Endless Silver Machine

Ling and Wei Xi didn't wait too long. Two figures walked from the undeveloped area to the exit of the town where they were.

But it wasn't Aika and Luoluo, Wei Xi's worries became a reality.

"What a coincidence, classmate Ling, classmate Wei Xi."

Brad Luo Xi met Ling and Wei Xi who were guarding here.

"Who are you……"

Ling still remembers the boys who communicated with Aika and Luoluo before the game.

"The leaves are stuck to my clothes."

A familiar figure emerged from the bushes behind the boy, with a leaf still in her hair.

"Why did you come just now? Haven't you been following me?"

"Classmate Brad, you are walking too fast!"

Instead of her incomprehensible tone of voice, the bristling hair on her little head swayed slightly.

When they saw her, Ling and Wei Xi quietly breathed a sigh of relief. At least it was someone he knew who appeared out of nowhere.

As she was taking off the leaves hanging on her uniform one by one, she noticed the other two people present.

"Classmate Ling, classmate Weixi, you are also here."

"I also want to say this."

Even if you know someone you know, meeting them on such an occasion may not be something worth touching.

Ling held the handles of two small dachi swords and stood in front of Wei Xi.

"So you guys know each other, I'm Brad Roche."

Sensing Ling's intention, Brad also took a step to protect Leilu behind him.

This small gesture gave Ling a little understanding of his personality.

"What are you going to do?"

However, Leilu walked out from behind Brad and stood between the two people who were at war with each other.

"Leilu-san, have you forgotten the purpose of our coming here?"

"Purpose? Clear the maze?"

"Now that you know it, stop being naive."

"But you haven't asked classmates Ling and Wei Xi what they think."

"Is it still necessary to ask this kind of question..."

Brad looked troubled.

"Thank you, Leilu-san. But Brad-san is right, I won't let you pass here."

"Did you hear that?"

"Hmm... Where are Aika and Luoluo?"

Relu, who felt a little regretful, noticed that the two people were not here at this time.

"I don't know where." Ling simply answered, "Since you came from there, haven't you met them?"

"There are indeed signs of fighting there, but we haven't met anyone else."

Brad answered Ling's question on Leilu's behalf.

"Yeah……"

"I won't say anything unnecessary. Now that we are all here, it is impossible for us to go back."

Brad and Ling are in the same battle, and the final passer can only be determined through a decisive battle.

Black mist gathered in Brad's right hand, and a black sword with a sharp serrated blade was grasped in his hand.

"Which one is stronger, the 'Dark Moon' of the 'Roxi' family or the 'Light Flame Sword' of the 'Heinz' family, let's give it a try."

Ling was not surprised when Brad said his "Fu surname". I thought of this possibility after hearing his "surname".

If he said that, he must already know the identities of Aika and Luoluo, and Ling could probably guess the content of their conversation before the game.

"Is 'Dark Moon' the name of that magic weapon?"

"Yes. If you use the 'Light Flame Sword' as your opponent, it would be rude not to use your full strength."

Dark Moon's sword body was flowing with dark light, and the jagged blade revealed a ferocious flavor.

Ling moved his left foot one step back, placed the left knife across his chest, and at the same time pulled the right knife back.

Brad suddenly accelerated with his sword, and the dark moon drew an arc in the sky with an ominous light. Sparks burst out between the golden Kodachi and the black sword.

"Good weight……"

Although Ling had been mentally prepared, Brad's sword still forced her legs to bend slightly backward to maintain balance.

Brad could see that Ling's heart was shaken, and without giving her time to adjust her mentality, Brad picked up the black sword and continued to attack.

Every strike of Dark Moon struck down with the momentum that would inevitably break the slender blade of the Light Flame Sword.

Although every blow is very heavy for Ling, Brad swings the sword seemingly effortlessly, and his movements are not slow at all.

The holder of the magic armor will not be affected by its negative effects, and Ling, who wields the Light Flame Sword, is not surprised by this.

After guarding thoroughly for a while, Ling had a rough understanding of Brad's sword style.

"It's far worse than that guy..."

"Are you comparing me to the Templars of the 'Knights of the Purple Rose'? Indeed, I cannot compare with him, and I will not show off on this point."

Brad was not present at Ling and Aika's exercises in August, but only knew a little about them.

"I didn't expect you to admit it so easily."

Lingben tried to use a provoking method on him, so that he might be able to find some flaws.

"This is a fact."

The ferocious sawtooth hit the spot where Ling was standing a second ago, leaving a deep groove on the ground.

Ling's Kodachi slid against An Yue's blade and escaped from the blade's attack.

Brad also stopped attacking, and both of them stood outside the opponent's offensive defense.

"I only found out about you and Luoluo's identity after hearing about that incident. Why did you keep it a secret last semester?"

Suddenly, Brad asked about something completely unrelated to the current game.

"It probably has nothing to do with you, right? Neither the 'Heinz' family nor the 'Chise' family are no longer nobles."

Ling was not interested in discussing this issue with the person he met for the first time.

"No, the 'Chise' family and the 'Heinz' family will always be the heroes of the Bis Empire. This has nothing to do with whether they are nobles now!"

"So, why are you so excited..."

Lingdu was a little startled when Brad suddenly acted like a passionate young man.

"that is……"

"Um?"

"I just want to know! Classmate Luoluo... and my parents are always vague when talking about this matter."

"What do you want to do after knowing this?"

"...That has nothing to do with you."

Brad seemed to want to skip this topic and raised Dark Moon again.

Ling also breathed a sigh of relief because this topic was brought to an end.

Although there was an inexplicable episode during the battle between the two, the fact that it was now the middle of the game would not change.

"After I win, please ask Ling to answer my questions."

"What if I win?"

"...I'll answer your question."

"These two questions are not equivalent at all, are they?"

"It's equal, for me."

Brad's tone made Ling have no choice but to believe what he said.

"Okay, okay, I agree to your request." Ling moved her arm that was paralyzed by the shock of the dark moon. She used this time to recover almost, and she took a step forward, "You only have this request. Is it right?"

"Um."

"Then..." She showed a victorious smile, "Even if you win, you can't use the teleportation magic circle."

"I never promised that!"

Brad took a moment to react, and Ling took advantage of the loophole in his promise.

"Didn't I just confirm it to you? 'This is your only request.'"

"...As expected of a member of the 'Heinz' family."

"I think these are probably two different things...but I can't lose to you."

On the blades of the two Kodachi swords, the magical light in the delicate lines slowly flows.

When using the Light Flame Sword, Ling's physical ability can be greatly improved, although after that, the body will be sore for a few days due to overload exercise.

"I will return this sentence to you intact."

A thick fog of magic energy surrounded Dark Moon's sword body, and the magic power contained in the sword was no longer restrained.

Gold and darkness swirled once again.

…………

The tug-of-war between Brad and Ling gradually moved away from the teleportation magic circle at the exit of the town, leaving the stunned Wei Xi and Lei Lu here.

They seemed to have forgotten each other's existence, and they all stared nervously at the whirlpool of magic power not far away.

Leilu was the first to come back to her senses, and she secretly glanced at Wei Xi.

"Then I will first..."

Leilu began to move little by little towards the teleportation magic circle behind her.

"Leilu-kun...?"

"I'm sorry, classmate Wei Xi, I don't want to fight with you!"

After her sneaky movements were discovered by Wei Xi, Leilu immediately gave up her disguise and ran towards the teleportation magic circle in desperation.

But before she could take two steps, Wei Xi hugged her from behind.

"No, we can't go there..." Wei Xi forcefully dragged Leilu in place while waving her hands and feet, "No matter what, we can't let Leilu go there... we can't waste Sister Ling's efforts..."

"Let me go...ah!"

The two girls who were struggling together were tripped and fell to the ground.

"pain……"

"sorry!"

Leilu ignored the scratches on her legs and climbed up while holding on to the ground while apologizing.

"Leilu-san...where is..."

Wei Xi hadn't stood up from the ground yet. She looked around, but there was no figure of Leilu around.

Using the hallucinations of the elves, Leilu disappeared in front of Wei Xi. The scrape on her knee had forced her to move only in small steps, which at least gave her a slight chance of victory.

Just as she was about to reach the finish line, a pale white magic circle emerged at her feet.

"Eh?"

Pale white magic tentacles quickly climbed up from the soles of Leilu's feet.

"what is this!"

The legs wrapped in pale white tentacles cannot move forward even half a step.

"Leilu-san's voice..."

Wei Xi, who was lying on the ground and stretched out her hand, noticed Leilu's scream.

Not sure if it would be effective, Wei Xi deployed a confinement barrier within a range that would not hinder Ling and Brad.

The magic crystals used on robots will cause slight damage to the human body, so Wei Xi deliberately made small modifications to reduce the output of magic power.

Therefore, the magic power will no longer condense into crystals. As for what shape it has become, Wei Xi herself does not know.

Leilu's figure appeared. Her whole body was entangled with pale white tentacles, and she fell crying in front of the teleportation magic circle.

Under the uniform that became messy during the struggle, the circulating magic tentacles squirmed unbridled.

"Classmate Wei Xi... please put this away... I will never run away again..."

There was a cry in Leilu's voice, her hands were restrained, and she could only let the tentacles roam around her body.

…………

The moment Dark Moon and the Light Flame Sword collided, black mist immediately wrapped around the Kodachi blade, and Ling quickly drew the sword and retreated.

In just a few confrontations, Ling had already noticed Dark Moon's abilities.

Whenever the black mist wraps up, Ling will feel tired for a moment.

"Have you noticed it? I originally wanted Dark Moon to eat more."

"...Can that mist absorb magic power?"

"To put it simply, that's it."

After discovering Dark Moon's ability, Ling no longer fights with Brad.

Even though he knew there was no need to continue hiding, Brad did not pursue the victory.

"This kind of ability like a thief doesn't suit you very well."

Can't come into contact with that black mist...

"It should be called seizing, because Dark Moon absorbed the magic power of the Light Flame Sword openly."

The dark mist wrapped around the sword became thicker. Brad raised the sword high above his head, and the black mist dispersed in all directions, surrounding the two of them.

Ling quickly held her breath, but still inhaled a little bit of black mist. There was a sudden dizziness in front of her eyes, and she knelt on one knee unsteadily.

"Please be careful. If you inhale too much of this black mist, you will die. I don't want that to happen."

The dark moon dragged a groove on the ground, and Brad came to Ling, looking down at her condescendingly.

"Thanks for reminding……"

"So, give in now."

Brad dispelled the dark fog surrounding Ling, leaving her with a chance to think.

Finally able to breathe freely, Ling choked and coughed due to the fresh air pouring into her lungs.

"Have you thought about it?"

"I know..." Ling stood up on her knees, and Brad jumped back and distanced herself from her, "Go on."

"I'm not bluffing, you'll die if you continue."

"I know, after all, I have experienced it myself." Ling's body is still shaking a little, and the blade thrust out now will not pose a threat to Brad, "But I don't want to admit defeat, that's all."

The two small dachi swords were quietly shattered, and in her right hand, a nearly two-meter-long sword shone with cold light.

Facing another stance of the Light Flame Sword, Brad held the Dark Moon in front of him and increased his vigilance.

The dark fog enveloped me again.

"Although I don't know who you are, I can only trust you now..."

Lingji held the long knife and did not put up any posture.

This sentence is not only said to myself, but also to "that voice".

At that moment, a large amount of information poured into Ling's mind.

"If you insist like this, then I'm sorry. Although I usually don't care about the false reputation of my family, but I really want to win against the 'Heinz' family."

"…if you can do it."

Ling held the Light Flame Sword vertically in front of him. This was not the starting position for any kind of swordsmanship.

Brad's "Roxi" family is not a swordsman family like the "Heinz" family, nor has they studied swordsmanship. Dark Moon's power does not require superb swordsmanship to be unleashed.

As an amateur in swordsmanship, he noticed that Ling was not planning to use her expertise, but had other intentions.

The golden blade of the Light Flame Sword changed. Several magic arrays of basic magic unfolded simultaneously on the nearly two-meter blade. A huge special magic array also bloomed under Ling's feet.

"That coat of arms is..."

Brad has been admiring the two legendary families known as the "Two Towers of Beas" since he was a child. In the history books, the same coat of arms on the pages has been deeply imprinted in his mind.

That huge special magic circle is the family crest of the Heinz family.

"Light Flame Sword—Elemental Control·Blazing Red Lotus!"

A thick fire tornado rose from the ground, and the high temperature that erupted instantly burned away the black mist of the dark moon, and the heat wave also repeled the sudden incoming Brad.

At the critical moment, Brad used Dark Moon's own black mist as a barrier to buffer the attack.

"Haha, is this really basic magic..."

With the blessing of the dark moon, this level of impact did not have much impact.

But this turned out to be the effect of basic magic, and the corners of Brad's mouth twitched.

As the holder of the Light Flame Sword, Ling will not be affected in any way although he is at the center of the heat wave.

Flames wrapped around the golden blade. Ling held the knife in both hands, turned her body slightly, and pulled back the handle. Her eyes were reflected in the flames of the blade.

"Come on, this is probably the final blow." Brad seemed to be in a good mood, raising the black sword in his hand, "Eat her up."

The overflowing jet-black light turned into a ferocious head that resembled a monster on Dark Moon's sword. The excess magic power dropped from between the fangs like saliva, corroding the ground into huge pits.

"Light Flame Sword——"

"Dark Moon——"

"Blazing Red Lotus·Instant Flash!"

"The Wrath of Cronus!"

The rolling flames and the golden stream of light turned into a line, piercing the giant mouth that was given the name of "devouring".

…………

The impact of the magic equipment colliding with each other was enough to level the entire town.

The two girls who were unfortunately involved were now hugging each other and shivering.

"Sister Ling..."

"Classmate Wei Xi, hold on..."

After freeing Leilu from her restraints, she built the strongest defensive barrier - "Cang Phosphorus' Bird Cage" to protect Leilu and herself.

This high-level barrier that once brought the out-of-control airship flying to the Kingdom of Tebiri back to the ground. After the range was reduced to two people, the density of the magic power increased exponentially.

The magic power of the Light Flame Sword and the Dark Moon was only a few meters away from the two of them. It was extremely close. It was unknown how long this huge wave of magic power would last.

Wei Xi was not sure that she could persist until the end, so she could only pray silently with Lei Lu who was hugging each other.

A brief dizziness suddenly struck the four people present. When she blinked again, Wei Xi found herself in the central square of Shuoyue Academy.

The competition barrier was overwhelmed and forced teleportation was implemented. The aftermath of the transferred magic left a shocking ravine in the central square.

Wei Xi and Lei Lu were still kneeling and hugging each other, while Ling and Brad also maintained their sword-wielding postures, standing staggered.

Everyone was teleported back as they were.

Brad slowly fell down, Lingye knelt on the ground with both legs, and the Light Flame Sword and Dark Moon shattered and disappeared at the same time.

The only people who were still awake at the scene were Wei Xi and Lei Lu, as well as the classmates who had left early and had been teleported back.

"Brother Aika...Lolo..."

Helpless Wei Xi hurriedly raised her head, looking for her family in the crowd.

However, family members were nowhere to be seen.

…………