After a lively celebration banquet, the Loki family's schedule got back on track.
Everyone is busy with their own things.
The three leader camps of Finn, Riveria, and Grace need to make preparations for the next expedition.
The rest of the group members also began to invest the money earned from the expedition into various matters under the instructions of the leaders.
Tiona, Tione and others still have to repair their weapons. Bert was caught and scolded for his absence yesterday. He was also taken away today and went to handle chores with a stinking face. Even Lei
Fiyadu hung out with a few elves and helped Riveria look up information, seemingly intending to find out information about the new species of monsters.
Under such circumstances, Li Ge and Aisi were idle.
After all, the weapons of both of them are non-destructive weapons. Although they do not require maintenance, they are not as badly worn as other members. In addition, Burt has already been responsible for the chores, so there is nothing important for the two of them.
Things need to be done.
So, Li Ge once again proposed sparring to Aisi.
Naturally, Aisi had no reason to refuse.
The girl knows that every time Li Ge upgrades, he needs to adapt to the current stage of strength to avoid causing disharmony.
This time too, Li Ge was promoted to level 5, and he felt uncoordinated without any surprise. He urgently needed someone to practice with him so that he could adapt to his current strength.
This was an old practice, and Aisi agreed casually.
However, the result of this sparring was completely different from the past.
"clang--!"
When Aisi raised her saber to block the head-on strike that struck like thunder, the astonishing force transmitted from the bright silver dagger made her groan and couldn't help but retreat.
Li Ge's figure has completely turned into a blurry phantom, giving people the impression of moving in an instant, making it difficult to catch.
Even Aisi could not catch the astonishing speed. Her transparent golden eyes shrank to the size of a needle tip, and her whole body became even more tense. She no longer had the slightest intention of looking down upon her.
"Shuashuashua——"
However, Li Ge suddenly stepped in front of Aisi, and the Hermit's Sword in his hand turned into streaks of cold light and stabbed Aisi.
"——!?"
So fast!
too fast!
Ais was almost unable to react, but she relied on her keen senses and outstanding ability to barely respond. She danced the saber in her hand to a whirring sound, and deflected the incoming rain of sword tips.
However, she tried her best to parry, but as a result, Aisi's footsteps frequently retreated, unable to stop at all.
On the other hand, Li Ge not only became stronger as he fought more and more, his movements became smoother and smoother. Whether it was attack speed or movement speed, they were all improving little by little, as if there was no end, making Aisi feel like she was caught in a violent storm.
It felt like the beating was getting harder and harder for her, and she was becoming more and more reluctant.
finally--
"Qiang!"
With a loud collision of gold and iron, Aisi's saber was bounced away.
"not good!"
Such thoughts just came into Ais's mind, and the next moment, the tip of the bright silver dagger was pointed at the front of her throat.
"————"
Aisi's movements completely stopped, and her expression instantly froze.
Silence spreads around.
"Hug, sorry!"
Only then did Li Ge, who was a little beaten up, react, quickly withdraw the Hermit Sword, and apologize to Ais.
"...
Aisi didn't speak, she just fell into silence and clenched one hand slightly.
Lost...
He himself lost to Li Ge.
"Ais?" Li Ge looked at the silent Ais and asked with some worry: "Are you okay?"
“…..
This is an incredible thing.
You know, Li Ge has just reached lv.5, but Aisi has been struggling at lv.5 for more than three years, and her ability value has already reached the top of the level.
However, Ais, a veteran who had been promoted to lv.5 for more than three years, lost today to Li Ge, a newcomer who had just reached lv.5.
The blow this caused to Ais was much greater than she imagined.
"It's just a discussion, it doesn't mean anything."
Seeing the complicated look on Ais's face, Li Ge could naturally guess what she was thinking. He smiled bitterly and expressed relief.
Indeed, the two of them were just sparring and sparring, not fighting to the death.
It's too early to say that Li Ge is better than Ais.
But how could Ais fail to hear these words? Li Ge was just comforting herself?
What does sparring mean?
Can't sparring prove that Li Ge is better than me?
So what can be considered a representative or an explanation?
A fight between life and death?
But how strong Li Ge is in a life-and-death fight, Aisi has seen it more than once!
If you can't win during sparring, how could you possibly win against Li Ge in that state?
Thinking of the scene where Li Ge fought to the death against the crocodile dragon at level 1 and the female-sized monster at level 4, Aisi's mood became even more complicated.
This complicated mood did not disappear until the two announced the end of the sparring session.
After that, Aisi left.
After leaving here, I also left the House of Twilight, and I don’t know where I went.
When Li Ge returned to the room, he just put down the Hermit's Sword. He remembered Ais' complicated eyes and expression when she left, and finally stood up.
"No, we can't leave that girl alone."
Li Ge was a little worried, so he left the room and went to find Riveria.
...
At this time, Riveria was in Finn's office, discussing things with Finn and Grace.
"You beat Ace in sparring?"
Not only Riveria, but also Finn and Grace were stunned when they heard Li Ge's explanation.
"Good boy, are you so strong now?"
Grace was shocked.
That was Ais. Before Li Ge appeared, she was regarded by the gods as the most talented person from the lower world in the world.
Although she is still young, in the eyes of many people, Aisi is already one of the strongest in level 5. She can even achieve cross-level challenges with [Wind Spirit Speedy], which is comparable to level 6.
The title of the strongest female swordsman is definitely not something you say casually, but it has real qualities.
To put it bluntly, even among the Loki Familia, Ais is the strongest adventurer besides the Big Three.
Such Ais actually lost to Li Ge in a sparring match. No wonder the leader camp was so surprised.
"It was just a sparring match, and I won a move by luck."
Li Ge still said this.
It's a pity that the Big Three are not idiots.
"If it was a fluke, Aisi wouldn't have been hit." Fenn looked at Li Ge thoughtfully and said, "You should know this best."
Li Ge suddenly stopped talking.
Does he understand?
Of course he understood.
He said this, but in fact, Li Ge also understood through this sparring that his strength was indeed better than Aisi.
There is no way, his potential abilities are too high, and his development abilities are even stronger than the last. All of them are combat abilities, and they can all increase his ability value. When the effects of these potential abilities and development abilities are superimposed, even if Li Ge has just become
At lv.5, he is not inferior to anyone at this level.
So what if Ais is the highest level at lv.5?
There are no skills that can improve strength, and there is no other magic that can surpass Li Ge. Even the development ability is only a "Swordsman" that can play a role in the battle with Li Ge. The level of this development ability is lower than Li Ge.
, how can Ais defeat Li Ge?
If Aisi is ahead of Li Ge in other aspects, then that's okay.
Take sword skills for example. As the strongest female swordsman, Aisi has superb sword skills. If she is better than Li Ge, it is possible to win back a victory with her skills.
The problem is that Li Ge has learned all the most commendable sword skills of Aisi, which makes Aisi completely lose her advantage when facing Li Ge.
Coupled with the potential abilities accumulated by Li Ge from the previous four levels, Li Ge has truly surpassed Ais in all aspects.
If the magic factor is included in this, then Aisi will be even more incomparable.
Ais only has one [Wind Spirit Speed], so how can she compare to Li Ge who is accustomed to the same magic and also masters various other magics?
Li Ge is not stupid, he can still see and calculate this.
Aisi also understood this, and that's why she was hit so hard just now.
Thinking of this, Li Ge somewhat blamed himself.
Seeing this, Riveria spoke up.
"You don't have to feel guilty." Riveria said: "This is not your fault."
"That's right." Grace also said: "If you hit Ais on purpose, that's a different matter, but you just performed normally and practiced normally, what's wrong with that?"
"Ais definitely doesn't blame you, she probably blames herself." Finn said quietly: "She is always eager for success and has been pursuing strength. Apart from becoming stronger, she has almost nothing else in her eyes.
things."
"The fact that you beat her today may have made her feel that she is still very weak. She has been overtaken quickly, so she was hit."
"To put it simply, she was anxious."
Hearing this, Li Ge suddenly fell silent.
Finn's statement can be said to be sharp and pointed to the essence.
Li Ge himself knew that Aisi was dissatisfied with her growth and longed for strength. Naturally, Finn and others knew this.
It can only be said that Aisi was originally dissatisfied with this tendency, and the result of the sparring between Lige and her was just a fuse.
"Then what should we do now?" Li Ge asked: "We can't just sit back and watch, right?"
"Of course." Riveria frowned and said worriedly: "With her temperament, she must have gone into the dungeon now, and she is very likely planning to do something dangerous."
Ace's current state is even more worrying than Bert's yesterday.
Bert should at least know some sense of proportion.
Not so with Ais.
If that girl gets into trouble, she really doesn't even care about her life.
"It seems we can't just sit back and do nothing." Finn pondered for a moment and said, "I'll send someone to look for it."
"I am coming too."
Li Ge did his best to speak out.
"Then I'll go too." Riveria turned to Finn and said, "Sorry, I'm really worried about the child."
"It's okay, let's go." Finn nodded in agreement and said, "It's not urgent anyway, let's get Ais back first."