Quadruple split

"Because no one has any expectations for you."

The face that always had a dazzling smile in my impression was still gentle, and he explained calmly with his usual soft voice, but the content was unexpectedly cruel.

What was even more unexpected was that these cruel words did not hurt Liadrin at all.

On the contrary, after being stunned for a moment, the female knight nodded vigorously, and then smiled: "I understand! Thank you, Mr. Mo, for coming here to relieve my tension..."

"Unfortunately, I'm not here to relieve your tension."

Mo Tan interrupted her awkwardly, scratched the scales on his cheek, smiled coquettishly, and said with some embarrassment: "I feel ashamed to say it, but actually I'm here to put pressure on you."

Liadrin blinked curiously: "Pressure? What pressure?"

"Of course it's about this competition, or this bet... Ah, thank you."

Mo Tan sat down in front of the seat Liadrin gave him, thanked him briskly and said with a smile: "After all, Jadeka and I are friends, and we were treated by the Diesel family together with my friends before. Take care of it, so I still hope that our side can win.”

"Well... um..."

Liadrin nodded slightly, and her body that had relaxed slightly subconsciously tightened again.

"So, in order for us to win, I would like to make a more rude request to you, Miss Leia."

Mo Tan looked steadily at the other party's worried eyes and said solemnly: "Please forgive me."

Liadrin said 'hmm' and quietly clenched her fists.

"So……"

Mo Tan took a deep breath and said word by word to the white elf female knight in front of him: "Please don't get hurt for a while."

Liadrin was immediately confused: "Huh?"

"I mean, I hope you won't get hurt when you compete with that Mu Xuejian later."

Mo Tan repeated it seriously, and then said with a smile: "Otherwise, what do you think I would say? Let you work hard for a while, risking half your life to cause some injuries to the opponent that will affect tomorrow's game? "

Liadrin pursed her lips slightly and said nothing.

However, if you observe carefully, you will find that the female knight's face is slightly red. It is obvious that Mo Tan guessed it correctly just now.

In fact, it was not so much that Liadrin thought that Mo Tan would say that, but that she had always had this idea before, that is, even if she could not defeat Mu Xuejian, she should try to create some trouble for the other party.

From the first day of the official start of the fighting skills competition, the Holy Lance Knight Academy has been firmly using the 'ace tactic' in team battles. Simply put, it is to let Mu Xuejian, who is extremely strong individually, strike first with overwhelming force. , when encountering a weaker opponent, directly kill the game two minutes before the start. If the opponent is stronger, it can also cause a lot of casualties, and then cooperate with the subsequent heavy cavalry group to easily destroy the enemy.

The White Oath Knight Academy team was defeated like this yesterday.

Although Mu Xuejian did not achieve much results in the initial stage because of his strong foundation, and the per capita strength of Baishuo's side was even higher than that of the Academy of the Holy Lance Knights, he was still beaten 11 to 50 in the end. , the entire army was wiped out at the eighteenth minute of the fierce battle.

And here, there were nearly thirty knights defeated by Mu Xuejian himself!

A complete ace tactic, completely centered on a member with extremely extraordinary strength, and creating a tactical configuration for him that may be a bit deformed from an objective point of view, but is enough to bring out 120% or more of the ace's strength. , although not complicated, is still enough to strike fear into the hearts of other contestants.

The 'other contestants' mentioned above also include the young people from the Diesel family who came to Academy City with Gavin Rad this time, and Liadrin is no exception.

The knights of the Diesel family are very strong.

Regardless of the equipment, training, accomplishments, or mounts, Liadrin felt that the Diesel Cavalry Team that she was proud of was unparalleled in the world. Even if it was a temporary quasi-cavalry team formed by young people like her, she felt that the title of the Diesel Cavalry Team was There is absolutely no way that the side with the name 'Diesel' could lose to the knights of the same size who are roughly at the same level of strength.

but……

Although Dean Marla, who is a legendary level, made it clear that Mu Xuejian was indeed only at a high level, not even half an epic level, but after watching the white-haired girl defeat Mo easily, Seeing helplessly watching her single-handedly sweep the entire opposing knights to pieces like a storm, Liadrin simply couldn't accept the fact that the other party was theoretically at the same level of strength as herself.

If a genius like Mo can still convince himself of defeat, then a genius like Mu Xuejian is even more powerful than the Darien family at the same age, and is even used to compete with Dirk like Jadeka. A monster that the Ser family has never met in a thousand years.

Looking down at the giant sword in her hand, Liadrin felt a sense of powerlessness welling up in her heart, and she was in a daze.

"I'm better than you."

Mo Tan looked at Liadrin calmly and said without any tact: "To be precise, I should be much stronger than you. I think you should know this well, Miss Leia."

Liadrin nodded silently, knowing of course that this new friend in front of her who always made people feel happy was far better than herself.

"After the discussion that day, Jadeka once told me that I had inadvertently started a teaching battle with you. Of course, he didn't want me to tell you about it. Mr. Gavin Ladd seemed to think so too. of."

Mo Tan casually sold Jadeka, who had not left a good impression on Liadrin, and said calmly: "Because they think you have a strong self-esteem, and they may get awkward or upset after knowing about it."

Liadrin was stunned for a moment, then shook her head with a wry smile and said nothing.

Before, she felt that she might have gotten into trouble, but now...

"But I think you can't be awkward now. After all, I lost so miserably before that I didn't even bother."

Mo Tan shrugged and said with a chuckle: "And in my opinion, Miss Leah, you are not the kind of person who will be defeated by such a level of setback and unable to recover."

Barely trying to cheer up, Liadrin smiled noncommittally: "Maybe you can just call me Leah."

"Okay, Leah, then you can just call me 'Mo'. All in all, I think you should be able to clearly understand the gap between you and me by now."

Mo Tan showed a lethal smile, then raised his hand and pointed at himself: "Then, I think you can also see that in the first round of the individual competition, that Mu Xuejian also beat me. A teaching battle, a very detailed teaching battle.”

"Mo, you have such a good attitude."

Liadrin's face turned slightly red and she sighed with sincerity.

"Haha, actually 'I' also get emotional easily."

Mo Tan smiled, spread his hands and said: "In short, after realizing this gap, I think no one with a normal mind would have such unrealistic expectations that you can defeat Mu Xuejian in a personal battle." fantasy."

Liadrin sighed and said softly: "I know I can't win, and I also know you want to comfort me, Mo, but..."

"First of all, if what you 'just' want to express is that you have some expensive trump cards to use, and you are trying to use those means to surprise Mu Xuejian, then I would seriously suggest that you give up this dangerous idea. ."

Mo Tan didn't let Liadrin, who was hesitant to speak, finish her words. He just said in a deep voice after a while: "The reason why you have been restless these past two days is not actually because you are worried about whether you will lose to Mu Xuejian is worried that after his 'hard work', he will not be able to attend tomorrow's team competition due to some 'price', right?"

Liadrin froze.

"give up."

Knowing that he had guessed correctly, Mo Tan shook his head and said seriously: "Don't think that the teaching battle with me was the peak of Mu Xuejian's strength. If she wanted to, she could definitely defeat me early."

"but……"

"There is no but, even if you can use a sword move that you think is stronger than the sword move she used to defeat me that day, or even have many better skills, it will only make her unable to grasp the sense of proportion and hurt you at the same time as she breaks the move."

"I……"

"The wounds she left on me before, each one contained a little strange energy. It was not until yesterday that I completely dispelled it. And those were only minor injuries. What if it were a serious injury? Don't forget If you want to give her some surprises, it will put a heavy load on your body. Is that really okay?"

"..."

Liadrin was silent.

"Of course it's not good."

Mo Tan shook his head and summed up briefly: "Except for self-satisfaction, it is completely meaningless."

Liadrin, whose thoughts were exposed and whose consequences were anticipated, pursed her thin lips and whispered gloomily: "I know what you want to say."

"I guess you don't know."

Mo Tan shook his head again and said in a deep voice, "Otherwise you wouldn't have said the words 'Mo you want to comfort me'."

Liadrin frowned slightly: "Isn't it..."

"of course not."

Mo Tan answered without thinking, and said briskly: "I said it from the beginning, I'm here to put more pressure on you, I want to win."

Liadrin's eyes flashed with confusion, she lowered her eyes and hesitated: "But I..."

"I need your strength, Leah."

Mo Tan raised his hand to interrupt the other party, and looked at the gloomy female knight in front of him seriously: "I hope you don't forget that in this bet, the condition for the other party's victory is to win both the individual competition and the team competition. Champion', you know what I mean?"

Liadrin was not a fool. In fact, if her current mood wasn't a bit extreme, she would have sensed the implication of Mo Tan's words earlier, so she immediately raised her head.

"I'm not comforting you, nor am I simply not wanting to see you hurt."

Mo Tan laughed and said softly: "But I want to see a Liadrin in perfect condition in tomorrow's team competition. I hope she can become a part of the victory puzzle...a vital part."

Miraculously, the slightly gloomy face of the white elf female knight turned cloudy and clear in an instant, and her eyes were filled with unconcealable joy and relaxation.

【He didn’t give up! 】

[He is just looking forward to my activity! 】

[He is not comforting me who is powerless and weak! 】

[He didn’t want me to get hurt because he recognized my value as a knight before treating me as a girl! 】

There seemed to be a bubble of joy in her heart that expanded rapidly. The female knight's face turned red with excitement, and her mind became more flexible: "I remember! Mo, you were talking to everyone at the academy before During practice, I said I had a plan!”

"Yes, I do have a plan. Although all the details have not been revealed yet because I have not completely completed it, if I am lucky enough to get everyone's approval, you, as the strongest member of the cavalry team, will definitely be part of the plan. The backbone.”

Mo Tan nodded, then stood up and smiled at Liadrin: "That's all I want to say. If you have nothing to do, I'll leave first."

"Um."

Liadrin was not controlled by the impulse in her heart to say anything to persuade her to stay, but nodded calmly: "You don't have to worry about me anymore."

"Did I say that I was worried about you?"

Mo Tan said something without looking back and walked away.

Liadrin lowered her eyes and smiled...

"Whether you have said it or not, you are the kind of person who worries about every friend around you."

…

Game time AM12:41

Academy City Central District, Arena, Individual Competition Four-in-One Spliced ​​Arena

Standing at the edge of the field that was three times wider than the first round, the Mammoth referee raised his right hand excitedly and said loudly: "The second game of the semi-finals, Mu Xuejian of the Paladin Knight Academy, versus the Diesel family delegation Liadrin Bloodmaple L. Diesel—begin!”

Because the game had already reached a late stage, the referee did not read out any superfluous numbers. Instead, after reading the names of the two players, he immediately jumped off the ring and looked at the two people on the field with bated breath.

As the most dazzling dark horse in this comprehensive knight fighting competition, Mu Xuejian, who almost always ended the battle with a king's posture in the individual and team competitions, has attracted widespread attention and has even shocked several large-scale The power, and even the Paladin Knight Academy it represents, has received a lot of light.

As one of the top knight families on the mainland, the strongest young man in the Diesel family delegation, Liadrin, who also ends the battle cleanly every time, naturally attracts attention, although most people think that Mu Xuejian is more powerful. She has advantages, but there are still many viewers who feel that Liadrin, who comes from an established family, has a good chance.

All in all, everyone can predict that no matter who loses or wins, this is bound to be an exciting game, and it can even be said to be an early finals!

Then--

Just as Mu Xuejian pulled out his [Wushuang] without any expression, and gave Liadrin a hasty knight's salute, the latter who returned the salute gracefully suddenly raised her own sword high. His right hand showed a refreshing and bright smile.

"I surrender."

Chapter 1096: End