Li Qing, 23 years old, is a mid-level B-level swordsman.
Although he is already the best among his peers, he understands that his level is not uncommon.
He was never a genius.
He had to hone his body day after day, and his fighting spirit year after year, so that he could achieve what could be considered a good level of strength.
Also - just good.
genius……
An image of a person flashed in his mind.
Back then, the long-haired boy who was only 16 years old saved the two siblings from purgatory like an immortal. He was ruthless and unparalleled, and his sword skills were transcendent but elegant. He was still a 16-year-old B-level swordsman.
But they can't talk about this, and he won't talk about it, so they can only follow this grown-up boy to death.
No matter whether he becomes paranoid or stubborn, no matter where they go, even if they die, they will never look back.
This is their brother and sister's repayment.
The "Li" style of swordsmanship is not well-known. It is neither as fast and fierce as "Bafang Fist" nor as elegant as the Jiyi School, but it is truly worthy of its name. One is worth a hundred - guarding swordsmanship!
Li Qing held the knife in both hands and held it horizontally in front of him. He did not take the initiative to attack, but stood calmly and calmly in the center of the encirclement.
However, Nightmare couldn't hold his nerve and was the first to break the deadlock. Two of them stepped forward rashly. One after another, they raised their daggers high and struck them on the head.
"Shoujuan·A single tree becomes a forest"
Li Qing ignited a strong fighting spirit, swung the silver blade from right to left, and while blocking the dagger in front of him, the blade continued to move, reaching over his left shoulder to lift the opponent's sharp knife. The two nightmares were pushed away by the strong fighting spirit.
They passed by the young man's left and right sides respectively and fell to the ground.
Suddenly, except for the original nightmare, the rest swarmed up.
Facing the enemies rushing towards him, Li Qing remained calm as usual, and his sword was steady but still left a trail of afterimages.
In the field covered by his fighting spirit, he is the immovable giant tree that is hundreds of years old, and is the most solid backing for his partners.
Nightmare discovered that his movements didn't seem to be very fast, but he could always block their attacks just right, and then counterattack with the same lack of sharpness.
The strongest nightmare finally couldn't hold it any longer. He looked at the gap where his teammate's attack was blocked, and stabbed straight with the dagger. He thought he could hit with one blow, but when he got close to the young man's side, he felt a huge resistance.
"Taking the Scroll·The Mayfly Shakes the Tree"
Li Qingchui looked at the person coming, twisted his wrist, and pointed the tip of the knife towards the dagger. Nightmare felt that there was a huge force on his hand. Seeing that his whole body was about to be brought down by the dagger, he decisively threw away the weapon and used both hands to assist.
He pushed himself on the ground and rolled sideways twice.
Even though his physical strength had become stronger inexplicably, Nightmare was still no match for disciples from aristocratic families who had practiced martial arts since childhood and had rich combat experience. So... out of the corner of his eye, he saw the girl who was still slashing the air with her sword.
Because of her mental disorder, the girl even cut her left hand during the attack, and blood spilled all over the floor.
Nightmare moved, picked up a dagger that had been shot down by his companion, and galloped towards the girl.
His calculation was right!
When Li Qing saw this, he really broke up his defense, swung his sword in a hurry, knocked several people away, and chased after the opponent's back.
The tenacious nightmare got up again and attacked with weapons, trying to slow down the young man's pursuit.
"Step aside!"
Li Qing shouted loudly, and for the first time he chopped off the enemy mercilessly. Blood burst out from the nightmare's chest, and he screamed and fell to the ground and died.
However, with such a small delay, the B-class nightmare has already arrived in front of the girl.
Got it!
A hint of joy flashed across the man's face, and the dagger fell high.
The girl looked dazed, relying on instinct to stretch out her bloody left hand to resist. The sharp blade penetrated her entire palm, and the inertia continued to fall with the tip of the blade, finally stopping in front of her eyeballs.
The man was about to pull out the dagger to strike, but he saw the girl's dilated pupils suddenly solidified. She closed her fingers as if she couldn't feel the pain, and actually held the dagger firmly.
At the same time, Lin Zuzu gathered his fighting energy in his right arm and stabbed forward with a sharp blade. The knife penetrated the man's abdomen, then turned violently, directly smashing the opponent's internal organs.
He looked down at the wound in disbelief, took a few steps back, and slumped to the ground. Blood poured out from his mouth in large amounts. Along with a "gurgling" sound in his throat, his eyes gradually dimmed.
When Li Qing saw this, he immediately turned around!
"Taking the Scroll: The Forest of Spears and the Tree of Swords"
He changed Xu Rulin's fighting mode just now and launched multiple stabs.
Almost at the same time, several bloody holes appeared on the bodies of the four chasing nightmares, which disrupted their ability to continue fighting. For a while, screams could not be heard.
The continuous moves made the young man gasp for breath. Seeing that the danger in front of him was over, he hurriedly ran to the girl's side.
"Is it okay?"
Lin Zuzu put down the knife, smiled bitterly and said, "Isn't it too pretentious to say it's okay?"
She exhaled, then gradually pulled out the dagger stuck in her palm, throwing it aside feebly, her brows twitching in pain.
When Li Qing saw the shocking wound on the girl's palm, he felt a little lucky. If the pain hadn't lifted her illusion, maybe...
Lin Zuzu used some fighting energy, but it could only suppress the flow of blood. After all, her little amount was not enough, and if she used more, she would not be able to accumulate enough blood.
"It's still like being stabbed twice, what a shame." Lin Zuzu said to himself.
"What?"
Looking at the puzzled face of the young man, she raised her hand to indicate the wound and explained: "I woke up just now."
A few minutes ago, when Lin Zuzu was under the illusion of magic and fell into a murderous situation, a voice was shouting crazily.
"Hey! Are you stupid?! It's so easy to fall for the things you read every day?"
"Stupid woman, wake up quickly!!!"
"Don't waste your energy! You'll reach your limit soon!"
At the same time, Ming Qiaoqiao, who was several hundred meters away, was also trying hard to use his mental power to pry open her brain. Fortunately, her mood fluctuated violently, and Ming Qiaoqiao found an opportunity.
"Concentrate No. 4!! This is just an illusion!!!" She gradually increased the amount of power she injected, similar to pressing the plus sign on the volume button.
"This is just an illusion!"
Lin Zuzu suddenly felt that it was very noisy, and there were always some rustling sounds, which made her tired of the screams.
What are you talking about?
What...hallucination...
The girl was a little confused and looked around -
The dismembered pieces of the alien race were piled up, and the original appearance could not be seen. The smelly blood accumulated into puddles, and there were more strange and dark shadows approaching her.
Hallucination?
Hallucination!
The girl frowned, and before her spirit was eroded again, she decisively touched the blade with her left hand. However, the pain of cutting her palm cleared her mind for a few breaths, but the hallucination did not disappear.
It seems that it is not good to be too pain-resistant...
She smiled bitterly and held the knife in her backhand. Without any hesitation, she raised the sharp blade high and then - inserted it into her left palm.
Under the severe pain, the real world became clear.
There were some weird ghost trees and poisonous flowers, but she was still in the woods.
So when the nightmare struck, she would use her already wounded left hand to meet the enemy, lower the opponent's alertness, and then defeat the enemy with one move.
However, the dagger is wider than the silver blade. When it penetrates the flesh, it will expand the wound outward.
"But why do these nightmares become so powerful? And they don't have fighting spirit."
In the battle just now, Li Qing clearly felt that the opponent had B-level speed. If they had more combat experience, he might also be in a tough fight.
"Let's go, let's meet up with No. 2 and No. 3 first." Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and saw that the blood on the knife showed signs of coagulation, so he did not put away the knife for the time being.
Except for the last two missions against the organization, he rarely used nearly half of his fighting energy in one mission, and using group moves was really laborious.
"Something is approaching you at high speed!" Ming Qiaoqiao's voice came again, sounding very anxious.
Before he finished speaking, a black shadow quickly passed through the trees with a cold light and headed straight towards the two of them.
So fast!
Li Qing once again used "Shoujuan·Ten Surrounded Trees" and received a sharp stab from the opponent's knife to the vital part. The opponent felt that his attack had landed on the cotton, and immediately changed the target of the attack, waving the knife to cut
Towards the girl's neck.
Lin Zuzu held the back of the sword with her left hand and barely blocked the blow, but the huge force still made her take a few steps back.
Seeing the opportunity, Li Qing immediately struck out and successfully pierced the opponent's shoulder. He raised the blade and almost cut off the opponent's left arm. The man screamed in pain and quickly retreated back.
"Beware of spells!"
A black vine with barbs attacked the young man secretly and quickly, much faster than the black shadow.
Li Qing was startled and reluctantly turned sideways. The blade fell and the vines broke on the ground. However, he was still scratched a little, but the wound was not deep, so it should be nothing serious.
Is it true this time?
Lin Zuzu stared blankly at the broken vines. She tried her best to steady her mind and prevent herself from falling into the illusion again.
"You don't recognize me anymore? It's so sad~"
A seductive voice came, and a figure with a good figure appeared in the direction where the vines were coming, walking towards them in a serious manner.
The fog gradually dissipated, and the visitor slowly revealed his true form.
Lin Zuzu looked up in a daze, and that was——
Elise.
Regarding the "Li" siblings, I used the allusion that the surname Li comes from "Plum Tree" (not the only allusion), and then wanted to set up a hard-working character who protects everyone, so the names of the moves are all related to "Tree"
Related. Using a sword as a shield is cool, isn’t it?
My brother Li could have been the protagonist in a hot-blooded comic, but it turns out that the two protagonists of this book are... Fukasaki Hyou with flawed character! Hey, you two, please grow up quickly!!