A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 1572 - 1056: The Competition Begins_2

Upon hearing her words, everyone was taken aback—could there be such a development? Speaking of which, Teacher Duanmu, you’ve done such a thing before?

But soon, Mary withdrew her gaze.

"Leave it to me; I’m very experienced in being bait."

"........."

Facing the overly confident Mary, the others didn’t know what to say.

Soon, the match officially began.

The map was the entire mall, with a time limit of three hours, making it a short decisive battle. In this regard, both sides had to finish quickly. Perhaps that’s why there’s a restriction against destroying the venue; otherwise, things could get complicated.

Liliath and Akeno Ushima formed a team, Kiba Hiroto and Tower City Kitten formed another, Mary teamed up with Banriya, and Naruse Mio partnered with Frieren. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Among them, Mary and Naruse Mio were considered bait, while Liliath and Tower City Kitten’s teams were responsible for ambushing from behind. Once they found the opponents, Mary and Naruse Mio would try to lure them to a specified location, and then this side would rush in to crush them, making it a rather classic and orthodox bait tactic.

Of course, in reality, there are only a few tactics going back and forth; ultimately, it depends on how they’re used.

At the moment, Mary was walking openly down the street, holding a magic wand that looked like a cane, resembling a lady shopping in the mall, while Banriya bounced beside Mary, curiously observing the surroundings.

"So this is the ranking match; it’s my first time participating."

"Banriya hasn’t participated before?"

"I didn’t have a master before; my sister did participate once though. Hmm... But if not for this, I wouldn’t have joined, since Lord Mio has given up on becoming the Family Head."

While speaking, Banriya clenched her fists and swung them a few times.

"Honestly, I’m quite worried about Lord Mio. What if she encounters a formidable enemy over there?"

"There’s Frieren, isn’t there?"

"That’s true, but..........."

As the two talked, three figures appeared in front of them, blocking Mary and Banriya’s path.

"I really didn’t expect that we’d run into you first, it’s quite a surprise."

The first to speak was the long-haired woman at the back of the trio; she was the Queen to Cyan, and also the student council vice president. Next to her were followers from the Castle and the Knight.

"I thought Mr. Duanmu would come charging directly."

"Mr. Duanmu is sleeping."

Mary straightforwardly answered.

"The rules limited his performance so much that Mr. Duanmu felt it was boring, so he went to sleep."

"Hahaha, that does sound like something Teacher Duanmu would do."

Upon hearing Mary’s answer, the vice president chuckled softly, then composed herself and stared at Mary.

"Honestly, I never imagined facing off against you in the ranking match, Classmate Mary, but... let me see your strength!"

As her words fell, the vice president drew a long blade, charging towards Mary. At the same time, the Knight beside her quickly moved to block Banriya.

Soon, the two sides were locked in combat.

The Castle seemed to be a hand-to-hand fighter as well, engaged in a punch and kick melee with Banriya. As for Mary, she faced the vice president’s attack with remarkable composure. She held the magic wand while retreating, easily dodging the attacks and simultaneously raising her wand. Several meteors shot from the wand towards the vice president.

"Hah—!"

Facing the incoming Star Shoot, the vice president didn’t back down, lightly shouting as she swung her long blade, intercepting the star beams, then advancing again to try and engage Mary.

Meanwhile, the last Knight held a blade, watching the battlefield intently, ready to assist wherever needed—or perhaps she’d do nothing but still be a constraint on Mary and Banriya.

"Hah—Ha—!"

The vice president quickly closed the distance with Mary, repeatedly swinging down her long blade. Yet, her attacks were ineffective as Mary narrowly evaded each one, leaving the vice president unable to land a hit.

Is this Classmate Mary’s strength?

Holding the long blade, the vice president’s face was filled with seriousness. She knew the opponent was just human, not a Demon, and merely a temporarily contracted Soldier, meaning it’s impossible to have Demon-level strength.

Nevertheless, the vice president was surprised that her attacks had zero impact on Mary. She considered herself a swordsmanship expert, yet every slash was effortlessly dodged by Mary, as if the latter saw through the trajectory of her swordsmanship from the outset.

Could Classmate Mary also be a hidden swordsmanship master?

"Swish—!"

As the long blade swung down again, Mary deftly sidestepped as if she had anticipated the attack, meanwhile lifting her wand to unleash Meteor Magic once more. It was an expected move for the vice president, who was now used to it, knowing Mary would widen the gap when she parried the magic—just like before.