not so far-fetched. To put it simply, the Naga Sword Master has developed a counterattack instinct through abnormal training. If the enemy cuts him a sword, he will definitely retaliate with a sword. Tooth for tooth, blood for blood.
Return blood...
So Gao Xu was unlucky. With the blessing of three heads and six arms, the three systems of ancient martial arts, cultivation, and magic were the same as above, between lightning and flint. I don’t know how many attacks blasted past, and I don’t know how many attacks counterattacked. Of course, Naga
The Sword Master's normal attacks were not worth the damage from the skills, but they also cut Gao Xu into a bloody man. His blood volume immediately bottomed out, and he was so frightened that he quickly used acupoints to cut off his pulse and swallowed medicine to restore his blood!
Utebi watched quietly. There was no intention to take action. The Naga Sword Master is the best output unit in Yingzhou. The four waves of sword slashing, challenges and infinite counterattacks fully demonstrate their abilities, no matter who it is.
, if you want to step over Naga Sword Master's body, you must pay a price...
The price of blood!!!
Gao Xu suddenly became in a dilemma.
If you continue to fight with Naga Sword Saint, even if you can kill it in a short time, you will still have to work hard and get seven injuries. Utbi will tire him out and achieve his goal; avoid this tough fight and switch to other goals, as mentioned before
, not to mention the great reduction in damage, Sharak Guards and Coral Witches continuously poured out from the Shalassa Gate above. These two low-level units are not limited in number like the Naga Sword Master. As time goes by, they will eventually
Against the invincible legion of heroes in the fundamental sense, it is not exhausted, but directly defeated!!!
"Gao Xu, you must be able to understand the development of the battle and play the trump card... Let me see carefully what the trump card is that can cause such a strong sensory warning!" A trace of joy escaped from the corner of Yutebi's lips.
With a confident smile, at this point in the battle, the situation has been completely controlled by her, and victory is in sight. The only thing she needs to be wary of is the unknown trump card.
Youtebi believed in her own judgment, so before Gao Xu's trump card was forced out, she would never act rashly to avoid falling short...
This idea was not understood by Gao Xu at first. After all, Gao Xu was not a magician and did not have the ability to read minds. But gradually, a look of enlightenment flashed in his eyes.
The reason is very simple. Gao Xu neither chose to kill Naga Sword Master quickly nor switch targets. Instead, he put away his three heads and six arms and activated the Seven Illusions of Immortality. He waited for work and used all his strength to activate the Immortal Seal...
Then, keep fighting!
At this moment, Gao Xu stood alone with his sword, facing nearly fifty Yingzhou legions, Shark Guards, witches, kappas, Nagas, and all kinds of sea tribes at the same time raising their voices with high fighting spirit.
The passionate screams like clouds and rain gave the onlookers the plot characters and reincarnations an infinitely shocking feeling.
Not to mention anything else, this unflinching courage and courage alone is worthy of a thumbs up and a word of admiration!
It was not the first time for Gao Xu to face a tidal wave of enemies. The torrent of spiders in the Immortal Sword and Poison Immortal Forest was much more exaggerated than it is now. However, at that time, Mr. Yi Tuoba Yu'er and others were cultivating in the Book of Heaven.
Xu has nothing to worry about, but now he has to guard against Utebi's attack. If his mind is distracted, the trauma he will suffer will be much worse than that of the Poison Fairy Forest!
The rosewood sword swung away the oncoming four waves of sword slashes, triggering a sufficient number of life and death attacks on the chest, and was about to kill Naga Sword Master before he saw it. Coral Witch's wave of rebirth returned to health in time, and the success fell short.
Not to mention, the Naga Sword Master swung his giant tail and counterattacked with a different kind of physical attack.
The blow came quickly and fiercely. Gao Xu used his right hand to deflect the crocodile shark's bloody blow, and his left hand blocked the snow girl's ice touch. He leaned back and could have avoided it, but was jumped and killed.
The kappa who arrived hit him hard. He couldn't dodge anymore, and was swept under the ribs by the giant tail. While blood spurted from his mouth, he simply used his strength to spin his legs and turned around, spilling the ghost spider silk.
Go to the Naga Sword Master.
The Naga Sword Master had the Coral Witch's wave of rebirth as a backing, and his spirits were greatly boosted. How could he be afraid of mere spider silk? Unexpectedly, the spider silk strengthened by the poisonous lady's spider silk was really powerful. Four waves of consecutive slashes could not be broken.
The majestic body was involuntarily thrown backward.
The coral witches not far away were all startled, and swam over with their snake tails swung. Utebi controlled the troops extremely well, and Gao Xu did not expect Gao Xu to kill them first with a long-range sword technique. He kept them at the limit of forty yards away.
Casting distance, two kappas were arranged to coordinate the protection. Sure enough, Gao Xu gave up the plan after trying to no avail.
It's a pity that extreme spell casting is safe, but it also has its drawbacks. For example, at this moment, once the Naga Sword Master is kidnapped by the spider spirit thread, the Coral Witch must get close if she wants to heal him, and she cannot cast spells while walking!
This is a great opportunity to kill!
Gao Xu fought hard to withstand attacks from all directions. He exchanged injuries with the Naga Sword Master who had lost his treatment. The Naga Sword Master knew that it was a matter of life and death, roared loudly, and rolled in the net, his giant tail passing through.
The spider silk hit Gao Xu's spine. Gao Xu barely dwarfed his body, and a big hole was pierced in the back of his heart by the spikes on the giant tail.
Gao Xu groaned, and at the same time, the other three Naga Sword Masters surrounded him. With their powerful martial arts and exquisite steps, they actually slashed at the same part of his right shoulder one after another. There were as many as ten attacks, blood and water
Mixed flesh and skin flew all over the sky, and finally there was a heart-stopping sound of bone cracking, and the hand hung down softly!
Broken arms and limbs!
Gao Xu gritted his teeth and did not immediately use the God of War to restore his fighting spirit. Instead, relying on the immunity against the reduced combat effectiveness of the stumped limb, his right foot straightened suddenly, fell suddenly, and kicked the neck of the still-blooded Naga Sword Master...
Tian Yizhen's momentum poured in like a broken bamboo, and then he was followed by the Nine Condensation Changes. The Naga Sword Master finally reached the end of his life. His long hissing weakened and disappeared. He held the weapon tightly and stood upright.
Stand, stare at the enemy, and never collapse!
For such opponents, Gao Xu couldn't help but show respect. Unfortunately, the other Naga Sword Masters who saw the death of their companions came towards him with splitting eyes. The storm-like offensive blocked any angle of his dodge. In desperation,
He could only slap the Naga Sword Master's corpse with one palm to stop the enemy, retreating quickly to find a way out of the siege.
"Gao Xu, it's useless. In less than three minutes, the next challenge will fall on you. And within three minutes, you can't even kill half of the Shark Guards present. I can still maintain the Chuanling Transformation for more than ten minutes."
If your body is wasted, you will definitely die!" You Tebi was very confused as to why Gao Xu would make such a stupid choice, but the more tired and weaker Gao Xu was, the less harmful the trump card would be. Of course, she was happy to see it, so she cherished it even though it was
One of the Naga Sword Saints died, but Utbi remained indifferent and maintained the water spirit substitute technique.
The water spirit substitute technique is Utebi's biggest trump card to protect herself. This technique is somewhat similar to the borrowed object substitute in the world of Tianzhihen. It ignores the damage and authority of enemy attacks, is 100% injury-free, and is extremely powerful. The only flaw is that it belongs to
The continuous spell not only requires 10 seconds of preparation time, but also cannot use any offensive skills and props during the Water Spirit Substitution spell. Therefore, except for using a few auxiliary bloodline skills, Utebi has been watching calmly.
"Not enough, not enough... The external pressure and stimulation are still not strong enough to reach the point where the soul explodes and splits the personality!" If Youtebi learns of Gao Xu's inner thoughts, she may not be able to remain calm, and Gao Xu
Xu used his spiritual sense to observe Youtebi's expression all the time. An idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly realized why the other party was reluctant to kill him. "It was because he was frightened by the earth spirit bead and overestimated my strength. He thought I was still alive."
Is there a three-difficulty purple trump card for the bottom of the box? Let me try it!"
"What can you do to me, what can you do to me?" In view of this, Gao Xu immediately shouted an extremely arrogant sentence, and suddenly took out a shining golden token from his waist and raised it high in the sky.
The accessory Zhendian Order from the world of swordsman love!
This thing has great limitations. It can only be effective against enemies in the army camp. However, once it takes effect, the Han military spirit of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che will cause many abnormal states such as shock, fear, collapse, etc. to the enemy army, which is enough...
Turn the tide of battle!
At this time, the Heroic Invincible affiliated army recruited by Shalasa Gate has strong combat power, but its grade is not high. Most of them belong to the elite level. The Naga Sword Master in the third difficulty level is okay, with only a 20% chance.
Falling into an abnormal state, the rest of the Yingzhou soldiers below difficulty three are as high as 50%!
Due to the wide range of effects of the Earthquake Order, the Coral Witch suffered the loss of not saving the Naga Sword Master before. She moved forward and was covered by the Earthquake Order. The wave of rebirth had no time to disperse, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
Gao Xu did not use this to escape the encirclement, but stood on the spot. The tactical force guide slid into the palm of his hand, and the energy ripples of the force guide began to spread. The Zhendian Order gained valuable driving time. After nearly two seconds, everything turned dark.
Imprinted in the eyes of all Yingzhou soldiers, there is a slightly shaking origin in the dark center, like the most primitive black hole in the universe, pulling everything around crazily, even light is not immune...
Dark matter? Change!
As a result, all Yingzhou troops, whether affected by the earthquake order or not, suffered. They staggered and fell, and were involuntarily sucked to the source of dark matter. What greeted them was a star mark.
The Purple Lightning Network...
Crazy thunder breaks the star!
Yingzhou is an amphibious species. It has the characteristics of water resistance and the ability to walk on the sea without a boat. Correspondingly, it is the mutual conflict of the world of heroes - lightning weakness!
Although the Crazy Thunder Breaking Star is upgraded from the supporting equipment, the Star Thunder Gloves, and is inherently less authoritative, it is more than enough to deal with the enemies present. All Yingzhou soldiers, including the Naga Sword Master, were shot out by the lightning grid in front of their eyes.
The dazzling bright light shone into a vast white area, and countless sharp and slender twisted star thunders penetrated into the heart, straight into the heart, a strong smell of burnt flesh and blood spread, and many Shark Guards were roasted into a ball of paste.
The scene was extremely tragic.
Immediately came the third stage of starfall, and the thunder light floating on the ground gathered together to form a purple-blue halo, with circles of ripples rippling out, restraining the footsteps of Yingzhou soldiers.
Finally, the bright star shines across the sky...
Feixing Xuankong Sword Technique!
The Zhendian Order comes with the ability + spirit-draining guidance magic + magic skill Crazy Thunder Breaking Star + soul-driven Five Swords of Heavenly Lie Decomposition Sword Technique. These four combos were obviously prepared by Gao Xu for a long time, and he just used them.
, suddenly destroyed nearly half of the good situation that Utebi had worked hard to create. Under the mystery of the God of War's fighting spirit, Gao Xu recovered the previous wounds, suspended in the air, with high spirits and majesty, pointing at Utebi.
, said with a hint of disdain: "If you have any other tricks, just use them! If not, it's time for us to officially get close to each other. Just relying on soldiers is not enough!"
Originally, when Gao Xu showed off his power, Youtebi's face was uncertain, and she had the desire to put away the Water Spirit Substitute Technique and kill the enemy. However, when she heard these words, she suppressed her impulse.
There was determination between his brows, and he squeezed out four words from between his teeth: "As you wish!"
The next moment, Youtebi's slender hand was raised, and the rippling blue short staff was suspended in front of her. The sound of an angry sea tide resounded in all directions, and layers of ripples spread out, and the azure color spread.
The entire duel field, combined with its own aqua blue field, turned into a shining purple...