After Kiana cleared St. Freya High School's second round trial, Li Xuan completed it as well... He even cleared the 33rd floor, which had taken Kiana a considerable amount of time, in just 5 minutes with ease...
However, because the transparent walls were shielded on the 33rd floor, no one in the audience saw the shocking scene... Li Xuan used 'Judah's Oath' to cut down all the Honkai Zombies on the 33rd floor like vegetables, and then left the Honkai Beast 'Blazing Lightning', which even B-Rank Valkyries would be wary of, riddled with 'Spears of Light' and unable to move...
In the end, Li Xuan casually stepped on the massive body of the Honkai Beast, and the 'Vermilion Bird Flame', a crimson flame, suddenly erupted from the blade of the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand..... The golden sword, like a laser blade, was thrust directly into the body of the 'Blazing Lightning' with the flame...
Even its gray carapace couldn't block the attack of the ultra-high temperature Xuanyuan Sword, and then the flame that fed on Honkai energy naturally ignited the Honkai Beast's body...
With the demise of the last Honkai Beast... Li Xuan's 'Abyss' run came to an end. Except for the two on the main stage, no one knew how he defeated so many Honkai Zombies and the 'Blazing Lightning' on the 33rd floor.
"....." Li Xuan came back to his senses. Everything that just happened felt like a dream... He shook his head and walked out of the arena, exhausted. The high-intensity exercise had caused a lot of lactic acid to build up in his muscles, bringing a faint feeling of soreness and fatigue...
"Li Xuan..." To Li Xuan's surprise, the figure walking towards him... was Yae Sakura. She ran over and reached out a small hand to support him, saying gently.
"Brother... Sister Liv brought us to see you....." Yaoye-hime popped her head out from behind Yae Sakura and said with a smile, tilting her little head. "Sister Mei even said that brother is amazing..."
"..... Heheh~ Is that so?" Li Xuan couldn't help but smile as he stroked Yaoye-hime's long, osmanthus-golden hair, feeling happy.
"Master, I am very sorry... I brought everyone over on my own initiative." Liv lowered her head and apologized.
"Ahem... it's fine, it's fine... It's good to bring Sakura and Yaoye out." Li Xuan hurriedly took the blame, saying, "I'm always busy with my own things and don't have time to show you around the school... Mm, it's my fault for not considering it properly."
Li Xuan also knew that recently he had been busy with school and classes, always leaving Sakura and Yaoye at home to play... This was indeed not good. Humans are social animals, and it's better to talk to others more, make friends, and play.
"Li Xuan-kun, it's alright..." Yae Sakura said gently, "Li Xuan-kun is working hard to become stronger... that's what's really tough."
"...." Li Xuan was stunned for a moment. He suddenly felt as if he had been shot by an arrow, and it was like the warmth of the winter sun shining on his body... A strange sense of emotion made Li Xuan almost want to pounce into Yae Sakura's arms...
"...Hmph..." Liv, who was silently puffing out her cheeks, looked at a certain someone and pulled Yaoye beside her, looking like a neglected wife in a secluded chamber.
"Don't worry, everyone..." Li Xuan, who had come back to his senses, didn't notice Liv's expression. Instead, he looked towards the main stage and muttered to himself, "If... there are no problems, I have a way for everyone to not have to stay at home all day..."
After Li Xuan finished his trial, other contestants entered the center of the arena one after another to take on the challenge. However, ordinary students could only make it to the 20s. Only Mei and Bronya made it to the 32nd floor again... but neither of them seemed to have any intention of continuing... they simply gave up the challenge on the final floor.
So, naturally, only Li Xuan and Kiana were at the top of the rankings, tied for first place...
"Finally finished... I'm going back to eat! I'm so hungry, Mei~" Kiana said impatiently, hugging Mei's arm and acting spoiled.
"According to the data... idiots consume energy faster..." Bronya, with her faint presence, said with a deadpan expression.
"I'm not an idiot!..." Kiana said, fuming with rage.
"Ahem...." Just as Kiana and Bronya were at loggerheads again, and everyone was getting ready to disperse and go home... the broadcast sounded again.
"Dear students... due to some urgent matters, the Abyss competition ends here... Tomorrow's finals are cancelled... so tomorrow's classes will proceed as usual." Principal Theresa's rather serious voice came from the broadcast.
The moment her words fell, a certain white-haired furball was the first to let out a wail, her expression tragic, like a wounded beast... For her, there was nothing more heartbreaking than having to go to class...
"...Cheer up, Kiana." Li Xuan, who was standing to the side, sighed and put a hand on Kiana's shoulder to comfort her. "The monthly exams are in a few weeks..." Li Xuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Good luck..."
"....Don't rub it in." Kiana looked like she was choosing death, which made Li Xuan feel a strange sense of satisfaction...
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"And that's the situation..." The principal's office, bathed in sunlight streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows, was very bright. The four walls were adorned with oil paintings and bookshelves that reached the ceiling, filled with sets of hardcover books and rubbings of ancient texts. Principal Theresa, under the sunlight, looked a little lazy as she spoke to the people sitting on the leather sofa.
"Because... the academy is short on manpower, I've decided to have you all form a temporary third squad to complete a reconnaissance mission..." Theresa said, her fingers lightly tapping on the handcrafted solid wood desk.
"So during the mission... you don't have to go to school. Get ready to head to the destination tomorrow." Theresa said, as if tempting them. "If you complete this mission... each of you will receive a hefty bounty~"
"Great-Auntie! Don't worry, I'll definitely complete the mission!" Kiana said loudly, raising her hand high with great enthusiasm. Not having to go to school and being able to earn a sum of money... this was a great deal...
"....." Li Xuan was silent for a moment before speaking, "Principal Theresa.. may I ask who is the first place in this competition?" He hadn't forgotten about the various benefits of the competition prizes...
"Hmm... about that..." Theresa frowned slightly, glanced at Li Xuan and Kiana, and then said with some difficulty, "Why don't we just pick one of you two..." After all, only the two of them had reached the 33rd floor... and right now, the most important thing was the 'Anti-Entropy ruin' in the report. Theresa didn't really care.
"Let's duel! Li Xuan!" Kiana said, turning her head to look at Li Xuan with a fighting spirit, looking eager to try.
"....Aren't you tired?" Li Xuan looked at Kiana, whose legs were still a bit weak when she walked, with a sense of helplessness.
"Then let's have a Familiar duel!" Kiana said with a look of certain victory, her foot tapping the Treasure-stealing Raccoon Girl familiar who was loitering by her feet.
"....Are you sure?" Li Xuan said with a strange expression... Others might not know the power of the two familiar girls who stayed at home all day... but as their master, Li Xuan knew very well the power of the so-called 'familiars'...
"Squeak squeak!~" The slightly cocky Raccoon Girl charged forward, waving the small shovel in her hand that could cut through iron like mud, her small eyes looking at Sakura and Yaoye behind Li Xuan with ill intent.
"....." Yaoye looked at the Raccoon Girl waving the small shovel with some interest, and gently raised her right hand... Behind her, fluorescent flying objects that emitted a glowing light appeared out of thin air...
In the next moment, the fluorescent flying objects circled around the bewildered Raccoon Girl, and streams of energy surged from within... Before anyone could react, laser beams shot out from the flying objects. The lasers refracted off the smooth surfaces of the flying objects, forming a laser net that trapped the Raccoon Girl in the center...
"....Squeak..." The Raccoon Girl blinked her eyes and remained motionless, not daring to move at all... After all, just two centimeters from her body were several laser beams that made her want to bristle...
"....." Only fifteen seconds had passed since Kiana's familiar had stepped forward, which made the atmosphere extremely awkward...
(End of this chapter)