When the morning of the third day came, Urukruz arrived at the blacksmith on time.

[Ready?] 】

There was a faint cyan around Liu Xianyu's eyes, and it seemed that he had not rested enough in the past two days, but Ulu Cruz was very satisfied with the way he looked now, because those eyes were the ones he had never seen in Liu Xianyu.

[I'm ready, this time I'll show you my determination!] 】

Ulu Cruise led Liu Xianyu to the gate of the palace, and they were led by a guard to the front of a separate building, where Deus was standing at the door, and today he was dressed in a formal suit that looked gorgeous.

[It's only an hour before the departure, for the sake of the Spirit Queen's face, I'll give you a chance. Come with me. 】

Behind Deus was the familiar man, only this time the man was wearing pale black armor on his arms and armor on important parts of his body, and the group was led by Deus to the main entrance of the palace, where the Emperor of the East Country was guarded by a group of guards.

[Yu has heard about you, it is good to cherish your companion, but I will not destroy the friendship between the two countries for your sake, so I will give you a chance, if I can defeat Deusqing's guard, I am willing to vouch for you and let you say goodbye to your companion. 】

The emperor looked at Liu Xianyu and said.

[Come, the stage is ready for you, and it will be used as an after-entertainment program for the farewell mission.] 】

Liu Xianyu was led by the guards to a huge open-air stage, the wide stage was like the Colosseum he had seen before, and the outer ring was thousands of seats, but at this time there were no other spectators except for the emperor and his party.

[So let's get started.] 】

The emperor and a group of officials looked at the two people in the audience with interest.

[For only three days, I don't think you have a chance to beat me, but let's officially introduce myself.] I am Yas the Bonebreaker. 】

The man put on a fighting stance.

[Liu Xianyu, a rookie adventurer! ] 】

Liu Xianyu clenched the long sword in his hand and did not pull the long sword out of its sheath.

Yas attacked directly at the moment when Liu Xianyu's self-introduction ended, although he was wearing armor, his speed did not become slow at all, Liu Xianyu stretched out the long sword in his hand to block the man's fist.

A strong impact came from his arm, and Liu Xianyu did not hit it head-on, but a roll widened the distance between him and the man.

[Why don't you draw your sword?] 】

Yas maintained a vigilant posture and said to Liu Xianyu.

[Because it's not time yet.] 】

Liu Xianyu clenched the long sword in his hand, not because he didn't want to draw the sword, but because he knew that the only chance to defeat this man was the moment he drew the sword, and only in that short few seconds did he have enough attack power to overwhelm the man's defense.

Dodging Yas's attack in embarrassment, Yas every time he tried to rush over, Liu Xianyu widened the distance between him and the man at the lowest cost, and after repeating it a few times, Yas impatiently stopped the movement in his hand. He made a move that impressed Liu Xianyu.

With his hands raised high and his gaze locked on him, Liu Xianyu remembered this action deeply, thinking that he had lost in the move last time.

[Not good! 】

The boy shouted quietly.

[Tiger Fall! 】

Strong gravity fell from the sky, Liu Xianyu's posture immediately collapsed, the man rushed over quickly, and Liu Xianyu, who was heavy, could no longer distance himself from the man as effectively as before, and he was about to repeat the mistakes of the previous two days.

Yas looked at the young man in front of him and stretched out his hand to grab his shoulder, he knew that as long as he grabbed the young man's shoulder, the battle would be over, and at this moment he saw the corner of the young man's mouth slightly upturned.

[I'm waiting for you to do this!] 】

Liu Xianyu finally pulled out the long sword that he had been holding tightly from the scabbard, even if his body was pressed by a huge gravity, but just relying on the sealing blade attached to the long sword was enough to penetrate the man's defense, Liu Xianyu had such confidence.

【What! 】

Just when Liu Xianyu thought that the victory was reversed, the experience of years of fighting made Yas suddenly change his actions at the last moment.

[Wolf pounce! 】

Yas suddenly fell to the ground, he grabbed Liu Xianyu's feet with one hand, and made a big circle around Liu Xianyu's feet with Liu Xianyu's feet, and the sword that Liu Xianyu was sure to hit fell into the air, and then Yas knelt on the ground on one knee and grabbed Liu Xianyu's feet and shouted and threw him out.

The perspective suddenly changed, his body lost his balance, and the scene in front of him was blurred before Liu Xianyu realized that he had been thrown out.

Bang!

Liu Xianyu slammed into the ground, although he immediately adjusted his posture but still lost a great chance to win, Yas instinctively sensed the power of the long sword and gave up the attack on Liu Xianyu, which Liu Xianyu did not expect.

The sword that was bound to win was dodged by the enemy. Liu Xianyu, who thought of it like this, was a little annoyed.

Liu Xianyu, who immediately adjusted his posture, reversed the previous dodge and attacked Yas violently, the long sword in his hand could remain sealed for more than ten seconds at most after being unsheathed, once he missed these ten seconds, his few days of hard work would be in vain.

(I don't want to lose anyway, I'm the protagonist, how can I lose so easily to this kind of miscellaneous fish uncle!) ）

[Ahhh 】

The unprecedented speed, as if it was about to ignite the heat of a flame in the air, the long sword in Liu Xianyu's hand brought a phantom in the air, and each sword attacked Yas's different weaknesses, Yas crossed his hands as if he was about to hit it hard, and shouted:

【Kamemori! 】

A pale yellow translucent shield appeared in front of him, and every collision between the sword and the shield erupted into a clanging sound, and every muscle in his arm came with an overwhelmed moan, but Liu Xianyu ignored his body's warning, and in these few seconds he had to do his best.

With the thrust of the long sword, the translucent shield in front of him began to crack gradually, and a little, a line, a moment to see the collapse of the defense was coming.

[It's over!] 】

Liu Xianyu retracted his arm and delivered the final blow with all his might.

Clang!

The sword slammed against the shield with a clashing sound, but the shield didn't shatter as he thought, it was tattered and riddled with holes, but it still blocked his final blow. It's not that the shield suddenly becomes harder, but that the sword in his hand has lost its previous attack power.

(The effect of the sealing blade is gone-)

Liu Xianyu, who realized this, gritted his teeth.

(It's just a little close!) ）

Liu Xianyu thought of this in his mind, the moment he stopped attacking in his hand, Yas on the other side seized this opportunity, the shield in front of him suddenly disappeared, and he got into Liu Xianyu's arms with a short body, and when Liu Xianyu reacted, it was too late.

Punch after punch, as if carefully studying every detail of a person's body, Yas's fist punched Liu Xianyu's weakness every time, where he couldn't defend, where his arm couldn't reach, where it was difficult to dodge, Liu Xianyu's every defense was perfectly interrupted by Yas, and once again realized that the man in front of him was an expert in hand-to-hand combat.

[Cracked! 】

With a low roar from the man, Liu Xianyu flew out like a kite and fell to the ground again, the difference was that this time he couldn't stand up immediately.

Every part of my body was moaning, and I couldn't use my strength. The internal organs were also hit, and a faint smell of rust poured up from the throat, but the bigger blow came from the frustration of failure, two days and two nights of practice, and the skills that were finally learned, I thought I had improved or lost to the man in front of me.

What have I been working on for the past two days? Sure enough, it was because I despised the enemy too much, and whenever I saw the opportunity to win, I found that the enemy had more hole cards.

The man's feet appeared in front of his eyes.

[If the state just now can be maintained for another second, it should be me who loses.] 】

The man said condescendingly to Liu Xianyu.

[No...... I haven't lost yet! 】

Struggling to get up from the ground, the muscles in his right hand were barely holding the long sword because of the previous overuse, and his body was hurting everywhere.

[I can't lose...... If there is such a separation, the strong-looking Thelyse will cry! 】

Liu Xianyu, who said this, trembled with his right hand and inserted the long sword into the scabbard.

(Please, lend me your power!) It's good to have a legend or something, it doesn't matter if it's epic or something, it's okay if you don't evolve or not upgrade, but I don't want to see the tears of my companions again! I don't want to see that majestic Thelisa with her shoulders shaking and crying again, just this once...... ）

Lend me your power! 】

Liu Xianyu, who was roaring in a low voice, got a response.