--"Hello."
Startled from her reverie by a shove from Fuxiao Xianchan's elbow, Yu Xunge looked at Fuzhi with displeasure: "What?"
There was no need for Dawn Cicada to answer, because as soon as Yu Xunge finished speaking, she found herself teleported to the Bell Plate Battlefield, and opposite her was Chasing Sun, who was tossing a dagger at her.
"Do you need me to wait a little longer while you're spacing out?" Zhu Ri asked considerately.
"Wouldn't you be so angry that you'd hang me up and whip me?" Yu Xunge quickly smiled, picked up his longsword, and said to Zhu Ri, "Teacher, I'm ready."
The glowing pointer lit up near Zhu Ri's ear, illuminating the thin braid hanging behind her ear and her gray-blue pupils.
Zhu Ri solemnly said, "Go all out."
The longsword was flung by Yu Xunge and landed on the clock face. Golden lightning and white flower branches transformed into two daggers, which she held in her hands: "Teacher, you don't mind if I defeat you with daggers, do you?"
Zhu Ri relaxed his brows and chuckled softly, then vanished from his spot and reappeared behind the apprentice: "You really know how to make people angry."
clang--!
The daggers clashed, and the lightning and the daggers transformed into magical elements exploded simultaneously, causing both sides to lose 1 point of health. However, due to the reflected damage, Zhu Ri lost an additional 1 point of health.
As long as it's a head-on confrontation that can harm each other, Yu Xunge fears no one now!
Even though the strange clock on the side of Zhu Ri's ear is triggered once every five attacks, Yu Xunge still has the upper hand because she has the [Absurd Story] which can reflect damage.
"Back in Astrana, I would wake up laughing whenever I dreamed of defeating you. I never imagined this day would come so soon!"
"..."
“I’m sorry, Zhu Ri, I forgot that this day has already come.”
"..."
Wasteland was genuinely worried that Sun Chaser would be driven mad with anger...
"Could you go and upset your other teachers instead?"
"Well... to be honest, I've already been angry with everyone I've met."
"It sounds like a lot of touching stories happened without my knowledge."
"Don't be jealous, Zhu Ri, I won't let you get away with this."
"……nausea."
Faced with a 100% damage reflection, the Sun Chaser was not helpless; only the glowing clock hands suddenly began to move counterclockwise.
Yu Xunge noticed the change in the clock immediately. Just as she was on guard against any unforeseen events, her expression suddenly changed slightly. All the skills she had used since the start of the competition were now locked, including the [Absurd Story] skill, which had a 100% damage reflection effect.
This clock-keeping skill is just too overpowered! She couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, can you teach me this skill?"
Zhu Ri revealed a terrified expression. She said, "What? The poor elf actually has the qualifications to teach you skills?" She swung the dagger in her hand forcefully towards the apprentice's vitals. "Didn't you loudly announce that you had graduated when you defeated me on the ship?"
Yu Xunge: "..." Yes... there is such a thing.
She was so excited after defeating Zhu Ri that she got carried away and pointed to the sky, shouting, "I've graduated!"
On the stands, Huang Jin covered his face with one hand, finally understanding why Zhu Ri had been so angry that day... Clearly, this elf was hiding the most exciting part.
Yu Xunge quickly burst into hearty laughter: "Hahaha, how could that be, teacher? I will never graduate from your school."
Zhu Ri sneered, "The poor elf will no longer be fooled by you, prepare to die!" The clock began to tick again, making a ticking sound.
Yu Xunge: "…………"
The poor apprentice was terrified, and she promptly activated [Wildfire Rekindled].
The game also sets two phase conditions: the opponent uses no fewer than 10 time-related skills, and you are hit by the opponent's divine talent word.
If the head-on confrontation continued, she didn't think she would lose. However, she overheard the conversation between Zhu Ri and Huang Jin. Zhu Ri also had a divine talent word, and with this strange clock hand, Yu Xunge didn't want to lose the match due to carelessness.
She should indeed be careful, as the days seem to speed up five times as fast when the clock starts ticking clockwise.
The speed at which the magic ring exploded beneath the elf's feet was so fast it resembled a stage special effect. Yu Xunge was still barely managing to cope with the five-times-speed Chasing the Sun when the magic ring had already taken away double digits of her health.
Yu Xunge used [Unrepentant] without hesitation!
Zhu Ri immediately noticed the anomaly: her effective attacks on the apprentice could no longer cause the apprentice to lose health; the opponent's various statuses had been fixed.
The clock is now moving forward at double speed, and it's no longer possible to turn it counter-clockwise to seal the apprentice's skills, as that would undo the previous seal.
But each day still possesses divine gifts!
The elf stopped her attack, no longer wasting her energy, and a crown-like shadow appeared between her brows.
However, to the surprise of both Zhu Ri and the prepared Yu Xunge, the illuminated crown's shadow only lit up for a moment before dimming.
It failed?
This wasn't a true battle between enemies. Compared to the Star Sea and the Mountains, this battle felt more like an intra-team competition. Moreover, the opponent was Zhu Ri, and Yu Xunge couldn't even hurt Zhu Ri at 5x speed. So, Yu Xunge simply stopped attacking and asked with concern, "Is something wrong?"
Zhu Ri stared at the apprentice for a few seconds before saying, "The divine talent word has failed."
Can a divine talent word that has been activated still fail?
Yu Xunge thought of the word that Zhu Ri and Huang Jin had used: "missed opportunity".
“A missed opportunity.” The dagger twirled between the elf’s fingers as he gazed at his apprentice and said slowly, “I lit the spot at the Burial Ground, but I can’t light it now.”
She thought she hadn't let go yet, but when she returned to reality, to this moment, she found that reality was as beautiful as the ending of a fairy tale.
The daily moments were written into the rewards of the God's Game, and Tianhu Haoqi and the Moon Postman were both by her side.
Those stories I can't let go of are from a very, very long time ago.
The word "missed opportunity" is too weak and should not be used to summarize her life.
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