The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 157: Retreating will only lead to aging, being timid will lead to death

"W-what what!? The Black Iron player suddenly used his last trump card, the Sword Shura!"

This incident caused a sensation in the entire venue.

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

For Ikki Kurogane, One Sword Shura is like a confession of love. It is by no means a clarion call to launch a charge, but a formula to declare victory.

He never used this trick at the beginning.

After all, a Shura sword can only last for one minute, and the time limit is very harsh.

If you miss the opportunity, you will lose everything.

Therefore, Ikki Kurogane would only use this method after he saw through his opponent's thoughts and knew how to defeat him, but now he has abandoned this method.

Did he already know how to defeat Zun Zun, so he used his last trump card recklessly, or did he have no way of seeing through his opponent's cards and became impatient because of panic?

no matter what.

This choice is really stupid.

When Ikki Kurogane chose to use this move, he not only forced his opponent into a desperate situation, but also cut off his own retreat.

On the other hand, there are many ways for Zun Zun to choose to win, the simplest of which is to last for one minute.

The temptation that should have been there was instantly wiped out by Kurogane Ikki's trump card, and the battle reached its climax from the very beginning.

Some people think that doing so is too reckless and that it is handing the victory or defeat to the opponent; while others think that this is how it should be and that Ikki Kurogane has found the formula for victory.

Stella is the latter.

"Really? I really lost to him. Ikki is really smart."

"What's going on? My brother..."

Even though Kurogane Shushizuku didn't want to admit it, Stella understood Kurogane Ikki better than her, and could better understand what he was thinking at the moment.

"Ikki used this move to break all of Zun Zun's sword techniques."

"……Eh?"

All of them?

Is this too arbitrary?

It's not that Kurogane Jushizuku doesn't believe in her brother, but it's more like blind belief, without any sense of reality. People who don't recognize the current situation will lose themselves.

think carefully.

Because Ikki has broken through the boundaries of humanity from the very beginning, he will never be mentally oppressed or affected. Of course, I don’t think he will be affected even if he doesn’t use this move.

Build wall flow and water flow to control the empty circle.

These are swordsmanship that require constant pressure on the opponent and an insurmountable gap to be effective. Ikki, who has reached the limit from the beginning, has completely surpassed humans at this moment, so there is no insurmountable gap!
Do not!
It should be said that physical ability makes up for everything!
Stella is worthy of being Ikki Kurogane's roommate, and her thoughts are almost exactly the same as his.

Ikki Kurogane knew this deeply.

If Zun Zun, who has many sword skills, fights in normal state, he will undoubtedly be the one who gets stuck, falls into the quagmire and loses in the end.

But they are both Magic Knights.

There will be many differences when you have magic power. Even if your own magic power is only F-level, you can burst out with bright light in this instant and make the strong admire you!
He wants to be at his weakest.

Defeat the strongest one!
Ikki Kurogane kept running in the battle circle at an extraordinary speed that was difficult for humans to catch. When he found an opportunity, he would attack without hesitation and even kept attacking the weak points that were difficult to defend against.

The sharp and tricky sword skills were overwhelming, and Zun Zun dodged back and forth in a somewhat awkward manner.

“Here it comes! It’s still a little early, but Contestant Zun Zun has once again gotten off to a bad start!… Wait, why did I say again?”

The commentator kept shouting.

There was a cheer from the audience.

Nango Torajiro looked at Kurogane Ikki who was wantonly exerting his will, and said with a smile: "Hahaha~ That little guy on the stage is pretty good, he has that guy's will. Kurono, you found a good seedling."

"He made it through his own efforts."

Chairman Shinguji Kurono did not take all the credit for herself. After all, Ikki Kurogane enrolled last year and she was not there yet.

Kurogane Ikki, who was originally not qualified for admission, obtained admission qualifications after defeating Oreki Yuri, but because of the intervention of the Kurogane family... no, Kurogane Ikki was not qualified in the first place, so he was forced to remain a grade.

Who would have thought.

The boy who has been oppressed will break out of his cocoon and become a butterfly at this moment today - when the world focuses on him, announcing his existence to the world.

But there are still hurdles to overcome.

If he doesn't break through that, there is no way that Ikki Kurogane will win.

The Thunder Sword and the Yin Iron kept colliding with each other. Although they were invisible objects, they made crisp sounds when they collided with the swords, and bright sparks burst out from time to time.

He was in a mess at the beginning, but he managed to stand firmly without knowing when.

Ikki Kurogane jumped up and down and attacked continuously, but he could not achieve any results and break through Zun Zun's defense area.

"Hello, hello... no way?"

"that is……!"

"impossible!"

There was a commotion from the audience.

Because in the battle circle, there was a circle of black marks around Zun Zun, which were the burn marks caused by the lightning he triggered.

Nango Torajiro's eyes slightly opened. They were not the cloudy eyes of an octogenarian as one might imagine, but rather the sharp eyes of a swordsman. The light in his pupils was clearer than that of anyone else present. He spoke slowly, as if in admiration.

"That's... round."

"Round?" X3
Saikyo Ningyin, the chairman and Toudou Daohua were all confused, but Nango Torajiro said nothing, as if he was lost in his memories.

On the battle circle.

"Sure enough, this is the limit of perfection."

Kurogane Ikki slightly distanced himself.

Following the natural course of things, everything is meticulous and perfect, without any trace of artificiality. This is undoubtedly a powerful technique, and the only thing that can perfectly carry this technique is the circle.

To be precise, it is spherical.

So how far is the perfect distance of Zun Zun? If it can cover the entire battle circle, wouldn't it be too beyond ordinary people? So...

"Seven steps! This is the scope of your domain, and also the limit of your control!"

Kurogane Ikki said with certainty.

wonderful.

If the occasion didn’t allow it, Zun Zun really wanted to slap him.

With a sword, Shura explored the limit of his own flawlessness. It can be said that he was reckless, but now Zun Zun wanted to say that he was very bold and willing to do so.

"So Ikki, what are you going to do? Can you break through my flawlessness? If it were another magic knight, they might be able to win using their abilities, but you, who only have swordsmanship, will never be able to do it."

yes……

Kurogane Ikki couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Stella can use fire, Kurogane Shizuku can use water, Toudou Touka can use electricity, and even Suin Nagi can use shadow to launch sneak attacks.

But Kurogane Ikki is the only one who knows only swordsmanship, and if he can't break through the flawless defense, then he has no chance of winning at all.

The donkey in Guizhou has run out of tricks.

During these three days, Ikki Kurogane has been thinking about how to become the strongest and undefeated person in the academy.

In fact, he already had an idea, and seemed to have grasped a certain thread vaguely, but time was too tight... No, it would be better to say that he was not aware enough and could not achieve that move.

Is this the end of it...?

Time passed by little by little, and a minute was about to pass. His brilliant performance was like the dazzling fireworks, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

He needs a sense of crisis and someone to give him a sense of pressure, so that he has the motivation to keep moving forward.

After noticing this. "Ikki."

Zun Zun suddenly spoke up and said, "I once said that I would show my true abilities. So let me show you what I have learned in the past month."

After saying that, he slowly opened his left hand.

A breeze gathered.

In his empty hands, something inexplicable seemed to be gathering. Although it was invisible, it made people feel palpitations.

Not only Kurogane Ikki himself, but even the people in the audience and on the podium, covered their chests. The stuffy feeling made it difficult for them to breathe, and their bodies involuntarily hunched over.

Boom, boom, boom...

There seemed to be a heartbeat echoing in my ears.

"This, what is this..."

"Why am I so flustered?"

"My heart is beating so fast!"

The noise became louder and louder.

Zun Zun continued to concentrate as if no one was around, and finally he clenched his left hand. There was clearly nothing there, but it seemed as if he was holding something.

"that is……"

"No way."

"Hey, hey, hey, is that kid the only one you can rely on?!"

There were three demons in the audience, and when they saw that, their expressions varied, but they all looked at a point where they didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Things that others cannot see are clearly seen by the three demons, and they are even familiar with them. Although their forms are different, they can guarantee that it is the same.

On the battle circle.

Zun Zun slowly said, "Yihui, do you know the demon?"

"Demon..."

Others may not know.

Born in the Kurotsuchi family, he knew it very well.

The so-called destiny in this world is actually related to magic power. The stronger the magic power, the stronger the destiny. This is the theorem of the world.

And the devil is someone who breaks free from the chains of fate and escapes his own destiny.

There are only three demons in the entire Liben.

They just happened to be in the audience.

"But how can a demon break his own destiny? How can he break something that is invisible and intangible? And my inherent spiritual equipment, as if responding to my doubts, condensed this invisible and intangible existence in front of me - the sword of destiny. Because it is condensed by my own destiny, I will call it that for the time being."

"The sword of destiny..."

Kurogane Ikki chewed it carefully.

"Unfortunately, no matter what method I use, I can't cut it off. Maybe I'm not qualified enough now. However, I have found a new use for it. ... Question, if your life is cut off, what will be the result? Undoubtedly, it will be death. But what if your life is not cut off? The result is of course the opponent's death, so I call this move--"

Zun Zun slowly raised the invisible sword in his hand.

warn!warn!
Ikki Kurogane's inner alarm bells were ringing.

Get out of the way!

Be sure to stay out of the way!

But... I can't escape! From the beginning, Kurogane Ikki felt that his soul (destiny) was locked, and he couldn't escape even if he fled to the ends of the earth.

Just as the invisible sword was raised high.

He seemed to hear the words of Zun Zun.

"Ikki, forget the fear and look ahead; move forward and never stop; retreat will only lead to aging, and cowardice will surely bring death!"

"——!?"

Kurogane Ikki was suddenly awakened.

Yes!

He had long known that Zun Zun was very strong, that he was inferior to ordinary people, and he knew all of this. But had Kurogane Ikki ever ignored those facts?
Do not!
He continued to fight.

He confronted this helpless fact and never retreated.

Because of this, he knew it very well.

What should I do at this time?

Since you are worse than others, you should focus more on it; if you are lacking, you should exploit it more.

——Come, ponder your own soul.

Sight, taste, hearing, touch, pain, smell – all are no longer needed!

One second!
Just one second is enough!
In this moment, even breathing is unnecessary.

Give it all up and gather all your remaining strength.

All the muscles, all the bone marrow, all the blood, all the cells, from all of this, my own strength, physical strength, magic power, potential, squeeze out everything I have -

The moment of crossing this limit!

"One sword Rakshasa!"

"I named this move... Who has a tougher life?"

The two of them crossed paths in an instant.

----

"Ningyin, did you see that?"

"Of course I saw it... Really, Brother Kurotetsu is a man beyond imagination. With just one sword, Shura exhausted his physical strength within one minute, and he couldn't defeat Zun Zun. He himself knew this very well. So instead of using one minute, he poured all his strength into that one sword."

With even more amazing concentration, he condensed his strongest second, allowing his physical strength to jump from dozens of times to hundreds of times, greatly increasing the speed and power of his sword swinging.

Not only that.

Ikki Kurogane also evolved between the realms of life and death.

Perhaps he had always been like this, unarmed and unloved, in endless despair, desperately believing in his own possibilities, constantly pondering himself. At this moment, his soul burst into a shining light.

"He looks exactly like that man."

Torajiro Nango looked at Ikki Kurogane's back as if he was looking at a familiar old friend.

However, the person standing opposite him was even more eye-catching.

Although there are very few demons.

But it is no joke that everyone below the devil is an ant.

Even if Zun Zun has not yet become a demon, he has already touched the threshold and is far from being someone that Kurogane Ikki, who has not seen the end of the road, can challenge.

A thick barrier has formed between the two of them.

The result is naturally——

Kurogane Ikki fell straight to the ground.

Stella closed her eyes slightly, Kurogane Jushizuku tried hard not to cry, Ayatsuji Ayase cheered, the student council members nodded continuously, and the expressions of others varied.

But at some point.

Snap, snap, snap...

As the applause for Arisuin Nagi continued, the audience began to clap vigorously as if they had just woken up from a dream, and the scene was filled with thunderous applause.

The commentator also shouted at this moment:
"The winner has been decided! From the Black Iron player using his trump card, the Zun Zun player finally won after a bad start! The final winner standing in the battle circle is the first-year Crimson Demon player Zun Zun!"

(End of this chapter)