Vivian glanced at the third-floor spectator stand, which felt neither too far nor too close, and muttered a few words.
“Heh, you’re right. No matter which one of us loses, there’s probably a whole crowd of people waiting to kick us while we’re down.”
Lan Qingyou couldn't help but laugh at the thought.
It was true.
The world channel was already overflowing with envy, jealousy, and resentment toward the evolved beings, especially the members of the five original great races.
Now, two leaders of those five races were about to face off.
For the agents of chaos, this was the kind of treat they’d still be laughing about when they were eighty.
“So what should we do? Have a staged fight?”
Vivian looked at Lan Qingyou with a smile.
One was eighteen and the other twenty.
Being close in age and getting along well within the Villa, neither of them truly wanted to fight for real if they could avoid it.
But...
“Do you think we can fool all those eyes with our acting skills?”
Lan Qingyou asked in return.
“Most likely not.”
Vivian shook her head.
It was no joke; nearly two billion people were watching simultaneously. Among them were bound to be professional actors and directors whose eyes were sharp as needles.
Expecting two shut-in girls to deceive such professionals with their acting was essentially impossible.
“Then that’s that. Let’s just do this for real. Besides, I’m sure you want to test yourself too, don’t you?”
“Listen to you, acting like you aren't just as eager to try.”
“Fair enough.”
Lan Qingyou rolled her eyes at her friend and gave a mischievous smile as she shrugged. Then, with a grand wave of her hand, she fired a Rapid Mana Bullet toward Vivian.
Pop!
Opposite her, Vivian instantly burst like a balloon, creating a zone of thick mist on one side of the arena.
“Starting the fight without even a greeting, I see.”
“Who gives greetings on a battlefield?”
Bang!
Just as Lan Qingyou finished speaking, a burst of fire erupted in front of her. The shockwave sent her flying to the side.
She immediately regained control of her Magic Broom to steady her flight. Watching Vivian, who had sprouted fleshy wings and charged out of the smoke to face her in the air, she gave a sinister laugh.
“Hehe, how does it feel to be on the receiving end of your own Automatic Defense Stone?”
The Automatic Defense Stone was an upgraded version of the previous magic stones.
It could automatically jump out and explode to neutralize an attack when the wearer was in danger and the attack reached within a two-meter radius, while simultaneously blasting the wearer aside to safety.
It was useful, but it certainly looked dangerous.
After all, not many people could stay calm seeing an explosion go off within two meters of them.
It was a prank-like, single-use magic item that perfectly suited Vivian’s personality as an agent of chaos.
“Not bad. I have a feeling I’ll get plenty of chances to test it in this battle today.”
Vivian was certainly a hundred percent satisfied with her own creation.
However, it was precisely because she knew Lan Qingyou carried these magic items that she wanted to deplete them as soon as the battle started.
They had run enough dungeons together to be on very familiar terms.
At the very least, they knew each other's capabilities inside out.
“That’s probably just your delusion. I think it’s better if you head back to Emerald Ridge early to watch the famous sunset and blood moon!”
As she spoke, Lan Qingyou fired another high-powered mana bullet.
But because it lacked the element of surprise, Vivian dodged it easily.
However, Vivian didn't launch a counterattack during the gap in Lan Qingyou's offensive like she had before.
This was mainly because most of her magic required close-quarters combat.
And Lan Qingyou, being the death-fearing type, was loaded with defensive magic items.
There was no telling what might be triggered if she rushed in while her opponent was prepared.
The situation was a bit difficult...
Since both could fly, Lan Qingyou couldn't gain an altitude advantage, and the same applied to Vivian.
The two of them, both accustomed to fighting from a superior height, found themselves momentarily unable to break through each other's defenses.
—I guess I have no choice but to play a new card.
Both women in the air thought of this almost simultaneously.
Outside the arena.
Everyone was watching the two of them on the live stream.
Although they didn't know what kind of attacks or defenses the two would use next, the two exchanges that had just occurred—so fast they were hard for the naked eye to track—were enough for many to see quite a lot.
“What do you think?”
“The speed is fast enough, and the attacks are steady. They aren't holding back at all; they don't look like they're from the same organization.”
“With Life Potions available, as long as they don't die on the spot, it should be easy to save them, right?”
“True. The Witch of the Tower is already known for her alchemy. Even if she goes for the kill, there's nothing to fear. She definitely has better medicine than the Life Potions circulating outside. It’s basically her specialty.”
“Is that semi-transparent mana projectile some kind of spell?”
“I feel like that spell alone would be enough to meet the needs of a small-scale battlefield.”
“More than that. If you had a squad firing those mana projectiles as long-range support, they’d definitely have the firepower of a howitzer.”
“You’re all talking about the mana projectiles, but am I the only one curious about the spell that let the vampire explode into a cloud of smoke after being hit?”
“I’m curious too, but I feel like that spell might be harder to learn than the mana projectiles.”
“Definitely. You couldn't even see when the vampire activated it. In one move, she baited an attack and countered, forcing the witch to use up a defensive item. That’s a massive win.”
“A win indeed, even if the defensive item was something she made herself.”
“It’s normal for members of the same organization to have items made by each other.”
“Am I talking about the defensive item? I’m talking about the tactics!”
“True. That spell feels a bit similar to the golemcraft we saw before; both can block an attack.”
“That’s not even the key point. The key is that it can release a smoke screen after blocking. If the Witch of the Tower wasn't flying, that move would have directly blocked her vision and hindered her next attack.”
“Man... how on earth did these two find these spells in that vast ocean of reward magic?”
“Who knows.”
“Well, they are the leaders of the five original great races. They must have their own methods.”
“That’s true.”
“Put that way, I get it.”
At this moment, many people watching the battle began to analyze the previous exchange, describing it as incredibly powerful and high-level.
But in reality, to the Villa members who knew them well, such attacks were merely their basic attacks.
They hadn't even reached the level they usually displayed when clearing dungeons, but...
“I hope it doesn't reach that level,” David the Magician muttered, frowning as he looked at his tablet.
Rate on N.U.
