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The two girls continued the duel while slowly increasing its intensity. Their exchange of Martial-Art Skills and ntalism Techniques was also getting more intense the more they fought.
What surprised the others who were spectating from the sideline was the skills that Cloe was showcasing. Those Martial-Art Skills were quite odd, sotis they looked like a skill that was focused on brute-forcing while there were also so tis where they looked like an assassination technique. There were also so instances where she was using them like how military officers fought on the battlefield.
There were also so strange styles as well which surprised Arthur, Leonard, and Lorraine who were familiar with her. It was their first ti seeing Cloe fight like this.
"Sheesh! She is reminding of certain soone who also used to fight like that," comnted Arthur while clicking his tongue repeatedly.
Leonard gave him a sidelong glance before asking. "Are you talking about ?"
Arthur was silent for a mont before clarifying what he just said. "In a sense, yeah. It is more like your previous style that focuses on surviving and doing everything you can to win. But at the sa ti, she also has Shin's slyness when fighting right now."
"She is showing a whole different style during the entrance exam. Both during the practical test in that Prison Island and the duels during the day after," said Lorraine as she joined the conversation.
Leonard quickly nodded his head in agreent. "During the test in the Prison Island, she is focusing on the supportive role and perfectly assisting us. On the other hand, the fighting style that she showed during the duels is sowhat a style that highly focuses on counterattacking."
Arthur slightly knitted his eyebrows before also nodding his head. "Well, we haven't t her for quite a long ti, so we can't be sure that we know how much she changes during the ti that she is in their ho."
"We may as well say that this may be her real style of battle," he added which made the other two nod their heads.
Then they focused their attention on Alice who was currently fighting Cloe with an equal footing. Her style was still the sa from what they could rember since the ti of the exam, though she was now showcasing so of the complicated techniques that she didn't use during that ti.
This sight made the three of them think how amazing Cloe currently was, despite not having a peak-class talent like what her current opponent had.
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Bang!
The two were separated from each other after a powerful collision of their attacks and forced them to take multiple steps backward to stabilize their footing.
Cloe shook her right arm as she regained her balance due to the numbness that it was feeling. That previous collision put quite so heavy burden on her arm. Then she turned her gaze at her opponent who was also doing the sa thing as her.
After that, Cloe quickly took a battle stance where she was facing her opponent sideways with both of her left foot and fist were currently pointing at her opponent. On the other hand, her other fist was currently positioned on the right side of her waist.
Bang!
Then the transparent Internal Qi surrounding her body suddenly ran wild as if they were a raging fire that was running amok at the center of the forest.
Seeing her actions, Alice imdiately understood what her opponent wanted to do. It was pretty obvious that Cloe wanted to end this sparring match with this final strike.
Given that, she quickly increased the amount of ntal Energy that was surrounding her body before letting them revolve around her like a spinning tornado.
Then she waved her left hand towards the opposite direction of the rotation of her ntal Energy, making the tornado-like rotation to be divided into two parts that were rotating in two different directions.
She did the sa movents until she divided the tornado-like ntal Energy surrounding her got divided into multiple layers.
A mont later, the ntal Energy surrounding transford into a blooming lotus flower that was gently spinning elegantly.
'Final Lotus Technique: Great Order of the Blooming Lotus'
In the anti, Cloe finally made her move and kicked the ground beneath her feet, propelling herself forward with an insane speed.
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Swoosh!
She left a trail of light in the air behind her as she continued moving forward in a very aggressive manner.
At the sa ti, all of the Internal Qi that was running wild around her body gathered on her right-hand fist all of a sudden, forming a spherical energy force on it. The transparent Internal Qi on her fist released a brilliant glow that seed to be mimicking the light that was coming from the sun.
In a re instant, Cloe arrived in front of the spinning lotus made of ntal Energy that was protecting Alice, before throwing her fist forward without any hint of hesitation.
'Unnad Martial-Arts (Final Strike): Annihilation'
Boom!
A very loud explosion suddenly occurred the mont she threw her fist forward. There was also a powerful shockwave that was accompanying it which was sent in every direction.
Swoosh!
A cloud of smoke and dust was also created right after the collision. And when it settled down, Cloe, Alice, and the others who were spectating the match from the sideline saw Shiella standing right in front of the two girls.
One of her hands caught Cloe's fist while being covered with frost flakes. At the sa ti, her other hand was pressing on the spinning lotus on her other side while it was being surrounded by a multicolored fla.
Shiella took a quick glance at Cloe and Alice before forcefully canceling their respective Martial-Art Skill and ntalism Technique while saying. "We should stop here. That should be enough for now."
After that, she gently pushed the two away, separating them from each other.
Everyone seed to be pretty confused at her actions, but since she was the overseer of this sparring match, no one voiced their opinions.
Shiella didn't care about what they were currently thinking and imdiately said to the two girls. "Go back to respective rooms for a mont and evaluate your performances. If you have any questions, ask directly."
Both Cloe and Alice were currently standing on their spots with a deep frown on their faces, clearing indicating that they were not satisfied with the current result of the match. But since she told them to ask her if they had any questions, they imdiately drop the matter and headed to their house, planning to do what she had instructed them.
Seeing that, Arthur, Leonard, and Lorraine also left the backyard, planning to go back doing their own thing.
With that, only Shiella, Jerimiah, and Vincent were left.
The silence was currently lingering in the air as none of them made a sound. Aside from the blowing of the gentle wind, nothing could be heard in the backyard.
A few monts later, Jerimiah finally opened his mouth. "Sigh~. That was a good call. We really don't know what is going to happen if we let them continue."
Shiella didn't directly respond to his words but still give her comnt. "Those girls are quite vicious."
She then recalled what she had seen earlier.
She imdiately noticed the strangeness of the Internal Qi that was surrounding Cloe's fist and was sure that it would instantly shatter the spinning lotus made of ntal Energy protecting Alice.
But at the sa ti, she also saw that the other side was preparing another move with her hand. It was as if she was expecting that her defensive technique was not going to withstand the attack of her opponent.
But the problem was her technique was a pretty dangerous one.
Shiella didn't know what was going to happen if she let the two of them continue and watch their respective attacks clash with each other.
Due to the uncertainty that was suddenly got involved, she didn't dare to risk the safety of the two just to see the final result. It was just a sparring match after all.
Even if she was aware that there was sothing more in this match aside from a simple exchange of insights, she was still not willing to let them take the risk.
After that long string of thoughts, she suddenly turned her head to Vincent before asking. "What do you think about it?"
Vincent was silent for a couple of seconds before shaking his head. "I am also not sure. Since there is a lot of uncertainty involved, it was better to stop it right away than to let an accident happen."
He then took a brief pause due to so hesitation before continuing. "But if you are asking as an assassin who is more familiar with the feeling called 'death', then I must say that I can feel more danger on that girl with pink hair than the one with silver hair."
"I don't know what exactly it is, but I am pretty sure that her conviction is much stronger than her opponent. That reason alone is more than enough to give herself a slight edge in that fight," he added after a brief mont of thought.
Hearing his assessnt, Shiella silently nodded her head in agreent before telling them that she was going back too.
The other two quickly gave her a slight nod before also going back inside the house, leaving the now fully wrecked backyard.
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