Chapter 28: The End of the Competition

  He looked at me coldly and asked: "Am I right? Longbow."

  I struggled to get up from Xiū's arms, swayed a bit, and Xiū quickly supported me. I wiped the blood from my mouth and smiled bitterly, saying: "You're right, but it still didn't meet my expected goal. Otherwise, you should be unable to stand."

  Bill smiled and said, "To be honest, I really admire you. Given your tough win over the Prince's team two days ago, I thought you wouldn't have any strength to resist today. But unexpectedly, we lost four people. If it weren't for my father's reputation, I would not have continued competing with you."

  In my opinion, his words now are just ridicule. I waved my hand and said coldly: "Don't say any more, what's the use of saying these things? Do you think we've all lost our fighting spirit? Are you sure you can win? Come on, we won't admit defeat until I'm beaten to a pulp." Shuji and Touka supported me on either side.

  I whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "I may not make it, you guys go ahead and defeat him for sure." Dong Ri swiftly drew his bowstring with lightning speed, and a dark shadow shot towards Bill.

  Bill smiled faintly and said, "Do you want to use your old tricks again?" His hands didn't idle, quickly placing the knight's sword in front of him to block the arrow's path. The powerful impact of the elf arrow knocked Bill back a step. He couldn't help but praise, "Great archery skills, you're the best archer I've ever seen, I couldn't dodge your arrows at all. If I have the chance, I'll definitely let you join my second legion."

  Standing on the opposing side, Dong Ri naturally thought he was being ridiculed. He put away his bow and arrow, swung his knight's long sword and charged forward. I quickly said: "Xiu Si, you go too, one person won't be enough."

  Shūji supported me to sit on the ground and also joined the battle. Although Shūji was only one level lower than Bill, the difference in actual combat was much greater. Bill easily dealt with the attacks of both of us while saying: "Longbow, why don't you summon that magical beast you used yesterday? Only then do you have a chance to win."

  I bitterly smile in my heart. If I could summon Xiao Jin, would you still dare to be so arrogant? Now the magical power within me has been completely exhausted, what can I use to deal with him?

  Bill saw that I didn't respond and naturally guessed that I couldn't summon, haha laughed, strengthened the attack, and suddenly killed Xiū Sī and Dōng Rì to the left and right. I hastily shouted: "Xiū Sī resist, Dōng Rì release arrows."

  Listen to my words, Winter Day immediately withdrew from the battlefield without hesitation. Zhang Gong's arrow was shot with unparalleled accuracy, making Bill extremely frustrated. He shouted: "The essence of the Thunder Leopard Sword Art - Furious Thunderbolt!" The knight's arrow in his hand transformed into a sword aura, sweeping towards Winter Day and Xiū Sī. Winter Day's arrow was shattered by the violent sword aura, while Xiū Sī resisted most of the power. Both were simultaneously struck by the overwhelming force and flew up into the air, scattering blood rain across the sky.

  Mr. Wen and Duke Beech both stood up from their VIP seats.

  When I saw Tōji and Shūji again, they were both lying beside me, covered in wounds. Tōji had lost consciousness, and Shūji was not much better off. His armor was battered and broken, his knight's sword reduced to just a hilt, and he had countless injuries all over his body.

  It's all over, everything is over, can't we really defeat Bill?

  Bill took two steps forward, apologetically saying: "Sorry, I didn't want to use such a big move, but Winter's archery skills are really hard to defend against. I had no choice but to resort to this tactic. You should surrender now."

  Now I'm the only one who can move, I won't lose. Since birth, I've never yearned for victory like this. Under the strong desire to win, I stood up again, looked at Bill coldly, and trembled as I raised my magic wand, beginning to chant: "Great God of Creation, I ask for your help, use your infinite power to open the source of my life!" Just as I finished saying that, a tall figure appeared behind me and slapped the back of my neck with his palm. I let out a muffled groan and fainted to the ground.

  Mr. Wen appeared at the critical moment, excitedly hugging me who had fainted, muttering: "Foolish child, why are you so foolish, how could you use life magic? If I was one step late, I would never forgive myself." Tears flowed down Mr. Wen's eyes. Indeed, I was going to use life magic to stimulate the potential of life, but even at a minimum, it would cost half of my life force, or even my life itself. Fortunately, Mr. Wen heard my incantation in time and stopped me.

  The crowd below the stage has erupted in a huge commotion, many people recognize Rico Wen, and even more are shouting: "Foul! Foul!" The referee also walks over, respectfully asking: "Principal, what is this?"

  Mr. Wen stood up, holding me in his arms, and waved his hand to say: "I represent the Guangyao team to admit defeat." He turned to Bill and said: "I will go apologize to your father." Bill wanted to say something, but seeing Mr. Wen's painful face, he didn't say anything in the end.

  The match ended with our crushing defeat.

  I woke up and found myself in a strange place. I twisted my sore neck to look around, it was a big room. Besides me, there were four beds with the other members of our team, Guangyao Squad. Gao De and Xing O were chatting while Dong Zhi and Xiū Sī were either unconscious or asleep.

  I let out a painful groan and said, "Ah, Chang Gong is awake. How are you, Old Master Chang Gong?" I thought to myself, when did I become an old master?

  "I weakly said: 'We're not dead yet, how did we end up here, and what was the final result of the match?'"

  Xing Ao sighed and began to recount our experiences after we fell unconscious.

  It turned out that after the game, King Shuda heard about our tenacious spirit and specially allowed us to recover from injuries in the imperial palace, letting the imperial doctor diagnose and treat us. Another surprising thing was that Duke Biqi did not make things difficult for Teacher Wen, nor did he accept Teacher Wen's apology, but just said that this matter would be let go.

  Hearing that Teacher Wen was not humiliated, I let out a sigh of relief and said with a tinge of regret: "It's all because I'm not good enough. It seems I still have a long way to go."

  "Alright, alright, I'm thoroughly convinced," said Xiao Ao with a smile. "Honestly, I'm already surprised that we were able to win against the Prince's team with our strength. And you three almost managed to take down the Wind Dragon team - Teacher Wen told me that if he hadn't stopped you in time, you would have even used your life magic. You're really too stubborn. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid we wouldn't even have had the power to put up a fight. Gao De and I, as well as Master Xiū, decided after our victory against the Prince's team that we would definitely follow you out into the world from now on - not for any other reason, but just because of who you are."