Team Yu-Tatsumi quickly entered the second lap. Now in front of them are the Karumun and the Guerrillas, who are in third place.

Quickly run towards the new first checkpoint, throwing the chains as you would, trying to reduce the time it takes to rush into the alley.

This time, however, it was a failure.

The orange girl danced the long stick in her hand into a whirlwind, blocking the chain's offensive line at once.

And just as the chains were snapped away, behind You, the pitch-black assassin showed his sharp fangs. As soon as the killing intent appeared, You immediately noticed it, and quickly grabbed Noelle's waist and retreated two steps in a row to avoid Joshua's swift surprise attack.

The first knife swept at the left foot, then progressed, and the second knife slashed from the chest to the thigh, and after being evaded, the combat skill [Demon Eye]!

Narrowly dodging Joshua's two assaults, he saw the black-haired boy half-lying on the ground suddenly raise his handsome face.

Beneath the black hair, the almost golden pupils exude an indescribable coercion.

The combat skill [Demon Eye], its prototype is a forbidden spell of the space system, and the principle is unknown. The true magic eye of the man who taught this trick to Joshua's magic eye, the apostle of the association [White Face] Wiseman, known as the demon people, is a forbidden spell that can dominate the space around the target and forcibly deprive the other party of their ability to move. Of course, the magic eye held by Joshua was just an imitation, not to mention dominating the space, and even depriving it of mobility was reluctant, at most it only made people frightened and unresponsive.

Joshua didn't realize that the man in front of him would be so easily controlled by himself.

This trick is just preparation.

Combat skill [Shadow]!

Slash at ultra-high speeds that are hard to distinguish with the naked eye, slashing enemies along the way.

The biggest advantage of this trick is that it is fast, very fast. Speaking of speed alone, it is faster than the speed of swimming.

But the disadvantages of this trick are also obvious. Because of the speed, Joshua himself could not easily control his own course of action, and his dynamic vision could only barely see the afterimages around him, which was too lacking in variety. For a person as agile as Yu, it's too easy to dodge such a simple straight line assault.

That's why we need the support of [MONOCULUS]!

Joshua's figure vanished in an instant.

No, he still exists, only because he is so fast, fast that the naked eye cannot catch his afterimage.

The combination of a swift assault and a magic eye that slows down the enemy's thinking makes it impossible for Yuki Tatsumi, who is known for his agility, to dodge.

"It's really grown a lot."

The blade of the knife did cut along the ribs.

No one knows the bones and muscles of the human body better than the assassins. Joshua was pretty sure that his blade had hit its target.

"Have you forgotten something, though?"

“！”

Joshua's weapon was a dagger. His short knife cut through Yu's chest......

Isn't that equivalent to entering the attack range of You!

He's been using chains again for support and mid-range combat, however, this is just Yuki's disguise. Let others mistakenly think that he is not good at the camouflage of close combat.

Joshua, who had been with You for a while, knew very well what it meant to be easily approached by this man.

Yu's right hand grabbed Joshua's head with lightning speed.

Then, the black vindictive spirit exploded violently.

Combat skill [Broken Dragon Throw].

As if it was the embodiment of the feeling of "pain", the black fighting spirit quickly eroded Joshua's brain, making him feel the pain most directly, he bit his lip to prevent himself from crying out, and gradually, blood flowed down his lips.

Endure! Joshua told himself.

Endure! Brother You's health is very poor, and the qigong he uses, [Crashing Dragon Jin], also has a strong damage to himself, and he will definitely not be able to stimulate his fighting spirit for a long time!

Sure enough, the vindictive spirit gradually subsided, and before his strength was gone, he threw Joshua out.

"What you want! Brother You, you can't use this trick for a long time! ”

“！”

His mind was broken, and Joshua couldn't help but be shocked: Could it be that Brother You can already make up for this shortcoming?!

At the moment of his hesitation, Yu's legs were already on Joshua's neck.

Oops!

Using Noelle as a scaffold, he climbed Joshua's neck like a snake with his legs!

"Go, Noelle!"

After gaining valuable support from Joshua with his legs, he pushed Noelle out of the way.

"Ah...... Well! ”

Joshua, who was grabbed by You's legs, struggled to get out, but since You dared to use this tactic, he naturally wouldn't let him get out easily.

Combat skill [Cloud Turning Shear], the least used move in Yue Tatsumi's combat skills.

It's not that the trick itself is weak. On the contrary, this move is the most powerful of the combat skills he has mastered. It's just that there are too few occasions where it can be effective.

The cervical spine is one of the most fragile joints in the human body, after being caught by You's legs, the cervical spine and respiratory tract came from severe pain at the same time, and the two people fell to the ground very indecently, You immediately grabbed Joshua's elbows and twisted them against the joints. Then, he used the spear he had brought with him as a limiting rod, pinned Joshua's elbows, passed through his back, and restrained his hands in one fell swoop.

This is a combination of kung fu and joint skills that originated in the world of martial arts, and after grabbing an enemy, he quickly destroys his joints. Make him incapacitated to resist. Casting with legs, although it is very troublesome, but it is better than surprise, and few people can think that someone will have legs to clamp their neck.

The biggest limitation of this move is that it can only be used on people, and it can only be used after [destroying] the joints. You is a guerrilla, his job is mainly to fight with monsters, even if he fights with people, he must try his best to avoid casualties out of humanitarianism, therefore, this trick is rarely used by Yu.

But now's the time for it to do its job.

Joshua felt that his hands were almost unconscious, and he could only let Yu-Tatsumi press him to the ground.

On the other side, Noelle ran towards Estelle with an axe and gun.

Break it separately.

This strategy, which is so simple that it can hardly be considered a strategy, is theirs.

Yu and Joshua are both of the speed type or assassination type, while Estelle and Noel are both of the frontal combat type at medium and close range.

And the two personalities are also very similar, Estelle is sunny and cheerful and can't think of conspiracies, Noelle is righteous and upright and disdainful of intrigues, similar two people meet, of course, they are stronger to win.

Estelle has received combat training since she was a child, and she must have a better foundation than a soldier like Noelle, but Estelle's combat experience is mainly against monsters and machines, and she is inexperienced with people, and her identity as a guerrilla also determines that she does not know how to hurt humans.

Noelle is a soldier, and the enemies of the military are mainly soldiers from other countries, needless to say, when it comes to killing experience, Noelle must be superior. And Noelle's weapons are not just axe guns, machine guns, daggers, shotguns, etc., they are all weapons that she is good at. Today, although she uses an axe gun as a weapon, the guided machine gun still hangs from her thigh, and the dagger is stuck in her calf boot. After changing weapons, the attack style will naturally change, and dealing with this change is also something that Estelle is not good at.

The battle between the two can only be said to be evenly matched, with Estelle having the upper hand. At least not one-sidedly.

But......

"I believe in Noelle."

As if trying to convince himself, Yuki Tatsumi muttered in a low voice.

Joshua couldn't help but laugh when he heard this sloquy to himself.

"Brother You, you're going to say that kind of thing."

"Ah...... Can't imagine it when you were in Liber, right? ”

"Well, yes. Well, it's good that you're here at Crossbell. ”

It's not at all like two people in a fight, chatting easily.

However, both know what the other is expecting.

Regardless of who wins or loses between Estelle and Noelle, Yu must let Joshua go. At that moment, there will inevitably be a flaw. Joshua gambled that the moment the flaw was revealed, he would be able to seize the opportunity and take him down.

And Yu must be the winner of Noelle, otherwise letting go of Joshua will only lead to a situation in which he is being flanked. And if Noel wins, he will have to guard against Joshua. His chance of victory was that Joshua couldn't grasp the flaws that were revealed when he changed his body.

It's like gambling.

However, you don't hate gambling.

Can you come to Crossbell ...... It was a really good experience.

The only pity is that I came too late.

Thinking of the meaningless emotion, Yu set his eyes on the two who were fighting.

"Don't lose, Noelle."