Book 6: Chapter 363: Perfect Ending to Lornosbill Semifinals Red VS Black Battle
The Manasvir Empireâs capital, Macnadix Cityâs imperial city region, Lornosbill Thicket battle zone. The strongest teams of black and red, Demon God Knight Bella and Priest Isaman on red against Blood Berserker Veronica and Curse Master Sally Roy on black.
Both sides were opposing professions, knight vs. swordsman, priest vs. curse master, so there was no obvious issue of profession restraints. At the outer circle, the mages on both sides, Priest Isaman and Curse Master Sally Roy, were the first ones to engage in battle.
Under the light wave attack, Curse Master Sally Roy was shaken to the point where she was sent flying. The black barrier emitted by the netherworld artifact, âDark Divine Rightâ, was also shattered into dust by the spell.
âThe power of your light magic has surpassed the Radiant Churchâs papal heir, President Maria. You hid it really well.â
Although Sally Royâs entire body was a little shaky, she did her best to stand up, a clear trail of blood running down the corner of her mouth. The tremors earlier had resulted in internal injuries. Isamanâs combat power was beyond her expectations. With President Mariaâs strength as a reference, she figured she had at least a 70% chance of winning with the power of the netherworld artifact, âDark Divine Rightâ.
âUh, Senior Sister Sally Roy, just admit defeat. You could have become a dark horse with your power, but Iâm really sorry!â
With a gentle face, Isaman urged Sally Roy to withdraw. Her combat ability had been above Sally Roy, to begin with. Even though Sally Roy had the âDark Divine Rightâ netherworld artifact, she still couldnât beat her. Probably only Bella and her roommates, Princess Kriss and the others who were also transmigrated cheat members, could fight on par with her.
However, Sally Roy wasnât the type to give up easily. She raised her netherworld artifact and intended to decide the winner in one move. In this other world, it was not uncommon for mages to fight each other with their ultimate attacks, but it was rare. After all, unless one side completely overwhelmed the other, it would be a lose-lose situation for both parties.
âSenior Sister Sally Roy, why trouble yourself so! Itâs not too late to withdraw. Bella is a little mean, but sheâs not really going to do anything to you!â
âJunior Sister Isaman, Iâve never chosen to take the easy way out in my life. This has nothing to do with the bet between Bella and me!â
Isaman was partly aware of Bellaâs bet with these underworld young mistresses. Even though she wanted to interfere, she figured it was best she gave up. The underworld young mistresses were also problem students in Olsylvia Academy. With that, maybe theyâd be easier to manage with Bella as their leader!
Intense dark magic energy gathered behind Sally Roy and transformed into the shape of a black Netherworld Dragon. As her energy increased, the black dragonâs form grew more and more vivid, as if it were alive. In contrast, Priest Isaman still made no obvious movements. She judged that she wouldnât need to fight using her own divine artifact.
âThat girl, Isaman, she wonât be able to take it head-on⊠No, itâs impossible. Humans canât take on an ultimate attack from the demon world!â
Curse Master Sally Roy didnât believe it. The skill she was using belonged to one of the Demon Worldâs kings, Meteor. If even President Maria did not dare to directly face the move, where did Isaman get her confidence?
Even though there was some hesitation, there was no way to stop an ultimate move once it was released. The dark dragon quickly condensed into a solid entity and sprayed a jet of black energy towards Priest Isaman. The fierce energy shot towards Priest Isaman like a stream of flames. This move, âNetherworld Dragonâs Breathâ, was considered a forbidden move in this foreign world and belonged to the level that could destroy a big city.
If it wasnât for the isolated boundary space that Priest Isaman had set up beforehand, Sally Roy wouldnât have dared to use this move. In the face of the incoming black energy attack, Priest Isamanâs face was calm the whole time, seemingly unconcerned about Sally Royâs ultimate strike.
When the Netherworld Dragonâs breath attack was about to arrive, Isaman stretched out a finger, emitting a divine golden light from her fingertip. In an instant, it shattered Sally Royâs âNetherworld Dragon Breathâ into dust. Sally Roy herself was unable to evade and was hit by Priest Isamanâs move, âAdjudicator of Lightâ.
As Priest Isaman gained the upper hand and was just about to defeat Curse Master Sally Roy, the battle between Bella and Veronica, the Blood Berserker, also came to an end. Veronica had accidentally allowed Bella to sneak up on her earlier, giving Bella an opening. She was pricked in her right hand by a poison dart.
Bella had already applied a paralyzing agent on the poison dart, which was the bile of the Deep Sea Demonic Snake. Veronicaâs attack speed slowed under the paralyzing effects, and her right hand that held her sword turned numb, causing her to not be able to hold her two-handed sword as tight.
âDamn it, I fell into your ploy. Bella, you bad girlâŠâ
âI couldnât help it. Who told you to wear the god armor? I wouldnât be able to obtain you if I didnât pull any tricks, Young Mistress Veronica.â
The heavy knightâs armor on Bellaâs body showed obvious signs of damage. The sword in Veronicaâs hand was the one which had been awakened by the blessing of Bellaâs Demon King blood. If her hand had not been paralyzed, it wouldnât be just the armor. Even the protective barrier around Bellaâs body in her non-transformed state had a chance of being penetrated by Veronica.
Bella only defended and did not attack, allowing Veronica to swing around her scarlet greatsword indiscriminately. She defended with the small round shield on her hand to the end. The Deep Sea Demonic Snakeâs bile would slowly spread the numbing toxins throughout a personâs body, accelerating as they moved.
Veronica looked back and saw that Sally Roy had already been knocked to the ground. Priest Isamanâs âAdjudicator of Lightâ had knocked off the âDark Divine Rightâ on Sally Royâs right hand. Having lost the protection of her netherworld artifact, Sally Roy was declared defeated.
Bella took advantage of the moment when Veronica was distracted to grab her right hand and gave it a light twist, disarming her large bloody sword. Then, with a tug, Veronica fell into her arms.
âDamn it⊠I havenât lost yet. I can still fight⊠I⊠Bella, you badââ
âRest for a while, Veronica. We can talk tonightâŠâ
Bella lightly tapped the acupuncture point at Veronicaâs back, knocking out the underworldâs young mistress. Even though she had a problem with the Blood Skull, that didnât stop Bella from hitting on their leader, Young Mistress Veronica.
By the time Bella picked up Veronica and came to the other side, Sally Roy was already defeated. She looked confused, probably doubting her life at the fact that her move was actually broken by a simple motion from Priest Isaman.
âIsaman, youâve scared her silly. Really, couldnât you have gone easy on her a little?â
âSenior Sister Sally Roy is very strong. If I went easy on her, that would have been disrespectful. I canât do that.â
Bella and Isaman successfully advanced. After knocking out the most likely dark horse, Curse Master Sally Roy and Blood Berserker Veronica, they became the winners of Lornosbill Thicketâs battle zone as the red side and directly advanced to the thousand-man finals in the imperial city.
Not far from the thicket, in the plains battle zone, the battle here also came to an end. The top expert, Princess Kriss, who was considered a dangerous character on the black side, was besieged by her own group mates during the preparatory stage of the battle.
Unfortunately, Krissâs battle prowess was more perverse. Before Bella arrived, Kriss was able to massacre the rest of the black group relying on her own strength. She then went along the road and wiped out the red groupâs teams she encountered along the way.
When Bella came over with her temporal swap magic and replaced her shadow double in the plains, the rest of the red side had already been defeated by Swordsman Kriss. Only Necromancer Kleina and Shadow Warrior Young Mistress Inie were left. Bella could only lament that she was late. Had she come earlier, she would have been able to bully her senior and junior sisters a little, just like she did back at the thicket battle zone, taking advantage of them and whatnot. Right now, they had all been instantly destroyed by Kriss, so Bella didnât even have the opportunity to pick up any scraps.
When Bella arrived, Kriss was brandishing her sword, slashing away at the army of skeletons summoned by Necromancer Kleina on the opposing side. While seemingly numerous, the quality of the skeletons left much to desire for.
And with the longsword wielded by Swordsman Kriss having a sword aura that was ten meters long by itself, she could attack more than a dozen units with just one swing. With such overly strong attacks, the skeleton legionâs numerical superiority couldnât show its use at all. And being the âmoleâ, Kleina purposely summoned skeleton infantry soldiers with insufficient combat power.
For the more powerful White Bone Dragon Knights, Necromancer Kleina could actually summon some, but she made an excuse by saying she didnât have enough dark energy. No matter how cunning Shadow Warrior Young Mistress Inie was, she knew just about as much as Bella when it came to magic. They were all âoutsiders of the disciplineâ. If Necromancer Kleina said she couldnât do it, then it wouldnât be good for them to keep prying.
Bella changed into mage clothes and swapped with the black shadow double that was following Princess Kriss the whole time. Princess Kriss and Shadow Warrior Inie were in the midst of battle, so neither of them noticed Bellaâs appearance.
Swordsman Princess Kriss was similar to Priest Isaman from before: they both wore very simple equipment. This could be a habit of transmigrators to act tough. When it came to weapons, Kriss also wasnât wielding a super mighty sword. She just casually used the swordsmanâs training longsword to beat down the well-equipped Shadow Warrior Young Mistress Inie until she couldnât fight back.
Inieâs equipment was also a legendary item, a special armor called âDancer of the Nightâ that came with its own shadow ability. Unfortunately, Kriss didnât rely solely on her sight to determine the target of her attacks but rather her sixth sense. Shadow Warrior Inie could be considered to have met an opponent that restricted her ability.
If the shadow confusion ability didnât work, then she could only meet Kriss directly. Krissâs battle prowess in a head-to-head battle could already rival a dragon knight. Inieâs close-combat ability was not to be belittled, but she was no match for Krissâs perverse strength. Hence, she was always in a disadvantageous position.
Though Necromancer Kleina supporting the rear was also wearing legendary equipmentâin fact, a whole set of necromancerâs legendary equipment, âGrey Fairytaleââshe was a âmoleâ who went easy the whole way through. She just kept sending summoned cannon fodder skeletons over while she herself hid far away, not daring to provide magic support.
Bella suddenly appeared close by where they were fighting and saw the member from the black sideâs team that constantly summoned skeletons but never showed herself. Since she was dressed as a mage, Inie was overjoyed. If she couldnât beat Kriss, she could just get close and defeat Krissâs teammate. That would be the same as eliminating her too.
This was a team battle. As long as one member of the team was defeated, the entire team would be disqualified. The mage Bella hadnât appeared in that many battles before this, so Inie misjudged. She thought that Bella hadnât participated in the previous battles simply because she wasnât fit enough and had to hide and watch.
With her speed advantage, Shadow Warrior Inie evaded getting tangled with Princess Kriss and aimed at Bella the mage. Bella was wearing a mageâs cloak to cover her face, so Inie didnât even realize that this mage was just Bella acting small. If she knew, she wouldnât have dared to sneak up on her so easily.
âStop, Young Mistress Inie. Itâs dangerous!â
âWho are you trying to kid? As long as I defeat this weak mage companion of yours, victory is mine! Kriss, I may not be able to beat you, but I have my ways to win.â
Kriss did not chase after her. She just stood still and continued dealing with the skeleton army. Kriss knew that the fake mage Bella had perverse abilities in close combat, so it really was more dangerous there than on her side. Moreover, she was also the type to bully pretty girls, adding to the danger.
Young Mistress Inie, who felt that something was off, didnât care that much. She had already appeared in front of Bella and stuck her weapon, âNight Reaperâ, directly at the life crystal in front of Bellaâs chest. Inie, with an assassinâs speed, intended to take advantage of her opponentâs slow reaction as a mage to quickly deal with her before she made a counterattack. She would break the life crystal in front of her chest so that they had to withdraw early.
As Inie believed she was about to succeed, Bella suddenly turned to dodge, evading Inieâs sharp blade. Inie was stunned for a moment. She didnât think that this mage would have such quick reflexes. In the time of her daze, Bella took Inieâs weapon, âNight Reaperâ, the sharp end of which was blocked by the purple crystal gloves that had suddenly appeared on Bellaâs hand.
After signing a contract with Crystal Dragon Purple Crystal and Thunder Dragon Queen Geleman, she, as the master, could borrow some of their abilities, such as the gloves on her hands that were as tough as a Crystal Dragonâs skin. Thus, Inieâs weapon failed to inflict any damage to her.
âYour hand⊠Damn it, let go of⊠my weapon⊠Otherwise, IâŠâ
While Inie was still complaining, the cunning Bella unleashed Thunder Dragon Queen Gelemanâs lightning magic. The deep blue electricity shot out from Bellaâs âCrystal Handâ and followed along Inieâs blade before spreading throughout her body. This move had no counters for most of the martial professions in this Other World dimension. Except for assassins and some archers who wore leather armor, most martial professions wore conductive metal armor, so the damage caused by lightning magic was off the charts.
Inie was instantly paralyzed when she was struck by the sudden bout of electricity. Before she fainted, she had a good look at Bellaâs familiar face under the cloak. It was her! Had she known, she wouldnât have sneak-attacked.
Bella was able to control the size of the lightning magic and only stunned Inie. She didnât harm her body. Bella had also just thought of this idea, so she decided to give it a try. She didnât think she would actually succeed and subdue Inie in one fell swoop. The electric shock effect worked wonders. It seemed like thereâd be new humiliation plays in the future.
After Inie fainted, Necromancer Kleina directly surrendered, and the competition in the plains ended with Princess Kriss and Grand Duke Baizeâs win on the black side. They had first defeated the rest of the black group before beating up all of the red groupâs teams. This was a true 1v15, which had already surpassed Bellaâs record with Priest Isaman in the thicket battle zone.
The other battle zones werenât as intense as Bella and Krissâs. Most of them relied on some cooperation to attack each other, but this side went directly to beating every other team alone. Soon after the battle was over, Bella and Kriss each received a medal of honor from the competition organizers. It was called âWarriors of Lornosbillâ to commemorate the team that performed the most outstandingly in the semifinals.
The imperial city finals would only formally begin the next day after the end of the semifinals. A great deal of preparation was needed to arrange the arena in the imperial city for the students. More than a thousand students who had advanced received invitations to enjoy a feast in the Manasvir Empireâs capital, imperial Macnadix City. As for those who didnât pass, the Emperor made an exception this time and invited the six thousand eliminated students to the imperial city to watch the competition as well.
Under Bellaâs secret interventions, the three thousand girls who were eliminated declined the Emperorâs offer, passing that instead to the lucky ones among the over ten thousand boys who were previously eliminated. The girls withdrew to Bellaâs home base, resting at the Christian hotel in the imperial capitalâs eastern district. For Bella, this was the only safe place in the entirety of the capital.
Bella herself did not go either. The imperial city was already under the influence of the demons behind the curtains. She didnât want to take any chances before she figured out the nature of the Creator behind the demonic beings.
Still, the main thing was, forget the imperial banquet. Empress Manya Felan herself had already been snatched away by her, so there were not many pretty women to look at during the feast anyway.
Bella returned to Christian Hotel and hosted her own feast while cultivating good relationships with her newly harvested underworld young mistresses. Naturally, Bella ignored the Emperorâs invitation. Olsylvia Academy students attending the dinner were four transmigrated male Saviors. WIth them around, the demon disguised as the Emperor would go to them if they wanted to start anything, not Bella.
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