Competition(2)
We entered a classroom near the corridor we teleported to and discussed.
“Alright then, let’s go with Ely as the vanguard, me as the middle guard, and Rene as the rearguard, as we have talked about previously”
I say that and take out Rolgar. In the rule of this competition, it’s not wrong to say that you win if you defeat the team leader but, the problem is this. It’s the badge that is attached to my chest, Team Leader Badge. In actuality, one loses if this gets taken. Hence, all the team members have to protect the Team Leader. As I’m looking at the badge
“We have to protect this huh~. If I remember correctly, the team that gets their badge taken gets forcefully teleported outside the labyrinth, was it?”
says Rene as she also looks at the Team Leader Badge.
“Aa, moreover, that’ll also be the case if everybody receives above a certain level of injury. If I remember correctly, if it’s concluded to be a fatal injury, was it?”
“Indeed, that’s what it was. Since it seems any kind of injury will be healed once one leaves the labyrinth, if it’s a close to death kind of injury then they will be forcefully teleported outside the labyrinth. Moreover, the time limit is about two hours, right? If the remaining number of teams isn’t reduced to one during that period of time, it’s apparently treated as a loss even if they remain until the end”
Rene and I are saying and, Ely
“Enemy is coming!”
says. At that instant, the classroom’s door was destroyed and the one who entered was,
“I found you! Slash Wave!”
Shizuku enters and releases a slashing attack over here. Shit! It’s you guys right from the get-go! We, in order to avoid the slashing attack, split up into, Ely and I, and Rene. Over there
“Fhun!”
and from behind, Birdon swings his large shield down. Where did you enter from! We avoid it somehow but, Birdon closes in while waving his shield about. I bring Rene close to my back, charge magic into Rolgar and then
“Water Magic Spiral Lancer!”
I endow a whirling water to Rolgar and lunge towards Birdon. However, Birdon who realized that stops waving his shield about and with the way it’s originally supposed to be used, he blocks my attack. Furthermore, he withstood all of it. I’d thought he’d be blown off though.
In the meantime, Ely and Shizuku are exchanging blows at a considerable speed. The moment I was about to go and help her somehow,
“Never look away!”
Cait suddenly appears before my eyes. Wha! Be it Birdon from just now or Cait, it’s Teleportation Magic huh! Cait is holding roughly 20 centimetres knives in both hands and they are being endowed with magic. And then he aims for my neck and swings his knife.
“Crap!”
I instantly bend my upper body backwards. I was able to somehow avoid the knife but, my throat is bleeding slightly. I thought I completely avoided it though……
“You’re making a curious face because you don’t know how I was able to cut you, innit! It’s simple. I just slightly extended the tip with magic, oops!”
At this point-blank distance, Cait who’s holding a knife has the advantage huh. I’m giving it my all just defending with Rolgar. In addition to that
“Fhungaa!”
Birdon is relentlessly aiming for Rene. Rene is narrowly avoiding him but, she’s going to be pushed back at this rate. Since it seems Ely also can’t get away from Shizuku,
“Tsk! Water Magic Water Wall!”
I, materialize walls of water to encircle the team members. And then
“We’re gonna recover our formation!”
I break through the ground! A hole opened when I stab Rolgar with all my strength so I, Rene and Ely descend in that order through there. We look around and confirm that nobody is around. And then from above
“FhungaAA!”
Birdon jumps over. Tsk, how persistent! And then Shizuku also descends and slashes at us.
“Slash apart, Muramasa!”
I block Shizuku’s blade with Rolgar. In the meantime, Cait also slashes at me. ……I haven’t seen Emma since just now, where is she? I suppose Emma is the one using Teleportation Magic so she should be somewhere visible though.
“Kuu, as expected huh. Even with me and Shizuku attacking, we can’t completely bring you down”
We somehow withstand it and take our distance. Right now, Ely is battling Birdon while protecting Rene. I just have to defeat these two.
As I, Cait and Shizuku, are looking at each other, a high-speed stone bullet was fired from behind me and assaults Cait and Shizuku. I don’t even have to see it to know. It’s Rene!
“Tsk!”
In order to follow up with more attack on Cait and Shizuku who avoid the stone bullet, I use magic.
“Wind Magic Wind Blaster”
I fire a gigantic mass of wind at Cait and Shizuku. Although Cait and Shizuku narrowly avoid it, this magic doesn’t just end there. It brings forth tornado in the surrounding the moment it collides into the ground. Cait and Shizuku who were dragged into it and were sent flying, crash into the wall.
I immediately activate Body Enhancement and close in on Cait, and then
“Now, what will you do?”
I thrust my spear before his throat. It’s in a position where the spear will stab his throat if he moves even a little.
“……Fuu~, I surrender. As expected huh, Lei”
While saying that, Cait removes the badge that’s attached to his chest and the moment he was able to hand it over to me
“Wha!”
“Guwaaa!”
Cait’s arm was cut off by a blade of water, and then the arm was taken away by a whip of water. Magic is appearing from somewhere that has nothing? I’m looking over there and, Malfoy appeared from there.
“Cait!”
“Cait-kun!”
The moment Shizuku and Emma who moved here using Teleportation Magic try to get close to Cait, Malfoy’s followers suddenly appear behind them. How did they show up! And then they swing their sword down. I immediately move and protect Emma. Guuu, I’m slightly slashed but if it’s something of this degree then!
“Haaa!”
And then I stab the follower with Rolgar as it is. As he screams, the follower disappears. For Shizuku, it seems Birdon blocked it for her. And then he was cut down by Shizuku and disappeared as it is.
“Tsk, what a bunch of dunces. Well, I obtained the badge so I guess I’ll make do with it”
and Malfoy bloody laughs. Thereupon, Cait’s team starts to shine blueish-white. It’s because the badge was taken huh. Everybody disappeared as it is.
“Lei, are you alright?”
Ely shows concern for where I was slashed. I answer that it’s just a scratch and turn towards Malfoy.
“How did you appear, Malfoy?”
“Aan? Why do I have to tell someone like you. Carry on being frightened like that”
Malfoy who disappears again while saying that. I stab Rolgar at where Malfoy was but there’s no response. That bastard. I’m gonna wallop him the next time we meet.
