After completing the game and qualifying for the finals, the gold team returned to the red team's player lounge.
After a fierce battle, several people discussed the gains and losses of the previous battle with Cruz's team.
While they were chatting, a man that Estelle and Agathe had no impression of suddenly appeared in the players' lounge where there were only the four of them.
"Are you also a contestant?" Estelle asked curiously.
"He must be a sunglasses player. I didn't expect him to take off his sunglasses." Joshua thought for a moment and quickly reacted.
"Haha, you are indeed a 'Pitch Black' boy. It seems I can't hide it from you."
Walut nodded to Joshua. Others only thought that Walut's words were referring to Joshua's black hair, but Walut was referring to the darkness of the Black Fang. He did a little test,
Sure enough, as Ling said to him, Joshua had no reaction at all to the title he had used. Valut did not mean to expose it, but turned his eyes to Jin, who had been staring at him.
"We were not assigned to the same lounge in the previous two days of competition. If you have anything to say, please tell me, Jin."
"Well, that's it. I didn't expect to meet you again in a place like this, Valut! Why did you leave without saying goodbye six years ago? What have you been doing in the past six years?"
"Haha, if you want to know, just try to beat me in the final. Including the truth about the duel between me and the old man. If you beat me, I will tell you everything. If you can't do it, then this matter will
It has nothing to do with you at all."
After finishing speaking, Valut turned into a series of afterimages and left the player lounge, heading to the competition venue.
Jin Vasek was in a daze as he looked at the figure walking out that passed him.
"Brother Jin, do you know the man in sunglasses? Your tone sounds familiar. What is the relationship between you and that guy?"
Agathe's words brought back Jin's thoughts.
"...Well, it's an old friendship. Let me think about how to explain it..."
King took some time to organize his words.
"To put it simply, it is the relationship between fellow seniors. Valut is the oldest among several seniors, and he is also our senior."
"Senior brother, he is the so-called senior in martial arts. Just like Uncle Cassius is Yanelas' senior brother." Agathe thought for a while.
"That's almost it. As the senior brother of the Tai Dou style, Valut originally thought that he would inherit the style from his master and become the new head. But he suddenly quit the dojo after something happened six years ago.
, and then his whereabouts, life and death are unknown, and no news has been sent back. To be honest, knowing that he is still alive in the world makes me relieved. But..."
Having said this, Jin frowned.
"It's just?" Estelle asked curiously.
"The murderous aura in that man is extraordinary. Even the veterans of the Royal Army who participated in the Hundred Days War in the Border Guards did not give me this feeling." Joshua said to Estelle. To Joshua
It is said that this is an aura that he is familiar with. For him, hiding his murderous intention was almost instinctive. But after five years of peace, the murderous aura in him has long since dissipated, and he has almost forgotten it.
That feeling.
"Well, Joshua is right. I can probably guess what he has been doing these years. Either as a killer or as a hunter. No wonder I can't find any news about him anywhere." Jin said seriously.
explain.
(A killer?) Joshua recalled what Valut said to himself just now. The tone when he spoke to himself was not like greeting a stranger, but like he was talking to an acquaintance. Could it be that he really
Do you know yourself? Could it be that the killer organization he joined may be the one he once belonged to... A chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and he gradually recalled what happened in Lorente after the failed mission to attack Cassius.
The Bright family lives in fear every day because they are afraid that the organization will send them to deal with me after failing the mission.
"...Joshua? Joshua!"
Seeing that there was no response to her calls, Estelle shook Joshua's shoulders vigorously.
"Stop shaking it, Estelle. If you shake it any more, you'll faint."
"Are you okay, Joshua? You seem to look bad."
"Well, I'm fine."
Joshua couldn't remember what he was thinking about just now. His thoughts were shaken by Estelle for a moment. But Joshua wouldn't blame Estelle, after all, she was really worried about her body.
That's all.
"The game is about to begin, between Second Lieutenant Lawrence and our senior brother Valut. Judging from the support of the audience, it is overwhelmingly disadvantageous for Second Lieutenant Lawrence." Agathe said with some emotion.
The shouts of "Valut" and "Valut" outside the court could even be heard in the players' lounge.
"Who makes those sneaky special agents always do shameful things? It's natural for the citizens to hate them, right?" Estelle said.
"Forget it, let's watch the game carefully. Both sides are rare masters. No matter who wins, they will become our opponents in the next game. It is also very important to collect information about the opponent." After speaking, Agathe turned his attention to
In the field, other people also took it seriously and stopped talking.
The competition field of Wangli Arena.
"Lorensberg? I've long wanted to fight you once. Leaving aside that nonsensical girl, it would be really disappointing if I don't have a good fight with you."
Valut crossed his arms and said to the other side.
"Haha... Of course I will 'go all out'." Second Lieutenant Lawrence responded to the other party.
"Humph, Captain. There is no need to talk too much to this kind of person. We are the elite of the Royal Army's elite, and we will not lose to such outsiders." said a member of the Intelligence Department standing next to Lawrence.
"A miscellaneous fish must have the consciousness of a miscellaneous fish." Walut sighed softly.
"What, you actually called us idiots?" The three special agents in black, who regarded the other party's words as a provocation, became emotional.
"Don't forget discipline. Stay calm at all times." After Second Lieutenant Lawrence spoke, his team members quickly calmed down.
The personnel on both sides separated, and the referee also retreated a certain distance away.
The second round of the semi-finals of the Wushu Conference will begin immediately. Members of both teams are asked to take their positions.
Both sides are ready...the game begins!
Varut's figure turned into an afterimage, passed through the defense line composed of three special agents, came directly in front of Second Lieutenant Lawrence, and swept out a whip kick. At the same time, Second Lieutenant Lawrence, who was the target of the attack
He instantly appeared on the side and avoided the blow.
However, Valut did not immediately pursue Second Lieutenant Lorenz. Instead, he came to the special agent on the right side of the formation, picked him up, and threw him towards another special agent as a "hidden weapon."
They were hit by the force of hundreds of krim and flew to the wall of the arena. Both the thrown and the two special agents lost consciousness and passed out. Before they landed, Valut
Arriving in front of the last special agent, he tapped his forehead with his knuckles. The special agent's eyes immediately lost focus and he passed out. Valut threw him out of the field without mercy.
.
After knocking down the three people in one second, only Valut and Second Lieutenant Lawrence were left on the field to maintain a confrontation.
"Did you make a mistake? The attack on me was just a feint. They are your targets."
"Hehehehe, since the bastards are not conscious, then I will help them. Okay, now it's our time. Come and have fun with me, Lorensberg!!!"
Valut kicked the ground, and his body disappeared on the spot. Between the lightning and flint, the black gauntlet and the golden sword collided dozens of times. The dynamic vision of ordinary people's naked eyes can only process twenty-five images in one second, which is close to
The fierce battle at the speed of sound made it seem to the audience that the two figures had disappeared directly into the field, leaving only blurry shadows that flashed from time to time. The ultra-high-speed battle only left behind the sound of popping air.
, and the aftermath of the palm wind and sword energy swept across the battlefield, leaving terrifying traces one after another on the walls of Wangli Arena.
The spectators in the front row were even worried that they would be affected by the fierce battle, but they were unwilling to miss the decisive battle of the century and kept moving forward. The soldiers responsible for maintaining order immediately used tactical force guides to compete in the competition.
Defensive barriers were built one after another around the stadium. The sky was constantly shaking due to the vindictive force, making people wonder whether it would be broken in the next moment. The soldiers quickly ordered the staff of the stadium to buy EP supplements.
, be ready to charge the tactical power guide anytime and anywhere for emergencies.
"Wonderful! So wonderful! Philip! He is so handsome!"
"Your Excellency, please don't move too far forward. Please step back a little."
Duke Dunant was watching the game on the rostrum and was chatting with Butler Philip. Although Duke Dunant's dynamic vision could not keep up with the competition field, he had specialized personnel around him. Through the specially customized water crystal circuit equipped with Chase Central Workshop
The video director saw the slow-motion replay of the two fighting on the projected screen. Well, he was not watching the live game, but the recording...
As the battle progressed, the audience no longer cheered for Valut blindly. Many people began to support Second Lieutenant Lawrence. Suddenly the audience's momentum became evenly divided.
In the players' lounge.
From the violent vibration of the glass window, you can feel how fierce the fighting spirit is on the field.
Estelle's mouth is wide enough to fit an egg.
"Ju, Ju, Ju, I can't see their movements clearly! Can humans be so strong?" Estelle can't see anything like the audience, but she can only capture their body movements. As for
It was completely impossible to see clearly how the two men used their hands to attack and resist.
"Tch. Did I still underestimate Lawrence? When he was dealing with me, that guy really hid his strength." Agathe and Estelle were similar, and they were surprised by the huge gap between them.
"I didn't expect his skills to improve to such an extent. Could it be that... no wonder he suddenly appeared six years later? I kind of understand what you mean, Valut." Jin, who has reached the master level, can take over the field.
Everyone who saw what happened on the battlefield saw Valut become so strong, and his body also ignited a burning desire to fight.
"Father can probably do this, right?" Joshua could barely keep up with the movements of the two of them. Especially after seeing the sword moves used by Second Lieutenant Lawrence, he could even imagine his first move in his mind.
The second sword and the way the third sword was shot. And the subsequent attack by Lawrence also confirmed his conjecture.
(No way? With my strength, it should be impossible to see the swordsmanship of such a master.) While feeling a little puzzled, Joshua also stared at the arena intently.
"Hey? Is dad's delinquent middle-aged man so strong?" Estelle finally closed her mouth. When she heard Joshua say that Cassius could do it, she felt unbelievable in her heart.
"Well, Mr. Cassius is always at ease and rarely uses his full strength. But five years ago, I worked with him on a mission in the Crossbell Autonomous Prefecture and saw his true ability. This kind of fighting intensity is very important to
It shouldn't be difficult for him." Jin still had something to say. If he used all his strength to perform Qing Kung Fu, he could catch up with the movements of the two people on the field. But to do it as easily as they did, it might be a bit difficult.
Difficulty. His body is much larger than the two of them, which not only brings him great strength, but also causes some disadvantages in terms of agility. Therefore, he chose the Fudo type in the Taito style as his own.
Major. He felt that if he actually faced off against anyone on the court, it would be difficult to determine the outcome.
"Well, Joshua, after today's game is over, let's go for special training! No matter which one of them wins, he will be our next opponent. I don't want to be treated like a trash fish like those special agents.
Already." Estelle felt heavy pressure.
"Although I don't think that one night's hard work will yield any results, after seeing this kind of scene, I really can't calm down." Agathe also nodded, and then looked at Jin. "Please, Mr. Jin.
There’s no need to be merciful, let’s gain some experience fighting real masters.”
"Since you are so insistent, I promise you." Jin nodded to several people.
In the auditorium.
"Look, look, can't you see clearly!? Wow, this is too exaggerated!"
Josté nervously clenched her fists and waved them unconsciously. As a gunner who uses guided guns to fight, she has always been quite confident in her vision, especially her dynamic vision. The shooter's guided missiles want to lock on to the target.
All thanks to a pair of hawk-like eyes.
"Do you need eye drops? I can give you some." Ling handed Qiaost a bottle of strangely colored liquid.
"Oh, no need." Feeling fuzzy at the color that kept switching between purple-green and dark green, Josté quickly waved her hand to express that she had no need.
Putting the "eye drops" back into her pocket, Ling focused her attention on the court again. She did not expect that Valut would improve so much in two weeks. Compared with when she played against Ling last month,
At least 30% faster. Strength is proportional to the square of speed. For ordinary people, there is probably no difference between a boxing speed of 240 sub-moments per second and a boxing speed of 320 sub-moments per second. But for boxers, etc.
If the force of each punch increases by more than three-quarters, the muzzle kinetic energy of a competitive force-guided gun is only more than 200 joules, and even the muzzle kinetic energy of a military sniper rifle is only more than 10,000 joules. At 100 sub-joules per second
A heavy punch of 100 krims at a moment speed can release half a million joules of energy. Valut's punch pressure fluctuates around three million joules, like a ram pile driver, each punch will hit the ground.
Leave a deep hole.
Ling suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Walut regarded the gravity bracelet as a treasure. It seemed that he relied on the "plug-in" provided by Ling to finally break through the "bottleneck". Congratulations, congratulations!
It is said that the inner breath cultivation method in the East is different from the knight cultivation method in the West. There is no so-called bottleneck. As long as you continue to practice, you can accumulate more and more profound skills, but that is only in terms of fighting spirit. According to Zhao Ling,
What Walut broke through was not his skill, but the shackles of his body. Because he was actually still young and still in the "growing stage", Ling never felt that he had reached the limit of his human body, but with Walut's practice
Judging from his age, he has probably reached that limit long ago. After all, Valut is about the same age as Ling's father, Harold.
It is still unknown what the consequences will be once the human body's limits are exceeded. But the inference based on the information she has mastered is that the most likely possibility is to break away from the category of human beings and gradually become alienated into a "demon". He Ling, who knows everything about krypton, knows how to understand krypton.
Different from the demonic transformations caused by the war, Walut did it purely by relying on his own strength. As the only example in the world that Ling knows, his body seems to be of great research value. It seems that in the future
We also need to find more opportunities to "cooperate".
In Ling's opinion, Valut on the field probably hasn't used his full strength, at least he hasn't used the inducement moves he used when fighting him and the death punch that condenses the murderous consciousness on his fingertips. But Levi on the other side also has
Are you letting water go? He has never once activated the golden wrench sword in his hand, the Demonic Sword of Extraordinary Reason, the Rock Eater, which has the special power to cut through all defenses. Otherwise, Valut's pair of black workshops use Koludare
The gauntlet-type weapon made of steel had been chopped long ago.
Maybe both sides are playing games. It is difficult for Walut to find such an equal opponent. Walut wanted to fight Levi several times in the past, but he pushed him away.
So why not for Levi? Arian Herd's martial arts skills are one level higher than Levi's, and Markbon is the kind of monster who can't break through the defense no matter how hard he cuts.
Even if the power of Rock Eater, the Demonic Sword of External Reason, is used, it is only on par with the opponent's Demonic Sword of External Reason, Umbal. The black flame protection created by Umbar and the destructive power of Rock Eater cancel each other out.
Macbon, who also holds the magic sword, is the only thing that the Rock Eater cannot cut through.
When Levi was pulled to fight against Mark Bon, the two sides were always in a state where one side could not break through the defense no matter how hard they fought, and the other side could never hit the other side. Executor No. 1 and Executor No. 2 still struggled during the discussion.
There's no way to tell the winner.
Although Ling knew from the plot that Macbon still possesses the form of a demon, so far in this world he has never used the ultimate power sleeping in his body. Therefore, in the perception of ordinary members of the association,
Executor No. 1 and Executor No. 2 are about the same strength, right?
Second Lieutenant Lawrence and Valut would sometimes stop to confront each other, adjust their breathing and recover their strength, and then plunge into the fierce battle again. There were many holes in Valut's training uniform and Second Lieutenant Lawrence's special agent action uniform.
, the audience can even see some small wounds, but this does not affect the continuation of the battle at all.
"Ling, I was very concerned about it just now. Can you clearly see the game on the field?" Qiaost said strangely, watching Ling's eyes moving rapidly as she stared at the field.
"Of course, I'm just pretending to be able to see clearly. I pretend to look pretty good, right?" Ling responded with a smile.
"Huh, let me tell you. But they are really strong. I didn't expect that Second Lieutenant Lawrence to be so powerful. The three of us brothers and sisters actually wanted to challenge such a monster during the preliminaries. It's really scary... No
Do you know how the God of Thunder and the Swordsmith of Light from our Erebonian Empire compare with the two people on the field?"
"The Swordsmith of Light may be a little more powerful." If we just look at their performance on the field, it is still very difficult for either Valut or Levi to defeat Victor S. Alside. That can
The guy who relied on fighting energy to transform into a bladed Phoenix Sword and the Purple Riding God. Of course, if Levi used the power of the magic sword, the situation would be different. Ling didn't think so. The sword inherited from the Al Said family, Garland Sharr
Able to block the Rock Eater, the Demonic Sword of Outer Reason. When the difference in martial arts level is not large, the difference brought by the weapons is particularly obvious.
"Eh? Why does it sound like you've seen the Swordsmith of Light fight?"
"No. But we are members of the empire, shouldn't we have confidence in the strong men of the Erebonian Empire? Whether the players competing on the field are players from the Liber Kingdom or the Republic of Kalvard, they have no confidence in us.
They say they are all 'enemies.'" Although Ling knew that Levi was from the Empire, in the eyes of others, Second Lieutenant Lawrence, who served as Colonel Richard's right-hand man in the Intelligence Department, would subconsciously think that he was from Liber. And she
I don't intend to expose this.
The fierce battle that lasted for half an hour finally came to an end.
Valut deceived Lieutenant Lawrence's Ghost Flame Slash with a false move. At the moment when Lieutenant Lawrence's old strength was exhausted, new strength was not yet generated, and he could not close the sword, his fist stopped at Lieutenant Lawrence's.
before.
The aftermath of the energy hit Second Lieutenant Lawrence's red helmet, revealing his pale golden hair, young face, and deep eyes.
The female audience on the field was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly let out crazy screams. "It turns out he is so handsome!" "If I had known, I would have cheered for Second Lieutenant Lawrence!" Many people agreed in unison at this moment.
Annoying thoughts arose.
The referee saw that the two men were motionless and then walked in from outside the barrier.
The outcome has been decided, the red team, Valut player wins!
And closely followed by the host's voice.
After the fierce battle just now, the schedule of the second day of the martial arts competition is all over. The teams that advanced to the finals are Team Jin and Valut. We look forward to their performance tomorrow!
Cheers and applause rang out from the audience. Ling also pretended to applaud along with Jostre.
On the field, Lieutenant Lawrence took a new helmet from his subordinates and put it on. However, Valut had no intention of greeting the audience and left the field directly.
"That person is...that person is..." A thunder exploded in Joshua's mind. After seeing the true appearance of Second Lieutenant Lawrence, his brain went into a state of shutdown.
But the teammates around him didn't notice anything was wrong with him at this time. Because the winner of the game just now was walking towards them step by step with great momentum.
As Valut returned to the red team's player lounge, three pairs of eyes focused on his tattered training uniform that had been torn apart by sword energy.
"It's up to you tomorrow, Kim. I hope you don't disappoint me. I won't show mercy to you."
"Ah, I know. I will let you see my growth in the past six years, Valut."
Completely ignoring Estelle and Agathe, who he regarded as trash, after leaving these words, Valut walked out of the room and left the Royal Arena.
"What a terrifying murderous intent. Are we going to fight this person tomorrow?" Only by facing him directly can we feel how scary the opponent is. Just staying in the same room, Agathe's back was already wet with sweat.
"Wow!!!" After shouting with all her strength, Estelle recovered from her momentary absence.
"Joshua, Brother Agathe, and Brother Jin, let's go to special training! I can't wait!" Unlike Agathe, Estelle didn't seem to be hit at all.
"As expected of Estelle, you quickly adjusted your mood." Joshua also came back to his senses at this time. He had forgotten what he was thinking about just now, but he still quickly grasped the situation and inserted
into the topic.
"I just realized today that the sky for martial artists is so high. Let's move higher together, Joshua!" Estelle said to her companions.
"Well, Estelle is right." Joshua also nodded.
"Haha, Estelle and Joshua are both newcomers with unlimited future. Our seniors cannot fall behind." Jin patted Agathe on the back to relieve him from the tension.
"Hey, hey, I'm talking about you. I really admire you. Okay, okay, I can't lose to the younger generation." Agathe finally recovered.
A group of four people left the Wangli Arena, returned to the Guerrilla Association, and received the key to the underground waterway of the royal capital from Ainan. It would become the final training place for the four people in the group.