A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

"I'll go as well."

Michiyo Urushihara stood up almost simultaneously.

"Leaving your future old... no, I mean, your classmate in the snow is not something a pretty girl should do."

Yukino Yukinoshita, who had been leaning against the pillar in silence, quietly picked up a flashlight that she had originally intended to use in an emergency.

"Since you've already discussed it, it makes no difference if there are more people."

Her voice remained cool and aloof, but her movements were faster than anyone else's.

Then Yukino walked to the door and glanced back at the two of them.

"But it's very dangerous outside right now, and visibility is extremely low. If you want to go out, the three of you must hold hands and absolutely cannot let go. Understand?"

"Hmm!" x2

Chapter 123 I Will Crush My Teammates

Meanwhile, on the other side of the forest, Chiba was caught in an extremely difficult life-or-death battle.

His opponent was a sword-wielding shield-wielding fighter.

The opponent's offensive was wide-ranging and extremely fierce, with no reservations. Every sword strike was aimed directly at vital points, expansive yet precise and deadly.

Damn it.

Qianyu dodged a horizontal slash by sidestepping, and then had to roll to the side to avoid the sweeping attack that followed.

This twin-tailed girl's swordsmanship was completely devoid of any fancy techniques; every move was the simplest of slashes, cuts, and thrusts.

But it is precisely this return to simplicity that makes her attacks incredibly difficult to deal with.

There were no flaws.

Or rather, she is a concept born for battle.

Moreover, this awful weather is extremely unfriendly to humans; temperatures below minus twenty degrees Celsius are causing Kazama Chiba's reaction speed and muscle control to continuously decline.

But Doupai was clearly unaffected, because she was not made of flesh and blood.

"Hey! Stop hiding! Fight back!"

Xiao Kefei was directing from the side.

Qianyu had no time to respond to it. She raised her hand and gathered lightning, which instantly solidified into an illusory lightning blade.

As the sword from the card-playing game slashed down again, he raised his blade to parry, and the two forces collided, unleashing a blinding flash of light.

Lightning and sword energy exploded simultaneously, forcing the two back several steps.

Qianyu's body was shaken and she staggered backward, her arms went numb and her tiger's mouth throbbed with pain.

Dou Pai's sword strikes were too powerful; each strike felt like it carried the weight of a mountain. His mortal body simply couldn't withstand the strain of a head-on collision.

What's even more troublesome is that snow sign that keeps floating to the side.

This guy is like a persistent support mage, never engaging in direct confrontation, but only launching sneak attacks at crucial moments when he's locked in a battle with Doupai.

Suddenly, an ice spike pierced through Qianyu's blind spot, and a biting wind whipped up shards of ice that pelted his face, each time perfectly disrupting his counterattack rhythm.

The two cards complemented each other perfectly, one being the main attack and the other the support, completely overwhelming Qianyu.

"Are you bothered?"

A fierce glint flashed in Qianyu's eyes as he flicked out a card.

"Wind! Swat that fly down!"

A fierce wind swept up, transforming into a tornado that roared towards the snow plaques. The force was as ferocious as a maddened beast, shattering the countless ice cones and sending the snow plaques flying dozens of meters away.

But this is just the beginning.

Seeing his companion suffer a setback, Doupai's fighting spirit only intensified.

She seemed to be completely enraged by Qianyu's resistance, and changed from holding the sword with one hand to holding it with both hands, assuming a very standard thrusting stance.

The snowboards that had been knocked to the ground by the wind quickly rose up and slapped the ice surface with both hands.

Doupai and Xuepai exchanged a glance, and a silent communication was completed between them.

The next second, two completely different killing intents locked onto Qianyu at the same time.

Instead of dividing tasks, they joined forces to launch a pincer attack.

Chiba observed cautiously.

The Fighting Shield came crashing down from the front, its sword light like a waterfall, while the Snow Shield flanked from the side, its icy blade condensing in the palm.

The two attacks formed a pincer movement, blocking all his escape routes.

That sword.

Qianyu's gaze was fixed on the weapon in Doupai's hand.

The Sword card is one of the most powerful cards in the Clow Card set, its sharpness capable of cutting through anything.

Although he could barely parry with his lightning blade, he definitely couldn't withstand many hits.

At this moment, an idea took shape in Qianyu's mind.

Instead of trying to block it, it's better to use someone else to do the dirty work.

He then deliberately slowed down, revealing a subtle but deadly opening in his dodge, creating a gap in his defense on the right side.

This flaw is imperceptible to ordinary people, but for a card player whose fighting instincts have been strengthened to the extreme, it is as conspicuous as a torch in the dark.

The sword of Doupai thrust unhesitatingly towards that weakness.

Snow Brand's ice blade also slashed down simultaneously.

The trajectories of the two attacks converged at Qianyu's body, creating a fatal pincer attack.

Just as the sharp blade was about to cut into flesh

Qianyu's figure dissipated like smoke blown away by the wind, turning into illusory specks of light.

The real body had already used the card-shifting technique to escape 0.3 seconds before the attack landed, leaving behind only a lifelike illusion.

Both Doupai and Xuepai were stunned.

Their attack pierced through the fake body without any resistance.

Then the sword and the ice struck the opponent simultaneously.

Snow Brand's icy blade grazed Fight Brand's arm, leaving a faint white frostbite. The damage was negligible and not even enough to affect Fight Brand's fighting ability.

But the swords in the card game are different; they are known as sword cards that can cut through anything.

The sword's edge slashed down, cutting straight down from the snow-covered figure's shoulder as easily as a hot knife through butter, cleaving the body formed from ice and snow in two.

The wound was as smooth as a mirror, with no blood flowing out, only blue and white magical light gushing out wildly from the crack.

For the first time, a look of astonishment appeared in Xuepai's eyes. She looked down at the long sword, seemingly unable to understand why it had been pierced through by her own people.

The next second, her body began to disintegrate.

It transformed into countless magical particles that dissolved in the wind.

"What happened? She's dead? Didn't the Clow Cards fall out?"

Qianyu appeared from ten meters away, staring at the spot where the snow tablet had disappeared, her brows furrowed.

"Relax, relax."

The little creature floating in the air waved its hand, looking completely unsurprised.

"The disappearance of the physical form of a Clow Card and its death are two different things; only the physical form disappears, the concept remains."

"As long as the magic of this world exists, the Snow Shield cannot truly die; it will just need a long time to reform its form."

"So she'll come back to life after a while?"

"Theoretically, that's true. However, before she reforms, you can simply tap her with the Sealing Staff to turn her back into a card. She can't resist now anyway."

Qianyu breathed a sigh of relief.

That's good news.

Although Snow Brand has temporarily turned into a pile of scattered particles, as long as the concept remains, it means he can still subdue her.

And now it's gone from one-on-two to one-on-one, so the advantage is on my side.

However, just as Qianyu was about to perform the sealing, a cold light came from the side.

Without a moment's mourning for their fallen comrade, Doupai launched another attack.

It was as if the person she had just killed was not an ally in battle, but merely a nuisance of ice.

"Doesn't this thing have any feelings?"

Qianyu instinctively took a step back to avoid the attack.

"That's how card games are set up."

Xiao Ke's tone was very calm.

"She's purely a combat concept; she has no other emotions besides fighting. You expect her to cry for Snow Brand? You'd be better off hoping for a stone to bloom."

This is card fighting.

Born to fight, and will stop at nothing to win.

Her teammates' lives or deaths were of no concern to her; as long as the enemy in front of her had not fallen, her sword would not stop.

Chapter 124 A Sword Severing the Sky

As the snow tablet completely dissipated, the blizzard created by her magic also vanished without a trace.

The haze in the sky dissipated, revealing a corner of the sky that was so pale it was almost blinding.

But this did not make the situation any easier.

On the contrary, having lost his only teammate, Toupai completely lost patience and decided to stop playing house with Chiyu.