People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 394: The Wolf King's Trial and the Resilient Ying
".The hounds in the beast realm can use their sharp claws to dissolve space.

Whether it was five hundred years ago or now, they are just guides for the real invaders. It is best to deal with them as soon as possible after hunting them down."

".But thanks to you, the annoying foreign invasions over this period of time seem to have finally come to an end."

The king beast was slain, and Andrius' figure slowly emerged from the dense forest.
With the help of some of the power left by His Majesty, it is now no weaker than when it was still alive.

He turned his eyes away from the ice and looked up at the guests in front of him.

As expected, it found that everyone who came here was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Lalu?"

A highly recognizable voice came.

Seeing the big wolf in front of him, the furry Guoba scratched his head, as if he was somewhat familiar with the current situation.

"."

“.Is that so?
I didn’t expect that besides me, there would be someone else who made a similar choice.”

Recalling some of the stories about Liyue that Barbatos had shared with him,
It didn't take Andrius long to determine the identity of the "demon" in front of him.

He looked at the ordinary large red panda, and then at the blue-haired girl beside it.

Andrius shook his head as he recalled some past events, and invited the guests:
"——The annoying noise has disappeared,

Trialists, welcome to your arrival."

"——I already know your purpose. Come over. I will be waiting for you at the trial field in the center of Benlang Ridge."

"."

The enemy has been dealt with, and the shape formed by ice and wind slowly dissipates.
The huge elements that condensed the body returned to the earth veins,
The only remaining part turned into a faint elemental track in front of Ying and Xiangling's eyes.

"."

I looked back at the two ice monsters that disappeared at the same time.
Ying and Paimon, who had not forgotten that the demon god was still in a "dead" state, looked at each other.
Suddenly I felt that there might be something wrong with their understanding of "death".

"——Ying, Rice Ball, come on!

Don't lose! I'll treat you to a big meal after this fight!"

A moment later, at the trial platform in the core area of ​​Benlangling.

With Xiangling cheering on,

In the scarred circular field,

The blonde girl dodged the attacks while strengthening herself with elemental power, trying to fight against the lord in front of her who was said to have passed away long ago.

"Om-"

Deep blue light spots quickly gathered, and the powerful spiral water cannon blasted straight forward.

I have grown a lot during this journey.
At this moment, Rice Ball, who appeared as a 'battle partner', showed his special fighting posture for the first time in a long time in order to suppress the phantom in front of him.

"boom--"

A compressed water cannon with a diameter as thick as an ancient tree shot out from the rice ball's mouth, sweeping across the stone ground in front in a circular trajectory.

But this powerful attack, which could normally even cut through a mountain, now caused almost no damage when it hit those ordinary-looking bluestones.

After dodging the wide-range elemental cannon in front of him,
The Wolf Lord bent his limbs slightly, and with the explosion of elements, he rushed to the other side of the venue at a speed that Paimon and Xiangling could not react to, rushing towards the blonde girl who was originally ready to wait for an opportunity.

"——Ying, be careful. Uh"

Above the platform, Paimeng Gang habitually shouted a reminder,
But before he could finish his words, he suddenly realized that this might disturb Ying who was fighting.

With trust in her partner, she and Xiangling huddled together, looking intently at the field below.

"."

"boom--"

The sword blade and sharp claws intertwined, but the giant wolf's huge body did not show any signs of encumbrance.
With trust in the person that His Majesty values, Andrius decided to show some sincerity in the trial for the first time in a long time.

"boom--"

A biting cold wind mixed with ice and as sharp as a blade rose from the giant wolf's feet like ripples.
In this circular explosion of dual-attribute elements, Onigiri and Ying, who seemed to Andrius to be a little short of the mark, were blown aside.

"Bala——"

He pushed his feet against the ground and used his arms to steady himself. The blade collided with the rock on the platform, rubbing out a series of dazzling sparks while shrieking.

Ying, who used this method to slow down, stood up from the ground and threw away the edgeless sword that he had temporarily taken out as a consumable.

He took a deep breath and switched back to the weapon given by Lin Feng.

"."

He took a short breath and looked at Andrius in front of him with a serious look.

Ying had never expected that without much use of elemental power, this lord's fighting skills would be so powerful:
——It was as if he had seen countless opponents in thousands of trials.

The giant wolf's attacks were sometimes as swift and silent as the breeze, and sometimes as fierce and swift as the gale.
But no matter which rhythm is adopted, in terms of the results alone, it can always just block her and Fantuan's original plans of action.

Obviously, the elemental cannon just now was a good opportunity that had been prepared for a long time.
But they didn't expect that even if two of them attacked together, they still couldn't disrupt the opponent's fighting rhythm that seemed like strolling in the garden.

"."

".The response is good, but it relies too much on instinct.
Perhaps in the past, you were strong enough to fight at your own pace even without paying close attention.

However, when facing an experienced enemy, anticipating their moves is as important as executing your own actions.”

On one side of the field, Andrius looked at the blonde girl in front of him, paused his attack, and gave his evaluation with some approval:

——Although it seemed to have the upper hand in the previous battle, the opponent's defensive counterattack was also done well.

If I hadn't gone through countless trials with His Majesty in the consciousness space in recent days,

Considering its level of unfamiliarity after sleeping for hundreds or thousands of years, it would really suffer a lot if it was not careful.

".The situations of naturally strong people are always somewhat similar, but fortunately, that person no longer has such a shortcoming in skills."

".Even though I may not use it on a daily basis, the combat experience of being in a fight with an entire mountain is something that I benefited a lot from."

I recalled everything that happened when I was training my elemental control.
Andrius had not expected that His Majesty's style would be so similar to that of the Rock Demon:
——Be impartial, upright and dignified, and use your absolute strength to conduct frontal defense and confrontation.

Under such a desperate elemental mass, it can be said to be a stable and solid way of fighting that does not give the opponent any chance to turn the tables. ".In comparison, your fighting style is obviously more swift and agile, which can bring opportunities for the weak to defeat the strong.

But while there are endless possibilities, it also depends too much on the on-the-spot performance of both sides.”

I can already sense that the blonde girl in front of me is gifted at detecting the opponent's flaws and looking for opportunities.

If you are facing a careless enemy, it will definitely bring about a miracle of the weak defeating the strong.
But Andrius thought that they carried the power of His Majesty.
With trust in that person's vision, I unconsciously became more alert.
To be on the safe side, he even imitated that person's fighting philosophy and added a few extra layers of shields to his body.
"Click——"

There was the sound of ice breaking.
He shook his head, dispersing the protective barrier formed by the icy wind around him.
Realizing that he had unconsciously brought back the fighting habits of the past few days, Andrius decided to give the two trialists in front of him some chances:
"——Although ice elements are good at defense, this level of intensity is a bit unfair to you in terms of the trial.
——Come on, since you guys just did a good job on defense, then give up on defense and try to see if you can find a chance to defeat me in the confrontation!”

fluorescent:?!!

Suddenly I realized that the attack that I was exhausted from dealing with just now was just a defensive posture, and the next step was the real attack.

Ying's heart tightened, and while she was alert, she also mobilized all the elemental power she had.

"Boom——"

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold wind mixed with some icy gravel suddenly rose from under the feet of the giant wolf in front of him.
The storm, like the breath of a giant beast, froze the ground inch by inch and spread to the surrounding area.

The beard is fuzzy, and the body is possessed by ice crystals.
Not only did two ice-blue ribbons like burning flames extend from under the wings on the ribs, but even the original dark blue and white intertwined hair gradually turned into light green, symbolizing the element of wind.

"Om-"

The roar of the elements was heard, and the giant wolf, which had been motionless until then, raised its front body high.

While landing with this vigorous movement, he also swung forward several rapidly expanding wind blade claws.

"boom--"

Put up the shield, use the rice ball to quickly jump up from the spot,
I found that the shield around the opponent had disappeared.

Ying tried her best to mobilize the wind element, and before the attack came, an unprecedentedly powerful wind ball exploded behind her.

"clang--"

Using this special technique to accelerate forward, the sharp blade and claws collided with each other, creating some shiny azure elemental fragments.

It's like I finally don't have to think about those trivial things anymore.
Faced with this unfavorable situation of crazy attacks and competition to see who falls first,
Contrary to the impression given by her appearance, Ying, who looks weak and slender, seems to have come to her real home ground.

"Dang, Dang, Dang——"

The sharp claws and sword blades intertwined, and the sound of fierce collisions continued to be heard.
Before he knew it, even the protective shield he was maintaining on his body had dissipated on its own.

He was certain that if he gave his opponent any space to launch a long-range attack, his defeat would only be a matter of time.
At this moment, Ying was like an elusive flying insect, always able to interrupt all the power accumulation of the giant wolf in front of her with dense attacks like raindrops at the closest distance.

"boom--"

The biting cold wind once again erupted from under the giant wolf's feet. After briefly leaping high into the sky, Ying used the wind element to propel it downward with a powerful blow.
Faced with high jumps, which is a taboo for ordinary people, she has become able to skillfully use elemental power, and her current fighting style is gradually transcending common sense.

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After stopping the original charging, Andrius couldn't help but admire the blonde girl's fighting instinct:

——Although it didn't know how the opponent would win, this unthinking, intuitive assessment of the situation was enough to prove the trial-taker's natural fighting talent.

"boom--"

He slapped the ground with great force again. In order to avoid the attack, Ying in front of him seemed to want to jump high.
Andrius looked at Ying who seemed to want to ride on his back to restrain him, and shook his head, thinking that this was an irrational decision:
——Although limited by its quadrupedal body, its back is indeed a difficult area to attack.
But that is only a weakness for ordinary beasts.

If the wind element is used to blow the suspended challenger further upward before the opponent lands on the ground, then at this floating height,
No matter how swiftly you change direction, you are still just a target.

".Okay, I am very satisfied with this battle.

You were able to hold on for so long before making a mistake. I recognize your talent."

Gathering a wind blade that is enough to make the opponent lose the ability to fight even if it covers the shield,

Andrius slashed it upwards, and was quite satisfied with the challenger's performance.

？ ！！

“Huh?! Not using shields?
Does she have the confidence to take this blow with her body alone?"

Suddenly, he discovered that the suspended Ying not only had no defense, but instead gathered an unprecedented powerful attack to prepare for a counterattack.
While Andrius was surprised, he was also ready to protect the other party at any time.

"boom--"

The upward wind blade directly collides with the falling light accelerated by the weight of the rock element.
The dust formed after the rock elemental creation was shattered also made the sky hazy.
I'm sure that even for the gods' followers, it would be impossible to withstand this blow without using a shield.

Andrius was a little surprised to see Ying, who looked a little embarrassed after falling from the sky but seemed to be able to continue fighting:

".Hmm? Elemental resistance?
For non-elemental creatures, this is a rare talent."

". But even so, he took this blow after exhausting all his elemental energy."

"boom--"

Before he finished speaking, the rock element dust in the sky suddenly gathered together like a whirlpool.
Absorb all the rock elements that Ying had just released in a "wasteful" way,

A long creature that had not taken any action in the battle due to exhaustion also gathered all its remaining strength to launch an unprecedented full-strength attack.

"Click——"

The ground, which had never been damaged during the battle, finally cracked a few times.
Under Ying's cover, Andrius, who was hit head-on by the dual-attribute rock and water light cannon, was also hidden in the thick fog.

".How about it?
Did they win?"

".Even though he has been gone for so long, this guy is too strong."

At the edge of the field, looking at this greatest opportunity since the battle, Paimon clenched his hands and stared at the center of the platform intently.

After a moment of silence, looking at the Icewind Giant Wolf that seemed to be safe and sound,
Before they began to feel depressed, a voice with some appreciation came from the thick fog:

".Use yourself as bait while delivering power to your companions' attacks?

I have to say, well done.”

".The power I am using now has exceeded the initial limit.
——So, congratulations, you win. "

The opponent took advantage of the opportunity just by misjudging the defense of this weak girl.

Although Andrius was not unable to react, he still expressed satisfaction with this performance that far exceeded expectations.

(End of this chapter)