Contract and the Demon King

the next day.

A very crisp morning, exactly the kind of weather that makes you want to go to the park for a picnic.In fact, although he didn't really go on an outing, the director of the orphanage did take a few children from the orphanage out together.And Teresa went to the hospital with Mei, bringing food and things that Art liked.

Yue did not choose to go with him, but stayed in the orphanage and began to prepare for the upcoming tournament.

"Anyway, let's start with something simple."

The orphanage was originally located in the outskirts of the city, so it was not difficult to find an open space with few people.After coughing a little bit pretentiously, it was the strong man Fried who played the role of teacher and raised a huge sword in his hand.

"Wing suit is actually an abbreviation. The full name is 'special armament with wing energy as the main energy source'. Of course, there are many types and forms of wing suits. Among them are standard mass-produced types, and there are also higher-level or special weapons. It is specially made for the purpose. As for the shape, there are both short-range and long-range attacks, and there is actually no clear and clear division in this regard. Just like this—"

After all, Fried breathed a sigh of relief.As the giant sword was lifted with both hands, the lines on the surface of the giant sword began to show cherry-colored light.

As Fried put up a stance and swung vigorously, a burst of shock wave power shot out rather than sword energy, easily blasting a big crater on the ground in front of Fried.

"Look, even this kind of wingsuits tend to attack at close range. It doesn't mean that you don't care about long-range attacks. On the contrary, there are some gun-like wingsuits that seem to be attacking at close range. It may be possible to keep one hand. So if you want to participate in a game of that level, you must pay attention to this."

After casually sticking the giant sword on the ground beside him, Fried said to Yue standing behind him.Moon nodded at this.

"Oh, I see."

"By the way, different wingsuits can withstand different upper limits of strength. If the limit is exceeded, the wingsuit itself will collapse. Moreover, the amount of wing energy that each person can control is also different. If you can't reach it If requested, even if I give you the most advanced wing suit, it will be nothing more than a piece of metal."

In other words, this is also the difference between generals and miscellaneous soldiers.However, because the total amount of "controllable wing energy" is not eternal, there are also examples of promotion from miscellaneous soldiers to generals through practice.

"Did you use this to fight during the competition?"

"Rather than using this, it's better to say that this is the strongest weapon we humans currently have."

The armament that was born because of the need to contend with the powerful winged beasts can be said to be the most effective means for people in this world to cause damage to the winged beasts.therefore.In this world where the jungle preys on the jungle, it is especially important to be strong.

"That's about it in theory. It probably won't work with this kind of more advanced wing suit from the beginning, so let's try this first." Fried didn't hand over the huge sword stuck on the ground to him. Yue, but took out another black dagger: "Different from that sword, this is a standard spiritual outfit, which can be regarded as standard equipment for soldiers."

After taking over the dagger, Yue began to focus on the activation method that Fried had already mentioned once.Basically, it is driven by will, because he has felt a very similar feeling more than once when using Cang Yan.So he didn't think it was that difficult.

After Yue took the dagger, Fried decisively chose to take two steps back for safety reasons.The situation that the park saw is still fresh in his memory. Although it is said that he was only given an ordinary standard wing suit, if the other party accidentally hurt Chi Yu because of too much force, he would really want to cry without tears up.

Raising the dagger, Yue who was concentrating closed his eyes—

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The last thing that sounded was not the sound of the attack blasting a crater in the ground, but the slightly confused voice of Yue holding the dagger.

"Strange, this thing doesn't respond."

"Huh? How is this possible."

Fried took the dagger, and then concentrated a little, the lines on the black dagger suddenly showed cherry-colored light.

"Wingsuits are fine. But using wingsuits does require some practice and skill."

In fact, being able to use this level of standard wingsuit can be said to be the basic condition for becoming a soldier.For ordinary people, it usually takes about a week of training to be able to start.I thought that the other party was likely to be able to activate it once, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"Although you fight with that exaggerated blue flame, I think it's better to learn how to use the wing suit."

"By the way, you brought a weapon anyway. Do you want to practice it?"

"It's a good suggestion, but I think it's better for you to learn to activate the wingsuit first."

"No. I mainly want to test how far this flame can do against the upper wingsuit."

He raised his left hand, which was not holding a weapon, and a blue flame appeared in his palm.From being able to use Cang Yan to the present, Yue has not really competed with anyone. Since he has decided to participate in the martial arts competition later, it would be better to have a sparring session before that.

However, such a suggestion was rejected by Fried who took a step back.

"Sorry, but if you want to practice sparring, you should find someone else."

"why?"

"Because I don't want to die yet."

The two were silent for a while, as if thinking of something, Yue smiled wryly.

"The time in the park was just because of the special situation. Although I don't know the details, I can still control this kind of power freely."

"What are you kidding! Do you think I will fight you for no reason after seeing the burnt woods and the scarred ground? If you suddenly get angry in the name, then I'm not finished !"

The bold and giant man doesn't match his image at all.But to some extent, he shook his head with a resolute expression that matched well.

"Besides. If you are required to release water to a large extent, then there is no point in practicing duels at all."

"That's what I said, but among the people I know now, you are the only one who can use advanced wingsuits, right?"

The fact is that among the people Yue has known so far, only Fried is a guy who is likely to practice against him and has good strength.After all, it is impossible for him to ask Yate and the others for help in such a matter.

and--

(If you don't hurry up and grasp the measure, you may kill the opponent, but it may not necessarily be.)

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Because they didn't want to waste time, the two sides finally chose to give in each other.

Although the proposal of sparring died under Fried's firm opposition, the two decided to use "power confrontation" and "defend against Fried's attack by the moon" instead.The advantage of this is that, on the one hand, it can prevent the first person from using too much force (Fried said so).On the other hand, if there is any emergency, Fried, who is a training partner, can immediately pull back and escape.

After the plan was finalized, Yue walked to a position three meters away from Freed who took up the weapon.

"Let's try defense first. I won't go all out at first. In short, block the first blow first."

After all, the giant man swung the giant sword, just like releasing a shock wave just now, the lines on the surface of the giant sword showed cherry-colored light again.Yue, who was standing opposite, raised his left hand, and the blue flames burned around him, forming a circular sea of ​​blue flames.

On Yue Yang's left hand, the Netherworld Tribulation Fire seemed to be continuously concentrated.Accompanied by the whistling sound, the shock wave that blasted a big crater on the ground just now hit the direction of the moon, and the blue flames blocked him like a shield.

"Boom!" With a sound, the two forces collided face to face.The shock wave exploded.The blue flames spread out, instantly turning some surrounding plants into ashes.

"Well done."

Fried, whose attack was blocked, said with a smile, but Yue, who was looking at his left hand, couldn't help frowning.

The attack was not completely blocked.

Although most of the impact was offset by the flames, and did not cause any specific damage to him, the aftermath of the shock wave still made his left hand feel a little numb.This is just a tentative blow from the opponent.If the attack just now was done with all his strength, then he should have been injured by now.

(Do you want to increase the output? Or is it that this kind of flame itself is not suitable for defense, so it is like this?)

After all, it is a power that suddenly appeared, and there are still many unknown places.After thinking about it, Yue raised his hand again.

"Hehe, you're quite motivated. Then we're going to go here too."

Saying so, Fried raised the giant sword in his hand again.This time, the sakura-colored light was more conspicuous than the blow just now, and it was obviously more powerful than the blow just now.

But he didn't make a full blow.

The reason is obvious.

"Hello..."

A blue flame wrapped around it as if to protect its master.However, unlike before, around the closed-eyed moon, the flames surged like the sea under a storm.

(What are you kidding! This kind of exaggerated energy. If you accidentally lose control, the surrounding area will be burned to ashes in an instant!)

Looking at the past with a sword in this situation is like knowing that there is a big bomb in front of you and you want to activate it.

"Output. Increase it a little bit..."

"How can this be a little better! Look around! Do you want to burn everything around you, bastard—!"

"Okay, the preparations are complete, let's attack!"

"How could it be possible to attack! I still want to live a few more years!"

"It's okay, these flames are harmless to me, so even if this place turns into a sea of ​​flames, I'm completely fine."

"What about my life and death?"

"..."

"Sure enough, I haven't thought about it, have I?"

"Okay, since you don't attack, then let me attack instead."

"Wait a minute! If I get hit by an attack of this magnitude, I won't even have ashes left—!"

Ignoring the muscular man's protest that didn't fit his image at all, Yue Yang raised his left palm slightly as if trying to grab something.Accompanied by his movements, a huge blue flame condensed in front of him, and gradually turned into a fireball.

(It doesn't seem to be enough to just cast it, if you condense it a little...)

Because of this thought, in front of Fried's eyes, the pale blue fireball with a diameter of two meters began to shrink gradually.It's not that the fireball's power has diminished (although the muscular man would really like that to be the case), it's that the fireball has started to coalesce without losing power.

(Is this all I can do? No, I feel like this is not my full strength. If I increase the output...)

The blue fireball, which was originally two meters in diameter, gradually compressed to one meter in diameter.However, Yue, who was still a little dissatisfied with this, simply raised her other hand, and then raised the blue fireball high.Because he needed to concentrate, he closed his eyes. As the output increased again, the blue fireball instantly expanded to three meters in diameter.

This is no longer to say that it cannot be accepted.

"Hey, Yue! Calm down, this is just training! Are you planning to turn the entire kilometer into scorched earth!"

Fried, who never expected the opponent's strength to be so exaggerated, said anxiously.But Yue, who was so engrossed, couldn't hear what he said now.With the continuous output of the blue flames, part of the blood flowing in his blood vessels began to rush with the flow of power.At the same time, it seems to be responding to his wishes, continuously supplying him with stronger power.

This is not the limit.

As long as he wants to, he can be even stronger!

(No, this guy can no longer hear the outside world.)

Seeing no response no matter what he said, Fried couldn't help gritting his teeth.

Originally it was just a simple offensive and defensive battle, but now it seems that he should have stimulated the opponent somewhere just now.Although it is said that this is a suburb, it does not mean that this level of power can be allowed to erupt.

Excessive force will attract "them".

Of course, there are also relevant protective measures in the outermost part of the city, but there is a limit to that.Moreover, it was aimed at wing energy, and it was still unknown whether it would be useful to this kind of blue flame——Fried gritted his teeth thinking this way, but he didn't dare to act rashly.If you don't handle it carefully, you may be the first to die.

And in this short period of time, the blue fireball has expanded to five meters in diameter.Part of the blood seemed to be on fire, and the body gradually began to feel the pain caused by the rush of blood, and Yue, who was in the blue center, couldn't help frowning.

Along with the pain comes the memory.

Although there is only a little bit, and it is still very incomplete, it is true, it belongs to me——

So far.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Before seeing the "memory" clearly, the severe pain that seemed to crush the bones of his whole body came along with the sound of chains, which made him scream.

Because of a control error, the blue fireball finally exploded.To be continued. .