Chapter 182: Chapter 182 Akabane Hina V Xiao Lian.
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Soma, who also saw their action, raised his brows briefly before he spread his lips, feeling nostalgic about the rivalry between those two. Then he turned his gaze toward as he noticed Lin Fan, who slowly approached his side. Soma covered his mouth and contemplated whether he should face Lin Fan or let Leon handle him, just like in the story, because this is also good for Leon\'s improvement.
After thinking it through, Soma finally came up with a huge plan he had in mind that would involve three people in a fight. It is also good to see how strong the two people he had in mind. He sneakily steals a glance at them, who have already recovered from their shocked state.
"Teacher Lee, please let us go first".
"From me too, please, teacher".
"...Alright. Students Akabane Hina and Xiao Lian step forward. The other retreated to my back. Be sure to observe their sparring, and for you girls, I remind you again, but there is no magic or sharp weapon involved. Use a dummy weapon you possess or something I had prepared over there and fight with only using your Martial power because this is what the test is about".
"Understood teacher".
"Mm".
Hina and Xiao Lian summon their respective dummy weapons. Hina was holding a bokuto, and Xiao Lian was having a staff with the same height as her.
"Let me hold it. I want to check the dummy weapon you had".
The girls approached Teacher Lee while giving up their weapons, and after finishing with the inspecting, teacher Lee nodded his head and spoke.
"You guys are good to go. I will become the referee".
""Yes"".
As per the instruction of the teacher. The two of them began to walk away from the place and stood in the middle of the arena. Gradually, they distance themselves from one another and face one another while preparing their stance, sharpening their focus toward their opponent in front of them.
Hina, who was accustomed to using a middle stance, changed her approach because she lowered her bokuto in line with her waist pointed backward. Xiao Lian, on the other hand, used her usual middle stance while her cold ice gaze turned frosty, giving a chill to the other students who saw her.
"You guys ready?".
The two girls clenched their weapons and exhaled the breath they had inhaled earlier to wash away their hesitation in striking each other. They were slowly, focused, observing their opponent. The girls, with their sharpened fangs, face each other, ready to strike anytime.
"Begin!".
As soon as the teacher said that, Xiao Lian accelerated forward and arrived near Hina, who entered her attack range. She thrust her spear in a single motion, making Hina, who saw the incoming thrust, shrunken her pupils as she raised her bokuto to deflect the attack to the left.
The thrust missed Hina\'s forehead, and it slid to the side before Xiao Lian gripped the staff tightly and began to perform a relentless thrust aimed at Hina\'s face.
Xiao Lian\'s movement was so sharp and fluid that it almost created afterimages of dozens of spear thrusts in a single motion, making the other students back drenched in cold sweat.
Hina, who received those relentless attacks, calmly assesses her surroundings and widens her perspective as she dodges or deflects the incoming attack with minimal movement, not to let her body be burdened by the fatigue. Hina awaited Xiao Lian to make a small opening before launching her counter.
The battle seems to turn one-sided as the other students who did not delve into the martial path saw that Xiao Lian was in favor of the battle, but they were wrong. The two girls sparring are actually in stalemates for Xiao Lian, who never thought that Hina could endure this long, recalling her expressive personality.
Then, Xiao Lian retratcs her spear to the back, creating a slight delay, which Hina utilizes it to do a counter.
"Fuu!".
Hina exhaled as she stepped forward, closing her distance from Xiao Lian and making her enter Hina\'s attack range. She began to counter by swinging her bokuto diagonally from below, and Xiao Lian blocked her attempt with the body of the staff.
With a slight twist of her wrist, Xiao Lian shifted her stance and twirled Hina\'s sword trajectory, intending to launch a horizontal sweep using her staff. Hina didn\'t resist the flow, not to let her stance crumble and let her body thrown to the side as she performed a roll to dodge the attack and then stabilize her stance once more.
The two girls began to look each other in the eyes and showed their white teeth, pleased with the strength that each other showed.
"Fuu, Here I come!".
"Come, Silver head!".
Xiao Lian and Hina began to engage in a fierce battle, which made the entire outdoor stadium muted, and only a dry sound from a wood hitting each other and the graceful movement the two conducted in the middle of the arena made the other students stare in awe.
Below the glaring light from the sun in the early days. The two girls\' jerseys began to stick to their skin because of the amount of sweat they excreted from their bodies, clearly showing the intensity of their duel. With a heavy breath and gritted teeth, the two girls, who keep their never-ending showdown, start to reach their climax in battle.
""Haaa!"".
Two fiery spirits that echoed in the field clashed, creating an intense turmoil that fueled the other students\' fighting spirit. With a violent gust from the clash attack that took the other students\' breath away, two weapons were planted toward each other\'s neck.
"Okay stop!".
Teacher Lee shouted his order, which halted every other student thoughts who was still dumbfounded looking at the results.
Hina and Xiao Lian in the center looked toward each other eyes with a heavy breath, snorted while retracting the wooden weapon away, and spoke simultaneously.
""Next time?!"".
The two of them open their eyes in shock. Hina spread her lips, revealing her white teeth, while Xiao Lian curved her thin lips and nodded.
"I will win next time".
"No. I am the one who will".
Hina and Xiao Lian exact another vow toward themselves to motivate each other to strive further. Soma, with permission from the teacher, stepped forward and approached the middle arena with many gazes following behind him.
"Good performance, you two".
They were noticing the familiar voice that entered their ears. The girls turned their gaze and found Soma with raised hands, watching them with a warm gaze. The girl tilted their head because they couldn\'t understand Soma\'s gesture, but when they saw Soma shake his raised hands simultaneously, they clapped those raised hands with a crisp voice echoing in the stadium.
"Thanks, Soma".
"Thank you, Soma".