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My Level Zero System-Chapter 211: Powerful opponent
As expected, Kain's old team's opponents had failed once again, although they weren't in a disastrous state. But failure after failure was a heavy psychological blow, which would only make them more depressed.
On top of that, the next match's opponent was a championship candidate, Cecilia's team. Kain could fully imagine the other team's sorrowful faces in the break room.
"Okay, let's eat something."
Kain clapped his hands to wake up the people who were still immersed in the battle. He understood that, in a situation like this, relaxation was indispensable if one wanted to continue maintaining good fighting condition.
The other team, although their challenge day was a disaster with zero wins and three losses. But since the score was zero, they could be considered "still at the starting line". This could also be considered an advantage, because they just needed to wait for someone to be deducted zero points in the next few days and they would rise to one point.
At least not last.
In the break room, there is an instruction sheet.
Or rather, the menu.
If students want to eat anything, they just need to write it on the paper placed next to them, then drop it into the box. The food will be served in five minutes.
The girls all seemed quite interested in this, and started to crowd around to choose high-class foods. Seeing this, Kain felt a bit relieved. He sat on the chair, quietly observing the so-called storage box.
This thing seemed to be just a normal container, not connected to any pipes or mechanisms. Besides, Kain didn't think being connected to anything would be useful, since the place they were fighting in wasn't a normal arena, but an arena inside a separate space.
So it can roughly be said that this is due to [Space Magic].
Even the transportation of food here was done by [Space Magic].
And the request placed in the container will be fulfilled and served in a short time. This proves that this place is also under someone's surveillance, possibly the principal.
If so, it makes a lot of sense.
Kain's eyes flickered with confusion.
Suddenly, he heard Mera's voice calling his name.
"Kain! Wanna eat?"
"Sure. What's in it?"
Kain left his train of thought and looked at the menu with interest.
This academy really doesn't mistreat their students at all. Just from the menu served in the lounge, Kain felt as if the academy had collected menus from a bunch of restaurants from low-end to high-end, the quantity was dizzying.
Kain quickly chose and wrote it down on paper, putting it in the box.
Very quickly, the paper disappeared from Kain's sight. The time difference was only around a few seconds, proving that the surveillance here was very tight.
At the same time, this time delay also eliminates the possibility that this is an automatic function. Because if it was automatic, there would not be such a long delay.
After confirming this, Kain returned to normal.
Exactly five minutes later, there was a strange noise outside the door. When they opened the door, they saw a food cart on it, along with a piece of paper.
"Please leave everything where it was after you have finished your meal, enjoy your meal."
The whole group excitedly received the food, waiting for the next match.
Another three hours passed.
The other team took the field again, from the looks of it they weren't doing too badly, it seemed like during this period of time their team had been paying more attention to motivating their members mentally. However, the frustration in their eyes was almost palpable.
Because the opponent before them, is unbeatable.
The two sides entered the arena with completely opposite mentality. Cecilia just coldly placed her hand on her sword, the four "teammates" behind her stood in a line carefully without moving, and the five members of the opposite team were sweating, anxiety clearly written on their faces.
The match begins.
Having gained experience in a more direct confrontation, the other team was no longer easy to attack. As soon as the match began, the team's captain and main defender used [Earth Magic] to transform the terrain, creating fortifications and walls to protect their team members, while also opening a path for attack.
The other members also immediately coordinated, two magical attacks landed on Cecilia.
It can be said that the first match with Kain's team made them react faster with preemptive attacks, knowing how to create an early game advantage. The second match helped them find ways to coordinate between members in combat instead of each person fighting on their own.
They have made great progress.
But for Cecilia, this was nothing.
No matter how well coordinated they were or how great their tactics were, her blade still cut them all down with absolute power.
Even standing a space away from the arena and only seeing the match indirectly through images. Kain, Mera, Myra, Katie, Elna could all feel a pressure that Cecilia brought.
The attacks towards Cecilia were all mercilessly cut apart by the [Air Slash] coordinated sword, be it fire, water, or the large and thick walls of earth and rock.
She only needed one slash, just one slash.
Furthermore, not only did her [Air Slash] have a strong cutting force, but she also launched it so naturally that if one didn't look at the aftermath of the attack, Kain would have thought it was a normal slash.
And one more factor that cannot be ignored is her superb swordsmanship. This is definitely not the type of fighting style that is trained in the academy, but rather the swordsmanship that has been honed since childhood, so that when she grows up, it has become ingrained in Cecilia's subconscious, turning it into her instinct.
If Kain were to confront Cecilia in terms of weapons, he would absolutely be killed within a few dozen seconds.
"Mera, how do you think her [Air Magic] compares to yours?
Kain turned to Mera and asked.
Her expression rarely became very serious, after thinking carefully for a while, Mera said.
"Even though we're both mid-class [Air Magic], she... has come a long way on this path, while I've only just taken my first steps. If I were to describe it, I'm just starting from the starting line, while Cecilia is almost at the finish line."
Mera's words made the whole team silent.
You know, Mera is now the second strongest member of the team after Kain. And the gap between her and Cecilia is this big.
"Okay, no need to be so down."
"Strength is a huge factor in determining victory or defeat in a battle, but it is not everything."
Kain said words of comfort.
Everyone nodded in response, but their faces looked heavy.
Elna was also thinking about other things, that is, Faith had said many times that he would defeat Elna. Elna had great faith in Faith, but Cecilia was truly on another level.
High magic, high swordsmanship. And the same age as them.
Truly a genius among geniuses.
On the other side, the match ended with a quick result.
Cecilia's team was awarded one point, bringing their total score to one. While the losing team remained at zero from the start.
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The first day of the sixteen-team competition ended, the desert sky also very thoughtfully turned into night so that the students could sleep easier.
However, Kain had no intention of going to sleep.
After telling everyone to rest first, he stealthily left the break room.
The entire interior of the arena was very dark, with only a few flickering lights placed a bit far apart, combined with the somewhat ancient architecture here, making this place look a bit scary.
Kain walked silently down the long, curved corridor that connected all four resting areas of the four teams.
He had already observed which direction Cecilia's team's lounge was in, so he just needed to calculate the route to get there.
Very quickly, Kain arrived in front of Cecilia's team's room.
He knocked three times.
It seemed that someone inside had noticed the movement outside, so there were footsteps getting louder and closer to the door.
The room opened, the person who opened the door was one of Cecilia's four "teammates".
He saw Kain and his eyebrows slightly furrowed, but this furrow was mainly concentrated at the tip of his eyebrows, showing that he was not uncomfortable with his appearance, just a little confused.
In short, Kain has a chance.