thebusnovel Chapter 268 Whetstone
Chapter 268 Whetstone
Chapter 268 Whetstone
On the competition field,
Seeing the familiar figure come on stage, Li Xuanyu quickly became serious.
The previous battles,
Bai Youqing finished very quickly; she had no chance to understand the opponent's magical moves and habits. Now, everything was still unknown when facing the opponent.
In contrast to the seriousness in Li Xuanyu's eyes,
Wen Qianhui's eyes revealed an equally cautious expression, completely lacking the ease and comfort she displayed during her first performance. In the previous two competitions...
Their Dandelion Judgment Team suffered crushing defeats, each time being instantly defeated and their remaining two members were brought to their knees.
She refused to believe it.
The opposing team's squad is full of incredibly powerful players.
The match started quickly.
After several rounds of fighting, the dandelion mage's face twitched slightly.
The fight between the two was quite intense, with both sides exchanging blows. However, compared to the passionate and exciting first two matches, this one was noticeably more composed.
Li Xuanyu waved the long staff in her hand.
Several pale blue magic beams were instantly unleashed and blasted towards the opponent.
Wen Qianhui immediately summoned the magic shield that had been broken last time, which blocked the bombardment of these magic beams, and then returned several light green magic balls as a counterattack.
"Xiao Hui, can you go for something a little more intense?"
Standing to the side, the Dandelion Mage watched the back-and-forth competition on the field, rubbed his forehead, and said, "I didn't give you these thousand points to practice your basic moves."
Magic beams, magic orbs, and magic shields are the most basic magical moves of magical girls, as simple as walking and drinking water in real life. It's clear that the magical girls present weren't really interested in seeing the demonstration and usage of these basic magical moves.
"Hmph, you brat, what do you know about ranged magical girls? I'm just probing her, figuring out her attack patterns so I can devise a counter-strategy."
Hearing the dandelion magician's complaint from the side, the pale green magical girl pouted and said with great disdain.
"Oh right, so have you figured out everything about the other party yet?"
"Hurry up, a few more rounds, maybe I can get my revenge!" Wen Qianhui was not joking. In the previous match, she had memorized her opponent's starting moves and how to dodge magic attacks.
We're just waiting for the right opportunity.
She can make the opponent suffer a crushing defeat!
However, since the "big spenders" on the field had spoken, the intensity of Li Xuanyu and Wen Qianhui's battle began to gradually increase.
The two magical girls danced in the air like two flowers twirling in the eye of a storm, their magic orbs and beams of magic intertwining to form a dazzling net that illuminated the entire arena.
Speaking of,
This match was arguably the most exciting of the three, with incredibly cool magic spells flying around the arena, maximizing the visual appeal of the magical girl battle.
They fought back and forth like this for about two or three rounds.
Wen Qianhui suddenly intensified her magical attack. She waved her magic staff, and a series of gorgeous magical runes quickly appeared.
They condensed into magic orbs brimming with energy and rushed towards Li Xuanyu on the opposite side at high speed.
Faced with Wen Qianhui's sudden attack,
Li Xuanyu also demonstrated extremely high reaction speed. Her figure nimbly moved between the magic orbs, and she even had time to fire a magic beam in Wen Qianhui's direction.
However, just as she fired the magic beam and quickly shifted the magic orb to the side...
Wen Qianhui grinned.
Those magical orbs suddenly exploded, transforming into blinding beams of light that shot straight towards Li Xuanyu's location with unstoppable force.
Her magical orb in front of her seemed to only explode upon contact with its target.
This was the place she had been deliberately hiding, so that she could launch a surprise attack on the opponent the moment they lost their guard against the magic orb.
Li Xuanyu was also startled by the sudden explosion of the magical orb beside her.
But after a long battle with the Abyss Beasts,
She reacted swiftly in a split second, deftly shifting her body to avoid the incoming green light. Just when she thought she had landed safely on the ground...
A sly smile played on Wen Qianhui's lips.
Clearly, all of this was within her expectations. Almost in the blink of an eye, a pale green magic circle quietly appeared beneath Li Xuanyu's feet. The magic circle began to emit a soft yet firm light, preventing her from making any further moves.
"Haha, you fell for it!" Wen Qianhui said smugly.
The moves she made earlier were actually just a cover.
This is her true killing move.
In a normal magical girl competition, she would never have gone to this extent, but the strength of Kikyo's magical team forced her to be extremely focused. To win, her mind was racing, one plan after another, and her hard work finally paid off.
Her efforts eventually paid off.
thinking,
Wen Qianhui turned her head happily to look at the Dandelion Magician, revealing an excited look as if she had gotten her revenge.
"Sis, I got revenge for you!"
However, instead of showing a joyful smile when her younger sister, the Dandelion Magician, popped champagne halfway through the battle, she rubbed her forehead, looking incredibly embarrassed, and said, "Ahem, the battle isn't over yet!"
"The battle is over, isn't it? I've already sealed her away with a magic circle!"
Wen Qianhui looked at Li Xuanyu in the arena with a puzzled expression. She found that Li Xuanyu was indeed still in the magic circle and did not move. However, the only abnormality was that there were four completely different magic circles under her feet.
In other words, while she was setting up one magic circle, her opponent had already set up four, and they were even completely different elemental attributes.
I must say, it's quite beautiful.
Wen Qianhui's face turned a deep liver color; the difference was too obvious.
"I'd call this a draw."
With a wave of her hand, Violet caused the magic arrays on the arena to vanish without a trace.
"Okay, no problem."
The dandelion magician answered very decisively.
The next match will feature Han Xue, while her opponent will be a rather youthful-looking figure in light purple.
Upon seeing this magical girl enter the stage, the magical girl juniors standing to the side all subconsciously looked towards Violet.
Ok,
The magical girl who appeared on stage looked a bit more voluptuous.
Violet:
"My flower name is Baby's Breath, and I'm a melee magical girl. I'm so glad to be able to fight you." The pale purple magical girl looked a little shy before going on stage, but once on stage, she raised her head, as if she wanted to make herself look more powerful.
"My flower name is Hanmei, and I'm also a melee magical girl. It's nice to chat with you."
Han Xue didn't hesitate for long and immediately summoned her Frost Spear. "You go first."
"it is good."
As Han Xue's voice came, Mantianxing did not refuse her kindness and directly summoned her magic weapon, a huge two-handed sword that was half a head taller than herself.
Seeing the competition begin,
Xia Qing turned her head and looked at Violet with a mischievous grin, saying, "Senior Violet, do you think it's possible that you have an older sister?"
"hehe."
Violet grinned, transformed her palm into a blade, and slashed it down on Xia Qing's head.
You know what,
When his adoptive father, Bai Xingjian, took him to the Civil Affairs Bureau to complete the registration procedures, a staff member mentioned that, according to his personal file, he did indeed have an older sister.
With a thud,
The sound of the Frost Spear clashing with the two-handed greatsword echoed throughout the arena, each impact causing the surrounding scenery to tremble.
At this moment, the magical girl Starry Sky had already started fighting Han Xue. Don't be fooled by the fact that this pale purple magical girl looked introverted and weak when she came on stage. In the competition, she was the most fierce fighter among the Dandelion Judgment Team members.
If this weren't the first time the Kikyo Judgment Team and the Dandelion Judgment Team had met, Xia Qing and the others would have thought Han Xue owed this pale purple magical girl money; otherwise, why would she have attacked her so fiercely?
But soon,
The magical girl audience around them gradually realized something. Although they seemed to be fighting fiercely on the surface, Han Xue was actually feeding the starry sky with moves, allowing the opponent to gradually and steadily execute many of the techniques she was not familiar with at first.
After a dozen or so rounds,
Magical Girl Starry Sky stood there, gripping her greatsword with both hands. Sweat streamed down her face, and her breathing was rapid and forceful, each inhale seemingly drawing out her last bit of strength.
Compared to her,
Han Xue stood there quietly with a normal expression, a gentle breeze blowing through her azure hair, looking just as she had when she first went on stage.
You lost.
"I know, but I will try my best."
Mantianxing deeply imprinted the image of the magical girl in front of her in her heart, her eyes firm and showing no sign of wavering.
"it is good."
Han Xue nodded and then stepped off the stage.
With the conclusion of the final match, the exchange between the Kikyo Judgment Team and the Dandelion Judgment Team has come to a complete end.
Unlike his grim expression after the previous two losses,
The Dandelion Magician looked very good this time, as if she wasn't the one who lost the competition at all.
"It's finally over, I'm exhausted."
Are you tired?
You're so tired, you just stand there and watch us make a fool of ourselves.
Losing two games isn't enough.
You have to lose four more games.
Upon hearing Captain Dandelion Magician's words, Wen Qianhui beside him gave her a disdainful look.
After all,
It's because the captain, Dandelion Mage, didn't get to fight Violet Mage. Regardless of the outcome, they'll definitely feel much better.
"Let's improve together..."
Violet felt quite good about the dandelion magician who was willing to accept defeat, and smiled gently.
"Violet Mage, the competition for the S-rank Judgment Team this time is going to be very fierce."
Looking at the violets beside him,
The Dandelion Magician didn't mind revealing some inside information she had learned from the Narcissus Judgment Team. This information wasn't top secret, and she believed that it wouldn't be long before Violet would also receive the relevant information.
"Oh, how so?"
"Let's not even mention the Osmanthus Judgment Team. They were defeated by the Violet Judgment Team. The team mainly consists of the Peony Judgment Team from the capital, Tianjing, and the Cherry Blossom Judgment Team from Dongying City."
I heard this is the first time a municipality directly under the Japanese government has sent an adjudication team to participate in the Xia Kingdom's adjudicator exchange competition. I also heard it gathers the most powerful magical girls from the Japanese peninsula.
The Dandelion Magician covered her mouth and chuckled, "The Sakura Judgment Squad?"
Violet paused slightly upon hearing the familiar team name, then checked CCSA and realized it was the same team that had been linked to [Red Mist] last time.
During the calamity incident, the Sakura Judgment Squad was wiped out and removed from the list. Not long after, the city of Toyo registered the name and established a corresponding Judgment Squad.
The Dandelion Magician chatted with Violet for a few minutes before leaving with her entourage, a stark contrast to the happiness on her face.
Violet's face was relatively calm.
Or rather, you're unhappy.
This referee exchange competition,
She originally intended to use the Dandelion Judgment Team as a whetstone to hone the Kikyo Judgment Team while also giving the younger magical girls a general understanding of their own strength. However, now they have not only become more confident, but have gone a step further and become arrogant.
Now she feels that the Kikyo Judgment Team is the whetstone, and it has really honed the Dandelion Judgment Team.
Didn't you see when the Dandelion Magician left?
They all left with smiles on their faces.
"throat!"
Violet sighed. It seemed some plans would have to be moved up. She didn't like the fact that the Kikyo Judgment Team was only starting to show some strength.
It floated up.
"What's wrong, Violet-senpai? We clearly won, so why are you sighing like this?" Noticing Violet-senpai's inexplicable sigh, the group of magical girl juniors gathered around her, their faces full of confusion.
"It's nothing. You all heard what the Dandelion Mage said earlier. If you really want to become an A-rank Judgment Team member or an S-rank..."
"The elite adjudication team's points are increasing at a rather slow pace; we need to speed things up," Violet said.
"Oh, this is slow?"
Xia Qing took out her phone, and as the video of them slaying the Abyss Beast was approved, their Kikyo Judgment Team's points instantly increased significantly.
[Kikyo's Judgment Team: 3400, Rank: 7/39]
Although they are ranked seventh, they are now only 1600 points behind the first-place Osmanthus Judgment Team.
This is only the first day.
They couldn't even imagine what would happen if a few more days passed.
"You don't think that just by ranking first in Yeqiu City, you can become an A-level adjudication team. You should know that there are more than 330 cities in the entire Xia Kingdom, and S-level adjudication teams only account for 1%, A-level adjudication teams account for 5%, B-level adjudication teams account for 15%, and the remaining 80% are C-level and D-level adjudication teams."
While Xia Qing and Shan Xuanyu were still slowly calculating, Bai Youqing, standing to the side, had already given her answer with a look of surprise, "Sister Violet, that means if we want to become an A-level Judgment Team, we need to break into the top 20 out of more than 330 city-level teams. If we want to become an S-level Judgment Team, we need to break into the top 5 in Xia Country, and even the 5th place is not guaranteed. We need to be in the top 4."
"Hiss~"
As Bai Youqing spoke, Xia Qing gasped. Just hearing that number was enough to make one feel immense pressure.
To know,
These 300-plus arbitration teams were all originally from their own city districts, so their prestige is completely different.
Seeing the pride on the faces of her magical girl juniors gradually fade, Violet smiled slightly and comforted them, "It's not that scary, really. The data I'm talking about is from when I participated in the competition. Several years have passed, so the data will definitely increase. The spots for S-rank and A-rank adjudication teams will definitely not be as tight as before."
However, it is quite obvious that
Violet still underestimated the confidence of the Kikyo Judgment Team.
After a moment of surprise, Xia Qing waved her little fist and said firmly, "Just kidding, it's just over three hundred adjudication squads. I'm a master of battle royale games, I win every time, I get chicken dinners every day."
"If our Kikyo Judgment Squad is going to get an S-rank Judgment Squad, then our captain is Kikyo the Mage and our captain is Violet the Mage. If we only get an A-rank Judgment Squad, then when we go out on missions, the officials will laugh us to death."
Bai Youqing had appeared beside Violet at some point, grabbed Violet's small hand, and said with a smile.
"snort."
Violet snorted coldly; those words sounded so grating!