Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

"Forget it, I'll take the trouble to explain to you why we can't duel—"

"Duel, duel, Leon is starting to have a headache.

"Don't you dare? Don't you dare?"

"..."

"You're obviously much older than me, but you don't dare to fight me. You're such a trash~ Trash~ Weak and powerless~"

"Hey!"

Leon felt as if the vein on his forehead twitched. He glared at Zoe and saw a glint of cunning in the corner of the girl's eyes.

This little devil!

She was not stupid. She knew that Leon was unwilling to duel for some reason, and she also knew that what she did might be wrong, but she still deliberately cheated.

Before, she'd run away when startled, making Li Ang think she was a frightened deer. Perhaps now, as they'd gotten to know each other better, she'd become a little more confident. Perhaps the sometimes docile, sometimes wily, wildcat nature was her true nature.

"Where did you learn these words?"

"Sometimes, the books my mother left behind are just like this. It's called provocation."

This is a bullshit provocation.

Zoe's mother, the lady I've never met, you really can.

Sigh, the protagonist of this world... I haven't even seen any serious plot twists yet, and I'm already feeling overwhelmed. I haven't provoked her once, so should I just run?

Leon covered his face, but through his fingers he saw Zoe raise her chin, point the tip of her sword at him, and giggle.

This personality trait needs to be corrected.

12. Change from sunny to rainy

"You want to duel so badly? Fine."

Li Ang raised his right hand, extended his left index finger and stroked the palm of his right hand, driving the magic output at the same time.

This was the highest level of magic he had achieved since arriving on the island, a full 6th level. He now had no energy source to assist him, and a quarter of his magic reserves had been reduced.

Magic power is not stored in the body. The so-called magic power reserve is just a figurative name. It actually refers to the amount of atmospheric magic power that a person can mobilize after expending all his energy.

As soon as the spell was cast, he felt a lot of energy was lost.

The thick magic power released from the tip of the index finger left behind an intricate track, a strange pattern.

This is a spell pattern, which is a high-level spell-casting method used by sorcerers. By superimposing spell patterns with different effects, the desired spell can be written.

After writing the spell, Leon took out three water mist stones and placed them in his palm. They were instantly lit up, and the outer shell took on the texture of glass, then quickly shattered into powder, and all the water elements inside gushed out.

The temperature in the air dropped sharply, and dewdrops hung on the leaves and inflorescences in the surrounding meadows, even thicker than in the early morning.

With every breath, Zoe could feel the thick steam, and the chill in it seeped into her body bit by bit through her skin and nasal cavity.

Within a few seconds, the dewdrops turned into frost spots, and the larger water droplets turned into ice chips.

This is the manifestation of the cold spirituality of the water element.

The center point of releasing extreme cold is Leon's palm. Under the effect of the spell, the spirit of water element fills the surroundings, circulates in the air, and gathers in his palm again according to his wishes.

In Zoe's eyes, what she saw was the young man opposite summoning water mist in the air, which turned into snowflakes, fell into his hands, and finally condensed into an ice sword.

Level 6 spell compilation: Spell—Elemental Weapon.

Leon's expression was very serious. Zoe didn't know if it was because of his expression or the coldness around her, but she felt the chill enveloping her whole body, and the smile on her face faded.

"You initiated a duel casually. This is a very serious matter." Li Ang said.

He raised the ice sword in his hand and slashed it down at Zoe's head.

The girl raised her sword to block and stepped back at the same time. These movements were so skillful that they were almost instinctive, but she couldn't perform them at this moment.

Levels 1-3 are the mortal realm, while levels 4-6 are the extraordinary realm.

The magic in the atmosphere gave birth to everything in Newbis. Matter gave birth to spirits, spirits attracted magic, and magic interfered with matter. Elements, the smallest units of matter, were also affected by magic.

Humans and other intelligent races are highly complex material life forms with complex spirituality, making them adept at channeling magical power to perform various material operations.

Below level 3, people can only use magic to strengthen themselves. Even spellcasters rely on external objects such as spell materials to cast powerful magic.

Beings at the extraordinary stage have the ability to gather magic power to shape matter. With these abilities, they are enough to destroy ordinary city walls built without magical technology and destroy small towns.

The 5th level can create an extraordinary shield, which is powerful enough to cause natural phenomena.

At level 6, one can create extraordinary weapons. If the power contained in a magic-shaped weapon is released, it will be a small disaster that will harm the village.

Zoe's abilities are still at the mortal stage. Even with the magic power provided by the Noble Phantasm, the elemental weapons created by the 6th-level magic are qualitatively different from those of the young swordsman.

Both her arms and calves were so cold that she couldn't move them!

The girl gritted her teeth and at the critical moment used the Sword of Breath of Wind to release a strong wind, blowing the cold air away, allowing the warm afternoon air to flow around.

The new warm breeze immediately merged into the cold air and disappeared, but the girl got a chance to catch her breath and took the sword.

After taking a few steps back, she knew that her strength all depended on the coordination of the sword and swordsmanship, so as soon as her arms regained some feeling, she waved them continuously, trying to blow away the cold with the wind she created.

Leon held the sword in his right hand, blocking the way that the girl could hardly handle, while pointing at the clouds in the distance. The outlines of other sky islands could be vaguely seen in that direction.

"In this world, while there is competition among people, cooperation is also necessary to build our home. Force is not a toy; it is a skill used to protect oneself and to fight against bad guys and enemies.

The extreme cold quickly took away Zoe's strength, and finally, her sword was knocked away by the ice sword. The ice blade hit the armor covering the heavy steel arm guard, leaving a small dent.

Frost wasn't as strong as steel, and where it made contact, it shattered into a large amount of shards, splashing onto Zoe's face. In an instant, she felt that half of her face was numb, and her hair, which had touched the shards, was also frosted and felt like it would shatter at the touch.

"When you're dealing with someone, if you resort to violence, it means you've already identified them as your enemy. Enemies have only one ultimate goal, and that's to fight to the death. They won't stop until the very last moment.

Li Ang spoke slowly and without emotion. As he walked forward step by step, the bone-chilling coldness became stronger.

In other words, this was a murderous intent that Zoe had never experienced before.

Zoe felt her breathing stop, and she closed her eyes when he came in front of her and a cold feeling ran across her neck.

When she felt raindrops hitting her face, the girl came back to her senses and opened her eyes. She didn't know how much time had passed. In the past few moments, she had even forgotten to think.

In front of her, the ice sword was stuck in the ground and was melting, and the coldness around her had dissipated, as if the cold mist in the air melted into water and fell in the sunlight. She felt the warmth of the sunlight again.

Li Ang was standing in front of her, looking down at her. Only then did she realize that she was kneeling on the ground.

"I took your sword earlier, not because I coveted it, but because I wanted to give you a warning, but you obviously didn't understand before."

His calm eyes met hers. "If you don't understand why you should use your power, you're no different from a monster that causes disaster. In this endless space, relying on violence may satisfy temporary needs, but one day it will destroy you as well."

He walked past her and went further and further away.

"Your sword is yours, so hold it safe. This time, you're pointing it at me. If you pointed it at someone else, it wouldn't end so easily."

Watching the young man walk away, Zoe slowly came to her senses.

It felt like something was suddenly blocking my chest, it was so painful and a little hot.

Yes, I was wrong.

I shouldn't do this.

Actually, I just want to... just want to...

The tearing feeling in the chest passed through the throat, reached the bridge of the nose, turned into a sour feeling, and then flowed out from the eye sockets.

"I'm sorry...I'm sorry..."

As Li Ang walked, he heard the sound of crying behind him.

Zoe followed him sobbing, and as she walked, she burst into tears. Finally, she howled a little louder, as if she was venting something.

Li Ang scratched his head. Oh, was I a little too scared? Was that considered bullying a child? She wasn't a child either. She was just a little immature because she was trapped on the island.

Based on my ten years of experience traveling all over the country, a serious reminder is necessary.

No one is treated well throughout their life. Every time fate gives you a break, it secretly sharpens the butcher's knife.

But she followed him again, and Li Ang had no idea how the situation would end. He had no idea whether he should coax the child or let him go after educating him.

In this way, one after another, Leon arrived at the gate of the village on Satus Island.

In the distance, he saw some villagers looking at him.

In the isolated area, people knew each other completely. In ten years, he had already become an outsider. They looked at him with scrutiny and wariness.

"Who are you?" One of the gathered villagers bravely asked.

Their eyes were still on Zoe who was sobbing behind Leon.

They wouldn't misunderstand anything, would they?

13. Water Flow Array

"Hello, I lived on the island ten years ago and chatted with some of you back then."

Li Ang wanted to get close to the villagers.

"Ah, I remember you. It's you, the one who came from nowhere and went nowhere."

A villager suddenly stepped forward.

Ten years have passed and Li Ang doesn't recognize him at all, but he still remembers Li Ang, which makes Li Ang very surprised.

It seems that this village is too isolated and has remained the same for decades, so the memories of ten years ago cannot be replaced by fresh memories.

How many people like this villager still remember me? It's an honor. "Li Ang said politely.

If they were in the outside world, they might have a good chat after meeting each other after a long time, but Satus Island really has no contact with the outside world, and the villagers are not good at chatting. After a few words, they asked Li Ang dryly why he was here.

"I'm looking for a blacksmith shop."

When he said this, the villagers looked uneasy.

At the same time, they also looked at Zoe behind Leon. At this moment, the girl lowered her head, and her face was covered by her hanging chestnut hair.

Li Ang didn't know what was going on, and the scene fell silent for a moment.

"Uh, her, I didn't do anything to her."

He thought he should explain it first.

A villager came forward and whispered, "Well done."

Um? What's the meaning?

"This girl is a weirdo, and her parents are scary too. We don't dare mess with them. You're really capable of making her cry."

Are there any grudges between Zoe's parents and the villagers?

Li Ang glanced at the girl. After hearing what the villagers said, she shrank her shoulders, took a few steps back, turned around and ran into the narrow alley between the two houses next to her.

When the villagers saw the girl running away, they didn't feel anything strange, but instead seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Who are her parents?" Li Ang asked.

"Weird guy, always doing weird things."

It took some effort for Li Ang to understand.

It turned out that as soon as Leon left ten years ago, Zoe's parents brought her to the island, almost at the same time.

They lived on the island for two years before leaving. Zoe was probably only seven years old at the time.

In the eyes of the villagers, just come if you want. It is easy to open a field on the island and be self-sufficient. The fields in the Newbis world are extremely fertile and never need to be fallow. There will naturally be no conflict between the two sides.

But soon, people started disappearing on the island, and the villagers suspected they were murdered and wanted to investigate. However, when they approached their houses, they heard a loud noise and saw a strange light, which frightened them so much that they dared not go any closer.

Later, before leaving, the two men went door to door to threaten the villagers not to bully their daughter after they left.

Murder? Threat?

Although Zoe was a little naughty sometimes, even if vicious parents left early, it would still affect their children. She didn't seem like a child of those parents at all.

After saying goodbye to the villagers, Li Ang found the location of the blacksmith shop through the system's bird's-eye view map.

It is located at the other end of the village, but some distance away from the other houses. It is a single-family house with a yard. The furnace and anvil, which look like they have not been used for a long time, are in the yard, with a shed above them.

On the other side of the yard is a small house surrounded by flowers and plants. There is another yard at the back, and you can see the edge of the field.

The blacksmith shop is no longer open, but people still live here.

Li Ang was feeling strange when he saw Zoe opening the door and coming out of the house.

"Leon." The girl called his name softly.