Volume 6, Chapter 10 – Swinging the Sword

Mages going into close combat and all that…

To be honest, this was something Danqiu Yibai had not anticipated beforehand.

Of course, it was not that Danqiu Yibai had never guessed that the NPC in front of him might also fight in close combat, but after the Dark Elf before his eyes unleashed a sky-filling storm of magic attacks, he had set that guess aside.

But in fact…

Danqiu Yibai’s earlier guess had not been wrong.

And a mage really could fight in close combat…

“…Seriously, I really let my guard down…”

His abdomen had been ruthlessly stabbed by the Dark Elf in front of him. However, since he was a Legendary, his HP was quite thick, so for the time being he did not need to worry about his HP dropping too low.

Aside from the unbearable pain, Danqiu Yibai could clearly feel the Dark Elf girl’s gaze, the kind that looked at him like a cherished fool.

“Careless? Aren’t you just purely stupid, outsider?”

Seles laughed as she mocked Danqiu Yibai with malice.

At the same time, the dagger lodged in his abdomen slowly twisted under the girl’s movement…

“Ugh…”

Even though Danqiu Yibai forced himself to endure the sharp pain coming from his abdomen, he still could not help letting out a muffled groan.

“Huh, you don’t look all that miserable. Come to think of it, you’re the first one I’ve seen who doesn’t seem very afraid of pain.”

Looking at Danqiu Yibai’s pale face, Seles spoke in a teasing tone.

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And while she was laughing, Seles’ gaze also grew more and more meaningful.

“How boring… I thought you might still have something impressive up your sleeve, but in the end you’re only at this level. Really boring…”

“Since that’s how it is, you can just die like this…”

Just as her voice fell, when Seles was about to deliver the final blow to Danqiu Yibai, the situation suddenly reversed.

Clang!

A crisp sword cry suddenly rang out, and in that instant a slash filled with killing intent was swung out by Danqiu Yibai.

In that instant, the dagger in Seles’ hand was knocked flying by some mysterious method of Danqiu Yibai’s.

Of course, if Seles had not blocked Danqiu Yibai’s sudden strike with the dagger in time, then what they would be seeing now might not be the dagger being knocked away, but Seles herself being cut.

“Phew… what a shame. I thought I could seriously injure you in one go.”

The hand holding the sword was trembling slightly.

His voice also revealed how weak his body currently was.

Even so, Danqiu Yibai was still incredibly stubborn and unyielding, and his eyes were extremely serious as he spoke.

“Don’t underestimate me like that… At the very least, I’m not so weak that I’ll just let you do whatever you want without fighting back…”

“Oh my… so you’re planning to fight me to the bitter end?”

Seles looked with a somewhat doubtful, surprised expression at the dagger that had been knocked away by Danqiu Yibai. After staring at it intently for a few seconds, she finally shifted her gaze back to him.

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Hearing this, Danqiu Yibai showed an expression that said it was only natural.

“Don’t you think the same? From the way you were talking just now, aren’t you bothered by not having a good opponent?”

“A good opponent? You think I came here looking for an opponent…? That’s really interesting~”

What surprised Danqiu Yibai was that, after listening to his analysis of her goal, the elf girl directly denied that that was her purpose.

“If you’re not looking for an opponent… then are you planning to invade the Main World?”

“Invade the Main World? Pfft… you’re really funny. What use is the Main World to me? Graveyard and Inferno have never succeeded in that, so what could a small little Legendary like me possibly achieve?”

At Danqiu Yibai’s second guess, Seles looked utterly scornful.

“My real goal… you think my true purpose is just to invade the Main World? Or that I simply came out to stir up trouble?”

“Honestly, telling you doesn’t affect me much, since this time I only have one goal.”

“Hm? Wait… a goal?”

When he heard Seles’ words, Danqiu Yibai’s ears twitched. He felt as if he was about to hear some kind of secret.

And in fact…

“My reason for coming to the Main World is actually just to take back something that belongs to me. How is it, straightforward enough?”

“Take back something that belongs to you? Hm, that does sound rather straightforward… But if you’re just planning to reclaim something of your own, there’s no need to mobilize such a huge force, right?”

Thinking of how the vanguard army that had emerged from the Underground World this time numbered at least over a hundred thousand, just that alone gave Danqiu Yibai a splitting headache.

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And also…

Take back something of her own… that thing. Danqiu Yibai found it unexpectedly subtle and strange.

“Is such a big lineup not allowed? Besides, if I want to reclaim what’s mine, once that thing knows I’m coming, it’ll either come straight to face me or run away on its own…”

“That thing… you mean…”

“Well, just take it at face value~”

Seeing the utterly shocked expression on Danqiu Yibai’s face, Seles only covered her mouth and let out a soft laugh.

“So, are you satisfied now that you know this much? Next, let’s have a proper fight~”

After saying so much, both the elf girl and Danqiu Yibai, who was holding a longsword, were surrounded by an aura that belonged to a Legendary, and that aura was growing thicker and thicker.

Swoosh!

The sword cry rang out again, and with that ringing note, Danqiu Yibai finally activated his own skills.

Deadly Strike…

Double Strike…

Whirlwind Slash…

In almost an instant, most of Danqiu Yibai’s skills were unleashed at the same time.

However, when facing Seles, who was a mage, even though Danqiu Yibai had timed his skills to chain together perfectly, in the very next second every one of them was blocked, without exception, by a longsword made of magical elements in Seles’ hand.

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“Wait… weren’t you using a dagger? Why can you use a sword too?”

After that whole volley of attacks proved useless, Danqiu Yibai immediately noticed that something was very wrong.

“Of course I can use a sword. Why can’t I?”

Hearing Danqiu Yibai question her, Seles laughed lightly.

“If I can fight in close combat with a dagger, why can’t I do it with a sword? Is there really anyone who can set rules about this kind of thing?”

“This…”

Weapon restrictions and such were something the System had decided from the very start of the game.

And as one of the earliest batch of players, Danqiu Yibai was very clear about the relationship between equipment and classes in this game.

For example, unless they were some kind of special mage class, mages could not use anything other than staffs. They absolutely could not equip daggers, much less swords…

But in reality, the Dark Elf mage girl in front of him could unexpectedly swing a sword…

“Can’t understand it?”

Looking at Danqiu Yibai’s cautious eyes, Seles showed a beautiful, otherworldly smile.

“Then you should be familiar with this move…”

“Whirlwind Slash!”