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Chapter 247 The Test of the Great Sword

"So, since you know she can cause such damage, why do you still want to irritate her?" Yaye handed a wet towel to Ling Dengxian, who took it and carefully wiped his bleeding forehead and muttered, "I really want to ask if the deck maintenance fee is more expensive than the training room... Well, I am also responsible for blurting out without considering her feelings. How is Rosary?"

"Fortunately, you protected me in time. I was only scratched. I treated it briefly and insisted on going to the infirmary."

Ya Ye showed a somewhat fearful expression while speaking, and tried to make her gaze on the person sitting opposite Ling Dengxian appear more natural.

The Agor girl next to her didn't react at all and continued to eat the breakfast buns she brought as if nothing had happened.

Yes, Ling Dengxian was not actually injured by the explosive Sarkaz girl. After all, they were face to face and the other party did not deliberately launch a sneak attack, so he still had time to react.

He was hit by someone's sword.

To be precise, he was actually injured by the collision and rebound of the heavy sword that suddenly flew over and the fiery red long knife. Ling Dengxian did not dodge in order to protect Meilansha who was next to him. The incident happened suddenly and Bai Yan was unable to completely resist it.

The owner of the heavy sword was Skadi, who was passing by and invited him to test his abilities tonight. It was a case of good intentions leading to bad results.

The Sarkaz girl was caught off guard and had no way of controlling her strength. She reacted without any sense of caution and the only remaining area was transformed into a fiery mess with an explosion and a wave of fire.

However, at this time, Ling Dengxian naturally took the lead in launching white flames to surround Yaye and Meilansha, preventing more serious consequences.

Naturally, the Sarkaz girl was taken away for a talk by Kal'tsit. The staff from the Engineering Department cursed and pulled out the isolation belt again to expand the isolation area, while Ling Dengxian called out to Skadi.

Seeing him treating his wound and turning his gaze to her, the girl raised her red eyes and looked back at him, but her mouth was not resting either, as she was "processing" the last bite of bun before it entered her stomach.

"Thank you, Skadi."

"Yeah." After finishing breakfast, Skadi nodded.

...Please say something else!

"Anything else? If not, remember to come in the evening."

"Ah, no, you—"

"Then I'll go first." Skadi got up and left. Ling Dengxian thought about it and decided not to call her again, because there were some things he wanted to say but he didn't know where to start.

Since she was willing to take the fall for someone who showed her kindness, why wasn't she willing to be honest and admit that she longed for companionship?

"What a contradictory person..."

"Skadi...White Dove, you actually know that person..." Looking at her retreating figure in the tricorn hat, Yaye's expression still contained a trace of fear.

"I'm not sure, but I'll know tonight. I'm going to meet her tonight." Ling Dengxian shook his head. He didn't dare to say anything about Skadi's attitude.

He didn't dare to guess what this guy was thinking. Maybe he was more straightforward than he thought? The basis of experience was Texas.

"You'd better be careful. Many operators who have been on field missions with Skadi have described her as 'terrible'. This is almost a one-sided opinion."

"..." Ling Dengxian looked towards the end of the corridor. Skadi's lonely figure had disappeared, but he was still staring at it in a daze, as if there was another picture in his eyes.

"I know my limits," he said.

"...Okay, I won't interfere with your private life, but you're quite noisy. I haven't done anything serious since I came to see you today." Yaye looked at her watch, sighed, took out a book and a thick notebook from her bag, and handed them to him solemnly. "It's almost time, I have to do other things. Yesterday I compared and screened the basic medical books I studied. This book is more systematic and should be suitable for you. This is my related notes. Read it carefully. Don't be ignorant of everything tomorrow. I can only spare this much time a day to tutor you. Don't waste it."

"Okay, thank you Teacher Yaye, ah no, Senior Sister."

"Stop doing useless things! I'm leaving first--"

"Oh no! I drank too much last night and I'm going to be late for the shift change!" The tail of Yaye's words was interrupted by the appearance of a green Adaklis figure. The agile figure did not take a detour through the corridor, but ran straight towards the exit, crossing the mess still lingering from the high temperature and the complaining engineering department staff.

"Who is that..." Ling Dengxian murmured. Rhodes Island still blames Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

"It can only be Gavial..."

"That's over there?"

"Medical department."

"...Meow, Rose-Damn-Melantha!" Ling Dengxian and Yaye didn't care about anything else and passed through this area.

It's not that he doesn't trust her medical skills. Ling Dengxian only knows that this name is so powerful that even elite operators are afraid of it. Yaye thinks that it's just a scratch and there's no need for Rosalinha to suffer that...

Longmen Wilderness, Yanyun Grassland.

"Ms. Mostima, why are you in such a hurry to go back to Longmen when there is no news about that person?" asked pink-haired Liberi casually. As a companion, she had been testing Mostima's thoughts for a long time.

"The headquarters is in Longmen. Why can't I go back after I'm done with my work?" The fallen angel shrugged.

"Isn't that too frequent? The time you spent at Longmen in the past few years, including the time you spent since you started working, is not as much as last year and this year."

Hearing this, Mostima raised his eyebrows and remained noncommittal.

"Let me think, when did Miss Mostima begin to change her gender?"

"Maybe it's because of the turmoil in Longmen, and I'm worried about Xiaole." Mostima smiled slightly, not showing the expression that the other party wanted to see.

The girl from Liberi knew that she was not lying, for she knew her partner very well. But it was precisely because of that understanding that she knew that just because Mostima was not lying did not mean that she had told all the facts.

"That look... do you care that much about what I think, Grave Knight?"

The sound of a cannon or a crossbow being loaded was heard.

"Okay...you've seen everything he and I have been through, and you should be able to understand my feelings. If you think I like him, ask yourself if you like him first."

"...Mastema, do you think I'm easy to fool?"

"No~"

"Tsk, I really let you off this time. I should have reported it to Lemiaoan earlier."

The grass leaves rustled, and in the distance, groups of tumorous beasts were floating slowly in the blue sky like clouds, and the vast ocean in the sky was rolling with waves.

Mostima looked at the beauty of the Yanyun Grassland calmly, gently broke off a leaf of grass and held it in his mouth, then picked a branch of hairy tail grass and inserted it between the hair of the girl from Liberia under her helpless gaze, and chuckled.

The red-haired girl stopped asking curiously. She was just looking for a topic to relieve boredom and try to get an answer.

The girl with blue hair is relaxing and immersed in the beautiful scenery. She is not a person who is entangled. She is not looking for answers. She has the answers. She just thinks that the process of waiting to polish the answers, like traveling, is a very beautiful thing.

The encounter caused ripples, and their interactions were gentle and peaceful. She was also carefully experiencing the "first time" that she had never experienced before.

But maybe she’s not “girly” enough?

But...she won't put pressure on herself.

"Fiammetta."

"Don't call me by my code name—eh?"

"After this, I want to use my vacation. After seeing Xiaole, I also want to go see him. Of course, after finding him, I have to teach him a lesson."

"Oh!" Fiammetta cried out in surprise.

Rhode Island.

Ling Dengxian threw himself onto the bed.

The day was still quite fulfilling. After all, I got to know Dr. Gavial while injured in the medical department. The subsequent activities were a bit strenuous...

If possible, Ling Dengxian planned to go to bed early tonight. But unfortunately, he had an appointment tonight.

"Huh? Wait, the training ground is completely destroyed. Do we still want to go?" Ling Dengxian suddenly remembered the miserable state of the training ground and the pitiful appearance of those engineering department staff.

"... Let's go." After all, judging from Skadi's performance, he would not have a second chance if he broke his promise once.

"No matter what, let's go meet her first, and then we can discuss changing the place or another day after we meet."

Taking the sword, Ling Dengxian had rested enough. After making some preparations, he opened the door and set off.

"Well!"

"Oh, sorry! Why are you standing outside the door without knocking?" The girl who was standing quietly outside the door sat on the ground and rubbed her head. Ling Dengxian stretched out his hand to her, feeling a little helpless.

He remembered her, the somewhat introverted girl of a strange race at yesterday's party, codenamed "Lion Scorpion".

"Well, hello, sorry, I thought the time was about right... so I asked around and came to find you first." The lion scorpion's expression was very pitiful.

"Ah... Oh, you are very proactive... Adding a communication terminal number will make it more convenient to contact each other in the future." Ling Dengxian understood what Lion Scorpion meant by "about the time" and immediately felt that she was very interesting. Logically speaking, such a proactive girl should not be without friends.

"it is good……"

"My code name is White Dove. I didn't have time to introduce myself last time we met. Thank you for your guidance."

The two arrived at the training ground. The lights had not been repaired yet and the staff from the engineering department seemed to have gone to rest. The training ground was silent and deserted. As Ling Dengxian stepped into the ruins that were slowly being repaired, he was instantly overwhelmed by a strong sense of crisis.

"Boom!" The heavy sword smashed into the ruins. Ling Dengxian jumped up and threw the lion scorpion to a safe area in mid-air, then drew his white sword!

The heavy blade is unmatched, and the light sharp weapon is hidden.

In the unclear vision, a pair of red eyes narrowed slightly, and the overwhelming attack came again.

The cut ground and walls made an earth-shaking noise, and Ling Dengxian chose to avoid the sharp edge.

Nonsense, this is even more terrifying than the power of the bagpipes!

The owner of the giant sword that suddenly attacked was naturally Skadi. Self-protection meant surviving a sneak attack by a powerful enemy. Although Ling Dengxian was caught off guard, objectively speaking, it was not surprising.

Strength, Skadi's strength far outweighed her skills, and was replaced by a battle mentality that expanded her advantages. This made him realize what those field operators meant by "terrible"...

"...But at least I'm not going to defeat you..."

Then skills and combat thinking are the key to gaining Skadi's recognition.

The white-haired film woman who was still in the office felt the movement above her head, and the coffee on the table was knocked over, and her face turned black.

"This is only the first day..."