Chapter 57 Intense Battle

Everyone who was watching the Virtual War between Group 1 that was led by Elizabeth von Etherion, Princess of Etheria, and Group 2 that was led by Rumia Flora, Princess of Nereia, had their mouths agape at the sight of the head being decapitated via a three-meter-long whip.

Most students who were watching the spectacle on the holographic screen had a look of disbelief.

Who would have thought that the cheerful Princess who could get along well with almost everyone if not for her noble status that made most people cautious of her to some extent, do such a thing?

Some students thought about an absurd thing that...

It might not be surprising if it was Elizabeth who did it!

Freya, Amelie, and Amery also had their expressions wavered slightly, especially Amery's, whose cold and aloof atmosphere turned into a more serious one, observing the battle reflecting in her black-colored eyes.

...

The confrontation between Rumia, and Elizabeth's group didn't stop with the sight of the student whose main weapon was a spear getting decapitated.

Murktan held his ground against the other tanker.

Besides from the metallic shield that each of their right hands was holding, their left hand was equipped with a shortsword.

Murktan and the other tanker hacked each other while also taking a defensive stance.

After a few seconds, the tanker on Elizabeth's group shouted the name of his rival.

"Murktan!!!"

The pushing force of the metallic shield intensified against Murktan as his opponent recovered from the Mana Vibration caused by Elizabeth's simultaneous Teleportation.

Murktan was losing his ground.

'F*ck!'

He cursed inwardly while feeling the spirit of competition towards his opponent.

The pain on his left side below the ribs that was struck by the spear wasn't subsiding and it continued to bleed, reducing his stamina, as well as his health.

Forgetting his current state, and hoping for an adrenaline rush, he responded to the scream of his name by the other tanker.

"Marokh!!!"

Murktan screamed the name of his opponent, the tanker under Elizabeth's group as he felt the urge to crash this man in front of him.

...

Both Murktan and Marokh came from the country Bhaskara.

One of the indicators of their origins was the name they were called.

Most of their first names ended with the 'k' sound, and their physical characteristics were mostly having brown hair and yellowish or brownish eyes.

They were the kind of people who were mostly brute... But they could maintain their rationality.

Elizabeth who was just watching from the rear instinctively felt that each individual who was engaged in battle wanted something to prove to themselves.

Rika, the Ice Mage on Rumia's side was battling Becca from Elizabeth's side.

The combination of their features looked like they were twins as both of them came from the country of Arka, the Land of Ice.

Their silvery hair was fluttering and their grayish eyes contained silver luster.

Although using skills to 'directly' hit your opponent was prohibited and considered a strict rule resulting in disqualification, the two of them, as Mages didn't mean that they lack the means to fight because during the one and a half months of Professor Murak's class, and even before they went to the Obelisk Academy, they practiced melee combat using 'staff' as a weapon.

There would be situations in the future where one would not be able to rely on using 'Mana' to activate a skill.

The Virtual War initially felt out of place with the absurd condition of not using Skills directly, but it was certain that most of them, if not everyone, those who were on the battlefield, and the ones watching on the holographic screen realized the underlying purpose of the activity.

...

pAn,Da-n0v e1,c The intense battle intensified between the two groups that were led by the two Princesses.

Dessa, the Rod Spinner, who was facing someone whose main weapon was a pair of daggers, retreated to the side of Murktan as she judged that he needed help as he was being pushed back.

His clothes were in tatters, and different cuts appeared on his shoulder.

It was not without resistance as he injured Marokh to some extent, but as both of them were tankers, even though they fought head-on, using shortswords to cleave down, and smashing their shields against each other, their stamina didn't drain by half.

Taking the chance of their focused battle, Dessa, who ran from the Assassin-type opponent, called Murktan, prompting him to look at Dessa.

Murktan who understood his body's condition more than anyone else nodded at Dessa's look which was hinting something.

~ Hup!

Dessa jumped using one of Murktan's shoulders as a cushion, and while in mid-air, she formed a swinging position, ready to cleave down at Marokh, who had a look of surprise with the unexpected combined assault.

But, at that moment, in a second or two of being mid-air, a womanly blonde figure with light green eyes appeared in front of Dessa.

It was Elizabeth!

She stopped being a spectator of the battle at that moment and teleported into the air where Dessa's figure was located.

...

Dessa who swung her rod midway cannot possibly change her stance to defend herself quickly.

'I'm gonna die!'

She thought, feeling the sense of approaching death.

Although this was a virtual world, without Pain Reduction, one could only hope to get killed instantly.

She saw the intricate broadsword swung by Elizabeth occupying her line of sight as her rod was cleaving downwards against Marokh.

But at that moment a whip caught the sword as well as the body of Elizabeth who was holding her weapon firmly!

~ Bang!

~ Bang!

Two loud bangs reverberated almost at the same time!

The first sound of a bang was about Dessa, who couldn't stop her attack in mid-air, she successfully hit one of the shoulders near the neck of Marokh!

The sound of bones cracking was slightly heard, and with fatigue, he passed out from the impact he didn't get to defend.

Then, the second sound of a bang was about Elizabeth, who was thrown on the ground made of a Rock Turtle's shell as she was dragged by Rumia with a whip!

At that moment, the Assassin-type group member of Elizabeth who didn't manage to catch up on Dessa sneaked behind Rumia, attempting to stab her in the back.

Dessa, who caused Marokh to faint, half-turned her head to look at Rumia and saw the sneaking Assassin, she then threw her rod at the sneaking Assassin.

Rumia saw Dessa, and she instantly realized what Dessa's action meant.

~ Bang!

The Assassin from Elizabeth's group flew a few meters away with his body bent as the rod hit his abdomen, then Rumia who was given an opportunity grabbed the feet of the Assassin, lifted him in the air, then thrashed him on the ground.

~ Bang!

She then used the whip to pierce the chest of the Assassin on the ground.

[You have killed, 'Brynn Drake' of the enemy group]

After two seconds, the Assassin's figure named Brynn turned into pixels that dissipated in the air.

Then, a Virtual System notification entered Rumia's ears, she then took a glance at it, then another two sounds of notifications followed suit after a second or two.

[Your teammate, Murktan Khan has killed, 'Murokh Lhan' of the opposing group]

[Your teammate, 'Murktan Khan' have died]

[Your teammate, 'Dessa Deya' have died]

'What?'

She turned her body and saw a sword pierced from behind the chest of the weaponless Dessa with a looked of disbelief and shock.

And near her was the body of Murktan, kneeling... But without a head.

The two figures turned into pixels that reminds them that this world was virtual, dissipating quickly.

Rumia's eyes constricted as she looked at Elizabeth whose blood flowed from her head as she was thrown earlier.

Elizabeth responded to Rumia's gaze as she formed an innocent smile on her face, she then spoke with a casual tone.

"Aren't you brutal for a Princess?"

She sarcastically asked, trying to provoke Rumia.

Rumia replied with a composed tone, without a sign of wavering.

"We were taught that in war, mercy is one's choice."

~ Bang!

Without looking at Rika and Becca who were fighting on their own on the sidelines, Elizabeth, just smiled at Rumia's words because as a Princess, she understood what Rumia meant.

The two Princesses felt the end of the battle between their remaining teammates.

Then after two minutes, two notifications entered their ears at the same time, telling the death and killing of another.

Elizabeth and Rumia didn't hide their curiosity about what had transpired as they both looked at the side of the Rock Turtle shell, there Rika and Becca had their own staffs piercing each other's chests with a smile on their face as if something had been fulfilled within them.

Their figures soon vanished, returning to the program of Virtual Technology.

"I guess it's just the two of us."

Elizabeth said as her smile didn't vanish on her lips.

She pointed her broadsword in Rumia's direction, preparing to attack.

Rumia didn't back down as she did the same, pointing her whip at Elizabeth who was at least ten meters away from her.

"Shall we go all out then?"

Rumia asked as a smile began to form on her face.

The two of them realized that in this virtual world, they could go all out without repercussions to affect the real world.

Elizabeth didn't respond, it was a sign of tacit agreement.

As the strict rule was not to directly attack your opponents, it indirectly means that one could use buffs to one's advantage.

Rumia activated her buffs on her arsenal aside from the Insight of the Living Water that was still in effect.

[Activating Skill: Blessing of the Mermaid (S)]

[Activating Skill: Guidance of the Deep Sea (S+)]

[Activating Skill: Weapon Flow (S+)]

The Blessing of the Mermaid gives Rumia an additional overall stat of 100.

The Guidance of the Deep Sea caused her blonde hair to turn blue like the water of the ocean, and her eyes to see and predict the trajectory of an incoming attack, but it depends on one's opponent.

And the Weapon Flow (S+) grants her weapon, the whip an intrinsic effect called 'Free Flow'.

Free Flow made her whip weapon to felt like an animated object.

It would make her whip feel like a coiling serpent, chasing her target.

...

Elizabeth who saw Rumia's activation of buff skills did the same, taking this opportunity to test her whole power without affecting the surroundings.

[Activating Skill: Bacterium of the Vacuum (SS+)]

[Activation of the Skill has failed]...

'Eh?'

Elizabeth blankly looked at the Virtual System message.