68~ A Group of Pitfall Experts!
“Team 38’s Knight-class Divine Princess Cardian has been defeated by Team 45’s Knight-class Divine Princess Aistride.”
“Team 38’s Heavy Artillery-class Divine Princess Burei has been defeated by Team 45’s Knight-class Divine Princess Aistride.”
“Team 38’s Divine Prince Aki has been defeated by Team 45’s Knight-class Divine Princess Aistride.”
“All members of Team 38 are eliminated.”
With a cold announcement echoing across the battlefield, Aistride sheathed her weapon. The moonlit arena was now devoid of enemies for her.
“As expected of Her Highness, the new bl**d from this year can’t find a worthy opponent at all!” The wooden elf girl, holding a sword and shield, gazed at Aistride, her eyes sparkling with admiration like a starry night.
“Everyone, please don’t move; relax,” the blue-haired sea elf girl said, holding a staff and reciting a spell to activate Divine Authority. Her voice rang out like a serene choir, soothing, akin to a warm sun in the winter.
A thin veil of golden silk fell lightly on the shoulders of the lovely figures, akin to a shimmering holy spring, making everyone feel elevated in this flawless glow.
“Thanks a bunch, Cold Garden Sister! You’ve been a tremendous help~” The wooden elf girl, blinking her adorable eyes, playfully thanked the sea elf girl named Cold Garden. Under the warm sunlight, her insignificant wounds quickly healed.
“I can only ease everyone’s injuries and fatigue from the battles,” Cold Garden replied, shaking her head. “Compared to Her Highness, my efforts are trivial.”
“This victory is also thanks to Her Highness; we feel like mere accessories to her, optional at best,” the wooden elf girl joked partly.
“Everyone is necessary and irreplaceable,” Aistride said, gazing into the distance.
“Such a pity, Princess Sophia won’t officially join us until next year. Honestly, I think with Her Highness’s strength, bringing along unawakened Princess Sophia wouldn’t be a problem,” the lively wooden elf girl lightly tapped her temple.
“However, Princess Sophia most likely wouldn’t agree, either.” The Elf Second Princess Sophia Oreniman was known for her strong will. Everyone in the Elf Clan knew that, rather than relying on her sister’s influence, she preferred to prove her worth through her own strength.
After all, Sophia constantly declares that she won’t allow her sister to marry, and in the future, she intends to marry her sister herself. Whenever her sister is brought up, her competitive spirit and pride surge to dizzying heights.
“Not bad; it only took less than ten minutes.” The elf divine prince with shoulder-length hair and glasses glanced at her pocket watch and nodded slightly.
“Did you all hear the announcement from the Secret Realm just now?”
“Of course! Princess Aistride’s four consecutive kills were broadcasted clearly!” The wooden elf girl clearly misinterpreted the divine prince’s meaning. “I think the team that heard those k*ll announcements must be completely dumbfounded by now.”
“No, I’m not talking about that. I mean the k*ll announcements excluding Princess Aistride.” The divine prince frowned.
“Kills excluding Her Highness?” The wooden elf girl brushed aside her beige hair, covering her mouth in a playful smile. “Your Highness, did you mishear? It’s only been half an hour since entering the Secret Realm; how could anyone have achieved more kills than Her Highness?”
Since they were engaged in battle just before, not everyone had paid close attention to the announcements.
“There was.” Before the divine prince could speak, Aistride picked up the thread.
“Eh?……….”
“Just now, when we were fighting that team…………”
‘Divine Prince Peek of Team 57 has been eliminated by Ranger-class Divine Princess Tillysha of Team 30.’
‘All members of Team 57 are eliminated.’
Before Aistride could finish, a chilling announcement blared in every ear, silencing the crowd.
“……….Tillysha? That name sounds a bit familiar……. Oh right, that must be the golden-haired girl outside the Secret Realm earlier.”
“She eliminated an entire team?!” The wooden elf girl was incredulous. “If I’m not mistaken, that girl’s team only had two people, and she’s the only one who could be considered a fighter……….”
Having said that, the three graceful elf girls turned their eyes toward Aistride.
Tillysha’s divine prince is a human named Dillin, and that same Dillin is the one Aistride hasn’t been able to forget.
“We’re going to have a harder time claiming the top spot than we thought.” The elf divine prince pondered.
“I don’t see it as such. Perhaps that Miss Tillysha just happened to run into opponents who weren’t up to snuff; that’s possible, isn’t it?” The wooden elf girl seemed somewhat unconvinced.
“Perhaps, but to eliminate an entire team in such a short time means their strength should not be underestimated.”
“However, there’s good news.” The elf divine prince shifted the conversation. “It’s not just Team 57 that got eliminated; Tillysha’s divine prince was also taken out.”
“………….” Aistride laid her hand on the hilt of her elegant curved sword, silent.
Did she not protect him well enough?…………
Aistride clenched the sword hilt unconsciously.
“This likely happened due to inadequate protection during the chaos. Losing their divine prince means even a divine princess can’t exert her full power if she’s alone,” the elf divine prince analyzed.
After reassessing Tillysha’s strength, Team 45 set off again.
No matter how strong Tillysha is, they hadn’t encountered her yet, and the divine prince estimated it wouldn’t happen anytime soon.
The whole team proceeded forward under the divine prince’s guidance.
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A few minutes earlier.
“May I ask, sir, what is your name?”
“…………Peek, currently the divine prince of Team 57.”
“Mr. Peek, is it? I mean no offense.” The golden-haired girl with a large bow casually placed one hand behind her back while holding her wrist with the other, slightly bowing, her soft curves radiating an elegance that put the snow to shame.
“……….. Well then, Miss Tillysha, what would count as an offense?” Peek, with his collar pierced by a light arrow and pinned to a tree, twitched his lips.
“Sorry, sir, but we are enemies. So, even if you are just a powerless divine prince, I can’t overlook you.”
“Coming to this battlefield with differing ambitions, each of us must give our enemies the utmost respect, putting forth our full effort. To ignore you would be to disrespect you.” Tillysha placed a hand on her chest, then raised her long bow, gathering the light arrow.
“…………” Well, thanks a lot to your whole family!
Staring into the serious eyes of the stunningly beautiful girl, the curses that almost slipped out of Peek’s mouth were swallowed back down.
Maybe he’s just out of luck, running into such a trio of dorks. Next time, he’ll remember that no matter how strong or prestigious their divine princess is, if they don’t follow orders, avoid them like the plague.
Just moments ago, this poor prince dashed to the scene at a speed that almost ruined his legs, only to receive the devastating news of his teammates’ deaths.
And they didn’t just fall one by one, they lost three at once! As Peek tried to regain his bearings from that rollercoaster of emotions, he wisely decided to try to prolong his survival when he crashed right into Tillysha.
And then this scene unfolded, with Peek being pinned to a tree, unable to move.
