The long sword in his hand hissed, and a faint temperature was transmitted from the scabbard.

[This is!? 】

Yas looked at the change of the long sword in the young man's hand in front of him, the indescribable aura, a faint golden light came from the long sword, he had only heard people describe it, even if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he could guess what this long sword was going through.

【Legend Upgrade ......】

For every warrior, legendary weapons are treasures, and not to interrupt the upgrading of legendary weapons is an invisible rule recognized by everyone, not to mention that this is just a competition, not a life-and-death battle, and gently took half a step back, Yas quietly watched the changes in front of him

A faint temperature came from the scabbard, and holding the long sword was like holding those hands, those hands that were a little rough but soft and small. An incredible feeling came from his heart, and the inexplicable Liu Xianyu had the illusion that what he was holding in his hand was not a sword but ......

(Theris?) ）

Pulling out the long sword, Liu Xianyu held the scabbard of his left hand and read it out without thinking about it.

【Lightsaber!】 】

The fiery light element instantly covered the long sword in his hand, like the sun, like a flame, powerful and powerful, belonging to that person—a special holy light.

It was originally impossible to use the magic, but Liu Xianyu, who couldn't arrange the elements because the affinity was too high, did use it.

A special feeling rose from his heart, as if there was another soul controlling the long sword in his hand, Liu Xianyu, who could not use magic, successfully used magic, and he had no real sense of controlling the elements at all, but the power in his hand was genuine.

[I must admit that I am indeed not your opponent now. 】

Inexplicable calmness, a kind of calmness rose from his heart, looking at the man in front of him Liu Xianyu clenched the long sword in his hand again, the incredible body obviously still felt pain, but new power gradually emerged from the inside of the body.

[But in this state...... Fight to win! 】

Bending down slightly, Liu Xianyu launched a charge like a man, the power of the light-chasing sword Liu Xianyu, who was a teammate, couldn't be clearer, compared to his immature sealing blade, the power was only high, not low, not to mention that his elemental affinity had reached the peak of what humans could achieve, Liu Xianyu could vaguely feel that the enchanted light-chasing himself only needed one blow to penetrate the man's proud defense.

【Kamemori! 】

In the face of Liu Xianyu's charge, Yasi chose to stand still and use defense to respond.

Snort –

【What! 】

The shield that originally required Liu Xianyu to barely break with all his strength was penetrated like tofu, Yas took a side step in a panic to cancel the defense, and with the advantage of his height, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Liu Xianyu's shoulder, and his legs jumped up with force.

(It will attack you from behind, and if you don't dodge, you will be attacked in the neck.) ）

A voice sounded in his mind, for some reason Liu Xianyu knew the man's next move the moment he was grabbed by the man's shoulder, as if he had experienced this move himself, and he didn't want to protect the scabbard in his hand at the position of his neck.

Yas, who had not yet landed in mid-air, was surprised to see Liu Xianyu's action.

(Does this guy know what I'm going to do next?) ）

After hesitating, Yas gave up the opportunity to attack, but opened the distance between him and Liu Xianyu, knowing that the other party was on guard, and insisting on attacking was not a wise decision.

You can do it! If you continue like this, you can win!

Liu Xianyu has already understood, through the voice that suddenly appeared in his mind just now, Liu Xianyu's guess has been confirmed, no matter what the principle is, in short, he is now connected with Ikateris in some way through the long sword in his hand.

Liu Xianyu also readjusted his posture, the enemy's proudest defense can be easily penetrated, one blow, as long as he hits one blow, he can win. The power and magic he received from Ikatris, the speed and reaction that he was proud of, and the combination of the two showed a blowout increase in Liu Xianyu's strength.

[Tiger Fall! 】

Yas tried to suppress Liu Xianyu's speed advantage with heavy pressure and then won through close combos, the huge pressure did make Liu Xianyu unable to continue to move quickly, and the man took advantage of this opportunity to rush up, the same posture, Liu Xianyu has been defeated by this move twice.

The pressure from his body made him know that he couldn't resist this move by relying on his usual fighting methods, and seeing that Yas had already appeared five steps in front of him, Liu Xianyu relaxed his body.

(Yes, I can't do it, because I'm not good at defense.) ）

The left hand tightened the scabbard, and the left hand, which had been placed on the waist, moved up slightly.

(But I'm not alone right now!) Empty yourself of everything and leave this body to the experts of defensive warfare...... ）

Seeing Yas's center of gravity move down and prepare to approach his arms, Liu Xianyu opened his mouth.

The pale golden shield instantly attached to the scabbard in his hand, and his body moved on its own, his legs bent, his shield tilted, his shoulders forced, and his movements were done in one go, as if he had been carved into his soul.

[Shield of Light!] 】

Caught off guard, Yas saw the light shield that appeared out of thin air, and it was too late to stop his movements at this distance, and his shoulders were fiercely equipped with an extremely strong shield, and all his grappling and hand-to-hand combat skills were blocked by the shield in front of him, including his chance to win.

Feeling the impact from the shield, Liu Xianyu used all his strength to wave the shield in his hand, and Yas's body was forced to deflect with the movement of the shield, revealing his sideways body as a weak point.

Now is the time! Realize that this moment is the perfect opportunity to win.

Two voices, a man and a woman, sounded at the same time, one from Liu Xianyu's throat and the other from his head.

[Shield Strike! X2】

Bang!

The hard shield slammed into Yas's back, knocking him to the ground. The same longsword, which had lost its luster, was stuck in Yas's neck.

Despite still having an incredulous expression, Yas gave up resisting, and being held to the side of his neck meant that the enemy had the opportunity to kill him, but he was limited to the rules and did not play the killer.

Swallowing hard, a mouthful of saliva moistened his dry throat, Yas uttered the words:

[I...... Admit defeat. 】

Hearing this, Liu Xianyu let go of the long sword and scabbard in his hand and sat on the ground.

[Wonderful battle, able to endure the light magic to the end, the most killer feature in one fell swoop, really beautiful! ] 】

The Emperor opened his mouth and complimented.

Without knowing the effect of the long sword in his hand, it looked like what the emperor said, Liu Xianyu, who was too lazy to explain, acquiesced to the emperor's words, and after receiving treatment from the court mage, he was taken to the top of the stands, opened the door of a box, and inside the door stood his teammates in gorgeous clothes.

[Ikatris. 】

The girl didn't speak, and Liu Xianyu was greeted with a hug.

[Why do you want to do this...... Seeing you scarred like this, how can I leave with peace of mind. 】

Ikatris's voice sobbed.

[Because there are some things that must be said to Talis, everyone is very reluctant to say goodbye to These, and even if they go home, they have to say goodbye to their friends, right? 】

Liu Xianyu gently put his hand on Ikatris's back.

[I'm sorry, I don't want to, but I have to go back with my uncle, I don't know if I'll be able to leave there again after I go back.] 】

Ikatris let go of Liu Xianyu and said to him.

[It's okay, we'll go looking for you, a reliable and magically good avant-garde like Ekatelis can't be found anymore, how can you let it go.] 】

Liu Xianyu said as he took out the sword and shield suit that the Emperor of the East Country had rewarded from the full frog.

[So after you go back, you must also stick to training, and don't regress in your skills.] 】

[I see...... So, don't keep me waiting too long. 】

Ikateris, who had red circles under her eyes, smiled extremely brightly, looking at her like this, Liu Xianyu finally breathed a sigh of relief, so that he could finally say goodbye.

It was his last thought before he lost consciousness.

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Volume 1 - End