Strike Air

(Mango Cheesecake)

Bai Ye gripped Tear of Heaven. The wind of Futo coiled around the blade, enveloping the entire sword.

The wind altered the refraction of light, rendering the sword's shape invisible.

"Here I go!"

Bai Ye charged toward the Corrupted Knight, who wielded a massive metal warhammer.

With Bai Ye's current strength, he could naturally break the sound barrier with ease. However, in a knight tournament arena, he had to keep his speed under control.

Just as he had said before, this was merely a performance.

Bai Ye did not object to putting on such a show. After all, the one competing was Artoria, the "Quilt" Knight. What did that have to do with Bai Ye?

Bai Ye controlled his speed and strength with perfect precision. At the same time, he communicated with Tear of Heaven in his hand, deliberately dulling its keen edge.

"Anyone outside the plan... kill them too..."

A low growl sounded from within the Corrupted Knight's helmet. Heavy footsteps rang out as the Corrupted Knight charged Bai Ye with agility that did not match his appearance, swinging his iron hammer.

Boom—

The hammer seemed to strike an invisible wall. Before it could touch Bai Ye's body, it was bounced away.

"An invisible weapon?"

The Corrupted Knight raised his head, his eyes glowing deep blue within his helmet as they fixed on Bai Ye's hand.

From the outside, Bai Ye's hand appeared empty. Yet the Corrupted Knight could clearly feel that he had struck something solid.

"How astonishing! With an invisible weapon, the Quilt Knight has blocked the Corrupted Knight's powerful blow!"

"They are evenly matched! Audience, this is an evenly matched battle! The situation has become impossible to predict once more!"

"Everyone, you may now invest in your favorite knights!"

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