Xiao Ling's Martial Arts Tournament (IV)

Without a moment's regret at the end of this battle between light and darkness, what followed was—

"Miss Crimson Snow, would you like to have a match?"

Miss Carlotta's posture was dignified and elegant; even in an ordinary chair, she exuded a unique beauty, perfectly embodying aristocratic grace. Her pistol Death and Dance between her fingertips, seemingly without a care in the world for an accidental discharge.

"Since Miss Carlotta took the initiative to invite me, I am naturally happy to oblige." Crimson Snow's previously cold face revealed a slight smile as she accepted the challenge.

Without saying a word, the two of them stepped onto the training ground, one on each side, ready to fight.

"Little Potato beats Blazing Sakura Shrine Maiden, really?" Xiao Ling couldn't help but ask.

Hajiling believes that, objectively and rationally speaking, based on the actual strength and story-driven combat performance of these two characters in the game, Carlotta would probably only be able to cosplay as a speed bump in front of Crimson Snow.

After all, while Miss Montelli was still stacking her passive and scratching the monster, you, Lady Crimson Snow, made a variation and unleashed a three-hit combo, then immediately activated your Prevision to release your brain, followed by three consecutive slashes, a single Iai strike, and finally a powerful slash, giving the boss monster a physical "Burning Cherry Blossom Scattering" on the spot.

The Frost Gradual Team consists of three members, with Eternal Blazing Sakura Shrine Maiden alone accounting for 200% of the team's strength, leaving the other two areas with a 100% reduction.

As for the intensity of the plot... apart from Hajipiao, the only one who can currently inflict psychological trauma on a berserk Threnodian Resonator is Crimson Snow.

Therefore, even if Carlotta couldn't defeat Crimson Snow Xiao Ling despite her best efforts, she wouldn't really say anything, after all, she was now facing a heaven-defying existence that hadn't been turned off since it was opened.

Now, getting back to the main point, once Carlotta and Crimson Snow were in place, the tension in the training ground immediately flared up again.

This match is sure to be a spectacle. Can the former world's number one ice hockey player, Carlotta, redeem herself and reclaim her title as the world's number one ice hockey player by facing off against the new generation's number one ice hockey player?

Putting aside those digressions for now, Carlotta has already conducted a pre-battle analysis of Crimson Snow.

"Freezing, prediction, and combat skills honed through life-and-death experiences—these are her advantages..."

In the previous Pillow Slumber Hunter game, Carlotta had already experienced the power of Crimson Snow's Prevision. When fighting her, her gaze never stayed in the "present," but extended to the "future."

This means that the other party will always be one step ahead of you in anticipating how you will attack or retaliate in the future.

Carlotta's fighting style has always been about calculating every shot in advance, maximizing the benefit of each bullet like a profit and loss in a ledger, beautiful and neat, gorgeous and elegant.

But this fighting style was exactly what Crimson Snow wanted; she could know what she would do in the next second with almost no need for much judgment.

Therefore, in order to achieve victory, she only has one fighting method left to rely on...

"Miss Crimson Snow, I've heard people outside are saying you're an 'upgraded version of Carlotta' —I don't believe it!" Carlotta teased with an elegant smile, but the tension in her voice was palpable.

Crimson Snow's expression remained unchanged; she simply placed the hand with the bell on the hilt of her sword at her waist, and the bell jingled crisply as she shook it.

"... That's another matter." She gently shook her head, denying the assessment.

"Then let me see just what this 'other thing' you're talking about really is capable of."

Then, a shot rang out.

There was no opening ceremony, no commands; the sound of gunfire was the best opening.

Carlotta abandoned her usual fighting style, unleashing a barrage of crystalline bullets that bloomed like flower petals in a violent aesthetic. The angle of each shot was extremely tricky, targeting the opponent's waist, abdomen, and knees.

"Being short isn't all bad," Xiao Ling calmly analyzed. "Sometimes, height can be a tactical advantage."

"A-Yu, what you're trying to say, so logically and clearly, is that once Crimson Snow straightens up, she can't touch Carlotta anymore, right?" Aemeath summarized precisely.

"Some things don't need to be said so explicitly..."

On the other hand, on the stage, Crimson Snow neither dodged nor avoided the bullets with tricky angles, nor did she use her knife to block them. As soon as the bell rang, she swung her knife, and the frost flowers, carrying a bone-chilling cold, froze the crystalline bullets that were still flying towards her. Even Carlotta herself felt a strange sense of stagnation, as if her whole body was covered with a thin layer of ice.

Sensing something was wrong, Carlotta immediately retreated while firing, and only after she returned to a safe area did she feel the bone-chilling cold gradually disappear.

"Hoo..." She exhaled, as if expelling the last bit of chill from her body. "You can 'predict' my bullets?"

"It wasn't a reaction; I already saw the moment you pulled the trigger," Crimson Snow said calmly.

"Really?"

Without saying a word, Carlotta immediately entered her own battle rhythm, her crystalline spear striking each and every point where Crimson Snow was positioned with precision, while Crimson Snow calmly dealt with this ferocious onslaught using her own abilities.

But just as she received Carlotta's final, devastating blow, Carlotta's lyrics suddenly echoed in her ears.

"I'm giving my all for Glory!"

With a bang, the crystal mirror that appeared out of thin air shattered inch by inch as Carlotta fired her gun, and attacked Crimson Snow like countless sharp blades, causing the ground to be filled with clouds of dust.

With the attack over, Carlotta gracefully landed back in her original spot, but her expression showed no sign of relaxation.

That strike was indeed aimed at Crimson Snow's vital points, but she didn't feel the impact at all. However, that was only one aspect.

As for the other point, she suddenly felt the chill in the air around her surge dramatically, as if she had fallen from the height of summer into the depths of winter, which made her shiver uncontrollably.

Then, she heard the witch's chant.

"A dead end, a path that begins but never ends!"

The billowing dust was blasted away by another powerful force. At this moment, Crimson Snow was dressed in white, her eyes were icy blue, and her aura had surged to 2.8 meters tall.

Prevision Crimson Snow's trump card.

"It's not going to end so easily after all," Carlotta sighed with a light laugh.

Crimson Snow didn't look at her, but simply lowered the knife to her side, and Ling Yin said firmly, "Whether it ends or not is not up to you."

Then, she paused, and added, "It's not up to me either."

The situation then became exceptionally clear. The two stopped testing each other and unleashed their full power in this climactic battle. Gunfire and ice blades, crystal shards and cherry blossom petals mingled into a small snowstorm, causing the audience below to shiver involuntarily. Dania, who was still fast asleep, hugged herself tightly as if she were having a nightmare.

Xiao Ling: Look how scared the child is, he can't sleep peacefully anymore.

"Witness the new wave!"

"The cherry blossoms scatter in a fiery scattering, I beg to end my life!"

The final clash between the two condensation-type C-types was their respective Resonance Liberation stage two. The intense Resonance Power fluctuations even temporarily altered the weather in Sonoro, causing small snowflakes to fall from the previously sunny Sonoro.

"Achoo!" Lynae couldn't help but sneeze because of the snowflakes landing on her nose. "How come this fight is affecting the weather..."

"It seems they've decided who won..." Zani said leisurely after wrapping herself in a coat.

All eyes turned to the stage, where Crimson Snow's ice blade and Carlotta's spear were pointed at each other's vitals, resulting in a draw.

"It's a draw...!" Sigrika: Shocked. jpg

"It's not a bad result," Xiao Ling nodded.

Now let's turn our attention back to the two people on stage.

"Very beautiful, your sword truly seems to have been swung from the future," Carlotta laughed, sincerely praising him after sheathing her weapon.

"You too, every bullet you fire seems to have a predetermined ending." The chill around Crimson Snow dissipated, and her faint smile was an acknowledgment of Carlotta's strength.

Thus, the battle ended in a draw between the two world's top ice center players.

"Young Miss doesn't seem as happy as I expected?" Zani, looking at Carlotta who still had a stern face after returning to her place. "I could sense that the priestess's strength was quite terrifying; a draw is already the best outcome."

"That wasn't her full strength," Carlotta said bluntly. "If I used all my strength, she only used less than half. Perhaps it's due to the rules of this world. If she had gone all out, I would have had no chance of winning."

"That's really exaggerated?"

"Haha, is it really that exaggerated?" Carlotta chuckled twice, looking at Crimson Snow had returned to her seat and closed her eyes to rest, and said:

"After all, someone capable of single- Lament is no ordinary person."