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At this moment, Kumoko looked at the information she'd identified with some seriousness. "This uncle is a bit tricky."
But she immediately smiled. "But Lady Kumoko has teammates now."
[Mad Blade · Flame Silence]
Rank: Gold
Quality: Red
Category: Biological
Skills:
[Mad Blade Style]
[Fire Dance]
[Snow Collapse]
Traits:
[Ice and Fire Sword]
[Residual Soul Guarding Heart]
[Sword Madness]
Introduction: Practicing twin swords together—the evil of ghosts and gods.
Advancement: ???
Bonds:
When appearing simultaneously with [Flame Snow] series, activates effect [Flame Bloodline]
When appearing simultaneously with [Lin Yifeng] series, activates effect [Shuiyue Sword Sect]
[Venerable Master Zhishen · Tiger Slayer]
Rank: Gold
Quality: Gold
Category: Biological
Skills:
[Collapsing Fist]
[Force Like Madness]
Traits:
[Standing Firm]
[Majestic Momentum]
[Muscles and Bones]
Introduction: With blood and qi by your side, break the rules with force.
Advancement: ???
Bonds:
When appearing simultaneously with [Ye Fangsheng] series, activates effect [Forging God and Opening Sea]
When appearing simultaneously with [Liu Ming] series, activates effect [Ti Xuan Sect]
[Five Elements' Generation · Nangong Ce]
Rank: Gold
Quality: Gold
Category: Biological
Skills:
[Five Elements Magic]
[Burning Sky Flame]
Traits:
[Five Spirits Circulation]
[Return of the Flame Soul]
[Reverse Five Elements]
Introduction: The innate divine fire reverses the five elements.
Advancement: ???
Bonds:
When appearing simultaneously with [Du Qinrui] series, activates effect [Magic Alliance]
Judging from the information Kumoko identified alone, Simon was definitely ambitious.
After all, every card had related bonds.
However, the others present couldn't understand a spider's expressions. So after hearing her hissing, it was as if they'd heard the signal for battle to begin.
Fortunately, with Kumoko's identification, Russell's cards were also prepared.
And based on the specific card information and the current appearance of each person, you could tell who was who.
The one holding a red sword in one hand and a blue sword in the other was naturally [Mad Blade · Flame Silence], while [Venerable Master Zhishen · Tiger Slayer] had a bare upper body and wore wrist guards on both hands.
As for [Five Elements' Generation · Nangong Ce]...
The one with a magic ring floating behind him was him.
The first to act was Nangong Ce. The magic ring behind him turned slightly, and a golden flame rose in the wind, soon forming a sea of fire rushing toward Kai and Zayne's position.
Before the two could react, Frieren beside them had already tapped the ground with the tip of her ruby staff.
BOOM!
A terrifying crack appeared in the ground before them. A giant hand made of mud instantly stretched out from the crack, blocking the oncoming flames.
Immediately after, a mud giant emerged from the ground.
However, seeing this situation, Zayne secretly thought something was wrong.
Having worked in East-Haven for so many years, even without Kumoko's identification ability, he roughly knew President Simon's card abilities.
The so-called Five Elements Generation and Restraint...
Of course, it wasn't as simple as just using Five Elements magic.
Fire produces Earth. (Fire → Earth → Metal → Water → Wood)
As a great magician of the elves, Frieren naturally had no knowledge of China's Five Elements.
Nangong Ce showed a subtle smile. The magic ring behind him started rotating again.
The earth giant that had been resisting the raging flames suddenly collapsed. Along with the golden flames, it turned to dust floating in the air.
Seeing this, Frieren was stunned. "Interesting magic."
She'd lived for a thousand years, but this was the first time she'd seen such a method.
However, before the white-haired elf had time to think, a dangerous light flashed in Nangong Ce's eyes.
The next moment, the dust floating in the air condensed together, forming a huge golden light.
"Gold Shuttle."
As the showy man whispered, the golden light vanished into the air.
When it appeared again, it came before Frieren with the sound of whistling wind.
BOOM!
Honeycomb-like defensive magic was instantly generated, blocking everyone in front.
Feeling the sharpness faintly transmitted through the defensive magic, Frieren's expression remained unchanged. She just slightly deflected the direction of the defensive magic.
SCREECH!
Without the defensive magic to compete with it, the golden light was deflected and flew away after piercing through houses.
Fortunately, most ordinary people had already run away by now. Otherwise, some unlucky person would have died from this inexplicable attack.
"Tsk, really difficult."
Seeing that his attack hadn't worked, Nangong Ce couldn't help but click his tongue.
At this time, Kumoko looked at the white-haired elf beside her with some envy.
Although she could use earth, water, wind, and fire magic through [Ruler · Wisdom], her proficiency was obviously not as good as with Abyss Magic.
So to pursue efficiency, she basically only used Abyss Magic.
However, Frieren and Nangong Ce weren't the only ones present.
The moment Frieren blocked the golden light, Zoro drew his weapons and crouched to attack Nangong Ce.
Then Kumoko rushed over like a cannonball, continuously using dark Abyss Magic to harass the opponent along the way.
However, just when the man and spider were about to reach Nangong Ce, the arrogant man retreated quickly. Tiger Slayer and Flame Silence stood in front of him.
"Collapsing Fist—Double-Point Hand!"
The shirtless man roared. His right fist left two afterimages in the air, colliding heavily with Kumoko's pair of front legs.
"WAHHH!!"
The spider screamed and flew backward, landing on the ground and raising a cloud of dust.
But Tiger Slayer didn't chase. He just frowned and looked at his right hand—stained with purple liquid and emitting white steam.
On the other side, Flame Silence looked at the green-haired young man before him who not only held swords in both hands but also a long sword in his mouth. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"What kind of style is this?"
"Dual sword style like mine is rare in the Sword Sect."
Without time to think, he engaged.
"Santōryū · Ji · Tora Gari!"
The blue tiger pounced fiercely at Flame Silence.
He didn't know if it was his imagination, but the green-haired guy opposite him seemed to become a little more powerful after shouting out his move.
Speaking of which, how did he shout with a sword in his mouth?
CLANG!
The crisp sound of swords clashing suddenly spread throughout the area.
The huge slashing wave tore the ground beneath Flame Silence's feet.
However, the man holding two swords remained calm and held Zoro firmly.
"This feeling..."
"What garbage weapons."
During the confrontation, Flame Silence noticed the fragile weapons in his opponent's hands.
"They can be broken!"
His eyes went cold. He suddenly exerted force with both hands, trying to break the green-haired man's weapons.
He could feel that the person before him was a pure swordsman. For people like them, combat effectiveness would drop by at least 90% without weapons.
Coincidentally, the Ice and Fire Swords in his hands were rare famous blades.
At this time, Zoro also realized the other party's intention. So he took the initiative to step back.
Just as Flame Silence was about to pursue, a figure appeared next to Simon, causing him to stop.
"President Simon. I didn't expect you'd be assassinated too."
It was Russell.
In his estimation, he would arrive at the scene around the same time as someone receiving the news would.
Simon secretly breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Russell.
Even though he'd seemed very arrogant when making those threats, he'd known the situation wasn't good once the fighting started.
No one knew when this monster had appeared in the Spirit Begging Society. His three cards were actually evenly matched with it.
You know, with his work attitude, there had to be a reason why he could be East-Haven's president for so long.
It depended on the ability to fight.
However, the attack and defense in just those few seconds had already made him uneasy.
Where did these monsters come from?!
Besides, there was an illegal cardmaker not far away eyeing him covetously. If it weren't for Russell, he might really have died here.
Fortunately, the Vice President seemed to have temporarily put aside his grudges and finally chosen to support him.
After all, they're young people.
Simon couldn't help but sigh internally. If Russell had been attacked, he would definitely have hidden in the dark and waited for the young man to die before coming out.
At least until he was seriously injured.
At this time, Zayne, far away, felt something was wrong after seeing Russell. After hesitating, he whispered to Kai. "My lord, why don't we retreat first?"
"That Russell is really a tough guy. We may not be able to take him down."
He was still being conservative.
However, when Kai heard this, he just said calmly. "It's okay. Leave it to me."
But don't be fooled by his nonchalant appearance—he was actually about to laugh out loud.
This assassination mission was assigned to him by Russell. How could he just run away?
Hearing this, Zayne felt bitter. He thought he might die here today.
Just when the expressionless middle-aged man decided to give it a try, another person arrived.
It was Luther. "President Simon, you were also assassinated?"
Luther's tone was a little strange. He hadn't expected that after Russell was assassinated yesterday, President Simon would also be assassinated.
Originally, he'd had some doubts whether the Society was just a random scapegoat Simon had found to shift blame. But now it seemed to be true?
Simon nodded, then looked at the two Society members not far away with a cold gaze. "It's good you're both here. Don't let them escape tonight."
Although he was somewhat puzzled by Zayne's absence, he now thought the three of them present were enough to deal with those Society bastards.
Not to mention Russell beside him had the means to kill Emerald-rank monsters.
The atmosphere became tense again.
It was Russell who broke this atmosphere. He was the first to find Kumoko.
Although Kumoko had been knocked away by Tiger Slayer earlier, she wasn't actually injured. It was just a tactic to conceal her abilities.
But the opponent didn't seem to have taken the bait.
Luther faced Zayne.
As for Simon's three cards, they naturally faced Frieren and Zoro.
Russell glanced at Aizen and Mikoto Misaka, who were already having a fake match with Kumoko, and immediately turned his attention to the main battlefield.
Zoro had a sullen face, facing Simon's three cards alone.
As he gradually tightened his grip on his weapons, his hands and the weapons became stained with a layer of black.
Armament Haki.
He'd naturally realized what Flame Silence had wanted to do before.
Sensing Zoro's increasingly dangerous aura, Flame Silence and Tiger Slayer's eyes gradually became serious. "What is this?"
However, before the two could react, Zoro had already moved.
WHOOSH!
The green-haired young man vanished instantly.
In the blink of an eye, the pitch-black blade was already before Tiger Slayer's face.
"Fire Wall!"
However, before Tiger Slayer could move, Nangong Ce had already acted.
An earth wall burning with golden flames suddenly stood before the burly man.
Seeing this, Zoro remained expressionless.
After Armament Haki coating, even the energy bodies of Nature-type Fruits could be touched—let alone the flame before him.
CLANG!
The sound of a blade rang out. The earth wall burning with flames shattered to pieces in an instant.
Seeing this, Nangong Ce frowned slightly. He then wanted to cooperate with Tiger Slayer and Flame Silence to eliminate Zoro first.
But just at that moment...
"Zoltraak."
A dark beam of light shot out.
It was Frieren.
"Your opponent is me." A cold voice sounded. The white-haired elf said indifferently. "Magic is very interesting. Show me more."
The killing magic caused a violent explosion after hitting a villa.
Nangong Ce stood before the ruined villa and glanced at Zoro and the others, who were already fighting not far away. "Flame Silence and the others should be fine."
"Then I'll deal with this kid first."
In the showy young man's eyes, the white-haired girl opposite him was obviously not very old.
But to be honest, Frieren might indeed be considered a child among elves.
"But why doesn't she use Five Elements magic?"
"Tsk."
Looking at the dark beam of light attacking again, Nangong Ce felt a headache.
"Earth · Mountain."
As the young man finished speaking, a huge lump of earth appeared out of thin air.
But...
Zoltraak's trait.
It penetrates.
The huge clod of earth was as fragile as tofu, providing almost no protection.
The moment the two came into contact, Nangong Ce realized the mistake he'd made.
His face darkened. The magic ring behind him spun rapidly.
[Reverse Five Elements]. (Metal overcomes Wood, Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal.)
"Wood · Patrol."
However, the killing magic's speed was too fast. Nangong Ce was hit head-on before he could even try to escape.
BOOM!
The huge noise caused Flame Silence and Tiger Slayer to turn around.
Both cards and Simon's face showed shock.
"Getting distracted?!"
"Santōryū · Ogi · Rengoku Oni Giri!"
However, a voice that seemed to come from hell instantly drew their attention back.
Flame Silence and Tiger Slayer quickly turned around and blocked Zoro's terrifying attack.
CRACK CRACK CRACK!
The faint sounds of weapons straining against each other continued.
However, just when the three were once again caught in a tough battle, Frieren calmly released another killing magic into the smoke.
Because in her perception, the human wasn't dead.
No—it should be said he'd died but was resurrected.
She thought of the identification information Kumoko had sent.
[Return of the Flame Soul].
"Cough"
A cough came from the smoke.
The golden flames shot up into the sky in a breath, tearing through the smoke.
At this time, Nangong Ce was in a very miserable state, touching his chest with lingering fear.
Simon in the distance had a face so gloomy it seemed water might drip from it.
Relying on the trait of [Five Elements' Generation · Nangong Ce], he'd killed countless monsters in the past. But he hadn't expected to be beaten down in just a few rounds against the white-haired girl.
However, this could only be blamed on him and his card being unfamiliar with [Killing Magic]'s characteristics. Otherwise, they'd never have tried to use solid earth to resist.
Although it would be strange if there weren't any tricks when fighting a cardmaker.
It was just that some tricks were pure waste...
And some were fatal.
Since Nangong Ce had demonstrated the ability to control the Five Elements, Frieren would try to use only attributeless killing magic to attack, supplemented by the Abyss Magic she'd learned from Kumoko. Her combat effectiveness hadn't decreased much.
Honeycomb-shaped defensive magic continued appearing, resisting Five Elements attacks that kept changing forms.
After suffering a loss and losing his second life, Nangong Ce became much more cautious.
Faced with continuous dark beams, he dodged whenever he could.
After all, if you couldn't dodge, you'd die.
But after noticing that every time Frieren defended, the barrier created by her defensive magic only barely blocked his attacks, Nangong Ce's eyes flickered. "I see."
Feeling the white-haired girl's not-so-strong aura, he seemed to have a countermeasure.
"Fire · Prairie Fire!"
A large golden flame suddenly appeared, blocking Frieren's vision.
"Earth · Cloud Metal!"
Frieren became more alert, but the golden flame didn't change at all.
"Metal · Reinvigorate!"
Seeing the golden flame remained unchanged, Frieren shot a killing magic toward the direction of the breath she sensed.
However, the dark beam tore through the sea of fire but failed to hit the target.
"Water · Nesting Hundreds of Rivers!"
As Nangong Ce continued performing Five Elements magic, the threat posed by the golden sea of fire to Frieren became increasingly strong.
Obviously, these were buff spells.
Finally...
"Wood · Willow Catkins Flying."
The sea of fire suddenly shrank, transforming into a beam of emerald green light that shot toward Frieren.
The white-haired elf girl's expression remained unchanged. Layers of honeycomb-shaped defensive magic blocked her way.
BANG BANG BANG!
However, the emerald green light broke through several defensive magics in just an instant, stubbornly arriving before Frieren.
However, such a powerful attack, after being weakened so much, couldn't help but feel a little powerless.
Finally, after penetrating countless defensive magics, it slowly stopped before Frieren's heart.
It seemed Nangong Ce's most powerful attack couldn't cause her any harm.
However, at this time, the showy young man and his owner both had triumphant smiles.
"Fire · Burning Sky Flame."
The emerald green light suddenly transformed into an invisible flame that stained Frieren's defensive magic.
"I caught you." Nangong Ce cast aside his previous embarrassment, sounding very proud.
"After my magic passes through the Five Elements Generation, the power increases layer by layer. I'm afraid you just thought Willow Catkins Flying was my final trump card, right?"
Russell on the side was stunned at this. He noted that Simon's card power was increasing and had almost hurt Frieren.
At this time, Nangong Ce continued. "But unfortunately, the last Burning Sky Flame is my ultimate move."
Hearing this, Russell raised his eyebrows and calmly asked Simon in a low voice. "President Simon, what's the effect of your Burning Sky Flame?"
Simon saw that Russell had come to rescue him without grudges. He thought it would be okay to explain. "I made this Burning Sky Flame specifically to restrain these long-range spellcasting cards."
"If you carefully feel that white-haired girl's aura—isn't it not that strong?"
"I think the Society sacrificed endurance when making the card in exchange for such strong power."
"Otherwise, Ce wouldn't have accidentally lost his special ability."
After listening to Simon's explanation, Russell felt a little strange. He turned his gaze to the field again.
At this moment, Frieren stared blankly at the transparent flame gradually spreading toward her body—but not causing any harm at all.
Nangong Ce heaved a sigh of relief. "Kid, my Burning Sky Flame can burn other people's magic power for my own use."
"The lower your mana, the faster it burns."
"After being weakened by Willow Catkins Flying just now, I'm afraid you don't have much mana left, right?"
As he said this, he looked at Frieren calmly.
But what surprised him was that there was no fear on the white-haired one opposite him. Instead, she looked at him as if he were a dead person.
At this time, Frieren still looked calm. "I can see that you're very confident in yourself."
"But."
"The one before you now is a great elf magician who has lived for over a thousand years."
As if disturbed by the Burning Sky Flame, the concealment magic the white-haired elf had been maintaining since she started learning magic lost its effect at this moment.
The massive magical power constantly stimulated the nerves of Nangong Ce and Simon.
"...?"