The shuttle in the second dimension

　"I've heard Coach Muruodu's evaluation of Lin Xuan, and after watching his first two matches, I can see he's very capable. However, the strength of the first Lin Xuan that Sarah drew didn't match his previous performances. The strength displayed in this second one is consistent with the strength he showed in the previous two matches. So, perhaps the first Lin Xuan was just a rough draft Sarah drew to buy time before she could finish the real work." There were other things Yaotome didn't say. The unrestrained, unbridled sword energy still made Yaotome feel a chill on her neck. She could never forget that sword energy that seemed to pierce the soul. That was not a realm that normal people could enter, but a realm only monsters could enter.

　"I didn't expect Lin Xuan's strength to be displayed in this way. With such powerful strength, Lin Xuan really has a hidden talent!"

　While the announcer was trying to liven up the atmosphere, Ikki Kurogane was struggling to hold on. He now had dozens of knife wounds on his body, not to mention the various injuries inside his body. On the other hand, Lin Xuan didn't even have any injuries on his body, and even his clothes didn't show any signs of being damaged.

　Such a huge gap made the audience feel sympathy for Ikki, but the embarrassed Kurogane Ikki did not panic at all. Not only that, he even showed a smug smile.

　"I have seen through the true nature of your work!!"

Chapter 178 Defeat

　"I have seen through the true nature of your work!!"

　Kurogane Ikki's extremely embarrassed appearance made his proud declaration questioned, and the one who least believed Kurogane Ikki's words was Sarah.

　"It is true that [Fantasy Caricature] cannot draw a real person, but the strength he displayed is the same as the real person I witnessed, or are you questioning my observation ability and thinking that my observation is not enough to fully express Lin Xuan's swordsmanship?" As the operator of [Fantasy Caricature], Sarah knew best that the works she drew had the same ability as the prototype she observed, so she did not believe Kurogane Ikki's seemingly bluffing remarks at all.

　"I don't know how strong Lin Xuan is really, but the Lin Xuan you drew is indeed very powerful. But after fighting, I discovered the truth behind that false strength. The apple in the painting, no matter how fresh it is, does not contain a drop of juice. Your fantasy is just a fake of this degree." Pointing at Sarah with the tip of the knife, Kurogane Ikki said firmly.

　Kurogane Ikki's confident declaration not only touched the hearts of those who doubted him, but even Sarah was somewhat skeptical. However, after thinking about it, Sarah still felt that he was just showing off.

　"You can't question my fantasy!!"

　As if responding to Sarah's cry, 'Lin Xuan' continued to attack Kurogane Ikki.

　That divine power that shrunk the ground to an inch allowed Lin Xuan to instantly cross the distance between him and Kurogane Ikki, appearing in front of him and slashing with his sword.

　Although the previous fight made Kurogane Ikki very embarrassed, for him who had already stepped into the realm of demons, it was also a kind of training that accelerated his strength. However, the gap in strength still made Kurogane Ikki defeated. However, compared to the previous knockback, he can now barely take on Lin Xuan's sword.

　After barely blocking Lin Xuan's sword, Kurogane Ikki lost his balance and fell forward.

　Even if it was just a fantasy, Lin Xuan knew that it was a flaw exposed by Kurogane Ikki. The knife in his hand quickly slashed towards his shoulder, as if to cut off Kurogane Ikki's right hand holding the knife.

　Seeing this scene, Sarah was sure that her victory was coming, but——

　Kurogane Ikki's body, which was originally leaning forward, suddenly moved sideways, quickly dodged Lin Xuan's knife, and swung the knife in his hand, slashing towards Lin Xuan with all his strength.

　At the critical moment, 'Lin Xuan' took a step back and avoided Kurogane Ikki's slash, but a big hole appeared on his chest clothes, exposing the strong muscles behind his clothes.

　"Oh oh oh!!! Although it hasn't really hurt Lin Xuan drawn by Sarah, this is the first successful counterattack by Kurogane. Could it be that as Kurogane said, he has seen through the essence of Sarah's work!?" The announcer's words undoubtedly wavered some viewers who were skeptical of Kurogane Ikki, while others thought it was just a fluke.

　But when Ikki Kurogane launched his second counterattack, they no longer thought it was a fluke.

　Ikki Kurogane revealed a flaw again, which attracted Lin Xuan's attack, but when the attack was about to fall on him, he seemed to have anticipated Lin Xuan's attack. He easily and naturally avoided the attack at the last moment, and counterattacked again, leaving a faint knife mark on Lin Xuan's face (hx).

　The first time could be explained as luck, but this second counterattack clearly told everyone present that Ikki Kurogane's counterattack had begun.

　Afterwards, Kurogane Ikki used the same trick again, constantly revealing his flaws to lure Lin Xuan to attack, and at the last moment he dodged the attack as if he had predicted it, and counterattacked.

　Although it did not cause any significant damage to Lin Xuan in a short period of time, it also made Lin Xuan look embarrassed.

　"How could this happen?" Sarah blinked and looked at Ikki Kurogane in confusion as he kept counterattacking Lin Xuan. He had been suppressed by Lin Xuan before, but now he was able to fight back.

　"Student Sarah, perhaps you have strong observation skills, but what you can observe is only the external things. Can you observe the internal thoughts? No, so, the 'Lin Xuan' you drew may have Lin Xuan's physical strength and swordsmanship, but it does not have Lin Xuan's level of exerting physical strength and swordsmanship to the extreme. The 'Lin Xuan' you drew is just a fantasy pursuing immediate victory, not a real person, so as long as there is a little flaw in me, 'Lin Xuan' will launch an attack for the victory in front of him. At this time, I just need to think in advance, predict his attack and defend well!!" As he said, Kurogane Ikki rushed towards Lin Xuan again.

　It was still a flaw that Lin Xuan could not ignore, and he still dodged with foresight, but the counterattack had changed. The blue flame ignited from Kurogane Ikki's body made Kurogane Ikki's speed increase to another level.

　The next moment, the two passed each other.

　At this time, the entire venue was silent and they were waiting for the final result.

　call--

　A breeze gently blew across Lin Xuan's body, but this breeze was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing Lin Xuan's body to break apart and turn into pieces of paper that fluttered in the wind.

　"Hey, hey, hey!! Is this true? The Iron player reversed their previous disadvantage with a single strike and killed the Lin Xuan player drawn by Sarah!!! This is incredible!!"

　And what was Ikki Kurogane doing while the announcer was shouting? He was using all his strength to rush towards Sarah at top speed. Although he had defeated the character Sarah had drawn, and although he had previously said that Sarah's drawing of the Bladebreaker had a fatal flaw, it had to be said that Sarah's ability was a terrifying ability, and she absolutely could not give the opponent any time.

　In the audience, Lin Xuan shook his head helplessly as he watched Ikki Kurogane rushing towards Sarah at full speed. "What a pity! I still want to see Sarah's passionate work. Now it seems that Ikki Kurogane in the [One Sword Shura] state will definitely not give Sarah any time to paint. This game is over." After saying that, Lin Xuan greeted Wu Zi beside him, left the audience, and walked towards the waiting room prepared for the players. As he stood up, the announcer announced Ikki Kurogane's victory.

　"Tomorrow, after meeting my prototype, can you still turn defeat into victory like you did today, Ikki?"

Chapter 179: [Raikiri] Defeat

　I'm really sorry for not updating in the past two days due to some personal reasons.

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　The fourth game of the third round is also the last game in Zone D.

　The signal to start the game had already sounded (hx), but the two players on the field seemed to have made an appointment and neither of them made any movement.

　Looking at Dao Hua with a determined face in front of him, Lin Xuan pursed his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, Lin Xuan gave up what he wanted to say and sighed.

　"Let's start. Let me see how much you have improved recently, Daohua." As he said that, Lin Xuan walked towards Daohua step by step.

　call--

　The boiling magic power in Lin Xuan's body stirred up the air around him, forming turbulent airflows that tried to disperse in all directions. At the same time, wisps of dark, smoke-like existence emanated from [Destruction] and swirled around Lin Xuan's body.

　"Oh oh oh!? What is that? Is it contestant Lin Xuan's ability? This is the first time that contestant Lin Xuan has used his ability since the competition. Even the Lin Xuan drawn by contestant Sarah before didn't seem to use the ability of spiritual equipment. I'm really looking forward to contestant Lin Xuan's spiritual equipment ability!" Looking at Lin Xuan in the "black fog", the announcer shouted excitedly.

　The audience who were interested in Lin Xuan's abilities also cast curious glances at him.

　On the field

　Looking at Lin Xuan who seemed to be in the dark smoke, Dao Hua also drew out his spiritual outfit [Ming Shen].

　"I know that I am still very weak in front of you, but even so, I don't want to give up. I said that even if it costs my life, I will pull you out of the darkness." Golden electric light began to bloom, and the thin arcs of electricity began to jump on Dao Hua's body. At the same time, Dao Hua disappeared.

　Lin Xuan's calm eyes didn't show even the slightest ripple at the disappearance of Dao Hua, as if everything was within his expectations. He turned slightly to the side and swung the [Slash] in his hand.

　Clang——

　The sound of the blades colliding with each other spread in the air, and following the sound of the collision, there was a sound like hundreds of birds singing together.

　Golden lightning continued to burst out from [Ming Shen], and in a moment it turned into a pool of thunder. It looked as if it was going to drown Lin Xuan in this golden pool of thunder.

　Looking at the thunder pool before him that threatened to drown him, Lin Xuan's expression remained unchanged. He exerted force with his left hand and used [Destroy] to sweep away Dao Hua's [Ming Shen]. At the same time, [Destroy] continuously emanated a dark destructive force from his body, like a fierce ghost that had escaped from its trap, wreaking havoc around Lin Xuan. When those 'fierce ghosts' disappeared, the thunder pool that had originally shone with a dazzling light was instantly wiped out, as if it had never appeared. "Not enough, Dao Hua."

　"I know." Dao Hua responded and launched another attack.

　The golden electric arc jumped on Dao Hua's body again, and then a magnetic field appeared between her and Lin Xuan. After Dao Hua stepped into the magnetic field, she appeared behind Lin Xuan.

　puff! !

　Torn holes appeared on Dao Hua's originally neat and clean school uniform, and even on Dao Hua's fair skin, there were torn wounds, and scarlet blood spurted out of the wounds. But it was not Lin Xuan who caused all this, but Dao Hua herself.

　"You are playing with your own body, Daohua." Lin Xuan wiped the one or two drops of blood from his face with the back of his hand, frowned, and said in a reproachful tone.

　"Are you using your body as a bullet to fire the electromagnetic cannon? You should know that with such intense acceleration, an unprepared body would collapse from the pressure."

　"I told you, even if it means risking my life, I will bring you back." Dao Hua didn't show any pain from her injuries, her expression remaining resolute. As she spoke, a magnetic field once again formed between her and Lin Xuan.

　"Tsk!" Lin Xuan frowned, watching the desperate Dao Hua before him. He realized he had underestimated her. He hadn't expected Dao Hua to be so disregarding of her own health in order to defeat him and allow him to emerge from the darkness like Alice. He also understood Dao Hua's desire not to sink into darkness, so Lin Xuan didn't want to discourage her. But he would never allow Dao Hua to disregard her own health like this.

　Daohua had mentioned this unique skill, [Takemuro Thunder God], to him earlier. It was a skill she was still conceiving of, yet hadn't yet fully mastered. It used the principle of an electromagnetic cannon, using the user as a bullet. While this move undoubtedly granted the user terrifying linear speed and penetrating power, it also inflicted immense damage. After all, not everyone could withstand such terrifying acceleration. Daohua's injuries were caused by her inability to withstand such terrifying acceleration.

　In addition, this move has a weakness, a weakness that prevented Lin Xuan from choosing to swing his sword to block Dao Hua. At that speed, once Lin Xuan returned to block Dao Hua, Dao Hua's right hand holding the sword would definitely suffer an extremely strong impact. With that kind of impact, breaking his arm would be the least of his worries. Therefore, facing an attack like Dao Hua's, Lin Xuan would only choose to dodge.

　After passively dodging Dao Hua's attack again, Lin Xuan sighed, "It seems that I have to get you out of here quickly. I can't let you continue to mess around like this (hx)." As he spoke, the dark destructive power overflowed from [Zhanmie] and condensed into a thin layer of solid crystals on [Zhanmie]'s body.

　"One knife, I'll finish you off." After the words fell, Lin Xuan no longer spared his magic power. The violent magic power boiled wildly in his body, constantly activating his body and strengthening his physical fitness.

　Lin Xuan instantly crossed the distance between himself and Dao Hua and swung the [Destroy] in his hand. Lin Xuan did not swing the sword with all his strength, but just swung it to a point where Dao Hua could barely see it. This was not because he was deliberately letting Dao Hua go, but he just wanted Dao Hua to barely see it and defend against it.

　As expected, after seeing Dao Hua barely catch the trajectory of Lin Xuan's sword swing, he subconsciously raised the [Ming Shen] in his hand to try to block the sword and prepared to be knocked away.

　But just when everyone thought that Daohua would be knocked away, a shocking scene happened. The blade of [Zhanmie] cut through [Narakamiya] without any hindrance.

　"Hmm!?" The damage to the spiritual suit directly affected Dao Hua's consciousness. Although she had been forcing herself not to faint, the boundless darkness eventually submerged her consciousness. Before losing consciousness, Dao Hua thought to herself:

　“As expected—I failed—”

Chapter 180

　"How is her health? I hope she doesn't have any sequelae. *Magazine Bug*" Sitting astride the chair, with his hands on the back of the chair supporting his chin, Lin Xuan asked Wu Zi who was checking Dao Hua's body.

　"It's nothing serious. She has recovered after treatment in the regeneration chamber. The reason she hasn't woken up yet is because of the mental damage caused by the damage to her spiritual outfit. But she will be awake in about half an hour. But someone has to remind her that if her physical strength is not enough, using such a sword-cutting skill will cause great harm to herself." After retracting the magic power that was used to check Dao Hua's body, Wu Zi crossed his arms and looked at Lin Xuan thoughtfully.

　"They've gone to such lengths to prevent you from staying in the Liberation Corps. Are you touched?"

　"I'd be lying to you if I said I wasn't touched, but rather than being touched, I hope she can take better care of her body." Shaking his head, Lin Xuan sighed.

　"By the way, why don't you just tell them the 31 reasons why you don't leave the [Liberation Corps] now?" Sitting on the hospital bed (hx), Wu Zi looked at Lin Xuan in confusion.

　"You should know what kind of organization the [Liberation Corps] is. In order to dismantle this organization, my preparations have not been very clean. Since I can accomplish these alone, I don't want to drag them into it. It's enough for me to know some darkness myself. In fact, I didn't intend to tell you at the beginning." Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows and explained.

　"How gentle! However, if you keep it a secret from them, they may not be happy." Wu Zi whispered, glancing at Dao Hua who was still unconscious on the hospital bed (hx).

　"That's better than letting them come into contact with those dirty things." As he said that, Lin Xuan stood up from the chair.

　Walking to the bedside, Lin Xuan took out a marker from his pocket.

　"You've been so messed up, so I'll give you a little punishment." As he spoke, Lin Xuan drew a little turtle on Dao Hua's fair, smiling face with a marker, and wrote the words "little confused" on her forehead. After doing all this, Lin Xuan left a note on the table next to the bed. The note criticized her for her messing around this time and expressed his concern for her health. Finally, he added, "This time, I'll give you a little punishment. If you mess with your body like this next time, it won't be so easy."

　"Pfft——" Looking at the little turtle on Daohua's cute little face, Wuzi couldn't help laughing.

　"Okay, we should go too. Otherwise, the teachers and students from Pojun Academy will come to visit her, and it won't be good for me to stay here."

　"Well, let's go then."

　Just as Lin Xuan and the others were about to open the door of the ward and leave, they saw Guide Yuan Bifang standing outside the door, trying to watch the door. As Daohua's close friend, it was definitely not surprising that Guide Yuan Bifang came to visit her so soon.

　"Hey, Guideyuan, you're here." After greeting him, Lin Xuan walked past Guideyuan. "The doctor said Daohua is fine, but he told her not to use that kind of moves anymore, as it's very taxing on her body."

　"Aren't you going to wait for her to wake up?" Looking at Lin Xuan passing by, Guideyuan Bifang couldn't help but ask.

　"Forget it, it's not appropriate now." Lin Xuan said, shaking his head.

　"By the way, the marker I used can't be washed off. It will disappear on its own after a while." After saying that, Lin Xuan left, leaving Guide Yuan Bifang with a puzzled look on his face. However, when Guide Yuan Bifang entered the ward, he understood what Lin Xuan meant.

　"It's really not appropriate to meet." With a light sigh, Guideyuan Bifang said helplessly.

　"They were obviously thinking about each other, but ended up like this. Is this fate?" After moving the quilt for Daohua, Guideyuan Bikan sighed.

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