civilwarnovels Chapter 716: Sword to the Champion
Chapter 716: Sword to the Champion
Chapter 716: Sword to the Champion
Kobayashi found himself with two pairs of underwear in his hands for no apparent reason, and had no idea what they would say to him. He felt desperate.
Where can I reason from this?
Xiaolin's expression was very ugly.
Aqua said sinisterly, "As expected, it's better to just cut off the finger."
"Here you go again! You stubborn silly girl!" Kobayashi pushed her cheek away, not letting this guy get close to him.
"Who are you calling a silly girl, you silly old man!"
The stupid goddess also shouted loudly.
Xiaolin ignored her complaints and said, "Anyway, now that things have come to this, I have decided to work harder than before to earn the funds to remove the ring."
"What? You sound like you've found another way to make money."
Aqua pouted in displeasure.
Darkness also said strangely: "Xiaolin, you don't have any strange plans again, do you?"
Her expression showed some anticipation and resistance.
Darkness is always the first to take the lead in strange things, but this statement doesn't seem to be in line with her style. It's too strange...
Although I don't have much confidence, I'd like to record it as a testimony.
"Don't talk nonsense."
Xiao Lin waved his hand and said under the strange gazes of several people: "You don't have to worry this time. After all, it is an event hosted by the guild. You can make a lot of money."
"An event hosted by the guild?"
“Can I make a lot of money?”
Both of them had an expression of disbelief.
No, it wasn’t just the two of them, Huihui also had a look of disbelief.
"Yeah, that's right." Xiaolin nodded and said, "Axel - it seems that the town is going to hold a sports meeting soon, and the winner can get a lot of rewards, right?"
"Oh, the annual tradition?"
Darkness nodded in understanding.
After all, she is the daughter of a noble family who settled in Axel, so she must know about it. This is just like the daily heat resistance competition, it has almost become a routine.
"What's going on? What is that sports meeting?"
Megumin, a stranger, was curious.
“Eh, Huihui doesn’t know?”
"Because I haven't been in town that long."
"Yeah."
Aqua nodded stupidly.
Darkness explained: “Well, to put it simply, it’s an activity for everyone to exercise together. It’s held by the guild, and if nothing goes wrong, every adventurer will participate.”
"This time, I'm planning to participate in this event and win a lot of bonuses!" Kobayashi said loudly.
He has Liu Zi, who is he afraid of! ?
It is no exaggeration to say that with Liu Zi in hand, the world is mine!
...Wait, where's Liu Zi?
"I say, where is Liu Zi? Why didn't I see her so early in the morning?"
"Went for the usual repairs. Yui said she helped with some modifications, and she's going to do a 30-day self-repair, so she won't be out anytime soon."
"OH, NO!!!"
Xiaolin held his head and yelled.
Without his invincible Miss Liu Zi, how could he fight against those adventurers who were eyeing the bounty?
Aqua grinned and sneered.
"Hmph, then you better do your best."
"I wish you good luck in martial arts."
Huihui also made sarcastic remarks.
Although Darkness didn't say anything, she looked like she didn't want to help. Do the three of them have any conscience? Or are they not a team anymore?
"Wait wait wait wait!"
Xiao Lin quickly stopped the three people who wanted to leave.
"Even if it's me, there's no way I can beat those guys. I can't win the final victory by fighting alone!"
"Then what do you want to express?"
"I don't know if there will be any group battles. If there are registration restrictions, wouldn't I be at a natural disadvantage? So, if everyone participates together..."
"Exercise and the like are too troublesome. I don't want to go."
Aqua shook her head decisively.
The stupid goddess is the laziest. When asked to do something, she always whines and refuses to do it.
Huihui also waved her hand.
"I'm also respectfully indebted. Besides, you can't use explosion magic in this kind of sports activities, so there's no point in participating. Of course, if there's a competition to see who has more powerful magic, I won't be stingy with my magic. Then you can come find me again."
"You must be kidding. This is a sports meet, not a battle royale! Even if we really want to compare magic power, how can we allow you to use such violent and nonsensical explosion magic?!"
Xiaolin yelled in anger.
Naturally, Huihui shouted in dissatisfaction.
"Damn it, I expected this to happen. You guys really don't want to help." Xiaolin thought for a moment and said, "If we participate in the sports meet, we can increase the favorability of the guild."
"What benefits can I get if my favorability is increased?"
"Eh? Um...give priority to you to assign more cost-effective tasks...or something like that?"
"Please don't tempt others with things you don't even know about, okay?"
Aqua and Megumin erected a defensive barrier.
Obviously, Kobayashi's words did not impress either of them.
I have a headache.
If this continues, he will have no choice but to team up with Dust, Chiss and the others. It's not that he can't trust them, they are top-notch in the town in terms of strength, but those two guys are even more unreliable than Aqua and the others.
If he teams up with those idiots, he will never win the championship in his life. The probability is basically zero.
Damn, is there nothing we can do?
Just when Krillin was worried about not being able to convince them, Darkness took the initiative to say, “Aqua, Megumin, stop saying that. How about helping Krillin?”
"Darkness?"
Xiaolin was slightly surprised.
Although she still helped to say good things as usual, the timing of her words was a little too coincidental.
“Darkness, are you planning to participate in the sports meet?”
"Ah, I don't want to be harassed by that vulgar ring all the time."
Darkness said so.
What's going on? He's like a completely different person, and there's a hint of joy in his words.
No, no, no, she should like it.
Darkness likes being harassed the most, so she must be so happy because of being harassed. Yes, that must be the case.
Then she said:
"Besides, being able to show myself in front of the public in my current state is really..."
"What, what did you say?"
Kobayashi looked at the shy Darkness in dumbfoundedness. She had a perverted expression of enjoyment, which made Kobayashi suspicious.
Could it be...
I had some vague guesses in my mind.
“In short, in short!” Darkness suddenly clenched her fists and shouted, “At times like this, we can work together as a team, right? Come on, let’s win the championship of this sports meet together!”
Honestly, she was in too much spirits.
Wiz also spoke up: “That’s right, we should gather everyone’s strength and aim for the championship! Just like Miss Darkness said, a team should help each other!”
Huh?
How come the weak Lich Girl suddenly got excited?
When did she become like this?
Aqua crossed her arms and said unhappily, "Wiz, are you trying to lecture me about not wanting to participate in the sports meet?"
"Yes, there is no such thing as preaching to you!"
She hid behind Xiaolin in fear again.
Yeah, it tastes just right.
This is Wiz.
Aqua sneered, "Hey, where did your momentum go? Come on, keep preaching to me. Don't be polite, just speak quickly."
"Well, well... everyone, everyone, let's aim for the champion... the champion!"
"W-what? It's rare to see you talk back."
Wiz tried hard to muster up the courage to say this, causing Aqua to look at her in surprise. However, the Lich Girl who stood up in spite of herself actually intimidated Aqua.
Huihui looked suspiciously at the assertive Wiz, then at the shy Darkness.
“What’s wrong, Megumin?”
Darkness asked.
Hui Hui sighed deeply and said helplessly: "There's nothing I can do. I will help too."
"Hey, why did you suddenly agree?"
Darkness asked curiously.
Huihui said meaningfully: “I just don’t want the number of Xiaolin’s victims to continue to increase. That would be like living in hell.”
But I didn't expect that the more I talked, the more excited Darkness became.
Her breathless expression was a headache.
Xiaolin also felt sorry.
“Well, it’s my fault anyway. I admit it. So I’m grateful for your help this time, Huihui. Thank you so much!”
He bowed and thanked him.
Then he looked at the stupid goddess who was still bullying Wiz.
"What about you, Aqua? What are your plans?"
"Eh? I won't participate. After all, it won't do any good to me."
She curled her lips and refused decisively.
After all, this guy's code of conduct is completely based on his own interests. If she doesn't agree, it's understandable. However, this doesn't mean there is no way to make her agree, such as the most direct and useful method -
"Aqua, you probably don't know yet, but the initial estimate of the prize money is probably 20 million Eris."
"Twenty million Eris?!"
Hearing the high bounty, Aqua screamed in disbelief, then visibly swallowed her saliva.
Sure enough, money can make anything possible!
Xiao Lin said with a triumphant smile, "It would be a bit unfair for me to take it all by myself. It would be unreasonable even if I was saving money for the ring. So I plan to set aside some money for everyone to share equally."
"I understand. I'll join in now!"
Aqua agreed decisively.
Who wouldn’t do it if they have money?
After she said that the team's property was common property and borrowing was not allowed, the stupid goddess had been living a very tight life during this period, so when she heard that there was money to be made, she decisively agreed.
Tsk, what an innocent and straightforward little girl.
Honestly, it's so gullible.
Kobayashi's mouth curled into a smug smile.
Aqua was also laughing, and even fantasized, "Hahahaha... after winning 20 million, what should I buy?"
Ah this...
She actually wanted to keep it all for herself.
It's even more excessive than Xiaolin, it's really unreasonable.
“Hey, Aqua, the bounty of 20 million Eris is only available to the winner. If you lose…”
"Xiao Lin, who do you think I am? I'm a goddess! With me here, it won't be easy to win the championship! "
Not good.
Seeing such a confident stupid goddess, Kobayashi could already foresee that they would lose the championship because of Aqua's self-righteousness, and he began to panic.
"Why don't you just not participate, Aqua?"
"Why!"
It would be fine if he didn't know about the high bounty, but it is really unlikely that he would not allow the stupid goddess to participate if he knew there was money to be made.
So no matter what Kobayashi said, Aqua insisted on participating. Of course, she compromised and said that she would get less money after winning - just 19 million Eris would be enough.
Is this guy sure he didn't leave 19 million Eris?
“This way everyone will participate.”
Darkness looked at everyone and said this. She seemed to be looking forward to the team competing together.
Xiaolin nodded.
"Don't rush to sign up for the guild. First, collect and organize the information."
"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles."
Huihui said with a smile.
Totally agree with what she said.
After all, for Kobayashi and others who have no idea about the actual situation, whether it is time, content or rules, current information is the most important, so they need to ask the locals.
"Then Darkness."
Xiao Lin looked at Axel's acting city lord and asked, "Could you please tell me what exactly is going on in this town's sports meeting?"
"So you don't know anything yet."
"No way. I didn't have the chance to ask for details."
Xiao Lin curled his lips.
He also wanted to know the details, but whether it was Luna, Dust, or Chiss, they all looked relaxed after hearing that Xiaolin didn't know the truth about the sports meet.
That is the expression of someone who extremely hopes to see the powerful opponent be eliminated first.
Those two guys are real scumbags.
There is no doubt about it!
Darkness was speechless about the treacherous and despicable Dust and Chiss. She sighed and shook her head and said, “Well, to put it simply, just think of it as everyone competing to get a place. Start from the entrance of the town, run towards the nearby lake, and then swim across the lake to reach the finish line.”
"Eh? That's it, that's it?"
Xiao Lin was a little dumbfounded and asked, "What about horse riding, pitching, club relays, long jump, etc.? Aren't there any of those standard sports events?"
“Hmm? I don’t know what you’re talking about, but this is the content of the game,” Darkness said.
Xiaolin scratched his head.
Rather than a sports meet, it feels more like a marathon?
No, it feels more like a triathlon without the bikes.
“Wait a minute.” Aqua suddenly interrupted, and said in a strange tone: “Darkness, the lake you just mentioned, could it be the one I purified…!”
"Ahh, that's it."
"Well!"
Aqua’s expression suddenly changed when she heard Darkness say that. She screamed, “I don’t want to go. I absolutely don’t want to go! If I go there again, I’ll be attacked by a ferocious crocodile again, right?! So, I absolutely don’t want to go there!”
Ruined.
From the beginning, Aqua was suffering from PTSD symptoms. Can the team still win? No, it's absolutely impossible!
(End of this chapter)