Lantian Zhu: "..."
The two of them fell somewhat silent. Cong Yu sniffed the air and complained, "This clearing... is filled with the smell of blood."
It was truly strange that Yaochuan Guang had not smelled it.
Maybe she had smelled it but subconsciously ignored it? After all, this place really was as beautiful as a fairy tale.
It was hard to imagine it being associated with blood.
Just as Cong Yu was thinking that and exchanging hesitant looks with Lantian Zhu over whether to tell Yaochuan Guang...
"Chirp chirp!"
A Little Sprite that looked like a referee waved the little flag in its hand, signaling the start of the match.
"Whoosh!"
The Little Sprites representing the two lakes charged out almost simultaneously. Cavalry Little Sprites and infantry Little Sprites stood ahead of them.
The cavalry were Little Sprites riding "cute little red mice" and "cute little yellow mice," each holding a lance.
Their lances were the same as those wielded by the infantry Little Sprites Xiao Cui had summoned earlier—long spikes resembling the second hands of a clock.
Though tiny, Cong Yu and the others had seen countless times just how sharp those spiked lances were.
Behind these Little Sprites stood the "rear guard" of both sides—their mage squads.
Holding wooden staffs, they babbled as they cast the only spell they had mastered proficiently: "Drill."
It was the armor-piercing spell everyone had learned from Teacher Red after encountering magical beasts in Wind City.
They looked rather cute.
It was like a chaotic brawl between chibi figures.
Yaochuan Guang had been watching with great delight, but... the moment both sides began slaughtering each other fiercely, that delighted expression vanished.
It was not because the battle was ugly...
On the contrary, the match was exceptionally intense. Though small, the Little Sprites