Chapter 168: Balance
It's just that for Arrow, the battle in front of him seems to be a little difficult to deal with.
Well...... This is terrible.
You know, Arrow is not a peacemaker, nor is he a clergyman who matches people in love.
From the beginning to the end, he was well aware of his status as a businessman.
The reason why Robert deliberately provoked the Giant Mountain Guild was to make the Giant Mountain Guild regain its will to fight, so as to make money for itself.
Although Arrow didn't expect Mayor Round Cheese to be willing to set fire to the guild residence to help, it turned out to be in line with his own will.
But he never imagined that after suffering such humiliation, the Giant Mountain Guild would still only send one Yuki to participate in the battle?!
He saw Robert's powerful combat power just now, to be honest, he really couldn't imagine what kind of fate Yuki would encounter when facing such a powerful opponent!
According to his original plan, Robert angered the mountain, and the mountain sent the strongest three members of the guild to play, and Robert quickly invited two members of his guild to play. However, after experiencing the consumption of the first three rookie adventurers, Soul Flame finally lost the game, causing the audience to regain confidence in Jushan, so that they would continue to buy tickets and continue to bet on the market.
But what if this one-on-one confrontation between Yuki and Robert finally causes Yuki to be defeated?
The will to fight that the Giant Mountain Guild has just raised will definitely be destroyed again at the moment when its eldest lady is defeated, and the audience will completely lose the interest in watching the battle and the fun of betting!
This would be a devastating blow to your money-making plans!
Today, and now, Arrow finally understands why there are always rumors of bigwigs manipulating the game behind those famous competitions.
If you don't manipulate it, you can't do it! In order to make money, to be sustainable, sometimes someone has to lose a game! It's all business, it's all business!
Just like now, Arrow did not hesitate to agree with the idea in his heart that he wanted to manipulate the outcome of this game, it was really true, and the slightest guilt was gone.
On the field, the ice condensed.
With the gentle waving of the staff in the girl's hand, the temperature around her began to drop rapidly on this winter night.
However, this time is different from the rapid cooling last time.
The snowflakes fluttered very melodiously and swirled around the whole field.
Eventually, the snowflakes fell next to each other, forming a wall of snowflakes that surrounded both the boy and the girl.
Robert looked at the condensed wall of snowflakes around him, and finally, his eyes refocused on the girl in front of him.
There was tenderness in his eyes, not at all like looking at his enemies.
However, the man clenched his fist very obediently, raised it, and aimed it at Yuki in front of him.
"Are you ready?"
Yuki didn't speak, she slowly lowered the staff in her hand, and her eyes and lips slowly began to turn icy blue.
Seeing this, Robert didn't say more, his footsteps shook slightly, and in an instant, he rushed in front of Yuki and raised his fist!
"Wow——!"
The crowd who had seen Robert's combat ability just now exclaimed one after another! Especially that Guise Hammer Boss, who was now so frightened that he almost forgot to breathe!
Surprisingly, when Robert's fist was about to touch Yuukie's cheek, he quickly retracted his hand, tossed and turned to the side at a faster speed, raised his hand, and looked at his fist.
At some point, his fist was covered with a layer of frost.
"Hmph, it looks like you're getting a lot more serious."
Spreading his palms and shattering the frost, Robert dodged behind Yuki again. A kick lifts up and hits Yuuki's back with unmistakable accuracy.
With a bang, Yuki's body shattered, and it turned into heavy ice and flew out in the screams of the spectators. Robert was slightly stunned, but before he could retract the kick he kicked out, a huge block of ice condensed above his head and smashed down!
Boom——!
The ice on the field smashed and turned into obstacles. Robert's figure shuttled back and forth between the obstacles, and at the last moment he ducked behind an iceberg, clutching his slightly frostbitten arm and exhaling a long breath.
"Where are you?! Come out! Don't think I won't find you if you hide from me! ”
Yuki raised the staff in her hand high, and a dark cloud of a blizzard began to condense above the entire arena.
Robert raised his head, looked at the slowly condensing magic power above his head, and couldn't help laughing: "It seems that I really shouldn't have chosen to fight you in winter." ”
The icebergs towering everywhere make Robert's voice constantly collide back and forth, making it difficult to distinguish the specific source of the sound. Yuki remained vigilant and immediately threw down a large ice pick in the direction from which the sound came, but unfortunately it only added another obstacle.
"Miss Yuki, how does it feel like fighting? Doesn't it feel more comfortable to be able to wield magic at will than when you were hiding behind your father in the past? ”
Boom——!
Another ice pick fell, but it was still not Robert's hideout.
Yuki bit her lower lip lightly, and shouted loudly while maintaining the ice barrier beside her, "You disgusting thief! What does it have to do with you whether or not I can use magic at will?! ”
"Of course it does!"
Yuki was stunned for a moment, and immediately waved the staff in his hand. A strong burst of freezing gas suddenly rose beside her, but unfortunately nothing froze after the freezing air dissipated.
"Stop talking, I'll let you know the cost of offending our giant mountain!"
An attack misses, and Yuki quickly gathers her magic and prepares for any attack.
But at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared behind her, stretched out his hand, gently lifted the girl's hair, put it on his nose and sniffed it slightly-
"As long as you can have a good time, I will be very happy. You say, how can you not have anything to do with me? ”
Suddenly hearing these words, Yuki's face couldn't help but turn red. But before she could turn around and cast her magic power, the man who had just said these flattering words punched him mercilessly, landing on Yuki's back.
There was only a click, and the ice armor on the girl's back shattered, and her body couldn't help but fly forward.
Backstage, Arrow clutches his head, feeling like he's about to despair of the world.
Originally, he thought that this Robert would be merciful, but now look at it, where does this guy have the slightest intention of showing mercy?!
Turning his head, Arrow caught a glimpse of Robert preparing to punch the hook-toothed rat that symbolized Yuki, and he thought for a moment between the lightning and flint, but finally shook his head and did not intervene.
After all, if it is too obvious, its own members will be suspicious, and the two sides of the battle on the field will also notice the flaws.
The battle in the arena continues, and the field is full of ice obstacles due to indiscriminate attacks, which makes Yuuki, who is obviously inexperienced in combat, seem a little passive from the beginning.
It's Robert over there, the more he fights, the smoother it becomes. Except for the slight irritability of his breathing, everything seemed so smooth and smooth.
When ——!
Intermission.
The fist that had almost landed on Yuki's stomach also stopped abruptly with the sound of the bell.
Yuki's face turned blue and white for a while, and he looked at Robert, who stopped his fist in front of him, and secretly gritted his teeth again.
Robert, on the other hand, smiled, retracted his fist, and walked to his guild rest area to rest. But when he was about to sit down on the seat to rest, his steps stumbled involuntarily, and the whole person seemed to be a little prostration, barely holding on to the chair, so he didn't fall down directly.
"Miss! Miss, how are you? Are there any injuries? That bastard! That damn bastard! ”
When Yuki returned to the rest area, Huai Lin immediately caught up, his face full of worry.
Youji blushed, shook her head slowly, and said, "I'm fine...... I really didn't expect this guy to be so tough. Huailin, if you hadn't cooperated with me last time, maybe I would have lost to him a long time ago. ”
Huai Lin's face showed a little joy, and he nodded slightly.
Guise also came over very worriedly and said, "Daughter, this hair is facing the sky...... Ah, his hair is falling out now. This guy is too flexible, and you have to be careful of his previous state of being very powerful and very fast! It's horrible! ”
Yuki tilted her head and asked with some curiosity, "Powerful and fast state?" What is that state? ”
Huai Lin followed and said, "All in all! Miss, if you can't look at it, please come down as soon as possible, your status is too noble, and you shouldn't compete with such street gangsters at all. ”
"If Robert is unconscious on the street, then wouldn't Miss Yuukie, who can't even beat the street gangsters, even worse?"
During this short break, Airo suddenly appeared on the side of the Giant Mountain Guild.
Seeing Arrow's sudden appearance, Yuki looked a little flustered, and she didn't seem to know what expression to use for a while, so she could only pick up the mirror next to her and pretend to fix her hair.
"Miss Yuki, it looks like you've gained a lot more combat experience."
Arrow had a smile on his face, and at the same time tried to hide himself in the shadows to avoid being seen by the Soul Flame people on the other side.