mechanical court

"Sorry, master, I didn't notice you coming back."

"It doesn't matter." Ivan waved his hand, pulled the chair casually, and sat down beside the desk: "Why are you looking up this kind of thing? Could it be that you used to be a practitioner of architecture?"

"No. I'm just guessing where Claire will sneak up on you."

Tachibana turned and knelt on the screen, looked up at him, with a gentle smile on his face: "If there is one person who can stop Claire before she makes a move, then it must be me, after all, no one Knows Claire better than I do."

"Does she dare to attack in public? Tomorrow is the official King of Fighters tournament, and the martial law at the match site is hundreds of times stronger than it is now. Even if she is stronger than a fourth-level mechanic, she can still kill me in this situation!?" Ivan looked at her suspiciously, and his first reaction was disbelief.

"She can do it."

Tachibana nodded affirmatively, and said in a submissive but firm tone:

"Once the power of the mask is used, she is an ordinary shadow in the eyes of ordinary people, and can ignore most obstacles. In this case, no matter how strict the defense measures are at the competition site, it is useless, so she is called must The trump card to kill."

"Then I should carry you with me all the time?" Ivan asked with his brows furrowed.

"Yes, if I'm by your side, Claire can't pose any threat. Because as soon as she appears, I will try to merge with her, and she won't stop me from returning to my body. So, from now on, Please let me keep chasing after you." Tachibana explained sincerely.

"This is strange..." Ivan narrowed his eyes and looked down at Thumbelina from top to bottom: "Judging from your performance yesterday, you should be very eager to be free. If you are so eager for freedom, why do you want to help me?" Control your body?"

"Can a person wearing a black shadow mask be considered free?"

Tachibana still had that quiet and weak expression, stretching out her thin white fingers to brush a strand of hair behind her ear, and the corner of her mouth curled into a wry smile: "As long as you wear the shadow mask, you will obey the orders of Tara, the king of shadows." Tell me, I will lose myself sooner or later. But the master has the power to take off the mask. Because of this, I am willing to be your pet. Compared with the slavery of the black shadow mask, even if I am killed by you, this ending is much easier. "

Chapter 14 The Dragon Slayer

"...After a long and painful audition, through exhausting physical and mental trials, the fighters who finally made it to the finals are all truly strong. As their due glory, and for all the fighters in front of the screen To support their audience, Steel City prepares a matching platform for fighters—Jagged Arena!"

Accompanied by the provocative words of the male master of ceremonies, the artificial sun hanging high in the city of steel was extinguished at once, and the lights of the buildings and the city were indeed lit up instantly—all the lights were concentrated on the floating island in the center of the city.

On the surface of the super-large floating island, a circular steel frame building capable of accommodating tens of thousands of people stands majestically in the clouds.It seems to be the holy mountain where the gods live in myths and legends, swallowing everyone's attention.

"Every five years from now on, it will open the door on time, calling for the arrival of soldiers. And the countless brave warriors who respond to the call and are ready to shed their blood will bring endless vitality to the Jagged Arena!"

one-one-one-one

Jagged Arena, lounge.

Since the lottery was relatively smooth, the location of Ivan's team was one of the best in the entire arena, with a very wide field of vision, and a panoramic view of the vast arena in the center of the arena.Kalenz stood at the front of the stands in the lounge, silently staring at a tenfold tower in the center of the arena.

Following his gaze, one could see a long sword stuck on a stone tablet in the center of the arena.

The golden bladed long sword refracts a layer of floating light under the dazzling light, giving people a natural feeling. The golden tsuba and guard are spread out like wings, and the long and wide blade has a A special sword base, also golden.The spine of the sword is flat and wide, and the blade is much longer than ordinary long swords—like a combination of a two-handed giant sword and a long sword.

Unlike Karenz who was calmly gazing at the arena, Shamir was a little nervous and was doing a set of gymnastics in the spacious lounge, taking care of warming up and releasing anxiety.Yiwen sat down on the sofa beside him, leaned his back against the back of the sofa, and sat quietly with his eyes closed.

It seems to sense the passage of time.

This small room was suddenly filled with eerie silence, like the depression before a thunderstorm storm, or like holding your breath before the start of a play.only

All that was left seemed to be Shamir's slightly shortness of breath.

When the artificial sun was lit up again and the strong light shone over the arena, the melodious sound of horns suddenly came from outside.Ivan opened his eyes and found that the door on the other side of the lounge had opened by itself.He stood up and walked outside, snapping his fingers at the same time, Shamir and Karenz followed immediately.

Passing through the dark passage, when the three of them bathed in the sunlight again, they saw huge copper pillars rising up around the center of the field, forming a circle with a diameter of [-] meter.On the ground inside the circle, there is a thick layer of blood-colored red sand.On the top of the copper pillars engraved with inscriptions similar to hieroglyphs, each one placed a brazier symbolizing battle and victory. The air twisted above the flames, setting off a solemn atmosphere in the surrounding area.

There are towering walls in all directions, as well as auditoriums that are raised up layer by layer, and there are no empty seats in the auditorium.From a distance, it looks like a piece of fabric that is constantly shaking, and bursts of noisy and dense sounds spread from it.

When the figures of Yiwen and others appeared on the edge of the arena platform, the surrounding voices suddenly rose. It was cheers like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, pouring into everyone's ears like a tide.The blood-colored ground tells of the upcoming fierce battle, the roar of cheers burns the fighters' nerves, and the sharp sword in the center of the platform reflects the glare of the sun, waiting for the moment to sip blood.

And after the three got used to the deafening shouts all around them, they looked straight ahead, looking at their opponents who were walking towards the center of the arena.The warrior in complicated armor held a gun in one hand and a shield in the other, and strode to the center of the field. He raised his spear to signal to the three of them, and his silver mask shone in the sunlight.

"As agreed, I will go first."

Ivan said something to his teammates, and then walked straight to the center of the field. During the process, the cheers around him intensified like a wave.

one-one-one-one

When he came to the opponent, he found that the opponent's weapon was unusual. The golden shuttle-shaped spear was full of blood grooves, and hot energy fluctuations danced on the surface.And the golden round shield over there also looked extremely thick and huge, being held by the soldier in his hand, it almost covered half of his body!

On the edge of the shield, you can see the seven-fold prismatic border, shining dark red light.The shield is set against the sterling silver straps, stretching across the competition platform, which has a combination of magic and high technology.

Just as the two looked at each other, a huge male voice suddenly sounded in the arena, interrupting the noisy sound in the auditorium:

"Welcome to the Hall of Fighters!"

This indifferent and majestic voice is ups and downs, and the rhythm is neat, deliberately creating an epic atmosphere: "You will compete for the highest honor here, either for money, or to become the first officially recognized King of Fighters! The first The match will be between Flame of Destiny and Dragon Slayer, and I hereby announce that the match has officially begun!"

The sound reverberated above the arena like rolling thunder, shaking the auditorium into silence.Everyone was observing the fighters who were fighting for the first time, but as the two protagonists of this competition, they had stopped looking at each other.

"As a gift for the first battle, I will give you the opportunity to choose a weapon that is convenient for you!" The dragon slayer slammed the shield in his left hand with his spear, making a loud noise, and then shouted to Ivan.

"It's not necessary, my best weapon is these fists!" While Ivan was speaking, he swallowed the air like a long whale, and the muscles of his whole body swelled instantly with the bullying of the chest cavity. , protruding muscles, forming an armor-like outline.

"Then let's fight!"

The dragon slayer sneered, took half a step suddenly, raised his right hand at the same time, and threw the golden spear at the opponent, so fast that it was almost impossible to react!

laugh--!

Amidst the subtle sound of breaking through the air, a golden meteor crashed straight into Ivan's heart!

Accompanied by this blow and throw, phantoms of ferocious and roaring beasts appeared around the gun body.The dragon slayer's soul fire wrapped around the long spear, turning it into a shocking rainbow, and the ammunition fired by the heavy artillery generally left a golden trail of light in people's field of vision.

"..."

Ivan stared at the golden spear passing by, his deep black pupils shrank instantly, raised his right fist with condensed flames, and swung forward fiercely.

Chapter 15 Storm Juggernaut

Whoosh-!

The heavy fist swung at high speed pierced through the air, turning into a fiery streamer and stretching out.From a visual point of view, it is a straight and shining golden line, and the golden spear hits instantly when it hits head-on.

boom--!

Two straight golden light beams collided head-on, with the contact point as the center, the singular point of deflected light flickered for a while, and then expanded into a water ripple-like spherical shock wave that spread out.A thick layer of red sand on the ground was rolled by the shock wave, and a circle of wavy folds appeared from the center of the explosion, spreading toward the surroundings in the form of concentric circles.

"drink--!"

Yiwen exhaled suddenly, bowed his back and pushed his knees forward, his spine undulated like a long dragon, and at the same time his wrists turned inward, like a big gun twisting and spiraling.Withstood the rushing force of the golden spear with one arm, people moved their feet for a moment, stepped half a step out, and the strength and light energy on the peak of the fist exploded again.

boom--!

The golden flames on the fist peak full of light energy erupted, forming a spherical shock wave, which was tangible and intangible, and swept the golden spear away in an instant.

Whoosh whoosh--!