Book 6: Chapter 379: Birth of a New Legend in the Sky Arena and the Concerns of Bella the Pretender
The Manasvir Empireâs capital, Macnadicx Cityâs Imperial City Sky Arena. By the time the competition in the Sky Arena reached its climax, the advancements of the other arenas were already clear, with the first arena being led by Dragon Knight Grand Duke Bellina, who was Bella. She along with Priest Isaman were the first to advance into the top twenty.
The second group to advance is Mage Princess Ariel and âScarlet Knightâ Pamela. After defeating her younger brother, one of the male Saviors, God Chosen Mage Adelaide, they continuously defeated team after team of strong opponents to become the second pair to advance. Following that is Bellaâs little sister, Dragon Knight Lisha and âGod Chosen Holy Maidenâ Sophia. After sending one of the male Saviors, God Chosen Knight Scott, flying, Lisha then defeated Dragon Knight Copperfield and Fire Mage Wendyâs team which had already received abuse from Bella. Then, they won the next battles successively to advance into the top twenty.
Prince Copperfield was already unlucky enough to lose twice to his little sisters in this inter-academy qualifying competition. The first one to Bella, and the second one to Lisha. And, he, who was supposed to have been a hot pick, failed to get into the top twenty even till the end. Assassin Noreya and âHoly Maiden of the Commandmentsâ Daisy advanced more smoothly than them. Besides the first round where they lost to one of the male Saviors, God Chosen Knight Akmans, they didnât meet any more tricky opponents along the way. It was only Dragon Knight Shawn from the fifth team that gave them a bit of trouble. However, he was still defeated by Assassin Noreya. Noreya was even able to defeat the male Savior God Chosen Knight Akmans, much less Dragon Knight Sean who was only an ordinary dragon knight!
Marionette Master Elaine and Assassin Lolaâs team had the trickiest opponents to deal with. Except for the redeemer from the first team, God Chosen Priest Norris, the four teams at the back werenât so simple. They faced the Ironblood Cross Societyâs president, the Doors of Truthâs president, and even the president of the Golden Legend, Carlos, and the president of the Mask of Darkness, Samson. They were all big names in the academy. Unfortunately, these big names were unlucky in this qualifying competition to be matched with Marionette Master Elaine, and were all defeated by her. They had all inexplicably gotten tangled up in her silk puppet threads and pulled out of the arena.
The rest of the advancing teams were determined. Chief President of the Student Union, âQueen Enchantressâ Angelia and Chief of the Disciplinary Committee, âFrost Knightâ Dragon Knight Natashaâs team. Heiress of the Radiant Church, President Maria and Holy Swordsman Cynthiaâs team. âGolden Eighth Chapterâ Emiga and Demon World Princess Diaz who was acting as her familiar also had the good luck to enter the top twenty. For the weakest final chapter of the Eight Chapters to advance into the top twenty, who knows how the other eliminated seven chapters would feel now. They could only say that Demon World Princess Diaz was good at carrying people and brought her into the top twenty through sheer force.
The elite contestants of the Brotherhood all lost to Chief President Angelia and Chief of the Disciplinary Committee Natashaâs team, as well as President Maria and Holy Swordsman Cynthiaâs team. It was a shame that Bella didnât get matched against these âphilosophersâ.
Besides the two students who were still fighting in the Sky Arena to be the last team to advance to the top twenty, the other 18 students have already been decided. With the exception of the Rose Society, the remaining groups were made up of the president of the Wronged Angels Society, the âFake Loliâ Charlotte and her vice-president, âFake Shotaâ Demir. Even though these two have reversed genders, their strength was still there. Charlotte is a fake loli, a boy crossdressing in girlsâ clothes, while Demir is a fake shota, a girl crossdressing in boysâ clothes.
The majority of the boys in Olsylvia Academy felt a little awkward. Except for âFake Loliâ Charlotte, who was the only boy within the top twenty, the rest were definitely all girls. No matter who won in the Sky Arena, the last two contestants to advance were going to be girls, no doubt about it. The entire Sky Arena was filled with girls. There wasnât a single boy.
The boys were a big failure this time round in Olsylvia Academyâs inter-academy qualifying competition. The only boy in the top twenty was even a trap. This made the boys even more ashamed. It would be nice if the boy who advanced was normal, but it just had to be a crossdresser. Isnât this implying to the other academies that the only way a boy can get stronger is by crossdressing in Olsylvia Academy?
The gambling houses that kept their bets open were basically all bankrupt. All of the top picks for this competition such as Dragon Knight Shawn and Dragon Knight Copperfield have basically stopped outside of the top twenty. Girls have not been the focus of bets over the years, but this yearâs advancement was all girls, which made things a bit awkward. RIght now, no guests or experts could predict how the rankings will go. They donât know much about the girls, so they really couldnât make any solid guesses this way.
In the central part of the Sky Arena, Bella was using her flying artifact to move towards the mages. The last two holy knights, âDusk Knightâ Daphne and âGuardian Knightâ Mathilde joined together and were only able to keep themselves from being pinned by Princess Kriss and beaten to the ground thanks to the joining of their light and dark attributes. As the strongest swordsman, Kriss is able to suppress two heavily-armed Holy Knights relying on just her aggressive two-handed sword attacks. The suppressed Daphne and Mathilde had no way of breaking loose and protecting the rear from the flanking Bella and could only keep on their toes.
Princess Effie knew that her dark magic wouldnât work on Bella. So, she launched a Dark Twine on Bella in an attempt to grab her ankles and limit her movement. âFirst Chapter of the Skyâ Princess Eveny didnât even try to test her anymore and directly sent out her strongest attack, the âGlory of the Skyâ. She was worried that if she did this any later, Bella would have all sorts of ways to prevent her from even casting it then.
Dozens of light rays without attributes attacked towards Bellaâs position, and those light rays were the âGlory of the Skyâ. The magic barrier outside of Bellaâs body shattered just like a pane of glass which had been hit by stone. At the very last moment, Princess Eveny still did not find the determination in herself and her âGlory of the Skyâ clearly landed off mark. The dozens of light rays brushed past Bellaâs figure, but none of them ever hit her. Nobody would believe you even if you said it wasnât an accident!
Bella is currently a mage. Thanks to her contract with New Moon Demonic Dragon Dorothea, Bella is able to use a lot of magic. Even though she had no way of using super-magic at the forbidden levels, she could still use some full-attribute advanced magic. Bella preferred these mixed attribute spells over forbidden ones. They are often able to achieve unexpected effects.
After dodging âFirst Chapter of the Skyâ Princess Evenyâs attack, Bella quickly swooped down, intending to fight close-combat with the other mages. Mages of this age who couldnât handle themselves in a close-combat fight were at a disadvantage, especially against mages like Bella, who didnât play by the rules. The chain of dark energy shot out by âTaboo Third Chapterâ Effie was dodged by Bella as well.
Just as Bella was about to land, she was stopped by a layer of light defensive barrier similar to translucent glass. Seeing that things werenât turning out quite right, Holy Maiden Susan and Holy Maiden Hayley instantly teamed up to launch the Radiant Churchâs classic defensive barrier, the Guardian of Light, stopping Bella outside of it.
âYou wonât be able to get in, Bella⊠Give up!â
âSaint Hayley, do you wish to be disciplined again? This level of light canât stop the darkness, let alone me.â
Bella reached a hand out to the barrier and, after ascertaining the magic concentration of the barrier, Bellaâs right hand was suddenly covered in a majestic dragon claw-shaped glove. This is a full set that encompasses the power of four dragons, containing shocking amounts of magical power. The outer layer was a mixture of diamond and emerald while the construction of the inner layer is amethyst and gold. The powers of Crystal Dragon Princess Purple Crystal, Golden Dragon Princess Laceman, Emerald Demonic Dragon Princess Bess, and Gem Dragon Queen Lolifel were packed into this glove, containing astonishing destructive power.
âShatter! Your light will be distinguished by me!â
Bella smashed her right fist on top of the barrier, and the mixed four-colored light pierced through the barrier like a laser cannon. The protective barrier shattered just like glass, instantly breaking into pieces. Seeing that things werenât looking good, President Lucia quickly cast another light attribute protective barrier, but it was also pierced by the mixed light. The light stirred up a very thick gust of smoke from the ground, causing the girls to choke for a moment, unable to open their eyes.
By the time they managed to open their eyes, Bella had already landed in the middle of them, and they were surrounded by a strange fog. The fog was very moist, with very dense water content. It drenched the girlsâ wizard robes, which had not been that thick to begin with, causing them to stick to their bodies. Up close, Bella could roughly tell what style of underwear they were wearing.
The feet of the girls were glued down by a sticky slime. They couldnât even move their feet in the slightest. These are the modified Swamp Slimes which longed to take their prey into their bodies, encompassing them in their slime, dissolve the excess fabric from their bodies, and begin absorbing the bodies of their prey.
âLadies! Itâll be better if you surrender! What I have is a mysterious potion that can make certain things turn transparent, and only make certain things wet. You understand what I mean, donât you?â
âDamn it, BellaâŠYouâre actually attacking us with a demonic beast! ThatâsâŠâ
âDonât move! Thereâs nothing wrong with a mage summoning a demonic beast to attack an opponent, right?â
When they saw the bad smile on Bellaâs face and smelled the strange smell that was being emitted from the bottle in her hands, Princess Eveny and the others looked at each other and nodded their heads helplessly, admitting defeat. They were in public, so if they really were exposed by that potion, then they wouldnât be able to go out again. Thanks to the mist, the audience couldnât see what was happening inside. They only saw the amazing scene of Bella breaking through the light barriers of the two Holy Maidens.
When the mist cleared, except for Grand Duke Baize, who was still standing in the same spot, the other five girls all collapsed to the ground, looking as if they had been attacked by some spiritual magic like hypnosis magic and passed out from dizziness afterwards. However, looking at Bellaâs previous alternative mage fighting style, many viewers suspect that Bella had knocked them out physically. Who knows if the âold habitsâ of Bella the close-combat mage struck again.
After defeating three Holy Knights, Bella downed five mage units in a short amount of time, getting an eight-kill combo all by herself. Based on certain games, this would entitle Bella to be âGodlikeâ. After defeating the remaining two Holy Maidens, she will be able to achieve wiping out ten of them by herself. Kriss seemed to have realized what Bella was thinking and never landed the âfinishing blowâ to the two remaining beautiful holy knights. She had been suppressing them the whole time and waiting for Bella to come over.
Krissâs body flashed a far distance backwards. Before âDusk Knightâ Daphne could even realize what was going on, she felt someone jumping onto her mount Dream Demonic White Colt, and embracing her from behind. That familiar scent, who else could it be but Bella! Not only was âDusk Knightâ Daphne restricted by Bellaâs sudden attack, even âGuardian Knightâ Mathilde on the side was also at a loss for words.
Bella was now hugging Daphne. âGuardian Knightâ Mathilde was the captain of the Radiant Churchâs Law Enforcement Team. Even though Daphne is a dark knight, the two sides are on a temporary truce. Mathilde would never commit friendly fire, and she couldnât do anything towards Bella for a moment and could only watch as Bella hugged âDusk Knightâ Daphne, unbridled, and had no way of dealing with this for now.
âDamn it, youâre too strong, Bella! Please, canât you be more professional as a mage? Are mages as violent as you are?â
âYou seem to have grown a lot, Daphne! Mages can handle close-combat battles, so shouldnât knights have to dismount and fight them like infantry as well?â
âFine. You can go and rest for a while!â
Under the watchful eyes of the audience, who were already numb with shock, it seemed as if Bella had pulled âDusk Knightâ Daphne off her warhorse with ease. In order to not let the audience see her going easy on Bella, Daphne and Bella pretended to forcibly pull each other and caused the other to fall off the horse. After a few professional rolls, Daphne laid very naturally on the floor of the Sky Arena like one of those âfake divesâ in soccer. With her level of professionalism, it really was a pity for her to not participate in a soccer game.
After reaching ânine killsâ, Bella looked confidently at her last opponent, Holy Knight Mathilde. Mathilde looked at Bella with a tense face. She already knew that she would certainly be defeated. Bella could easily defeat the other nine, so it wasnât difficult to deal with one more. Right now, Mathilde was just thinking about how she could lose decently. She was still the captain of the Radiant Churchâs Law Enforcement Team after all. If she were done in by a single hit, then it would be a blow to the Radiant Churchâs reputation.
Mathildeâs mount, the Golden Holy Beast Lion, could already feel the tension and unease in the heart of its owner that was riding on its back. Its momentum was not as strong and overbearing as it was in the beginning. In the eyes of the Golden Holy Beast Lion, it seemed like Bellaâs figure was a mountain so high that it couldnât look or pass over it when it stood in front of her. The intense suppression made it so even a holy beast like the Golden Lion found itself breathing unsteadily.
âSenior Sister Mathilde, noâŠCaptain Mathilde, donât be nervous, okay? Iâm not a good person, so itâs useless even if youâre nervous.â
âBella, youâŠDonât you ever get tired?â
âNope. How can I feel tired when Iâm spending quality time with my beautiful senior and junior sisters? Iâm very happy right now! Iâm in bliss!â
Bella revealed a dazzling smile. Even though it was a charming smile, âGuardian Knightâ Captain Mathilde couldnât help but sense a strange feeling of evilness in Bellaâs smile. Despite the huge disparity of strength on both sides, Mathilde still wanted to make one last attack. It was better to be knocked down than to admit defeat.
âBella, pay attention! Iâm going to charge!â
âYou really are stubborn, Senior Mathilde. But I like that.â
Mathilde and her mount, the Golden Holy Beast Lion, transformed into a golden shadow and launched a âKnightâs Chargeâ at Bella. Mathildeâs charge was similar to that of the other holy knights. The only difference is that her power had an element of the holy attribute in it. Bella opened her magic shield and instantly fired an Elemental Blast at Captain Mathilde, who was charging towards her.
The Elemental Blast is a type of mixed magic that was a mixture of every attribute. After it collided with the charging Holy Knight Mathilde, a huge explosion stirred up the smoke once more. Whilst the smoke still hid her actions from the audience, Bella merged the power of four demonic dragons into a single demonic claw again, âpushing offâ Holy Knight Mathilde along with her mount.
From afar, they just saw Mathilde sent flying in an instant. After the dust settled Bella stood there unharmed while Holy Knight Mathilde and her Golden Holy Beast Lion had fallen not far away in the arena. The competition ends here. As a single mage, Bella achieved an âaceâ and âten killsâ from the other side, becoming the final team to advance to the top twenty with Kriss.
Since then, all members who advanced into the top twenty from Olsylvia Academy were undoubtedly girls, except for the âFake Loliâ Charlotte. Bella alone held two slots. The finals would begin after a dayâs rest, and the final venue, the Sky Arena, would be redecorated for the final round.
On the current popularity list was Dragon Mage Grand Duke Baize, who leapt over Grand Duke Bellina thanks to her legendary 1v10 performance in the Sky Arena battle, becoming the popularity queen of the competition. Even though both of those identities were played by Bella, only Bella was able to defeat herself.
However, something troublesome is coming her way. Bella was worried that her two identities would encounter each other on the final stage. Then she really wonât be able to keep up the performance. Bella still didnât feel like revealing that the two were the same person yet so now she had to think of a solution that will work perfectly both ways. It seems like the only solution is to find the âFake Loliâ Charlotte who helped her out at the start.
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