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Chapter 525 The Tide Never Returns: Shield and Sword Cooperation
As the battle commenced.

I only glanced at their positions.

Fang Yi then roughly guessed the two men's tactics.

The two did not choose to launch an attack together from the same side as last time.

Instead, it separates the two sides, cleverly placing itself at the boundary of the maximum angle visible to the average person.

It is attempting to attack itself.

Clearly, the two learned from their previous experience of covering each other as they advanced.

However, the 'experience' was resolved along with [Frosty Wind].

[Choose a card to gain vision, and combine it with the 'bind' applied by Woyin.]

Are they using each other as bait to force me into a choice between two options?

They must have a trump card.

Think so.

And thanks to the extremely wide field of view provided by the [Eye of Vision].

The man who witnessed the two men raising their shields and drawing their swords.

He deliberately tilted his head too far to the side.

They took the action of observation.

He slowed down the motion of gripping the hilt and drawing the sword.

[A 'tactic' that, while correct, lacks originality and is ineffective against me.]

[But it can be considered a manifestation of mutual trust, so let's 'cooperate' with them for now, and then...]

The man drew his sword at the same time.

It also diverted some of its spiritual power.

He recalled the feeling of activating the [Mental Manipulation] technique, which he had not yet mastered.

【Silk Binding】

I sensed the threads woven from spiritual energy wrapping around the blade.

It comes from giving back.

As long as it's not too far away, you can use your mental power.

The feeling of transforming this long sword into a puppet that can be controlled like an arm.

A wicked smile crept across the man's lips.

[Let's try out some new tricks and do some fishing while we're at it.]
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But that was until the last syllable the man uttered.

And he deliberately made a gesture of touching the knife.

The posture of waiting to be pulled out.

This officially sounded the clarion call for the start of this unfair battle.

The cunning two were preparing to launch an attack from opposite sides of the training field.

This reveals a pre-emptive opportunity.

After setting a 'trap' to trick the two of them.

But the man was surprised to discover something.

The other party did not fall into his 'trap'.
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An old man positioned directly in the man's line of sight.

All he did was hold up the shield in his hand, which was as smooth as a mirror and about half a person's height.

It slammed into the ground like a drumbeat.

At the same time, he pulled out a bottle of potion that emitted a faint green light from his waist.

With a "crack!" it was suddenly crushed and poured onto the shield.

Just as Fang Yi looked at the gradually expanding shield in front of the old man, preparing to observe what changes would occur.

Meanwhile, Wo Yin calmly gripped the silver longsword that was floating in the air.

He looked at Fang Yi and calmly added a sentence.

"You seem to be stronger than before, and you have touched something called [Elements]."

"Therefore, the restrictions on you will be much greater when you exercise today."

【Element Manifestation & Restraint】

[Tranquil Plains]
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Wo Yin slashed forward with his silver longsword, then flicked it upward.

A dazzling silver cross appeared out of thin air in front of him.

As Wo Yin's blond hair was suddenly lifted as if 'eaten' by a gust of wind, his extremely broad and masculine forehead was revealed.

It stretched as far as the eye could see, but was completely empty.

The gray plains, which evoked a sense of loneliness, once again appeared before everyone's eyes.

It cast a gray filter over everyone.

While removing color.

It originally covered the entire site.

A 'binding' that puts resistance on everyone.

They grew wildly, like grass seeds that had fallen into the soil and received nutrients.

It brought an unprecedented stickiness to everyone.
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Sensing the incredible resistance emanating from the air, as if it were threads binding their limbs.

And the two people who were basically unrestrained.

Fang Yi's smile grew even wider.

"Oh, that's interesting."

"Is this the 'advantageous location' you've been looking for?"

【Turn into Iron】

Something called 'Jing' is attached to the man's body.

Like pushing a syringe for intramuscular injection to the end, the process of injecting into the muscle is completed.

A crisp sound, like steel colliding with a sharp weapon and then being cut, rang out from the man's body.

"Zheng! Zheng! Zheng!"

The man, who had regained his freedom and was basically free from the influence of 'shackles', then flashed two rows of white teeth at the old man.

"But you should have realized long ago that this is useless!"

"If you have any interesting methods, use them quickly. You should have some, right?"
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The old man did not answer.

They simply slammed down the shield again.

"Boom!"

"Click"

A slightly strange muffled sound echoed in the air.

Several sharp cracking sounds of shattering glass rang out.

The next moment, Fang Yi, who possessed the [Spiritual Source Return to the Edge], sensed an interesting reality.

The magic that was previously erratic and unusually active in the training ground.

It was as if it had been drawn in by a black hole.

They surged uncontrollably toward the shield in the old man's hand.

It then quickly transformed into something attached to the mirror surface, its appearance quite ferocious.

Yet, the faint, dark green ice crystals are captivating and draw the eye.

At the same time, the gray plain that enveloped everyone expanded and strengthened once again, transforming directly into a barrier that isolated the intrusion of magic.

This completely eliminated the man's intention to use [Spiritual Source Return] to start with zero frames and then unleash [Frost Wind] to instantly kill the two.

A sense of approval rose in Fang Yi's heart.

[Oh, it sensed that my [Frost Wind] could take effect so quickly, perhaps by borrowing the secrets of magic in the air?]

[That's good, if the requirement for winning is for my legs to touch the ring of fire.]

So, if they can ban my skills and dash close to me, they've basically won half the battle.

The senses are growing increasingly thin.

This causes the power of [Spiritual Source Returns to the Edge] to decrease rapidly, and [Frost Wind] to become unusable.

After concluding that the benefits of the Star Calamity equipment seemed to extend beyond this, I realized that...

Fang Yi no longer dared to be arrogant.

He simply extended his left hand.

He gripped the long sword.

He is now a 'disabled person' who can only fail if he touches the ring of fire with one hand and both legs.

We still need to be cautious.
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The man gripping the long sword took a deep breath.

With a simple flick of the wrist, followed by a twist.

He possesses the ability to unleash his physical power through countless enhancements.

Just for a moment.

The man then executed four strikes with remarkable skill: a horizontal slash, a vertical chop, an upward hook, and a downward thrust.

Looking at the blade energy that slashed out almost simultaneously in front of him, leaving him no way to dodge.

Fang Yi, however, did not feel satisfied.

[It's not over yet! This isn't enough.]

I haven't yet fully unleashed the potential of this strengthened body.

Zero-time-difference calculus

As his spiritual power reignited.

It gave the man the illusion that his cerebral cortex was being burned.

At the same time, the control over energy and the body has been greatly enhanced.

A man's perspective is the trajectory of all things in motion.

And the established facts that would be achieved later were all revealed to the man.

And until then.

The man then caught a glimpse of something not far away.

That young swordsman who had always been rather unremarkable.
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After Corey used Woyin to create a grand spectacle to attract men's attention.

Vaughn quickly downed a bottle of medicine.

With trembling hands, he forcefully gripped the semi-transparent hilt of the sword.

After observing Fang Yi wielding his longsword and unleashing a burst of sword energy.

The swordsman lightly tapped his feet.

After simply assuming the posture for exerting force.

It approached the man silently, like an ordinary wisp of 'air,' about to reveal its fangs.

Oh, so they're letting the weakest person decide the outcome of the battle?

[That's a truly unexpected and daring tactic.]

Looking at the shield, which seemed to possess a strange allure.

After realizing that this was a skill similar to [Taunt].

Fang Yi instantly understood the two men's tactics.

[They attracted my attention and tricked me into making a move.]

[This allows them to capitalize on the gaps in my attack and my 'post-attack' animation, delivering a fatal blow.]

Based on my performance yesterday, you should have succeeded, but...

Looking at the long sword in his hand, its momentum still undiminished.

Knowing that with only one hand and virtually no movement of the legs, they are essentially limited to being a 'fixed target'.

I am basically unable to cope with this surprise attack.

After seemingly falling into a 'desperate situation'.

The man, however, revealed an extremely confident smile.

(End of this chapter)