mechanical court

"The view is nice...is this a park?"

He walked up the steps quickly, passing through the clumps of forests surrounding the lawn, and soon, a majestic old castle with bright lights appeared in front of him.This ancient castle seems to have experienced many years of wind and frost. From the structural point of view, it should have been built as a military fortress, and it is now surrounded by layers of bustling markets.A row of lush fruit trees are planted around, some are blooming, some have already produced fruit, and the green shade looks refreshing.

There is a fountain in front of the gate, which is made of white marble with exquisite carvings on it.A pure white statue of a female god is supported by a round seat and stands in the center of the pool, spraying water into the air.Splashes of water fell from a high place, hitting the crystal pool like raindrops, and only the pleasant sound of ding ding dong dong was heard.

The outside of the gate was quiet and solemn, without noisy scenes, and the vermilion gate with mandala patterns was tightly closed.

Two rows of guards in black uniforms stood facing each other, and the bulging muscles of their bodies almost burst the fabric. After Ivan walked around the fountain and approached the gate, the two guards at the front immediately reached out to stop him:

"Private residences, idlers, etc. are prohibited from entering."

"Private mansion? Sorry, I thought this was a park."

He glanced at the foyer in surprise, stepped back slowly under the watchful eyes of the guards, turned and left the place.

Ivan walked back to the woods along the road, but suddenly saw a swift figure passing by the woods. He immediately became vigilant and stopped in place holding his breath.Then he smelled a faint fragrance, which was so fragrant that he could smell it from afar.

"woman?"

When Ivan smelled the fragrance, the figure suddenly stopped, slowed down, and walked out of the shade step by step.

This is a girl wearing a black pattern mask, about 1.7 meters tall.She wore a pair of black stockings, a bright red high-heeled shoe, a black collar on her white neck, and a v-neck sleeveless shirt; rabbit tail.

"..."

Ivan stared at her figure, clearly not feeling any power fluctuations, but felt a sense of depression at the spiritual level.

Immediately afterwards, he found that the other party did not make a sound as he walked towards him.Even though he was wearing a pair of high heels, his feet landed on the ground silently, but it seemed to be just a three-dimensional phantom, without any mass in his body.

one-one-one-one

Her hair was tied into a smooth ponytail, hanging down from her neck, and the shiny black hair burst out into a curly black flower at the end of her neck.A black metal collar was exposed under the silky hair, and a slightly shiny metal light shot out from the collar.

"Stop! Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to guarantee your personal safety." Ivan warned.

"Claire, stop!" At this moment, a man's eager roar came from deep in the woods.

"..." The masked girl stopped immediately when she heard the voice, and jumped into the grass as soon as she turned around, turning into a phantom in the blink of an eye and hiding in the depths of the woods.

"It seems to be coming for me! Can't let her escape!"

Yiwen immediately radiated his perception to the limit, and mental fluctuations with a radius of several kilometers swept across the entire space, taking the masked girl's action trajectory into his "eyes".Suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed it not far away, the invisible power of thought stretched forward instantly, and a vortex of air flow suddenly collapsed in the air twenty yards ahead.

Ka-!

The figure of the girl with a face in the air vortex suddenly appeared, struggling silently for a while, and soon lost the ability to resist, being squeezed into a ball surrounded by limbs by the air vortex, unable to move.

Yiwen raised his wrist slightly, his five fingers bent slightly to form a virtual grip, and the cyclone instantly moved to the direction where he was standing, sending this elusive woman in front of him.

"Who are you?" He held it in his hands like a rabbit, and at the same time searched for the figure of the man with his mental power.

"..."

The other party didn't answer, but raised his head silently, and clear cracks gradually appeared on the black-patterned mask.At this moment, her body was covered with a black shadow, and after shaking slightly, it turned into a gloomy flash of light, broke free from the restraint of the power of thought, and then disappeared.

"This is not an entity...why would something like this follow me?"

Ivan raised his head and looked at the place where the dark flash disappeared, showing a thoughtful expression.

one-one-one-one

The next day, the preliminaries continued.

In the No. [-] ring, Yiwen was standing with a fighter wearing a steel armor - the opponent was holding a golden javelin tightly, and five strange-colored gemstones were impressively inlaid on the shaft of the javelin, sending out ripples. Shock-like energy fluctuations.

"In order to maintain my strength, I must concentrate on defeating you at once, so get ready to end!"

While roaring angrily, he wiped five different-colored gemstones with his other hand, locked his eyes on Ivan's heart, and threw the golden javelin viciously.

laugh--!

The golden javelin turned into an afterimage and flew out, accelerating to break through the sound barrier in the blink of an eye, like a golden beam shooting straight out, extending to Ivan in an instant.

But Yiwen's reaction was faster, his left leg moved back and sank, his right hand stepped forward in an instant, and his five fingers spread out like a poisonous dragon biting.Just before the 'beam' hit him, he squeezed his five fingers together and grabbed it firmly, firmly holding it in his hand.

boom--!

After the golden javelin was pinched by Yi Wendan, a large burst of shattered brilliance burst out on the surface!The energy poured into the javelin by the opponent was shattered by the backlash, splashing away like tiny particles of light!

"Heh..." Seeing this scene, instead of being nervous, the fighter showed a hint of a smile of success.

boom--!

The golden javelin exploded suddenly, and the blazing flame shot up into the sky, splashing a large amount of gunpowder smoke.Even the isolation belt around the arena was torn apart by the shock wave, and many onlookers who were too close were also implicated and were regarded as knocked to the ground and unconscious.

"Success!?"

With an excited look on the fighter's face, he raised his right hand and made a gesture of a false grip, and the golden javelin immediately flew back without any damage.

Suddenly, there was a fine buzzing sound from the center of the explosion, as if the entire arena began to vibrate.

boom--!

The smoke and dust seemed to be crushed by an invisible heavy object, and it was shot into the ground in an instant. Then, a nearly liquid airflow ripple swept out from the center of the explosion.This wave became heavier and heavier, the surrounding air collapsed, the ring was sunken, and the fighter was locked on from afar.

boom--!

The air was smashed into rippling and overlapping turbine water ripples by the impact force, and a fist mark clearly protruded from the center point, passing through a distance of more than ten meters with the momentum of thunder, and hit the fighter heavily.

boom--!

The man holding the javelin was punched in the chest, his excited expression still remained on his face, he flew upside down with a 'swipe', and smashed into the automatic vending store a hundred meters away with a series of afterimages.

Bang bang bang bang!

During this process, dazzling flames sprang up from his body, like firecrackers lighting a fuse and roaring non-stop.Accompanied by the figure of the fighter retreating rapidly, explosions followed one after another, and along with the sound of the sonic boom, a golden band of light was dragged out—this is the light that pours light energy into the body and destroys body tissues along the way.

Whoosh-!

At the moment when the last flame exploded, the fighter had already crossed the road, shattered the tempered glass of the vending store, and fell into the shelf marked with quick-frozen meat.

"You are so shameless, so don't blame me for killing me!"

On the ring, in the pit where the javelin exploded, Ivan retracted his punching posture, waved his arm to sweep away the volatile smoke, and patted the dust on his body.Then he raised his legs and stepped out of the deep pit, and walked towards the next competition site without looking back.

Chapter 8 Tools

The afternoon sunlight penetrated through the gaps in the room's arched floor-to-ceiling windows, and sprinkled in, adding a bit of softness to the originally dark and hard room.