Chapter 137: The Endgame of Athletic Battles (8)
The auditorium of the large arena is made of rocks. Looking around, it seems that there is only the earth elemental hereβand that's what it looks like on the outside. Richard Langer said that the arena hides a variety of natural elements: metal in the rocks, desert plants near the arena, a large amount of groundwater under the arena, mechanisms in the arena that cause flames to attack people, and the open air that can borrow wind power.
"Although it is not possible to obtain ice and thunder directly from this land, just as the occasional strong wind blows, perhaps an elemental burst will bring powerful hail or lightning. β
"So you say this arena is the perfect place for magic sparring?" Yu Jingjing asked.
Richard smiled and replied, "That's right." It's just that just as we can get the natural elements from here to fuel our own magic, so can the enemies who come here. β
"Oh, an innate field magic that is beneficial to both friend and foe. β
Richard gave me a wicked smile that made my hairs stand on end. To dispel this weird feeling, I grabbed the previous topic and asked Richard: "You said you came in a hurry, but that's not necessarily the case, right?"
"What do you mean, senior?" said Richard, still smiling confidently.
"There is no definite evidence. My guess, though, is that you've been watching our battles, including Hogg's attacks on us. If you're here, why did you suddenly appear in the air, and even if you used an invisible magic device, how could you just pinching the right time and setting off a flashbang to stop us from fighting the five?"
Richard was silent, and then the corners of his mouth rose and said, "Yi Jia and the senior's imagination is really rich, have you tried to write it?"
"Unknown up-and-coming writer, parentheses, self-styled...... Don't change the subject!"
Richard shrugged: "Well, I did watch your battle with Hogg, but I didn't follow you, I just happened to see you in a spatial transformation. β
"In that case, why didn't you stop Hogg from attacking us?"
"Why am I doing this?"
Xiao Hui asked, "Isn't he your companion?"
Richard laughed, "I don't need a companion like that. Hogg and I only got together when we were interested in Suzuki. β
"Well, the ...... who called you captain before"
Richard interrupted me: "Ah, they are the players I randomly found, and they have been dependent on me for their weak strength, which gives me a headache. So ......"
"You're not going to take their health, are you?" asked Josh, incredulous.
"I was separated from them. β
Seeing Josh's stunned expression, Richard said with great satisfaction: "Although it is a vulnerable little minion, it is a guy who has helped to save me a lot of magic power, and I will not take away their lives - I am not cold-blooded to that point." β
"Why did you save us?"
Richard looked like "you finally asked the key point", and said to Yu Jingjing: "On a whim." β
"It's the same as not saying. Josh snorted.
Thinking of Hogg, I was about to ask Richard, but he said as if he heard my heart, "I can't answer the question of Hogg Lange, but if I want to give a reason, I have said it before, and it has nothing to do with his past." As for the real situation, I don't know. Rest assured that I'm going to attack you like Hogg, I'm not wasting my magic in vain. Although Senior Sister Yu Jingjing among you does have the urge to fight hard, but because of Suzuki Zun's existence, I have to be careful. What's more, who knows if there will be a more powerful candidate than Suzuki in this exam?"
"Ahh Josh thought of something, but just couldn't remember.
"You're trying to ask for information from Suzuki?" Alex reminded.
"Yes. Richard's junior, Suzuki's ......"
"Before that, please ask Senior Josh to promise me one thing. β
Josh was stunned and asked, "What?"
"Give me a compliment. β
Josh was dumbfounded.
Richard seems to have gotten addicted to teasing Josh. I know this feeling very well.
Without waiting for Alex to speak for Josh, Richard asked Haruka Suzuki, "Suzuki's sister must know everything about him, right?"
"What do you want to know?" Haruka Suzuki has completely become our side, thanks to our Kojiro-san.
"Continuing from the previous topic: How is Suzuki's soul contractor?"
Haruka Suzuki replied without thinking, "Strong." β
"Can you elaborate on that?" said Josh with a wry smile.
"Who is that, Yi Jiahe, don't you have a magical bioelectronic illustrated book, just search for the Queen of Plants. β
"It's the queen of plants......"
Looking at Yu Jingjing's stunned appearance, I could probably guess which star level of magical creatures we were facing.
"The Queen of Plants, a star seven-wood attribute magical creature. The appearance is varied, but only the female gender is expressed. The erratic Lord of Gusen, a rare wood-type magical creature in the wizarding world. It is rumored that if you receive the gift of the Queen of Plants, you can greatly enhance wood magic, which is a rare existence in a hundred years. Has the ability to enslave weak wood-type magical creatures. Commonly used techniques are uncertain. Special move - Haoran Gusen wanders alone. β
Looking up and glancing around, I couldn't help but lose my voice: "What the hell is the usual technique, what is the setting of the verse of the special skill?"
"Illustrated. Richard pointed to the artifact in my hand.
"Tell me the details of the Plant Queen's common and special moves. β
"The Queen of Plants' magical skills are uncertain, and most wood magic can be used. Haoran Gusen wanders alone, according to classical records a hundred years ago, this is a large-scale enchantment-type magic skill. Once someone steps into the plant queen's connection, Gusen will never be able to return to the real world without the promise of the plant queen. β
"This is ......similar to Kamigakure," Haruka Suzuki turned to Kojiro.
"Maybe the hidden story we heard when we were kids was the work of the Queen of Plants. β
A voice came from the entrance of the arena: "The queen of plants rarely appears in front of people, and she will not deliberately pull humans into the quiet and peaceful Gusen." There is a saying in the East that a rat poop spoils a pot of porridge, which is almost the meaning. By the way, if someone deliberately invades the Ancient Forest, the Plant Queen will never allow them to leave, and that person will eventually end up as a nourishment for the Ancient Forest. β
Alone in front of us, Suzuki looked at Kojiro and asked, "Don't you remember the agreement we made?"
"Brother, please stop. Revenge or something, there is no point at all. β
I'm tempted to complain, "You said that for your fiancΓ©." It's about Kojiro's safety, so I can't joke.
"Haruka, this matter has nothing to do with you, step down. β
"How can it have nothing to do with Haruka," Haruka Suzuki looked at Kojiro with a slightly infatuated look, but heard him say this, "You are her own brother, of course she will be very worried about you." β
Suzuki said to Kojiro with a disappointed expression, "It seems that you still haven't been able to remember what happened when you were a child?"
"What the hell is that agreement?" asked Lilith leaning over to Kim.
"Could it be a love vow?" Josh smirked at the two girls.
Haruka Suzuki heard it and scolded Josh loudly: "How is it possible, don't talk nonsense." β
"So, change the subject. Kojiro-kun, do you remember the thin man who was lame?"
"Who, your playmate with Suzuki?" I asked Kojiro.
Distressed Kojiro scratches his hair, but still can't remember it.
"Is it possible that the lame thin man is the elder brother when he was a child?"
Everyone was stunned.
I looked at Suzuki again. He has well-defined facial features, excellent physique, biceps brachii, and stands straight. I have the impression that his pace is steady, and he does not give people the feeling of lameness. Such a handsome guy who can be called slightly inferior to me will be a lame thin man? But, boy, ten years will make a big difference in him.
"Hey...... Is Suzuki a cripple?"
Alex covered Josh's mouth.
"Yes," Suzuki admits frankly, "as a magician born into the Suzuki clan, I suffered from polio at an early age, and it was difficult for me to walk on my left foot like a normal child. Coupled with malnutrition, I was short and thin, and I became the target of bullying by everyone. β
Memories killed?
"What about parents, teachers, friends?" I think that as long as a person actually has one of these three things, he can live well in the world. I have that too, but ......
"My parents died when I was young. Because I didn't have the right to raise my sister, the Ministry of Magic appointed someone to take my sister away from me. After that, I was raised by other people in the separated family, but I entered the Suzuki family's exclusive boarding school. My memories at boarding school were sad and dark, and there was a more terrifying place than the forest where wild beasts lurked. β
"The boarding school you are talking about, is it a ......"
Suzuki replied to Kojiro: "Ah, it's the Suzuki Clan Special Task Force Training Center." β
"I've never heard from you, brother......" Haruka Suzuki said sadly.
Suzuki Zun smiled slightly and said, "Haruka, you have your own life, I shouldn't tell you this kind of thing." β
"Wait a moment," I said, raising my hand, "Well, can you briefly explain why you took revenge on Kojiro?"
"Because, he forgot the agreement with me. β
Simple enough......
"What do you mean by a promise?" I asked.
Suzuki looked at Kojiro and replied with a slightly sad look: "A friend for life, never forget for a lifetime." β
The truth is revealed, it turns out that Suzuki Zun is for Kojiro to forget the friendship covenant between them, so he will make it difficult for Kojiro everywhere...... It's just that it's embarrassing and understandable, what Suzuki Zun said is revenge, and there is a substantial difference between the two.
"A promise is not to take the lives of others with your own lives. β
"Ah, yes, it's just an agreement. Suzuki shook his head with a smile and said, "It's just wishful thinking on my part to see it as a vow that I can't break for the rest of my life." So, why do I want to get revenge on Kojiro Suzuki?
"That's our problem. "Josh has been confused by Suzuki.
"By Love...... Hate?"
Suzuki put away his smile and looked up at me, then smiled knowingly and said, "Maybe." β
Once again, we fell silent.
"Let me sort it out," Ma Chao said, "Kojiro and Suzuki were good friends when they were young, and they made a pact. Now, Kojiro forgot the agreement, so Suzuki wants to take revenge on him, saying that if he can't kill him, he will die?"
"Exactly. Suzuki agreed.
After thinking about it, I still didn't think it was right, so I asked Suzuki: "The so-called revenge is that one party causes great harm to the other party and the other party wants to take revenge on the other party, but Kojiro just forgot the agreement, or does it cause you so much damage that you need to use your life to complete revenge?" So, what exactly is this damage?"
"My life. β
I suspected that I had misheard, and when I was sure of it, Suzuki said, "I was bullied and met Kojiro Suzuki when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. It was the best time of my life for me. Kojiro-kun, who doesn't dislike me for being a fire magician or for being flawed, became my friend. We get along day and night, and our friendship is comparable to that of our own brothers.
"There is a distinction between clans and families that are divided into high and low status. In the midst of this, my family's status is inferior. Unlike me, Kojiro-kun is a child of the Suzuki clan, and his family has one of the best positions among all the clans. Of course, I didn't know it at the time, I just thought of him as my friend and played with him. Over time, even I realized that I had become a little dependent on him, on this feeling of happiness.
Later, Kojiro's family was going to move to the ordinary world. I didn't know what that would happen when I was younger. All I know is that my friend is leaving me, and I can't help but want to be with him forever.
"The cherry blossoms are blooming, and where he and I first met, the fox messenger in front of the shrine pulled the hook and pulled the red line, and made a promise that even if the world was separated, they would always be close to each other. Then Kojiro said to me, 'If you're in danger, I'll come and save you at once.' If I break this agreement, you will let Lord Sky Fox blame me.'" The oath was mutual, so I made a promise to him as well. β
"However, Kojiro-kun forgot ......" Haruka Suzuki turned to Kojiro with a sad face.
"The training of the Einsatzgruppen is like torture in hell. Almost all of them were orphans from lower and lower families, and even if they were scarred, the most we could get was herbs that didn't have much of a restorative effect. What they need are heartless people who can survive in a desperate situation by killing their enemies as a motivation. Someone who wants to escape will be locked up and starved and frozen, and someone who wants to die will use healing magic to revive children who would be worse than dead. β
Suzuki ...... Honorable, are you a member of the Einsatzgruppen now?" Kojiro began.
Seeing that the people he cared about asked him questions, Suzuki replied in a contemptuous tone: "All the information of the members of the Einsatzgruppen will be blocked, making them ghostly beings to carry out the special tasks of the Suzuki clan leaders. To put it bluntly, I'm not on the Einsatzgruppen. β
"Did you escape?" asked Josh.
"Of course, where do you have your eyes?" Haruka Suzuki pointed to her brother, who didn't seem to have a good attitude towards her own brother or anyone other than Kojiro.
"After a year of life and death at the training center, I joined a battle as a probationary to exterminate those hostile to the Suzuki clan. We lost badly β I only found out later that it was a feint and we were acting as a decoy. Surrounded by several enemies, I didn't want to give up on the promise I had with Kojiro. It's useless to ask for help, I've been begging Kojiro, the upper echelons of the wizarding world, and the gods for a year. Eyes dry up, feelings die, and all that's left is a shell that is about to fall into another hell. β
"Dingβ"
The crisp sound of bells echoed in the large arena, and the ghostly dancing queen quietly appeared.
"Then, I asked him, why do you live?" Maihime hugged Suzuki.
"I want to see a friend I've always wanted to meet. Suzuki replied.
"So, what are you willing to give for this wish?"
Suzuki's eyes were empty: "I, is there anything else I can give?"
"Yes, your flesh and blood, your soul ......" Maihime picked up Suzuki's chin.
"If these things can still be useful as the price of helping me fulfill my long-cherished wish of revenge, I am willing to give it, including my insignificant life. β
Maihime, who wears a strange blindfold, kisses Suzuki's cheek and asks, "Who do you want to take revenge on?"
Suzuki burst into tears and replied, "Turn your back on my magical world." β
"Summon your soul apparatus, call your soul contractor, equip your best magic apparatus, and bring out your most powerful magical creatures. All of you, aim at your target, Suzuki, and cast your strongest magic!"
Richard Lange's face changed dramatically, and he yelled at us, and we couldn't help but prepare.
"There are two people I want to kill, one is Kojiro Suzuki, who forgot me, and the other is myself who I can't forgive until I die. β
Suzuki chanted without him, and a large number of vines rose from the ground, which is undoubtedly the masterpiece of the Queen of Plants.
"Get out of the way!" Alex, who called out to Josh, was knocked out of the audience by a hard vine a second after shouting the warning.
The soft thick vines resemble the tentacles of a giant squid, causing the arena to be extremely chaotic.
"Jingjing, protective cover!" Jin Yingying shouted at Yu Jingjing.
A thick vine flew in, and Yu Jingjing dodged. Another thick vine was thrown in, and Yu Jingjing resisted head-on. The third thick vine slashed at the head, and Yu Jingjing bounced off the second thick vine to dodge. The fourth thin vine grabbed Yu Jingjing's green stick under the cover of thick vines, wanting to take away Yu Jingjing's soul tool.
"Light ......"
The fifth thick vine struck at Yu Jingjing. Yu Jingjing refused to let go of the green stick and couldn't dodge.
"Jingjing-" Xiao Hui, who wanted to run towards Yu Jingjing, was thrown hard by two thin vines, hit his head and abdomen, and was knocked under the audience.
At Richard's command, Catrina summoned the Mirror Flower to join forces with him to freeze the three thick vines and shatter them. However, several thin vines clinging to the thick vines detached, and Katrina was attacked by three of them.
"Sister-sama!"
In a hurry, the flower in the mirror created an ice wall to seal all directions, and it was estimated that it would not last long under the successive attacks of thick vines and thin vines.
"Lisa," Richard said, and the woman in the fog appeared, "ghost." β
The woman's body in the fog became translucent, and many phantoms appeared around it. Could it be that my eyesight is declining again?
"A bitter wind, gather frost to freeze the enemy. β
The whirlwind sent by Richard turned out to be mixed with a huge snowball and struck Suzuki.
"You're coming, I'm coming?" Maihime asked.
Suzuki, who closed his eyes, replied, "I'll come." β
His hands lit up flames, and Suzuki cast fire magic to run around the dancing girl. The raging fire blocked the advance of the woman in the fog, burning the vines that came out of the ground.
"I saw the burning flames devour the green plants, and the vines became fiery beasts that swept away all living beings on the earth in an indiscriminate form...... Can't help it, haha. Then again, this scene is too spectacular. What if at night, these burning vines could be used as a suitable beacon to guide passers-by to the arena. β
"Yi Jiahe, why are you stunned, run away. β
Ma Chao rushed over and hugged me, and the two fell to the ground. Because of his recklessness, a vine strikes, and Haruka Suzuki takes Kojiro to shift positions.
As the vines shook off Ma Chao's head, he stood up and grabbed my battle suit and yelled at me, "Cheer up!" and patted me on the cheek a few times.
Ma Chao, are you misunderstanding? I deliberately stood next to Haruka Suzuki because I believed that Suzuki Zun would not attack his sister. In the ten seconds that the vines were disturbed, I proved my guesses, and the result was all mixed up by you. Compensate me Haruka Suzuki for this excellent must-flash equipment.
Looking at Haruka Suzuki, I noticed that Suzuki's attention was on Haruka Suzuki and Kojiro. At the same time, I saw that Richard had fallen to the ground. The hateful Ma Chao, it's all your fault that I didn't watch the key picture of the Lizun duel.
"Haruka, I'm sorry. As an older brother, I have never been by your side and have not been able to protect you. Although we are brother and sister in name, I have no right to make a claim to determine your future. However, the grievances between me and Kojiro Suzuki must be clear today. β
I seem to have heard some terrible news from Suzuki. The vines are striking, can't you confess afterwards, it will make people very concerned about not being able to escape from death!
"Miwako, sweep the whole field, and then unleash the Blood Thin Sakura. β
Ma Chao noticed that the attack form of the vines had changed, and grabbed me and prepared to escape. But the bastard didn't hold of me, and I fell to the ground. The subtle thing is that because of this fall, I dodged the sweep of the vines, and poor Ma Chao was knocked away by two whips.
"Poof...... Huh?"
Blood-colored cherry blossoms fell from the sky. In a matter of seconds, the number of blood cherry blossoms increased. Just when I thought I was going to be buried by the cherry blossoms, it flew up. Immediately, some of the blood cherry blossoms flew towards everyone like a group of butterflies. If it weren't for the blood-colored cherry blossoms collectively attacking people, it would be too weird, and watching them dance in circles in the beautiful scenery of the cherry blossoms is a -
"Yi Jiahe!"
The old classmate ran towards me, pressed the watch on his wrist as the spinning blood cherry blossom was about to rush us, and threw me to the ground.
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