The journey of dragon transformation starting from Demon Slayer

However, no matter what happens in the outside world, the competition on the scene is like a bow and arrow, ready to be released.

Raiza and Tatsumi's eyes met in mid-air, and there seemed to be flashes of lightning in the air.

Roygen Belfenger, ranked No. 2, stood in the middle of the two teams as the referee. There was a hint of smile in his slender eyes, and he attracted all the attention just by standing there.

Roygen raised his slender arms, stared at the two players, and announced loudly: "Well, then, both sides will move to the dedicated game field for the competition!"

"After both parties have moved over, they can obtain a map of the terrain at our camp. Please refer to the map to understand the terrain."

"Transfer begins!"

As Roygen Belphegor finished his words, a light appeared under everyone's feet and began to expand gradually.

After a while, everyone disappeared from the spot and slowly appeared in another space.

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"Hmm... This is a view I've never seen before..."

“There’s no end in sight...”

Looking at the scenery in front of him and the lavender sky, Tatsumi blinked and exclaimed.

At this moment, the referee's voice suddenly sounded in the sky.

"The place where both camps are currently moving to is their respective 'base camps'."

"When a 'Soldier' ​​wants to 'Upgrade', please go to the vicinity of the enemy's 'Base Camp'."

After that, the air became quiet. At this time, Leone walked up from behind, passed by Tatsumi, and came straight to the edge of the cliff.

She looked down curiously, taking in the scenery below.

Seeing this, Leona couldn't help but sigh: "Is this the space used for competition? It's totally different from the space used for training!"

After saying that, Leone turned back to everyone and asked, "Are we currently at a cliff on a mountain?"

Unlike the active Leona, Maine and Akato stayed together. They first gathered together and took a quick look at the map spread out on the table.

Folding her arms, Marin said word by word: "This area seems to be a plateau. We are located on a mountain in area B3."

"In front of us is a forest, and in the middle of the forest is a large river that spans the territory."

As she spoke, Marin raised her head and looked around, confirming as she spoke: "Besides that, there are towering peaks in the northeast and southwest, and across the river is a wide plain... On the other side of the plain seems to be a continuous mountain range, which is also the enemy's base camp..."

After saying that, Marin showed a worried look, and continued: "The terrain here is good for use as a base... but if the other side knows about it, it will not be worth it..."

Akahime nodded after hearing this, and then said, "Well, the risk of being exposed in such terrain is very high..."

"Even if we only know the approximate location, as long as we investigate carefully, they will definitely be able to find us..."

"..."

Ryu, Alyse, and Kaguya's eyes met in the air, and they exchanged glances in an instant, then memorized the map on the table in their minds.

Just like a normal chessboard, this field is divided into several areas.

A row can be divided into eight grids, which, if labeled with letters, should be eight areas numbered A1 to A8.

In front of Area A is Area B, and so on until Area H. The terrain can be said to be extremely large, and even Orario is more than enough to fit in.

If it is scaled down to a normal-sized chessboard, it would be an 8x8 square chessboard.

Their current location is in the B3 area on the map, which seems to be on a cliff of a mountain.

According to the intelligence they had learned, in ranking games, the game committee would often set up the positions of both sides in such obvious places.

Because ranking games are entertainment games, it is the operator's original intention to set up the positions where the audience can clearly see them, and there are also difficulties in doing so.

According to the chessboard, if their position is in area B, then the Phoenix team opposing them should be in area G, which is diagonally opposite, or possibly directly opposite.

However, there are four areas in between, so the distance can be said to be quite far.

According to the instructions on the map, it would take nearly an hour to fly from one end to the other, and this was based on the demon's flying speed.

If we use human standards as an example, without a means of transportation such as horses, it would take even longer to walk over land.

At this moment, Hei Tong suddenly said: "But this type of competition does have supply points..."

“Do we need to occupy it according to the plan?”

There is nothing wrong with Hei Tong’s suggestion, because we are all living beings and our physical strength cannot be infinite.

Especially as a human being, even though we now have the "Gift", the limitation of physical strength still exists.

Compared with the devil who is blessed with natural advantages, everyone is now just at the same starting line.

After hearing Kuroneki's proposal, Tatsumi was stunned for a moment, and then began to consider whether to occupy the supply point.

This game is no different from a normal game, especially the rules that take a whole day, so there will naturally be a recovery area.

In addition, using "Imperial Tool" will also consume physical strength, so Kuroyori's consideration is not unreasonable.

Before the game, he customized several battle plans in order to respect his opponents, and even made restrictions to limit his own abilities.

There is no need for 'divine power', 'Dragon Gate', 'Power of the White Dragon King', 'Supreme', 'Treasure House' or anything like that.

Putting aside the "divine power" and the "power of the White Dragon King", in this kind of terrain, all it takes is for the "Supreme" to take action, fly up to the sky, aim at the right position and fire a single shot to completely eliminate all of Leiser's followers.

The reason why "Dragon Gate" is not used is that as long as he flies into the sky, he can reach any place within his sight instantly.

Combined with the "increase" enhanced vision, or the use of "penetration", it is like turning on the whole map cheat, comparable to the God's perspective.

As for the "treasure house", it is not used because there are too many good things in it.

There is unlimited supply of various "elixir" and all kinds of weapons and equipment.

From cold weapons to hot weapons, this configuration is more than enough to fight a war, so why show off your power in a small competition?

However, a grand opening ceremony is still necessary, but he doesn't need to be the protagonist.

Tatsumi thought for a moment, then said to the girl: "Then summon the 'dangerous species' first, Kuroyon..."

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Hei Tong.

Seeing Tatsumi giving the order, Hei Tong smiled gently, and then a black light flashed in his hand.

In an instant, a handsome black sword appeared in the girl's hand.

This is the "Imperial Gear", the "Eight-fold Gear" that he improved.

According to Hei Tong's request, the current "Eight Rooms" can not only control corpses, but also use "familiars".

Because the girl's mental state has recovered, all the human corpses that were originally controlled by "Eight Rooms" were released by Hei Tong.

It’s not that Hei Tong feels aversion to controlling corpses, but she no longer wants to control human corpses. Instead, she hopes that those who have been toyed with by her will rest in peace.

Although she lost the "doll" that had always been by her side by doing this, she also gained something new.

And as a follower of Tatsumi, how could he not summon a "Dragon"?

Before drawing the katana, Kuroyon tilted his head and asked Tatsumi, "How many do you want to summon? How about summoning all of them?"

Upon hearing this, Tatsumi was stunned. This girl actually wanted to summon them all out. She was really bold.

Tatsumi smiled and replied, "Summoning all of them would require a lot of physical strength and magic power, right? And there are restrictions on the committee, so just call two to hurry on the journey..."

"Yeah~ I understand..."

After hearing what Tatsumi said, Kuroneko was silent for a second, then hummed and nodded.

Even though I have magic power now, using things like "Imperial Tools" and "Sacred Gear" still consumes the most physical energy.

The next second, Hei Tong suddenly pulled out the black sword in his hand, and then pointed the tip of the sword straight to the sky.

In an instant, a magic circle unfolded in the air, and two huge dragons rushed out from it. Finally, they circled in the air for a few times and fell to the ground, respectfully lowering their ferocious heads to Tatsumi.

Kuroyon smiled, turned around and looked at Tatsumi expectantly and said, "Okay, Tatsumi! The 'pet' has been summoned. What's next?"

Under the gaze of everyone, Tatsumi smiled and said, "Of course, we'll have a grand opening ceremony..."

After saying that, Tatsumi stretched out his arm, and with a flash of red light in his hand, he summoned the "God-annihilating Tool" "Sekiryuutei's Gauntlet" and began to prepare to activate his ability.

"Boost'double'!"

The sound effect of the "artifact" doubling sounded at the right time, and then under Tatsumi's control, the "doubling" sounded several times.

"Everyone, get ready... the show is about to begin..."

Tatsumi looked around, then looked into the distance, grinning with anticipation.

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On the other side, Raisa was gathered with his followers to finalize the current battle plan.

Lesa's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, burning with the fire of fighting spirit.

Unlike the spoiled playboy he usually is, he was completely into the game at this moment and decided to take this game seriously.

Just as he said before the match, he would never let the Red Dragon Emperor off.

Lesser said with a serious expression: "According to the original plan, we will seize the supply point and search for traces of the enemy in various areas while seizing it..."

Looking at the map on the table, Lesser used a pen to outline the route forward: "If you want to move, follow this route... After reaching this area, change to walking to avoid being sniped by the enemy..."

After saying that, Leisa pointed to a certain point on the map. This place was the main traffic artery of the venue and also the front battlefield where conflicts were most likely to occur.

In professional terms, this is the "center" of the chessboard, and it is also the so-called battleground for strategists.

"Ravel and the others will arrive at these areas and set up ambushes there to prevent the enemy's 'chess pieces' from breaking into our positions..."

"If the situation warrants, I will activate the 'Enter the Fort'..."

Lesser gave instructions in an orderly manner.

Suddenly, Reiser's knight, Koramine, interrupted with a serious face.

Kolamine: "Are you still using the sacrifice tactic, Master Lesser?"

When Lesser heard this, he hummed but didn't say anything. But when Ravel heard this, she smiled and said proudly with her chest puffed out, "Of course!"

"It is precisely because we have more pieces, and Phoenix is ​​immortal, that the 'sacrifice tactic' can be implemented..."

"Brother has won many games with this tactic, and this one will be no exception!"

"It is precisely because the opponent is a rare and powerful enemy that we must use tactics that are more suitable for us and use them to achieve victory!"

"The enemy obviously has fewer pieces than us. Using the 'soldiers' as 'sacrificed pieces' to lure the enemy into the trap is also part of the plan..."

"Even if they only lose one chess piece, it will deal a blow to their current combat power..."

Ravel paused for a moment, then continued slowly, "The key to our victory is the 'Immortal King'. You have been a 'Follower' for a while now, and you should know that there is no such thing as 'dying' in 'Phoenix'..."

After hearing what Lesser's sister said, Coinmera still had a serious look on her face, which made Ravel's eyes twitch.

Just as Rebel said, Coinmera has been a follower of Lesser for some time.

She and Lesser met in Europe, a human society. She has the integrity of a "knight", superb swordsmanship skills, and a speed that is difficult to see with the naked eye.

She met Lesser, and after experiencing certain things, she was reincarnated as a devil's follower.

Over the years, Coinmera has experienced countless battles and traveled throughout the human world with Lesser and other followers.

Honestly speaking, she didn't regret reincarnating into a devil, but Coinmela still felt a little uncomfortable with the "demon's" "ranking game".

She is different from pure-blooded demons. She is a reincarnated demon that was born from a human.

Because of the difference in their perspectives, they often find it difficult to understand the "rationality" of demons.

In her opinion, the upper-level demons were completely immersed in rationalism and aristocratic society. They only regarded "chess pieces" as "chess pieces", and only regarded the game field as something exactly like a chessboard, and did not care whether the "chess pieces" were living people or not.

This is the current status of the "ranking game". It is also one of the main reasons why she hates the "sacrifice" strategy.

Treating her followers as chess pieces on the chessboard was a foolish act in her opinion. However, due to her status, she could not express her dissatisfaction with the "King's" tactics.