“Tsk! Why is this woman here too?”
“Not satisfied with winning the main arena championship?”
A certain figure wearing a veil, as soon as she appeared, triggered heated discussions among the surrounding audience.
And that focus of everyone’s eyes was crossing the crowd, slowly arriving in front of the repechage arena’s stage.
“You came after all.”
On the stage, the figure clad in silver-white armor reached up to hold the helmet that was about to fall off her head.
The other hand waved carelessly at Cecilia.
“Come on up, let me see if you’re worthy.”
Saying so, the Knight Li Ke on the stage pretended to warm up, and the loose, ill-fitting armor made a clattering sound of clank clank, looking somewhat comical.
What she was wearing was…?
Cecilia quickly recognized the enchanted armor on Li Ke—the Silver Moon Legend.
Made entirely of mithril, engraved with complex fifth-order runes, a fine product from the Kingdom of Avalon.
But Cecilia stared at the Li Ke in front of her… until her kneepad slipped to her ankle for the third time, and then she bent down to put it back in place.
Obviously—this armor design had never considered a child’s size.
Seeing this, Cecilia’s eyes under the veil gradually narrowed.
From this Knight Li Ke, she could not feel any trace of the bearing of a warrior.
But recalling her previous terrifying performance, Cecilia instead felt a deep sense of wariness.
Among warriors, there are indeed such tactics.
They use appearance and behavior, either showing weakness or acting extremely odd, to achieve the effect of lowering the opponent’s guard and making the opponent unable to predict.
So, even though this Knight Li Ke appeared so comical, Cecilia did not relax at all in her heart.
“Please enlighten me.”
She nodded slightly at Li Ke on the stage.
The next second, with just a slight shake, her figure instantly disappeared from the spot and flashed in front of Li Ke.
The gust brought by this movement even messed up the hair on Li Ke’s forehead.
“Tsk?”
Li Ke let out a soft sound.
Cecilia clearly noticed the inadvertent panic revealed by the other party.
‘Is she… not reacting in time?’
But before Cecilia could figure out what was going on, the Li Ke in front of her suddenly seemed to have gotten a shot of adrenaline.
Zzz.
Li Ke took a step, and the tremendous force shook the entire arena, with fine cracks instantly covering the entire stage.
Because, in Li Ke’s action just now, she felt an extremely faint… magical fluctuation?
Staring at the cracks extending from under Li Ke’s feet, a trace of astonishment flashed in her eyes.
‘This is Earth Splitter, isn’t it?
A fifth-rank magic cast instantly like that, just to overpower me in momentum?’
‘This Cecilia… is definitely a genuine fifth-rank warrior!’
Lilique thought to herself.
‘Specifically, it should be the level of fifth-rank one-star.’
For battles above fourth rank, it’s important to clarify the opponent’s star level.
Because the gap in combat power can often reach several times, or even dozens of times.
To better divide combat power levels, star-level standards are subdivided below rank.
For first to third rank, each rank has three star levels, from low to high: one-star to three-star.
For fourth to sixth rank, there are six star levels.
Above seventh rank, there are nine star levels.
Lilique had already reached sixth-rank six-star, just one step away from seventh-rank Archmage.
And to have her face this fifth-rank one-star warrior…?
Lilique counted on her fingers and found that the strength gap between them wasn’t that huge.
Excluding combat experience and knowledge reserves, just in terms of power level, she was only about 97 times stronger than Liya.
This meant that if Lilique suddenly fell asleep while fighting, there was still a high chance she could be counter-killed by Cecilia!
Moreover, to avoid revealing her identity, Lilique had to constantly disguise herself as a knight, which was undoubtedly like dancing in chains…
And looking at Cecilia, who was less than a meter away, Lilique’s little heart was pounding.
As a magician, the pressure of being close to a warrior was considerable.
So Lilique couldn’t help it.
“This move, you better take it well!”
She drew her sword from her waist and swung it at the other party with force.
The sword swing was weak and soft, with no form to speak of.
But Lilique instantly cast dozens of spells.
[Stun: Fourth Rank]
[Gale Spell: Second Rank]
[Sharpening Enchantment: Third Rank]
[Light Magic: First Rank]
[Slash: Fifth Rank]
The blade of the sword instantly extended into a several-meter-long sword rainbow, carrying immense power, aiming at Cecilia in front, and fiercely slashed down.
The sword seemed to be in slow motion, descending quite slowly, yet it evoked an extremely intense sense of oppression.
No matter how you struggle or resist, it’s impossible to avoid this sword!
And Cecilia in front of Lilique actually seemed to have not reacted at all, just quietly watching the approaching sword rainbow.
‘Is she not dodging?’
Lilique couldn’t help but wonder.
After receiving Luwei’s quest, she had also taken the time to observe Cecilia’s performance.
From her previous few battles, Cecilia had apparently devoted all her talent to strength and speed.
From her delicate appearance, it was clear that her defense couldn’t be high!
Therefore, for Cecilia, using speed…
From the holy aura, it wasn’t hard to see—this Cecilia’s main class was clearly a clergy!
“How can this be?!”
Lilique’s little face fell.
‘This despicable clergy… why was she like herself, disguised as a warrior to compete?’
Meanwhile, at the host seat.
Through the live broadcast of Projection Magic, Luwei watched the two confronting each other on the stage, feeling a bit nervous.
Fists hitting flesh, swords whistling with wind… the speed was so fast it was hard to catch with the naked eye.
Even the contestants on other stages couldn’t help but look at their battle.
The cheers from the audience were incessant, and many shouted with delight.
“Knight Li Ke! Well done!!”
“Quick, use that move, turn the tide from the brink of defeat!”
“Warriors fighting is so exhilarating!”
“Ooh, using fists! Send her flying!”
Sword rainbows filled the sky, dust and grit flying…
But watching these excited audience members, Luwei suddenly felt a bit guilty.
‘If she told the audience the truth—on this stage full of flashing blades, there were actually two magicians engaged in close-quarters combat—what would they think?’
Thinking this, Luwei suddenly discovered a blind spot…
‘Wait, does Lilique know that the other side is also a magician?’
Luwei’s eyes slowly widened.
‘Did she forget to tell Lilique? Cecilia’s real identity is actually the Church’s Saintess…!’
You know, the clergy’s holy power is quite effective against vampires.
Moreover, if Lilique uses black magic in front of the Saintess, it’s absolutely possible for the other side to see through her true identity!
‘With her hands tied for various reasons and under attribute disadvantage, can Lilique really handle Cecilia…?’
Luwei shook her head, trying to put that thought aside.
‘Lilique is so strong, she can definitely do it, right…?’
“Hey? Look, Knight Li Ke’s sword is broken!”
Suddenly, waves of exclamations rose from the audience stands.
“Wait, why is Knight Li Ke running away?”
“Where did her helmet go? Wow, she tripped over her own kneepad!”
Watching Lilique on the stage retreating step by step, forced to discard her armor…
Luwei absentmindedly twirled a strand of hair, feeling even more guilty.