The shuttle in the second dimension

　As the gunshot rang out, a forest suddenly appeared on the field, and Kirihara Shizuya's figure disappeared in the forest, making it impossible to detect.

　[Hunter's Forest] is Shizuya Kirihara's unique sword-cutting skill. He uses his magic to create a forest, allowing him to hunt invisible enemies within it while remaining invisible. Shizuya Kirihara relied on this sword-cutting skill to achieve numerous victories.

　However, from the beginning of the match until Kirihara Shizuya disappeared, Lin Xuan could have easily defeated him directly, but considering that doing so would be considered despicable and would affect his reputation, Lin Xuan finally gave up the idea. However, out of confidence in his own strength, Lin Xuan allowed Kirihara Shizuya to use [Hunter's Forest].

　"I have to say, this invisibility does have some advantages. Ordinary swordsmen can't find his location at all. They can only judge his location through the arrows he shoots or the noises he makes when he moves." Just as Lin Xuan was muttering to himself about [Hunter's Forest], a bright yellow (hx) magic arrow shot towards Lin Xuan's backup.

　However, Lin Xuan seemed to have a pair of eyes on his back. When the arrow made of magic was about to hit him, he slightly turned his body and narrowly avoided the arrow.

　Afterwards, it seemed as if Lin Xuan had predicted the arrows shot by Kirihara Shizuya in advance. Every time when the arrows were about to hit him, Lin Xuan narrowly avoided them.

　If you are an outsider, you will feel that Lin Xuan's dodging is very difficult, as if he will be hit if he is not careful, but in the eyes of those insiders, you can feel how powerful Lin Xuan is.

　Feeling the presence of the arrow in advance and making minute adjustments to the body so that the arrow is about to hit the target but always misses it by a very small margin requires not only extremely strong control over the body but also extremely strong perception.

　"Such a slow arrow, it can't hit me~~~~Kirihara Shizuya~~~" Lin Xuan sneered while easily avoiding the arrow shot by Kirihara Shizuya.

　Lin Xuan's words undoubtedly annoyed Kirihara Shizuya, and his angry voice could be heard in the forest.

　"Since you want to die so badly, I will grant your wish!!"

Chapter 129

　"Since you want to die so badly, I will grant your wish!!"

　Lin Xuan's sarcasm undoubtedly made Kirihara Shizuya furious, but although he was very angry, Kirihara Shizuya remained calm, continued to wander in the forest, and kept shooting arrows from the blind spot of Lin Xuan's sight.

　Because of Lin Xuan's sarcastic words, Kirihara Shizuya increased the frequency of his archery. However, this did not make any difference to Lin Xuan. It just made him dodge more frequently.

　Seeing Lin Xuan dodging the arrows he shot with ease, the anger in Kirihara Shizuya's heart burned even more fiercely, and he couldn't help but speak out.

　"What!? Are you just trying to dodge? Where did that arrogant look from before go?!"

　Lin Xuan did not refute Kirihara Shizuya's words which were full of sarcasm. After all, it was meaningless. Instead of refuting him verbally, it would be better to slap him in the face with actions.

　"What? Are you saying I was right and you're too embarrassed to argue?!"

　Seeing that Lin Xuan did not refute him, Kirihara Shizuya became even more arrogant. He felt that Lin Xuan was hurt by what he said.

　In the audience, seeing Kirihara Shizuya constantly mocking Lin Xuan, Stella, who had a hot temper, couldn't stand it anymore. Although because of what happened yesterday, Stella felt a little unfamiliar with Lin Xuan and didn't know how to face him, this did not change her feelings for him. How could she bear to see Lin Xuan being mocked like this?

　"Lin Xuan, at least give a rebuttal. Wouldn't that only make that guy more arrogant?"

　Compared to the hot-tempered Stella, Shizuku seemed very calm.

　"I think he is too lazy to argue with that guy because he prefers to do things with his hands rather than talk." Zhu Shizuku said lightly, looking coldly at the small (hx) forest on the competition field.

　As Shushiku expected, after Kirihara Shizuya mocked Lin Xuan again, Lin Xuan finally took action.

　In an instant, Lin Xuan disappeared from the sight of the audience and Kirihara Shizuya.

　But before Kirihara Shizuya started looking for Lin Xuan, Lin Xuan appeared in front of him.

　"From the very beginning, the arrow you shot revealed your position to me."

　As Lin Xuan's whispers rang in his ears, Kirihara Shizuya suddenly felt the tremendous power coming from the [Oborozuki] in his hand.

　Clang! ! !

　With a crisp crash, the figure of Shizuya Kirihara that had disappeared reappeared, but as soon as he appeared, he was severely knocked away by Lin Xuan's slash.

　After knocking out a path of more than ten meters in the deep forest, Kirihara Shizuya finally stopped. However, he was no longer as calm as before and looked very embarrassed.

　"Oh oh oh!!! When contestant Lin Xuan doesn't move, it's fine, but when he moves, it's amazing!! He knocks contestant Kirihara away in an instant. Could it be that he was using the arrows shot by fellow contestants to push Kirihara away? It's really amazing!!" Lin Xuan's actions were immediately explained by the classmates at the broadcast station.

　"Tsk - it's just a coincidence!!" Climbing up from the ground in a mess, Kirihara Shizuya stared at Lin Xuan with a ferocious face, as if he wanted to tear Lin Xuan into pieces.

　"Just wait, it will be your turn to wail soon." Having said that, Kirihara Shizuya disappeared again.

　"Aren't you giving up? Then the next attack won't be so pleasant~~~~" Lin Xuan murmured as he looked at the place where Kirihara Shizuya disappeared.

　What is player Shizuya Kirihara, who has already disappeared, doing at this time?

　He was enduring the severe pain in his body and kept a certain distance from Lin Xuan. He was afraid that if he got too close, Lin Xuan would find his position again like before.

　Kirihara, who was afraid of pain, should have admitted defeat after suffering the blow just now. Although it was embarrassing to lose to a junior, he had defeated Stella Familion, the top freshman A (hx) level, after all, so it wouldn't be too embarrassing.

　But Lin Xuan's indifferent look and what he said in the mall made Tong Yuan hate Lin Xuan as a person. So, even though he felt severe pain in his body, he did not give up the game, but gritted his teeth and persisted, because he wanted Lin Xuan to pay the price for insulting him and ignoring him.

　"Hmph! You can dodge the visible arrows, but I want to see how you dodge the invisible ones! ! Starting with your right hand holding the knife!" With a cold smile in his heart, Kirihara Shizuya once again pulled the bowstring of [Oboro Moon]. When he released the bowstring, the bright yellow (hx) magic arrow that should have appeared did not appear. This was not because there was any problem with Kirihara Shizuya's attack, but because he had made the arrow invisible.

　The invisible arrow instantly crossed the distance between Kirihara Shizuya and Lin Xuan and came behind Lin Xuan. When the invisible arrow was about to pierce through Lin Xuan's right forearm holding the knife, Lin Xuan's right hand moved, and Lin Xuan waved the [Destroy] in his hand to directly smash the invisible arrow into pieces.

　"The invisible arrow? It looks so much like that one~~~~" When splitting the invisible arrow, Lin Xuan remembered the archer who made him lose both legs. Thinking of this, Lin Xuan couldn't help but feel some negative emotions in his heart.

　Just when Lin Xuan was feeling negative emotions, Kirihara Shizuya shot a few more invisible arrows, but Lin Xuan dodged them easily.

　'How is this possible?! How could he dodge it?!' After seeing Lin Xuan dodge the invisible arrows he shot one after another, Kirihara Shizuya's heart began to waver. He wondered if he should give in.

　But just as he had this thought, he felt a pair of malicious eyes staring at him.

　'No, no, no, he couldn't have discovered me!? ' Feeling Lin Xuan's malicious gaze, a fear rose in Kirihara Shizuya's heart.

　However, in the next second, Kirihara Shizuya, who was still wondering whether Lin Xuan had discovered him, discovered that Lin Xuan had really discovered him, because he was walking towards him with a "kind" smile.

　"I--"

Chapter 130: First Victory

　I have been taking care of my grandma at home these days. She has been lying in bed for more than a year and can no longer walk. She needs someone to watch over her. So please forgive me for the slow update these days.

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　"I--" Looking at Lin Xuan who was looking at him, an emotion called fear was spreading in Kirihara Shizuya's heart.

　At the same time, he was thinking over and over again in his mind where he had been exposed. Logically speaking, his location should not have been discovered.

　Indeed, as Kirihara said, his ability to hide is indeed very strong. If Lin Xuan relies solely on his own perception, he may not be able to find him. But even if he hides his figure, it cannot change the fact that he still exists on this field. Therefore, Lin Xuan only needs to control the wind on the field, and he can clearly know where Kirihara Shizuya is.

　Controlling the wind on the field is a very common thing for Lin Xuan, who possesses the power of [the origin above all things].

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　When Shizuya Kirihara started shooting invisible arrows, the classmate who was broadcasting outside the field said in confusion.

　"Eh!? What is Lin Xuan doing? Kirihara clearly didn't shoot any arrows. What is he avoiding?"

　"Wait, those newly appeared potholes around contestant Lin Xuan seem to be the same as those hit by contestant Kirihara's magic arrows! Could it be that--" At this point, the voice of the student in charge of the broadcast commentary suddenly rose.

　"—Contestant Kirihara can even hide the arrows!? This is too unfair! Invisible enemies plus invisible attacks, I can't believe that in just one year, Contestant Kirihara has made such great progress. But Contestant Lin Xuan is also very impressive! Even if he couldn't see those arrows, he still dodged them. How did he do that?!"

　The words of the student in charge of the broadcast undoubtedly caused a heated discussion in the audience, but then the words of the student in charge of the broadcast once again attracted the audience's attention.

　"Hey hey hey!! What is Lin Xuan doing? He actually put away his inherent spiritual equipment. What is he doing? Is he admitting defeat? That shouldn't be the case? Wait!! Lin Xuan is making a move. Does he want to defeat Kirihara-san with his bare hands?!"

　Turning the screen back to Lin Xuan, just like the classmate who was broadcasting, after Lin Xuan cast a malicious look at Shizuya Kirihara, he put away his inherent spiritual equipment [Destruction], and at the same time, he took a step towards Shizuya Kirihara.

　On the other side, the fear that Kirihara Shizuya originally felt about being discovered by Lin Xuan instantly turned into anger after he found that Lin Xuan had put away his inherent spiritual equipment.

　What the hell is this!? Does he think he doesn't even need his own spiritual gear to deal with me?! There's a limit to arrogance!

　But just as Kirihara Shizuya was thinking this, Lin Xuan began to speed up.

　boom--

　As the ground beneath his feet cracked, his figure disappeared in front of Shizuya Kirihara.

　"So fast!?" When seeing Lin Xuan's figure disappear from his sight, Kirihara Shizuya whispered in horror. While Kirihara Shizuya was horrified, Lin Xuan had already arrived in front of him.

　"What--Oh!?" Kirihara Shizuya was shocked at Lin Xuan who suddenly appeared in front of him again, but before he could express his shock properly, Lin Xuan punched him in the abdomen. In an instant, he couldn't say anything because the severe pain from his abdomen had overwhelmed his consciousness, making him unable to speak at all.

　"Are you comfortable, Senior Kirihara?" While whispering in Kirihara's ear, Lin Xuan changed his fist into a claw, grabbed the front of Kirihara's shirt, and pulled him towards himself. At the same time, Lin Xuan slightly turned his body to let Kirihara Shizuya pass by him.

　At this moment, Lin Xuan's left leg suddenly exerted force, turning into a residual shadow, and was swept away by Kirihara Shizuya's back.

　Of course, Shizuya Kirihara, who was completely immersed in pain, could not avoid Lin Xuan's kick. The moment Lin Xuan's left leg, which had turned into a residual shadow, touched Shizuya Kirihara's back, Shizuya Kirihara's body was kicked out by Lin Xuan like a football.

　boom--

　Accompanied by a loud bang, Kirihara Shizuya's body came into close contact with the ground.

　"This punch and kick really gave me a good feeling~~~" Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows and said as he fell from the air...

　"If I wasn't afraid that his body couldn't take it, I would really like to hit him a few more times." Lin Xuan said with a little regret.

　The fact is just as Lin Xuan said. If he was not worried that Kirihara Shizuya's fragile body could not bear it, Lin Xuan really wanted to hit him a few more times.

　As for Kirihara Shizuya, he really couldn't help himself. When Lin Xuan's first punch hit his stomach, he was overwhelmed by the pain. Before Lin Xuan could even pull his leg back, he had already fainted. After Lin Xuan's leg came down, there was a sound of cracking bones in Kirihara Shizuya's body. Finally, when he fell into the ground and created a large crater, he was seriously injured. Fortunately, the forest he created earlier lost its magical support and dissipated due to his fainting. Otherwise, if he continued to crash into those trees, his injuries would be even more serious.

　After the figures of Lin Xuan and Kirihara Shizuya disappeared from the deep forest, the student broadcasting the video excitedly shouted, "Ohhhhh!!! Lin Xuan defeated Kirihara in a lightning-fast manner. This match is won by Lin Xuan!!!"

　After learning the results of the game, the audience in the stands were somewhat excited and some lamented. However, as good friends of Lin Xuan, Stella and the others were undoubtedly particularly happy.

　"Lin Xuan's last two blows were really satisfying!" Stella seemed very satisfied with the way Lin Xuan finally resolved the fight. As she spoke, she waved her fists, as if she was the one who had knocked Kirihara unconscious.

　"Although I really want to reprimand him for his dangerous move of putting away his inherent spiritual equipment at the last moment, I have to admit that what he did was really satisfying." Looking at Lin Xuan who was unharmed on the field, Zhu Shizuo said lightly, but there was a joy in that lightness that everyone could hear.

　In a corner of the audience, Shinguji Kurono and Nishimiya Ningyin were discussing Lin Xuan's battle.

　"Wow, he actually put away his inherent spiritual equipment at the last moment. This guy is really brave~~~ or he is really confident in his own strength~~~~" Xigong Ningyin said, squinting at Lin Xuan on the field.

　"That kind of confidence is not something that ordinary people can have~~~~" Shinguji Kurono squinted his eyes and murmured as he looked at Lin Xuan's back.

Chapter 131: Deep Sea Witch vs. Raikiri

　After winning the first match, Lin Xuan easily won 15 matches in the next selection.

　During this time, in addition to attending classes and competitions, Lin Xuan also helped a girl named Ayase Ayase, helping her reclaim her dojo that had been stolen from her family. Because he still had some memory of this girl, when the girl asked him for help, Lin Xuan helped her.

　The one who took away the dojo from the girl's family was actually a student from another magic knight academy, Tanlang Academy - Kurashiki Kurato.

　Lin Xuan had a vague impression of this man; he was a very quick-witted person. With his exceptional reaction speed, he was able to display considerable strength even without any special sword skills, though he was defeated after Lin Xuan took it seriously.

　That incident was just a ripple in Lin Xuan's ordinary life at that stage, and it did not cause any changes.

　By the way, besides that incident, Lin Xuan also did a few good things to "help" his friends, namely helping Kurogane Ikki strengthen his strength anonymously. Because of Lin Xuan's anonymous help, Kurogane Ikki's strength has become much stronger, although it is still a little short of what Lin Xuan wants (details will be discussed later).

　Getting back to the topic, what Lin Xuan cares about most now is the upcoming selection battle, [Deep Sea Witch] Kurogane Jushizuku vs. [Raikiri] Toudou Touka.